Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fruit_n	good_a	work_n	6,080	5	5.9885	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04074	A sermon against selfe policy preached at White-Hall in Lent. By Isaac Bargrave ...	Bargrave, Isaac, 1586-1643.	1624 (1624)	STC 1413; ESTC S124187	12,801	44

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service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o after_o the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v who_o be_v god_n over_o all_o bless_a for_o ever_o amen_n roman_n 9_o vers_fw-la 3._o israel_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n thus_o protect_v thus_o privilege_v this_o israel_n so_o fill_v with_o fruit_n become_v a_o empty_a vine_n so_o sound_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n but_o be_v there_o no_o spirit_n in_o this_o letter_n be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n only_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n no_o certain_o they_o be_v not_o all_o israel_n which_o be_v of_o israel_n rom_n 9_o 6._o it_o be_v mirabile_fw-la magnum_fw-la say_v austi●_n yet_o as_o true_a as_o wonderful_a many_o which_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n be_v israel_n &_o many_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o israel_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o ismalite_n pertain_v to_o agar_n the_o israelite_n to_o sara_n in_o the_o spirit_n the_o jew_n pertain_v to_o agar_n w●_n christian_n to_o sara_n have_v they_o retain_v the_o faith_n and_o the_o work_n of_o abraham_n they_o have_v still_o continue_v the_o lion_z of_o abraha_n but_o now_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o progeny_n and_o we_o have_v find_v it_o for_o of_o israel_n come_v the_o jew_n of_o they_o come_v marry_o of_o mary_n christ_n in_o christ_n we_o all_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v and_o therefore_o all_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o israel_n not_o by_o nature_n but_o by_o faith_n not_o in_o the_o letter_n but_o the_o spirit_n not_o by_o the_o law_n but_o by_o grace_n not_o carnal_a but_o spiritual_a israel_n will_v you_o see_v this_o yet_o clear_a look_v in_o the_o glass_n of_o this_o similitude_n israel_n be_v a_o vine_n there_o we_o shall_v find_v tropum_fw-la in_o tropo_fw-it israel_n under_o the_o vine_n and_o ourselves_o under_o israel_n there_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o almost_o none_o of_o god_n peculiar_a mercy_n to_o israel_n but_o be_v become_v proper_a to_o us._n i_o pray_v god_n we_o may_v not_o likewise_o partake_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o punishment_n it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o a_o allegory_n say_v aristotle_n that_o it_o have_v a_o true_a proportion_n of_o similitude_n and_o if_o the_o word_n be_v not_o consonant_a to_o the_o matter_n error_n fit_a non_fw-la metaphora_fw-la it_o be_v rather_o a_o imposture_n than_o a_o allegory_n say_v the_o school_n to_o serueigh_v this_o parable_n by_o this_o rule_n a_o man_n say_v aristotle_n be_v a_o tree_n turn_v upward_o have_v his_o head_n for_o the_o root_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o limb_n for_o the_o branch_n but_o among_o all_o tree_n the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v most_o often_o present_v the_o select_a israel_n of_o god_n his_o church_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o vine_n as_o the_o fit_a emblem_n both_o of_o his_o bounty_n to_o they_o and_o their_o duty_n to_o he_o first_o say_v calvin_n the_o vine_n best_o lo●_n in_o lo●_n speak_v his_o bounty_n to_o his_o church_n because_o he_o give_v we_o not_o 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that_o it_o fill_v the_o land_n nay_o w●ile_a rebellious_a i●ra●l_n be_v root_v ●ut_v of_o the_o vineyard_n have_v no_o king_n nor_o priest_n nor_o law_n be_v become_v rebel_n to_o heaven_n and_o vagabond_n on_o earth_n be_v not_o we_o in_o their_o room_n graft_v into_o the_o stock_n christ_n jesus_n have_v he_o not_o give_v we_o a_o most_o indulgent_a nurse_n father_n to_o this_o prosperous_a vine_n have_v he_o not_o plant_v we_o in_o the_o gospel_n prune_v we_o by_o the_o law_n root_v we_o in_o faith_n bind_v we_o up_o in_o love_n solace_v we_o with_o peace_n cherish_v we_o with_o plenty_n fence_v we_o with_o his_o providence_n by_o rare_a and_o unheard_a of_o protection_n but_o let_v your_o heart_n rejoice_v in_o the_o memory_n of_o it_o never_o any_o 〈◊〉_d any_o nation_n no_o not_o israel_n it_o 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v blessed_v with_o more_o argument_n of_o god_n bounty_n i_o pray_v god_n they_o may_v not_o one_o day_n prove_v so_o many_o accuser_n of_o the_o neglect_n of_o our_o dut●_n 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