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	saviour_n	23	3	6.0116	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89720	Christ's commission-officer: or, The preachers patent cleared, and the peoples plea considered. In a sermon preached before (and now presented to) the associated ministers of Christ, in the county of Sommerset, at the late solemn ordination at Sommerton in said county, June, 9. 1658. By John Norman ...	Norman, John, 1622-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing N1240A; ESTC R210141	61,437	165

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o age_n as_o the_o pregnancy_n and_o propriety_n of_o this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d phrase_n see_v it_o learned_o vindicated_n &_o open_v jus_n divin_fw-fr mini._n evan_n par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 27._o ad_fw-la 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o parallel_a usage_n of_o it_o by_o this_o same_o evangelist_n mat._n 13.40_o m_o chap._n 24.3_o n_z beside_o the_o precedent_a passage_n which_o be_v not_o all_o your_o day_n but_o all_o day_n do_v plentiful_o evince_v or_o have_v you_o so_o forget_v that_o command_n by_o paul_n to_o timothy_n i_o give_v thou_o charge_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o quicken_v all_o thing_n and_o before_o christ_n jesus_n who_o before_o pontius_n pilate_n witness_v a_o good_a confession_n that_o thou_o keep_v this_o commandment_n without_o spot_n unrebukeable_a until_o the_o appear_a of_o 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11_o 12_o 13._o have_v by_o this_o only_a usual_o bring_v about_o the_o addition_n of_o sinner_n to_o his_o church_n and_o to_o himself_o act_v the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o 41._o and_o 47._o verse_n and_o chap._n 11._o vers_fw-la 24._o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n to_o and_o their_o confirmation_n in_o and_o with_o himself_o act_n chap._n 26.18.15.32_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o regeneration_n of_o sinner_n act_n 26._o chapter_n 18._o ver_fw-la and_o 1_o corin._n chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 15._o the_o new_a birth_n of_o soul_n and_o to_o believe_v in_o himself_o james_n chap._n 1._o verse_n 18._o and_o 1_o corinth_n chap._n 3_o vers_fw-la 5._o the_o subdue_a of_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o saint_n 2_o corinth_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 4.5_o and_o 1_o corinth_n chap._n 1._o verse_n 21._o and_o 3._o if_o our_o lord_n christ_n do_v not_o now_o extraordinary_o send_v forth_o any_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o do_v not_o neither_o immediate_o design_v out_o 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their_o spirit_n to_o this_o employment_n sect._n 4._o four_o how_o be_v this_o office_n of_o be_v teacher_n in_o the_o church_n to_o be_v commit_v unto_o such_o as_o be_v due_o qualify_v you_o will_v easy_o observe_v that_o we_o be_v not_o inquire_v about_o commit_v the_o office_n to_o extraordinary_a teacher_n such_o as_o be_v by_o immediate_a deligation_n from_o christ_n immediate_a i_o mean_v not_o only_a ratione_fw-la virtutis_fw-la sed_fw-la suppositi_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o power_n but_o of_o person_n this_o case_n fall_v not_o within_o our_o compass_n when_o such_o immediate_a furniture_n as_o be_v herewith_o give_v for_o the_o ministry_n and_o therefore_o such_o immediate_a vestiture_n with_o the_o ministry_n have_v no_o place_n but_o our_o enquiry_n be_v about_o the_o commit_n of_o this_o office_n to_o ordinary_a teacher_n by_o mediate_a deligation_n from_o christ_n i._n e._n by_o his_o officer_n who_o in_o his_o name_n and_o according_a to_o his_o ordinance_n be_v to_o separate_v they_o to_o this_o service_n of_o he_o in_o his_o church_n 6._o church_n huius_fw-la ministerij_fw-la jus_o per_fw-la homines_fw-la communicare_fw-la sol●t_fw-la atque_fw-la i●â_fw-la ratione_fw-la vocatio_fw-la ordinarii_fw-la ministri_fw-la est_fw-la mediata_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la intellgendum_fw-la ut_fw-la authoritas_fw-la administrandi_fw-la res_fw-la divinas_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la immediatè_fw-la communicetur_fw-la ministris_fw-la omnibus_fw-la legitimis_fw-la &_o designatio_fw-la personarum_fw-la in_o quas_fw-la confertur_fw-la fiat_fw-la per_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ames_n medul_a theol_n l._n 1._o c._n 35._o n._n 5._o &_o 6._o and_o thus_o brief_o this_o office_n be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o man_n due_o qualify_v 1_o by_o the_o presbytery_n 2_o after_o proof_n 3_o with_o prayer_n and_o fast_v 4._o and_o with_o put_v on_o of_o their_o hand_n sect._n 1_o by_o the_o prebytery_n i._o e._n by_o