Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	contrite_a	humble_a	revive_v	5,567	5	11.6295	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67108	The great duty of self-resignation to the divine will by the pious and learned John Worthington ...	Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3623; ESTC R21641	103,865	261

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st._n peter_n 1_o epistle_n v._n 5._o god_n resist_v the_o proud_a but_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a and_o again_o st._n james_n chap._n four_o 5_o 6._o the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o lust_v to_o envy_v but_o he_o give_v more_o grace_n wherefore_o he_o say_v god_n resist_v the_o proud_a but_o give_v grace_n unto_o the_o humble_a the_o high_a mountain_n be_v barren_a but_o the_o low_a valley_n be_v cover_v over_o with_o corn_n and_o the_o shower_n of_o god_n grace_n fall_v into_o lowly_a heart_n and_o humble_a soul_n the_o more_o poor_a in_o spirit_n the_o more_o self-empty_a the_o more_o earnest_o desirous_a of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o such_o shall_v be_v fill_v according_a to_o christ_n promise_n matth._n v._n 6._o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v fill_v you_o know_v the_o story_n in_o 2_o king_n 4_o chap._n so_o long_o as_o the_o widow_n have_v a_o empty_a vessel_n the_o oil_n flow_v but_o when_o 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to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o

the_o humble_a and_o to_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o contrite_a one_o isaiah_n lvii_o 15._o humility_n dispose_v to_o gratitude_n and_o gratitude_n fit_v we_o to_o receive_v more_o from_o god_n for_o a_o grateful_a soul_n will_v set_v a_o high_a value_n upon_o his_o blessing_n and_o most_o glad_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o humble_a christian_a think_v himself_o with_o jacob_n less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o god_n mercy_n and_o consequent_o he_o will_v be_v hearty_o thankful_a for_o the_o least_o and_o by_o be_v thus_o affect_v he_o become_v meet_v for_o the_o great_a and_o therefore_o can_v fail_v of_o it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o when_o jacob_n be_v in_o this_o humble_a and_o self-abasing_a temper_n it_o be_v that_o he_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n at_o peniel_n then_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o name_n israel_n and_o as_o a_o prince_n have_v power_n with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o prevail_v but_o on_o the_o 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that_o the_o serious_a observation_n of_o the_o great_a example_n of_o self-resignation_n which_o be_v record_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o advantage_n and_o first_o of_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n viii_o eight_o look_v to_o those_o lively_a pattern_n and_o example_n of_o self-resignation_n set_v before_o we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n these_o be_v of_o singular_a use_n and_o advantage_n to_o be_v serious_o consider_v for_o they_o plain_o show_v this_o holy_a disposition_n of_o spirit_n to_o be_v attainable_a and_o that_o god_n require_v herein_o nothing_o of_o we_o that_o be_v impossible_a can_v they_o do_v thus_o and_o can_v we_o by_o the_o same_o divine_a help_n and_o power_n do_v the_o like_a which_o we_o have_v show_v be_v attainable_a by_o we_o as_o well_o as_o they_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subject_n to_o like_a passion_n with_o we_o they_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o we_o be_v and_o natural_o as_o weak_a and_o infirm_a as_o 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