Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	artery_n	blood_n	vein_n	5,874	5	10.2889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67773	A short and sure way to grace and salvation being a necessary and profitable tract, upon three fundamental principles of Christian religion ... : how man was at first created, how he is now corrupted, how he may be again restored : together with the conditions of the covenant of grace, and to whom the promises of the Gospel belong ... / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1658 (1658)	Wing Y185; ESTC R14649	25,252	24

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condemn_v to_o suffer_v eternal_a torment_n in_o hell-fire_n be_v only_o repricve_v for_o a_o time_n sect._n xiii_o and_o so_o much_o of_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o pravity_n naughtiness_n and_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n psal._n 51._o 5._o now_o of_o actual_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n 1_o john_n 3._o 4._o when_o evil_a thought_n be_v consent_v unto_o and_o perform_v in_o outward_a deed_n james_n 1._o 15._o touch_v which_o we_o be_v to_o know_v and_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v spiritual_a and_o therefore_o require_v not_o only_o outward_a obedience_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n but_o also_o inward_a in_o mind_n and_o heart_n and_o that_o chief_o neither_o do_v it_o forbid_v only_o the_o commit_n of_o outward_a sin_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n but_o also_o all_o the_o secret_a corruption_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n rom._n 7._o 13_o 14_o 15._o matth._n 5._o 21_o 22_o 27_o 28._o 1_o john_n 3._o 15._o again_o where_o 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