Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	day_n	ghost_n	holy_a	6,984	5	5.1861	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49700	Victory over death a sermon preached at Steeple-Ashton in the county of Wilts, upon the 17th day of April, 1676, at the funeral of Mr. Peter Adams, the late reverend, pious, and industrious minister of Gods word there, sometime fellow of University Colledge in Oxford / by Paul Latham ...	Lathom, Paul.	1676 (1676)	Wing L575; ESTC R7734	32,624	52

they_o disquiet_v themselves_o in_o vain_a and_o that_o every_o man_n live_v upon_o ground_n or_o in_o what_o capacity_n soever_o he_o stand_v be_v altogether_o vanity_n psal_n 39.5_o 6._o and_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o wise_a man_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n eccl._n 1.2_o and_o if_o the_o profit_n that_o be_v in_o all_o labour_n do_v encourage_v a_o man_n to_o take_v pain_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o show_v himself_o wise_a under_o the_o sun_n then_o sure_a these_o thought_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a design_n and_o attempt_n do_v take_v a_o man_n off_o from_o strive_v to_o do_v wise_o and_o worthy_o in_o his_o generation_n three_o it_o dull_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o good_a duty_n he_o that_o fancy_v himself_o to_o lie_v down_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o insuperable_a difficulty_n that_o apprehend_v god_n to_o be_v a_o austere_a master_n heaven_n to_o be_v unattainable_a and_o hell_n unavoidable_a will_v have_v very_o little_a mind_n to_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o god_n or_o to_o work_v out_o his_o own_o salvation_n isa_n 64.7_o phil._n 2.12_o or_o to_o use_v that_o violence_n of_o holy_a endeavour_n that_o be_v require_v in_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 11.12_o for_o it_o be_v hope_n of_o success_n that_o quicken_v endeavour_n and_o despair_v of_o this_o do_v disspirit_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o dull_a and_o unactive_a second_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o a_o man_n when_o death_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o begin_v to_o encounter_v he_o and_o here_o we_o find_v he_o in_o a_o very_a miserable_a estate_n that_o have_v not_o attain_v victory_n over_o death_n for_o first_o it_o dispossess_v he_o at_o once_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n and_o eject_v he_o from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o his_o worldly_a acquisition_n though_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o bless_v his_o own_o soul_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o his_o father_n and_o shall_v no_o 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