Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	appear_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	24	3	8.6187	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94294	A discourse of the right of the Church in a Christian state: by Herbert Thorndike.	Thorndike, Herbert, 1598-1672.	1649 (1649)	Wing T1045; Thomason E1232_1; ESTC R203741	232,634	531

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without_o exception_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o obey_v which_o manifest_o infer_v the_o profession_n of_o all_o christianity_n and_o the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o same_o and_o upon_o these_o term_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n how_o to_o deny_v that_o upon_o this_o condition_n the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v promise_v life_n everlasting_a and_o the_o eunuch_n of_o aethiopia_n admit_v to_o baptism_n that_o be_v to_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o title_n to_o life_n everlasting_a according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v here_o p._n 16._o that_o in_o danger_n of_o death_n or_o when_o there_o appear_v a_o ardent_a zeal_n to_o christianity_n man_n be_v admit_v to_o baptism_n without_o regular_a trial_n to_o wit_n upon_o the_o free_a and_o zealous_a profession_n of_o christianity_n so_o philip_n be_v order_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o give_v baptism_n on_o the_o like_a term_n as_o the_o church_n use_v to_o do_v but_o this_o make_v no_o alteration_n in_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o 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lord_n christ_n be_v represent_v by_o baptism_n otherwise_o and_o so_o the_o exception_n that_o be_v take_v against_o the_o baptism_n of_o novatianus_n be_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o vi_o 43._o have_v water_n pour_v about_o he_o in_o bed_n because_o of_o his_o sickness_n so_o the_o solemnity_n of_o drench_a be_v due_n though_o i_o show_v afore_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o exception_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o resolution_n to_o christianity_n who_o will_v not_o undertake_v to_o profess_v it_o while_n persecution_n appear_v for_o if_o that_o have_v not_o be_v the_o solemnity_n will_v not_o have_v be_v avoid_v the_o veil_n of_o woman_n in_o the_o church_n which_o the_o apostle_n require_v 1_o cor._n xi_o that_o it_o be_v to_o cover_v their_o face_n though_o lay_v upon_o the_o head_n i_o

be_v prove_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o colossian_n i_o 7._o and_o therefore_o a_o evangelist_n to_o they_o but_o no_o appearance_n of_o any_o commission_n to_o govern_v that_o church_n his_o charge_n to_o the_o colossian_n not_o hinder_v his_o employment_n to_o s._n paul_n from_o the_o philippian_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o commission_n give_v timothy_n and_o titus_n by_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v temporary_a that_o he_o be_v no_o sober_a man_n that_o will_v give_v they_o to_o he_o who_o charge_n be_v intend_v to_o cease_v to_o morrow_n hence_o we_o have_v a_o competent_a reason_n why_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o power_n never_o be_v because_o the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o that_o time_n bear_v another_o quality_n of_o apostle_n evangelist_n or_o apostle_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o which_o while_o they_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o inferior_n presbyter_n the_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o epiphanius_n his_o greek_a as_o in_o the_o jew_n writing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o in_o those_o time_n also_o whereof_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n speak_v there_o be_v one_o set_v over_o the_o rest_n though_o all_o go_v by_o one_o name_n because_o we_o know_v that_o in_o the_o great_a consistory_n whether_o at_o jerusalem_n or_o in_o their_o dispersion_n so_o it_o be_v always_o by_o this_o correspondence_n have_v show_v afore_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o consistory_n be_v that_o which_o the_o church_n succeed_v the_o synagogue_n in_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o the_o seem_a difficulty_n of_o this_o little_a objection_n be_v remove_v to_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n i_o add_v only_o a_o reply_n to_o the_o answer_n that_o be_v now_o bring_v that_o angel_n stand_v 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to_o stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iu_o 6._o that_o be_v two_o at_o the_o two_o before_o corner_n and_o two_o at_o the_o two_o hind_a corner_n of_o the_o throne_n for_o otherwise_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v how_o they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o stand_v both_o round_a about_o the_o throne_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o throne_n which_o the_o test_n say_v express_o that_o be_v in_o the_o distance_n between_o the_o throne_n and_o the_o presbyter_n seat_n which_o word_n can_v have_v no_o sense_n if_o we_o conceive_v the_o iv_o creature_n to_o stand_v where_o the_o iv_o sandard_n of_o the_o camp_n stand_v beside_o the_o lamb_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vii_o 6._o which_o be_v more_o express_o say_v v._o 6._o to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n creature_n and_o elder_n which_o word_n express_o describe_v that_o compass_n of_o a_o half_a circle_n which_o the_o throne_n environ_v with_o the_o iv_o creature_n and_o the_o xxiv_o 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