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	word_n	22,511	5	4.8766	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62883	A brief testimony to the great duty of prayer shewing the nature and benefit thereof. To which is added, above one hundred eminent and select instances that God did answer prayer. Collected out of the record of Holy Scriptures. By J.T. one of the people call'd Quakers. With a postscript by J.F.	Tomkins, John, ca. 1663-1706.; Field, John, 1652-1723. Earnest perswasive, by way of postscript, for all to mind and receive God's Holy Spirit in their hearts.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1831; ESTC R222215	22,136	114

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but_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n shall_v be_v thy_o heir_n who_o seed_n he_o promise_v shall_v be_v for_o number_n like_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n gen._n 15.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 2._o abraham_n pray_v for_o ishmael_n his_o son_n and_o god_n answer_v he_o and_o repeat_v the_o abovesaid_a promise_n of_o give_v he_o a_o son_n by_o his_o wise_a sarah_n and_o say_v as_o for_o ishmael_n i_o have_v hear_v thou_o behold_v i_o have_v bless_v he_o and_o will_v make_v he_o fruitful_a and_o will_v multiply_v he_o exceed_o twelve_o prince_n shall_v he_o beget_v and_o i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n gen._n 17.18_o 19_o 20_o which_o be_v fulfil_v see_v gen._n chap._n 25.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 18._o 3._o