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	power_n	6,059	5	4.5148	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51305	Letters on several subjects with several other letters : to which is added by the publisher two letters, one to the Reverend Dr. Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's, and the other to the Reverend Mr. Bentley : with other discourses / by Henry More ; publish'd by E. Elys.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing M2664; ESTC R27513	57,265	148

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the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n to_o retain_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o habit_n ground_n or_o principle_n of_o all_o those_o holy_a desire_n which_o be_v express_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n this_o it_o be_v to_o pray_v continual_o when_o the_o word_n of_o this_o prayer_n be_v recite_v in_o the_o congregation_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o those_o who_o have_v the_o habit_n of_o those_o holy_a desire_n in_o their_o heart_n shall_v worship_v god_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n viz._n in_o the_o act_n or_o exercise_v of_o those_o desire_n by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n who_o operation_n never_o cease_v but_o when_o man_n in_o his_o own_o will_n or_o self-love_n do_v suppress_v or_o total_o extinguish_v such_o holy_a desire_n or_o aspiration_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v so_o ingenious_a and_o learned_a a_o person_n as_o r._n b._n err_v so_o gross_o about_o the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o which_o he_o show_v himself_o taint_v with_o that_o impurity_n of_o mind_n for_o which_o dr._n owen_n have_v be_v so_o often_o correct_v p._n 245._o we_o know_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 8._o 26._o but_o say_v r._n b._n if_o this_o prayer_n have_v be_v such_o a_o prescribe_a form_n of_o prayer_n to_o the_o church_n that_o have_v not_o be_v true_a neither_o have_v they_o be_v ignorant_a what_o to_o pray_v nor_o shall_v they_o have_v need_v the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o teach_v they_o p._n 245._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o man_n shall_v actual_o know_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o sense_n or_o meaning_n of_o any_o word_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n but_o by_o a_o actual_a influence_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n upon_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n i_o must_v therefore_o proclaim_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n which_o suggest_v these_o word_n to_o r._n b._n if_o this_o prayer_n have_v be_v such_o a_o prescribe_a prayer_n to_o the_o church_n that_o have_v not_o be_v true_a neither_o have_v they_o be_v ignorant_a what_o to_o pray_v nor_o shall_v they_o have_v need_v the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o teach_v they_o by_o what_o i_o have_v already_o say_v it_o appear_v that_o if_o by_o these_o word_n our_o adversary_n etc._n etc._n p._n 264._o he_o mean_v all_o those_o who_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o the_o english_a liturgy_n he_o be_v very_o uncharitable_a our_o adversary_n say_v he_o who_o religion_n be_v all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n outside_n and_o such_o who_o act_n be_v the_o mere_a product_n of_o man_n natural_a will_n and_o ability_n as_o they_o can_v preach_v so_o they_o can_v pray_v when_o they_o please_v and_o therefore_o have_v their_o set_a particular_a prayer_n answ._n we_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o can_v never_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v but_o by_o the_o 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