Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	holy_a	lord_n	17,551	5	3.7649	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91938	To his excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell. A few proposals, relating to civil government. / Humbly offered by John Rogers an unworthy servant of Christ, and preacher of the Gospel now at Tho. Apostles London.	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1653 (1653)	Wing R1816; Thomason 669.f.16[97]; ESTC R211692	3,761	1

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of_o a_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n and_o say_v the_o text_n verse_n 14._o that_o very_a day_n that_o joshua_n do_v so_o the_o lord_n magnify_v he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o they_o sear_v he_o as_o they_o fear_v moses_n before_o he_o so_o it_o be_v upon_o our_o heart_n right_o honourable_a that_o god_n will_v make_v you_o hereby_o right_o honourable_a indeed_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o his_o israel_n after_o this_o gideon_n the_o general_n of_o that_o little_a army_n of_o three_o band_n that_o destroy_v the_o huge_a host_n of_o the_o midianite_n be_v offer_v by_o the_o israelite_n the_o government_n judg._n 8._o 22._o for_o he_o have_v win_v it_o and_o nehemtah_n chap._n 7._o 2._o give_v commission_n out_o to_o man_n fear_v god_n to_o govern_v and_o so_o all_o the_o governor_n that_o ever_o be_v victorious_a in_o the_o word_n be_v either_o ruler_n themselves_o or_o else_o choose_v to_o be_v such_o or_o else_o choose_v such_o wherefore_o we_o say_v as_o ezra_n 7._o 25._o and_o thou_o after_o the_o wisdom_n of_o thy_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n set_v magistrate_n and_o judge_n which_o may_v judge_v all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n all_o such_o as_o know_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o teach_v thou_o they_o that_o know_v not_o the_o second_o proposal_n as_o to_o number_v of_o person_n that_o shall_v govern_v i_o humble_o propose_v either_o a_o synedrin_n parliament_n or_o council_n of_o seventy_o or_o else_o one_o of_o a_o county_n for_o that_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v our_o best_a pattern_n they_o have_v three_o sort_n of_o court_n the_o upper_a propos_fw-fr two_o court_n or_o synedrin_n which_o consist_v of_o seventy_o able_a fit_a man_n join_v with_o moses_n numb_a 11._o 16_o 17._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n gather_v before_o i_o or_o in_o my_o name_n seventy_o worthy_a man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n who_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v the_o elder_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o for_o i_o will_v come_v down_o and_o talk_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v put_v it_o upon_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o number_n answer_v to_o the_o seventy_o which_o at_o first_o go_v into_o egypt_n gen._n 46._o 27._o exod._n 1._o 5._o deut._n 10._o 22_o and_o to_o the_o seventy_o elder_n which_o go_v up_o mount_n sinai_n exod._n 24._o 1._o 9_o now_o in_o this_o first_o great_a senate_n they_o sit_v in_o form_n of_o a_o half_a circle_n round_o so_o that_o the_o nasi_n or_o abbethdin_n chief_a or_o father_n of_o the_o house_n sit_v as_o the_o speaker_n in_o parliament_n do_v to_o see_v all_o before_o he_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o synedrin_n be_v call_v the_o low_a court_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v under_o a_o great_a senate_n and_o consist_v of_o three_o and_o twenty_o person_n who_o sit_v in_o the_o city_n gate_n as_o 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israel_n twelve_o judge_n the_o three_o proposal_n as_o to_o their_o qualification_n they_o must_v be_v menfearing_a god_n nehem._n 7._o 2._o exod._n 18._o 21._o lover_n of_o truth_n and_o justice_n propos_fw-fr iii_o deut._n 16._o 18._o hate_v bribe_n and_o covetousness_n which_o corrupt_a justice_n deut._n 16._o 19_o exod._n 28._o 21._o not_o respecter_n of_o person_n deut._n 1._o 17._o and_o 16._o 19_o wise_a though_o not_o politic_a and_o understanding_n in_o the_o time_n and_o season_n deut._n 1._o 13._o search_v god_n word_n dan._n 1._o 4._o and_o 9_o 2._o as_o the_o jew_n cachami_n wiseman_n or_o magistrate_n do_v at_o this_o day_n they_o must_v be_v able_a active_a man_n exod._n 10._o 21._o gen._n 47._o 6._o 1_o chron._n 26._o 6._o in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o at_o all_o season_n ready_a to_o hear_v and_o help_v the_o oppress_a exod._n 18._o 19_o 22._o the_o greek_a be_v at_o every_o hour_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o sit_v from_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n in_o the_o 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