Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abide_v	able_a	fall_v	39	3	4.9452	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03339	The doctrine of fasting and praier, and humiliation for sinne Delivered in sundry sermons at the fast appointed by publique authority, in the yeere 1625. By that late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ. Arth. Hildersam.	Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632.; Hildersam, Samuel, 1593 or 4-1674.	1633 (1633)	STC 13459; ESTC S104100	106,897	227

as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n but_o the_o righteous_a sing_v and_o rejoice_v jer._n 2._o 19_o thou_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v correct_v thou_o know_v therefore_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o my_o fear_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o thy_o sin_n certain_o will_v be_v bitter_a to_o thou_o one_o day_n soon_o or_o late_a take_v this_o for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n thou_o must_v either_o temporal_o here_o or_o eternal_o hereafter_o in_o hell_n lament_v and_o be_v wail_v and_o weep_v for_o thy_o sin_n luc._n 13._o 28._o there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o wail_v and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o yourselves_o thrust_v out_o how_o much_o more_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v and_o feel_v the_o torment_n that_o be_v prepare_v in_o hell_n for_o they_o now_o when_o god_n 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say_v act._n 2._o 37._o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n when_o by_o peter_n sermon_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o sound_a grief_n of_o heart_n for_o sin_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n wrath_n so_o prov._n 23._o 32._o sin_n be_v say_v at_o last_o to_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n and_o sting_v like_o a_o adder_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o extreme_a anguish_n which_o through_o sorrow_n and_o fear_v i●_n put_v the_o soul_n unto_o three_o that_o sometime_o the_o lord_n himself_o do_v thus_o afflict_v and_o humble_a the_o soul_n with_o sorrow_n and_o fear_v job_n 5._o 18._o he_o wound_v and_o his_o hand_n make_v whole_a and_o the_o stroke_n that_o he_o give_v prove_v usual_o extreme_a and_o intolerable_a psal._n 51._o 8._o that_o the_o bone_n that_o thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v the_o lord_n stroke_v break_v his_o bone_n prov._n 18._o 14._o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v that_o be_v when_o the_o wound_n be_v give_v by_o god_n hand_n heb._n 10._o 31._o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a 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humiliation_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o which_o those_o prayer_n do_v proceed_v see_v the_o proof_n of_o this_o in_o the_o most_o powerful_a fast_n that_o we_o read_v of_o judge_n 20._o 26._o in_o that_o fast_o wherein_o israel_n prevail_v with_o god_n for_o success_n against_o the_o benjamite_n after_o two_o notable_a foil_n before_o there_o be_v many_o tear_n shed_v all_o israel_n weep_v before_o the_o lord_n yet_o be_v there_o above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o as_o valiant_a man_n as_o ever_o draw_v sword_n in_o the_o fast_a that_o be_v keep_v in_o samuel_n time_n at_o mizpeh_n whereby_o israel_n obtain_v a_o marvellous_a victory_n against_o the_o