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	soul_n	16,669	5	5.2335	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14944	A moste frutefull, piththye and learned treatise, how a christen ma[n] ought to behaue himself in the dau[n]ger of death	Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554. aut	1555 (1555)	STC 25251; ESTC S100738	68,910	312

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and_o increase_v my_o faith_n that_o sin_n death_n the_o devil_n and_o hell_n do_v i_o no_o harm_n thou_o be_v strong_a and_o mighty_a they_o they_o that_o be_v only_o my_o trust_n and_o confydence_n o_o lord_n the_o flesh_n be_v feeble_a &_o unpacient_a lie_v not_o thou_o my_o weakness_n to_o mi_fw-mi charge_n but_o burn_v smite_v prycke_n and_o plague_n as_o thou_o wylte_n thyself_o chrystyan_n patience_n and_o lowliness_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o chrystyan_n only_a ibesech_v the_o grant_v i_o patience_n and_o lowelynesse_n of_o mind_n be_v thou_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o this_o far_a iournei_n which_o i_o have_v now_o to_o go_v in_o a_o unknowen_a land_n now_o show_v thyself_o unto_o my_o poor_a soul_n so_o as_o it_o may_v feel_v that_o thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n my_o help_n proteccyon_n defence_n comfort_n castle_n my_o sure_a stony_a rock_n my_o safeguard_n my_o treasure_n prosperyte_n health_n and_o welfare_n i_o yield_v myself_o whole_o unto_o thou_o with_o soul_n and_o body_n let_v i_o never_o be_v confound_v help_v also_o enemy_n prayer_n for_o the_o enemy_n o_o heavenly_a father_n that_o accord_v unto_o thy_o commandment_n i_o may_v love_v my_o enemy_n and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o have_v hurt_v i_o c._n math_n 5._o c_o roma_n 12_o b._n c._n and_o bring_v to_o pass_v through_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n that_o all_o they_o who_o i_o have_v do_v harm_n unto_o may_v also_o forgeve_v i_o to_o the_o commodity_n and_o health_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n for_o it_o rew_v i_o and_o sorry_a i_o be_o that_o at_o any_o time_n i_o have_v break_v christian_a love_n and_o charytie_n and_o beguile_v desceave_v or_o offend_v any_o man_n with_o evil_a ensample_n or_o with_o to_o few_o benefit_n i_o beseech_v the_o o_o lord_n through_o jesus_n christ_n forgeve_v thou_o all_o they_o that_o ever_o have_v hurt_v i_o in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n man_n prayer_n for_o everi_n man_n to_o thy_o faythfulnes_n and_o protection_n o_o dear_a father_n i_o commit_v all_o 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say_v into_o thin_a hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n even_o so_o now_o lord_n commend_v i_o my_o poor_a soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n o_o thou_o holy_a spirit_n ghost_n prayer_n to_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n great_a be_v the_o anguish_n and_o distress_n of_o my_o heart_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o for_o jesus_n christ_n sake_n i_o be_o afflict_v &_o so_o be_v many_o more_o o_o vouchsafe_v thou_o to_o illuminate_v comfort_n &_o strengthen_v i_o and_o they_o unto_o all_o goodness_n convey_v thou_o and_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o all_o trouble_n and_o fail_v we_o not_o neither_o forsake_v we_o for_o evermore_o amen_n ¶_o a_o form_n of_o praise_n and_o thanks_n geve_v the_o .33_o chapter_n father_n thank_n geve_v to_o god_n the_o father_n o_o almighty_a eternal_a merciful_a god_n and_o father_n i_o laud_v and_o praise_v the_o that_o thou_o have_v create_v i_o a_o reasonable_a man_n and_o as_o a_o father_n haste_v preserve_v i_o to_o this_o hour_n keep_v i_o from_o great_a danger_n ever_o 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