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
A87543	The liberty of prayer asserted, and garded [sic] from licentiousness by a minister of the Church of England.	Jenks, Benjamin, 1646-1724.	1696 (1696)	Wing J619A; ESTC R43659	107,332	222

188._o pag_n 188._o whenever_o we_o speak_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n be_v thereby_o to_o pay_v he_o honour_n and_o obedience_n it_o seem_v then_o that_o they_o honour_n and_o dishonour_v he_o but_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v we_o just_o how_o many_o word_n will_v honour_v and_o how_o many_o will_v dishonour_v he_o he_o speak_v of_o pray_v near_o a_o hour_n together_o 214._o pag._n 214._o and_o yet_o do_v not_o complain_v of_o that_o for_o dishonour_v god_n but_o rather_o commend_v it_o for_o rational_a devotion_n so_o that_o now_o it_o be_v not_o the_o heap_n and_o number_n but_o the_o kind_a and_o manner_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v offensive_a which_o indeed_o i_o think_v come_v near_a the_o truth_n and_o if_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o use_n of_o word_n beside_o inform_v persuade_v and_o weary_v of_o god_n which_o he_o acquaint_v we_o with_o pag._n 189._o viz._n to_o acknowledge_v and_o own_v those_o want_v before_o he_o that_o we_o supplicate_v for_o a_o relief_n of_o he_o may_v have_v do_v well_o to_o tell_v we_o why_o that_o acknowledgement_n must_v needs_o still_o be_v make_v in_o few_o word_n for_o i_o take_v not_o that_o for_o any_o reason_n which_o he_o allege_v 188._o pag._n 188._o that_o god_n have_v no_o where_o command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o with_o multiplicity_n and_o prolixity_n of_o word_n because_o i_o neither_o find_v that_o he_o have_v command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o only_o with_o brevity_n and_o paucity_n of_o word_n for_o that_o all_o long_a prayer_n be_v not_o forbid_v even_o in_o eccles_n 5.2_o the_o dr._n himself_o seem_v agree_v with_o other_o expositor_n when_o he_o praise_v the_o church_n pray_v for_o near_a a_o hour_n together_o which_o he_o know_v can_v be_v perform_v without_o abundance_n of_o word_n nor_o be_v the_o word_n of_o our_o common-prayer_n ever_o the_o few_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o fraction_n and_o amen_n how_o numerous_a soever_o and_o though_o we_o must_v avoid_v the_o needless_a multiplication_n 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word_n as_o well_o as_o reveal_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i_o can_v think_v that_o we_o be_v tie_v just_a to_o the_o word_n there_o find_v but_o may_v speak_v in_o those_o phrase_n or_o take_v liberty_n sometime_o to_o vary_v as_o prudence_n shall_v suggest_v and_o when_o we_o express_v our_o own_o sense_n in_o our_o own_o word_n the_o more_o easy_a and_o natural_a they_o be_v they_o seem_v the_o more_o proper_a for_o prayer_n because_o it_o be_v the_o child_n speak_v to_o their_o father_n who_o be_v not_o so_o much_o move_v with_o their_o wit_n and_o starch_a oratory_n as_o with_o their_o want_n and_o earnest_n cry_v for_o help_n it_o be_v not_o artificial_a

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than_o pray_v beat_v the_o brain_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v draw_v out_o the_o affection_n and_o i_o hearty_o subscribe_v to_o his_o rule_n 152._o pag._n 152._o that_o whatever_o give_v the_o soul_n scope_n and_o liberty_n to_o exercise_v and_o employ_v the_o heart_n affection_n and_o devotion_n that_o do_v most_o effectual_o help_v and_o enlarge_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n but_o together_o with_o this_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o some_o be_v in_o more_o concern_v and_o pain_n to_o be_v tie_v up_o to_o other_o word_n than_o to_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o express_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v suppose_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o all_o the_o head_n of_o prayer_n and_o have_v a_o good_a treasure_n within_o they_o both_o of_o matter_n and_o fit_a phrase_n to_o dress_v it_o out_o and_o when_o as_o the_o dr._n express_v it_o they_o be_v not_o to_o study_v finess_n but_o decency_n 141._o pag._n 141._o 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