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	soul_n	word_n	7,065	5	4.2672	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95964	Calebs integrity in following the Lord fully, in a sermon preached at St. Margarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, at their late solemne and publick fast, Novemb: 30th. 1642. By Richard Vines, Mr. of Arts of Magd. Colledge in Camb: and minister of the gospell at Weddington in the county of Warr	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing V546; Thomason E130_4; ESTC R22161	22,669	42

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follow_v i_o fally_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v he_o have_v stick_v close_o to_o i_o and_o improve_v the_o business_n under_o his_o hand_n howsoever_o succesles_o as_o to_o the_o people_n yet_o dangerous_o as_o to_o himself_o for_o my_o sake_n and_o manage_v it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o my_o honour_n by_o value_v i_o my_o promise_n presence_n power_n against_o all_o objection_n make_v by_o humane_a wisdom_n or_o obstruction_n lay_v by_o humane_a power_n let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o the_o text_n hold_v forth_o unto_o we_o and_o that_o honey_n be_v best_a which_o run_v free_o from_o the_o comb_n we_o must_v not_o commit_v rape_n or_o extortion_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o sin_n too_o frequent_a in_o our_o time_n by_o such_o as_o be_v most_o zealous_a for_o their_o party_n for_o how_o many_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cauponari_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v dash_v and_o mix_v as_o huckster_n do_v their_o ware_n adulterate_v 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