Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	faith_n	grace_n	8,077	5	5.8830	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30136	A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1672 (1672)	Wing B5506; ESTC R36326	44,845	152

21._o i_o believe_v that_o when_o he_o come_v his_o saint_n shall_v have_v a_o reward_n of_o grace_n for_o all_o their_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n which_o they_o show_v to_o his_o name_n in_o the_o world_n and_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v his_o own_o reward_n according_a to_o his_o own_o labour_n and_o then_o shall_v every_o man_n have_v praise_n of_o god_n and_o behold_v i_o come_v quick_o and_o my_o reward_n be_v with_o i_o to_o give_v to_o every_o man_n according_a as_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v wherefore_o my_o belove_a brethren_n be_v steadfast_a unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o asmuch_o as_o you_o know_v your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n know_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n you_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o inheritance_n for_o you_o serve_v the_o lord_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3.8_o chap._n 4.5_o rev._n 22.12_o 1_o cor._n 15_o 58._o col_fw-fr 3_o 24._o how_o christ_n be_v make_v we_o or_o by_o what_o 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and_o the_o justifyer_n of_o he_o that_o believe_v on_o jesus_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o you_o therefore_o man_n and_o brethren_n that_o through_o this_o man_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o he_o all_o that_o believe_v be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n from_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n rome_n 7.24_o act._n 16.31_o rome_n 3.24.25_o act._n 13.38_o 39_o 4._o i_o believe_v that_o this_o faith_n as_o it_o respect_v the_o imputation_n of_o this_o righteousness_n for_o justification_n before_o god_n do_v put_v forth_o itself_o in_o such_o act_n as_o pure_o respect_v the_o offer_n of_o a_o gift_n it_o receive_v accept_v of_o embrace_v or_o trust_v to_o it_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o jesus_n christ_n come_v 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