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	mean_v	6,969	5	6.7481	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42409	An essay upon the fourth and fifth chapters of the Revelation shewing that the Church of England B.L.E. is particularly describ'd in those chapters / by Walter Garrett ...	Garrett, Walter.	1690 (1690)	Wing G269; ESTC R6105	15,525	19

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and_o shall_v fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n dan._n two_o 35._o the_o like_a be_v foretell_v of_o this_o state_n of_o the_o church_n isa_n lx_o 22._o a_o little_a one_o shall_v become_v a_o thousand_o and_o a_o small_a one_o a_o strong_a nation_n i_o the_o lord_n will_v hasten_v it_o in_o its_o time_n since_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o five_o monarchy_n be_v to_o begin_v in_o a_o small_a people_n and_o as_o little_a that_o god_n can_v bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v whenever_o he_o please_v the_o littleness_n the_o smallness_n the_o inconsiderableness_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n can_v be_v no_o just_a prejudice_n against_o its_o be_v the_o five_o monarchy_n but_o be_v rather_o a_o argument_n to_o evince_v it_o but_o enough_o of_o this_o and_o perhaps_o too_o much_o for_o what_o will_v it_o all_o signify_v i_o can_v believe_v it_o say_v one_o it_o be_v impossible_a say_v another_o to_o these_o i_o say_v i_o can_v help_v their_o not_o believe_v it_o 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〈◊〉_d thus_o the_o prepositive_a article_n be_v expound_v joh._n xi_o 51_o 52._o 2_o cor._n v_o 4._o &_o seven_o 11._o gal._n v._n 8._o 1_o thess_n v_o 27._o 2_o thess_n i._o 11._o &_o three_o 14._o 1_o tim._n vi_fw-la 14._o col._n iii._o 8._o rev._n nineteeen_o 20._o heb._n v._n 4._o 4._o isa_n xli_o 20._o xlv_o 8._o lxv_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n eph._n two_o 10._o &_o four_o 24._o 2_o cor._n v._n 17._o gal._n vi_fw-la 15._o 15._o it_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o prophet_n action_n to_o represent_v the_o people_n for_o which_o see_v the_o whole_a four_o chapter_n os_fw-la ezekiel_n also_o chap._n xxiv_o from_o ver_fw-la 15_o many_o other_o place_n of_o that_o prophecy_n also_o isa_n xx_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n xxii_o 4._o jer._n four_o 19_o 31._o 31._o accomplishment_n of_o scripture-prophecy_n par._n i._o chap._n 8._o 8._o so_o liv._o v_o 28._o 1._o triumphantem_fw-la albi_fw-la per_fw-la urbem_fw-la vexerant_fw-la equi_fw-la ovid._n de_fw-fr ponto_n ii_o 8._o 49._o claudian_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la getico_n v_o 127._o plin._n paneg._n 22._o 1._o and_o apuleius_n in_o his_o apologia_fw-la peram_fw-la &_o baculum_fw-la philosophis_fw-la exprobrares_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o triumphantibus_fw-la quadrigas_fw-la albas_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n dan._n seven_o 27._o rev._n xi_o 15._o 15._o proaem_n ad_fw-la lib._n 1._o 1._o so_o the_o author_n himself_o date_n his_o episte_n to_o the_o reader_n reader_n rev._n xvii_o 14._o 14._o rev._n xuj_o 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v 2_o sam._n two_o 4_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n xv_o 10_o 13._o xviii_o 6_o 7._o nineteeen_o 9_o 10_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 1_o king_n twelve_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o 20._o 2_o sam._n vi_o 17._o 17._o so_o just_a before_o in_o this_o very_a verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o lamb_n which_o have_v be_v slay_v but_o be_v now_o revive_v revive_v they_o be_v the_o same_o spirit_n i._n e._n minister_n of_o the_o same_o church_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o qu._n eliz._n that_o be_v speak_v 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which_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o remarkable_a that_o it_o may_v just_o prejudice_v the_o whole_a hypothesis_n i_o here_o proceed_v upon_o if_o after_o the_o say_a year_n 1632_o wherein_o come_v forth_o mr._n mede_n exposition_n there_o be_v no_o notice_n take_v of_o the_o various_a fortune_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o happen_v to_o she_o to_o the_o amazement_n of_o the_o world_n within_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o and_o twenty_o year_n extfollow_v for_o any_o one_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o think_v that_o the_o subvert_v of_o the_o church_n and_o kill_v of_o the_o king_n for_o stand_v by_o it_o and_o usurp_a his_o son_n throne_n for_o twelve_o year_n time_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o then_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n in_o restore_v both_o king_n and_o church_n in_o the_o year_n 1660_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v thing_n as_o worthy_a to_o be_v make_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o prophecy_n as_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v or_o can_v be_v say_v of_o any_o of_o the_o former_a prince_n let_v we_o therefore_o see_v what_o follow_v in_o the_o prophecy_n verse_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o look_v and_o lo_o a_o preface_n which_o be_v never_o use_v to_o any_o ordinary_a matter_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n and_o of_o the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o elder_n a_o lamb_n stand_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v slay_v i._n e._n a_o lamb_n revive_v after_o have_v be_v slay_v have_v seven_a horn_n and_o seven_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o god_n send_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o revive_v have_v be_v send_v forth_o though_o now_o return_v into_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o by_o this_o lamb_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n appear_v not_o only_o by_o his_o horn_n which_o constant_o in_o daniel_n and_o in_o this_o prophecy_n signify_v kingdom_n and_o we_o know_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v his_o church_n and_o by_o his_o eye_n which_o be_v 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lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n let_v we_o therefore_o in_o the_o verse_n we_o be_v upon_o understand_v by_o the_o lamb_n slay_v christ_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n natural_o slay_v in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o representative_a king_n charles_n i_o and_o political_o slay_v in_o the_o king_n his_o son_n and_o in_o the_o church_n which_o run_v the_o same_o fate_n with_o they_o and_o then_o by_o the_o lamb_n look_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v slay_v that_o be_v revive_v after_o slaughter_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n etc._n etc._n must_v needs_o be_v signify_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o king_n and_o church_n who_o come_v and_o take_v the_o book_n out_o of_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v