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
A95867	Tvvo sermons preached: one before the Right Honorable House of Lords, on their publick fast, May 26. 1647. The other, before the Honorable House of Commons, on their publick fast, in Margarets Church in Westminster, Septemb. 29. 1647. / By Thomas Valentine one of the Assembly of Divines, and minister in Chalfort in the county of Bucks.	Valentine, Thomas, 1585 or 6-1665?	1647 (1647)	Wing V27; Thomason E409_13; ESTC R204423	15,835	24

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hear_v counsel_n and_o receive_v instruction_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v wise_a in_o thy_o latter_a end_n 2._o if_o we_o do_v not_o we_o set_v up_o our_o own_o thought_n and_o wisdom_n above_o god_n and_o we_o oppose_v christ_n prophetical_a and_o kingly_a office_n 3._o grace_n make_v we_o teachable_a and_o man_n shall_v inquire_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v act._n 2.37_o man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v act._n 9.6_o lord_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v and_o they_o obey_v and_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o apostle_n david_n do_v bless_v god_n for_o abigail_n counsel_n 1_o sam._n 25.22_o 32._o and_o if_o we_o receive_v not_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n bewail_v our_o folly_n and_o read_v our_o misery_n arise_v from_o our_o own_o rebellious_a and_o desperate_a denial_n of_o grace_n and_o as_o the_o pharisee_n reject_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o so_o do_v many_o in_o these_o day_n i_o counsel_v 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