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	heart_n	love_n	8,204	5	5.2375	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56693	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Thomas Grigg, B.D. and rector of St. Andrew-Undershaft, Septemb. 4, 1670 by Symon Patrick.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1670 (1670)	Wing P838; ESTC R4850	30,751	63

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good_a hope_n through_o grace_n comfort_v your_o heart_n and_o establish_v you_o in_o every_o good_a word_n and_o work_n covent-garden_n octob._n 15._o 1670._o you_o to_o serve_v you_o s._n p._n a_o funeral_n sermon_n upon_o two_o corinth_n v._o i._n for_o we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n the_o apostle_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o writing_n this_o epistle_n in_o great_a trouble_n and_o danger_n for_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n profess_v himself_o notwithstanding_o so_o abundant_o satisfy_v with_o the_o ministry_n he_o have_v undertake_v that_o he_o do_v not_o faint_a at_o all_o nor_o grow_v weary_a of_o it_o as_o you_o read_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n that_o which_o make_v he_o so_o courageous_a as_o to_o preach_v under_o so_o many_o discouragement_n which_o he_o mention_n v._o 8_o 9_o 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