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	only_a	son_n	5,506	5	5.6836	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34849	A discourse of the covenants that God made with men before the law wherein the covenant of circumcision is more largely handled, and the invalidity of the plea for pædobaptism taken from thence discovered / by Nehemiah Coxe.	Coxe, Nehemiah.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6717; ESTC R7196	96,812	205

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25._o so_o then_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o convince_a evidence_n of_o his_o be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n and_o by_o a_o perfect_a fulfil_n thereof_o he_o bring_v in_o that_o everlasting_a righteousness_n through_o the_o imputation_n of_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o he_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n and_o this_o communion_n that_o believer_n have_v with_o christ_n in_o his_o benefit_n through_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n be_v in_o a_o lively_a manner_n hold_v out_o and_o signify_v to_o they_o in_o their_o baptism_n wherein_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v both_o bury_v and_o rise_v together_o with_o he_o col._n 2._o 12._o the_o immersion_n of_o the_o body_n into_o the_o water_n bear_v a_o analogy_n to_o his_o burial_n as_o the_o raise_n of_o it_o again_o out_o of_o the_o water_n do_v to_o his_o resurrection_n this_o the_o apostle_n intend_v that_o even_o their_o baptism_n upon_o their_o first_o receive_v and_o profession_n of_o the_o 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