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	heart_n	soul_n	7,867	5	4.7017	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53083	Peccata in deliciis a discourse of bosom sins : a sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor and court of aldermen, at Guild-Hall Chappel, October the 10th, 1686 / by Peter Newcome ...	Newcome, Peter, 1656-1738.	1686 (1686)	Wing N902; ESTC R3277	17,860	35

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his_o uprightness_n come_v in_o reality_n only_o to_o this_o viz._n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o but_o one_o sin_n and_o those_o sin_n he_o care_v not_o for_o he_o forbear_v but_o this_o one_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o that_o he_o commit_v and_o be_v not_o god_n then_o think_v we_o mighty_o behold_v to_o he_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n of_o provoke_v that_o do_v take_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v allow_v he_o what_o he_o have_v a_o inclination_n to_o and_o pardon_v he_o because_o he_o abstain_v from_o what_o he_o do_v not_o like_a the_o voice_n of_o obedience_n be_v that_o we_o keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n and_o the_o language_n of_o repentance_n that_o we_o depart_v from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o virtue_n in_o the_o world_n can_v wash_v off_o the_o gild_n of_o one_o unrepented_a sin_n 6.7_o mic._n 6.7_o shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n say_v the_o prophet_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o 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