Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	according_a	act_n	act_v	509	4	7.6801	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30929	Natural theology, or, The knowledge of God from the works of creation accommodated and improved, to the service of Christianity / by Matthew Barker ...	Barker, Matthew, 1619-1698.	1674 (1674)	Wing B777; ESTC R20207	99,798	210

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5._o the_o sea_n be_v he_o and_o he_o make_v it_o and_o his_o hand_n form_v the_o dry_a land_n and_o then_o add_v vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n which_o word_n the_o apostle_n quote_v in_o heb._n 3._o as_o refer_v to_o christ_n moses_n very_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n as_o a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n but_o christ_n as_o a_o son_n over_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n that_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n vers_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7._o to_o who_o the_o psalmist_n have_v ascribe_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o heb._n 1._o 10._o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o make_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v express_o attribute_v to_o jesus_n christ_n but_o i_o must_v not_o divert_v to_o that_o controversy_n only_o to_o show_v how_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o 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man_n but_o all_o create_a being_n may_v be_v style_v his_o offspring_n as_o they_o be_v the_o finite_a emanation_n of_o his_o infinite_a be_v god_n magne_n parens_fw-la mundi_fw-la as_o the_o poet_n speak_v of_o god_n and_o the_o heathen_n therefore_o do_v stile_n god_n the_o great_a father_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d col._n 1._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o jesus_n christ_n be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n or_o of_o all_o creation_n so_o call_v as_o some_o conceive_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o eternal_a generation_n and_o the_o creation_n that_o in_o time_n spring_v from_o he_o he_o be_v bring_v forth_o by_o a_o eternal_a generation_n and_o then_o by_o he_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o time_n god_n communicate_v his_o be_v eternal_o and_o infinite_o to_o his_o son_n and_o then_o by_o he_o communicate_v of_o his_o be_v finite_o and_o in_o time_n to_o the_o creature_n his_o communication_n of_o himself_o to_o his_o son_n be_v by_o a_o immanent_a act_n wherein_o god_n do_v not_o go_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o so_o by_o he_o give_v be_v to_o the_o creation_n in_o those_o transient_a act_n wherein_o god_n do_v work_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la and_o go_v out_o of_o himself_o now_o what_o may_v christian_n observe_v from_o hence_o 1._o in_o general_n that_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v also_o the_o redeemer_n of_o it_o he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n be_v also_o the_o restorer_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o collapse_a ruin_a world_n be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n to_o raise_v and_o renew_v it_o that_o first_o make_v it_o as_o we_o read_v heb._n 1._o 2._o he_o be_v appoint_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o who_o god_n make_v the_o world_n he_o have_v a_o original_a title_n to_o be_v heir_n as_o creator_n but_o have_v a_o new_a title_n give_v he_o as_o redeemer_n and_o this_o he_o execute_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o more_o particular_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o it_o 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