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	die_v	soul_n	9,910	5	5.9194	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28292	Sermons preached on several occasions shewing 1. the saints relief in time of exigency, 2. The admirableness of divine providence, 3. A prisoner at liberty, and his judge in bonds, 4. The most remarkable man upon earth, or, the true portraicture of a saint / by Samuel Blackerby ....; Sermons. Selections	Blackerby, Samuel.	1674 (1674)	Wing B3070; ESTC R23157	148,255	274

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all_o go_v yet_o the_o heart_n be_v bear_v up_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n as_o habakkuk_n be_v hab._n 3.17_o and_o also_o when_o all_o be_v enjoy_v 11._o deut._n 3.8_o 10_o 11._o god_n may_v have_v the_o glory_n and_o praise_n of_o all_o deut._n 6.9_o 10_o 11._o o_o beloved_n maintain_v a_o constant_a sense_n of_o divine_a fullness_n upon_o your_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o make_v god_n his_o all_o and_o to_o know_v he_o to_o be_v so_o but_o to_o present_a god_n thus_o always_o to_o his_o mind_n and_o spirit_n what_o be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v worth_a a_o vast_a estate_n if_o he_o be_v unmindful_a of_o it_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o rich_a yet_o he_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o poor_a and_o so_o live_v a_o deject_a and_o a_o disconsolate_a life_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o a_o christian_a though_o he_o make_v god_n his_o portion_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v unmindful_a of_o god_n his_o comfort_n will_v fade_v and_o fall_v and_o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o creature_n his_o heart_n will_v be_v too_o much_o elevate_v and_o puff_v up_o if_o he_o forget_v he_o who_o fill_v all_o in_o all_o forgetfulness_n of_o god_n either_o raise_v a_o man_n too_o high_a or_o else_o cast_v he_o down_o too_o low_a he_o that_o forget_v god_n will_v either_o be_v proud_a or_o else_o despondent_a 2._o be_v god_n your_o portion_n then_o be_v content_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v heb._n 13.5_o what_o though_o thou_o have_v not_o enough_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o thou_o have_v enough_o in_o god_n and_o though_o thou_o have_v not_o a_o self-sufficiency_n yet_o thou_o have_v a_o all-sufficiency_n god_n be_v thou_o all._n let_v not_o this_o trouble_v thou_o that_o the_o world_n can_v be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o or_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o all_o that_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v thou_o in_o kind_n for_o thou_o have_v more_o in_o god_n remember_v this_o that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n consist_v 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needful_a for_o thou_o psa_fw-la 34.9_o 10._o what_o thou_o can_v not_o enjoy_v in_o the_o creature_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v in_o god_n himself_o a_o christian_n motto_n may_v be_v this_o nil_fw-la habeo_fw-la nil_fw-la careo_fw-la nil_fw-la curo_fw-la i_o have_v nothing_o self-denial_n have_v out_v i_o of_o all_o all_o be_v to_o he_o as_o nothing_o i_o want_v nothing_o for_o he_o have_v all_o in_o god_n i_o take_v care_n for_o nothing_o for_o he_o look_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o provision_n a_o cark_n solicitous_a man_n take_v god_n office_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n for_o god_n have_v make_v it_o his_o work_n to_o take_v the_o care_n of_o his_o people_n and_o have_v make_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o be_v careful_a for_o nothing_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o there_o be_v a_o double_a care_n 1._o cura_fw-la officii_fw-la 2._o cura_fw-la eventus_fw-la first_o there_o be_v a_o care_n of_o duty_n and_o so_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o labour_n in_o that_o call_n wherein_o god_n have_v set_v he_o 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