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	receive_v	son_n	14,767	5	5.8703	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54072	To the Jews natural, and to the Jews spiritual with a few words ro [sic] England my native country, &c. : some sensible, weighty queries, concerning some things very sweet and necessary to be experienced in the truly-Christian state : whereunto is added a postscript, containing some queries on Isa. 50, 10, 11 ... / by Isaac Penington.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1677 (1677)	Wing P1214; ESTC R36966	28,679	73

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and_o they_o that_o be_v the_o true_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n minister_v in_o this_o and_o be_v to_o wait_v for_o it_o daily_o from_o god_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v in_o it_o qu._n 3._o what_o be_v the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n or_o what_o be_v to_o be_v the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o true_a minister_n under_o the_o gospel_n answ_n christ_n who_o have_v send_v they_o forth_o to_o minister_v in_o his_o name_n have_v provide_v for_o they_o &_o they_o that_o be_v his_o true_a minister_n be_v satisfy_v with_o what_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o they_o mat._n 10.10_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o make_v the_o gospel_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o inward_a blessing_n outward_o chargeable_a to_o any_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o true_a minister_n be_v about_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n how_o they_o may_v be_v faithful_a to_o he_o gather_v soul_n to_o he_o feed_v they_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n from_o he_o not_o what_o they_o shall_v have_v from_o man_n 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they_o outward_o though_o he_o can_v not_o overcome_v they_o inward_o for_o he_o can_v not_o make_v they_o to_o worship_v he_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o nay_o nor_o the_o second_o beast_n neither_o though_o he_o have_v horn_n like_o a_o lamb_n and_o speak_v like_o a_o dragon_n and_o exercise_v all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n and_o do_v great_a wonder_n and_o have_v power_n to_o give_v life_n unto_o the_o image_n of_o the_o former_a beast_n and_o will_v kill_v all_o that_o will_v not_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o will_v suffer_v none_o to_o buy_v or_o sell_v but_o such_o as_o have_v the_o mark_n or_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n yet_o neither_o can_v this_o beast_n overcome_v the_o follower_n of_o the_o lamb_n as_o to_o their_o inward_a life_n and_o testimony_n though_o it_o have_v power_n to_o kill_v and_o suppress_v they_o outward_o ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o end_n &_o chap._n 14.9_o to_o ver_fw-la 13._o which_o plain_o show_v the_o saint_n have_v patience_n 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