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	life_n	spiritual_a	7,689	5	7.0313	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14237	The substance of that vvhich was deliuered in a sermon before the Commons House of Parliament, in St. Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February, 1620. By Iames Vssher, Professor of Diuinity in the Uniuersity of Dublin, in Ireland	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.	1621 (1621)	STC 24553.5; ESTC S118943	33,246	56

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be_v 1.9_o be_v 1._o cor._n 1.9_o call_v by_o god_n unto_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n so_o if_o we_o do_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o not_o harden_v our_o heart_n by_o unbelief_n we_o be_v indeed_o make_v 3.14_o make_v heb._n 3.14_o partaker_n of_o christ._n this_o be_v that_o great_a mystery_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n term_v it_o of_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n 32._o ephes_n 5.30_o 32._o whereby_o we_o be_v make_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o this_o be_v that_o eat_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v of_o his_o blood_n which_o our_o saviour_n insi_v so_o much_o upon_o in_o the_o six_o of_o john_n where_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v demand_v that_o i_o may_v now_o come_v unto_o the_o second_o point_n of_o our_o inquiry_n how_o can_v this_o man_n give_v we_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v 6.52_o joh._n 6.52_o he_o must_v beware_v that_o he_o come_v not_o pre-occupied_n with_o 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for_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o strange_a connexion_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a creature_n be_v in_o the_o wheel_n ezek._n 1.21_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o thing_n may_v true_o be_v conjoin_v together_o though_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o conjunction_n be_v not_o corporal_a and_o that_o thing_n distant_a in_o place_n may_v be_v unite_v together_o by_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o one_o communicate_v unto_o the_o other_o nay_o if_o we_o mark_v it_o well_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v thus_o in_o every_o of_o our_o own_o body_n that_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o member_n consist_v not_o

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body_n this_o be_v a_o most_o sure_a principle_n that_o he_o which_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n be_v none_o of_o he_o rom._n 8.9_o now_o among_o all_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o whereby_o 10.38_o whereby_o habak_v 2.4_o rom._n 1.17_o gal._n 3.11_o heb._n 10.38_o the_o just_a do_v live_v be_v faith_n 5.5_o faith_n gal._n 5.5_o for_o we_o through_o the_o spirit_n wait_v for_o the_o hope_n of_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n say_v s._n paul_n to_o the_o galatian_n and_o again_o 2.20_o again_o gal._n 2.20_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o and_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o by_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o we_o do_v 1.12_o do_v joh._n 1.12_o receive_v christ_n and_o so_o likewise_o 3.17_o likewise_o ephes_n 3.17_o christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n i'faith_o therefore_o be_v that_o spiritual_a mouth_n in_o we_o whereby_o we_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n that_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n express_v it_o without_o the_o trope_n 3.14_o trope_n heb._n 3.14_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v by_o this_o mean_n as_o true_o and_o every_o way_n as_o effectual_o make_v we_o as_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v which_o we_o receive_v into_o our_o natural_a body_n but_o you_o will_v say_v if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o matter_n what_o do_v we_o get_v by_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n see_v we_o have_v faith_n and_o the_o quicken_a spirit_n of_o christ_n before_o we_o come_v thither_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v receive_v in_o diverse_a measure_n and_o faith_n bestow_v upon_o we_o in_o different_a degree_n by_o reason_n whereof_o our_o conjunction_n with_o christ_n may_v every_o day_n be_v make_v 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