Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	gift_n	holy_a	21,083	5	5.7385	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57125	A treatise of the necessity of humane learning for a Gospel-preacher shewing the use of I. Languages, II. Rhetoric, III. Logic, IV. Natural philosophy, V. Moral philosophy, VI. History, VII. Chronology, VIII. Arithmetic, IX. Geometry, X. Astronomy, XI. Geography, and the benefits of learning in all ages : also this question is determined, whether grace be essential to a minister of the Gospel? / by Edward Reyner ...	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, J. (John), b. 1624.	1663 (1663)	Wing R1232; ESTC R22136	152,217	372

15._o and_o ver_fw-la 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o to_o his_o disciple_n concern_v the_o meat_n he_o have_v to_o eat_v as_o also_o touch_v lazarus_n his_o sleep_v joh._n 11.11_o all_o these_o mistake_v the_o intent_n of_o christ_n because_o they_o understand_v he_o without_o a_o trope_n not_o attend_v to_o the_o secondary_a signification_n of_o his_o word_n hereunto_o i_o may_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o master_n perkins_n upon_o hebr._n 11.12_o pag._n 93_o 94._o rhetoric_n say_v he_o be_v a_o good_a warrantable_a and_o lawful_a art_n because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n use_v rhetoric_n much_o in_o scripture_n many_o of_o paul_n epistle_n of_o christ_n own_o sermon_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n especial_o isaiah_n have_v as_o much_o and_o as_o elegant_a rhetoric_n in_o they_o as_o any_o writer_n in_o the_o world_n and_o beside_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o divine_a power_n in_o they_o they_o do_v even_o for_o figure_n and_o ornament_n of_o art_n match_v any_o orator_n that_o have_v write_v in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unlearned_a man_n be_v amaze_v act_v 4.13_o ergo_fw-la the_o apostle_n have_v no_o humane_a learning_n ans_fw-fr they_o count_v the_o apostle_n unlearned_a because_o they_o be_v fisherman_n be_v not_o train_v up_o in_o learning_n nor_o educate_v in_o school_n as_o the_o pharisee_n be_v therefore_o they_o wonder_v that_o man_n unlearned_a be_v so_o well-skilled_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o can_v speak_v so_o bold_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o wonder_v at_o christ_n learning_n see_v he_o be_v a_o carpenter_n son_n as_o then_o repute_v and_o never_o learn_v at_o school_n matth._n 13.55_o 56._o john_n 7.15_o how_o know_v this_o man_n letter_n have_v never_o learn_v the_o second_o proposition_n though_o many_o of_o the_o prophet_n be_v call_v or_o take_v from_o secular_a employment_n as_o elisha_n from_o the_o plough_n king_n 19.19_o 20._o zechariah_n from_o husbandry_n chap._n 13.5_o amos_n from_o the_o herd_n amos_n 1.1_o 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