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	promise_n	20	3	6.2820	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30202	Seasonable counsel, or, Advice to sufferers by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1684 (1684)	Wing B5592; ESTC R3858	96,024	262

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will_v also_o be_v faithful_a to_o we_o as_o to_o this_o he_o will_v give_v we_o a_o competent_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n that_o in_o our_o suffer_a condition_n we_o may_v in_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v able_a to_o manage_v our_o state_n with_o discretion_n we_o be_v perhaps_o weak_a of_o natural_a ability_n part_n of_o utterance_n or_o the_o like_a and_o our_o adversary_n be_v learned_a eloquent_a and_o ripe_a of_o part_n thou_o have_v the_o disadvantage_n on_o thy_o side_n and_o they_o have_v what_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v to_o encourage_v they_o thou_o be_v weak_a of_o spirit_n they_o be_v bold_a and_o strong_a the_o great_a and_o the_o mighty_a be_v with_o thy_o enemy_n but_o on_o thy_o side_n there_o be_v no_o comforter_n eccles._n 4.1_o why_o now_o here_o be_v as_o to_o this_o and_o to_o what_o else_o can_v be_v object_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n engage_v first_o in_o a_o general_a promise_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o heb._n 13.5.6_o second_o 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that_o thou_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o a_o man_n that_o shall_v die_v isa._n 51.12_o god_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n have_v set_v the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n to_o the_o end_n that_o man_n shall_v find_v nothing_o after_o he_o to_o complain_v of_o for_o as_o certain_o as_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o mourn_v so_o certain_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o rejoice_v set_v i_o say_v for_o they_o that_o suffer_v for_o god_n cause_n according_a to_o god_n will_n eccles._n 7.14_o chap._n 3.4_o there_o be_v several_a degree_n of_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n there_o be_v the_o scourge_n of_o the_o tongue_n the_o ruin_n of_o a_o estate_n the_o loss_n of_o liberty_n a_o gaol_n a_o gibbet_n a_o stake_n a_o dagger_n now_o answerable_a to_o these_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n prepare_v like_a to_o like_v part_v proportion_v to_o part_n only_o the_o consolation_n be_v say_v to_o abound_v 2_o cor._n 1._o 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