Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	church_n	holy_a	7,200	5	5.2401	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09094	A brief discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to church. Written by a learned and vertuous man, to a friend of his in England. And dedicated by I.H. to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1580 (1580)	STC 19394; ESTC S102386	63,624	177

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it_o must_v also_o necessary_o be_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o give_v unto_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o this_o world_n with_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o be_v join_v together_o after_o the_o general_a resurrection_n but_o be_v separate_v the_o one_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n with_o god_n who_o he_o love_v and_o the_o other_o in_o hell_n with_o the_o devil_n who_o he_o serve_v the_o which_o be_v a_o impossible_a thing_n therefore_o i_o say_v all_o those_o dissimulation_n to_o be_v a_o very_a renouncinge_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o gospel_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n i_o believe_v and_o confess_v that_o all_o those_o feign_a and_o false_a show_n by_o which_o the_o veritye_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n despyse_v or_o by_o which_o the_o ignorant_a and_o infidel_n be_v confirm_v in_o his_o error_n or_o by_o which_o the_o weak_a be_v offend_v be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o satan_n altogether_o contrary_a unto_o 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