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	young_a	youth_n	143	3	8.2859	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03695	Life and death Foure sermons. The first two, of our preparation to death; and expectation of death. The last two, of place, and the iudgement after death. Also points of instruction for the ignorant, with an examination before our comming to the Lords table, and a short direction for spending of time well. By Robert Horne. Auspice Christo.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.; Horne, Robert, 1565-1640. Points of instruction for the ignorant. aut	1613 (1613)	STC 13822.5; ESTC S118515	156,767	464

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lame_a and_o sick_a for_o a●_n hallow_a thing_n mal._n 1.8_o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o beast_n that_o have_v no_o eye_n in_o his_o service_n will_v have_v the●_n while_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o serve_v he_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v no_o good_a offering_n then_o and_o be_v they_o good_a ware_n now_o in_o the_o sick_a and_o lame_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v desperate_o put_v off_o his_o turn_n to_o god_n till_o he_o can_v neither_o draw_v wind_n nor_o leg_n moses_n know_v this_o and_o therefore_o bear_v this_o burden_n young_a and_o while_o his_o leg_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v he_o for_o the_o text_n say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o age_n he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n that_o be_v will_v not_o live_v in_o delicacy_n while_o he_o have_v strength_n to_o live_v unto_o god_n heb._n 11.24.25.26_o joseph_n also_o in_o his_o beauty_n and_o fair_a person_n turn_v his_o back_n to_o his_o tempt_a mistress_n and_o his_o face_n to_o the_o lord_n gen._n 39.10.12_o he_o will_v not_o put_v off_o to_o serve_v god_n till_o old_a age_n have_v make_v chop_n to_o his_o beautiful_a face_n and_o till_o his_o skin_n be_v wither_v josiah_n a_o good_a king_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o sixteen_o of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o twenty_o of_o his_o age_n make_v a_o famous_a reformation_n 2._o chro._n 34.3.4.5.6_o what_o so_o soon_o and_o so_o young_a so_o say_v the_o scripture_n and_o so_o it_o be_v without_o controversy_n for_o god_n child_n take_v the_o good_a day_n of_o youth_n for_o good_a duty_n and_o not_o the_o evil_a of_o sickly_a and_o sapless_a old_a age_n for_o they_o as_o common_o the_o world_n child_n do_v samuel_n serve_v god_n in_o his_o minority_n and_o grow_v in_o spirit_n as_o he_o shoot_v up_o in_o year_n samuel_n be_v a_o good_a 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the_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o diligent_a search_n of_o god_n power_n in_o the_o register_n of_o his_o noble_a work_n be_v one_o excellent_a mean_n of_o godliness_n and_o sign_n of_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o those_o who_o take_v liberty_n to_o do_v evil_a because_o they_o be_v make_v great_a as_o if_o he_o that_o make_v they_o be_v not_o great_a psal_n 76.12_o and_o who_o walk_v stubborne_o in_o their_o sin_n because_o they_o may_v walk_v quiet_o in_o they_o without_o any_o man_n check_n not_o care_v for_o nor_o dread_v his_o judgement_n of_o rebuke_n who_o have_v power_n &_o be_v strong_a to_o bring_v sinner_n to_o destruction_n to_o such_o i_o say_v do_v you_o provoke_v the_o lord_n and_o be_v you_o strong_a than_o he_o 1._o cor._n 10.22_o if_o he_o touch_v the_o mountain_n they_o smoke_n and_o if_o he_o strike_v hard_a shall_v they_o not_o burn_v the_o sorcerer_n who_o ascribe_v so_o much_o to_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n exod._n 8.19_o what_o will_v they_o have_v say_v of_o his_o whole_a hand_n what_o be_v stubble_n to_o fire_n and_o what_o be_v we_o to_o god_n our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12.19_o but_o god_n be_v our_o creator_n doct._n 2_o therefore_o again_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o show_v ourselves_o in_o knowledge_n and_o obedience_n yea_o by_o all_o mean_n and_o way_n such_o as_o be_v ready_a always_o to_o glorify_v this_o our_o creator_n this_o move_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n write_v to_o the_o roman_n to_o exhort_v they_o to_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n as_o in_o a_o sacrifice_n by_o obedience_n first_o their_o body_n mortify_v they_o that_o be_v sin_n in_o they_o rom._n 12.1_o and_o second_o their_o mind_n by_o renew_v of_o it_o that_o be_v by_o seek_v to_o make_v it_o of_o old_a new_a of_o fleshly_a spiritual_a of_o profane_a noly_a and_o of_o evil_a good_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n in_o christ_n ver_fw-la 2._o but_o be_v this_o write_v to_o they_o or_o for_o they_o only_o or_o 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