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	jesus_n	lord_n	17,123	5	3.7490	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49636	The way to good success propounded in a sermon preached upon November the 24th, 1684, at Trinity-house-Chappel, to the wardens, elder brethren, and fraternity of masters and seamen of the same house, at Kingston upon Hull / by N.L., minister of the gospel at St. Mary's Church in Hull.	N. L.	1685 (1685)	Wing L49; ESTC R43334	15,096	37

man_n wealth_n be_v his_o strong_a city_n but_o it_o be_v but_o in_o his_o own_o conceit_n for_o prov._n 11.28_o he_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n shall_v fall_v they_o take_v themselves_o wing_n and_o fly_v away_o from_o one_o person_n to_o another_o from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o therefore_o we_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o apostle_n not_o to_o trust_v in_o uncertain_a riches_n but_o in_o the_o live_n god_n qu._n 3._o when_o or_o in_o what_o case_n more_o especial_o we_o ought_v to_o commit_v our_o way_n to_o god_n david_n psal_n 62.8_o say_v trust_v in_o he_o at_o all_o time_n you_o people_n god_n be_v a_o refuge_n for_o we_o solomon_n prov._n 3.6_o say_v in_o all_o thy_o way_n acknowledge_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v direct_v thy_o path_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a case_n and_o special_a season_n which_o call_v for_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o duty_n and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o concern_v our_o soul_n or_o our_o affair_n first_o such_o as_o concern_v our_o 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12.7_o 8_o 9_o 3._o in_o case_n we_o have_v very_o little_a comfort_n in_o our_o christian_a course_n sometime_o it_o may_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o good_a man_n that_o though_o they_o be_v careful_a in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n yet_o their_o mind_n may_v be_v full_a of_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o god_n seem_v to_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o this_o be_v david_n case_n psal_n 30.7_o thou_o do_v hide_v thy_o face_n and_o i_o be_v trouble_v but_o then_o see_v psalm_n 31.1_o in_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n deliver_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n see_v isa_n 50.10_o who_o be_v among_o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n that_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o have_v no_o light_n let_v he_o trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o stay_v upon_o his_o god_n and_o thus_o job_n a_o christian_a of_o a_o ancient_a date_n say_v though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13.15_o 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