Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	free_a	life_n	sin_n	5,436	5	4.6243	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35667	Truth outweighing error, or, An ansvver to a treatise lately published by J.B. entituled, A confession of his faith and a reason of his practice, or, With who he can, and with who he cannot hold church-fellowship ... by John Denne ...	J. D. (John Denne)	1673 (1673)	Wing D1027; ESTC R11873	57,462	128

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write_v in_o stone_n so_o exalt_v by_o john_n bunyan_n he_o call_v the_o ministration_n of_o death_n 2_o cor._n 3.7_o of_o condemnation_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o place_v it_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o need_v not_o have_v any_o recourse_n to_o the_o law_n be_v in_o itself_o much_o more_o perfect_a as_o indeed_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n which_o james_n intend_v as_o also_o paul_n say_v rom._n 8.2_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n wherefore_o in_o short_a the_o apostle_n james_n do_v not_o as_o john_n bunyan_n pretend_v exalt_v the_o law_n give_v upon_o sinai_n as_o the_o rule_n of_o communion_n but_o write_v to_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o disperse_v twelve_o tribe_n who_o he_o well_o know_v be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n he_o endeavour_v thereby_o to_o 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this_o case_n it_o be_v only_o a_o parenthesis_n in_o 1_o cor._n 9.21_o where_o paul_n have_v declare_v his_o endeavour_n to_o gain_v many_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v john_n bunyan-like_a he_o will_v wave_v christ_n ordinance_n or_o pervert_v his_o doctrine_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o all_o this_o his_o condescension_n before_o speak_v of_o he_o be_v not_o without_o law_n to_o god_n but_o under_o the_o law_n to_o christ_n have_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v great_a respect_n to_o his_o holy_a ordinance_n which_o must_v not_o be_v violate_v by_o any_o mean_n not_o the_o law_n of_o sinai_n for_o if_o himself_o may_v be_v hear_v he_o say_v gal._n 2.19_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a to_o that_o and_o that_o dead_a to_o he_o as_o be_v confirm_v rom._n 7.1_o 2_o 3._o by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o widow_n who_o husband_n be_v dead_a from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v vers_fw-la 6._o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o law_n that_o be_v dead_a wherein_o we_o be_v 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