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	lord_n	see_v	6,946	5	3.6931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65069	Tēs pisteōs elegchos, or, The reason of faith briefly discuss'd in a sermon, preach'd at Pauls before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, &c., the third of October, 1658, and publish'd by the order of his lordship, and Court of Aldermen / by Peter Vinke ...	Timoreus, Theophilus.	1659 (1659)	Wing V562; ESTC R39404	19,583	36

1.18_o 2_o cor._n 1.18_o but_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n yea_o that_o be_v like_v himself_o who_o be_v the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o evermore_o hebr._n 13.8_o man_n indeed_o too_o ordinary_o dress_v religion_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v their_o god_n or_o as_o the_o papist_n do_v their_o image_n according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o think_v that_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o more_o in_o it_o but_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n will_v not_o set_v his_o seal_n in_o water_n in_o a_o fluid_a transitory_a imagination_n or_o opinion_n but_o in_o wax_n in_o that_o understanding_n which_o though_o ductile_a and_o flexible_a be_v fit_a to_o retain_v those_o impression_n which_o his_o spirit_n shall_v make_v in_o it_o second_o faith_n differ_v from_o opinion_n in_o that_o opinion_n be_v only_a matter_n of_o speculation_n faith_n be_v practical_a also_o the_o seat_n of_o opinion_n be_v only_o the_o head_n but_o 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τσ_n πίστεως_n ἔλετχος_n or_o the_o reason_n of_o faith_n brief_o discuss_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o paul_n before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o of_o october_n 1658._o and_o publish_v by_o the_o order_n of_o his_o lordship_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n by_o peter_n vinke_n b._n d._n sometime_o fellow_n of_o pembroke-hall_n in_o cambridge_n and_o now_o minister_n of_o m._n cornhill_n london_n where_o be_v the_o wise_a where_o be_v the_o scribe_n where_o be_v the_o disputer_n of_o this_o world_n 1_o cor._n 1.20_o _o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alexandr_n lib._n 1._o strom._n quantum_fw-la attinet_fw-la ad_fw-la hominis_fw-la naturam_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o co_fw-la melius_fw-la quam_fw-la mens_fw-la &_o ratio_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la ipsam_fw-la debet_fw-la vivere_fw-la qui_fw-la beatè_fw-la vult_fw-la vivere_fw-la alioquin_fw-la secundùm_fw-la hominem_fw-la vivit_fw-la cùm_fw-la secundùm_fw-la 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courage_n and_o confidence_n buckle_v himself_o unto_o it_o the_o word_n themselves_o be_v not_o a_o perfect_a definition_n of_o faith_n by_o genus_fw-la and_o differentia_fw-la faith_n be_v of_o a_o indefinite_a nature_n and_o how_o can_v we_o look_v for_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o grace_n here_o the_o nature_n of_o which_o we_o can_v sufficient_o comprehend_v they_o be_v then_o a_o twofold_a description_n of_o faith_n 1._o a_o formâ_fw-la internâ_fw-la it_o be_v a_o substance_n it_o be_v a_o evidence_n 2._o ab_fw-la objectis_fw-la externis_fw-la of_o thing_n hope_v for_o of_o thing_n not_o see_v each_o part_n you_o see_v have_v twin_n and_o those_o very_a like_a one_o another_o we_o intend_v to_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o their_o order_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o word_n the_o first_o word_n that_o hold_v forth_o the_o internal_a form_n or_o nature_n of_o faith_n signify_v faith_n first_o internal_a form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d