Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	act_v	agent_n	angel_n	26	3	6.2783	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26412	A fannaticks mite cast into the Kings treasury being a sermon printed to the King because not preach'd before the King / by Henry Adis.	Adis, Henry.	1660 (1660)	Wing A581; ESTC R28080	68,628	81

those_o nation_n without_o drive_v they_o out_o hasty_o neither_o deliver_v he_o they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o joshua_n v._n 23._o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 7._o that_o the_o trial_n of_o your_o faith_n be_v much_o more_o precious_a than_o of_o gold_n that_o perish_v though_o it_o be_v try_v with_o fire_n may_v be_v find_v unto_o praise_n and_o glory_n and_o honour_n at_o the_o appear_n of_o jesus_n christ_n a_o second_o reason_n may_v be_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o grace_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n 1._o 2_o 3._o know_v that_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n work_v patience_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v glory_n in_o tribulation_n know_v that_o tribulation_n work_v patience_n and_o patience_n experience_n and_o experience_n hope_n and_o hope_v say_v he_o make_v not_o ashamed_a rom._n 5._o 3_o 4._o a_o three_o reason_n may_v be_v because_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n be_v right_o improve_v work_v good_a to_o a_o soul_n to_o eternity_n and_o so_o say_v our_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o for_o our_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n work_v for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_v and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n whilst_o we_o look_v not_o at_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v but_o at_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v for_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v be_v temporal_a but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v they_o be_v eternal_a and_o further_o god_n by_o these_o act_n keep_v a_o soul_n close_o to_o himself_o and_o thereby_o give_v it_o opportunity_n continual_o either_o to_o pray_v or_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o deliverance_n for_o this_o invasion_n together_o with_o the_o abominable_a blasphemy_n of_o sennacherib_n drive_v hezekiah_n to_o his_o god_n and_o so_o say_v the_o text_n for_o this_o cause_n hezekiah_n the_o king_n and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n pray_v and_o cry_v to_o heaven_n vers._n 20._o man_n that_o walk_v close_o 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evil_a time_n psal._n 37._o 19_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n will_v fail_v for_o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o all_o the_o goodliness_n thereof_o as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n the_o grass_n wither_v and_o the_o flower_n fade_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n blow_v upon_o it_o sure_o the_o people_n be_v grass_n say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 40._o 6._o and_o 7._o therefore_o the_o people_n of_o god_n trust_v in_o their_o god_n because_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v everlasting_a strength_n isaiah_n 26._o vers._n 4._o the_o text_n say_v that_o s●…nnacherib_n when_o he_o return_v he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n now_o his_o god_n be_v one_o of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_n which_o have_v neither_o eye_n to_o see_v not_o ear_n to_o hear_v hand_n to_o handle_v nor_o foot_n to_o walk_v and_o so_o uncapable_a of_o do_v he_o good_a as_o that_o he_o can_v not_o give_v good_a advice_n nor_o afford_v good_a assistance_n neither_o to_o he_o nor_o 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january_n 1659._o