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	young_a	youth_n	211	3	8.3188	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

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shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o transgressor_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o it_o wherefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o recommend_v to_o they_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o will_v above_o all_o make_v it_o their_o care_n to_o know_v god_n and_o his_o live_a motion_n in_o their_o heart_n whereby_o he_o bear_v witness_n against_o all_o the_o sin_n they_o be_v incline_v unto_o and_o point_n out_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o way_n they_o shall_v walk_v in_o according_a to_o eccles._n 12.1_o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n for_o though_o they_o follow_v the_o corrupt_a way_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o youth_n yet_o say_v solomon_n know_v thou_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o into_o judgement_n eccles._n 11.9_o wherefore_o o_o young_a man_n be_v faithful_a to_o the_o light_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o your_o heart_n for_o it_o be_v there_o you_o shall_v 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