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	holy_a	law_n	32	3	4.1543	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81871	Comfort & counsell for dejected soules. Or a treatise concerning spirituall dejection. In which is handled, 1 the nature 2 the working 3 the grounds 4 the remedies of spiritual dejection. And in which is held forth, satisfaction to some particular cases, and generall advice for any soule who is cast downe. Being the heads and sum of divers sermons preached to a particular congregation from Psalm 42. last. By John Durant, preacher of the Gospel, and pastour of a church of Christ in Canterbury.	Durant, John, b. 1620.	1650 (1650)	Wing D2673; Thomason E1215_1; ESTC R208831	144,036	296

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cry_v out_o oh_o they_o never_o pray_v in_o all_o their_o life_n it_o be_v true_a they_o say_v they_o have_v sometime_o speak_v in_o prayer_n but_o they_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o they_o pray_v in_o prayer_n they_o fear_v they_o rather_o move_v their_o lip_n than_o breathe_v their_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v these_o thing_n which_o i_o will_v say_v unto_o such_o soul_n first_o this_o very_a fear_n argue_v a_o choice_n frame_v it_o proceed_v from_o a_o very_a choice_n spirit_n thus_o to_o fear_v indeed_o a_o slight_a and_o common_a spirit_n do_v pray_v it_o care_v not_o how_o so_o the_o work_n be_v do_v it_o be_v all_o they_o mind_n and_o it_o be_v well_o some_o mind_v so_o much_o but_o with_o what_o frame_n of_o spirit_n they_o pray_v alas_o that_o they_o look_v not_o after_o some_o there_o be_v that_o we_o call_v protestant_n which_o in_o this_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o papist_n that_o they_o rather_o give_v god_n a_o number_n of_o prayer_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o 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conviction_n do_v not_o thy_o soul_n say_v oh_o what_o a_o vile_a wretch_n have_v i_o be_v who_o have_v despise_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o who_o have_v not_o be_v lead_v thereby_o unto_o repentance_n stand_v thou_o convince_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o love_n because_o god_n have_v be_v be_v and_o thou_o hope_v will_v be_v exceed_o good_a be_v not_o upon_o this_o convince_v that_o thou_o be_v and_o have_v be_v exceed_v bad_a sure_o so_o much_o as_o love_v and_o sweetness_n have_v have_v a_o influence_n upon_o thy_o conviction_n so_o much_o the_o spirit_n have_v be_v in_o it_o the_o hand_n of_o wrath_n may_v convince_v a_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v but_o a_o eye_n of_o love_n will_v make_v a_o peter_n weep_v bitter_o therefore_o three_o in_o thy_o conviction_n for_o sin_n what_o sight_n have_v thou_o have_v of_o christ_n the_o spirit_n where_o he_o convince_v of_o sin_n he_o also_o convince_v 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saviour_n do_v not_o thou_o see_v a_o remedy_n as_o well_o as_o a_o disease_n a_o heal_a plaster_n as_o well_o as_o a_o kill_a wound_n a_o saviour_n as_o well_o beseech_v sinner_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n as_o blame_v of_o they_o for_o not_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o they_o may_v be_v free_a from_o death_n sure_o soul_n its_o the_o spirit_n who_o give_v life_n the_o letter_n kill_v where_o the_o letter_n convince_v only_o it_o do_v leave_v a_o soul_n under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n but_o if_o together_o with_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n for_o sin_n thou_o do_v also_o see_v the_o hope_n of_o life_n in_o a_o righteousness_n then_o there_o be_v something_o more_o and_o high_a than_o the_o letter_n in_o thy_o conviction_n even_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o then_o when_o thou_o be_v convince_v thou_o do_v see_v unbelief_n as_o the_o great_a sin_n and_o divine_a love_n as_o the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o that_o unbelief_n and_o yet_o withal_o a_o 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this_o sight_n unto_o consolation_n the_o peace_n and_o comfort_n of_o some_o be_v rather_o from_o a_o cessation_n of_o the_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n then_o from_o a_o sight_n and_o discovery_n of_o christ_n now_o if_o thy_o comfort_n come_v only_o from_o a_o apprehension_n of_o christ_n and_o from_o a_o sight_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o he_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v as_o if_o thy_o comfort_n be_v not_o from_o the_o spirit_n since_o as_o no_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o 2.11_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o even_o so_o the_o