Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	act_v	moses_n	26	3	6.6915	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47748	Liturgy's vindicated by the dissenters, or, The lawfulness of forms of prayer and liturgies proved from the very texts of Scripture urged against them by John Bunyan and the dissenters / by the author of the Religious conference between a minister and his parishioner about infant baptism.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1137; ESTC R34970	43,840	127

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party_n do_v aften_o bestow_v upon_o we_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o which_o i_o have_v before_o give_v and_o shall_v now_o give_v a_o instance_n or_o two_o more_o of_o it_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o iniquity_n p._n 44._o speak_v of_o man_n that_o use_v form_n of_o prayer_n by_o which_o without_o doubt_n he_o mark_v out_o we_o he_o say_v they_o in_o person_n appear_v as_o hypocrite_n and_o their_o prayer_n be_v a_o abomination_n when_o they_o say_v they_o have_v be_v pour_v out_o their_o soul_n unto_o god_n he_o say_v they_o have_v be_v howl_v like_o dog_n and_o for_o this_o he_o quote_v hos_n 7.14_o though_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o here_o add_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o dog_n in_o that_o place_n but_o only_o of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n howl_v upon_o their_o bed_n and_o this_o bold_a man_n add_v thereunto_o like_o dog_n to_o render_v we_o more_o odious_a in_o the_o application_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v take_v the_o same_o 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