Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	deed_n	flesh_n	mortify_v	5,880	5	10.8136	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63741	Dekas embolimaios a supplement to the Eniautos, or, Course of sermons for the whole year : being ten sermons explaining the nature of faith, and obedience, in relation to God, and the ecclesiastical and secular powers respectively : all that have been preached and published (since the Restauration) / by the Right Reverend Father in God Jeremy Lord Bishop of Down and Connor ; with his advice to the clergy of his diocess.; Eniautos. Supplement	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1667 (1667)	Wing T308; ESTC R11724	252,853	230

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be_v a_o servant_n of_o uncleanness_n with_o his_o flesh_n and_o member_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n v_o 25._o now_o if_o this_o be_v a_o state_n of_o regeneration_n i_o wonder_v what_o be_v or_o can_v be_v a_o state_n of_o reprobation_n for_o though_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v the_o state_n of_o one_o redeem_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o flatter_v not_o yourselves_o any_o more_o that_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o you_o to_o have_v good_a desire_n and_o bad_a performance_n never_o think_v that_o any_o sin_n can_v reign_v in_o you_o and_o yet_o you_o be_v servant_n of_o god_n that_o sin_n can_v dwell_v in_o you_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v dwell_v in_o you_o too_o or_o that_o life_n and_o death_n can_v abide_v together_o the_o sum_n of_o affair_n be_v this_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n 13._o you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n 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that_o though_o even_o in_o nature_n there_o may_v be_v many_o good_a inclination_n to_o many_o instance_n of_o the_o divine_a commandment_n yet_o it_o can_v go_v no_o further_o than_o this_o velleity_n this_o desire_v to_o do_v good_a but_o be_v not_o able_a and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o lactantius_n bring_v in_o the_o pagan_a or_o natural_a man_n complain_v volo_fw-la equidem_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la sed_fw-la vincor_fw-la indutus_fw-la enim_fw-la sum_fw-la carne_fw-la fragili_fw-la &_o imbecillâ_fw-la this_o be_v very_o true_a and_o i_o add_v only_o this_o caution_n there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n so_o much_o as_o will_v save_v we_o harmless_a or_o make_v we_o excusable_a if_o we_o sin_n against_o god_n natural_a corruption_n can_v make_v we_o criminal_a but_o not_o innocent_a for_o though_o by_o he_o that_o willing_o abide_v in_o the_o state_n of_o mere_a nature_n sin_n can_v be_v avoid_v yet_o no_o man_n be_v in_o that_o state_n 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