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
A20154	The heauenly banquet: or The doctrine of the Lords Supper set forth in seuen sermons. With two prayers before and after the receiuing. And a iustification of kneeling in the act of receiuing. By Iohn Denison, Doctor of Diuinity.	Denison, John, d. 1629.	1631 (1631)	STC 6589; ESTC S109561	131,917	382

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it_o be_v no_o robbery_n in_o christ_n to_o be_v equal_a to_o god_n but_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o luciferian_a pride_n in_o we_o to_o make_v ourselves_o equal_a to_o christ_n ob._n but_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n 10._o disp_n pa._n 10._o we_o be_v to_o act_v the_o person_n of_o coheyre_n so_o that_o this_o humble_a deportment_n can_v then_o become_v us._n resp_n yes_o sure_o very_o well_o our_o christian_a duty_n must_v not_o be_v like_o pharaoh_n kine_n that_o eat_v up_o one_o another_o but_o like_o the_o cherubin_n that_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o both_o to_o the_o mercy-seat_n many_o virtue_n though_o different_a in_o themselves_o be_v so_o entwine_v that_o they_o consort_v very_a w●ll_n in_o the_o same_o action_n as_o st._n austin_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o centurion_n and_o the_o publican_n 8.15_o luke_n 19_o mat._n 8._o aug._n ep_v 118._o cap._n 3._o and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o devout_a woman_n depart_v from_o the_o sepulchre_n with_o 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