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	sin_n	13,169	5	4.5448	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44508	A sermon preached in his Majesties Chappel at Whitehall on the eighth of February, 1684/5, being the Sunday after the death of His late Sacred Majesty, King Charles the Second of blessed memory by Thomas Horne ...	Horne, Thomas, 1610-1654.	1685 (1685)	Wing H2814; ESTC R4564	12,577	36

a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o his_o majesty_n chapel_n at_o whitehall_n on_o the_o eight_o of_o february_n 1684_o 5._o be_v the_o sunday_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o late_a sacred_a majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o of_o bless_a memory_n by_o thomas_n horn_n fellow_n of_o eton_n college_n and_o chaplain_n to_o his_o late_a majesty_n london_n print_v for_o robert_n horn_n at_o the_o south_n entrance_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n mdclxxxv_o 1_o thess_n 5.19_o quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v well_o know_v with_o what_o vehemence_n this_o text_n have_v be_v urge_v against_o the_o use_n of_o liturgy_n and_o it_o have_v be_v make_v as_o manifest_v by_o learned_a man_n with_o how_o little_a justice_n it_o have_v be_v object_v so_o that_o it_o will_v seem_v frivolous_a to_o meddle_v with_o it_o any_o more_o but_o that_o the_o objection_n rise_v again_o after_o one_o will_v think_v they_o be_v defeat_v and_o the_o principle_n be_v as_o active_a as_o if_o their_o argument_n be_v invincible_a wherefore_o since_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o object_v it_o be_v allowable_a i_o hope_v for_o we_o at_o least_o to_o consider_v the_o question_n over_o again_o if_o it_o be_v but_o to_o show_v that_o we_o be_v neither_o ashamed_a of_o our_o reason_n nor_o afraid_a of_o they_o and_o this_o i_o intend_v to_o do_v fair_o without_o any_o heat_n of_o controversy_n endeavour_v rather_o to_o lay_v than_o raise_v the_o dust_n that_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o skirmish_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o follow_v the_o native_a force_n and_o evidence_n of_o truth_n though_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o forbear_v speak_v warm_o to_o a_o cavil_v which_o reproach_n all_o our_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o blast_v all_o those_o intercession_n you_o put_v up_o this_o last_o week_n in_o behalf_n of_o our_o die_a sovereign_n the_o fervency_n of_o which_o i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o parallel_v for_o if_o this_o objection_n be_v true_a in_o all_o those_o strong_a cry_n 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