Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	grace_n	heart_n	holy_a	14,318	5	4.7839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13082	Scotlands warning, or a treatise of fasting containing a declaration of the causes of the solemne fast, indyted to bee kept in all the Churches of Scotland, the third and fourth sundayes of this instant moneth of May Anno 1628.& the weeke dayes betwixt them, as they may be goodly keeped in Townes. Together with a direction how to proceed in the religious obseruation of any soleme fast. Written at the appointment of superiors by Mr. W. Struther, preacher of the Gospel at Edinburgh.	Struther, William, 1578-1633.	1628 (1628)	STC 23370; ESTC S120441	41,231	90

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in_o their_o mouth_n be_v as_o the_o hammer_n that_o break_v the_o rock_n in_o piece_n jerem._n 23._o 23._o when_o he_o cast_v down_o and_o raise_v up_o wound_v and_o heal_v we_o again_o and_o work_v so_o in_o the_o congregation_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v he_o have_v appoint_v that_o meeting_n and_o keep_v it_o to_o reconceale_v his_o people_n to_o himself_o 6._o if_o as_o he_o work_v a_o godly_a sorrow_n in_o our_o heart_n so_o be_v put_v word_n in_o our_o mouth_n for_o his_o entreaty_n take_v to_o you_o word_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v to_o he_o take_v away_o all_o our_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o so_o will_v we_o render_v the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n hos._n 14._o 2._o and_o again_o let_v they_o say_v spare_v thy_o people_n lord_n and_o save_v thy_o inheritance_n joel._n 2._o 17._o it_o be_v a_o token_n god_n will_v hear_v we_o when_o he_o give_v we_o his_o spirit_n to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n and_o dyt_v our_o bill_n he_o can_v refuse_v that_o 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who_o be_v his_o peace_n but_o let_v none_o deceive_v himself_o by_o a_o voluntar_n 68_o apprehension_n of_o peace_n or_o fainzie_n to_o himself_o a_o joy_n where_o he_o have_v none_o god_n have_v give_v we_o the_o infalible_a mark_n of_o good_a success_n of_o fast_v in_o new_a obedience_n who_o so_o after_o fast_v walk_v not_o in_o a_o newness_n of_o life_n be_v deceive_v by_o his_o seduce_a heart_n this_o be_v clear_a both_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o repentance_n and_o remission_n true_a repentance_n be_v not_o only_o in_o a_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o refrain_v from_o it_o for_o a_o day_n or_o