Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	ghost_n	holy_a	spirit_n	4,868	5	5.5141	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60941	Animadversions upon Dr. Sherlock's book, entituled A vindication of the holy and ever-blessed Trinity, &c, together with a more necessary vindication of that sacred and prime article of the Christian faith from his new notions, and false explications of it / humbly offered to his admirers, and to himself the chief of them, by a divine of the Church of England.	South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing S4731; ESTC R10418	260,169	412

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affirm_v a_o person_n to_o be_v a_o act_n or_o a_o act_n a_o person_n with_o how_o great_a confidence_n soever_o and_o something_o else_o this_o man_n affirm_v it_o here_o second_o if_o those_o three_o act_n in_o the_o godhead_n be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a substance_n as_o he_o plain_o say_v they_o be_v by_o tell_v we_o page_n 130._o line_n 19_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o essence_n and_o substance_n in_o god_n then_o in_o the_o godhead_n there_o be_v and_o must_v be_v three_o distinct_a god_n or_o godhead_n forasmuch_o as_o a_o infinite_a substance_n be_v proper_o god_n every_o distinct_a infinite_a substance_n be_v and_o must_v be_v a_o distinct_a god_n these_o i_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o direct_a unavoidable_a consequence_n of_o those_o two_o short_a paragraph_n in_o page_n 130._o which_o he_o make_v his_o three_o and_o four_o explanatory_n step_v but_o because_o he_o may_v here_o probable_o bear_v himself_o upon_o that_o maxim_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o essence_n and_o substance_n in_o god_n which_o yet_o by_o the_o way_n may_v better_o become_v any_o one_o to_o plead_v than_o himself_o let_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o that_o proposition_n be_v not_o absolute_o and_o in_o all_o sense_n true_a if_o indeed_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o be_v whether_o substance_n or_o accident_n in_o god_n beside_o his_o own_o most_o pure_a simple_a indivisible_a substance_n or_o essence_n which_o be_v the_o common_o receive_v sense_n of_o it_o it_o be_v most_o true_a but_o if_o he_o therefore_o affirm_v that_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o modes_n or_o relation_n in_o god_n this_o will_v not_o be_v grant_v he_o for_o in_o god_n beside_o essence_n or_o substance_n we_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v mode_n habitude_n and_o relation_n and_o by_o one_o or_o