Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	dead_a	sin_n	7,124	5	5.2250	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51839	XVIII sermons on the second chapter of the 2d Epistle to the Thessalonians containing the description, rise, growth, and fall of Antichrist : with divers cautions and arguments to establish Christians against the apostacy of the Church of Rome : very necessary for these times / by that late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1679 (1679)	Wing M522; ESTC R7577	216,743	470

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43._o it_o be_v sow_v in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n it_o be_v sow_v in_o dishohonour_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o glory_n it_o be_v sow_v a_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n 1._o impassibility_n do_v not_o only_o exclude_v corruption_n for_o so_o the_o body_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v preserve_v for_o ever_o but_o all_o grievance●_n and_o pain_n rev._n 21.4_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n 2._o for_o glory_n a_o shine_a brightness_n the_o righteous_a shall_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o father_n matth._n 13.43_o stephen_n face_n shine_v in_o this_o life_n as_o it_o be_v the_o face_n of_o a_o angel_n act_v 6.15_o and_o moses_n his_o face_n shine_v by_o converse_n with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 34.30_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v liken_v unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n phil._n 3.21_o in_o the_o transfiguration_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o raiment_n do_v shine_v as_o 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man_n mouth_n have_v not_o i_o the_o lord_n the_o latter_a can_v be_v say_v because_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o goodness_n psal._n 25.8_o good_a and_o upright_o be_v the_o lord_n therefore_o will_v he_o teach_v sinner_n the_o way_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o great_a and_o universal_a king_n shall_v give_v a_o law_n to_o mankind_n and_o speak_v so_o dark_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o sure_a direction_n from_o thence_o nor_o be_v able_a to_o know_v his_o mind_n in_o any_o of_o the_o duty_n god_n have_v require_v of_o we_o or_o expose_v we_o to_o great_a difficulty_n and_o hardship_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o plain_o express_v his_o will_n to_o we_o man_n will_v never_o leave_v write_v and_o distinguish_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o duty_n sure_o he_o that_o will_v venture_v his_o all_o for_o christ_n sake_n have_v need_n of_o a_o clear_a warrant_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o for_o none_o will_v hazard_v all_o that_o be_v near_o and_o 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or_o whether_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o so_o to_o they_o that_o pray_v much_o james_z 1.5_o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v it_o of_o god_n that_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o upbraid_v not_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o they_o that_o thus_o sincere_o endeavour_v to_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n will_v come_v to_o a_o sound_a establish_a judgement_n in_o the_o truth_n ii_o a_o christian_n that_o be_v thus_o establish_v be_v fortify_v against_o spirit_n word_n or_o write_v or_o all_o suggestion_n that_o may_v perplex_v his_o mind_n 1._o against_o pretend_a revelation_n call_v here_o spirit_n 1._o because_o have_v his_o mind_n thus_o settle_v he_o may_v bold_o defy_v all_o revelation_n pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_a gal._n 1.8_o though_o we_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n than_o we_o have_v preach_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v any_o doctrine_n if_o divers_a or_o different_a from_o or_o beside_o the_o write_a word_n 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god_n reveal_v it_o and_o that_o so_o often_o by_o saint_n t_o paul_n by_o saint_n t_o john_n in_o so_o many_o prophetical_a representation_n of_o it_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o curiosity_n to_o search_v into_o thing_n reveal_v but_o to_o intrude_v ourselves_o into_o thing_n hide_v and_o which_o god_n have_v put_v under_o a_o vail_n of_o secrecy_n it_o be_v true_a man_n must_v know_v their_o measure_n and_o not_o attempt_v to_o run_v before_o they_o can_v go_v and_o venture_v upon_o obscure_a point_n before_o well_o verse_v in_o plain_a and_o it_o be_v true_a in_o more_o abstruse_a point_n man_n must_v not_o rash_o define_v but_o sober_o and_o modest_o to_o inquire_v and_o compare_v prediction_n with_o plain_a event_n this_o be_v no_o way_n culpable_a to_o reprove_v those_o that_o be_v so_o impatient_a of_o give_v a_o

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