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
A90119	A sermon preach't at a publick ordination in a country congregation, on Acts XIII. 2, 3. Together with an exhortation to the minister and people, / by another brother.	Offley, William, 1659 or 60-1724.	1697 (1697)	Wing O159C; ESTC R19633	32,388	32

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church_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o membership_n and_o communion_n this_o be_v do_v by_o baptism_n whereby_o solemn_a entrance_n and_o admission_n into_o the_o church_n be_v confer_v 1_o cor._n 12.13_o or_o to_o shut_v and_o lock_v the_o door_n against_o i._n e._n to_o keep_v out_o such_o as_o be_v unfit_a 2_o to_o retain_v sin_n i._n e._n authority_n to_o inflict_v church-censure_n and_o thereby_o to_o exclude_v or_o cast_v out_o scandalous_a and_o impenitent_a sinner_n who_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v rot_v member_n and_o so_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o or_o at_o least_o labour_v under_o some_o such_o dangerous_a disease_n as_o require_v sharpness_n 2_o cor._n 13.10_o and_o a_o rod_n 1_o cor._n 4.21_o and_o to_o be_v purge_v out_o 1_o cor._n 5.7_o and_o put_v away_o from_o among_o they_o v._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 10.6_o 3_o to_o remit_v sin_n that_o be_v in_o case_n of_o repentance_n to_o absolve_v from_o those_o censure_n and_o restore_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n again_o 2_o cor._n 2.7_o but_o in_o case_n they_o continue_v obstinate_a impenitent_a and_o incorrigible_a then_o to_o retain_v their_o sin_n still_o and_o to_o deny_v they_o this_o discharge_v and_o absolution_n but_o continue_v they_o still_o under_o the_o sentence_n now_o whether_o this_o power_n may_v be_v call_v jurisdiction_n which_o grotius_n vehement_o deem_v and_o plead_v stiff_o against_o de_fw-fr imperio_fw-la sum._n potest_fw-la c._n 9_o be_v not_o material_a as_o to_o the_o thing_n itself_o so_o long_o as_o the_o forementioned_a power_n be_v allow_v what_o be_v the_o first_o subject_n of_o this_o power_n whether_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o the_o 72._o the_o see_v dr._n owen_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 72._o independent_o maintain_v or_o only_o its_o officer_n as_o the_o etc._n the_o see_v ball_n be_v trial_n p._n 234_o etc._n etc._n presbyterian_o assert_v