Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	gift_n	grace_n	6,936	5	5.6824	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77253	The preachers plea. By David Bramley, a preacher of the Gospel.	Bramley, David.	1647 (1647)	Wing B4240; Thomason E374_2	16,799	26

learned_a prophet_n that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o endeavour_v to_o seal_v up_o the_o mouth_n and_o suppress_v the_o grace_n of_o our_o prophet_n which_o speak_v not_o the_o tongue_n that_o they_o do_v their_o diligence_n rather_o to_o open_v their_o mouth_n and_o unlose_v their_o tongue_n &_o encourage_v they_o in_o the_o hold_v forth_o of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o hold_v himself_o out_o to_o all_o that_o all_o that_o be_v gift_v &_o grace_v by_o his_o spirit_n may_v also_o hold_v he_o forth_o to_o other_o &_o let_v it_o not_o be_v account_v any_o disgrace_n to_o any_o of_o the_o learned_a that_o poor_a illiterate_a man_n which_o shall_v preach_v &_o spread_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n remember_v the_o modest_a word_n &_o carriage_n of_o moses_n that_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o joshua_n and_o the_o youngman_n that_o bring_v tiding_n that_o eldad_n &_o medad_n prophesy_v in_o the_o camp_n &_o bad_a moses_n to_o forbid_v they_o numb_a 11.26_o 27_o 29._o &_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o envy_v thou_o for_o my_o sake_n will_v god_n that_o all_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v prophet_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v put_v his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o which_o teach_v we_o thus_o much_o that_o a_o true_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o for_o any_o by-end_n envy_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n in_o other_o nor_o desire_v the_o obscure_a but_o to_o discover_v they_o wish_v all_o as_o well_o as_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v prophet_n not_o by_o put_v university_n art_n but_o by_o put_v the_o apostle_n approbation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v this_o 1_o cor._n 14.31_o you_o may_v prophesy_v all_o one_o by_o one_o that_o all_o may_v learn_v and_o all_o may_v be_v comfort_v all_o may_v prophesy_v that_o be_v all_o the_o prophet_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o god_n have_v endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n for_o there_o be_v no_o restraint_n observe_v their_o time_n and_o order_n one_o by_o one_o 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