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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59215	Rex theologus the preachers guard and guide in his double duty of prayer and preaching : deduced from scripture, reason, and the best examples : in three parts ...	Seppens, Robert.	1664 (1664)	Wing S2560; ESTC R37366	44,281	75

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that_o work_n and_o whereby_o their_o doctrine_n become_v authentic_a and_o divine_a as_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o hearer_n be_v without_o further_a inquiry_n to_o be_v resolve_v into_o it_o as_o into_o a_o divine_a revelation_n in_o which_o sense_n alone_o st._n paul_n word_n be_v verifiable_a rom._n 10.14_o 17._o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n how_o shall_v they_o hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n etc._n etc._n i_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o man_n dare_v the_o pope_n except_v to_o who_o some_o of_o his_o vain_a flatterer_n presume_v to_o attribute_v infallibility_n assume_v to_o preach_v in_o such_o a_o notion_n as_o to_o make_v his_o doctrine_n that_o whereinto_o auditorum_fw-la side_n ultimo_fw-la resolvitur_fw-la which_o if_o not_o then_o there_o be_v not_o par_fw-fr ratio_fw-la nor_o par_fw-fr obligatio_fw-la nor_o par_fw-fr potestas_fw-la between_o we_o and_o the_o apostle_n as_o to_o the_o strict_a notion_n and_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clem._n alexan._n in_o lib._n 1._o stro_fw-la the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n by_o write_v of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v evangelist_n and_o do_v preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o unbielever_n by_o write_v of_o their_o epistle_n they_o do_v teach_v the_o church_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n do_v call_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n his_o gospel_n rom._n 2.16_o solomon_n be_v a_o famous_a preacher_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o preach_v otherwise_o then_o by_o write_v the_o prophet_n be_v preacher_n too_o but_o they_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v command_v to_o write_v his_o vision_n and_o revelation_n impart_v to_o he_o chap._n 30.2_o mr._n calvin_n say_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o isaiah_n prophet_n be_v mos_fw-la fuit_fw-la postquam_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la populo_fw-la nunciare_fw-la paucis_fw-la summam_fw-la rerum_fw-la complecti_fw-la &_o valvis_fw-la templi_fw-la praefigere_fw-la it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o deelare_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o people_n to_o contract_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o writing_n and_o fix_v it_o upon_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n last_o there_o be_v a_o preach_v in_o one_o own_o person_n and_o a_o preach_v by_o proxy_n a_o preach_v in_o one_o own_o person_n thus_o christ_n himself_o preach_v while_o he_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n preach_v where_o they_o come_v themselves_o then_o there_o be_v a_o preach_n by_o proxy_n and_o thus_o christ_n himself_o preach_v after_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n ephes_n 2.17_o he_o come_v and_o preach_v peace_n unto_o you_o i._n e._n by_o his_o apostle_n and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n preach_v where_o they_o come_v not_o themselves_o by_o the_o evangelist_n there_o substitute_n from_o these_o kind_n of_o preach_v i_o shall_v deduce_v two_o or_o 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