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	sin_n	20,113	5	5.9622	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67238	A sermon preach'd in the Collegiate-Church of Ripon, on Sunday the 22d of September, 1695 being the day appointed for a publick thanksgiving for the reduction of the town and castle of Namur ... / by Christopher Wyvill ...	Wyvill, Christopher, 1651?-1711.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3788; ESTC R34105	13,390	27

therefore_o be_v god_n who_o have_v give_v prosperity_n unto_o his_o king_n and_o have_v deliver_v david_n his_o servant_n from_o the_o peril_n of_o the_o sword_n iu._n and_o this_o lead_v i_o to_o the_o four_o and_o last_o head_n of_o my_o present_a discourse_n and_o that_o be_v concern_v the_o effect_n which_o our_o success_n in_o this_o war_n shall_v have_v upon_o we_o 1._o and_o first_o it_o shall_v fill_v our_o heart_n with_o a_o holy_a joy_n in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o lovingkindness_n of_o almighty_a god_n towards_o we_o for_o shall_v we_o not_o rejoice_v and_o exult_v when_o we_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v still_o mindful_a of_o we_o that_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o leave_v off_o to_o do_v we_o good_a and_o that_o he_o give_v we_o every_o year_n fresh_a instance_n of_o his_o concern_n on_o our_o account_n be_v it_o not_o a_o ground_n of_o exceed_v great_a comfort_n to_o receive_v so_o clear_a and_o so_o many_o pledge_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n express_v in_o such_o watchful_a care_n over_o we_o such_o protection_n in_o time_n of_o danger_n such_o success_n over_o our_o enemy_n such_o deliverance_n from_o their_o spite_n and_o malice_n such_o public_a benefit_n as_o these_o can_v i_o be_o sure_a they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v without_o great_a cheerfulness_n and_o gladsomness_n of_o heart_n we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o or_o at_o least_o shall_v be_v concern_v for_o the_o public_a good_a as_o be_v live_a and_o sensible_a member_n of_o the_o state_n and_o be_v like_a to_o partake_v both_o of_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a sare_z thereof_o and_o therefore_o how_o can_v we_o look_v upon_o or_o hear_v of_o any_o prosperous_a issue_n of_o god_n providence_n over_o our_o nation_n of_o any_o happy_a success_n with_o which_o god_n have_v bless_v our_o public_a undertake_n without_o great_a delight_n and_o complacency_n 2._o the_o success_n with_o which_o god_n have_v bless_v we_o shall_v also_o excite_v we_o to_o praise_v and_o bless_v god_n 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