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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30814	A glimpse of God, or, A treatise proving that there is a God discovering the grounds of atheism, with arguments of divers sorts against atheists : shewing also, the unity of the Godhead, and the trinity of the persons ... / by ... Mr. Thomas Byrdall ...	Byrdall, Thomas, 1607 or 8-1662?	1665 (1665)	Wing B6404; ESTC R14883	155,901	472

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from_o whence_o salvation_n be_v only_o to_o be_v expect_v and_o so_o faith_n apprehend_v he_o as_o the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o salvation_n now_o that_o our_o faith_n may_v rest_v upon_o christ_n alone_o for_o salvation_n the_o apostle_n bring_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v the_o same_o who_o testimony_n be_v without_o all_o possible_a exception_n god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o son_n and_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v give_v this_o testimony_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o life_n eternal_a be_v in_o his_o son_n these_o three_o do_v bear_v record_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n the_o spirit_n the_o water_n and_o the_o blood_n the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o sanctify_a efficacy_n of_o god_n spirit_n purge_v and_o renew_v our_o heart_n water_v put_v here_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n typify_v by_o the_o legal_a purification_n and_o now_o seal_v to_o we_o in_o baptism_n and_o blood_n put_v here_o for_o the_o 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that_o these_o three_o in_o heaven_n may_v answer_v the_o three_o in_o earth_n and_o i_o think_v they_o be_v leave_v out_o hieron_n hieron_n more_o through_o malice_n than_o error_n it_o be_v say_v in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be-because_a in_o heaven_n the_o glorious_a god_n display_v the_o full_a brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n there_o he_o reign_v like_o a_o glorious_a king_n 1_o the_o father_n here_o be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o first_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n god_n be_v the_o eternal_a father_n of_o his_o eternal_a son_n jesus_n christ_n by_o a_o eternal_a generation_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o elect_a in_o christ_n the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n by_o creation_n he_o bear_v record_n of_o christ_n take_v one_o testimony_n for_o all_o matth._n 3._o 17._o this_o jesus_n christ_n who_o john_n baptist_n do_v baptize_v before_o your_o eye_n be_v my_o well-beloved_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 2._o the_o 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pater_fw-la est_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la &_o fil●us_n in_o patre_fw-la &_o d●us_o in_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la p●r_fw-la duplcem_fw-la conu●nie●t_a i●●m_fw-la gener●m_fw-la conj●nct●o●●m_fw-la n●c_fw-la p●r_fw-la insi●am_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la per_fw-la naturae_fw-la unitam_fw-la simil_n ●udinem_fw-la hilar_a it_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d si_fw-la 〈◊〉_d of_o lombard_n concern_v some_o curious_a question_n about_o t●●_n trin●ty_n ego_fw-la nesc●o_fw-la non_fw-la requi●●_n sed_fw-la consolabor_fw-la ●e_v ta●●en_o 〈◊〉_d nescient_n angeli_fw-la non_fw-la ●ud●ve_v 〈…〉_o propheta_fw-la ●●n_fw-la 〈◊〉_d apostol●s_n non_fw-fr interrog_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d ipse_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cosset_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l●mb_n 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n because_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n the_o whole_a nature_n be_v in_o every_o person_n john_n 14._o 30._o i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o i_o say_v christ_n st._n augustine_n say_v that_o by_o these_o term_n which_o note_v 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