Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	beget_v	father_n	son_n	11,645	5	6.8465	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44438	The fourth (and last) volume of discourses, or sermons, on several scriptures by Exekiel Hopkins ...	Hopkins, Ezekiel, 1634-1690.	1696 (1696)	Wing H2734; ESTC R43261	196,621	503

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therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o place_n rom._n 8.15_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v 8.15_o rom._n 8.15_o imply_v that_o those_o terror_n that_o seize_v upon_o the_o conscience_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o bring_v ourselves_o into_o bondage_n under_o sin_n and_o he_o bring_v we_o into_o bondage_n under_o fear_n if_o therefore_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o who_o be_v a_o secure_a sinner_n be_v sudden_o surprise_v with_o fearful_a and_o tremble_a thought_n concern_v thy_o present_a state_n of_o sin_n and_o thy_o future_a state_n of_o wrath_n beware_v thou_o listen_v not_o to_o any_o that_o will_v persuade_v thou_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o fit_a of_o melancholy_n or_o a_o temptation_n of_o satan_n to_o drive_v thou_o to_o despair_n but_o know_v assure_o thy_o conscience_n be_v now_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o he_o raise_v those_o tempest_n of_o fear_n in_o thou_o and_o as_o usual_o 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