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	person_n	20,536	5	5.7415	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73323	A fit guest for the Lords table. Or, a treatise declaring the true vse of the Lords Supper Profitable for all communicants, as a preseruatiue against all profanesse and sundry nouell opinions.	Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657.	1609 (1609)	STC 24308; ESTC S125561	48,877	192

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a_o demonstrbit_fw-la a_o non_fw-la co●itationes_fw-la solum_fw-la et_fw-la me●tis_fw-la tuus_fw-la consilia_fw-la sed_fw-la actiones_fw-la etiam_fw-la et_fw-la vi●aeinslituta_fw-la adeoque_fw-la te_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tibi_fw-la tanquam_fw-la aliquod_fw-la illustre_fw-it specuium_fw-la oftendet_fw-la et_fw-la demonstrbit_fw-la mirror_n or_o lookingglass_n a_o man_n may_v discern_v his_o face_n so_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o may_v discern_v ourselves_o and_o see_v the_o face_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o the_o goldsmith_n do_v judge_v of_o gold_n by_o touch_v it_o with_o his_o stone_n so_o by_o view_v ourselves_o by_o god_n word_n we_o may_v judge_v of_o our_o state_n as_o the_o corn-dresser_n may_v by_o his_o fan_n discern_v the_o wheat_n from_o the_o chaff_n so_o we_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v distinguish_v betwixt_o vice_n and_o virtue_n and_o see_v whether_o there_o be_v more_o wheat_n of_o grace_n or_o chaff_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o heap_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o 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to_o wit_n for_o the_o thing_n whereof_o we_o ought_v to_o examine_v ourselves_o chap._n 15._o the_o four_o concern_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o examination_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o the_o manner_n of_o work_v do_v help_n much_o to_o the_o make_n or_o the_o mar_n of_o the_o work_n god_n require_v that_o all_o our_o work_n shall_v be_v both_o good_a and_o baenc_n bonae_fw-la baenc_n well_o wrought_v a_o action_n good_a in_o itself_o may_v be_v evil_a in_o the_o agent_n &_o indeed_o be_v unless_o it_o be_v well_o act_v a_o good_a work_n ill_o wrought_v a_o good_a deed_n ill_o do_v a_o good_a word_n ill_o utter_v a_o good_a speech_n ill_o speak_v be_v no_o better_a at_o the_o bestthen_n splendidum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la a_o beautiful_a sin_n like_o a_o tree_n without_o pith_n like_o a_o bone_n without_o marrow_n a_o body_n without_o a_o soul_n first_o therefore_o this_o examination_n must_v be_v make_v in_o faith_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n 23_o ro._n 14._o 23_o but_o we_o have_v warrant_v sufficient_a out_o of_o the_o word_n for_o this_o examination_n so_o that_o in_o perform_v of_o it_o we_o contain_v ourselves_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o word_n and_o take_v direction_n from_o thence_o for_o right_a performance_n of_o it_o moreover_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v assure_o that_o god_n will_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n accept_v of_o our_o examination_n and_o will_v wink_v at_o the_o imperfection_n of_o it_o or_o at_o least_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o god_n can_v pardon_v our_o weakness_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o and_o to_o desire_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o weakness_n may_v be_v pardon_v and_o the_o work_n approve_v second_o we_o ought_v to_o examine_v ourselves_o in_o conscience_n of_o god_n commandment_n even_o because_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v it_o obedience_n be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o 22_o 1._o sam._n 15_o 22_o hearken_v be_v better_a than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n 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our_o sin_n we_o must_v turn_v out_o of_o all_o our_o sinful_a way_n it_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v examine_v ourselves_o thorough_o we_o must_v keep_v 23_o prou._n 4._o 23_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n so_o we_o must_v examine_v they_o with_o all_o diligence_n job_n say_v that_o when_o he_o know_v not_o the_o cause_n he_o seek_v it_o out_o diligent_o job_n 29._o 16_o so_o that_o we_o may_v see_v our_o case_n and_o know_v ourselves_o let_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o diligent_o with_o all_o care_n and_o conscience_n when_o a_o magistrate_n examine_v any_o matter_n or_o any_o man_n loose_o and_o but_o superficial_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o ignorance_n negligence_n or_o partiality_n so_o we_o shall_v bewray_v one_o of_o those_o evil_n