Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	covenant_n	heart_n	new_a	6,959	5	6.8797	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25421	The right government of thoughts, or, A discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts with directions for the getting, keeping, and governing of good thoughts, digested into chapters for the ease of the reader : whereunto are added four sermons / by ... John Angel ...	Angel, John, d. 1655.; T. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3162A; ESTC R13149	89,280	271

call_v you_o out_o of_o darkness_n into_o his_o marvellous_a light_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o let_v your_o conversation_n be_v such_o phil._n 1._o 27._o as_o become_v the_o gospel_n such_o as_o may_v bring_v holiness_n into_o credit_n and_o fashion_n and_o herein_o labour_n to_o exercise_v yourselves_o to_o keep_v a_o clear_a conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n act_n 24._o 16._o the_o second_o sermon_n psal._n 50._o ult_n and_o to_o he_o that_o order_v his_o conversation_n aright_o will_v i_o show_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n the_o first_o use_n be_v exhortatory_n and_o use_v second_o use_v do_v serve_v to_o work_v man_n heart_n to_o a_o love_n and_o willingness_n to_o the_o duty_n the_o second_o be_v directory_n and_o serve_v to_o make_v person_n able_a and_o skilful_a in_o the_o right_a order_n of_o their_o conversation_n for_o this_o lie_v upon_o we_o minister_n not_o only_o to_o convince_v you_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o your_o duty_n and_o to_o press_v upon_o you_o the_o discharge_v thereof_o but_o also_o to_o show_v you_o how_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n and_o not_o to_o leave_v you_o to_o shift_v for_o yourselves_o after_o we_o have_v acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o command_n of_o god_n but_o to_o labour_v to_o guide_v your_o foot_n in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n now_o these_o direction_n that_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o be_v either_o more_o general_a and_o introductive_a to_o the_o business_n or_o else_o more_o special_a and_o first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v direction_n first_o direction_n and_o premise_v that_o a_o man_n must_v first_o be_v a_o true_a convert_n himself_o before_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o he_o to_o order_v his_o conversation_n aright_o the_o inward_a frame_n of_o his_o soul_n must_v first_o be_v right_o set_v within_o he_o which_o be_v the_o principle_n from_o whence_o issue_v the_o course_n of_o his_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n he_o must_v first_o have_v a_o right_a spirit_n renew_v in_o he_o before_o he_o can_v have_v a_o right_a conversation_n psal_n 51._o 10._o this_o make_v david_n pray_v renew_v o_o lord_n in_o i_o a_o right_a spirit_n the_o instrument_n must_v first_o be_v string_v and_o set_v in_o tune_n before_o the_o music_n it_o yield_v will_v be_v sweet_a a_o wicked_a man_n and_o one_o that_o be_v unregenerate_a can_v never_o order_v his_o life_n aright_o a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o evil_a man_n out_o of_o the_o evil_a treasure_n bring_v forth_o evil_a thing_n 34._o matth._n 12._o 33_o 34._o first_o he_o must_v be_v a_o good_a man_n the_o tree_n must_v be_v good_a and_o then_o the_o fruit_n will_v be_v good_a second_o he_o must_v have_v a_o good_a treasury_n and_o his_o heart_n must_v be_v the_o store-house_n of_o holy_a grace_n the_o mind_n must_v be_v renew_v with_o save_v knowledge_n which_o must_v 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