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	word_n	9,264	5	4.2777	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68105	The way to well-doing. Or A sermon of faith and good vvorkes Preached in the chappell of Buntingford, in the county of Hartford, at the beginning of their publike lecture. By Iohn Gore, rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex, Summer sermon. aut; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon. aut	1638 (1638)	STC 12087; ESTC S116024	20,619	38

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god_n and_o god_n heal_v abimelech_n etc._n etc._n go_v to_o my_o servant_n job_n say_v god_n to_o his_o friend_n job_n 42._o 8._o and_o my_o servant_n job_n shall_v pray_v for_o you_o for_o he_o will_v i_o accept_v so_o act._n 8._o 24._o when_o peter_n have_v denounce_v a_o curse_n on_o simon_n magus_n he_o be_v glad_a to_o crouch_v and_o cry_v unto_o he_o oh_o pray_v you_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o that_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v speak_v come_v upon_o i_o thus_o you_o see_v that_o judgement_n and_o plague_n will_v bring_v prophet_n into_o request_n man_n common_o deal_v with_o their_o minister_n as_o boy_n do_v by_o walnut-tree_n and_o other_o fruit-tree_n in_o fair_a weather_n throw_v cudgel_n at_o we_o in_o foul_a run_v to_o we_o for_o shelter_n in_o the_o day_n of_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n we_o be_v pass_v over_o as_o superfluous_a creature_n of_o who_o there_o be_v little_a use_n and_o less_o need_n but_o when_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v on_o 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