Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	age_n	year_n	young_a	352	4	5.7811	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49697	Christ crucified, or, The doctrine of the Gospel asserted against Pelagian and Socinian errours revived under the notion of new lights : wherein also the original, occasion and progress of errours are set down : and admonitions directed both to them that stand fast in the faith and to those that are fallen from it : unto which are added three sermons ... / by Paul Lathom.	Lathom, Paul.	1666 (1666)	Wing L572; ESTC R25131	132,640	284

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domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o be_v call_v child_n who_o have_v not_o settle_v their_o foot_n in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v not_o full_o resolve_v which_o way_n to_o take_v but_o fluctuate_v incline_v now_o this_o way_n now_o that_o way_n but_o those_o that_o be_v settle_v in_o christianity_n though_o they_o be_v not_o arrive_v to_o full_a perfection_n yet_o they_o have_v so_o much_o constancy_n as_o to_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o faith_n a_o child_n you_o know_v will_v easy_o be_v induce_v to_o believe_v any_o thing_n upon_o slight_a ground_n will_v present_o be_v inflame_v with_o a_o eager_a love_n to_o any_o novel_a vanity_n will_v easy_o be_v persuade_v to_o follow_v a_o stranger_n or_o to_o part_v with_o any_o thing_n it_o have_v because_o it_o know_v not_o the_o value_n of_o it_o so_o those_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d child_n in_o christianity_n be_v easy_o induce_v to_o believe_v the_o fair_a and_o specious_a pretence_n of_o seduce_a spirit_n 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to_o take_v the_o apostle_n exhortation_n brethren_n be_v not_o child_n in_o understanding_n in_o malice_n be_v you_o child_n but_o in_o understanding_n be_v you_o man_n for_o to_o be_v child_n in_o knowledge_n will_v expose_v we_o to_o that_o great_a mischief_n which_o i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o iv_o part._n iv_o part._n part_n of_o the_o text_n viz._n the_o prejudice_n that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v they_o they_o have_v be_v apt_a to_o receive_v while_o they_o be_v child_n in_o the_o faith_n and_o this_o he_o set_v forth_o by_o two_o very_a remarkable_a expression_n the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d toss_v to_o and_o fro_o like_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n another_o apostle_n call_v the_o seducer_n 13._o judas_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o boistrousness_n of_o their_o motion_n and_o that_o trouble_n and_o prejudice_n that_o they_o give_v to_o those_o that_o pass_v through_o 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