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	law_n	mind_n	7,026	5	6.6163	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29663	A sermon at the funeral of the Worshipful John Symonds, late of Great Yeldham in the county of Essex, Esq. preached in the parish-church of Great Yeldham aforesaid on the 24th of February, 1692, by John Brooke ... ; with a short account of his life.	Brooke, John, 1633 or 4-1716?	1693 (1693)	Wing B4906; ESTC R12467	25,737	32

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word_n shall_v be_v make_v good_a to_o a_o tittle_n heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o not_o one_o jota_n not_o the_o least_o tittle_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v shall_v go_v unfulfil_v as_o our_o saviour_n assure_v we_o mat._n 5.18_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v lie_v neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v have_v he_o say_v it_o and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v make_v good_a say_v balaam_n numb_a 23.19_o the_o son_n of_o man_n indeed_o be_v often_o liar_n man_n of_o low_a de●ree_n say_v the_o psalmist_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n psa_n 62.9_o they_o will_v say_v and_o unsay_v many_o time_n with_o the_o same_o breath_n we_o have_v no_o sure_a hold_n of_o their_o word_n no_o sure_a ground_n to_o build_v upon_o their_o assertion_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n we_o may_v safe_o build_v upon_o his_o word_n it_o be_v imp●ssible_a that_o he_o shall_v lie_v or_o deceive_v 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