Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	accuser_n	false_a	good_a	58	3	2.1572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67743	The cause and cure of ignorance, error, enmity, atheisme, prophanesse, &c., or, A most hopefull and speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote reduced to explication, confirmation, application, tending to illumination, sanctification, devotion / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1648 (1648)	Wing Y143; ESTC R16605	116,892	303

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will_v give_v all_o they_o have_v to_o be_v sure_a there_o be_v no_o hell_n they_o do_v and_o yet_o do_v not_o believe_v a_o god_n etc._n etc._n their_o convict_a conscience_n shall_v but_o witness_v against_o their_o unbelief_n man_n may_v doubt_v but_o the_o devil_n believe_v a_o judgement_n to_o come_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n shall_v confute_v all_o atheist_n they_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o threa●s_n can_v yet_o presume_v upon_o god_n mercy_n the_o devil_n and_o sin_n do_v infatuate_a and_o besot_v the_o wicked_a a_o carnal_a heart_n be_v flint_n to_o god_n wax_n to_o the_o devil_n carnal_a man_n believe_v the_o promise_n but_o not_o the_o precept_n nor_o threat_n hard_o for_o man_n to_o believe_v their_o own_o unbelief_n wicked_a man_n either_o presume_v or_o despair_v note_n of_o trial_n touch_v belief_n and_o unbelief_n h●w_o man_n may_v examine_v themselves_o man_n will_v never_o do_v as_o they_o do_v if_o they_o think_v they_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n most_o 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