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	speak_v	word_n	9,283	5	4.1967	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38575	A treatise of excommunication wherein 'tis fully, learnedly, and modestly demonstrated that there is no warrant ... for excommunicating any persons ... whilst they make an outward profession of the true Christian faith / written originally in Latine by ... Thomas Erastus ... about the year 1568.; Explicatio gravissimae quaestionis utrum excommunicatio. English	Erastus, Thomas, 1524-1583.	1682 (1682)	Wing E3218; ESTC R20859	61,430	96

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o deliver_v so_o unquestionable_o demonstrate_v that_o any_o lover_n of_o truth_n can_v but_o sit_v down_o satisfy_v under_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o but_o sixthly_a the_o follow_a word_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n give_v far_o testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o interpretation_n and_o be_v a_o convince_a demonstration_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o this_o wicked_a one_o as_o of_o one_o who_o death_n be_v at_o hand_n seven_o and_o last_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 2._o v._n 6._o which_o we_o translate_v punishment_n but_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v render_v censure_n argue_v he_o be_v not_o expulse_v from_o the_o sacrament_n for_o in_o its_o primitive_a signification_n it_o be_v put_v for_o chide_v censure_v reprove_v or_o rebuke_v and_o the_o like_a as_o interpreter_n common_o translate_v it_o not_o for_o 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