Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	assembly_n	grace_n	zion_n	30	3	9.1982	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05358	An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1587 (1587)	STC 15511A; ESTC S106904	98,822	213

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the_o day_n wherein_o they_o be_v call_v together_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n 26.8_o psal_n 26.8_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o house_n &_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o honour_n dwell_v 43.3_o psal_n 43.3_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n send_v thy_o light_n &_o thy_o truth_n let_v they_o lead_v i_o let_v they_o bring_v i_o to_o thy_o holy_a mountain_n and_o thy_o tabernacle_n again_o other_o where_n 138.1_o psal_n 138.1_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a heurt_n enen_fw-la before_o the_o god_n will_v i_o praise_v thou_o i_o will_v worship_v towards_o thy_o holy_a temple_n &_o praise_v thy_o name_n because_o of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n &_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n he_o show_v the_o delight_n which_o he_o have_v to_o resort_v to_o the_o public_a congregation_n of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o singular_a pleasure_n &_o contentation_n of_o mind_n he_o receive_v 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10._o matth._n 5._o for_o our_o light_n ought_v not_o to_o lie_v under_o the_o bushel_n but_o to_o be_v set_a on_o high_a upon_o a_o candlestick_n to_o lighten_v all_o those_o that_o come_v into_o the_o house_n we_o ought_v to_o bear_v the_o badge_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n in_o our_o forehead_n 7._o apoc._n 7._o which_o be_v the_o place_n most_o eminent_a and_o apparent_a in_o all_o our_o body_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o hide_v our_o scarf_n nor_o to_o turn_v our_o coat_n nor_o fear_v to_o be_v know_v by_o our_o livery_n to_o the_o soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o have_v die_v for_o we_o not_o secret_o in_o a_o unknown_a corner_n or_o close_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o world_n but_o in_o the_o open_a place_n of_o the_o skull_n where_o they_o have_v wont_a to_o execute_v the_o guilty_a and_o evil_a doer_n 19_o john_n 19_o and_o be_v lift_v up_o on_o high_a on_o the_o cross_n between_o two_o thief_n and_o have_v drink_v &_o swallow_v up_o this_o shame_n &_o 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after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n even_o for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v ●nd_n appear_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o not_o only_a david_n but_o also_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o all_o age_n have_v ever_o in_o her_o great_a afflictio_n seek_v ●nd_v find_v her_o principal_a consolation_n in_o the_o countenance_n of_o god_n let_v we_o therefore_o hear_v what_o she_o say_v turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n 80.3_o psal_n 80.3_o and_o ●ause_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v and_o 〈◊〉_d little_a after_o turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n of_o host_n 7._o vers_fw-la 7._o cause_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o ●e_n say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n also_o 34.5_o psal_n 34.5_o they_o shall_v look_v unto_o he_o and_o run_v unto_o he_o and_o their_o face_n ●hall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a a_o man_n who_o every_o where_n will_v fly_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o seek_v to_o ●ive_a in_o 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delight_n to_o live_v and_o occupy_v with_o the_o other_o which_o be_v true_a &_o daily_a experience_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o when_o we_o power_n out_o either_o our_o joy_n or_o our_o sorrow_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o friend_n such_o communication_n serve_v great_o to_o increase_v the_o one_o and_o diminish_v the_o other_o but_o there_o be_v no_o comparison_n between_o the_o friendship_n of_o man_n which_o be_v inconstant_a and_o uncerteine_a and_o the_o ●ove_n of_o god_n which_o be_v never_o more_o sure_a and_o ready_a then_o when_o all_o the_o other_o fade_v and_o fail_v as_o say_v the_o prophet_n 27.10_o psal_n 27.10_o though_o my_o father_n and_o my_o mother_n shall_v forsake_v i_o yet_o the_o lord_n will_v gather_v i_o up_o ought_v we_o not_o then_o to_o fear_v contrary_a to_o the_o apostate_n lest_o god_n shall_v turn_v away_o his_o love_a countenance_n from_o we_o &_o look_v upon_o we_o with_o a_o angry_a eye_n as_o david_n hide_v not_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o 27.9_o 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