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	doubt_n	silence_n	24	3	12.0930	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94070	XXXI. select sermons, preached on special occasions; the titles and several texts, on which they were preached, follow. / By William Strong, that godly, able and faithful minister of Christ, lately of the Abby at Westminster. None of them being before made publique.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing S6007_pt1; Thomason E874_1; ESTC R203660	309,248	523

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the_o present_a in_o these_o five_o consideration_n far_o and_o so_o have_v do_v first_o god_n have_v never_o set_v up_o any_o authority_n or_o way_n of_o government_n but_o he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o in_o his_o providence_n a_o power_n to_o change_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n zach._n 21.10_o remove_v the_o diadem_n take_v away_o the_o crown_n god_n will_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n second_o it_o be_v his_o ordinance_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o magistracy_n they_o be_v call_v the_o shield_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o stay_n of_o your_o tribe_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v not_o good_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o anarchy_n for_o god_n have_v set_v ruler_n over_o man_n some_o by_o providence_n some_o by_o promise_n but_o yet_o god_n set_v they_o over_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v enough_o to_o restrain_v man_n of_o giddy_a spirit_n who_o be_v like_o the_o child_n of_o belial_n without_o a_o yoke_n therefore_o 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