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
A59663	The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shephard ...	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1655 (1655)	Wing S3112; ESTC R37142	12,596	24

the_o father_n joh._n 3._o 6._o heb._n 1._o 3._o three_o the_o spirit_n the_o three_o person_n proceed_v from_o they_o both_o joh._n 15._o 26._o q_o be_v these_o three_o person_n three_o distinct_a god_n a._o no_o for_o they_o be_v that_o one_o pure_a essence_n and_o therefore_o but_o one_o god_n ioh._n 1._o 1._o rom._n 9_o 5._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 10._o q_o if_o every_o person_n be_v god_n how_o can_v they_o be_v distinct_a person_n and_o not_o distinct_a god_n a._o yes_o because_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v have_v many_o relative_n property_n and_o respect_n of_o be_v which_o in_o the_o godhead_n make_v distinct_a person_n as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n may_v be_v a_o father_n in_o one_o respect_n a_o master_n in_o another_o respect_n and_o a_o scholar_n in_o aenoth_a respect_n q_o if_o these_o three_o person_n be_v but_o one_o god_n what_o follow_v from_o hence_o a._o that_o all_o the_o three_o person_n be_v coequal_a coeternal_a subsist_v in_o 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do_v according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n heb._n ●…1_n 3._o prov._n 8._o 12_o 13._o q_o what_o be_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n will_n a._o it_o be_v the_o most_o free_a act_n of_o his_o will_n whereby_o he_o will_v himself_o direct_o as_o the_o great_a good_a and_o all_o other_o thing_n for_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n mat._n 11._o 25._o prov._n 16._o 4._o q_o what_o learn_v you_o from_o hence_o a._o that_o god_n good_a pleasure_n be_v the_o first_o and_o best_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n psal._n 115._o 3._o psal._n 33._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o q_o what_o be_v the_o cooperation_n of_o the_o three_o person_n in_o god_n efficiency_n a._o whereby_o they_o work_v the_o same_o thing_n together_o unseparable_o joh._n 5._o 17_o 19_o and_o 16._o 13_o 14._o q_o if_o they_o work_v the_o same_o thing_n together_o how_o be_v it_o that_o some_o work_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n the_o father_n as_o creation_n some_o to_o the_o son_n as_o 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