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	jesus_n	lord_n	8,180	5	3.7669	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45343	A sermon preached at St. Botolphs Aldersgate, at the funeral of Robert Huntington, Esq., who died April 21 and was buried April 30, 1684 by Timothy Hall ...	Hall, Timothy, 1637?-1690.	1684 (1684)	Wing H443; ESTC R11203	24,130	48

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truth_n 1._o prop._n man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n be_v not_o make_v mortal_a or_o corruptible_a adam_n fall_v into_o a_o die_a condition_n in_o the_o day_n that_o he_o rebel_v against_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n of_o heaven_n i_o know_v the_o question_n be_v much_o controvert_v whether_o adam_n be_v make_v immortal_a or_o no_o this_o be_v to_o make_v death_n necessary_a before_o sin_n which_o the_o apostle_n contradict_v when_o he_o write_v rom._n 5._o that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n death_n be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o our_o disobedience_n and_o pass_v upon_o all_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v rom._n 5.12_o 2._o prop._n all_o man_n be_v now_o subject_a unto_o death_n as_o it_o be_v penal_a the_o first_o sentence_n reach_v all_o mankind_n gen._n 2.17_o most_o man_n look_v on_o death_n as_o the_o common_a lot_n and_o condition_n of_o mankind_n result_v from_o their_o 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deliverance_n by_o his_o own_o death_n so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8.1_o for_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n they_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n and_o in_o themselves_o rom._n 5.1_o thus_o have_v christ_n change_v the_o nature_n of_o death_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o desirable_a than_o dreadful_a to_o a_o good_a man_n be_v like_o joseph_n chariot_n send_v for_o die_a jacob_n to_o carry_v we_o to_o the_o place_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o desire_v this_o make_v the_o apostle_n ring_v that_o sharp_a and_o shrill_a note_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o death_n and_o send_v that_o bold_a and_o brave_a challenge_n to_o the_o last_o eneny_v 1_o cor._n 15.55_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n death_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n it_o be_v not_o now_o so_o much_o a_o outlet_n of_o temporal_a as_o a_o inlet_n of_o eternal_a life_n well_o may_v 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