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	spiritual_a	5,356	5	6.8798	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73836	Seuen godlie and fruitfull sermons. The six first preached by Master Iohn Dod: the last by Master Robert Cleauer. Whereunto is annexed, a briefe discourse, touching, 1. Extinguishing of the spirit, 2. Murmuring in affliction	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625.; Winston, John, fl. 1614-1634.	1614 (1614)	STC 6944; ESTC S109731	185,148	341

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of_o god_n that_o work_v all_o these_o good_a thing_n in_o you_o and_o why_o then_o shall_v you_o make_v question_n whether_o it_o dwell_v in_o you_o yea_o or_o no_o these_o be_v fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v never_o find_v in_o any_o but_o in_o spiritual_a man_n and_o if_o any_o desire_n yet_o a_o further_a trial_n let_v he_o examine_v whether_o there_o be_v in_o he_o those_o other_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v recite_v gal._n 5.22_o viz._n 1._o love_n unto_o god_n to_o his_o word_n to_o his_o saint_n to_o mankind_n yea_o to_o our_o very_a enemy_n so_o far_o as_o to_o desire_v their_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n 2._o joy_n in_o god_n favour_n in_o that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o any_o sparkle_n of_o grace_n and_o thereby_o assure_v we_o that_o he_o will_v provide_v all_o good_a thing_n for_o we_o in_o this_o life_n and_o afterward_o save_v our_o soul_n and_o body_n everlasting_o 3._o peace_n with_o the_o lord_n himself_o with_o our_o conscience_n and_o with_o our_o brethren_n if_o i_o say_v any_o desire_n further_a assurance_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n do_v possess_v his_o heart_n let_v he_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v find_v in_o himself_o these_o fruit_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n there_o mention_v to_o wit_n long_o suffer_v gentleness_n goodness_n faith_n meekness_n temperance_n and_o as_o these_o do_v more_o or_o less_o abound_v in_o he_o so_o may_v he_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o be_v more_o or_o less_o spiritual_a a_o four_o use_n of_o this_o point_n may_v be_v this_o use_v 4_o that_o see_v our_o happiness_n do_v ebb_n or_o flow_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n within_o we_o therefore_o we_o shall_v use_v all_o mean_n to_o get_v and_o increase_v the_o same_o in_o our_o heart_n obtain_v how_o god_n spirit_n may_v be_v obtain_v now_o one_o mean_n be_v exceed_o to_o desire_v it_o and_o earnest_o to_o long_o for_o it_o for_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n 44.3_o isaiah_n 44.3_o i_o will_v pour_v water_n upon_o the_o thirsty_a and_o flood_n upon_o the_o dry_a ground_n i_o will_v pour_v my_o spirit_n upon_o thy_o seed_n and_o my_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o bud_n in_o which_o place_n we_o see_v there_o be_v a_o large_a promise_n make_v but_o to_o who_o to_o poor_a desolate_a christian_n that_o do_v feel_v their_o own_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a estate_n and_o do_v even_o thirst_v for_o a_o supply_n of_o god_n grace_n as_o the_o dry_a and_o parch_a ground_n do_v for_o the_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o it_o which_o do_v even_o gape_v for_o it_o before_o it_o come_v as_o if_o it_o will_v devour_v the_o cloud_n before_o they_o fall_v concern_v such_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o will_v pour_v water_n upon_o they_o