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	lord_n	name_n	6,530	5	5.1879	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20169	The monument or tombe-stone: or, A sermon preached at Laurence Pountnies Church in London, Nouemb. 21. 1619 at the funerall of Mrs. Elizabeth Iuxon, the late wife of Mr. Iohn Iuxon. By Stephen Denison minister of Gods word, at Kree-Church in the honourable citie of London.	Denison, Stephen, d. 1649 or 50.	1620 (1620)	STC 6604; ESTC S116460	41,077	140

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i_o after_o her_o conversion_n how_o vain_a her_o course_n have_v be_v in_o former_a time_n yea_o she_o conceal_v not_o from_o i_o the_o great_a sin_n that_o ever_o she_o commit_v in_o all_o her_o life_n time_n and_o therefore_o i_o see_v with_o my_o eye_n what_o a_o admirable_a redress_n of_o way_n the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v wrought_v in_o h●_n now_o brethren_n when_o the_o word_n of_o god_n work_v a_o through_o ☞_o and_o effectual_a redress_n it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n of_o a_o happy_a estate_n &_o condition_n for_o the_o word_n work_v effectual_o in_o none_o but_o in_o such_o which_o do_v believe_v as_o we_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o 1._o thess_n 2._o 13._o the_o three_o mark_n i_o find_v a_o respect_n to_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n desire_v to_o obey_v in_o the_o least_o commandment_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o great_a i_o find_v a_o willingness_n to_o obey_v against_o profit_n pleasure_n credit_n ease_n liberty_n 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