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	grace_n	receive_v	7,604	5	5.6899	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65264	A fuller answer to Elimas the sorcerer or to the most material part (of a feign'd memoriall) toward the discovery of the Popish Plot, with modest reflections upon a pretended declaration (of the late Dutchess) for charging her religion : prelates ... in a letter addressed to Mr. Thomas Jones by Richard Watson ... / published by Monsieur Maimburg ...	Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing W1090; ESTC R34094	54,514	31

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that_o worthy_o receive_v the_o same_o again_o pag._n 8._o of_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o he_o give_v the_o bread_n so_o give_v he_o his_o very_a body_n to_o be_v eat_v with_o our_o faith_n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o christ_n give_v himself_o true_o to_o be_v eat_v chaw_a and_o digest_v but_o all_o be_v spiritual_o with_o faith_n not_o with_o mouth_n the_o reader_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o when_o his_o grace_n use_v the_o term_n very_o and_o indeed_o which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o our_o church-catechisme_n i_o understand_v his_o sense_n equivalent_a to_o they_o after_o he_o who_o say_v real_o upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n neither_o he_o nor_o they_o mean_v more_o or_o less_o than_o our_o church_n do_v nor_o all_o otherwise_o then_o do_v the_o primitive_a father_n for_o when_o real_o be_v extend_v to_o denote_v transubstantial_o his_o grace_n afterward_o utter_o disclaim_v it_o as_o do_v likewise_o the_o right_n reverend_a bishop_n jewel_n of_o 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