Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	confess_v	flesh_n	jesus_n	7,758	5	7.1789	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07782	A Christian dialogue, betweene Theophilus a deformed Catholike in Rome, and Remigius a reformed Catholike in the Church of England Conteining. a plaine and succinct resolution, of sundry very intricate and important points of religion, which doe mightily assaile the weake consciences of the vulgar sort of people; penned ... for the vtter confusion of all seditious Iesuites and Iesuited popelings in England ...	Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.	1609 (1609)	STC 1816; ESTC S101425	103,932	148

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he_o be_v corrupt_a and_o not_o regenerate_v i_o prove_v it_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o i_o and_o expound_v it_o by_o his_o flesh_n second_o that_o the_o word_n flesh_n can_v determine_v the_o word_n i_n unless_o it_o signify_v the_o corrupt_a part_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o the_o word_n i_o and_o i_o do_v connotate_n his_o person_n not_o bare_o any_o one_o part_n of_o his_o soul_n or_o body_n three_o that_o he_o say_v no_o good_a dwell_v in_o he_o albeit_o he_o confess_v both_o in_o this_o chapter_n &_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dwell_v in_o he_o 12_o and_o consequent_o that_o when_o he_o say_v no_o good_a dwell_v in_o he_o he_o mean_v of_o the_o part_n unregenerate_a which_o he_o name_v his_o flesh_n say_v in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n four_o that_o the_o holy_a vessel_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v sell_v under_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v 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