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	call_v	order_n	22	3	5.1076	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29529	Stand still: Or, A bridle for the times A discourse tending to still the murmuring, to settle the wavering, to stay the wandring, to strengthen the fainting. As it was delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, Anno 1643. By John Brinsley, Minister of the Word there, and now published as a proper antidote against the present epidemicall distempers of the times.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1647 (1647)	Wing B4729; ESTC R217245	80,497	119

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stand_v and_o the_o other_o flee_v the_o good_a shepherd_n give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n 13._o but_o he_o that_o be_v a_o hireling_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v the_o wolf_n come_v and_o leave_v the_o sheep_n and_o flee_v and_o the_o wolf_n ●atcheth_v they_o and_o scatter_v they_o the_o hireling_n flee_v etc._n etc._n where_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o a_o flock_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n where_o his_o flight_n tend_v direct_o to_o their_o dissipation_n or_o eminent_o indanger_v their_o seduction_n there_o god_n bid_v he_o stand_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n sometime_o as_o private_a so_o public_a person_n may_v withdraw_v themselves_o without_o any_o detriment_n to_o the_o church_n nay_o their_o flee_n may_v be_v a_o advantage_n to_o it_o thereby_o they_o may_v have_v the_o opportunity_n off_o do_v moregood_a to_o the_o church_n then_o otherwise_o they_o can_v do_v in_o this_o case_n god_n bid_v they_o flee_v and_o they_o have_v 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24._o i_o pass_v not_o at_o all_o say_v he_o neither_o be_v my_o life_n dear_a unto_o i_o so_o that_o i_o may_v fulfil_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n and_o the_o ministration_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o testify_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n such_o a_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n other_o of_o the_o martyr_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n many_o in_o latter_a time_n some_o have_v find_v and_o feel_v strong_o incline_v and_o carry_v they_o on_o to_o give_v testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n steel_v their_o spirit_n against_o whatever_o danger_n whatever_o suffering_n now_o in_o this_o case_n god_n seem_v to_o give_v the_o word_n to_o such_o bid_v they_o stand_v call_v they_o to_o resist_v though_o it_o be_v unto_o blood_n and_o