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	power_n	word_n	7,931	5	4.0562	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54027	Concerning the church: or, of the church-state under the Gospel Whereby it may appear what a miserable apostacy from the truth hath overspread and covered the earth for many ages and generations, and how gross and thick the darkness yet lies upon it, though the light of God in his tender mercy hath broke forth and shined upon the people of his gathering, and through them hath also visited the world. The guidance of this in my heart, was particularly and chiefly towards the Papists, but I afterwards had a true sence, that it also extended to the state of such Protestants, as had not waited on the Lord, ... Written in Alisbury prison about the middle of the 6th month, 1666. By Issac Penington. Whereunto is annexed, Some observations upon the eternal judgment, as it is expressed by Christ, Mat.25.31 to the end of the chapter.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1666 (1666)	Wing P1157; ESTC R224045	15,114	20

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and_o tongue_n rev._n 17.2_o 15._o &_o chap._n 18.3_o and_o none_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o but_o those_o that_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o true_a eyesalve_n which_o give_v to_o see_v through_o his_o deceit_n 1_o john_n 2.20_o for_o he_o come_v with_o all_o deceivableness_n of_o unrighteousness_n 2_o thess_n 2.9_o 10._o he_o make_v the_o church_n after_o he_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o and_o make_v it_o he_o sit_v as_o god_n in_o it_o appear_v as_o like_o the_o true_a church_n as_o possible_o he_o can_v that_o he_o may_v hold_v up_o his_o mystery_n of_o deceit_n in_o the_o world_n which_o if_o once_o discern_v will_v soon_o fall_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o 2_o thess_n 2.7_o rev._n 17.5_o to_o open_v these_o thing_n a_o little_a more_o full_o and_o further_o from_o the_o scripture_n that_o they_o who_o yet_o can_v read_v otherwise_o may_v read_v they_o there_o and_o come_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o truth_n 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beget_v of_o the_o life_n nor_o subject_n to_o the_o power_n with_o we_o and_o there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o chap._n 4.1_o and_o such_o they_o be_v as_o have_v a_o great_a power_n of_o deceit_n and_o come_v therewith_o to_o seduce_v they_o 1_o joh._n 2.26_o therefore_o he_o bid_v they_o in_o the_o unction_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v v._o 27._o which_o search_v and_o discern_v all_o try_v the_o spirit_n if_o their_o spirit_n or_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o they_o confess_v christ_n who_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o endless_a life_n the_o sum_n substance_n and_o end_n of_o all_o that_o which_o shadowed-forth_a life_n they_o be_v of_o god_n chap._n 4.2_o but_o if_o their_o spirit_n confess_v not_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n though_o they_o may_v seem_v never_o so_o much_o to_o preach_v he_o they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n v._o 3._o now_o who_o spirit_n confess_v christ_n sure_o his_o only_a that_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o he_o that_o preach_v christ_n in_o word_n and_o 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