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	lord_n	prayer_n	8,251	5	6.2240	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81220	A sermon pressing to, and directing in, that great duty of praising God. Preached to the Parliament at Westminster, Octob: 8. 1656. Being the day of their solemn thanksgiving to God for that late successe given to some part of the fleet of this Common-wealth against the Spanish fleet in its return from the West Indies. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus near London Bridge.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1657 (1657)	Wing C788; Thomason E899_7; ESTC R206750	25,634	47

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in_o answer_n to_o the_o supplication_n make_v in_o zion_n the_o lord_n break_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o bow_n the_o shield_n the_o sword_n and_o the_o battle_n i_o grant_v those_o mercy_n which_o have_v stand_v we_o in_o little_a pain_n in_o few_o prayer_n which_o have_v come_v in_o for_o little_a ask_n yea_o without_o ask_v oblige_v we_o to_o praise_n god_n most_o because_o of_o his_o readiness_n to_o hear_v and_o speediness_n in_o grant_v when_o god_n answer_v before_o we_o call_v how_o great_a a_o call_n have_v we_o to_o praise_v he_o after_o such_o a_o answer_n yet_o those_o mercy_n which_o have_v be_v most_o costly_a to_o we_o as_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n be_v most_o sensible_o constrain_a upon_o we_o as_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o praise_n and_o although_o when_o through_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n we_o find_v our_o prayer_n even_o prevent_v by_o our_o mercy_n the_o heart_n can_v but_o be_v stir_v up_o mighty_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o praise_n yet_o when_o through_o 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will_v pay_v my_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o people_n psal_n 116._o 17_o 18._o our_o praise_n be_v debt_n and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a be_v in_o this_o debt_n when_o thou_o u●west_v a_o vow_n unto_o god_n defer_v not_o to_o pay_v it_o for_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o fool_n pay_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v vow_v eccl._n 5._o 4._o owe_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n but_o to_o love_v one_o another_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 13._o 8._o that_o be_v owe_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n to_o his_o prejudice_n or_o in_o his_o wrong_n and_o though_o we_o can_v never_o come_v out_o of_o god_n debt_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v always_o pay_v yet_o when_o he_o find_v we_o to_o our_o utmost_a pay_v he_o look_v upon_o we_o as_o if_o w●_n owe_v he_o nothing_o mercy_n receive_v bring_v we_o in_o debt_n and_o praise_v return_v bring_v we_o in_o god_n account_n out_o of_o debt_n the_o lord_n through_o mercy_n take_v praise_n 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