Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ability_n	able_a	natural_a	77	3	5.3676	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10995	Twelue prophetical legacies. Or Twelue sermons vpon Iacobs last will and testament recorded by Moses, in the 49. chapt. of Genesis: containing his bequests and blessings, bestowed vpon his twelue sonnes. ... Preached by Francis Rollenson, Bach: of Diuinitie, and sometimes fellow of S. Iohn the Euang: Colledge in Cambridge.	Rollenson, Francis, ca. 1565-1630.	1612 (1612)	STC 21265; ESTC S116140	213,059	329

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to_o walk_v and_o to_o direct_v his_o step_n arbit_fw-la step_n aug._n de_fw-fr lib._n arbit_fw-la god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o merit_n say_v augustine_n who_o apply_v the_o will_n to_o the_o work_n and_o the_o work_n to_o the_o will_v see_v than_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n want_v freedom_n of_o will_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o can_v otherwise_o be_v but_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v overcome_v and_o be_v make_v the_o bondslave_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n but_o our_o saviour_n say_v 8.36_o say_v joh._n 8.36_o if_o the_o son_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a then_o be_v you_o free_a indeed_o be_v like_o then_o whosoever_o be_v regenerate_v have_v freedom_n of_o will_n be_v redeem_v by_o grace_n both_o from_o the_o thraldom_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o sin_n and_o consequent_o he_o overcome_v and_o be_v not_o overcome_v i_o answer_v grant_v indeed_o that_o after_o a_o man_n be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v anew_o of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o 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and_o it_o be_v we_o who_o say_v 1●.19.2●.21.22.23_n say_v rom._n 7_o 1●.19.2●.21.22.23_n for_o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o fl●●h_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n for_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o i_o but_o i_o find_v no_o m●anes_n to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o i_o do_v not_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o i_o will_v but_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o t●at_n do●●_n now_o if_o i_o do_v that_o i_o will_v not_o it_o be_v no_o more_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o the_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o i_o find_v then_o by_o the_o law_n that_o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o for_o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o inward_a man_n but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n i●_n my_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o lead_v i_o captive_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n hence_o we_o may_v learn_v our_o weakness_n and_o in_o s._n paul_n as_o in_o a_o 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self-will_a cause_v rehoboam_n to_o threaten_v his_o subject_n but_o cayne_v wrath_n be_v punish_v with_o horror_n of_o conscience_n &_o rehoboams_n 12.14_o rehoboams_n 1._o reg._n 12.14_o self-will_n with_o the_o revolt_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o even_o so_o in_o all_o man_n wrath_n &_o self-will_n be_v never_o unrewarded_a wherefore_o as_o s._n james_n say_v so_o say_v i_o 1.19_o i_o jam._n 1.19_o my_o dear_a brethren_n let_v every_o man_n be_v swift_a to_o hear_v slow_a to_o speak_v &_o slow_a to_o wrath_n curse_a be_v their_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v fierce_a &_o their_o rage_n for_o it_o be_v cruel_a i_o will_v divide_v they_o in_o jacob_n &_o scatter_v they_o in_o israel_n jacob_n have_v before_o make_v a_o apology_n for_o himself_o do_v in_o these_o word_n chastise_v his_o son_n with_o a_o temporal_a curse_n say_v curse_a be_v their_o wrath_n &c_n &c_n these_o bitter_a word_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v speak_v so_o emphaticallie_o as_o they_o be_v and_o no_o doubt_n not_o 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