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	show_v	25	3	4.4644	3	false

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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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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

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of_o that_o sacred_a word_n we_o preach_v &_o of_o this_o spiritual_a office_n we_o be_v put_v into_o a_o sir_n what_o example_n shall_v we_o pastor_n be_v to_o our_o people_n in_o well-nigh_o every_o particular_a in_o word_n in_o conversation_n in_o charity_n in_o spirit_n in_o faith_n in_o purity_n 1_o limb_n 4.12_o tit._n 2_o 7._o 1_o pet._n 5_o 3._o he_o that_o have_v my_o word_n l●t_v he_o speak_v my_o word_n faithful_o what_o be_v the_o chaff_n to_o the_o wheat_n say_v the_o lord_n jer._n 23.28_o and_o oh_o that_o we_o may_v show_v ourselves_o approve_v unto_o god_n and_o workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a before_o man_n 2_o tim._n 2.15_o say_v you_o how_o shall_v we_o 1_o let_v we_o do_v our_o work_n convince_o convince_o both_a in_o regard_n of_o other_o conscience_n 8.9_o conscience_n joh._n 8.9_o and_o of_o our_o own_o commission_n 6.1_o commission_n 2_o cor._n 6.1_o let_v we_o do_v it_o with_o authority_n like_o our_o saviour_n and_o not_o as_o the_o scribe_n 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our_o encouragement_n mat_n 28.18_o 19_o 20._o how_o will_v we_o have_v bear_v to_o have_v stand_v at_o the_o bar_n 7_o bar_n act._n 25.6_o 7_o or_o have_v sit_v in_o the_o stock_n 25._o stock_n c._n 16.23_o 24_o 25._o or_o have_v be_v scourge_v at_o the_o whipping-poast_n 11.24_o whipping-poast_n 2_o cor._n 11.24_o with_o our_o predecessor_n yet_o be_v they_o bold_a in_o our_o god_n to_o speak_v the_o gospel_n of_o god_n wi●h_v much_o contention_n 1_o ihe_n 2.4_o and_o wax_v the_o bold_a by_o their_o own_o and_o other_o bound_n phil._n 1.14_o act._n 4.29_o 4_o let_v we_o do_v our_o ministerial_a work_n careful_o and_o diligent_o neither_o listen_v to_o our_o own_o idleness_n nor_o lead_v away_o of_o other_o entanglement_n oh_o the_o weight_n of_o that_o one_o scripture_n worthy_a to_o be_v engrave_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n upon_o all_o our_o study-door_n and_o to_o be_v continual_o record_v in_o our_o heart_n give_v attendance_n to_o read_v to_o exhortation_n to_o doctrine_n neglect_v not_o the_o gift_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o which_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o pprophecy_n with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n meditate_v on_o these_o thing_n give_v thyself_o whole_o to_o they_o that_o thy_o profit_v may_v appear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n by_o all_o mean_n take_v heed_n unto_o thyself_o &_o unto_o your_o doctrine_n continue_v in_o they_o for_o in_o do_v this_o thou_o shall_v both_o save_v thyself_o &_o they_o that_o hear_v thou_o 1_o tim._n 4.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o '_o be_v we_o officer_n we_o must_v wait_v on_o our_o office_n he_o that_o teach_v on_o teach_v and_o he_o that_o exhort_v on_o exhortation_n rom._n 12.7.8_o whosoever_o have_v time_n to_o spare_v for_o the_o toy_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n we_o have_v none_o who_o time_n be_v christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o who_o be_v to_o give_v our_o selus_fw-la whole_o to_o the_o word_n 1_o tim._n 4.15_o oh_o how_o puzzling_n and_o perplex_v will_v such_o question_n as_o these_o be_v if_o christ_n shall_v put_v they_o unto_o we_o why_o stand_v you_o here_o perhaps_o all_o the_o day_n idle_a we_o can_v say_v no_o man_n have_v hire_v we_o mat._n 20.6_o 7._o or_o what_o do_v thou_o here_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 19.9_o 13._o be_v we_o either_o in_o the_o cave_n or_o in_o the_o crowd_n either_o weary_a of_o our_o calling_n or_o waste_v our_o time_n to_o and_o fro_o about_o low_a concernment_n sir_n be_v not_o we_o the_o soldier_n of_o christ_n no_o man_n that_o war_v entangle_v himself_n with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n that_o he_o may_v please_v he_o who_o have_v