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	soul_n	substance_n	8,320	5	8.4214	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61281	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions never before published / by George Stanhope ...	Stanhope, George, 1660-1728.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5233; ESTC R15305	178,532	482

and_o experience_n and_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o revelation_n abundant_o inform_v we_o hence_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 26._o be_v john_n xvii_o 17._o ephes_n v._o 26._o sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o wash_v of_o water_n and_o to_o be_v 16._o be_v rom_n xv._o 16._o sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n why_o because_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n and_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n be_v the_o mean_n and_o instrument_n of_o our_o sanctification_n 3._o sanctification_n 1_o pet._n i._n 3._o god_n be_v say_v to_o beget_v man_n to_o a_o spiritual_a life_n and_o the_o 15._o the_o 1_o cor._n iu_o 15._o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v say_v to_o beget_v they_o also_o and_o very_o proper_o both_o for_o we_o apply_v argument_n and_o god_n render_v they_o effectual_a our_o people_n attend_v to_o those_o argument_n and_o god_n give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o persuasion_n and_o set_v they_o home_o and_o fix_v they_o upon_o their_o mind_n and_o thus_o convey_v to_o they_o a_o principle_n of_o spiritual_a life_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o our_o ministry_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v sinner_n 31._o sinner_n ezek._n xviii_o 31._o a_o new_a heart_n and_o be_v command_n sinner_n to_o make_v themselves_o a_o 25._o a_o ezek._n xxxvi_o 25._o new_a heart_n and_o what_o can_v any_o reasonable_a reader_n gather_v from_o this_o but_o that_o the_o renew_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o almighty_a god_n with_o our_o own_o endeavour_n st._n paul_n declare_v himself_o 10._o himself_o 1_o cor._n xv._o 10._o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o yet_o declare_v in_o the_o same_o breath_n that_o it_o be_v not_o he_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o he_o the_o plain_a and_o natural_a consequence_n whereof_o be_v that_o the_o labour_n be_v he_o but_o the_o power_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o success_n of_o it_o god_n the_o same_o apostle_n exhort_v the_o philippian_n 13._o philippian_n phil._n ii_o 12_o 13._o to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n because_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o they_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o wherein_o lie_v the_o force_n and_o fitness_n of_o that_o motive_n except_o in_o this_o that_o something_o we_o must_v do_v or_o god_n will_v do_v nothing_o but_o that_o all_o we_o can_v do_v will_v signify_v nothing_o except_o god_n come_v in_o to_o our_o assistance_n and_o do_v something_o too_o the_o point_n before_o we_o may_v be_v far_o confirm_v by_o the_o various_a construction_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v sometime_o oppose_v to_o the_o flesh_n sometime_o to_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o law_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o outward_a ministration_n of_o the_o gospel_n sometime_o the_o inward_a persuasion_n of_o grace_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o the_o best_a inference_n i_o know_v of_o from_o this_o ambiguity_n of_o 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