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	faith_n	holy_a	6,207	5	5.0333	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95352	None but Christ, or A sermon upon Acts 4. 12. Preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, on the commencement Sabbath, July 4. 1652. To which is annexed, an enquiry after what hope may be had of the salvation of [brace] 1. Heathens. 2. Those of the old world, the Jews and others before Christ. 3. Such as die infants, and idiots, &c. now under the Gospel. / By Anthony Tuckney, D.D. and Master of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing T3217; Thomason E1523_3; ESTC R208588	57,811	146

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rebellion_n shall_v justify_v their_o abomination_n pemble_n ezek._n 16._o 51_o 52._o m._n pemble_n for_o as_o he_o say_v well_o god_n certain_o will_v shame_v that_o servant_n that_o dishonour_v his_o master_n 3_o and_o last_o because_o salvation_n be_v only_o by_o christ_n therefore_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o salvation_n with_o a_o single_a eye_n let_v we_o look_v to_o christ_n and_o to_o god_n in_o he_o and_o at_o ourselves_o as_o receive_v all_o from_o he_o as_o elect_v in_o he_o redeem_a by_o he_o justify_v by_o his_o grace_n and_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n in_o which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o comfort_n and_o sanctify_v by_o his_o spirit_n not_o by_o a_o philosophical_a faith_n or_o the_o use_n of_o right_a reason_n or_o a_o virtuous_a morality_n too_o much_o now_o adays_o admire_v and_o cry_v up_o as_o of_o old_a the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o 4._o jer._n 7._o 4._o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o now_o the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o 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