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	true_a	9,981	5	5.4328	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95609	A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1655 (1655)	Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761	372,945	489

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mountain_n there_o shall_v their_o fold_n be_v etc._n etc._n verse_n 13.14_o of_o this_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o last_o discourse_n i_o will_v seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v and_o will_v bring_v again_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v away_o ay_o even_o i_o say_v god_n my_o friend_n shall_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v it_o his_o own_o great_a business_n to_o seek_v thy_o lose_a soul_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v thou_o the_o lord_n forbid_v i_o will_v have_v thou_o know_v if_o thy_o soul_n be_v lose_v and_o god_n seek_v it_o and_o thou_o do_v not_o thyself_o seek_v it_o he_o and_o thy_o neglect_n a_o despite_n to_o he_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o cooperate_v thou_o offere_v despite_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n when_o god_n look_v for_o lose_a soul_n and_o they_o will_v not_o be_v find_v but_o the_o language_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v as_o ahab'_v to_o the_o prophet_n 1_o king_n 21.20_o have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n poor_a soul_n count_v god_n their_o enemy_n when_o his_o word_n 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