Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	good_a	holy_a	7,427	5	4.6212	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26753	A sermon at the Warwick-shire meeting, November 25, 1679, at S. Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside, London by William Basset ...	Basset, William, 1644-1695.	1679 (1679)	Wing B1053; ESTC R13214	18,472	35

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perfect_a that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v some_o congruity_n and_o suitableness_n between_o god_n and_o those_o that_o worship_v he_o and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o great_a condition_n of_o find_v acceptance_n for_o as_o god_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o a_o blemish_a sacrifice_n so_o the_o text_n express_o declare_v that_o we_o must_v present_v ourselves_o a_o sacrifice_n holy_a if_o ever_o we_o mean_v to_o be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o that_o you_o present_v your_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a acceptable_a to_o god_n 2._o these_o sacrifice_n be_v make_v and_o offer_v to_o god_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n and_o this_o viz._n worship_n be_v a_o stand_n and_o perpetual_a duty_n though_o the_o modus_fw-la be_v change_v yet_o the_o thing_n still_o remain_v therefore_o in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o our_o saviour_n reject_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o service_n peculiar_a to_o it_o he_o yet_o retain_v worship_n still_o and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o gospel-duty_n joh._n 4.23_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v and_o the_o father_n seek_v such_o to_o worship_v he_o so_o s._n paul_n tit._n 2.12_o comprise_v all_o religion_n under_o these_o three_o head_n viz._n 1._o sobriety_n which_o include_v the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o ourselves_o and_o forbid_v all_o intemperance_n and_o excess_n 2._o righteousness_n which_o contain_v all_o the_o office_n we_o owe_v to_o other_o and_o be_v a_o do_v to_o all_o man_n as_o we_o will_v all_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o we_o and_o 3._o godliness_n which_o comprise_v the_o several_a duty_n we_o owe_v immediate_o to_o god_n whereof_o adoration_n or_o worship_n be_v one_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o gentile_a world_n who_o ever_o pay_v these_o tribute_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o deity_n therefore_o when_o epicurus_n by_o deny_v divine_a providence_n take_v the_o ready_a course_n to_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o worship_n he_o be_v charge_v by_o other_o and_o the_o better_a of_o the_o 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from_o those_o carnal_a ordinance_n to_o close_o with_o the_o proposal_n of_o a_o more_o spiritual_a law_n but_o yet_o this_o text_n can_v in_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o exclude_v the_o body_n because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worshipper_n and_o shall_v worship_v do_v come_v signify_v to_o kiss_v which_o imply_v a_o act_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o septuagint_n use_v the_o same_o word_n to_o express_v a_o worship_n which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n bodily_a viz._n that_o of_o baal_n 1_o king_n 19.18_o i_o have_v leave_v i_o seven_o thousand_o in_o israel_n all_o the_o knee_n which_o have_v not_o bow_v to_o baal_n and_o every_o mouth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o have_v not_o kiss_v that_o be_v that_o have_v not_o worship_v he_o and_o why_o the_o same_o word_n shall_v in_o one_o place_n signify_v a_o worship_n which_o be_v most_o bodily_a and_o in_o the_o other_o place_n viz._n this_o of_o s._n john_n shall_v signify_v a_o worship_n pure_o spiritual_a or_o exclusive_a of_o the_o body_n i_o do_v not_o yet_o understand_v but_o it_o be_v a_o common_a rule_n in_o expound_v scripture_n that_o that_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o one_o text_n which_o contradict_v another_o and_o such_o be_v this_o sense_n which_o exclude_v the_o body_n from_o act_n of_o worship_n for_o in_o exod._n 20.5_o bow_v down_o the_o body_n be_v the_o high_a expression_n of_o our_o inward_a reverence_n and_o therefore_o meet_a for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o great_a god_n be_v make_v a_o act_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o creature_n as_o representation_n of_o the_o deity_n therefore_o if_o we_o must_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o the_o true_a god_n than_o we_o may_v bow_v down_o to_o grave_v image_n and_o contrariwise_o if_o we_o must_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o grave_v image_n than_o we_o must_v bow_v down_o to_o the_o 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