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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75934	Milk for babes; or, A mothers catechism for her children Wherein chief saving principles of Christian religion, through the body of it, fit first to inform children in; are 1. propounded. 2. expounded. 3. applied. The sum of which is set down in the following pages; together with the questions and answers which are the grounds of the catechism. Whereunto also annexed, three sermons; preached at Andrews Holborn at a publike fast, and at Covent-Garden, upon severall occasions. By Robert Abbot preacher of Gods word at Southwick in Hantshire.	Abbot, Robert, 1588?-1662?	1646 (1646)	Wing A69aA; ESTC R229746	144,259	361

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psal_n 139.12_o 13._o and_o hide_a lust_n a_o man_n that_o make_v a_o work_n can_v easy_o espy_v the_o least_o fault_n that_o another_o make_v in_o it_o so_o god_n can_v see_v all_o the_o disorder_n that_o satan_n and_o thy_o wicked_a heart_n have_v wrought_v in_o thou_o and_o this_o must_v make_v thou_o walk_v in_o fear_n of_o offend_v such_o a_o god_n and_o with_o a_o resolution_n to_o do_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o every_o man_n that_o make_v a_o thing_n do_v desire_n to_o have_v the_o comfort_n and_o credit_n of_o it_o much_o more_o do_v god_n who_o make_v man_n for_o himself_o 16.4_o prov._n 16.4_o as_o well_o as_o all_o thing_n else_o use_v therefore_o whether_o thou_o eat_v or_o drink_v 10.31_o 1_o cor._n 10.31_o or_o what_o ever_o thou_o do_v do_v all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o god_n do_v to_o his_o glory_n in_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n do_v to_o his_o glory_n in_o dispose_v thyself_o in_o all_o the_o occurrence_n of_o this_o life_n thou_o may_v make_v other_o comfortable_a reflection_n upon_o thy_o soul_n from_o this_o point_n if_o thou_o weigh_v the_o text_n in_o the_o margin_n 30.13.15_o psal_n 149.2_o psal_n 119.73_o psal_n 100.1_o 2_o 3._o job_n 30.13.15_o but_o i_o leave_v they_o to_o thy_o own_o meditation_n as_o god_n shall_v quicken_v thy_o heart_n with_o a_o love_n to_o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n tell_v i_o next_o 2._o q._n who_o redeem_v thou_o a._n jesus_n christ_n mark_v my_o good_a child_n 2.6_o christ_n redeem_a we_o 1_o tim._n 2.6_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o we_o even_o the_o ransom_n of_o his_o blood_n by_o which_o he_o have_v redeem_v we_o out_o of_o all_o the_o world_n 5.9_o apoc._n 5.9_o to_o redeem_v be_v to_o buy_v thou_o again_o when_o thou_o be_v lose_v in_o thy_o enemy_n hand_n thou_o be_v lose_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n as_o thou_o see_v when_o a_o carp_n be_v take_v by_o a_o fisher_n hook_n or_o net_n and_o die_v thousand_o of_o spawn_n 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