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	sin_n	6,442	5	4.4152	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14187	Obedience to the gospell Two sermons, conteining fruteful matter, both of doctrine, and exhortation: very needefull to be knowne, and practised in these our dayes: vpon the words of the holy ghost, written by the Euangelist S. Luke, chapter 2. verses 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. conteining the effect of the birth of Christ, (reuealed by the Angell of God) in the sheepeherds, and others that heard of it. Gathered out of the sermons of Iohn Vdall, preacher of the worde of God, at Kingston vpon Thames, and published at the request of some of them that heard them preached.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592.	1584 (1584)	STC 24501; ESTC S102077	39,758	110

to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n much_o less_o to_o yield_v that_o obedience_n to_o thy_o word_n that_o thou_o require_v nor_o to_o make_v any_o fruit_n of_o it_o unto_o the_o comfort_n of_o our_o soul_n unless_o thou_o of_o thy_o mercy_n work_v it_o in_o we_o we_o therefore_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o merciful_a father_n to_o grant_v we_o thy_o grace_n that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o may_v be_v so_o true_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n now_o deliver_v unto_o we_o that_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n may_v imprint_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o we_o may_v feel_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o in_o our_o soul_n and_o conscience_n and_o labour_v diligent_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o in_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n most_o gracious_a father_n we_o pray_v thou_o subdue_v our_o affection_n and_o rule_v our_o desire_n by_o the_o government_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o holy_a spirit_n that_o the_o enticement_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o pull_v we_o away_o from_o that_o service_n that_o we_o owe_v unto_o thou_o that_o we_o never_o faint_v or_o wax_v weary_a in_o the_o course_n of_o godliness_n that_o our_o zeal_n be_v never_o quench_v by_o any_o allurement_n of_o satan_n but_o that_o we_o may_v daily_o grow_v and_o increase_v in_o all_o the_o virtue_n of_o christianity_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o bless_a name_n and_o consolation_n of_o our_o own_o conscienence_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o praise_n now_o and_z ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la we_o may_v not_o put_v of_o from_o day_n to_o day_n heb._n 3._o 7_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 95._o 8._o prou._n 1._o 24._o amos._n 8._o 1●…_n heb._n 12._o 6._o every_o point_n of_o god_n word_n be_v to_o be_v know_v of_o every_o man_n psal._n 19_o 7._o prou._n 1._o 4._o ephes._n 4._o 12._o acts._n 20._o 27._o 1._o cor._n 13._o 12._o then_o we_o can_v not_o be_v too_o for_o ward_n as_o some_o say_v esay_n 2._o 3._o we_o ought_v to_o 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