Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	earth_n	heaven_n	lord_n	7,940	5	3.5508	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65225	The repairer of the breach a sermon preached at the cathedral church of Glocester, May 29, 1660, being the anniversary of His Maiesty's birth-day, and happy entrance into his emperial city of London / by Thomas Washbourn.	Washbourne, Thomas, 1606-1687.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1026; ESTC R38494	23,222	34

and_o when_o thing_n be_v ripe_a for_o the_o work_n he_o say_v unto_o the_o noble_n the_o ruler_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n you_o see_v the_o distress_n that_o we_o be_v in_o how_o jerusalem_n lie_v waste_v and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n come_v and_o let_v we_o build_v up_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o we_o be_v no_o more_o a_o reproach_n then_o i_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o god_n which_o be_v good_a upon_o i_o and_o they_o say_v let_v we_o rise_v up_o and_o build_v so_o they_o strengthen_v their_o hand_n for_o this_o good_a work_n vers._n 17_o 18._o yet_o can_v not_o he_o with_o all_o his_o assistant_n carry_v on_o the_o work_n so_o smooth_o but_o that_o he_o meet_v with_o some_o disturbance_n a_o fanatic_a party_n to_o hinder_v and_o oppose_v he_o and_o to_o head_n they_o they_o have_v a_o notable_a leader_n one_o sanballat_n vers._n 10._o when_o sanballat_n the_o h●romite_n and_o tobiah_n the_o servant_n the_o ammonite_n hear_v of_o it_o it_o grieve_v they_o exceed_o that_o there_o be_v come_v a_o man_n to_o seek_v the_o welfare_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o they_o fall_v first_o to_o jeer_v and_o scoff_n at_o they_o vers._n 19_o they_o laugh_v we_o to_o scorn_v and_o despise_v we_o say_v what_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o do_v but_o nehemia_n answer_v vers._n 20._o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n he_o will_v prosper_v we_o therefore_o we_o his_o servant_n will_v arise_v and_o build_v but_o you_o have_v no_o portion_n nor_o right_a nor_o memorial_n in_o jerusalem_n from_o scoff_v they_o proceed_v to_o secret_a plot_n and_o force_n of_o arm_n vers._n 7_o 8._o but_o when_o sanballat_n and_o tobiah_n and_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o ashdoty_n hear_v that_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v make_v up_o and_o that_o the_o breach_n begin_v to_o be_v stop_v than_o they_o be_v very_o wroth_a and_o conspire_v all_o of_o they_o together_o to_o come_v 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be_v not_o afraid_a of_o they_o remember_v the_o lord_n be_v great_a and_o terrible_a and_o fight_v for_o your_o brethren_n your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n your_o wife_n and_o your_o house_n when_o all_o this_o will_v not_o make_v he_o desist_v he_o receive_v a_o intimation_n that_o they_o intend_v to_o ass●ssinate_v his_o person_n chap._n 6_o 10._o they_o will_v come_v to_o slay_v thou_o yet_o he_o still_o retain_v his_o wont_a courage_n say_v shall_v such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o flee_v thus_o he_o stand_v like_o a_o colosius_fw-la unmoved_a and_o undaunted_a till_o he_o have_v do_v the_o work_n and_o now_o we_o have_v find_v the_o man_n that_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n may_v well_o be_v style_v reparator_n ruinarum_fw-la the_o repairer_n of_o the_o breach_n but_o can_v we_o find_v out_o never_o another_o yes_o we_o have_v he_o ezr._n 1._o 8._o by_o the_o name_n of_o shesbazzar_n the_o prince_n of_o juda_n or_o chief_a governor_n depute_v to_o that_o office_n by_o king_n cyrus_n and_o commissionated_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n chap._n 5._o 14._o and_o build_v he_o do_v vers._n 16._o then_o come_v the_o same_o shesbazzar_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n this_o shesbazzar_n be_v the_o same_o with_o zerubbabel_n who_o as_o a_o prince_n be_v name_v in_o the_o first_o place_n among_o those_o that_o come_v from_o babylon_n as_o the_o captain_n general_n chap._n 2._o 2._o and_o chap._n 5._o 2._o then_o rise_v up_o zerubbabel_n etc._n etc._n and_o hag._n 1._o 14._o the_o lord_n stir_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n governor_n of_o juda_n etc._n etc._n if_o we_o look_v into_o his_o genealogy_n matth._n 1._o 12._o we_o shall_v find_v he_o like_o moecenae_n descend_v from_o ancient_a king_n josias_n beget_v jechonias_n and_o jechonias_n beget_v salathiel_n and_o salathiel_n beget_v zerubbabel_n this_o zerubbabel_n who_o spirit_n god_n stir_v up_o to_o this_o grand_a 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