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
A88993	A sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons, at their late solemne fast, Wednesday, Feb. 26. 1644. / By John Maynard, minister of the Word of God at Mayfield in Sussex, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Maynard, John, 1600-1665.	1645 (1645)	Wing M1452; Thomason E277_2; ESTC R200000	34,511	39

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creature_n enthrall_v his_o immortal_a soul_n and_o intellectual_a nature_n to_o his_o brutish_a sense_n and_o affection_n and_o the_o next_o word_n of_o agur_n confirm_v this_o sense_n and_o have_v not_o the_o understanding_n of_o adam_n in_o i_o that_o understanding_n and_o knowledge_n of_o holy_a truth_n which_o be_v in_o adam_n {non-roman}_o and_o be_v proper_o belong_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n he_o that_o know_v not_o thus_o much_o of_o himself_o know_v nothing_o yet_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v and_o be_v no_o fit_a merchant_n to_o trade_n for_o truth_n 18._o christ_n first_o inform_v the_o laodicean_n of_o his_o want_n thou_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a and_o then_o counsel_v he_o to_o buy_v vers._n 18._o second_o he_o that_o buy_v give_v a_o considerable_a value_n but_o alas_o what_o have_v we_o to_o give_v that_o be_v considerable_a if_o we_o offer_v gold_n or_o silver_n what_o can_v we_o expect_v but_o such_o a_o 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