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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29073	A discourse about Christ and antichrist, or, A demonstration that Jesus is the Christ from the truth of his predictions, especially, the coming and the seduction of antichrist : to which is added a treatise about the resurrection / by Edward Bagshaw ...	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1661 (1661)	Wing B408; ESTC R37055	55,746	68

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the_o world_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n i._n e._n pleasure_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o eye_n i._n e._n riches_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n 18._o ver._n 18._o i._n e._n outward_a state_n and_o magnificence_n they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o world_n to_o which_o he_o immediate_o subjoin_v little_a child_n it_o be_v the_o last_o hour_n and_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v so_o now_o there_o be_v many_o antichrist_n plain_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o by_o immerse_v themselves_o in_o the_o delight_n and_o excess_n of_o the_o world_n do_v abundant_o discover_v their_o antichristian_a temper_n and_o according_o in_o the_o revelation_n 12._o apoc._n 12._o that_o woman_n which_o figure_v the_o true_a church_n as_o so_o on_o as_o ever_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o i._n e._n receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n she_o be_v say_v to_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o she_o be_v to_o abide_v for_o a_o 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woman_n be_v clothe_v with_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a and_o adorn_v with_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o pearl_n i_o e._n trick_v up_o and_o set_v out_o with_o the_o utmost_a circumstance_n of_o outward_a glory_n and_o magnificence_n by_o which_o she_o do_v allure_v and_o entice_v her_o follower_n make_v her_o religion_n as_o pompous_a theatrical_a and_o specious_a as_o may_v be_v that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v take_v but_o we_o have_v not_o so_o learned_a christ_n who_o be_v himself_o poor_a and_o his_o doctrine_n strict_a and_o severe_a so_o that_o to_o take_v off_o from_o the_o end_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v to_o withdraw_v man_n from_o earth_n that_o they_o may_v mind_v heaven_n and_o to_o change_v the_o spirit_n and_o purity_n of_o worship_n into_o the_o splendour_n and_o pomp_n of_o service_n this_o be_v not_o of_o christ_n therefore_o it_o be_v antichristian_a three_o the_o three_o and_o last_o thing_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o ancichrist_n by_o which_o he_o may_v be_v 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