Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	dead_a	life_n	live_v	7,322	5	6.0283	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67106	The doctrines of the resurrection and the reward to come, considered as the grand motives to an holy life. Discoursed of, from 1. Cor. XV. 58. / By the late pious and learned John Worthington, D.D..	Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1690 (1690)	Wing W3621; ESTC R21563	58,484	157

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yield_v to_o do_v it_o nay_o antiochus_n exhort_v the_o young_a brother_n with_o word_n and_o also_o assure_v he_o with_o oath_n that_o if_o he_o will_v yield_v he_o will_v make_v he_o both_o a_o rich_a and_o a_o happy_a man_n and_o also_o take_v he_o for_o his_o friend_n and_o trust_v he_o with_o affair_n vers._n 24._o now_o what_o be_v it_o that_o do_v make_v they_o steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a unto_o the_o last_o what_o be_v it_o that_o do_v comfort_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o bitter_a pain_n what_o be_v it_o that_o do_v animate_v and_o fortify_v they_o against_o all_o the_o either_o allurement_n or_o terror_n which_o the_o king_n do_v try_v they_o with_o it_o be_v clear_o this_o the_o hope_n and_o belief_n of_o a_o resurrection_n to_o everlasting_a life_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o this_o do_v evident_o appear_v by_o six_o passage_n in_o the_o story_n the_o first_o be_v the_o second_o brother_n speech_n to_o antiochus_n in_o vers._n 9_o 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