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	quicken_v	5,491	5	10.4511	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62592	A sermon preached before the King, Febr. 25th, 1675/6 by John Tillotson ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1676 (1676)	Wing T1229; ESTC R10103	13,508	40

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transgressor_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o good_a man_n all_o part_n of_o goodness_n must_v concur_v but_o any_o one_o way_n of_o wickedness_n be_v sufficient_a to_o denominate_v a_o man_n bad_a last_o some_o comfort_n themselves_o in_o the_o good_a opinion_n which_o perhaps_o other_o have_v of_o they_o but_o if_o we_o know_v ourselves_o to_o be_v bad_a it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o other_o concern_v we_o which_o can_v either_o alter_v or_o better_v our_o condition_n they_o may_v have_v reason_n for_o their_o charity_n and_o yet_o thou_o none_o for_o thy_o confidence_n trust_v no_o body_n concern_v thyself_o rather_o than_o thyself_o because_o no_o body_n can_v know_v thou_o so_o well_o as_o thou_o may_v know_v thyself_o these_o and_o such_o as_o these_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n which_o job_n elegant_o compare_v to_o the_o spider_n web_n fine_o and_o artificial_o wrought_v but_o miserable_o thin_a and_o weak_a so_o that_o we_o 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