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	lord_n	23,094	5	4.0162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41787	A religious contest, or A brief account of a disputation holden at Blyton in the county of Lincoln between Mr. William Fort minister of the perochial congregation at Blyton on the one part, and Thomas Grantham, servant to the baptised churches on the other part : whereunto is added Brief animadversions upon Dr. Stilling-fleet his digressions about infant baptism in his book intituled, A rational account of the Protestant religion, &c., in both which are shewed that the generality of the nations now professing Christianity are as yet unbaptised into Christ : 1. Because their sprinkling and crossing the fore-head is not the right way of baptising, 2. Because infants ought not to be baptised.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing G1544; ESTC R39430	28,329	42

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v to_o express_v the_o sacred_a act_n of_o baptism_n mr._n fort._n it_o be_v say_v the_o pharisee_n do_v wash_v their_o cup_n and_o bed_n here_o the_o word_n baptizo_fw-la be_v use_v yet_o they_o do_v not_o dip_v they_o t._n grantham_n i_o call_v for_o a_o text_n where_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v to_o express_v the_o sacred_a act_n of_o baptism_n and_o that_o signify_v your_o manner_n of_o wash_v and_o instead_o of_o this_o you_o bring_v i_o a_o place_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o pha._n rise_v wash_v cup_n and_o bed_n and_o yet_o even_o this_o place_n be_v against_o you_o for_o they_o that_o wash_v defile_v cup_n and_o bed_n do_v more_o than_o sprinkle_v