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	holy_a	nature_n	8,877	5	5.8462	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31997	The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funerall of Mistresse Elizabeth Moore : the other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made publick, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation : hereunto are annexed Mris. [sic] Moores evidences for heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness / by Ed. Calamy ...	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing C248; ESTC R22111	99,589	306

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if_o satan_n tempt_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v he_o meditate_v on_o rom._n 16._o 20._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o gen._n 3._o 15._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 8._o if_o thy_o corruption_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o thou_o meditate_v on_o rom._n 6._o 14._o micah_n 7._o 19_o if_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o and_o thou_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v no_o light_n meditate_v on_o isa._n 50._o 10._o isa._n 54._o 7_o 8._o if_o ready_a to_o faint_v in_o wait_v upon_o god_n and_o in_o expect_v the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o promise_n meditate_v on_o isa._n 30._o 18._o isa._n 63._o 3._o isa._n 40._o 28_o 29_o 30._o mal._n 3._o 1._o if_o ready_a to_o die_v and_o full_a of_o fear_n and_o doubt_n meditate_v on_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 55_o 56_o 57_o hos._n 13._o 14._o rev._n 14._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 22_o 23._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 1_o 8._o 7_o you_o must_v meditate_v on_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o promise_n promise_v and_o their_o difference_n and_o distinction_n one_o from_o the_o 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of_o death_n 18._o pray_v unto_o christ_n to_o anoint_v thy_o eye_n with_o his_o spiritual_a eyesalve_n and_o to_o cause_v thou_o to_o hope_v in_o his_o word_n of_o promise_n according_a to_o that_o excellent_a prayer_n of_o david_n remember_v the_o word_n unto_o thy_o servant_n 49._o upon_o which_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_v it_o be_v god_n must_v cause_v we_o to_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o his_o promise_n or_o else_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a god_n have_v give_v thou_o eye_n to_o see_v thy_o misery_n 〈◊〉_d o_o pray_v for_o eye_n to_o see_v his_o mercy_n the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n want_v eye_n to_o see_v her_o misery_n she_o be_v miserable_a and_o naked_a and_o know_v it_o not_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v thy_o undo_a condition_n out_o of_o christ._n pray_v for_o eye_n to_o behold_v the_o riches_n of_o mercy_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o his_o willingness_n to_o receive_v all_o that_o come_v to_o he_o rule_n 12._o pray_v unto_o god_n promise_n not_o 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