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	scripture_n	19,615	5	6.1818	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50159	A sermon before the provincial synod at Antrim preached June 1. 1698 / by Mr. John Mac-Bride ...	MacBride, John, 1651?-1718.	1698 (1698)	Wing M115; ESTC R14638	13,794	24

this_o we_o say_v 1._o though_o this_o assembly_n have_v in_o it_o some_o man_n extraordinary_a for_o their_o office_n and_o gift_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o here_o meet_v or_o act_v as_o such_o but_o as_o ordinary_a church-ruler_n which_o as_o junius_n have_v well_o observe_v so_o he_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o constitute_v church_n do_v not_o act_v by_o extraordinary_a apostolic_a authority_n but_o joint_n with_o other_o church-ruler_n in_o a_o ordinary_a power_n and_o submit_v to_o they_o therefore_o we_o find_v the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o john_n send_v from_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o missionary_n to_o samaria_n act_v 8.14_o and_o as_o we_o from_o hence_o prove_v against_o the_o papist_n that_o peter_n have_v no_o supremacy_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n because_o the_o sender_n have_v power_n over_o they_o they_o do_v send_v so_o their_o subjection_n to_o that_o church_n be_v hence_o evident_a it_o be_v plain_a also_o from_o peter_n subject_n himself_o as_o aforesaid_a to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n so_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n as_o appear_v from_o act_n 13.1_o and_o also_o from_o this_o same_o chapter_n which_o have_v not_o be_v have_v they_o act_v by_o their_o apostolic_a extraordinary_a authority_n wherein_o they_o be_v immediate_o subject_a to_o christ_n only_o but_o that_o this_o assembly_n be_v ordinary_a be_v evident_a 1._o from_o its_o occasion_n which_o be_v ordinary_a viz._n a_o heresy_n and_o schism_n arise_v in_o the_o church_n 2._o their_o call_n to_o this_o assembly_n be_v ordinary_a the_o church_n of_o antioch_n determine_v and_o order_v verse_n 2._o paul_n and_o barnabas_n with_o certain_a other_o to_o repair_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o call_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o therefore_o all_o but_o ordinary_a 3._o their_o constitution_n be_v ordinary_a 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a_o sermon_n before_o the_o provincial_a synod_n at_o antrim_n preach_v june_n 1._o 1698._o by_o mr._n john_n mac-bride_n minister_n of_o belfast_n publish_a at_o the_o desire_n of_o some_o person_n then_o present_a print_a in_o the_o year_n mdcxcviii_o act_n xv._o 25_o 26._o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o we_o be_v assemble_v with_o one_o accord_n to_o send_v choose_a man_n unto_o you_o with_o our_o belove_a barnabas_n and_o paul_n man_n that_o have_v hazard_v their_o life_n for_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n since_o militant_a on_o earth_n have_v not_o want_v foreign_a adversary_n who_o have_v take_v crafty_a counsel_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n from_o be_v a_o nation_n so_o it_o have_v have_v intestine_a enemy_n to_o its_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o government_n some_o privy_o bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n to_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n other_o corrupt_v its_o pure_a worship_n 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