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	grace_n	life_n	5,484	5	4.4259	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77764	A discourse concerning the qualifications of prayer By J. Buerdsell, M.A. late fellow of Brase-nose College. Oxon.	Buerdsell, James, 1669 or 70-1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing B5362C; ESTC R229486	12,922	19

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a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o qualification_n of_o prayer_n by_o j._n bverdsell_n m._n a._n late_a fellow_n of_o brasenose_n college_n oxon._n the_o three_o edition_n london_n print_v for_o j._n smith_n on_o london-bridge_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o qualification_n of_o prayer_n ephes_n chap._n vi_o ver_fw-la 18._o pray_v always_o with_o all_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o the_o spirit_n as_o religion_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o be_v prayer_n the_o vital_a spirit_n of_o religion_n without_o which_o it_o can_v neither_o live_v nor_o move_v nor_o have_v its_o be_v this_o be_v the_o chief_a branch_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n require_v of_o all_o who_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v and_o most_o reasonable_a for_o all_o who_o own_o the_o world_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o providence_n and_o themselves_o to_o stand_v in_o need_n either_o of_o his_o grace_n or_o his_o pardon_n or_o who_o hope_n for_o his_o reward_n or_o fear_v his_o punishment_n in_o a_o 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