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	holy_a	scripture_n	6,955	5	5.9774	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49871	A message to the Philadelphian Society whithersoever dispersed over the whole earth. Together with, a call to the several gathered churches among Protestants in this nation of England. By J. Lead.	Lead, Jane, 1623-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing L787; ESTC R224146	30,710	139

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true_a and_o there_o must_v certain_o be_v a_o woe_n unto_o those_o who_o be_v rich_a in_o spirit_n because_o they_o can_v be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o a_o poor_a spirit_n be_v at_o this_o day_n so_o much_o ridicule_v and_o be_v even_o proverbial_o become_v a_o reproach_n among_o those_o who_o call_v themselves_o christian_n and_o profess_v themselves_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n who_o be_v so_o eminent_o poor_a in_o his_o spirit_n above_o all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n yet_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o run_v counter_a to_o that_o of_o man_n and_o charge_n his_o prudence_n with_o folly_n will_v have_v that_o to_o be_v honour_v which_o he_o have_v dishonour_v and_o will_v have_v that_o to_o be_v dishonour_v which_o he_o have_v most_o of_o all_o honour_a and_o pride_v himself_o in_o for_o that_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o scorn_n the_o contempt_n and_o offscouring_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o day_n when_o god_n will_v bind_v 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which_o have_v be_v and_o be_v separate_o prepare_v be_v now_o call_v together_o by_o the_o harmonious_a sound_v o●_n the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o god●_n ●_z such_o as_o have_v only_o a_o name_n to_o be_v alive_a but_o be_v dead_a may_v not_o hear_v these_o sound_v to_o call_v they_o yet_o as_o these_o shall_v grow_v loud_o it_o be_v not_o despair_v but_o that_o even_o the_o dead_a and_o those_o that_o stick_v most_o in_o the_o lifeless_a sardian_n constitution_n shall_v hear_v their_o voice_n and_o be_v bring_v into_o this_o live_a glorious_a structure_n yea_o o_o god_n let_v the_o dead_a hear_v thy_o voice_n amen_n let_v the_o dead_a hear_v thy_o voice_n amen_o haleluia_o let_v they_o hear_v thy_o sweet_a sound_n and_o come_v with_o sing_v into_o thy_o temple_n amen_o hallelujah_a let_v thy_o voice_n break_v the_o cedar_n of_o lebanon_n and_o the_o oak_n of_o bashan_n let_v it_o shake_v the_o wilderness_n and_o let_v every_o one_o in_o thy_o temple_n hear_v it_o speak_v of_o thy_o 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