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
A90624	A vindication of The preacher sent, or A vvarrant for publick preaching without ordination. Wherein is further discovered. 1. That some gifted men unordained, are Gospel preachers. 2. That officers sustain not a relation (as officers) to the universal Church; and other weighty questions concerning election and ordination, are opened and cleared. In answer to two books. 1. Vindiciæ ministrij evangelici revindicatæ or the Preacher (pretendly) sent, sent back again. By Dr. Colling of Norwich. 2. Quo warranto, or a moderate enquiry into the warrantableness of the preaching of gifted and unordained persons. By Mr. Pool, at the desire and appointment of the Provincial Assembly of London. With a reply to the exceptions of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Collings against the epistle to the preacher sent. / Published by Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk. Samuel Petto minister of the GospeI [sic] at Sandcraft in Suffolk.	Woodall, Frederick, b. 1614.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1659 (1659)	Wing P1902; Thomason E1728_2; ESTC R204138	152,808	253

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of_o ordination_n it_o consist_v in_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n ob._n 1._o if_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o call_n do_v consist_v in_o election_n and_o prayer_n be_v use_v before_o election_n how_o can_v they_o pray_v in_o faith_n etc._n etc._n pag_n 135._o answ_n prayer_n before_o election_n be_v for_o the_o church_n direction_n into_o a_o right_a choice_n and_o so_o may_v be_v in_o faith_n though_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o person_n shall_v be_v choose_v or_o not_o but_o prayer_n in_o ordination_n be_v for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o a_o man_n in_o a_o work_n act_v 13._o 2_o 3._o and_o so_o a_o knowledge_n that_o a_o man_n be_v call_v to_o it_o which_o presuppose_v his_o have_v the_o essence_n of_o a_o call_n be_v necessary_a unto_o pray_v in_o faith_n there_o ob._n 2._o in_o such_o case_n our_o prayer_n have_v ae_z facit_fw-fr condition_n that_o god_n will_v bless_v he_o in_o the_o work_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v set_v apart_o for_o it_o pag._n 135._o answ_n prayer_n in_o 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