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	gift_n	zion_n	20	3	8.4621	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65890	The timorous reviler sleighted being a brief reprehension of a scornful pamphlet, styled, The second part of the Quakers Quibbles, subscribed by the name of Thomas Thompson, but (by some) suspected to be the author of the two pamphlets, the one entituled, The spirit of the Quakers tryed; the other, Controversie ended; with divers others against the people called Quakers.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Hedworth, Henry, attributed name.	1674 (1674)	Wing W1965; ESTC R220976	8,015	11

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the_o timorous_a reviler_n slight_v be_v a_o brief_a reprehension_n of_o a_o scornful_a pamphlet_n style_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n subscribe_v by_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n thompson_n but_o by_o some_o suspect_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o pamphlet_n the_o one_o entitle_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o quaker_n try_v the_o other_o controversy_n end_v with_o divers_a other_o against_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n shun_v profane_a and_o vain_a babble_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 16._o the_o author_n account_n of_o himself_o viz._n i_o not_o pretend_v to_o infallibility_n my_o opinion_n be_v still_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v man_n in_o this_o condition_n humanum_fw-la est_fw-la errare_fw-la q._n quib._n one_a part_n pag._n 38._o god_n keep_v i_o humble_a and_o little_a in_o my_o own_o eye_n still_o to_o confess_v my_o fallibility_n whilst_o it_o please_v he_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o this_o state_n and_o condition_n 2_o part_n p._n 6._o my_o opinion_n be_v 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