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	trinity_n	7,211	5	10.1332	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05358	An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1587 (1587)	STC 15511A; ESTC S106904	98,822	213

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deity_n so_o that_o to_o rule_v and_o govern_v they_o there_o remain_v only_o unto_o they_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n their_o flesh_n and_o concupiscence_n but_o when_o we_o say_v that_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o understand_v that_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n and_o regeneration_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o seal_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o adoption_n and_o as_o a_o pawn_n and_o pledge_v to_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o life_n which_o be_v promise_v and_o prepare_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o for_o as_o concern_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophesy_n &_o gift_n of_o work_a miracle_n 36.26_o numb_a 23._o ver_fw-la 7._o &_o 24_o num._n 24.5_o 1._o sam._n 19.23_o joh._n 11.51_o mat._n 24.24_o 2._o thes_n 2.9_o ezech._n 36.26_o we_o know_v it_o have_v be_v give_v unto_o balaam_n and_o unto_o saul_n &_o to_o caiphas_n and_o to_o judas_n and_o also_o that_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v unto_o false_a 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covenant_n make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o grace_n &_o of_o the_o remission_n of_o all_o our_o sinne●_n by_o the_o perfect_a obedience_n which_o he_o yield_v in_o our_o name_n 1._o phil._n 1._o even_o to_o endure_v for_o we_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o to_o bear_v the_o curse_n which_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n 3._o gal._n 3._o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v acquit_v us._n consider_v then_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o only_a mediator_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n which_o may_v be_v handle_v between_o god_n &_o man_n and_o that_o the_o apostate_n depart_v to_o antichrist_n his_o side_n do_v separate_v themselves_o from_o he_o thence_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v necessary_o that_o they_o be_v without_o god_n be_v without_o christ_n as_o saint_n paul_n show_v the_o ephesian_n write_v to_o they_o after_o this_o manner_n 2.11_o ephe._n 2.11_o remember_v that_o you_o be_v in_o time_n past_o gentile_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o call_v uncircumcision_n of_o they_o 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rom._n 8._o namely_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o their_o own_o perverse_a heart_n a_o reason_n altogether_o dull_v 2._o ephe._n 2._o their_o unbridled_a sense_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o death_n and_o over_o and_o beside_o all_o that_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o do_v work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v thus_o guide_v can_v they_o fail_v soon_o to_o stumble_v into_o the_o pit_n as_o the_o apostate_n be_v without_o god_n so_o be_v they_o without_o christ_n chap._n 7._o we_o have_v show_v in_o the_o chapter_n go_v before_o that_o the_o apostate_n be_v without_o god_n let_v we_o now_o show_v that_o they_o be_v also_o without_o christ_n &_o without_o a_o mediator_n which_o shall_v be_v very_o easy_a to_o do_v 2.5_o 1._o tim._n 2.5_o for_o as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n namely_o 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2.16_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o e●es_n the_o pride_n of_o life_n and_o there_o be_v neither_o realm_n nor_o empire_n upon_o the_o earth_n wherein_o sloth_n dainty_n pleasure_n whoredom_n dissolutenes_n pride_n banquet_v feast_v &_o ambition_n with_o all_o kind_n of_o vanity_n and_o excess_n abound_v more_o then_o in_o the_o roman_a court_n and_o in_o the_o palace_n of_o their_o cardinal_n archbishop_n bishop_n abbot_n and_o prior_n neither_o wherein_o there_o be_v man_n more_o effeminate_a and_o corrupt_a than_o those_o who_o follow_v the_o popish_a court_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o hear_v of_o woman_n be_v attribute_v unto_o they_o 9.8_o