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	speak_v	99	3	4.1995	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69596	An apology or defence for the requisite refuting of the shamefull, disgracefull writings and horrible libell against the book of true repentance and of true resignation which Gregory Rickter, Primate of Goerlits, hath spread abroad against it in open print answered in the year of Christ 1624, 10 Aprill / by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Schutz-Rede wieder Gregorium Richter. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3415; ESTC R14771	30,310	42

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47._o also_o you_o be_v not_o my_o sheep_n john_n 10._o 26._o 116._o this_o now_o i_o intend_v in_o my_o meaning_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v divine_a ear_n viz._n a_o repentant_a soul_n if_o he_o will_v hear_v christ_n voice_n be_v it_o in_o the_o preach_a in_o read_v or_o conference_n for_o this_o have_v christ_n teach_v we_o who_o i_o more_o believe_v then_o i_o do_v all_o art_n whatsoever_o for_o the_o historical_a faith_n to_o tickle_v and_o comfort_v one_o self_n with_o know_v without_o power_n and_o a_o earnest_a sincere_a will_n be_v dead_a and_o but_o a_o husk_n shell_n it_o attain_v not_o the_o divine_a childship_n or_o filiation_n it_o must_v be_v earnest_a sincerity_n that_o will_v do_v it_o 117._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o go_v to_o church_n and_o to_o the_o sacrament_n and_o sit_v there_o a_o hour_n play_v the_o hypocrite_n and_o hear_v a_o sermon_n wherein_o oftentimes_o wheat_n and_o tare_n be_v sow_v together_o one_o among_o another_o in_o that_o you_o 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124._o which_o make_v the_o devil_n afraid_a that_o man_n will_v no_o more_o endure_v he_o under_o christ_n purple_a mantle_n but_o the_o time_n be_v bear_v or_o come_v that_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v reveal_v and_o bring_v to_o scorn_v which_o no_o primate_n shall_v hinder_v it_o be_v so_o ordain_v of_o god_n libel_n 125._o christ_n have_v handle_v weighty_a matter_n but_o the_o shoemaker_n slight_a contemptible_a matter_n answer_n 126._o christ_n have_v bring_v and_o show_v we_o the_o way_n to_o blessedness_n and_o salvation_n and_o the_o shoemaker_n desire_v to_o walk_v therein_o but_o satan_n call_v it_o a_o slight_a and_o contemptible_a way_n see_v it_o be_v a_o crossway_n wherein_o a_o man_n in_o this_o world_n in_o misery_n and_o humility_n must_v follow_v or_o imitate_v christ_n for_o satan_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o pride_n and_o therefore_o he_o despise_v the_o path_n of_o christ_n pilgrimage_n be_v this_o way_n be_v straight_o and_o narrow_a and_o please_v not_o the_o 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