Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	conversion_n	young_a	youth_n	23	3	8.2731	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45329	The beauty of holiness, or, A description of the excellency, amiablenes, comfort, and content which is to be found in wayes of purity and holinesse where you have that glorious attribute of Gods holinesse exactly setforth : together with the absolute necessity of our resembling him therein ... / by Tho. Hall.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1655 (1655)	Wing H426A; ESTC R28056	111,380	240

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hundred_o so_o say_v i_o can_v the_o world_n give_v you_o peace_n joy_n contentment_n in_o all_o condition_n can_v your_o riches_n house_n carnal_a friend_n etc._n etc._n give_v you_o comfort_n when_o you_o come_v to_o die_v or_o will_v they_o not_o rather_o like_o false_a friend_n than_o leave_v you_o and_o forsake_v you_o but_o holiness_n like_o a_o faithful_a friend_n will_v never_o leave_v you_o nor_o forsake_v you_o but_o in_o the_o very_a pang_n of_o death_n will_v yield_v you_o comfort_n isa._n 38._o 1._o 3._o and_o at_o last_o 9_o vestite_fw-fr vos_fw-fr seri●…_n p●…obitatis_fw-la byssino_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la purpurâ_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la faem_fw-la c._n 9_o bring_v you_o to_o everlasting_a happiness_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o clothe_v ourselves_o with_o the_o silk_n of_o honesty_n with_o the_o lawn_n of_o sanctity_n and_o the_o purple_a of_o chastity_n et_fw-la taliter_fw-la pigmentatae_fw-la deum_fw-la habebitis_fw-la 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judge_n to_o do_v justice_n no_o man_n ever_o seek_v god_n with_o his_o whole_a heart_n but_o he_o find_v he_o deut._n 4._o 29._o jer._n 29._o 13._o 2_o chron._n 15._o 15._o god_n have_v make_v many_o gracious_a promise_n that_o he_o will_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v we_o urge_v they_o in_o thy_o prayer_n beseech_v he_o to_o remember_v the_o word_n which_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o his_o servant_n wherein_o he_o have_v cause_v we_o to_o trust_v ezek._n 36._o 25_o 26_o 27._o zach._n 14._o 20_o 21._o obad_n 1._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o go_v unto_o christ_n in_o he_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o holiness_n to_o answer_v for_o our_o unholinesse_n christ_n be_v the_o magazine_n and_o storehouse_n of_o all_o grace_n in_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o fullness_n of_o redundantiae_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la abundantiae_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la redundantiae_fw-la abundance_n but_o a_o fullness_n of_o redundance_n a_o overflow_a fullness_n for_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o for_o all_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o 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