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	work_n	6,979	5	5.5332	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34675	A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death ; whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme, by John Owen ...	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Owen, John, 1616-1683. Of schisme.	1658 (1658)	Wing C6427; ESTC R2830	62,631	184

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condemn_v they_o unto_o death_n unless_o they_o become_v blasphemer_n or_o idolator_n or_o seducer_n to_o idolatry_n what_o christ_n and_o moses_n do_v both_o of_o they_o tolerate_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o toleration_n ans._n 2._o this_o contradiction_n for_o aught_o i_o can_v discern_v labour_v also_o crimine_fw-la falsi_fw-la for_o it_o seem_v a_o manifest_a untruth_n what_o he_o speak_v in_o column_n 2._o that_o the_o brethren_n call_v for_o or_o tolerate_v toleration_n of_o all_o opinion_n and_o deny_v the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o punish_v any_o pretend_v conscience_n mr_n bartlet_n allege_v for_o the_o proof_n hereof_o p._n 128._o say_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o the_o contrary_a he_o prove_v from_o the_o express_a testimony_n of_o mr_n burrough_n mr_n thomas_n goodwin_n and_o other_o of_o that_o way_n the_o 8_o chapt._n touch_v the_o 17_o contradiction_n with_o 18._o 19_o the_o 17_o contradiction_n be_v thus_o set_v forth_o 17._o visible_a saint_n though_o they_o be_v hypocrite_n inward_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o visible_a church_n mr._n hook_n part_n 1._o p._n 14._o 15._o 17._o you_o say_v saint_n in_o outward_a profession_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o congregational_a church_n we_o judge_v that_o real_a saint_n utter_v in_o discourse_n the_o breathe_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o experience_n of_o conversion_n interest_v in_o a_o strict_a conversation_n to_o be_v the_o matter_n dr._n holmes_n epistle_n to_o way_n clear_v pag._n 4._o mr._n bartlet_n speak_v something_o this_o language_n can_v there_o be_v ability_n for_o spiritual_a and_o holy_a service_n where_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v can_v there_o be_v communion_n between_o light_n and_o darkness_n can_v they_o edify_v one_o another_o in_o the_o faith_n that_o have_v not_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n wrought_v in_o they_o model_n p._n 57_o see_v more_o pag._n 103._o ans._n what_o mr_n hooker_n judgement_n be_v be_v express_v in_o that_o first_o column_n what_o my_o own_o be_v declare_v and_o i_o hope_v clear_v in_o the_o holiness_n of_o church-member_n what_o dr_n holmes_n and_o mr_n bartlet_n do_v further_o require_v in_o it_o they_o declare_v what_o church-member_n ought_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la especial_o in_o their_o first_o constitution_n rather_o than_o what_o they_o be_v or_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la especial_o in_o their_o declension_n again_o i_o see_v mr_n bartlet_n speak_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n who_o be_v in_o many_o place_n ignorant_a loose_a profane_a and_o scandalous_a liver_n who_o be_v not_o indeed_o visible_a saint_n pag._n 56._o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v some_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n where_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o visible_a saint_n but_o the_o spirit_n give_v many_o gift_n to_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o as_o to_o judas_n and_o demas_n which_o often_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o regeneration_n of_o he_o that_o receive_v they_o the_o 18_o contradiction_n be_v thus_o state_v 18._o the_o form_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v the_o covenant_n either_o explicit_a or_o implicit_a and_o the_o latter_a be_v sometime_o full_o sufficient_a mr._n h._n surv._n part_n 1._o pag._n 47._o 48_o and_o other_o 18._o you_o say_v a_o implicit_a unite_n viz._n a_o walk_v and_o communicate_v with_o you_o be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n of_o the_o form_n we_o say_v their_o folemne_a confession_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o express_v open_a covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n to_o wake_v with_o such_o a_o body_n of_o saint_n in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o manifest_a form_n d._n holmes_n ibid._n 18._o it_o be_v not_o general_a profession_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o peculiar_a engagement_n and_o appropriation_n to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a body_n mr._n h._n surv._n pag_n 63._o yet_o he_o say_v a_o implicit_a covenant_n be_v sufficient_a ans._n the_o 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