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	receive_v	18,187	5	5.7163	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48462	Truth prevailing against the fiercest opposition, or, An answer to Mr. Iohn Goodwins Water-dipping no firm footing for church communion wherein the invalidity of his twenty three considerations against withdrawing from those societies that want baptisme by the bodies burial in water is manifested, and the separation from such societies justified by the word of God : together with the discovery of his great mistakes in the exposition of eight chief Scriptures, wherewith he fighteth to overthrow Mr. Allens answer to his forty queries about church communion / by Thomas Lambe.	Lamb, Thomas, d. 1686.	1655 (1655)	Wing L213; ESTC R25710	97,252	149

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but_o as_o for_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v immediate_o confer_v by_o way_n of_o extraordinary_a gift_n consult_v the_o scripture_n where_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v mention_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o so_o the_o first_o place_n be_v the_o 2_o of_o act_n 2_o 3_o 4._o verse_n ●nd_v sudden_o there_o come_v a_o sound_n from_o heaven_n as_o of_o a_o rush_v mighty_a wind_n and_o it_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n where_o they_o be_v sit_v and_o there_o appear_v unto_o they_o cleave_a tongue_n like_o as_o of_o fire_n and_o it_o sit_v upon_o each_o of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v all_o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v with_o tongue_n as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n now_o the_o apostle_n peter●●lleth_v ●●lleth_z ●his_fw-la ●he_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o spirit_n act_v 11.15_o 16._o and_o also_o express_v their_o attain_n it_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o boly_n ghost_n upon_o they_o as_o i_o ●eg●●●o_v speak_v the_o holy_a 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