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	reap_v	sow_v	14,782	5	11.5940	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46755	Two treatises the first concerning Gods certaine performance of his conditional promises, as touching the elect, or, A treatise of Gods most free and powerfull grace, lately published without the authours privitie, and printed corruptly, by the name and title of Solid comfort for sound Christians : the second, concerning the extent of Christs death and love, now added to the former : with an additionall thereunto : both of them preached at New-Castle upon Tine ... / by Robert Ienison ...	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing J565; ESTC R2256	76,502	298

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pray_v david_n say_v not_o only_o teach_v i_o the_o way_n of_o th●_n statute_n and_o give_v i_o understanding_n 35._o psal_n 119.33_o 34_o 35._o but_o make_v i_o to_o go●_n in_o the_o path_n of_o thy_o commandment_n for_o we_o be_v of_o ourselves_o not_o only_o blind_a bu●_n lame_a and_o god_n must_v teach_v we_o not_o only_o to_o know_v but_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 143.10_o psal_n 143.10_o therefore_o say_v david_n again_o teach_v i_o to_o do_v th●_n will_n we_o have_v that_o in_o we_o which_o till_o it_o be_v remove_v hinder_v we_o from_o do_v that_o which_o otherwise_o we_o will_v do_v for_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n ●9_n gal._n 5.17_o rom._n 7._o ●9_n so_o that_o say_v paul_n you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n th●_n you_o will_v so_o he_o himself_o find_v it_o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v say_v he_o i_o do_v not_o 26.12_o isa_n 26.12_o 〈◊〉_d therefore_o ought_v be_v do_v that_o be_v good_a it_o be_v god_n th●_n work_v as_o former_o be_v say_v ●ll_v our_o work_n for_o we_o and_o in_o we_o 3_o to_o begin_v a_o good_a work_n 1.6_o 3_o to_o begin_v it_o phil._n 1.6_o be_v not_o from_o we_o though_o we_o purpose_v it_o but_o from_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v he_o that_o begin_v a_o good_a work_n in_o we_o 4_o to_o sp●ake_v what_o we_o have_v think_v on_o and_o prepare_v good_a 4_o to_o speak_v good_a be_v also_o from_o the_o lord_n ●nd_v not_o from_o we_o for_o so_o wi●e_v salomon_a concern_v they_o ●oth_v the_o preparation_n of_o the_o ●eart_n in_o man_n and_o the_o answer_n ●f_o the_o tongue_n 16.1_o pro._n 16.1_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o who_o what_o minister_v especial_o find_v it_o not_o ●hus_o 5_o as_o we_o can_v do_v or_o speak_v and_o utter_v it_o 5_o to_o will_v it_o so_o can_v we_o ●ot_n so_o much_o as_o will_v any_o ●hing_n true_o and_o spiritual_o good_a as_o not_o our_o own_o conversion_n or_o salvation_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d god_n say_v paul_n to_o the_o philippian_n which_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v 2.13_o phil._n 2.13_o but_o of_o this_o more_o large●_n anon_o 6_o how_o shall_v man_n wi●●_n that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o 6_o to_o conceive_v it_o as_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o when_o he_o cann●_n so_o much_o as_o understand_v o●_n perceive_v it_o for_o so_o we_o be_v teach_v 2.14_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o 〈◊〉_d he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o 〈◊〉_d spiritual_o discern_v 8.7_o rom_n 8.7_o yea_o