Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	adoption_n	cry_v	father_n	9,732	5	5.0154	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00671	A treatise of vsurie diuided into three bookes: the first defineth what is vsurie. The second determineth that to be vnlawfull. The third remoueth such motiues as perswade men in this age that it may be lawfull. By Robert Fenton Bachelar of Diuinitie.	Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616.	1611 (1611)	STC 10806; ESTC S101958	118,517	170

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usury_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v he_o thy_o money_n to_o usury_n nor_o lend_v he_o 38._o thy_o victual_n for_o increase_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o bring_v you_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o thou_o 36._o shall_v not_o take_v usury_n of_o he_o nor_o advantage_n but_o thou_o shall_v fear_v thy_o god_n as_o if_o usury_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n can_v not_o stand_v together_o ezechiel_n also_o conclude_v all_o the_o abomination_n therein_o mention_v with_o usury_n he_o seal_v it_o up_o with_o that_o fearful_a censure_n shall_v he_o live_v he_o shall_v not_o live_v he_o shall_v die_v the_o 13_o death_n his_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o and_o as_o david_n do_v excommunicate_v the_o usurer_n out_o of_o 15._o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n church_n and_o deprive_v he_o of_o eternal_a rest_n in_o the_o holy_a hill_n so_o do_v his_o son_n solomon_n menace_v a_o curse_n upon_o his_o wealth_n so_o get_v and_o upon_o his_o posterity_n 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