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
A53702	An humble testimony unto the goodness and severity of God in his dealing with sinful churches and nations, or, The only way to deliver a sinful nation from utter ruine by impendent judgments, in a discourse on the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, Luk. 13, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / by John Owen.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1681 (1681)	Wing O762; ESTC R17781	63,319	169

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this_o nation_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v atheism_n a_o abomination_n that_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v unacquainted_a with_o all_o until_o these_o latter_a age_n i_o do_v not_o speak_v concern_v speculative_a or_o opinionative_n atheism_n in_o they_o that_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o god_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o his_o righteous_a government_n of_o the_o world_n for_o it_o will_v not_o avail_v any_o man_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v unless_o withal_o he_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o yet_o of_o this_o sort_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o there_o be_v many_o among_o we_o yea_o some_o that_o make_v great_a advantage_n of_o religion_n do_v live_v and_o talk_v as_o if_o they_o esteem_v it_o all_o a_o fable_n but_o i_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v practical_a atheism_n when_o man_n live_v and_o act_v as_o if_o they_o be_v influence_v by_o prevalent_a thought_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n such_o 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