Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	fulfil_v	law_n	6,597	5	5.9828	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65886	A serious account in XXXV evident reasons (to all who desire satisfaction) why the people of the lord, called Quakers, cannot go to worship at those places called churches and chappels, and to inform the magistrates and ministers that such consciencious people (as are separated from these places) ought not to be compelled (from their peaceable meetings) to their worship and churches, so called, being a short discovery of the way, worship, and principles of the true ministers and persecuted people of God, in several exceptions against the practices, worship, and principles of the priests, both of the Presbyterians, and Episcopal-men, and others of the same affinity, in some of which principles the Presbyterians are the rather concerned, but in others of them, both are concerned in the general / by Geo. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1661 (1661)	Wing W1956; ESTC R20306	27,063	42

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the_o truth_n joh._n 4._o which_o worship_n christ_n teach_v when_o he_o foretell_v the_o end_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o temple_n which_o once_o god_n command_v to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n which_o with_o the_o outward_a thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o worshipper_n in_o that_o temple_n as_o outward_a music_n instrument_n sing_v tithe_n offering_n be_v all_o to_o cease_v as_o figure_n or_o type_n when_o a_o more_o inward_a and_o mysterious_a way_n and_o worship_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o reveal_v by_o christ_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o christian_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n who_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o enjoy_v the_o endure_a substance_n and_o end_n of_o figure_n and_o shadow_n they_o grow_v out_o of_o these_o outward_a thing_n that_o be_v but_o as_o figure_n into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o its_o fellowship_n which_o outshine_v and_o transcend_v all_o these_o shadow_n under_o the_o law_n see_v heb._n 9_o &_o chap._n 10._o which_o gospel_n and_o mystery_n we_o be_v come_v to_o know_v and_o witness_n to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o our_o god_n and_o to_o this_o testimony_n do_v the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o minister_n of_o christ_n bear_v large_a witness_n as_o do_v the_o martyr_n stephen_n when_o he_o preach_v christ_n who_o the_o people_n be_v to_o hear_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o deut._n 18.18_o act._n 7.37_o and_o 3.23_o and_o call_v they_o stiff-necked_a and_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n and_o ear_n who_o be_v in_o their_o blind_a zeal_n for_o the_o outward_a temple_n and_o so_o witness_v to_o christ_n the_o substance_n and_o end_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o tell_v they_o the_o most_o high_a dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o for_o his_o testimony_n he_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n act._n 7.47_o 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