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
A49700	Victory over death a sermon preached at Steeple-Ashton in the county of Wilts, upon the 17th day of April, 1676, at the funeral of Mr. Peter Adams, the late reverend, pious, and industrious minister of Gods word there, sometime fellow of University Colledge in Oxford / by Paul Latham ...	Lathom, Paul.	1676 (1676)	Wing L575; ESTC R7734	32,624	52

they_o disquiet_v themselves_o in_o vain_a and_o that_o every_o man_n live_v upon_o ground_n or_o in_o what_o capacity_n soever_o he_o stand_v be_v altogether_o vanity_n psal_n 39.5_o 6._o and_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o wise_a man_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n eccl._n 1.2_o and_o if_o the_o profit_n that_o be_v in_o all_o labour_n do_v encourage_v a_o man_n to_o take_v pain_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o show_v himself_o wise_a under_o the_o sun_n then_o sure_a these_o thought_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a design_n and_o attempt_n do_v take_v a_o man_n off_o from_o strive_v to_o do_v wise_o and_o worthy_o in_o his_o generation_n three_o it_o dull_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o good_a duty_n he_o that_o fancy_v himself_o to_o lie_v down_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o insuperable_a difficulty_n that_o apprehend_v god_n to_o be_v a_o austere_a master_n heaven_n to_o be_v unattainable_a and_o hell_n unavoidable_a will_v have_v very_o little_a mind_n to_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o god_n or_o to_o work_v out_o his_o own_o salvation_n isa_n 64.7_o phil._n 2.12_o or_o to_o use_v that_o violence_n of_o holy_a endeavour_n that_o be_v require_v in_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 11.12_o for_o it_o be_v hope_n of_o success_n that_o quicken_v endeavour_n and_o despair_v of_o this_o do_v disspirit_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o dull_a and_o unactive_a second_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o a_o man_n when_o death_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o begin_v to_o encounter_v he_o and_o here_o we_o find_v he_o in_o a_o very_a miserable_a estate_n that_o have_v not_o attain_v victory_n over_o death_n for_o first_o it_o dispossess_v he_o at_o once_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n and_o eject_v he_o from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o his_o worldly_a acquisition_n though_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o bless_v his_o own_o soul_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o his_o father_n and_o shall_v no_o more_o see_v the_o light_n of_o comfort_n and_o therefore_o man_n that_o be_v in_o honour_n and_o underctand_v not_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v psal_n 49.18_o 19_o 20._o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o dismal_a condition_n for_o a_o man_n that_o have_v toil_v and_o bestow_v great_a industry_n that_o have_v plot_v and_o contrive_v to_o the_o disturb_v of_o his_o head_n and_o interrupt_v of_o his_o sleep_n that_o have_v pinch_v and_o deny_v himself_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o many_o worldly_a comfort_n to_o increase_v his_o heap_n by_o parsimony_n yea_o that_o have_v too_o often_o stain_v his_o conscience_n and_o hazard_v his_o soul_n to_o heap_v up_o that_o which_o may_v be_v call_v a_o plentiful_a estate_n in_o this_o world_n this_o man_n i_o say_v to_o hear_v on_o a_o sudden_a that_o dreadful_a and_o heart-breaking_a voice_n thou_o fool_n this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o and_o then_o who_o shall_v all_o those_o thing_n be_v for_o which_o thou_o have_v labour_v luk._n 12.20_o second_o it_o dash_v all_o those_o vain_a hope_n of_o heaven_n with_o which_o such_o a_o man_n have_v flatter_v himself_o as_o there_o be_v politic_a project_v hypocrite_n who_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o white_v sepulcher_n matth._n 23.37_o so_o be_v there_o many_o foolish_a virgin_n who_o bear_v about_o the_o lamp_n of_o a_o outward_a profession_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o want_v oil_n to_o make_v it_o burn_v matth._n 25.3_o and_o yet_o be_v so_o simple_a as_o to_o expect_v at_o last_o to_o enter_v in_o with_o the_o bridegroom_n as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a and_o how_o sad_a will_v it_o be_v to_o they_o when_o at_o death_n come_v to_o the_o door_n and_o cry_v lord_n lord_n open_a unto_o we_o they_o shall_v be_v repulse_v with_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o i_o know_v you_o not_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n though_o he_o have_v gain_v applause_n from_o the_o world_n when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n will_v god_n then_o hear_v his_o cry_n when_o trouble_n come_v upon_o he_o will_v he_o then_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a will_v he_o always_o call_v upon_o god_n job_n 27.8_o 9_o 10._o beside_o there_o be_v many_o who_o though_o they_o can_v not_o find_v in_o their_o heart_n to_o day_n while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n to_o hear_v god_n voice_n heb._n 3.8_o yet_o they_o very_o intend_v to_o take_v a_o time_n more_o convenient_a for_o these_o thing_n but_o now_o these_o man_n hope_n be_v over_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v come_v on_o a_o sudden_a those_o that_o be_v ready_a be_v enter_v with_o he_o and_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v three_o death_n put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o day_n of_o grace_n some_o man_n indeed_o have_v so_o long_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v already_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n ps_n 81.12_o they_o have_v so_o long_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o its_o strive_n act_n 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the_o air_n and_o the_o sea_n can_v afford_v this_o flesh_n for_o which_o man_n have_v make_v provision_n to_o fulfil_v its_o lust_n rom._n 13.14_o this_o must_v then_o become_v equal_a to_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o inferior_a animal_n the_o very_a worm_n loathsome_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o its_o former_a admirer_n so_o that_o they_o that_o love_v it_o best_o when_o inform_v with_o a_o soul_n can_v afford_v it_o now_o no_o better_o compliment_n than_o let_v i_o bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n gen._n 23.4_o this_o that_o be_v sometime_o feed_v and_o clothe_v by_o the_o contrivance_n and_o industry_n of_o so_o many_o head_n and_o hand_n must_v go_v naked_a out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o come_v naked_a in_o and_o lie_v solitary_a

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