Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	970	5	9.6533	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80737	Knovvledge & practice, or, a plain discourse of the chief things necessary to be known, believ'd, and practised in order to salvation. Drawn up, and principally intended for the use and benefit of North-Cadbury in Somersetshire, / by Samuel Cradock, B.D. & Pastor there: sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge.	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1659 (1659)	Wing C6751; Thomason E1724_1; ESTC R209799	322,548	715

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bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n matth_n 25.34_o which_o do_v they_o shall_v go_v away_o into_o life_n eternal_a as_o it_o be_v v._o 46._o the_o glory_n and_o blessedness_n of_o this_o state_n we_o come_v now_o to_o inquire_v into_o and_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 1._o in_o a_o total_a removal_n of_o all_o evil_n 2._o in_o a_o confluence_n of_o all_o good_a necessary_a to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o creature_n first_o all_o evil_n be_v remove_v there_o be_v three_o great_a evil_n we_o labour_v under_o here_o 1._o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n 2._o of_o temptation_n 3._o of_o affliction_n none_o of_o which_o shall_v trouble_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n 1._o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n be_v there_o remove_v sin_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n the_o child_n of_o god_n complain_v of_o with_o so_o much_o sadness_n in_o this_o world_n here_o the_o spirit_n lu_v against_o the_o flesh_n and_o 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spiritual_a body_n they_o be_v sow_o natural_a body_n but_o shall_v be_v raise_v spiritual_a body_n when_o we_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n that_o world_n of_o spirit_n even_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v spiritual_a not_o spiritual_a for_o substance_n but_o for_o quality_n 1._o they_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o meat_n drink_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n mat._n 22.30_o if_o moses_n upon_o the_o mount_n in_o the_o state_n of_o mortality_n be_v uphold_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n forty_o day_n without_o meat_n and_o without_o sleep_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o uphold_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 2._o they_o shall_v