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	scripture_n	6,970	5	5.7262	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91474	The watcher: or, The stone cut out of the mountains without hands, striking at the feet of the image, whose head is gold, and brest of silver, and thighs of brass, and legs of iron, and feet part iron and part clay, Dan. 2. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. Or, A discovery of the ground and end of all forms, professions, sects and opinions, and also how they now are made as friends, and joyn hand in hand against the substance, the life and power of God, which is now made manifest in his sons and daughters (according to his promise) as hath been plainly manifest in several meetings betwixt the people called Quakers, and the people called Baptists, which is here describ'd. And also a description of the true Church, ... / VVritten by a friend to all tender hearted ones, who hunger and thirst after God, who are hoping and seeking in forms for life, to the directing of their mindes, where and how to finde the true light which leads into the true life and power of Godliness, the end of all forms, where I rest with all who in spirit read me, who am known to them who are without, by the name, Iames Parnell.	Parnell, James, 1637?-1656.	1655 (1655)	Wing P541; Thomason E845_18; ESTC R621	62,535	56

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corrupt_a stuff_n for_o i_o know_v there_o be_v none_o there_o that_o own_v thou_o but_o such_o like_a but_o the_o message_n of_o paul_n be_v to_o turn_v people_n mind_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n but_o thou_o strive_v to_o draw_v people_n mind_n from_o the_o light_n within_o 26.18_o act._n 26.18_o to_o the_o dead_a letter_n without_o they_o tell_v they_o that_o be_v the_o light_n and_o that_o be_v the_o word_n and_o so_o thou_o bewitch_v they_o with_o thy_o lie_a divination_n and_o bid_v they_o search_v that_o and_o read_v often_o that_o and_o cleave_v unto_o that_o but_o i_o say_v they_o that_o read_v that_o and_o not_o by_o the_o light_n within_o they_o read_v a_o parable_n and_o it_o be_v unto_o they_o as_o a_o book_n seal_v though_o they_o may_v by_o their_o carnal_a wisdom_n add_v their_o own_o meaning_n but_o that_o must_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n 3.16_o 2_o pet._n 3.16_o for_o such_o be_v unlearned_a and_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o word_n and_o so_o wrest_v 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