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
A46702	The vvorks of heaven upon earth, or, The eccellencie of praise and thanksgiving in part displayed in a sermon, inlarged into a treatise, preached at Taunton in the county of Somerset May 11. 1648, being the day set apart for the annuall commemoration of the deliverance of that town, by the reliefe which they received on May 11. anno 1645 / by Henry Jeanes ...	Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing J513; ESTC R20545	60,248	86

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we_o from_o the_o heathen_a that_o we_o may_v give_v thanks_o to_o thy_o holy_a name_n and_o glory_n in_o thy_o praise_n psal_n 9.13.14_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n consider_v my_o trouble_n which_o i_o suffer_v of_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o thou_o that_o lift_v i_o up_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n that_o i_o may_v show_v forth_o all_o thy_o praise_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n as_o also_o psal_n 142.6_o 7._o attend_v unto_o my_o cry_n etc._n etc._n deliver_v i_o from_o my_o persecuter_n etc._n etc._n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o prison_n that_o i_o may_v praise_v thy_o name_n 4._o thanksgiving_n transcend_v petition_n because_o we_o be_v natural_o more_o unable_a for_o and_o averse_a from_o it_o than_o petition_n for_o in_o our_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o disability_n unto_o and_o a_o aversation_n from_o as_o all_o good_a thing_n so_o especial_o the_o best_a thing_n the_o most_o spiritual_a and_o refine_a duty_n 1._o we_o be_v natural_o more_o 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plerumque_fw-la auget_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la amantos_fw-la in_o domina_fw-la sva_fw-la m●nquam_fw-la non_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la cur_n eximia_fw-la ●a_n ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la sic_fw-la dolentes_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la luctn_n lipsius_n de_fw-fr constantia_n look_v as_o fly_n skip_v over_o those_o part_n which_o be_v smooth_a sound_a and_o healthy_a and_o only_o stick_v upon_o those_o which_o be_v itchy_a scab_a or_o any_o other_o way_n unsound_a disease_a and_o disaffect_v so_o our_o mind_n and_o affection_n which_o natural_o be_v querulous_a and_o discontent_a light_o pass_v over_o mercy_n and_o joyful_a occurrence_n but_o for_o disaster_n and_o all_o sad_a event_n they_o take_v a_o serious_a and_o through_o view_n of_o they_o they_o stay_v &_o even_o dwell_v upon_o they_o and_o receive_v from_o they_o a_o deep_a and_o last_a impression_n and_o so_o according_o most_v tragical_o amplify_v they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v peaceless_a that_o deliverance_n which_o have_v occasion_v our_o 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principal_a and_o chief_a point_n of_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n touch_v man_n duty_n thanksgiving_n say_v antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil._n 1._o add_v pop_n antioch_n chrysostome_n have_v no_o good_a that_o be_v equal_a or_o a_o peer_n unto_o it_o as_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a worse_a than_o blasphemy_n indeed_o it_o excel_v all_o grace_n and_o duty_n in_o its_o end_n many_o in_o its_o duration_n 1._o all_o of_o they_o in_o its_o end_n god_n glory_n and_o honour_n though_o not_o absolute_o yet_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o reference_n thereunto_o which_o be_v more_o full_a express_a and_o immediate_a then_o in_o any_o other_o grace_n or_o duty_n all_o other_o grace_n and_o duty_n aim_v at_o this_o end_n remote_o but_o thanksgiving_n immediate_o they_o all_o look_v towards_o it_o virtual_o and_o implicit_o but_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n formal_o and_o express_o to_o celebrate_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v the_o study_n 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