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	faith_n	life_n	28	3	3.8011	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17044	Concerning publike-prayer, and the fasts of the Church Six sermons, or tractates. By Io. Br. B.D. Their severall contents are set downe in the next page.	Browning, John, d. 1648.	1636 (1636)	STC 3919; ESTC S105933	161,719	248

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr gregentio_n tephrensi_fw-la palladius_n in_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la disputat_fw-la cum_fw-la herbono_fw-la p._n 204._o et_fw-la hesych_n presbyt_fw-la in_o levitic_n cap._n 22._o p._n 509._o ind_n nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacerdotibus_fw-la precipué_fw-fr datum_fw-la eô_o quod_fw-la legatorum_fw-la vice_fw-la fungerentur_fw-la exod._n 4.16_o so_o the_o greek_a father_n mediatores_fw-la so_o diverse_a of_o the_o latin_a though_o s._n augustine_n mislike_v the_o phrase_n that_o whereas_o neither_o god_n can_v speak_v to_o man_n because_o a_o infinite_a and_o glorious_a essence_n nor_o man_n can_v behold_v or_o hear_v god_n or_o the_o angel_n because_o he_o a_o sinful_a and_o mortal_a creature_n for_o who_o can_v look_v upon_o the_o sun_n or_o who_o can_v see_v god_n and_o live_v god_n therefore_o have_v appoint_v some_o man_n who_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v it_o may_v be_v as_o moses_n unto_o aaron_n god_n unto_o man_n by_o thus_o mediate_a between_o god_n and_o man_n in_o this_o twofold_a duty_n by_o the_o which_o as_o 25._o as_o prosp_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr contempt_n cap._n 25._o prosper_n have_v it_o et_fw-la deus_fw-la placatur_fw-la populo_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la instruitur_fw-la deo_fw-la god_n be_v by_o prayer_n reconcile_v unto_o his_o people_n and_o the_o people_n by_o the_o word_n instruct_v unto_o god_n both_o in_o we_o serve_v god_n and_o one_o another_o for_o by_o the_o one_o the_o word_n ministration_n the_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v to_o know_v and_o believe_v god_n by_o the_o other_o prayer_n our_o will_n and_o affection_n be_v raise_v order_v and_o direct_v to_o love_v that_o god_n we_o know_v and_o to_o confess_v he_o who_o we_o believe_v by_o the_o one_o we_o attain_v the_o serpent_n wisdom_n by_o the_o other_o we_o obtain_v the_o dove_n innocency_n the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n clergy_n 2_o their_o necessity_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o clergy_n they_o be_v though_o divide_v in_o god_n people_n yet_o conjoin_v in_o we_o his_o minister_n be_v though_o two_o lip_n yet_o but_o one_o mouth_n both_o to_o preserve_v knowledge_n for_o your_o instruction_n and_o to_o breath_n forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o zeal_n and_o pious_a fear_n in_o holy_a prayer_n and_o invocation_n thus_o as_o by_o the_o one_o we_o obtain_v the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n so_o by_o the_o other_o we_o maintain_v the_o life_n of_o faith_n the_o heat_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n true_o these_o two_o duty_n be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n 28.30_o exod._n 28.30_o which_o aaron_n and_o every_o son_n of_o aaron_n must_v wear_v on_o his_o breastplate_n knowledge_n whereby_o to_o guide_v you_o to_o god_n and_o holiness_n wherewith_o to_o walk_v with_o you_o before_o he_o thus_o more_o true_o than_o the_o heathen_a janus_n or_o cecrops_n our_o office_n at_o once_o look_v two_o diverse_a way_n from_o god_n to_o man_n by_o his_o word_n 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