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	lust_n	sin_n	7,244	5	5.0237	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58886	Dr. Sherlock's preservative considered the first part, and its defence, proved to contain principles which destroy all right use of reason, fathers, councils, undermine divine faith, and abuse moral honesty : in the second part, forty malicious calumnies and forged untruths laid open, besides several fanatical principals which destroy all church discipline, and oppose Christs divine authority : in two letters of Lewis Sabran of the Society of Jesus.	Sabran, Lewis, 1652-1732.	1688 (1688)	Wing S217; ESTC R16398	73,086	90

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spirit_n to_o punish_v themselves_o for_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v commit_v they_o more_o secure_o again_o 7._o the_o roman_a church_n teach_v that_o man_n need_v take_v no_o care_n of_o 79._o fol._n 79._o venial_a sin_n and_o that_o they_o may_v keep_v clear_a from_o mortal_a sin_n without_o any_o great_a attainment_n in_o virtue_n it_o teach_v a_o voluntary_a venial_a sin_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o save_v a_o whole_a world_n life_n that_o it_o dispose_v to_o mortal_a sin_n as_o disease_n do_v to_o death_n that_o if_o our_o passion_n be_v not_o curb_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o solid_a christian_a virtue_n mortal_a sin_n will_v not_o be_v avoid_v nor_o heaven_n attain_v which_o they_o only_o purchase_v who_o use_n violence_n 8._o in_o the_o roman_a church_n money_n be_v pay_v for_o indulgence_n 48._o fol._n 45._o 48._o and_o with_o they_o satisfaction_n and_o merit_n be_v buy_v to_o pretend_v to_o buy_v or_o sell_v any_o such_o spiritual_a thing_n we_o account_v a_o 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believe_v be_v that_o nothing_o can_v free_v we_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o any_o sin_n which_o be_v external_a and_o do_v not_o effect_n and_o change_v the_o heart_n that_o all_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a 4._o 1_o tim._n 4._o and_o that_o they_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prayer_n neither_o do_v faith_n teach_v we_o that_o any_o material_a thing_n have_v any_o other_o than_o moral_a connexion_n with_o grace_n either_o obtain_v for_o we_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n offer_v for_o we_o at_o the_o blessing_n of_o those_o thing_n or_o of_o those_o bless_a saint_n who_o we_o honour_v and_o call_v upon_o by_o that_o veneration_n or_o by_o the_o sacrament_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n or_o covenant_n of_o christ_n but_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n grace_n be_v inherent_a but_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a or_o that_o any_o sin_n be_v remit_v without_o a_o due_a disposition_n in_o a_o repentent_a sinner_n or_o any_o virtue_n to_o be_v nowadays_o communicate_v otherwise_o by_o insensible_a thing_n than_o it_o be_v to_o the_o woman_n that_o touch_v the_o hem_o of_o christ_n garment_n or_o by_o the_o handkerchief_n of_o st._n paul_n or_o shadow_n of_o st._n peter_n neither_o do_v we_o use_v any_o blessing_n which_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o the_o record_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o have_v be_v order_v by_o the_o apostle_n as_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o make_v out_o when_o ever_o require_v 12._o the_o popish_a ceremony_n be_v more_o severe_a and_o intolerable_a 39_o fol._n 39_o than_o the_o jewish_a yoke_n itself_o which_o st._n peter_n tell_v the_o jew_n neither_o they_o nor_o their_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v unless_o he_o mean_v it_o intolerable_a to_o christian_n to_o fast_o in_o lent_n in_o imitation_n of_o our_o bless_a lord_n and_o friday_n and_o saturday_n in_o memory_n of_o his_o bitter_a agony_n on_o the_o cross_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o grave_a for_o we_o or_o their_o 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