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	sin_n	5,626	5	4.4988	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61223	Some more sayings of Richard Stafford, a prisoner in Bethleham Hospital in Moor-fields. Part II	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1691 (1691)	Wing S5136; ESTC R13493	6,178	4

11.21_o see_v dan._n 11.21_o as_o every_o bramble_n come_v short_a of_o and_o be_v less_o than_o the_o tall_a cedar_n of_o lebanon_n or_o the_o best_a oak_n of_o england_n in_o truth_n i_o do_v not_o give_v much_o heed_n to_o the_o uncertain_a guess_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n as_o to_o future_a thing_n and_o whither_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o straighten_a or_o be_v only_o limit_v to_o such_o a_o time_n place_n or_o generation_n i_o shall_v not_o now_o deliver_v my_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n herein_o there_o be_v some_o now_o adays_o who_o handle_v the_o law_n and_o know_v not_o god_n jer._n 2.8_o and_o these_o do_v call_v it_o enthusiastic_a to_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v reveal_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit●●●…th_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2.10_o and_o though_o only_o their_o sin_n and_o ignorance_n and_o want_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o make_v they_o reproach_n after_o this_o manner_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n that_o about_o this_o latter_a time_n the_o parliament-man_n shall_v be_v so_o earnest_o and_o deep_o involve_v in_o war_n that_o they_o shall_v fight_v till_o their_o bowel_n gush_v out_o which_o be_v record_v of_o judas_n upon_o another_o occasion_n and_o yet_o they_o shall_v be_v still_o so_o desperate_a and_o resolve_v that_o they_o will_v yet_o hold_v their_o bowel_n in_o one_o hand_n and_o a_o weapon_n in_o the_o other_o to_o fight_v it_o out_o even_o to_o the_o very_a last_o breath_n and_o utmost_a power_n of_o action_n but_o here_o if_o we_o do_v give_v heed_n to_o what_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n as_o from_o jer._n 37._o &_o 52._o aforecited_a &_o ezek●●_n and_o 〈◊〉_d we_o do_v narrow_o observe_v the_o result_n and_o tendency_n of_o thing_n it_o may_v be_v so_o but_o than_o it_o will_v be_v surmise_v and_o say_v no_o matter_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o hereby_o will_v 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they_o speak_v evil_a of_o god_n and_o think_v he_o to_o be_v altogether_o such_o as_o themselves_o when_o they_o impute_v that_o to_o he_o which_o his_o spirit_n do_v here_o say_v express_o that_o he_o smite_v his_o hand_n a_o token_n of_o displeasure_n at_o it_o and_o though_o as_o yet_o they_o have_v the_o love_n and_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n on_o their_o side_n who_o blood_n and_o money_n they_o shed_v and_o give_v away_o yet_o at_o the_o end_n of_o time_n these_o very_a people_n will_v hate_v and_o loathe_v they_o for_o give_v that_o to_o a_o vain_a account_n and_o sinful_a purpose_n of_o destroy_v man_n life_n and_o hazard_v their_o estate_n in_o which_o there_o will_v be_v certain_a loss_n but_o no_o benefit_n whereas_o the_o same_o may_v have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o lay_v out_o in_o the_o publish_v of_o god_n eternal_a truth_n which_o will_v have_v save_v their_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o then_o they_o may_v have_v have_v a_o treasure_n and_o recompense_n in_o the_o heaven_n 14._o as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o weak_a and_o totter_a government_n in_o that_o so_o many_o lord_n bishop_n judges_z and_o five_o hundred_o of_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o this_o nation_n withal_o their_o strength_n wisdom_n and_o riches_n be_v not_o able_a to_o defend_v it_o against_o a_o single_a creature_n who_o be_v poor_a weak_a and_o decrepit_a and_o who_o have_v rather_o the_o outward_a character_n than_o he_o be_v inward_o and_o real_o think_v of_o a_o fool_n or_o madman_n so_o it_o be_v hereby_o evident_a that_o god_n be_v on_o his_o side_n and_o that_o he_o come_v with_o the_o word_n of_o his_o truth_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o always_o back_o and_o still_o persecute_v but_o if_o it_o may_v once_o have_v entrance_n into_o their_o mind_n it_o be_v strong_a and_o will_v prevail_v for_o the_o weakness_n of_o god_n be_v strong_a than_o man_n and_o the_o foolishness_n of_o god_n be_v wise_a than_o men._n and_o true_o 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