Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abhor_v	believer_n	sanctification_n	34	3	11.5443	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59693	Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth COmmandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the morall law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ...	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3145; ESTC R31814	262,948	313

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although_o in_o receive_v christ_n to_o be_v our_o own_o we_o be_v to_o see_v no_o good_a in_o ourselves_o wherefore_o we_o shall_v receive_v he_o or_o believe_v in_o he_o yet_o in_o receive_v he_o as_o our_o own_o already_o we_o must_v first_o see_v some_o good_a the_o work_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o we_o or_o else_o we_o have_v no_o just_a ground_n thus_o to_o receive_v he_o no_o man_n can_v challenge_v any_o promise_n belong_v to_o he_o without_o have_v a_o part_n in_o christ_n the_o foundation_n of_o they_o no_o man_n can_v have_v christ_n but_o by_o receive_v of_o he_o or_o believe_v in_o he_o joh._n 1.12_o hence_o therefore_o they_o that_o say_v that_o the_o first_o evidence_n of_o god_n love_n and_o free_a grace_n or_o actual_a favour_n i●_n to_o