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
A53333	The blessedness of good men after death a sermon preach'd at the funeral of the Revd. Mr. Henry Cornish, B.D., who died on Sunday, Decemb. 18th, in the eighty ninth year of his age and was interred on Thursday, Decemb. 22d, 1698, in the Church of Bisiter, in the County of Oxford : with a preface to rectifie some misrepresentations &c. in a late pamphlet, entitled Some remarks on the life, death, and burial of the said Mr. Cornish / by John Ollyffe ...	Ollyffe, John, 1647-1717.	1699 (1699)	Wing O286; ESTC R7832	31,135	36

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in_o the_o strict_a sense_n die_v in_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o christ_n who_o may_v be_v true_o say_v likewise_o to_o depart_v hence_o in_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o faith_n and_o service_n in_o relation_n to_o he_o and_o union_n with_o he_o as_o their_o lord_n and_o head_n so_o that_o very_o man_n shall_v say_v 58.11_o ps_n 58.11_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o therefore_o say_v to_o the_o righteous_a 3.11_o be_v 3.11_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o he_o for_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o do_n for_o god_n shall_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n 16.27_o mat._n 16.27_o but_o here_o be_v the_o place_n of_o work_n and_o then_o hereafter_o of_o reward_n when_o whatever_o any_o man_n have_v do_v hearty_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v receive_v for_o it_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o inheritance_n col._n 3.24_o so_o that_o in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v strive_v and_o 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