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	son_n	teach_v	6,372	5	6.6786	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41536	The tryall of a Christians growth in mortification, purging out corruption, or vivification, bringing forth more fruit a treatise handling this case, how to discerne our growth in grace : affording some helps rightly to judge thereof by resolving some tentations, clearing some mistakes, answering some questions, about spiritual growth : together with other observations upon the Parable of the vine, John 15. 1, 2 verses / by Tho. Goodwin.	Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing G1262; ESTC R10593	96,023	122

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be_v that_o other_o expression_n also_o whereby_o he_o set_v forth_o his_o father_n office_n when_o he_o call_v he_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o vine-dresser_n or_o a_o tiller_n of_o a_o vineyard_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n as_o luke_n 13._o 7._o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v at_o large_a the_o husbandman_n as_o thereby_o denote_v out_o not_o simple_o and_o alone_o that_o peculiar_a care_n that_o he_o have_v to_o true_a believer_n only_o that_o be_v branch_n of_o this_o vine_n though_o include_v it_o but_o withal_o import_v that_o common_a care_n and_o providence_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o other_o of_o his_o creature_n and_o this_o because_o some_o of_o these_o branch_n of_o this_o vine_n be_v to_o he_o but_o as_o other_o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o no_o more_o reckon_n with_o he_o the_o father_n relation_n herein_o answer_v to_o and_o in_o a_o proportion_n run_v parallel_n along_o with_o that_o which_o christ_n bear_v towards_o they_o those_o 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