Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	accept_v	humble_a	zion_n	20	3	8.4695	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

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receive_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n who_o be_v so_o far_o above_o he_o and_o of_o who_o he_o have_v so_o ill_o deserve_v lam._n 3._o 29._o he_o kiss_v the_o rod_n when_o lai●…_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o submit_v himself_o to_o god_n sovereign_a disposal_n to_o this_o degree_n of_o practical_a humility_n and_o submission_n god_n bring_v his_o people_n before_o he_o afford_v they_o deliverance_n in_o a_o desperate_a case_n judg._n 10._o 15._o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n we_o have_v sin_v d●…e_o thou_o unto_o we_o whatsoever_o seem_v good_a unto_o thou_o deliver_v we_o ●…s_o only_o we_o pray_v thou_o this_o day_n 3._o he_o humble_o accept_v of_o offer_a mercy_n by_o a_o mediator_n and_o surety_n

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and_o yield_v to_o the_o temptation_n or_o on_o the_o other_o by_o d●…sorderly_a fly_v out_o beyond_o his_o duty_n the_o historian_n give_v that_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o origen_n falter_v under_o the_o temptation_n quia_fw-la virtutum_fw-la omnium_fw-la parent_n 730._o summissione_n et_fw-la humilitate_fw-la excidisset_fw-la because_o he_o have_v lose_v or_o want_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o virtue_n humility_n and_o lowliness_n but_o the_o contrary_a be_v observe_v of_o athanasius_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o constancy_n that_o steel_v he_o against_o all_o his_o adversary_n and_o suffering_n that_o he_o be_v ypselas_n tois_fw-fr ergois_fw-fr tapeinos_fw-mi de_fw-mi to_o phronemati_fw-la he_o be_v as_o true_o low_a in_o heart_n as_o real_o high_a in_o worth_n he_o have_v great_a attainment_n but_o be_v very_o humble_a and_o lowly_a under_o all_o by_o this_o humble_a meek_a frame_n of_o spirit_n we_o shall_v be_v enable_v with_o patience_n to_o endure_v under_o all_o trial_n 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will_v have_v his_o time_n to_o appear_v for_o the_o joy_n of_o those_o that_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isai._n 66._o 5._o to_o make_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o poor_a to_o feed_v and_o the_o needy_a to_o lie_v down_o in_o safety_n chapt._n 14._o 30._o to_o make_v the_o meek_a to_o increase_v their_o joy_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o poor_a among_o man_n to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n cap._n 29._o 19_o yea_o to_o tread_v down_o the_o lofty_a chapt._n 26._o 5._o 6._o and_o god_n can_v easy_o make_v the_o design_n and_o hope_n of_o such_o as_o will_v or_o have_v already_o in_o heart_n swallow_v the_o poor_a of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v but_o empty_a dream_n chapt._n 29._o 8._o if_o we_o be_v true_o humble_a god_n axe_n shall_v not_o cut_v we_o down_o but_o his_o hand_n shall_v lift_v we_o up_o in_o due_a time_n 1._o pet._n 5._o 6._o humble_a yourselves_o therefore_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o due_a time_n 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