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	holy_a	jesus_n	6,501	5	5.8325	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42049	The Gregorian account, or, The spiritual watch a sermon preached to the society of the Gregories dwelling in and about the city of London and assembled in the Church of St. Michael Cornhill, June 19, 1673 / by Francis Gregory.	Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing G1895; ESTC R27395	22,222	36

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hard_o for_o david_n though_o a_o eminent_a saint_n nay_o a_o poor_a maid_n servant_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o who_o be_v style_v by_o st._n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prime_a and_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o methinks_v if_o such_o a_o man_n as_o peter_n that_o profess_a champion_n of_o his_o dear_a lord_n and_o we_o be_v thus_o miserable_o foil_v by_o a_o pitiful_a wench_n we_o shall_v not_o grow_v secure_a as_o if_o we_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o anakim_v of_o our_o flesh_n the_o zamzummins_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n himself_o that_o great_a and_o worse_a goliath_n the_o truth_n be_v we_o be_v general_o such_o babe_n in_o christ_n such_o weakling_n in_o faith_n such_o puling_n and_o dwarf_n in_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v too_o just_o complain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o baynus_fw-la quam_fw-la facilè_fw-la vincimur_fw-la quam_fw-la nullo_n negotio_fw-la huc_fw-la illuc_fw-la impellimur_fw-la how_o easy_o be_v 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