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	work_n	6,984	5	5.3450	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10030	Three sermons vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. By the late faithfull and vvorthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1631 (1631)	STC 20281; ESTC S115171	49,613	90

whether_o your_o heart_n go_v this_o way_n or_o no_o to_o seek_v a_o virtue_n in_o the_o excellency_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o so_o show_v they_o forth_o to_o other_o by_o examine_v whether_o this_o be_v thy_o chief_a wish_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o christian_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v in_o christ_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v as_o paul_n say_v 8._o i_o reckon_v all_o other_o thing_n as_o dross_n as_o base_a and_o vile_a thing_n only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o christ_n to_o be_v clothe_v in_o his_o righteousness_n to_o excel_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n this_o only_a i_o prize_v as_o most_o excellent_a and_o most_o worthy_a and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o 2_o second_o consider_v what_o be_v thy_o chief_a treasure_n for_o you_o see_v 44._o he_o that_o have_v get_v the_o field_n he_o give_v all_o that_o heehad_fw-mi for_o it_o and_o go_v away_o rejoice_v for_o he_o reckon_v it_o his_o great_a treasure_n and_o worth_a all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v certain_a whosoever_o have_v take_v christ_n do_v so_o esteem_v of_o he_o he_o reckon_v he_o to_o be_v his_o chief_a treasure_n you_o will_v say_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v it_o quest._n why_o consider_v what_o man_n do_v with_o their_o treasure_n answer_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a as_o i_o say_v before_o of_o excellency_n so_o every_o man_n have_v some_o treasure_n or_o other_o the_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v have_v a_o treasure_n something_o that_o he_o esteem_v of_o which_o he_o make_v account_n of_o i_o ask_v not_o what_o thou_o be_v possess_v of_o but_o what_o thou_o most_o esteem_v for_o treasure_n be_v as_o they_o be_v most_o esteem_v of_o as_o we_o say_v of_o jewel_n the_o worth_n of_o they_o be_v according_a to_o man_n fancy_n according_a as_o they_o be_v esteem_v so_o it_o be_v with_o every_o man_n treasure_n one_o make_v this_o thing_n his_o treasure_n another_o that_o now_o i_o say_v consider_v what_o thou_o make_v thy_o treasure_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v what_o your_o 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