Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	able_a	abraham_n	stone_n	52	3	6.9246	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26346	God's eye on the contrite, or, A discourse shewing that true poverty and contrition of spirit, and trembling at God's Word is the infallible and only way for the obtaining and retaining of divine acceptation as it was made in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Colony at Boston in New England May 27, 1685, being the day of election there / by William Adams.	Adams, William, 1650-1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing A498; ESTC W12431	33,350	44

〈…〉_z that_o true_o 〈…〉_z word_n be_v the_o 〈…〉_z of_o divine_a 〈…〉_z as_o it_o be_v make_v 〈…〉_z general_n assembly_n 〈◊〉_d massachusetts_n 〈…〉_z new-england_a may_v 27._o 1685._o 〈…〉_z election_n there_o by_o mr._n william_n adam_n mat._n 3._o 9_o think_v not_o to_o say_v within_o yourselves_o we_o have_v abraham_n 〈◊〉_d our_o father_n for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o god_n be_v able_a of_o these_o stone_n to_o raise_v up_o child_n unto_o abraham_n prov._n 29._o 23._o a_o man_n pride_n shall_v bring_v he_o low_o but_o honour_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d hold_v the_o humble_a in_o spirit_n zeph._n 3._o 12._o i_o will_v also_o leave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o a_o afflict_a and_o 〈◊〉_d people_n and_o they_o shall_v trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n boston_n in_o new_a 〈…〉_z print_a by_o richard_n 〈…〉_z isai._n 66._o 2._o for_o a●…_n tho●…_n 〈◊〉_d have_v my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o all_o say_v the_o lo●…_n but_o to_o ●…is_n 〈◊〉_d will_v i_o 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d ●…rit_fw-fr and_o 〈◊〉_d ●…th_v at_o my_o 〈◊〉_d this_o chapter_n and_o the_o forego_n contain_v the_o last_o and_o 〈◊〉_d ing_z s●…_n on_o of_o this_o prophet_n in_o the_o public_a a●…ce_n o●…_n 〈◊〉_d jew_n 〈◊〉_d that_o do_v concern_v and_o be_v propose_v to_o the_o general_n ●…dy_n of_o that_o people_n in_o which_o discourse_n the_o lord_n do_v by_o the_o prophet_n declare_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o glory_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n from_o they_o to_o another_o people_n and_o withal_o mention_n th●…●…rticular_a sin_n and_o their_o obstinacy_n in_o they_o for_o which_o he_o will_v 〈◊〉_d deal_v with_o they_o in_o remove_v from_o and_o reject_v of_o they_o but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o to_o evidence_n his_o love_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o this_o people_n that_o have_v be_v so_o near_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v so_o gracious_o manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o preserve_v a_o remna●…_n in_o this_o calamity_n who_o he_o will_v follow_v with_o signal_n favour_n where_o ever_o they_o 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may_v try_v and_o be_v assure_v of_o my_o favour_n viz._n if_o these_o follow_a property_n be_v find_v in_o you_o that_o you_o be_v poor_a contrite_a in_o spirit_n and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n but_o to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v a_o little_a open_a this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o word_n but_o to_o this_o man_n scil_n to_o every_o such_o man_n man_n or_o woman_n and_o therefore_o to_o any_o company_n or_o society_n of_o such_o man_n as_o shall_v be_v so_o spirit_v to_o any_o people_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o frame_n what_o agree_v to_o individual_n will_v also_o agree_v to_o the_o whole_a that_o be_v make_v up_o of_o such_o individual_n will_v i_o look_v verb_n of_o sense_n denote_v also_o suitable_a and_o proportionable_a affection_n it_o import_v therefore_o to_o look_v with_o favour_n and_o acceptation_n to_o respect_n regard_n take_v notice_n and_o take_v care_n of_o to_o accept_v with_o good_a will_n to_o 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of_o themselves_o they_o be_v meek_a and_o humble_a that_o feel_v their_o need_n of_o divine_a answer_n to_o their_o cry_n and_o of_o divine_a help_n all_o man_n indeed_o be_v poor_a in_o spiritual_a regard_n but_o it_o be_v the_o man_n that_o do_v due_o sense_n his_o spiritual_a poverty_n who_o understand_v himself_o to_o be_v and_o bear_v himself_o as_o a_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v here_o mean_v qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la altum_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la sapit_fw-la his_o heart_n be_v not_o haughty_a nor_o his_o eye_n lofty_a and_o he_o feel_v and_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n they_o shall_v and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n the_o word_n proper_o signify_v smite_v in_o spirit_n and_o intend_v one_o

be_v god_n secret_a humble_a tremble_a brokenhearted_a people_n lie_v in_o the_o howel_n of_o the_o country_n that_o must_v be_v the_o rise_n of_o all_o our_o salvation_n job._n 22._o 29._o when_o man_n be_v cast_v down_o than_o thou_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v a_o lift_v up_o and_o he_o shall_v save_v the_o humble_a person_n ●…et_v a_o degenerate_a backslide_a people_n that_o have_v be_v under_o divine_a correction_n thus_o humble_a themselves_o and_o god_n will_v return_v to_o they_o with_o mercy_n levit._fw-la 26._o 40_o 41_o 42._o if_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o iniquity_n that_o they_o have_v walk_v contrary_a unto_o ●…e_n and_o that_o i_o also_o have_v walk_v contrary_a unto_o they_o if_o then_o their_o uncircumcised_a heart_n be_v humble_v and_o they_o then_o accept_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o inquity_n then_o i_o will_v remember_v my_o covenant_n with_o jacob_n and_o i_o will_v remember_v the_o land_n and_o it_o be_v god_n manner_n in_o his_o signal_n 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woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n dir._n ii_o get_v a_o through_o sense_n of_o your_o sin_n and_o the_o desert_n of_o they_o how_o can_v we_o look_v high_a or_o how_o can_v we_o choose_v but_o ly●…_n low_a if_o we_o understand_v ourselves_o what_o we_o have_v do_v and_o what_o we_o be_v we_o must_v needs_o think_v the_o least_o mercy_n too_o good_a for_o we_o there_o be_v sin_n enough_o in_o the_o country_n and_o in_o our_o heart_n have_v we_o a_o sense_n of_o it_o to_o break_v and_o humble_v we_o ezek._n 36._o 31._o then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o for_o your_o abomination_n dir._n iii_o live_v behold_v and_o eye_v the_o lord_n jesus_n look_v to_o his_o example_n mat._n 11._o 29._o learn_v of_o i_o for_o i_o be_o meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n and_o look_v to_o he_o for_o 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will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n i_o will_v put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n zech._n 12._o 10._o and_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o supplication_n etc._n etc._n dir._n 5._o turn_v the_o ambitious_a work_n of_o our_o heart_n another_o way_n cure_v this_o malady_n by_o diversion_n turn_v it_o into_o that_o channel_n wherein_o it_o may_v run_v let_v our_o ambition_n be_v to_o please_v and_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n 2._o cor._n 5._o 9_o wherefore_o we_o labour_v that_o whether_o pre-present_a or_o absent_a we_o may_v be_v accept_v of_o he_o we_o labour_v 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v ambitious_a carry_v away_o by_o a_o holy_a ambition_n there_o be_v a_o elevation_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n oh_o that_o we_o have_v more_o of_o it_o which_o be_v 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