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	flesh_n	holy_a	5,168	5	5.0899	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65896	The way of life and perfection livingly demonstrated in some serious animadversions or remarks and answers upon the book entituled The middle way of perfection, with indifferency between the orthodox and the Quaker, herein considered, and the naked truth as it is in Christ Jesus, opened in real love to the souls of men / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1676 (1676)	Wing W1973; ESTC R20758	42,882	60

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sufficien_o answer_v himself_o with_o a_o confutation_n distinguish_v by_o these_o text_n confession_n insert_v in_o the_o next_o section_n sect._n vii_o he_o confess_v that_o other_o text_n say_v that_o the_o regenerate_v do_v not_o sin_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o to_o leave_v undo_v what_o tha●_n require_v as_o the_o condition_n of_o life_n who_o be_v save_v as_o also_o that_o all_o power_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o son_n 14._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v put_v into_o christ_n hand_n to_o be_v command_v

sin_n and_o a_o fall_v short_a in_o duty_n be_v yet_o wipe_v off_o by_o all_o this_o man_n plead_v to_o excuse_n and_o salve_v the_o matter_n sect._n xvii_o and_o now_o whereas_o he_o pretend_v to_o discover_v several_a inconvenience_n that_o follow_v our_o doctrine_n and_o bid_v let_v we_o see_v whether_o they_o do_v not_o require_v more_o heed_n page_n 30._o let_v we_o then_o see_v and_o heed_n what_o inconvenience_n he_o suppose_v do_v follow_v our_o doctrine_n object_n first_o then_o where_o they_o say_v our_o doctrine_n do_v lead_v man_n into_o security_n remissness_n of_o life_n neglect_v of_o their_o duty_n a_o sinful_a course_n how_o must_v their_o doctrine_n hurl_v man_n into_o despair_n and_o lead_v they_o by_o that_o to_o the_o cast_v off_o the_o whole_a care_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n together_o pag._n 30._o an._n no_o such_o inconvenience_n do_v follow_v our_o doctrine_n as_o either_o the_o hurl_v man_n into_o despair_n or_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o cast_v 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