Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	eye_n	heart_n	see_v	6,000	5	3.4328	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61219	A discourse of the misery of Hell and happiness of Heaven grounded from the following words, Matth. 25, 46, And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5116; ESTC R26941	13,459	16

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of_o the_o people_n be_v gen._n 49.10_o this_o in_o a_o particular_a manner_n be_v mean_v of_o his_o own_o particular_a elect_n redeem_a and_o choose_a people_n who_o in_o this_o life_n and_o on_o this_o earth_n do_v gather_v and_o make_v towards_o god_n by_o faith_n and_o obedience_n by_o love_n trust_v and_o adherence_n and_o hereafter_o they_o shall_v flow_v back_o unto_o as_o rivers_z again_o to_o the_o sea_n from_o whence_o they_o do_v first_o arise_v and_o be_v admit_v into_o his_o immediate_a presence_n to_o the_o near_a communion_n and_o close_a union_n with_o the_o godhead_n himself_o he_o will_v gather_v all_o soul_n which_o be_v his_o which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o which_o he_o have_v redeem_v that_o be_v from_o sin_n here_o and_o from_o death_n and_o the_o devil_n hereafter_o as_o near_o and_o as_o close_o to_o himself_o as_o a_o hen_n do_v gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n it_o be_v somewhat_o too_o gross_a a_o expression_n to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o 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this_o be_v one_o and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o god_n who_o shall_v then_o be_v all_o in_o all_o but_o the_o creature_n have_v and_o derive_v it_o from_o he_o by_o union_n and_o participation_n will_v be_v the_o high_a and_o great_a and_o only_a happiness_n in_o heaven_n the_o truth_n whereof_o may_v be_v hence_o understand_v for_o god_n be_v a_o most_o happy_a be_v for_o he_o create_v all_o happiness_n and_o good_a and_o he_o be_v comprehensive_a of_o all_o happiness_n and_o good_a so_o that_o all_o happiness_n and_o good_a do_v reside_v and_o lodge_v in_o he_o as_o in_o their_o foundation_n stock_n or_o fountain_n from_o whence_o do_v flow_v forth_o all_o derivation_n and_o emanation_n of_o good_a and_o happiness_n so_o as_o when_o any_o one_o be_v near_a to_o the_o sun_n he_o be_v near_a to_o the_o light_n and_o heat_n so_o the_o nation_n and_o person_n of_o those_o who_o be_v save_v who_o be_v near_a to_o god_n be_v also_o thereby_o near_o to_o good_a and_o happiness_n 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