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	holy_a	lord_n	6,631	5	3.5276	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75017	The lively oracles given to us. Or the Christians birth-right and duty, in the custody and use of the Holy Scripture. By the author of the Whole duty of man, &c.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679, attributed name.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683, attributed name.; Fell, John, 1625-1686, attributed name.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675, attributed name.; Burghers, M., engraver.	1678 (1678)	Wing A1151B; ESTC R3556	108,574	250

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and_o many_o more_o refer_v to_o christ_n as_o their_o final_a and_o high_a signification_n 12._o but_o beside_o these_o dark_a adumbration_n we_o have_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n saint_n peter_n in_o his_o calculation_n begin_v with_o moses_n take_v in_o samuel_n and_o the_o whole_a succession_n of_o prophet_n after_o he_o as_o bearing_z witness_n to_o this_o great_a event_n of_o christ_n passion_n act_v 4.22.24_o and_o indeed_o he_o that_o read_v the_o prophet_n consider_o shall_v find_v it_o so_o punctual_o describe_v that_o the_o evangelist_n do_v not_o much_o more_o full_o instruct_v he_o in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o daniel_n tell_v we_o his_o death_n as_o to_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v violent_a the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o as_o to_o the_o design_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o for_o himself_o dan._n 9.26_o but_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n give_v we_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a negative_a account_n of_o it_o and_o express_o say_v he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n he_o be_v bruise_v for_o our_o iniquity_n the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v on_o he_o and_o by_o his_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v chap._n 53.5_o and_o again_o ver_fw-la 10._o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n and_o ver_fw-la 11._o my_o righteous_a servant_n shall_v justify_v many_o for_o he_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n nor_o be_v job_n a_o idumean_n much_o short_a of_o even_o this_o evangelical_n prophet_n in_o that_o short_a creed_n of_o he_o wherein_o he_o own_v he_o as_o his_o redeemer_n i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v etc._n etc._n job_n 19.25_o 13._o and_o as_o the_o end_n so_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o suffering_n be_v most_o of_o they_o under_o prediction_n his_o extension_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v mention_v by_o the_o psalmist_n they_o pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n i_o may_v tell_v all_o my_o bone_n psal_n 22.16.17_o as_o for_o his_o 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those_o solemn_a and_o holy_a intention_n which_o become_v the_o dignity_n of_o its_o author_n according_o we_o find_v holy_a man_n have_v in_o all_o age_n be_v affect_v with_o it_o and_o some_o to_o the_o inward_a reverence_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v join_v the_o outward_a of_o the_o body_n also_o and_o never_o read_v it_o but_o upon_o their_o knee_n a_o example_n that_o may_v both_o instruct_v and_o reproach_v our_o profaneness_n who_o common_o read_v by_o chance_n and_o at_o a_o venture_n if_o a_o bible_n happen_v in_o our_o way_n we_o take_v it_o up_o as_o we_o will_v do_v a_o romance_n or_o playbook_n only_o herein_o we_o differ_v that_o we_o dismiss_v it_o much_o soon_o and_o retain_v less_o of_o its_o impression_n 18._o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o numa_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v meddle_v with_o divine_a thing_n or_o worship_v the_o god_n in_o pass_v or_o by_o accident_n but_o make_v it_o a_o set_v and_o solemn_a business_n and_o every_o one_o know_v with_o how_o great_a ceremony_n 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