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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	soul_n	think_v	5,441	5	4.8272	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09850	A looking-glasse for the soule, and a definition thereof. Written by Edward Popham Gentleman	Popham, Edward, gentleman.	1619 (1619)	STC 20115; ESTC S102083	11,412	70

A Looking-glasse for the SOVLE AND A DEFINITION thereof WRITTEN By Edward Popham Gentleman LONDON Printed by T. S. for Nathanael Newbery and are to be sold at the signe of the Star in Popes-head Alley and vnder S. Peters Church in Corne-hill 1619. TO HIS BEST worthy and most endeered Friend Mr. Iohn de Hem Merchant of this Honourable Cittie of London Edward Popham wisheth all terrestriall blessings in this world and the fulnesse of all celestiall blessings in the Life to come MY most loued and best esteemed Friend I haue read that mongst that little laborious Common-wealth of Bees they haue a law that if a Drone hauing lost his sting which gaue him spirit to labour because being armed with that hee was able to encounter with his aduersary now giuing himselfe to sloth and sucke the honey from the rest he is by a generall consent presently thrust out and banisht or put to death as an vnprofitable member To auoyde which imputation I haue gathered vp some remnants of time to meditate vpon an euerlasting subiect which is the Soule a subiect being created to serue her immortall King and euerlasting because a blessed euerlasting life is her reward if she perseuere in her Creators seruice to the end I confesse it is a large field whereon in expert Artist may frame and build a goodly Cittie ●ut I being but a simple la●ourer dare not presume to speake of Colossus or build pyramides wonders of the world lest in piercing too high I meete with Babell and so fall to ruine Yet as the poore widdow in the Gospell amongst the many great superfluous gifts did not doubt but her mite would be accepted so I doubt not but mongst those many huge vollumes that swarme in the world some well-iudging Christian may cast his eye on my poore worke so may giue a gentle conclusion saying this poore man hath cast in his Mite into the treasury and brought one little stone to the eternall building To giue a better glosse to my small commodity I haue thought good my deere Friend to patronize it vnder your protection coniuring you by all the lawes of friendship not to refuse the guardiance of this poore Infant but nourish it with your best loue for which you shall be sure to finde double requitall first you shal bind my poore loue and labour to your seruice and last which is best you shall find Gods blessing to your soule and body to whose protection I leaue you and rest yours euer deuoted Edward Popham THE PREFACE OR Introduction THe soueraigne decree of God enacted by the Father of Heauen ratified by his Sonne and daily repeated by the instinct of the Holy Ghost bindeth euery good Christian to distribute according to their measure lent be it more or lesse so it may any waies profit following that saying of Plato Non solum nobis nati sumus For it is a motiue that alloweth of no excuse but of necessity presseth euery good mind to the performance of dutie Nature by grace is not abolished but perfected not murthered but manured neither are her impressions quite rased or anulled but suted to the colours of faith and vertue And if Natures affections be so forcible that euen ●n Hell where rankor and 〈◊〉 spight raineth and all feeling of Gods goodnesse is ouerwhelmed in mallice it moued the rich glutton by experience of his owne misery to carry a desire of admonition to his friends much more in the Church of God where grace quickeneth charity inflameth and Natures inclination directed by supernaturall grace prouoketh ought the dutie of piety to preuaile And who but more mercilesse then damned Creatures could see their Christian Brethren almost plunged in like perill and not be wounded with deep remorse of their lamentable imminent hazard If in beholding a mortall enemy wrung and tortured with deadly pangs the toughest heart softneth with some Sorrow If the most fierce mind cannot but thaw melt with pitty when it seeth the worst Miscreant suffer his deserued torments how much lesse can a Christian heart consider the number of such which daily fall into farre more bitter extreamities and not bleed in griefe for their vncomfortable case nay rather imploy all their cares studies and indeauours to winne and reclaime them from that dangerous brincke of perdition Surely though I challenge not the prerogatiue of the best disposition yet my desire is with young Tobias to trauell and bring home spirituall substance and medicinable receits to cure such ghostly malladie as euidently at this day is to be seene and did in no former Age more exceedingly abound I haue with Esau prouided Venison which may procure a blessing and bread with Ioseph for the repast of their soules which most carelesly they oppresse with famine in time of plenty Let it not therfore be thought any dishonor to men of more grauity or disparagemement to any person whatsoeuer that I in all humility offer my aduise in a case so much to be pittied and a time so dangerous One man cannot be perfect in all faculties neither is it any disgrace to the Goldsmith if he be ignorant of the Millers trade Many are deepe Lawyers but shallow Diuines and are farre to seeke in religious actions If therefore I offer the fruits of my labours and make you apresent of my zealous indeauours I hope you will censure thereof rather as of the part of a dutifull Christian then of any poynt of presumption And so I humbly refer you to the rest as followeth Demidium facti qui bene coepit habet Jbi res humanae nunquàm prosperè succedunt vbi negliguntur diuinae A DEFINITION OF The Soule FIRST it is an immateriall substance While it doth reuiue the body it is the Soule when it willeth or chooseth any thing it may though improperly be called the Minde While is knoweth any thing it may be called though improperly againe the Vnderstanding While it iudgeth some haue tearmed is Reason While it doth breath or contemplate a Spirit While it calls any thing to minde the Memorie While it thinketh any thing though more grosely the Sence But to speake of the Soule as it is it is an immateriall substance and Reason Memory Sence c. are the seuerall faculties and diuers opperations thereof A Looking-glasse for the Sovle MOst necessary and behoouefull it is for euery good Christian humbly and heartily to beseech God for his Sonne Christ his sake the honour of his glorious Name our dutie towards the Church and the comfort of our Soules that wee may seriously consider the termes of our present estate wherein we stand and weigh our selues in a Christian ballance taking for our counterpoyze the Iudgements of God Let vs take heede in time that the word Tekel written Dan 5. 25. of old against Baltazar and interpreted by Daniel be not verified in vs whose exposition was You haue beene poyzed in the Ballance and found of too light waight Let vs remember