Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	nature_n	person_n	union_n	4,088	5	9.9328	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04269	A seasonable discourse of spirituall stedfastnesse wherein, 1. it, and a relapse, with the heads, members. and degrees of both, are exactly defined. 2. The subiects, causes, and symptomes of the fearfull sinne of apostasie cleerely expressed. As also directions, incentiues, to recouer, re-inkindle the old-cold-declining zelot. Together with arguments, motiues, that the young, or strong standing convert may be in grace firmely established. By I.B. preacher of the word.	Barlow, John, b. 1580 or 81.	1627 (1627)	STC 1439.5; ESTC S120873	89,672	290

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psal_n 116.7_o humble_v himself_o before_o he_o put_v his_o confidence_n in_o he_o and_o say_v soul_n return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n the_o ox_n 1.3_o isa_n 1.3_o know_v his_o owner_n the_o ass_n his_o master_n crib_n and_o shall_v not_o man_n be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o lord_n be_v it_o not_o eternal_a life_n 17.3_o io._n 17.3_o to_o know_v christ_n jesus_n everlasting_a death_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o he_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v the_o gentile_n mis●ry_o but_o that_o they_o be_v stranger_n from_o he_o 4.18_o eph_n 4.18_o the_o athenian_n sin_n but_o that_o all_o their_o devotion_n be_v do_v e_z to_o a_o unknown_a god_n 17.23_o acts._n 17.23_o the_o leper_n ingratefulnesse_n 17.17_o luk._n 17.17_o except_o that_o they_o return_v not_o thanks_n unto_o he_o and_o what_o set_v forth_o paul_n praise_n more_o 3.9_o phil._n 3.9_o than_o his_o earnest_a desire_n to_o know_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o reas_n 4_o to_o conclude_v have_v we_o not_o time_n and_o mean_n 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