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	life_n	quicken_v	5,163	5	10.2542	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78566	A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers. Written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Will. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.	Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Joseph.	1693 (1693)	Wing C1934; ESTC R229320	34,744	78

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17._o 10._o ro._n 8._o 27._o rev._n 2._o 23_o amos._n 4._o 13._o jer._n 31._o 33_o 34._o ezek._n 36._o 26._o 27._o joel_n 2._o 28_o 29._o act._n 2._o i6_n 17_o 18._o isa_n 54._o i3_n mat._n 11._o 27._o isa_n 42._o 7._o &_o 61._o 1._o show_v he_o his_o thought_n that_o he_o have_v and_o will_v remember_v this_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v not_o forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a in_o perform_v those_o bountiful_a promise_n make_v in_o time_n pass_v to_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o place_v his_o law_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o put_v his_o truth_n in_o our_o inward_a part_n in_o pour_v out_o of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o man_n in_o become_v our_o teacher_n and_o give_v we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o through_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v come_v to_o open_v our_o blind_a eye_n and_o to_o bring_v we_o that_o be_v bind_v in_o darkness_n out_o of_o the_o prisonhouse_n who_o have_v 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knowledge_n 18._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 18._o of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o a_o great_a acquaintance_n with_o that_o true_a inward_a spiritual_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n 20._o rev._n 3._o 20._o with_o he_o wherein_o he_o sup_v with_o his_o saint_n and_o they_o with_o he_o and_o receive_v life_n by_o he_o who_o dwell_v in_o they_o 30._o eph._n 5._o 30._o and_o they_o in_o he_o as_o the_o member_n be_v join_v to_o the_o head_n and_o partake_v of_o its_o life_n and_o live_v by_o it_o or_o the_o branch_n to_o the_o vine_n which_o receive_v 5._o joh._n 15._o 5._o life_n virtue_n and_o nourishment_n from_o he_o whereby_o fruit_n be_v bring_v forth_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o well-pleasing_a to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o we_o participate_v hereof_o once_o a_o month_n or_o quarter_n but_o as_o the_o jew_n have_v their_o manna_n 21._o exod._n 16._o 21._o fresh_a every_o morning_n so_o ought_v we_o to_o receive_v a_o daily_a supply_n and_o renew_v of_o 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