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	work_n	6,419	5	5.4658	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16122	The summe of the holye scripture and ordinarye of the Christen teachyng, the true Christen faithe, by the whiche we be all iustified. And of the vertue of baptesme, after the teaching of the Gospell and of the Apostles, with an informacyon howe all estates shulde lyve accordynge to the Gospell.; Summa der godliker Scrifturen. English	Bomelius, Henricus, 1500?-1570.; Fish, Simon, d. 1531.	1529 (1529)	STC 3036; ESTC S114463	99,848	250

cloister_n thou_o work_v agein_v thy_o health_n thou_o may_v then_o return_v into_o the_o world_n without_o sin_n and_o live_v according_a to_o the_o gospel_n although_o that_o it_o be_v great_a shame_n bifore_fw-la the_o world_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o obey_v unto_o god_n then_z unto_o man_n as_o say_a saint_n peter_n in_o thacte_n of_o thappostle_n 5_o act._n 5_o ¶_o how_o it_o be_v that_o the_o monk_n go_v not_o forward_o in_o spiritual_a life_n but_o wax_n often_o worse_o chaptre_n xviij_o will_v thou_o know_v why_o they_o live_v now_o sloughtful_o in_o the_o monastery_n and_o wherefore_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o that_o will_v fain_o they_o be_v out_o this_o hap_v for_o none_o other_o cause_n but_o that_o they_o never_o enter_v for_o that_o intent_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v enter_v one_o enter_v there_o of_o necessite_a to_o have_v his_o expense_n a_o other_o to_o become_v a_o great_a prelate_n the_o third_o to_o live_v id_o &_o to_o have_v good_a time_n many_o for_o vain_a glory_n to_o be_v repute_v holy_a and_z devout_a to_o be_v honour_v of_o the_o common_a people_n or_o so_o in_o preach_v to_o show_v theym_a silve_n that_o they_o be_v wise_a none_o take_v that_o astate_n with_o such_o a_o spirit_n and_o courage_n as_o sometime_o do_v saint_n fraunceis_n or_o saint_n benet_n and_o therefore_o they_o prouf●t_v nothing_o but_o the_o long_o they_o be_v there_o the_z more_o sloughtfull_a they_o wax_v to_o do_v good_a for_o to_o be_v idle_a and_o to_o be_v nourissh_v delicate_o dull_v we_o and_o make_v the_o flesh_n rebel_v so_o that_o they_o be_v the_o more_o incline_v unto_o lubricite_a unclennesse_n hatred_n envye_a and_o slought_z then_o the_o seculers_n that_o labour_v with_o they_o be_v ande_fw-mi some_o see_v the_o religious_a rede_n moche_n praise_v watch_n go_v wolware_v and_o be_v meek_a clothing_n and_o this_o please_v they_o they_o get_v a_o pleasure_n to_o serve_v god_n in_o such_o a_o sort_n they_z here_o say_v that_o every_o 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superstition_n and_o ypochrisye_n they_o have_v not_o yet_o once_o taste_v the_o sobriete_n and_o lytell_a estymacyon_n that_o the_o spiritual_a parson_n ber_v in_o his_o heart_n of_o he_o silf_o for_o they_o abide_v alwey_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o they_o be_v rule_v and_o of_o the_o commandment_n and_o they_o do_v nought_o by_o love_n nor_o with_o good_a heart_n and_o as_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v thus_o they_o be_v order_fw-fr they_o be_v reprove_v of_o god_n with_o the_o pharesey_n yn_v the_o xviij_o chaptre_n of_o saint_n luke_n 18_o lu._n 18_o for_o if_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o ceremony_n which_o god_n he_o silfe_n do_v ordain_v may_v justify_v nor_o save_v none_o as_o write_v saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n yn_fw-mi all_o his_o epistle_n how_o moche_n less_o may_v a_o monk_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o rule_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v institute_v by_o man_n wherefore_o we_o must_v serche_n all_o in_o the_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n 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call_v such_o outward_a work_n element_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 4_o ga._n 4_o commencemente_n and_o entree_n into_o christendom_n as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v that_o such_o thing_n be_v ordined_a and_o institute_v for_o theym_n that_o begin_v to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o christianite_n as_o the_o child_n of_o the_o school_n learn_v first_o they_o be_v 2_o col._n 2_o a._n b._n c._n he_o warn_v we_o also_o that_o we_o suffer_v not_o our_o silve_n to_o be_v deceyve_v &_o that_o we_o serve_v not_o nor_o abide_v subject_n to_o such_o element_n but_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v proceed_v unto_o the_o spirit_n for_o whate_o proufit_n shall_v a_o scoler_n have_v to_o abide_v all_o his_o life_n in_o he_o a._n b._n c._n &_o learn_v no_o ferth_o no_o more_o proufit_n bring_v the_o work_n without_o the_o spirit_n and_o faith_n moreover_o our_o saviour_n christ_n call_v theym_a man_n constitution_n say_v 15_o mat._n 15_o they_o honour_v i_o in_o vain_a tech_a doctrine_n and_o commandment_n 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that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o moche_v the_o more_o certeyn_a of_o our_o health_n and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n paul_n by_o faith_n be_v the_o inheritance_n give_v that_o it_o may_v come_v of_o grace_n that_o the_o 4._o ro._n 4._o promise_n be_v sure_a and_o steadfast_a to_o all_o the_o seade_n for_o if_o god_n have_v say_v whosoever_o will_v do_v such_o or_o such_o work_n shall_v be_v save_v we_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v incerteyn_a whether_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v save_v or_o not_o for_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v know_v whether_o we_o have_v dogood_o enough_o to_o have_v deserve_v the_o life_n eternal_a but_o now_o god_n have_v promise_v it_o unto_o we_o because_o of_o our_o faith_n by_z his_o favour_n not_o by_o our_o work_n to_z thintent_a that_o we_o be_v the_o more_o sure_a thereof_o for_o let_v we_o believe_v steadfast_o and_o we_o may_v know_v for_o certeyn_fw-mi that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n not_o that_o we_o have_v deserve_v it_o but_o because_o he_o have_v 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