Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	grace_n	heart_n	8,413	5	4.8314	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05952	The shepheards starre, or The ministers guide. By Richard Bayly late minister of Crawley in Sussex	Bayly, Richard, fl. 1640.	1640 (1640)	STC 1625; ESTC S112124	23,798	66

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too_o much_o unmindful_a or_o at_o least_o ignorant_a of_o that_o precept_n inhiant_fw-la possessionibus_fw-la praedia_fw-la excolunt_fw-la emunt_fw-la venduntque_fw-la quaestui_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la student_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la venalem_fw-la praeferunt_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la it_o be_v well_o we_o may_v not_o read_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o complaint_n in_o our_o english_a practice_n for_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o synesius_n so_o to_o conjoin_v worldly_a deal_n with_o priestly_a action_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o weave_v woollen_a andronicum_fw-la synesius_n epist_n 57_o contra_fw-la andronicum_fw-la and_o linen_n togegether_o in_o the_o garment_n of_o a_o israelite_n i_o admire_v their_o skill_n say_v the_o same_o father_n which_o can_v deal_v in_o both_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o myself_o i_o find_v it_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o my_o power_n to_o serve_v two_o such_o master_n as_o god_n and_o mammon_n not_o b_o that_o we_o shall_v strip_v ourselves_o of_o all_o care_n after_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n v._o 1_o tim._n 5._o ●8_o v._o so_o we_o may_v run_v the_o hazard_n of_o be_v worse_o than_o infidel_n in_o not_o provide_v for_o our_o own_o only_o let_v not_o covetousness_n make_v this_o a_o mask_n for_o unjust_a and_o undecent_a practice_n the_o devil_n will_v soon_o catch_v we_o with_o a_o golden_a hook_n if_o we_o suffer_v he_o to_o angle_v long_o in_o our_o heart_n with_o tentation_n to_o worldly-mindednesse_a it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a matter_n for_o the_o light_n of_o these_o spiritual_a star_n like_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o lie_v among_o the_o dung_n and_o dirt_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o receive_v no_o tincture_n of_o defilement_n our_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n may_v be_v soon_o deface_v if_o the_o affection_n the_o foot_n of_o our_o soul_n stir_v much_o in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n meletis_n vide_fw-la epiphanium_fw-la de_fw-fr meletis_n epiphanius_n observe_v of_o the_o meletian_o though_o they_o be_v orthodox_n in_o their_o faith_n yet_o by_o communion_n with_o arrius_n and_o his_o faction_n they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o the_o filthy_a dung_n of_o some_o corrupt_a manner_n too_o much_o familiarity_n with_o the_o man_n and_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n will_v quick_o bring_v contempt_n upon_o our_o person_n and_o cast_v some_o soil_n upon_o our_o manner_n we_o shall_v be_v then_o most_o like_a the_o star_n our_o pattern_n when_o we_o keep_v ourselves_o within_o the_o orb_n of_o heavenly_a contemplation_n far_o remote_a from_o this_o inferior_a and_o base_a earth_n six_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n shine_v bright_a in_o the_o dark_a night_n 6._o ratio_fw-la 6._o these_o star_n of_o christ_n hand_n in_o the_o dark_a night_n of_o persecution_n or_o affliction_n shall_v send_v forth_o their_o bright_a beam_n persecution_n have_v ever_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o prophet_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n if_o jeremy_n will_v be_v faithful_a in_o his_o embassadge_n 11.21_o jer._n 11.21_o prophesy_v no_o more_o lest_o thou_o die_v will_v be_v the_o people_n voice_n so_o true_a be_v that_o of_o hierome_n against_o jovinian_n amara_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o quisquis_fw-la eam_fw-la praedicat_fw-la amaritudine_fw-la satiabitur_fw-la truth_n be_v of_o a_o bitter_a relish_n with_o the_o palate_n of_o most_o man_n and_o &_o whosoever_o preach_v it_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o bitterness_n howsoever_o in_o the_o black_a night_n these_o star_n must_v not_o withdraw_v their_o light_n cynosbat●s_n aelien_n cynosbat●s_n aelian_a report_n of_o the_o herb_n cynosbatus_n that_o in_o the_o day_n time_n it_o lie_v hide_v among_o other_o herb_n and_o be_v not_o discover_v but_o in_o the_o night_n it_o appear_v like_o a_o glorious_a star_n those_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n faithful_a servant_n shall_v shine_v as_o bright_a star_n in_o the_o obscure_a night_n of_o affliction_n 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