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	understand_v	6,901	5	6.3105	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53334	A brief defence of infant-baptism with an appendix, wherein is shewed that it is not necessary that baptism should be administred by dipping / by John Ollyffe ...	Ollyffe, John, 1647-1717.	1694 (1694)	Wing O287; ESTC R32212	67,029	72

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have_v this_o do_v but_o by_o dip_v but_o indeed_o this_o text_n if_o right_o interpret_v do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n go_v into_o the_o water_n at_o all_o for_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o come_v up_o from_o the_o water_n not_o out_o of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v very_o well_o say_v to_o do_v if_o he_o only_o go_v to_o the_o side_n or_o brink_n there_o be_v some_o little_a ascent_n at_o least_o from_o the_o water_n to_o the_o dry_a ground_n but_o however_o there_o be_v not_o determinate_a manner_n of_o our_o saviour_n baptism_n in_o it_o express_v nor_o can_v be_v necessary_o or_o demonstrative_o infer_v and_o therefore_o at_o most_o that_o particular_a form_n which_o the_o anabaptist_n insist_v upon_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a probability_n another_o text_n that_o be_v urge_v be_v joh._n 3.23_o that_o john_n be_v baptise_v in_o enon_n near_o to_o salim_n because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o and_o 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