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	nature_n	10,185	5	5.5898	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68610	A booke of Christian questions and answers Wherein are set foorth the cheef points of the Christian religion ... A worke right necessary and profitable for all such as shal haue to deale vvith the capious quarelinges of the vvrangling aduersaries of Gods truthe. Written in Latin by the lerned clerke Theodore Beza Vezelius, and newly translated into English by Arthur Golding.; Quaestionum et responsionum Christianarum libellus. English	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1574 (1574)	STC 2038; ESTC S112801	79,360	184

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to_o be_v short_a i_o say_v that_o this_o holiness_n be_v the_o goodness_n and_o 9_z uncorruptnes_n of_o his_o person_n and_o in_o this_o righteousness_n whereof_o we_o entreat_v as_o now_o and_o whereof_o the_o believer_n be_v term_v righteous_a in_o themselves_o be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n that_o come_v by_o imputation_n but_o the_o imp_n of_o that_o holiness_n so_o as_o the_o former_a be_v as_o the_o tree_n and_o this_o other_o be_v as_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o ▪_o after_o this_o sort_n be_v adam_n create_v holy_a that_o be_v too_o say_v good_a and_o faultless_a and_o he_o have_v also_o become_v righteous_a if_o he_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n which_o his_o creator_n have_v appoint_a he_o que._n but_o all_o man_n be_v corrupt_a by_o nature_n an._n again_o except_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n 3._o who_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n too_o the_o end_n y_fw-fr the_o nature_n of_o man_n may_v in_o he_o not_o only_o recover_v the_o cleanness_n which_o it_o have_v 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natural_a mean_n ans_fw-fr yes_o as_o appertain_a to_o this_o life_n 5._o 〈…〉_o respect_n whereof_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o think_v we_o be_v bear_v any_o often_o but_o for_o asmuch_o as_o adam_n have_v put_v himself_o in_o danger_n of_o double_a death_n both_o for_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o offspring_n it_o behove_v we_o either_o to_o perish_v or_o too_o be_v bear_v again_o into_o everlasting_a life_n after_o a_o far_a other_o sort_n and_o therefore_o this_o other_o adam_n be_v give_v we_o that_o both_o holiness_n and_o everlasting_a life_n 18_o may_v flow_v spiritual_o out_o of_o he_o into_o we_o by_o grace_n like_z as_z sin_n and_o death_n be_v spread_v into_o we_o from_o the_o first_o adam_n bodily_a and_o by_o nature_n quest_n layforth_o yet_o more_o plain_o this_o plain_o sanctification_n of_o we_o in_o christ_n ans_fw-fr that_o thing_n be_v say_v too_o be_v sanctify_v or_o make_v holy_a which_o be_v sort_v out_o from_o the_o common_a uncleanness_n that_o it_o may_v be_v 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even_o in_o too_o we_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o we_o so_o as_o we_o be_v hallow_v in_o ourselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o be_v segregate_a from_o the_o defile_n of_o this_o world_n and_o serve_v god_n both_o in_o spirit_n and_o body_n which_o benefit_n be_v everywhere_o in_o the_o scripture_n call_v sanctification_n or_o holiness_n regeneration_n or_o newbirth_n illumination_n or_o enlighten_v the_o new_a man_n the_o new_a creature_n and_o the_o spirit_n or_o spiritualness_n que._n you_o say_v then_o that_o this_o latter_a sanctification_n imputatio_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n without_o we_o nor_o we_o by_o imputation_n only_o but_o a_o new_a endowment_n perfect_o grief_v &_o stick_v in_o we_o bestow_v upon_o we_o in_o christ_n by_o the_o mere_a grace_n of_o the_o heavenly_a father_n and_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n an._n so_o say_v i_o que._n what_o need_v then_o have_v we_o of_o the_o other_o sanctification_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o an._n forasmuch_o as_o this_o holiness_n that_o 17_o stick_v in_o we_o be_v but_o only_o begin_v in_o we_o according_a as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o continual_a debate_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n even_o in_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o man_n therefore_o to_o the_o intent_n our_o person_n may_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n and_o so_o consequent_o the_o thing_n that_o proceed_v from_o we_o may_v please_v he_o for_o the_o life_n of_o holy_a man_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o continual_a offer_v up_o of_o themselves_o whereunto_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v 1_o we_o there_o have_v need_n to_o step_v in_o a_o far_a other_o holiness_n namely_o the_o same_o which_o be_v most_o full_a and_o