Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	add_v	age_n	ancient_a	23	3	5.4444	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10083	Tracts theological. I. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and vertue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites. II. The life of St. Antony out of the Greek of Sr. Athanasius. III. The antiquity and tradition of mystical divinity among the Gentiles. IV. Of the guidance of the spirit of God, upon a discourse of Sir Matthew Hale's concerning it. V. An invitation to the Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and virtue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Life of St. Antony.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Antiquity, tradition, and succession of mystical divinity among the Gentiles.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Enthusiasmus divinus: the guidance of the spirit of God.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Apology for, and an invitation to, the people call'd Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5444E; Wing S5444E; ESTC R184630	221,170	486

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4_o 23.9_o 3._o by_o impulse_n and_o excitation_n v._n lu._n 2.27_o act._n 4.8_o 13_o 31_o 5.20_o 4._o by_o prohibition_n act._n 16.6_o 20.23_o 21.4_o 11._o and_o restraint_n act._n 16.7_o iu_o admonition_n 1._o how_o to_o obtain_v it_o jo._n 14.15_o 16_o 17_o 23_o act._n 5.32_o lu._n 11.12_o ja._n 1.5_o rev._n 3.20_o 1_o pet._n 4.13_o 2._o to_o follow_v and_o obey_v it_o rom._n 8.1_o 4_o 5_o 9_o 13_o 14._o gal._n 5.16_o 18_o 25._o eph._n 4.30_o 3._o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n 1_o jo._n 4.1_o 1_o cor._n 14.29_o more_o may_v be_v add_v but_o these_o be_v more_o than_o enough_o and_o to_o these_o it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o add_v a_o true_a catholic_n interpretation_n and_o comment_n that_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a christian_a writer_n and_o other_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o after_o age_n such_o as_o hermas_n justine_n tatian_n irenaeus_n tertullian_n cyprian_n novatian_a hilary_n

nazianzen_n ambrose_n hierom_n austin_n and_o many_o other_o but_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o for_o this_o place_n and_o occasion_n and_o therefore_o to_o make_v short_a work_n instead_o of_o that_o i_o will_v here_o represent_v their_o sentiment_n in_o some_o short_a note_n of_o a_o eminent_a and_o most_o learned_a annotator_n who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o they_o and_o do_v sometime_o intersperse_v some_o of_o their_o testimony_n in_o his_o write_n it_o be_v the_o famous_a hugo_n grotius_n these_o say_v he_o upon_o mat._n 18.10_o who_o dedicate_v themselves_o to_o god_n with_o a_o true_a faith_n and_o thereupon_o be_v account_v his_o peculiar_a people_n god_n as_o he_o do_v favour_v they_o with_o a_o peculiar_a providence_n so_o he_o seem_v to_o give_v to_o each_o a_o angel_n guardian_n to_o guide_v and_o assist_v they_o either_o perpetual_o or_o certain_o until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o full_a possession_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n for_o so_o i_o see_v the_o ancient_a 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humane_a mean_n upon_o 1_o jo._n 2.20_o the_o spirit_n do_v suggest_v to_o we_o in_o all_o circumstance_n both_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o such_o hint_n or_o notice_n as_o be_v meet_v for_o the_o occasion_n v._o 27._o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v in_o every_o circumstance_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a difference_n which_o time_n place_n and_o person_n require_v therefore_o be_v there_o often_o need_v of_o admonition_n to_o hit_v the_o way_n of_o our_o duty_n see_v jer._n 31.34_o jo._n 6.45_o and_o if_o you_o please_v seneca_n epist_n 94._o and_o upon_o 1_o thess_n 4.9_o the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v you_o concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o there_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n so_o much_o the_o less_o need_n be_v there_o of_o prescript_n this_o place_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o general_n precept_n but_o of_o special_a determination_n as_o all_o thing_n person_n and_o time_n do_v require_v and_o gal._n 5.18_o those_o who_o be_v 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