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	work_n	5,379	5	5.7492	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01045	Funerals of a right reuerend father in God Patrick Forbes of Corse, Bishop of Aberdfne [sic]. Tou en hagiois reuenderendissimi in Christo patris, Patricii Forbesii a Corse, episcopi Abredoniensis, tumulus. A multis omnium ordinum collachrymantibus variegato opere exornatus.	Lindsay, David, 1565?-1627.	1631 (1631)	STC 11151; ESTC S102430	243,542	510

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and_o bless_v he_o because_o so_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o excite_v to_o this_o duty_n such_o as_o have_v reason_n by_o their_o representation_n of_o the_o divine_a perfection_n herein_o their_o goodness_n and_o chief_a use_n stand_v and_o for_o it_o they_o be_v chief_o make_v hence_o the_o creature_n be_v call_v the_o proclaymer_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o deity_n 4._o who_o voice_n be_v hear_v and_o understand_v everywhere_o psal._n nineteeen_o 1.2.3_o act._n fourteen_o 17_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v yet_o more_o proper_o his_o temple_n his_o presence_n in_o they_o be_v more_o illustrious_a temple_n than_o in_o thing_n bodily_a and_o they_o may_v come_v to_o he_o and_o be_v join_v to_o he_o more_o excellentlie_o than_o those_o there_o be_v no_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o more_o capable_a of_o he_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o therefore_o the_o father_n nyssen_n and_o chrysost._n mark_n that_o god_n proceed_v to_o the_o make_n of_o man_n genes_n as_o it_o 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