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	promise_n	5,503	5	7.2516	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56582	The path of life and the way that leadeth down to the chambers of death, or, The steps to hell and the steps to heaven in which all men may see their ways, how far they have gone downwards to destruction, that they may make hast to recover themselves, least by taking the next step downwards to their everlasting misery they be not necessitated to take the 7, 8, and 9, and then there be no remedy ... : set forth in copper prints that by the outward and visible we may the easier see that which is inward and invisible.	Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P715; ESTC R217054	26,570	62

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vocation_n call_v be_v a_o work_n of_o you_o spirit_n whereby_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o be_v he_o he_o bring_v to_o know_v it_o and_o by_o the_o call_n of_o the_o outw●rd_n word_n and_o inward_a spi●●●_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o a_o hop_n as_o work_n you_o heart_n to_o morning_n and_o brokenness_n and_o be_v turn_v from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o saton_n to_o god_n ●_z 26_o act_n 18_o i._n vocation_n call_v be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o voice_n and_o call_v of_o the_o outward_a word_n and_o inward_a spi●it_n cry_v to_o their_o soul_n thus_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n and_o return_n to_o i_o come_v out_o of_o thy_o former_a corrupt_a estate_n of_o sin_n subjection_n to_o satan_n curse_n misery_n lewd_a custom_n error_n of_o the_o wicked_a hell_n and_o return_v to_o the_o blessedness_n which_o thou_o have_v lose_v call_v be_v that_o whole_a workmanship_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o pull_v the_o soul_n from_o a_o bad_a 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what_o do_v he_o he_o choose_v a_o uncertain_a hope_n before_o a_o certain_a death_n here_o i_o die_v here_o i_o may_v live_v if_o i_o may_v escape_v how_o happy_a be_v i_o the_o reed_n be_v offer_v i_o to_o save_v i_o i_o can_v but_o perish_v if_o i_o perish_v i_o perish_v but_o i_o will_v sure_o make_v towards_o it_o i_o will_v not_o perish_v wilful_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n let_v there_o be_v no_o crevice_n of_o light_n but_o thou_o may_v spy_v it_o for_o as_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v loose_a heart_n to_o be_v beat_v from_o their_o hold_n so_o he_o study_v how_o to_o speak_v to_o faint_a heart_n lest_o they_o fail_v isa._n 57.18_o god_n

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till_o it_o obtain_v it_o the_o quicken_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n whereby_o the_o lord_n infuse_v this_o life_n of_o god_n into_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o save_v the_o soul_n break_v through_o the_o manifold_a struggle_v and_o strife_n which_o self_n and_o unbelief_n do_v work_v within_o herself_o do_v obey_v the_o voice_n and_o command_n of_o the_o promise_n that_o so_o it_o may_v live_v as_o we_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o fruit_n have_v many_o change_n pang_n and_o strive_v within_o the_o womb_n ere_o it_o come_v to_o the_o birth_n so_o here_o the_o soul_n have_v manifold_a resistance_n and_o opposition_n in_o herself_o against_o the_o promise_n but_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o say_v of_o herself_o whether_o she_o shall_v live_v or_o no_o often_o give_v over_o the_o promise_n as_o to_o good_a discourage_v herself_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o body_n of_o death_n which_o still_o abide_v and_o a_o weak_a base_a heart_n choose_v to_o lie_v 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