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	truth_n	worship_n	6,333	5	8.0657	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31656	An effort against bigotry, and for Christian catholocism being a discourse on Rom. 14, 17 / delivered at Andover in Hampshire by Henry Chandler.	Chandler, Henry.	1699 (1699)	Wing C1926; ESTC R32616	24,696	36

herein_o and_o so_o far_o pest_n and_o plague_n to_o christian_a society_n and_o it_o be_v my_o serious_a thought_n that_o if_o god_n in_o mercy_n do_v not_o by_o some_o speedy_a unexpected_a providence_n prevent_v it_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n will_v ruin_v our_o liberty_n and_o bring_v we_o into_o miserable_a confusion_n friend_n if_o you_o call_v this_o rail_a i_o can_v help_v it_o but_o this_o shall_v support_v i_o that_o god_n have_v command_v i_o to_o mark_v they_o which_o cause_n division_n rom._n 16._o 17._o and_o that_o if_o i_o upright_o do_v my_o duty_n god_n will_v at_o last_o acquit_v i_o though_o man_n for_o the_o present_n condemn_v i_o god_n will_v for_o christ_n sake_n show_v i_o his_o reconcile_a face_n though_o man_n my_o acquaintance_n and_o friend_n turn_v their_o back_n upon_o i_o and_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v i_o i_o say_v to_o you_o as_o the_o apostle_n in_o another_o case_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 1._o will_v to_o god_n you_o can_v bear_v with_o i_o a_o little_a and_o indeed_o bear_v with_o i_o i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o offend_v any_o body_n be_v sure_a not_o in_o trouble_v those_o who_o i_o have_v find_v comforter_n of_o i_o and_o from_o who_o i_o may_v possible_o yet_o expect_v further_a comfort_n i_o know_v discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v not_o pleasant_a to_o either_o the_o guilty_a or_o innocent_a and_o you_o may_v assure_v yourselves_o i_o have_v as_o little_a pleasure_n in_o speak_v they_o as_o you_o have_v in_o hear_v they_o but_o i_o say_v as_o david_n to_o eliah_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 29._o be_v there_o not_o a_o cause_n be_v not_o this_o that_o i_o be_o speak_v against_o a_o sin_n and_o have_v it_o not_o do_v mischief_n these_o many_o year_n in_o this_o nation_n and_o particular_o in_o this_o place_n do_v not_o this_o divide_v spirit_n natural_o lead_v to_o the_o level_v the_o ministry_n with_o the_o people_n and_o destroy_v the_o necessary_a distinction_n of_o teacher_n and_o learner_n ruler_n and_o rule_v in_o 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persuasion_n therein_o at_o the_o same_o time_n maintain_v a_o charitable_a frame_n of_o spirit_n towards_o his_o differ_a neighbour_n rom._n 14._o 5._o if_o he_o have_v think_v that_o a_o exact_a uniformity_n in_o the_o external_o of_o worship_n have_v be_v necessary_a he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v such_o advice_n as_o he_o there_o give_v no_o he_o will_v have_v dogmatical_o determine_v which_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o authoritative_o command_v the_o other_o to_o conform_v to_o he_o three_o inference_n a_o far_a union_n among_o protestant_n be_v very_o desirable_a see_v these_o small_a matter_n that_o i_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v under_o the_o save_a influence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o a_o good_a subject_n to_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n which_o way_n so_o ever_o he_o act_v with_o respect_n to_o they_o it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o pity_n that_o a_o difference_n in_o opinion_n and_o practice_n herein_o 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