Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	fruit_n	spirit_n	temperance_n	2,201	5	11.2607	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44414	A sermon preach'd before my lord major at Guild-Hall Chappel on the 30th of Octob., 1681 by George Hooper ...	Hooper, George, 1640-1727.	1682 (1682)	Wing H2705; ESTC R4457	20,330	39

moor_n major_a cura_fw-la specialitent_n die_v dominico_n xxx_o octob._n 1681._o anno._n r._n r._n caroli_n secundi_fw-la ang._n &c_n &c_n xxxiii_o this_o court_n do_v desire_n dr._n hooper_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v this_o morning_n at_o the_o guild-hall_n chapel_n before_o the_o lord_n major_n and_o alderman_n of_o this_o city_n wagstaff_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o my_o lord_n major_a at_o guildhall_n chapel_n on_o the_o 30_o of_o octob._n 1681._o by_o george_n hooper_n d._n d._n london_n print_v for_o mark_n pardoe_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o black_a raven_n over_o against_o bedford_n house_n in_o the_o strand_n 1682._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n john_n moor_n knight_n lord_n major_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n my_o lord_n this_o discourse_n as_o it_o do_v justify_v its_o become_v now_o more_o public_a by_o so_o good_a a_o authority_n as_o that_o which_o it_o have_v prefix_v so_o be_v too_o to_o confess_v that_o it_o owe_v that_o honour_n to_o the_o subject_a of_o which_o it_o treat_v those_o grace_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v likely_a to_o procure_v favour_n from_o your_o lordship_n to_o one_o that_o do_v but_o mention_v their_o name_n and_o may_v be_v understand_v well_o enough_o though_o in_o a_o imperfect_a description_n by_o such_o as_o be_v no_o stranger_n to_o they_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v proceed_v to_o exhibit_v they_o to_o your_o lordship_n and_o your_o brethren_n in_o their_o own_o life_n and_o full_a power_n that_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o your_o government_n love_n and_o joy_n and_o peace_n may_v be_v once_o again_o restore_v among_o we_o that_o by_o such_o fruit_n your_o city_n may_v flourish_v now_o and_o yourselves_o be_v everlasting_o happy_a hereafter_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o obedient_a servant_n george_n hooper_n 5_o galat._n 22_o 23._o but_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n joy_n peace_n long-suffering_n gentleness_n goodness_n faith_n meekness_n temperance_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v you_o comfortless_o 18._o 14_o s._n joh._n 18._o say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n upon_o his_o departure_n to_o the_o disconsolate_a disciple_n i_o will_v come_v unto_o you_o and_o this_o promise_n he_o afterward_o gracious_o verify_v in_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n when_o the_o divine_a nature_n come_v yet_o near_o to_o they_o than_o it_o have_v before_o do_v in_o the_o incarnation_n do_v not_o take_v flesh_n apart_o and_o constitute_v a_o distinct_a man_n but_o unite_v itself_o in_o particular_a to_o each_o believer_n come_v in_o unto_o they_o and_o dwell_v within_o they_o not_o now_o to_o work_v its_o wonder_n in_o its_o own_o person_n or_o only_o to_o declare_v law_n but_o to_o endue_v other_o with_o that_o power_n of_o miracle_n and_o to_o enable_v we_o all_o for_o the_o mighty_a work_n of_o obedience_n to_o perform_v those_o his_o command_n that_o be_v the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n speak_v in_o the_o 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