Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	death_n	sin_n	wage_n	4,853	5	11.4614	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55337	The Famous epistles of Saint Polycarp and Saint Ignatius, disciples to the holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John with the epistle of St. Barnabas and some remarks upon their lives and deaths / translated according to the best copies out of the original Greek into English by Thomas Elborowe.	Elborow, Thomas.; Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, d. ca. 110.; Barnabas, Apostle, Saint.; Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna.	1668 (1668)	Wing P2790A	57,030	136

double tongue for a double tongue is the snare of death Thou shalt be subject to the Lord to Masters as to the type of God in reverence and fear Thou shalt not command thy maid or man-servant with bitterness especially those who hope in him lest thou be found destitute of the fear of God who is over both For he came not to call men by their persons but those whom his spirit prepared Thou shalt communicate to thy neighbour in all things and shalt not call any thing thine own for if ye are communicative in incorruptible things how much more in corruptible Thou shalt not be hastie in tongue for the mouth is the snare of death Keep thy Soul as chaste as thou canst Do not stretch forth thy hands to receive and shut them when thou shouldst give Thou shalt love every man speaking to thee the Word of the Lord as the apple of thine eye Mind the day of judgement night and day Seek out every day the persons of holy men and searching by the Word go forth to exhort and meditate to save a soul by the Word And thou shalt labour by thy hands for the redemption of thy sins Thou shalt not doubt to give nor murmur when thou givest Give to every one that asketh of thee but know withal who is the good recompenser of the reward Keep the things which thou hast received neither adding to nor taking from them Hate a wicked person to the end Judge justly Make no Schism Make peace betwixt those who are at variance Confess thy sins Come not to Prayer with an evil Conscience This is the way of light But the dark way is crooked full of that which is execrable For it is the way of eternal death with torment wherein are things destructive to the Soul Idolatrie Boldness Sublimitie of power Hypocrisie Doubleness of heart Adulterie Murder Rapine Pride Transgression Deceit Malice Arrogance Witchcraft Magick Covetousness Want of the fear of God Persecutors of the good Haters of the truth Men who love but know not the wages of Righteousness Persons not adhering to that which is good nor to just judgement Men who regard not the widow nor fatherless being not watchful to the fear of God but to do evil from whom Meekness and Patience are far removed Lovers of vain things seekers of revenge such as have no pity for the poor nor endeavours to relieve the oppressed ready to detract nor knowing their Maker murderers of children corrupters of the figment of God such as turn away themselves from the needie oppress the oppressed advocates for the rich unjust judges of the poor and sinners every way It is therefore an excellent thing for him who learns the righteous commands of the Lord which are before written to walk in them for he who does them shall be glorified in the Kingdom of God but he who chooseth the other things shall perish with his works Therefore there is a Resurrection and a Retribution I intreat those who are eminent to take the counsel of my good will If ye have any amongst you upon whom ye may work forsake them not For the day is at hand in which all things shall perish together with him who is evil The Lord is at hand and his reward I intreat you again and again that ye be good Law-givers to your selves and that ye remain faithful counsellours to your selves Take away from amongst you all hypocrisie And may God who governs the whole world give to you wisdom science understanding and knowledge of his righteous judgements in patience Be ye taught of God seeking out what the Lord requireth from you and do that ye may be saved in the day of judgement And if there be any remembrance of good remember me meditating on these things that my desire and watchfulness for you may come to some good Begging grace I beseech you that as the good vessel is yet with you ye may fail in none of these things but search them out diligently that ye may fulfil every command For they are worthy things I therefore endeavoured the rather to write unto you of such things as I was able that I might cheer you up Be safe the sons of love and peace The Lord of glory and of all grace be with your spirit Amen The end of the Epistle of Barnabas the Apostle Companion of Saint Paul the Apostle A Postscript to the Reader THe Scope and designed end of this most excellent Epistle of Barnabas was to keep Christians from Judaizing and to fix them upon the substantial duties of Christ's Oeconomie whereof Moses Politie was but a shadow He sets down the types and the things typified the figures and the things prefigured shews in the former part what of Moses is done away and in the latter part what of Christ is come in place of it The Style is obscure because the subject is so If it please not Reader now it is translated thou maist it is to be hoped for that very reason pity the pains and pardon the mishaps and miscarriages in it of the Translatour Farewel FINIS