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	nature_n	son_n	13,355	5	6.0279	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54122	A commentary upon the present condition of the kingdom and its melioration	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1677 (1677)	Wing P1268; ESTC R32305	33,126	47

god_n they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v where_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o contrariety_n which_o logician_n call_v contradictoriè_fw-la opposita_fw-la our_o saviour_n also_o very_o diligent_o seperat_o they_o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n bid_v we_o take_v no_o care_n what_o we_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o we_o shall_v drink_v or_o what_o we_o shall_v put_v on_o but_o bid_v we_o in_o opposition_n to_o these_o thing_n seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o its_o righteousness_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v i_o may_v be_v large_a in_o collect_v to_o this_o purpose_n but_o let_v it_o suffice_v to_o observe_v that_o we_o can_v imagine_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v more_o express_a than_o it_o be_v suppose_v it_o have_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n to_o make_v we_o full_o sensible_a of_o the_o contrariety_n and_o inconsistency_n of_o outward_a enjoyment_n with_o the_o purity_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n and_o have_v he_o not_o design_v to_o caution_n we_o diligent_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v find_v such_o expression_n in_o his_o will_n reveal_v but_o here_o it_o must_v be_v note_v that_o the_o opposition_n be_v not_o of_o that_o nature_n as_o that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o blessing_n of_o wealth_n or_o honour_n must_v present_o throw_v they_o away_o but_o he_o must_v throw_v they_o out_o of_o his_o mind_n th●t_v his_o heart_n and_o affection_n be_v not_o set_v upon_o they_o which_o may_v be_v obtain_v by_o earnest_a prayer_n and_o do_v some_o good_a to_o other_o with_o the_o enjoyment_n we_o possess_v we_o must_v note_v far_o that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o divine_a command_n for_o forsake_v of_o they_o as_o in_o abraham_n and_o the_o apostle_n or_o what_o be_v equivalent_a thereto_o as_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n they_o must_v be_v actual_o forsake_v and_o throw_v away_o farther_o we_o must_v note_v as_o to_o our_o present_a 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and_o ceremony_n what_o reference_n have_v they_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o amuse_v the_o mind_n and_o frame_v a_o belief_n in_o man_n that_o religion_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o external_o whereby_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o religion_n the_o mind_n shall_v be_v draw_v forth_o into_o external_a appearance_n to_o cause_v it_o delight_v in_o that_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n which_o it_o shall_v forsake_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o will_v be_v blind_v so_o much_o as_o not_o once_o to_o look_v within_o itself_o but_o think_v all_o be_v well_o where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o rottenness_n and_o corruption_n if_o you_o say_v that_o these_o external_o be_v representation_n of_o the_o internal_a work_n and_o serve_v to_o lead_v we_o to_o they_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v a_o preposterous_a and_o indirect_a mean_n for_o what_o be_v so_o near_o i_o as_o i_o be_o to_o myself_o and_o why_o cannont_a i_o descend_v into_o my_o own_o mind_n every_o moment_n 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