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	lord_n	soul_n	6,920	5	4.8290	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59652	Moral vertues baptized Christian, or, The necessity of morality among Christians by William Shelton, M.A., late fellow of Jesus Colledge in Cambridge, and now vicar of Bursted Magna in Essex.	Shelton, William, d. 1699.	1667 (1667)	Wing S3099; ESTC R37384	107,365	208

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be_v sin_n and_o the_o virtue_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o they_o to_o be_v good_a and_o reasonable_a action_n sect._n 4_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o wicked_a man_n do_v for_o some_o time_n forbear_v their_o excess_n of_o wickedness_n and_o do_v some_o good_a action_n if_o a_o riotous_a debauch_a person_n continue_v sober_a whether_o for_o want_v of_o opportunity_n or_o ability_n to_o sin_n or_o if_o because_o other_o be_v he_o be_v charitable_a to_o the_o poor_a or_o forgive_v a_o injury_n or_o the_o like_a how_o quick_o do_v he_o proclaim_v his_o righteousness_n and_o take_v occasion_n to_o commend_v himself_o as_o jehu_n will_v 10._o 2_o king_n 10._o have_v his_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o when_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o the_o pharisee_n likewise_o hypocrite_n will_v sound_v a_o 6._o mat._n 6._o trumpet_n when_o they_o give_v their_o alm_n such_o hypocrite_n still_o there_o be_v who_o in_o a_o sense_n but_o little_a commendable_a will_v make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n because_o they_o can_v not_o sin_n they_o will_v be_v think_v virtuous_a because_o they_o do_v not_o a_o knave_n that_o be_v make_v to_o be_v virtuous_a against_o his_o will_n how_o ready_a be_v he_o to_o allege_v that_o as_o a_o argument_n for_o himself_o and_o to_o boast_v that_o he_o do_v no_o wrong_n this_o suppose_v virtue_n to_o be_v praiseworthy_a else_o why_o shall_v they_o praise_v themselves_o for_o it_o when_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o virtuous_a out_o of_o love_n to_o it_o but_o only_o because_o they_o can_v safe_o commit_v vice_n sect._n 5_o yea_o once_o more_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o wicked_a man_n believe_v virtue_n to_o be_v reasonable_a and_o good_a by_o the_o apprehension_n they_o have_v of_o it_o in_o other_o especial_o when_o it_o make_v for_o their_o