Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abel_n	abraham_n	believer_n	18	3	6.9134	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47152	Immediate revelation, or, Jesus Christ the eternall Son of God revealed in man and revealing the knowledge of God and the things of his kingdom immediately : or, the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit of promise, the spirit of prophecy poured forth and inspiring man and induing him with power from on high ... not ceased, but remaining a standing and perpetual ordinance in the Church of Christ and being of indispensible necessity as to the whole body in general ... / writ by George Keith, prisoner of the truth in the Tolbooth of Aberdein, the 29th of the third moneth, 1665.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1668 (1668)	Wing K175; ESTC R28754	117,830	152

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speak_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o son_n that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v enough_o for_o any_o man_n to_o speak_v except_o himself_o be_v hear_v and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d learn_v as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n eph._n 4._o 21._o and_o again_o it_o be_v writ●…_n 〈◊〉_d 59_o 21_o as_o for_o i_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m●…uth_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d ●…eed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f●…rth_n and_o for_o ever_o see_v how_o god_n have_v appoint●…t_v for_o his_o seed_n ●…and_v every_o believer_n be_v his_o seed_n according_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 29._o as_o a_o everlasting_a ordinance_n his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d his_o word_n put_v by_o himself_o into_o their_o mouth_n and_o again_o joel_n 〈◊〉_d 28._o 29._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pas●…_n that_o i_o will_v pour_v my_o spirit_n ap●…_n 〈◊〉_d and_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v etc._n etc._n and_o 〈◊〉_d ●…pon_n the_o servan●…_n and_o ●…idens_n will_v i_o pour_v out_o my_o spi●…_n see_v further_o these_o scripture_n zach._n 12._o 8._o 10._o isaiah_n 40._o 5●…_n 〈◊〉_d 10._o 11._o isaiah_n 41_o 17_o 18._o isaiah_n 49._o 6._o isaiah_n 51._o 3_o 4_o 5._o isaiah_n 55._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 60._o througout_n now_o i_o ask_v such_o who_o say_v immediate_a 〈◊〉_d and_o god_n speak_v in_o man_n from_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o his_o pour_v forth_o his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o to_o prophesy_v be_v cease_v whither_o do_v these_o promise_n belong_v to_o the_o law_n or_o to_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o old_a covenant_n or_o to_o the_o new_a that_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o old_a they_o can_v say_v it_o with_o any_o colour_n of_o reason_n see_v these_o glorious_a thing_n be_v promise_v in_o these_o latter_a day_n and_o be_v glorious_o accomplish_v after_o christ_n resurrection_n 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