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	law_n	sin_n	7,752	5	4.9628	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67106	The doctrines of the resurrection and the reward to come, considered as the grand motives to an holy life. Discoursed of, from 1. Cor. XV. 58. / By the late pious and learned John Worthington, D.D..	Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1690 (1690)	Wing W3621; ESTC R21563	58,484	157

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such_o and_o such_o sin_n be_v to_o act_v over_o the_o same_o sin_n in_o fancy_n and_o speculation_n to_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n by_o new_a and_o fresh_a guilt_n it_o be_v to_o stand_v to_o and_o make_v good_a their_o former_a transgression_n instead_o of_o repent_v of_o they_o for_o than_o they_o will_v be_v remember_v with_o sorrow_n and_o abhorrence_n these_o sin_v not_o fall_v under_o man_n cognisance_n as_o only_a word_n and_o action_n do_v but_o not_o thought_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o first_o contriver_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o evil_n in_o word_n and_o action_n and_o these_o sin_n escape_v the_o judgement_n and_o punishment_n of_o humane_a judicatories_n yet_o shall_v not_o escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v describe_v by_o this_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o judge_v nothing_o before_o the_o time_n until_o the_o lord_n come_v who_o both_o will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v make_v manifest_a the_o 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