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
A70857	Christos angasmos, or, Christ our sanctification faithfully explained, fully confirmed, and practically applied ... being the substance of several lectures or meditations / by Tho. Pichard ...	Pichard, Thomas.; Pritchard, Thomas, M.A.	1667 (1667)	Wing P3524; ESTC R10560	136,857	229

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montan._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supereminens_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la montan._n call_v the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o his_o power_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v not_o sanctify_v or_o convert_v as_o the_o papist_n and_o arminian_o say_v by_o a_o moral_a suasion_n or_o by_o the_o bare_a improvement_n of_o our_o own_o free_a will_n nor_o by_o the_o accession_n of_o some_o additional_a help_n to_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o most_o strong_a and_o yet_o most_o sweet_a efficacy_n of_o the_o almighty_a spirit_n psa_n 110.3_o thy_o people_n shall_v be_v willing_a in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o power_n or_o as_o some_o render_v it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o army_n it_o be_v therefore_o call_v a_o regeneration_n ainsworth_n in_o die_v copiarum_fw-la so_o m._n ainsworth_n a_o beget_n a_o soul_n again_o it_o be_v a_o new_a creation_n it_o be_v a_o vivification_n or_o quicken_a a_o man_n before_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n not_o languish_v and_o decline_v but_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n stark_o dead_a nay_o it_o be_v a_o resurrection_n a_o rise_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n all_o these_o work_n of_o wonder_n or_o rather_o this_o one_o mysterious_a work_n of_o sanctification_n illustrate_v by_o these_o metaphor_n bespeak_v no_o less_o than_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o a_o god_n 3.21_o phil._n 3.21_o who_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o regeneration_n or_o a_o beget_n again_o 1_o pet._n 1.3_o jam._n 1.18_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o creation_n ephes_n 2.10_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n to_o good_a work_n 2_o cor._n 5.17_o he_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v a_o new_a creature_n behold_v say_v christ_n i_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a 3._o it_o be_v a_o vivification_n or_o quicken_a eph._n 2.1_o you_o have_v he_o quicken_v who_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n a_o natural_a man_n be_v both_o legal_o and_o moral_o dead_a till_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n breathe_v upon_o 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precious_a life_n to_o spill_v his_o precious_a blood_n for_o you_o gal._n 2.20_o christ_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o blood_n the_o price_n of_o your_o sanctification_n have_v impetrate_v and_o obtain_v of_o the_o father_n the_o holy_a spirit_n with_o all_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o same_o for_o your_o sanctification_n and_o salvation_n see_v john_n 16.7_o 13._o john_n 14.16_o 17._o 3._o consider_v the_o infinite_a power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o same_o spirit_n that_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a call_v the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n rom._n 1.4_o quicken_v the_o saint_n to_o a_o new_a life_n and_o dwell_v in_o they_o rom._n 8.11_o this_o new_a life_n of_o holiness_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n impart_v to_o you_o rom._n 8.2_o for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n 2_o rom._n 8._o 2_o have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n holiness_n in_o 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father_n he_o be_v the_o prime_a ●●i●inal_n the_o dispensation_n be_v by_o the_o son_n he_o be_v the_o way_n of_o communication_n the_o application_n and_o consummation_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n he_o receive_v of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o show_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o be_v he_o work_v grace_n or_o holiness_n in_o we_o thus_o all_o the_o person_n work_v joint_o and_o yet_o distinct_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n make_v way_n for_o the_o mediatorship_n of_o the_o son_n and_o the_o mediatorship_n of_o the_o son_n for_o the_o office_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spir_z t_z be_v as_o necessary_a as_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n you_o may_v see_v 1_o pet._n 1.2_o how_o all_o the_o person_n have_v their_o distinct_a operation_n communion_n with_o the_o spirit_n be_v as_o sweet_a and_o choice_n a_o privilege_n as_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o father_n 2_o cor._n 13.14_o thus_o sanctify_v the_o name_n 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