Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	apostle_n	faith_n	word_n	5,163	5	4.0959	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62898	A position concerning persecution That religion that persecutes a righteous people for their conscience towards God, is not worthy to be joyned to, but to be had in abomination by all sober people, as a religion abhorred of God, and of all that truly know him. This is manifest by that which follows.	Tomlinson, William.	1660 (1660)	Wing T1849; ESTC R219740	7,415	11

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a_o position_n concern_v persecution_n that_o religion_n that_o persecute_v a_o righteous_a people_n for_o their_o conscience_n towards_o god_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v join_v to_o but_o to_o be_v have_v in_o abomination_n by_o all_o sober_a people_n as_o a_o religion_n abhor_v of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o that_o true_o know_v he_o this_o be_v manifest_a by_o that_o which_o follow_v 1._o first_o its_o pedigree_n or_o race_n be_v thereby_o make_v manifest_a to_o be_v of_o the_o evil_a one_o and_o of_o affinity_n with_o cain_n and_o the_o persecute_v pharisees_n cain_n be_v the_o first_o of_o that_o race_n that_o slay_v his_o brother_n about_o religion_n and_o wherefore_o slay_v he_o he_o even_o because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n righteous_a say_v the_o scripture_n 1_o joh._n 3.12_o and_o even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o the_o persecute_v spirit_n seek_v to_o slay_v a_o people_n more_o righteous_a than_o itself_o so_o it_o have_v be_v so_o it_o be_v and_o so_o 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