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	holy_a	jesus_n	15,155	5	6.0417	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45419	Of fundamentals in a notion referring to practise by H. Hammond.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1654 (1654)	Wing H554; ESTC R18462	96,424	252

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short_a perspicuous_a intelligible_a manner_n and_o in_o so_o particular_a address_n and_o application_n to_o every_o single_a person_n which_o with_o the_o narrow-mouthed_a bottle_n in_o quintilian_n will_v not_o probable_o be_v fill_v with_o throw_v whole_a bucket_n of_o water_n over_o it_o to_o which_o preach_v be_v most_o fit_a to_o be_v compare_v and_o therefore_o require_v to_o be_v take_v single_a in_o the_o hand_n and_o to_o have_v that_o which_o be_v needful_a wary_o and_o with_o care_n infuse_v into_o it_o that_o it_o be_v hardly_o imaginable_a how_o a_o more_o provident_a course_n shall_v be_v take_v then_o be_v by_o the_o church_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v to_o convince_v every_o young_a person_n of_o his_o obligation_n and_o to_o qualify_v he_o judicious_o and_o wary_o to_o take_v that_o oath_n in_o his_o own_o person_n which_o be_v by_o proxy_n former_o take_v for_o he_o and_o what_o great_a band_n can_v lie_v on_o any_o to_o undertake_v the_o duty_n of_o christian_a 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this_o foundation_n foundation_n so_o elsewhere_o be_v jesus_n christ_n crucify_a 1_o cor._n 1.23_o &_o 2.2_o and_o according_o the_o whole_a gospel_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n which_o be_v of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n c._n 1.18_o and_o that_o suppose_v it_o be_v believe_v sufficient_a to_o superstruct_v on_o it_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o a_o new_a and_o christian_a life_n and_o according_o it_o be_v there_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o those_o that_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o deluge_n of_o infidelity_n the_o very_a power_n of_o god_n &_o ver_fw-la 24._o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o powerful_a and_o wise_a method_n towards_o the_o accomplish_n of_o this_o work_n which_o be_v far_o explain_v rom._n 1.16_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o gentile_a if_o 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many_o branch_n of_o christian_a piety_n so_o immediate_o depend_v that_o especial_o of_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o christ_n sake_n that_o if_o our_o hope_n in_o christ_n be_v only_o that_o of_o this_o life_n we_o can_v never_o espouse_v so_o cold_a a_o service_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a respect_n it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o quicken_v our_o hope_n that_o upon_o our_o awake_n at_o christ_n call_n and_o arise_v like_o lazarus_n out_o of_o our_o grave_n of_o sin_n that_o christ_n which_o give_v we_o life_n will_v command_v we_o to_o be_v loose_v from_o our_o graveclothe_n rescue_v we_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n from_o the_o band_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o enable_v we_o to_o live_v christianly_o which_o we_o can_v not_o hope_v to_o do_v without_o this_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o