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	person_n	23,263	5	5.9853	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19037	The parable of the vncleane spirit pithily opened, and plainly applied; wherein is shewed Sathans possession, his dispossession, and repossession. A worke needfull for these secure times, in which the most neglect the meanes oftheir salvation. Preached, and now published, by Edmund Cobbes minister of the Word of God.	Cobbes, Edmund, b. 1592 or 3.	1633 (1633)	STC 5454; ESTC S116664	66,367	214

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departure_n and_o demeanour_n when_o he_o be_v go_v this_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v here_o describe_v 1._o by_o his_o essence_n he_o be_v a_o spirit_n 2._o by_o his_o quality_n or_o condition_n a_o unclean_a spirit_n he_o be_v a_o spirit_n the_o word_n spirit_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o do_v signify_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o godhead_n as_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n 6._o john_n 4._o 24._o 1_o john_n 5._o 6._o sometime_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n call_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n sometime_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o angel_n do_v foretell_v of_o john_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v 15._o luk._n 1_o 15._o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o soul_n 5._o luk._n 23._o 46._o psal_n 3_o 1_o 5._o of_o man_n as_o father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n but_o that_o we_o may_v not_o spend_v our_o time_n about_o the_o divers_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o whensoever_o we_o find_v the_o word_n spirit_n set_v down_o without_o any_o other_o word_n to_o express_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o than_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v mean_v as_o rom._n 8._o 26._o the_o spirit_n help_v our_o infirmity_n but_o when_o it_o be_v set_v down_o with_o his_o adjective_n the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o adjective_n will_v easy_o demonstrate_v what_o the_o substantive_a import_v as_o the_o evil_a spirit_n vex_v 15._o 1_o sam._n 16_o 15._o saul_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o in_o this_o place_n he_o be_v call_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n whereby_o his_o nature_n be_v express_v to_o be_v unclean_a and_o thus_o much_o for_o his_o essence_n he_o be_v a_o spirit_n come_v we_o now_o to_o speak_v of_o his_o quality_n and_o condition_n he_o be_v unclean_a the_o devil_n be_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n but_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o creation_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o condition_n he_o bring_v 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the_o opinion_n of_o the_o party_n in_o who_o he_o dwell_v and_o not_o in_o the_o world_n account_n for_o every_o man_n be_v ready_a to_o deceive_v himself_o in_o this_o particular_a seem_v pure_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n though_o he_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o his_o filthiness_n 30._o pro._n 30._o let_v we_o see_v how_o nature_n occasion_n this_o deceit_n and_o how_o many_o delude_v themselves_o in_o think_v they_o be_v some_o 3_o gal._n 6_o 3_o body_n when_o as_o indeed_o they_o be_v no_o body_n 1._o deceit_n be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n think_v he_o be_v a_o good_a christian_a because_o he_o lead_v a_o civil_a life_n and_o be_v just_a and_o upright_o in_o his_o deal_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o excellent_a virtue_n in_o itself_o and_o a_o good_a step_n to_o christianity_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o all_o god_n child_n will_v be_v careful_a to_o walk_v unblamable_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o this_o commendable_a virtue_n be_v make_v evil_a 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