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	holy_a	life_n	10,053	5	4.3202	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03267	Aarons bells a-sounding In a sermon, tending cheiftly [sic] to admonish the ministerie, of their charge, & duty. Preached by M. Samuel Hieron at a general visitation neere Bristow. And now published by them to whom his coppy was entrusted after his death.	Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.	1623 (1623)	STC 13385; ESTC S116920	25,064	63

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aaron_n bell_n a-sounding_a in_o a_o sermon_n tend_v cheift_o to_o admonish_v the_o ministry_n of_o their_o charge_n &_o duty_n preach_v by_o m._n samvel_n hieron_n at_o a_o general_a visitation_n near_o bristol_n and_o now_o publish_v by_o they_o to_o who_o his_o copy_n be_v entrust_v after_o his_o death_n mal._n 2.1_o and_o now_o o_o priest_n this_o commandment_n be_v for_o you_o print_v 1623._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a 23.15_o jer._n 23.15_o that_o from_o the_o prophet_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v wickedness_n go_v forth_o into_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o true_o this_o day_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o minister_n have_v infect_v the_o whole_a estate_n now_o indeed_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o if_o the_o light_n say_v our_o saviour_n which_o be_v in_o thou_o 6.23_o mat_n 6.23_o be_v darkness_n how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n if_o the_o call_n which_o shall_v give_v direction_n to_o other_o be_v itself_o corrupt_v how_o great_a must_v that_o corruption_n be_v if_o the_o founteine_v be_v poison_a all_o that_o drink_v thereof_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o danger_n i_o be_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o he_o that_o have_v call_v i_o a_o christian_a therefore_o can_v but_o even_o honour_n the_o foot_n of_o god_n messenger_n i_o be_o a_o minister_n 10.15_o rom._n 10.15_o and_o also_o be_o bind_v to_o maintain_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o call_n but_o let_v my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n rather_o than_o i_o shoule_fw-mi use_v it_o to_o the_o lick_n over_o those_o sore_n which_o except_o they_o be_v lance_v to_o the_o quick_a and_o search_v to_o the_o bottom_n can_v never_o be_v cure_v and_o wretched_a be_v that_o kindness_n which_o go_v about_o to_o heal_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o church_n with_o sweet_a word_n say_v all_o be_v as_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o lord_n lie_v like_o the_o field_n of_o the_o sluggard_n and_o 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