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	soul_n	7,525	5	4.8126	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44341	Righteousness rained from heaven, or, A serious and seasonable discourse exciting all to an earnest enquiry after and continued waiting for the effusions of the spirit unto a communication and increase of righteousness, that faith, holiness, and obedience may yet abound among us, and the wilderness become a fruitful field / as it was delivered in a sermon preached at Harford Connecticut in New-England, May 10, 1677, being the day of election there by Samuel Hooker.	Hooker, Samuel, 1635?-1697.	1677 (1677)	Wing H2638; ESTC W1119	25,479	34

the_o lord_n smite_v thy_o people_n and_o thy_o child_n and_o thy_o wife_n and_o all_o thy_o good_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a sickness_n by_o disease_n of_o thy_o bowel_n until_o thy_o bowel_n fall_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o sickness_n day_n by_o day_n 3._o if_o god_n rain_v not_o righteousness_n on_o you_o it_o may_v be_v expect_v that_o he_o will_v rain_v something_o else_o se●k_v this_o gentle_a rain_n that_o the_o storm_n of_o his_o wrath_n fall_v not_o on_o you_o psal_n 11._o upon_o the_o wicked_a be_v shall_v rain_v snare_n fire_n brimsione_n and_o a_o horrible_a tempest_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o their_o cup._n 4._o weigh_v the_o advantage_n that_o come_v by_o righteousness_n that_o be_v much_o every_o way_n godliness_n be_v profitable_a for_o all_o 1_o tim_n 4.8_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v it_o will_v stand_v you_o instead_o while_o you_o live_v when_o you_o die_v and_o to_o eternity_n 1._o 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lord_n shall_v preserve_v thou_o from_o all_o evil_a he_o shall_v preserve_v thy_o soul_n the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v thy_o go_a ou●_n and_o thy_o come_n in_o from_o this_o time_n forth_o and_o even_o for_o evermore_o 2._o he_o will_v bless_v their_o substance_n the_o curse_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o he_o bless_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o just_a prov._n 3.33_o a_o little_a that_o a_o righteous_a man_n have_v be_v better_a than_o the_o riches_n of_o many_o wicked_a psal_n 37.16_o 3._o he_o will_v not_o forget_v their_o name_n psal_n 112.6_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n 4._o he_o will_v show_v kindness_n to_o their_o relation_n also_o psal_n 128.2_o 3_o 4._o blessed_a be_v every_o one_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o the●_n thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o fruitful_a nine_o thy_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v 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