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	trinity_n	9,904	5	10.2376	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66189	An exposition of the doctrine of the Church of England in the several articles proposed by Monsieur de Meaux, late Bishop of Condom, in his Exposition of the doctrine of the Catholick Church to which is prefix'd a particular account of Monsieur de Meaux's book.	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1686 (1686)	Wing W243; ESTC R25162	71,836	127

day_n scandalise_v not_o only_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o christian_n but_o even_o our_o common_a enemy_n the_o jew_n &_o turk_n in_o a_o word_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v command_v by_o god_n that_o it_o need_v many_o nice_a distinction_n to_o render_v it_o not_o direct_o opposite_a to_o a_o express_a prohibition_n and_o be_v therefore_o if_o not_o downright_a idolatry_n to_o those_o who_o know_v how_o to_o direct_v their_o intention_n aright_o yet_o to_o the_o simple_a and_o ignorant_a that_o be_v to_o the_o much_o great_a number_n and_o the_o most_o zealous_a practioner_n of_o this_o service_n so_o very_a near_o it_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o wise_a papist_n no_o less_o than_o we_o complain_v of_o it_o for_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o relic_n no_o protestant_n will_v ever_o refuse_v whatever_o the_o primitive_a church_n pay_v they_o or_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o express_v the_o honour_n we_o ought_v to_o retain_v for_o those_o body_n that_o by_o martyrdom_n have_v be_v make_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n almighty_a if_o this_o be_v all_o mr._n de_fw-fr meaux_n desire_v of_o we_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o profess_v our_o opinion_n that_o we_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v neither_o offensive_a to_o god_n nor_o fit_a to_o be_v scruple_v by_o any_o good_a man._n we_o believe_v that_o according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n the_o church_n may_v testify_v this_o honour_n by_o more_o or_o less_o outward_a sign_n and_o mark_n of_o respect_n and_o we_o do_v with_o satisfaction_n read_v that_o declaration_n of_o mr._n de_fw-fr meaux_n that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v servile_o subject_v to_o these_o outward_a ceremony_n but_o to_o be_v invite_v by_o they_o to_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n that_o reasonable_a service_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n which_o he_o require_v of_o we_o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n we_o confess_v the_o explication_n of_o it_o have_v take_v away_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o 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