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	part_n	soul_n	20,019	5	5.7069	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43724	A continuation of The dialogue between a Christian and a Quaker wherein the truth of those things objected against them in the first part, are fully confirm'd : together with a further account of their perilous and pernitious errors concerning the person of Christ, His satisfaction, justification, sanctification, the ministry, and immediate motions are in this second part, cleerly and plainly represented out of the writings of some of their principal, and most approved leaders / published for the common information of such as either really are, or may be, in danger of being insnared and intangled by them by Thomas Hicks.	Hicks, Thomas, 17th cent.	1673 (1673)	Wing H1919; ESTC R21822	53,818	100

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that_o be_v christ_n jesus_n must_v we_o believe_v that_o this_o just_a be_v not_o indeed_o christ_n jesus_n but_o only_o his_o appearance_n consequent_o when_o the_o scripture_n say_v christ_n be_v crucify_v we_o must_v not_o understand_v it_o be_v christ_n himself_o but_o only_o a_o image_n appearance_n or_o some_o representation_n of_o he_o be_v crucify_v and_o all_o this_o too_o within_o our_o heart_n but_o be_v this_o one_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o say_v be_v necessary_a to_o be_v reveal_v to_o you_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o by_o consequence_n ibid._n p._n 3_o 4._o quak._n now_o thy_o perverse_a and_o cavil_v mind_n discover_v itself_o chr._n do_v you_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v now_o in_o person_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n quak._n he_o be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n but_o i_o can_v believe_v he_o have_v a_o personal_a be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n without_o all_o man_n g._n whitehead_n christ_n ascend_v p._n 18._o christ_n in_o person_n remote_a in_o a_o body_n of_o flesh_n and_o not_o in_o man_n be_v not_o scripture_n but_o add_v ibid._n p._n 69._o chr._n what_o then_o do_v you_o intend_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n be_v there_o quak._n christ_n nor_o god_n right_a hand_n be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v to_o a_o remoteness_n from_o the_o saint_n ibid._n p._n 18._o what_o do_v you_o mean_v by_o god_n right_a hand_n and_o christ_n be_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n that_o will_v seem_v to_o confine_v they_o out_o of_o all_o man_n ibid._n p._n 20_o 21._o chr._n be_v christ_n no_o otherwise_o at_o god_n right_a hand_n then_o as_o he_o be_v in_o you_o quak._n it_o be_v a_o false_a and_o lie_a imagination_n to_o imagine_v either_o christ_n or_o god_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o be_v so_o remote_a as_o not_o to_o dwell_v in_o any_o man_n whitehead_n ibid._n p._n 69._o chr._n be_v the_o heaven_n that_o must_v retain_v he_o till_o 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