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	holy_a	life_n	6,877	5	4.4602	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85868	A sermon of the saints judging the world. Preached at the Assizes holden in Huntingdon, March 13. 1648. by John Gaule, Minister of the Word in Great Staughton.	Gaule, John, 1604?-1687.	1649 (1649)	Wing G380; Thomason E549_8; ESTC R205625	21,828	31

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our_o high_a priest_n that_o he_o be_v holy_a and_o harmless_a hebr._n 7.26_o and_o such_o a_o one_o become_v we_o both_o to_o believe_v and_o imitate_v and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a act_n of_o his_o office_n not_o only_o to_o make_v we_o holy_a and_o unblameable_a but_o to_o preserve_v and_o present_v we_o so_o eph._n 1.4_o &_o 5.27_o col_fw-fr 1.22_o 1_o thes_n 2.9_o &_o 3.13_o the_o place_n give_v we_o to_o note_v plain_o that_o he_o that_o be_v a_o saint_n or_o holy_a in_o his_o person_n must_v also_o be_v a_o innocent_a or_o unblamable_a in_o his_o action_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o in_o his_o affection_n also_o unblamable_a or_o unreprovable_a both_o as_o from_o his_o own_o boar_n and_o conscience_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o report_n and_o witness_v of_o godly_a and_o faithful_a man_n neither_o willing_o give_v occasion_n as_o the_o several_a word_n import_v for_o private_a scandal_n to_o complain_v nor_o for_o public_a justice_n to_o call_v in_o 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of_o their_o saintship_n psalm_n 31.23_o o_o love_v the_o lord_n all_o you_o his_o saint_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n their_o love_n be_v defective_a to_o none_o eph._n 1.4_o holy_a and_o without_o blame_n in_o love_n but_o excessive_a and_o abound_a to_o those_o of_o their_o like_a your_o love_n unto_o all_o the_o saint_n eph._n 1.15_o col._n 1.4_o 5._o wisdom_n and_o that_o of_o extraordinary_a revelation_n as_o touch_v particular_a promise_n psalm_n 89.19_o thou_o speak_v in_o vision_n to_o thy_o holy_a one_o etc._n etc._n of_o ordinary_a illumination_n in_o the_o perpetual_a truth_n col._n 1.26_o the_o mystery_n which_o have_v be_v lay_v from_o age_n and_o from_o generation_n be_v now_o make_v manifest_a to_o his_o saint_n the_o saint_n of_o old_a exceed_v we_o in_o legal_a vision_n but_o we_o transcend_v they_o in_o evangelicall_n illumination_n our_o mysterious_a way_n comparative_o hide_v to_o they_o their_o miraculous_a way_n superlative_o hide_v to_o we_o how_o great_a 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