Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	corruption_n	flesh_n	reap_v	5,289	5	10.9811	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15673	A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word.	Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8.	1612 (1612)	STC 25941; ESTC S121029	292,196	642

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that_o tell_v lie_n shall_v not_o remain_v in_o his_o sight_n read_v the_o 2d_o of_o the_o proverb_n the_o bread_n of_o deceit_n be_v sweet_a to_o a_o man_n say_v solomon_n but_o afterward_o 17_o pro._n ●0_n 17_o his_o mouth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o gravel_n here_o we_o see_v that_o god_n be_v avenger_n of_o such_o thing_n read_v the_o 6._o of_o the_o 1._o to_o the_o corinthian_n 6.9_o 1._o cor._n 6.9_o know_v you_o not_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o wantoness_n nor_o bugger_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o drunkard_n nor_o traitor_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n read_v the_o 5._o to_o the_o ephesian_n for_o this_o you_o know_v say_v paul_n 5.5_o ephes_n 5.5_o that_o no_o whoremonger_n neither_o unclean_a person_n nor_o covetous_a person_n which_o be_v a_o idolater_n have_v any_o inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o god_n here_o we_o see_v that_o god_n be_v avenger_n of_o such_o thing_n and_o though_o god_n permit_v pharaoh_n to_o tyrannize_v and_o oppress_v his_o child_n for_o a_o while_n yet_o as_o the_o old_a and_o true_a proverb_n affirm_v cum_fw-la duplicantur_fw-la lateres_fw-la tunc_fw-la venit_fw-la moses_n when_o the_o number_n of_o brick_n be_v double_v etc._n ex._n 5.9_o &_o 6.1_o etc._n etc._n then_o come_v moses_n that_o be_v when_o oppression_n increase_v deliverance_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o the_o more_o cruel_o that_o tyrant_n rage_n the_o near_a be_v god_n help_n yea_o but_o some_o do_v flourish_v that_o be_v oppresser_n and_o guileful_a and_o they_o come_v not_o into_o the_o misfortune_n of_o other_o man_n and_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a course_n of_o their_o prosperity_n without_o interruption_n where_o then_o