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	person_n	9,169	5	5.7253	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96727	The vertuous wife: or, the holy life of Mrs. Elizabth Walker, late wife of A. Walker, D.D. sometime Rector of Fyfield in Essex Giving a modest and short account of her exemplary piety and charity. Published for the glory of God, and provoking others to the like graces and vertues. With some useful papers and letters writ by her on several occasions.	Walker, Anthony, d. 1692.; Walker, Elizabeth, 1623-1690.	1694 (1694)	Wing W311A; ESTC R229717	136,489	315

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husband_n but_o she_o that_o make_v ashamed_a be_v as_o rottenness_n to_o his_o bone_n prov._n 31.17_o she_o look_v well_o to_o the_o way_n of_o her_o household_n and_o cate_v not_o the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n she_o stretch_v forth_o her_o hand_n to_o the_o poor_a yea_o she_o reach_v forth_o her_o hand_n to_o the_o needy_a she_o rise_v also_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o night_n and_o give_v meat_n to_o her_o household_n col._n 3.18_o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o to_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o be_v fit_a in_o the_o lord_n eph._n 5.22_o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o unto_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o wife_n see_v that_o she_o reverence_n her_o husband_n 1_o pet._n 3.1_o 6._o and_o ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o likewise_o you_o wife_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o your_o own_o husband_n even_o as_o sarah_n obey_v abraham_n call_v he_o lord_n let_v not_o your_o adorn_v be_v plat_v of_o the_o hair_n wear_v of_o gold_n or_o put_v on_o of_o apparel_n but_o let_v it_o be_v 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chapter_n and_o verse_n oh_o how_o rich_o di●_n the_o word_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o she_o how_o do_v sh●_n meditate_v in_o it_o day_n and_o night_n that_o she_o coul●_n so_o ready_o turn_v to_o almost_o any_o place_n only_o by_o he●_n own_o memory_n and_o observation_n for_o she_o woul●_n sometime_o though_o seldom_o come_v to_o i_o into_o my_o study_n and_o say_v pray_v my_o dear_a tell_v i_o wher●_n be_v such_o word_n repeat_v they_o for_o i_o know_v no●_n how_o to_o find_v they_o by_o a_o concordance_n never_o have_v use_v one_o the_o five_o head_n the_o promise_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n the_o faithful_a say_n of_o god_n worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_o sinner_n yea_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n in_o he_o all_o the_o promise_n be_v yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_n then_o she_o begin_v with_o gen._n 3.15_o he_o shall_v ●ruise_v thy_o head_n a_o very_a comfortable_a word_n to_o ●er_n who_o have_v so_o many_o conflict_n 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