Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	affection_n	lord_n	zion_n	20	3	8.2566	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91934	Jegar-Sahadvtha: an oyled pillar. Set up for posterity, against present wickednesses, hypocrisies, blasphemies, persecutions and cruelties of this serpent power (now up) in England (the out-street of the beast.) Or, A heart appeale to heaven and earth, broken out of bonds and banishment at last, in a relation of some part of the past and present sufferings of John Rogers in close prison and continued banishment, for the most blessed cause and testimony of Jesus; the sound of the seventh trumpet and the gospel of the seven thunders, or holy oracles (called rayling by them in power) sealed up to the time of the end. From Carisbrook Castle in the third year of my captivity, the fifth-prison, and the third in exile, having been hurried about from post to pillar, quia perdere nolo substantiam propter accidentia.	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1657 (1657)	Wing R1809; Thomason E919_9; ESTC R207526	168,327	179

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turpia_fw-la nullâ_fw-la spe_fw-la invitabitur_fw-la 8._o for_o that_o the_o enemy_n be_v very_o empty_a dry_a and_o wither_a while_o we_o be_v ge●en_v sappy_a and_o grow_v bless_v be_v our_o god_n as_o psal_n 104.16_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o sapp_n for_o we_o find_v our_o spirit_n full_a our_o heart_n full_a and_o hope_n full_a and_o our_o faith_n full_a in_o a_o sense_n for_o this_o cause_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n full_a of_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o of_o courage_n and_o of_o peace_n through_o believe_v which_o come_v amain_o upon_o we_o while_o our_o enemy_n be_v like_o the_o hypocrite_n isa_n 33._o surprise_v with_o fearfullnesse_n yea_o mager-mysabib_a be_v write_v about_o they_o as_o m●stery_n be_v upon_o they_o rev._n 17.5_o a_o sure_a sign_n to_o we_o and_o a_o token_n for_o good_a 9_o in_o that_o on_o both_o side_n the_o main_a body_n seem_v to_o be_v march_v up_o because_o the_o forlorn_a hope_n be_v already_o so_o hot_o engage_v with_o 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