Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	death_n	life_n	lord_n	7,479	5	3.6814	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18431	The garden of prudence Wherein is contained, a patheticall discourse, and godly meditation, most brieflie touching the vanities of the world, the calamities of hell, and the felicities of heauen. You shal also find planted in the same, diuers sweet and pleasant flowers, most necessarie and comfortable both for body and soule.	Chappell, Bartholomew.	1595 (1595)	STC 4999; ESTC S104953	25,188	80

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have_v power_n to_o triumph_v over_o i_o but_o let_v i_o that_o be_o thou_o be_v thy_o still_o and_o be_v thou_o i_o grant_v this_o o_o most_o victorious_a &_o triumphant_a lord_n for_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n sake_n and_o for_o thy_o dear_a son_n sake_n our_o only_o mediator_n and_o advocate_n amen_n a_o prayer_n to_o attain_v heavenly_a felicity_n this_o world_n o_o lord_n be_v a_o dungeon_n of_o darkness_n a_o mountain_n of_o miserable_a martyrdom_n a_o lewd_a labyrinth_n of_o loathsome_a lust_n a_o canker_a course_n of_o choke_a calamity_n a_o place_n of_o all_o vanity_n quite_o void_a of_o all_o virtue_n wherefore_o make_v i_o strong_a o_o sweet_a saviour_n to_o walk_v upright_o in_o this_o wretched_a wilderness_n and_o arm_v i_o bless_a lord_n with_o thy_o holy_a armour_n let_v i_o have_v o_o tender_a father_n thy_o righteousness_n for_o my_o breastplate_n a_o lively_a faith_n in_o thou_o for_o my_o target_n a_o firm_a hope_n of_o thy_o mercy_n for_o my_o helmet_n and_o the_o 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