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
A47166	Quakerism no popery, or, A particular answere to that part of Iohn Menzeis, professor of divinity in Aberdeen, (as he is called) his book, intituled Roma mendax Wherein the people called Quakers are concerned, whom he doth accuse as holding many popish doctrins, and as if Quakerism, (so he nick-names our religion,) were but popery-disguised. In which treatise his alleadged grounds for this his assertion, are impartialy and fairly examined and confuted: and also his accusation of popery against us, justly retorted upon himself, and his bretheren. By George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1675 (1675)	Wing K194; ESTC R213551	62,351	126

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16._o after_o justification_n add_v be_v comprehend_v p._n 45._o l._n 18_o r._n have_v love_v in_o it_o p._n 51._o l._n 10._o r._n look_v ibid._n l._n 17._o r._n account_v p._n 57_o l._n 8._o r._n for_o p._n 66._o l._n ult_n r._n in_o job_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o pope_n adrian_n his_o ambassador_n speech_n ●o_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n sl●id_n lib._n 4._o ibid_fw-la in_o the_o emperor_n letter_n to_o the_o prince_n from_o spain_n also_o book_n 13_o in_o cardinal_n farnesius_n nephew_n and_o legate_n for_o pope_n paul_n the_o three_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o five_o joh._n 1.9_o rom._n 5.18_o 2._o tit._n 10.11_o and_o many_o other_o place_n place_n luke_n 8.13_o rom._n 11.19_o 20._o hebr._n 10.29_o 1._o pet._n 2.18_o jude_n 4.5_o 6._o

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nothing_o can_v be_v more_o yea_o be_v not_o the_o psalmist_n great_o tempt_v in_o his_o mind_n with_o doubt_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o favour_n to_o the_o righteous_a psal._n 73._o what_o clear_v he_o of_o this_o doubt_n and_o raise_v up_o his_o mind_n over_o this_o temptation_n be_v it_o the_o outward_a testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n so_o much_o as_o be_v then_o write_v of_o it_o he_o have_v this_o before_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v trouble_v but_o when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n than_o he_o be_v clear_v not_o as_o if_o the_o outward_a sanctuary_n or_o temple_n have_v this_o virtue_n in_o it_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o while_o he_o be_v there_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o outward_a testimony_n give_v there_o the_o lord_n do_v second_v it_o with_o the_o inward_a testimony_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o clear_v he_o as_o the_o word_n follow_a import_n verse_n 26._o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v the_o 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