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	speak_v	word_n	5,564	5	4.4064	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09999	The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1629 (1629)	STC 20251; ESTC S105990	87,396	182

yet_o he_o ha●…h_v a_o liberty_n at_o other_o 2._o time_n to_o pray_v as_o free_o a●…_n he_o will_v in_o private_a and_o there●…ore_o he_o be_v not_o so_o tie_v but_o though_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o general_a tie_n at_o another_o time_n or_o immediate_o after_o he_o may_v be_v as_o free_a as_o he_o will_v in_o secret_a aga●…ne_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o a_o tie_n and_o a_o restraint_n of_o the_o spirit_n because_o there_o be_v a_o tie_n of_o 3._o word_n for_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o heart_n stand_v not_o so_o muc●…_n in_o the_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o expression_n as_o in_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o affection_n now_o than_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v very_o large_a for_o all_o that_o though_o he_o be_v tie_v in_o word_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o tie_n upon_o the_o affection_n that_o may_v be_v extend_v more_o in_o put_v up_o the_o same_o petition_n when_o another_o man_n be_v more_o streighten_v therefore_o there_o i●…_n no_o tie_n and_o limit_v upon_o that_o and_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v that_o that_o a_o set_v for_o i_o of_o prayer_n must_v be_v use_v but_o now_o if_o you_o ask_v whether_o that_o be_v sufficient_a whether_o a_o man_n may_v think_v if_o he_o have_v quest._n be_v present_a at_o public_a prayer_n which_o be_v a_o commendable_a thing_n to_o use_v it_o constant_o i_o say_v whether_o that_o be_v sufficient_a my_o belove_a this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o some_o moment_n to_o consider_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n sufficient_a for_o we_o may_v be_v deceive_v in_o it_o and_o i_o answer_v plain_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a a_o man_n that_o i●…_n diligent_a in_o public_a prayer_n that_o keep_v they_o morning_n and_o evening_n if_o he_o think_v now_o he_o have_v discharge_v his_o duty_n he_o be_v in_o a_o very_a great_a error_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n because_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a indeed_o they_o be_v to_o be_v use_v for_o god_n be_v worship_v in_o they_o 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you_o perform_v it_o in_o your_o family_n and_o meet_v in_o the_o congregation_n you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o be_v enough_o you_o be_v bind_v to_o a_o private_a performance_n of_o this_o duty_n again_o this_o be_v another_o case_n what_o a_o man_n be_v to_o do_v in_o the_o private_a performance_n of_o this_o duty_n whether_o prayer_n he_o be_v bind_v always_o to_o use_v his_o voice_n whether_o he_o be_v bind_v always_o to_o use_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o gesture_n i_o answer_v this_o brief_o for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a difficulty_n in_o these_o thing_n and_o therefore_o i_o p●…sse_v they_o ans._n over_o for_o the_o gesture_n in_o public_a there_o be_v more_o heed_n to_o be_v take_v of_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o public_a and_o open_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o public_a the_o g●…ture_n be_v always_o to_o be_v reverend_a you_o know_v how_o often_o it_o be_v repeat_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n especial_o that_o they_o bow_v down_o and_o worship_v 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for_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v mark_v first_o that_o they_o must_v be_v holy_a &_o good_a the_o desire_n &_o disposition_n must_v be_v good_a for_o that_o i●…_n 〈◊〉_d rule_n all_o the_o affection_n and_o desire●…_n be_v good_a or_o good_a evil_a according_a 〈◊〉_d their_o object_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o that_o 〈◊〉_d fix_v upon_o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a desire_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v the_o good_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o desi●…s_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d good_a que●…_n they_o be_v temporal_a thing_n and_o spiritual_a both_o a_o man_n may_v pray_v for_o temporal_a thing●…_n in_o a_o spiritual_a how_o manner_n and_o the_o desire_n may_v be_v good_a and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o may_v pray_v for_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o a_o carnal_a manner_n and_o the_o desire_n may_v be_v naught_o therefore_o that_o must_v be_v observe_v withal_o that_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o the_o object_n but_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o example_n if_o a_o man_n pray_v 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