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
A53736	A vindication of some passages in a discourse concerning communion with God from the exceptions of William Sherlock, rector of St. George Buttolph-Lane / by the author of the said discourse, John Owen.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1674 (1674)	Wing O821; ESTC R7728	91,516	238

nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n see_v isa._n 6.1_o 2_o 3._o joh._n 12.41_o isa._n 9.6_o joh._n 1.14_o phil._n 2.6_o etc._n etc._n or_o shall_v think_v that_o the_o grace_n or_o excellency_n of_o his_o person_n do_v not_o principal_o consist_v in_o they_o as_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v unite_v thereunto_o 5_o lie_v they_o consider_v all_o the_o glorious_a effect_n of_o his_o mediation_n all_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n mediation_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n do_v all_o of_o they_o declare_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n as_o effect_n declare_v their_o cause_n and_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v consider_v unto_o that_o end_n as_o occasion_n do_v require_v and_o no_o otherwise_o be_v they_o consider_v by_o those_o who_o he_o do_v oppose_v 6_o lie_v but_o the_o end_n of_o these_o strange_a principle_n and_o practice_n he_o tell_v we_o be_v that_o all_o our_o hope_n may_v be_v build_v not_o on_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n but_o on_o the_o person_n of_o christ._n but_o i_o say_v again_o what_o be_v it_o that_o this_o man_n intend_v what_o be_v become_v of_o a_o common_a regard_n to_o god_n and_o man_n who_o do_v so_o build_v their_o hope_n on_o christ_n as_o to_o reject_v or_o despise_v the_o gospel-covenant_n as_o he_o call_v it_o though_o i_o be_o afraid_a shall_v he_o come_v to_o explain_v himself_o he_o will_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n about_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o the_o gospel-covenant_n as_o i_o find_v he_o to_o be_v about_o the_o person_n and_o grace_n of_o christ._n he_o tell_v we_o indeed_o that_o not_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o way_n do_v we_o ever_o say_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o we_o regard_v but_o whence_o come_v this_o causeless_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n or_o rather_o this_o evil_a surmise_n that_o if_o any_o endeavour_n to_o exalt_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n immediate_o the_o 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