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	father_n	holy_a	16,246	5	5.7061	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03619	An apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper late bishop of Gloceter and Worceter againste the vntrue and sclaunderous report that he should be a maintainer and encorager of suche as cursed the Quenes highnes that then was, Quene Marye. Wherein thou shalte see this godlye mannes innocency and modest behauioure: and the falsehode and subtyltye of the aduersaryes of Gods truth	Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Bull, Henry, d. 1575?	1562 (1562)	STC 13742; ESTC S122036	17,261	56

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have_v make_v unto_o he_o i_o trust_v as_o gentle_o he_o receive_v my_o letter_n so_o he_o will_v grant_v i_o and_o my_o fellow_n that_o be_v in_o durance_n our_o lawful_a request_n but_o this_o i_o do_v write_v good_a reader_n not_o to_o make_v discourse_n of_o any_o matter_n but_o only_o for_o the_o majesty_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n word_n to_o declare_v my_o innocency_n of_o treason_n or_o any_o evyll_n will_n or_o malice_n that_o i_o bear_v to_o the_o queen_n highness_n or_o any_o superior_a power_n doubtless_o i_o thank_v our_o heavenlye_a father_n i_o have_v read_v to_o many_o time_n the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o mark_v it_o to_o well_o to_o fyghte_n against_o or_o curse_v the_o magistrate_n i_o pray_v god_n to_o geve_v they_o understand_v of_o his_o holy_a truth_n with_o love_n to_o follow_v it_o and_o the_o harm_n that_o i_o will_v to_o any_o man_n live_v happen_v to_o myself_o for_o the_o commawdement_n of_o god_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o love_v our_o friend_n 5._o but_o also_o our_o enemy_n and_o not_o only_o wish_v good_a and_o pray_v for_o our_o friend_n as_o dettour_n unto_o god_n and_o they_o for_o the_o benefit_n we_o take_v at_o their_o hand_n but_o also_o pray_v for_o our_o enemy_n lamentinge_v the_o tirannye_n and_o wickedness_n of_o sin_n that_o cause_v they_o too_o hate_v and_o persecute_v who_o god_n require_v to_o love_v 5._o yet_o do_v saint_a john_n in_o his_o epistel_n command_v the_o reader_n thereof_o to_o beware_v they_o pray_v not_o for_o such_o as_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v to_o death_n but_o i_o suppose_v that_o in_o these_o late_a day_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n of_o judgement_n and_o discreation_n or_o discern_v of_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o abundant_o in_o man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o time_n no_o man_n shall_v without_o a_o special_a testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n particular_o or_o expresselye_o judge_v that_o sin_n to_o be_v in_o any_o man_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n who_o shall_v 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