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	pray_v	prayer_n	13,124	5	6.7659	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18925	A tract of prayer by He. Clapham.	Clapham, Henoch, fl. 1600.	1602 (1602)	STC 5346.5; ESTC S749	9,973	42

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1602._o i_o end_v remain_v your_o woo._n wherein_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a henoch_n clapham_n a_o tract_n of_o prayer_n a_o introduction_n be_v prayer_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o soules-sense_n according_a to_o the_o instinct_n and_o motion_n of_o god_n his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n be_v say_v to_o cry_v exod._n 14._o 15._o though_o he_o utter_v no_o word_n and_o hannah_n to_o pray_v 1._o sam._n 1._o 12._o though_o she_o speak_v only_o in_o her_o hart_n and_o this_o be_v call_v prayer_n mental_a as_o that_o which_o be_v by_o mouth_n utterance_n be_v call_v prayer_n vocal_a that_o i_o say_v this_o speech_n of_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n his_o spirit_n it_o be_v because_o no_o utteraunce_n mental_a or_o vocal_a be_v true_a prayer_n otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v utter_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n direction_n for_o his_o office_n it_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o what_o to_o pray_v and_o 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