Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	eternal_a	father_n	holy_a	7,361	5	4.9216	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64013	Two letters concerning the Holy Trinity reconciling together in some measure the semi-Arian and the Trinitarian systems, concerning Christ's divinity, and inquiring, whether the term persons, speaking of God, shou'd be impos'd in acts of church-communion : to be offered to the consideration of the learned, in order to their giving their opinion and reasons concerning the things herein mentioned.		1680 (1680)	Wing T3456; ESTC R38384	16,482	18

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bishop_n in_o their_o sentiment_n in_o the_o most_o considerable_a place_n even_o till_o pope_n victor_n and_o zepherin_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n which_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v there_o disprove_v as_o it_o may_v then_o have_v be_v if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v true_a origen_n own_v the_o jewish_a christian_n be_v general_o vnitarians_n contr._n cels._n l._n 2._o p._n 56._o it_o appear_v that_o theodoret_n do_v the_o same_o haeret._n fab._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o for_o the_o jewish_a christian_n especial_o be_v call_v nazarens_n as_o well_o as_o ebionite_n as_o appear_v act_n 24_o 5._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la naz._n c._n 1_o augustin_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la c._n 9_o 10._o st._n jerom._n epist_n ad_fw-la august_n thus_o it_o be_v own_a the_o ebionite_n and_o nazarens_n be_v no_o contemptible_a vnitarians_n and_o they_o be_v thus_o nicknamed_a first_o by_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n probable_o by_o the_o heathen_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o 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son_n have_v not_o a_o necessary_a be_v but_o be_v voluntary_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n that_o he_o be_v inferior_a to_o he_o minister_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n ibid._n p._n 221._o that_o the_o unbegotten_a god_n or_o the_o father_n do_v not_o descend_v or_o ascend_v from_o any_o place_n neither_o be_v move_v see_v he_o can_v be_v contain_v in_o any_o place_n but_o that_o this_o may_v be_v say_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o son_n who_o say_v he_o by_o the_o father_n will_n be_v a_o god_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v generate_v of_o the_o father_n ibid._n p._n 221_o and_o 280._o according_o tertullian_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o son_n be_v not_o advers._fw-la hermogen_n c._n 3._o the_o council_n which_o magisterial_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n profess_v by_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o his_o party_n at_o antioch_n at_o the_o same_o time_n decred_fw-mi that_o the_o son_n 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reason_n usual_o allege_v for_o that_o part_n of_o the_o arian_n sentiment_n it_o be_v credible_a be_v the_o first_o creature_n and_o which_o be_v god_n insomuch_o as_o this_o spirit_n not_o only_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o heir_n of_o all_o the_o creation_n and_o be_v design_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o creature_n but_o also_o be_v so_o fill_v with_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o assist_v with_o the_o divine_a power_n that_o the_o godhead_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n as_o intimate_o unite_v with_o this_o holy_a soul_n as_o possible_a which_o it_o be_v not_o with_o any_o other_o in_o which_o sense_n among_o other_o as_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o be_v the_o creature_n the_o most_o like_a to_o god_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o singular_a partake_n of_o the_o divine_a sovereignty_n and_o authority_n this_o word_n or_o word_n bearer_n may_v be_v call_v god_n only_o son_n and_o as_o i_o take_v it_o there_o can_v be_v mean_v no_o more_o by_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n 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