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	mind_n	7,027	5	5.7568	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86501	The nevv world, or, the nevv reformed church. Discovered out of the second epistle of Peter the third chap verse 13. First opened briefly, and some points pourtrayed and propounded before some of the nobilitie and others in the country. Afterwards more fully delineated, and prosecuted before the Honorable House of Parliament; May 30. An. Dom. 1641. And upon the request of some of them, desiring coppies, was limbed up for the presse, according to the maine parts then, and there delivered. / By Nath. Homes Dr. in D.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1641 (1641)	Wing H2570; Thomason E171_4; ESTC R8246	64,684	86

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stubborn_a papist_n and_o ignorant_a sottish_a protestant_n they_o seek_v a_o righteousness_n in_o blank_n as_o that_o they_o mean_v no_o hurt_n in_o negative_a '_o phariseisme_n they_o be_v not_o this_o nor_o that_o in_o thing_n of_o no_o life_n or_o activity_n in_o themselves_o viz._n in_o performance_n as_o their_o we_o have_v fast_v 18.12_o isa_n 58.3_o luke_n 18.12_o and_o that_o often_o too_o though_o too_o oft_o to_o be_v good_a however_o performance_n of_o duty_n be_v good_a praise_n not_o payment_n to_o god_n thankesgiving_n to_o god_n no_o salvation_n give_v to_o man_n for_o they_o all_o be_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o though_o do_v never_o so_o well_o 11._o john_n 5.39.40_o observe_v well_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n search_n be_v to_o be_v read_v indicative_o as_o a_o relation_n rather_o than_o imperative_o as_o a_o command_n compare_v the_o 39_o

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