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	love_n	8,186	5	5.1264	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41067	A touch-stone, or, A perfect tryal by the Scriptures, of all the priests, bishops, and ministers, who have called themselves, the ministers of the Gospel whose time and day hath been in the last ages past, or rather in the night of apostacy : they are tried and weighed by the Scriptures of truth, and are found out of the life and power of the scriptures, and out of the spirit and doctrine of them that gave them forth, and quite contrary to their principle and practice, both Papists and Protestants : unto which is annexed, Womens speaking justified, &c.	Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702.	1667 (1667)	Wing F639; ESTC R7178	82,431	96

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singer_n give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o his_o name_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 105._o this_o be_v upon_o a_o special_a occasion_n when_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v bring_v up_o among_o they_o and_o these_o that_o david_n commit_v this_o psalm_n unto_o be_v such_o as_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n for_o that_o place_n and_o office_n as_o asaph_n and_o those_o that_o be_v call_v to_o that_o office_n also_o solomen_n have_v singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n eccles_n 2._o 8._o and_o they_o of_o this_o order_n come_v with_o they_o again_o out_o of_o the_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n ezra_n 2._o 41._o neh._n 7._o 67._o but_o these_o be_v all_o before_o christ_n and_o why_o may_v not_o christian_n as_o well_o imitate_v circumcision_n burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o imitate_v singing-boye_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o saint_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n do_v sing_v 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