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	heart_n	7,913	5	5.2011	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65069	Tēs pisteōs elegchos, or, The reason of faith briefly discuss'd in a sermon, preach'd at Pauls before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, &c., the third of October, 1658, and publish'd by the order of his lordship, and Court of Aldermen / by Peter Vinke ...	Timoreus, Theophilus.	1659 (1659)	Wing V562; ESTC R39404	19,583	36

1.18_o 2_o cor._n 1.18_o but_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n yea_o that_o be_v like_v himself_o who_o be_v the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o evermore_o hebr._n 13.8_o man_n indeed_o too_o ordinary_o dress_v religion_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v their_o god_n or_o as_o the_o papist_n do_v their_o image_n according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o think_v that_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o more_o in_o it_o but_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n will_v not_o set_v his_o seal_n in_o water_n in_o a_o fluid_a transitory_a imagination_n or_o opinion_n but_o in_o wax_n in_o that_o understanding_n which_o though_o ductile_a and_o flexible_a be_v fit_a to_o retain_v those_o impression_n which_o his_o spirit_n shall_v make_v in_o it_o second_o faith_n differ_v from_o opinion_n in_o that_o opinion_n be_v only_a matter_n of_o speculation_n faith_n be_v practical_a also_o the_o seat_n of_o opinion_n be_v only_o the_o head_n but_o 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