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	live_v	mortify_v	7,524	5	11.3904	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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see_v all_o in_o he_o see_v all_o thing_n after_o another_o manner_n then_o here_o it_o do_v when_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a be_v come_v then_o that_o which_o be_v imperfect_a shall_v be_v do_v away_o 1_o cor._n 13.10_o and_o as_o perfect_a knowledge_n so_o perfect_a love_n love_n love_n see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v it_o can_v be_v but_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v inflame_v with_o love_n to_o he_o and_o so_o perfect_a holiness_n this_o christian_n be_v here_o call_v upon_o to_o endeavour_v after_o holiness_n holiness_n have_v therefore_o these_o promise_n let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n so_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v 2_o cor._n 7.1_o but_o this_o while_o we_o be_v here_o we_o shall_v never_o attain_v unto_o but_o come_v to_o see_v god_n now_o shall_v we_o be_v like_o he_o holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a be_v perfect_o restore_v to_o that_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o man_n at_o the_o 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be_v that_o make_v he_o so_o confident_a and_o resolute_a as_o he_o be_v not_o to_o regard_v life_n or_o fear_v death_n as_o he_o there_o tell_v his_o corinthian_n 2_o cor._n 5_o 6.8_o therefore_o we_o be_v always_o confident_a know_v that_o while_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n we_o be_v confident_a i_o say_v and_o will_v rather_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n which_o elsewhere_o he_o conclude_v to_o be_v far_o better_o for_o he_o then_o to_o live_v here_o phil_n 1.23_o to_o see_v christ_n to_o be_v with_o he_o to_o enjoy_v he_o to_o have_v a_o full_a communion_n with_o he_o what_o happiness_n shall_v this_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o do_v death_n bring_v the_o believer_n to_o 3._o as_o also_o to_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o bless_a saint_n and_o angel_n angel_n also_o to_o communion_n with_o saint_n and_o angel_n with_o they_o the_o believer_n have_v union_n 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