Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	everlasting_a	reap_v	sow_v	6,865	5	10.5221	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B25425	Troposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K; Tropologia. Book 4.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Tropologia. aut	1682 (1682)	Wing K101A; ESTC R7039	690,855	608

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●ongs_n of_o joy_n in_o their_o mouth_n but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v awake_v with_o tear_n and_o dismal_a cry_n the_o one_o to_o receive_v the_o sentence_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n the_o other_o to_o receive_v the_o sentence_n go_v you_o curse_v etc._n etc._n some_o awake_a to_o everlasting_a life_n 12.2_o dan._n 12.2_o and_o some_o to_o shame_n and_o everlasting_a contempt_n the_o resurrection-day_n a_o man_n reaping-day_n psal_n 126.5_o they_o that_o sow_v in_o tear_n shall_v reap_v in_o joy_n gal._n 6.4_o in_o due_a season_n we_o shall_v reap_v if_o we_o faint_v not_o the_o resurrection-day_n be_v a_o man_n reaping-day_n parallel_n man_n sow_v before_o they_o reap_v so_o man_n in_o this_o world_n may_v be_v say_v to_o sow_v either_o they_o sow_v to_o the_o flesh_n or_o to_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o resurrection-day_n they_o shall_v reap_v ii_o that_o which_o man_n sow_v that_o also_o they_o reap_v they_o do_v not_o sow_v bean_n and_o reap_v barley_n nor_o sow_v 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