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	work_n	7,151	5	5.4540	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36018	Protestant certainty, or, A short treatise shewing how a Protestant may be well assured of the articles of his faith	Dillingham, William, 1617?-1689.	1689 (1689)	Wing D1485; ESTC R1392	22,130	40

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〈◊〉_d to_o the_o own_n and_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v call_v a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n eph._n 1.17_o by_o which_o they_o be_v enable_v clear_o to_o discern_v and_o full_o to_o assent_v unto_o those_o divine_a ray_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherewith_o its_o self_n have_v invest_v divine_a truth_n in_o the_o scripture_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a sensation_n as_o the_o eye_n do_v unto_o light_n and_o colour_n or_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a intelligentia_fw-la whereby_o it_o assent_v unto_o this_o object_n as_o a_o first_o principle_n in_o credendis_fw-la un-induced_n by_o any_o precede_a process_n of_o ratiocination_n which_o be_v a_o fides_n divina_fw-la principiorum_fw-la and_o from_o it_o will_v be_v produce_v a_o divine_a faith_n to_o the_o conclusion_n which_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o it_o that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god._n much_o after_o the_o same_o way_n by_o which_o 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