Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	know_v	speak_v	7,234	5	4.6717	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54342	Helps to the assurance of God's love whereby a true believer may with the help of Gods good spirit know that he had a being in the love of God before he had a being in the world : to which is added a spiritual touch-stone for the tryal of the sincerity of our love to God / by Samuel Pack.	Pack, Samuel.	1673 (1673)	Wing P150; ESTC R26175	21,542	70

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grace_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o my_o soul_n god_n know_v i_o come_v time_n after_o time_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o i_o go_v to_o prayer_n and_o i_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o i_o come_v with_o a_o dead_a heart_n and_o a_o dull_a spirit_n and_o so_o i_o go_v away_o again_o and_o have_v none_o of_o those_o quicken_a influence_n of_o the_o spirit_n revive_v and_o refresh_v of_o my_o soul_n god_n do_v not_o make_v i_o joyful_a in_o his_o house_n of_o prayer_n which_o make_v i_o fear_v that_o i_o be_o none_o of_o those_o who_o god_n love_v poor_a soul_n do_v thou_o utter_v this_o mournful_a language_n in_o a_o formal_a complement_a way_n or_o be_v it_o the_o language_n of_o a_o nathaniel_n do_v it_o proceed_v real_o from_o thy_o heart_n then_o take_v this_o for_o thy_o comfort_n and_o carry_v it_o home_o with_o thou_o and_o let_v it_o be_v as_o a_o cordial_a to_o revive_v thy_o poo●_n droop_v spirit_n that_o god_n have_v already_o 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tell_v thou_o thou_o be_v but_o feed_v on_o the_o east_n wind_n and_z carrying_z lie_n in_o thy_o right_a hand_n for_o there_o be_v one_o that_o can_v assure_v themselves_o of_o he_o love_v of_o god_n but_o they_o have_v such_o revelation_n of_o god_n to_o their_o soul_n ●s_n do_v fill_v they_o with_o heavenly_a ●oys_n or_o make_v they_o be_v dissatisfy_v without_o those_o comfortable_a discove●…es_n of_o god_n to_o their_o soul_n 8._o will_v thou_o be_v assure_v of_o ●he_n love_n of_o god_n through_o a_o suffering_n christ_n then_o see_v if_o god_n have_v give_v ●hee_o a_o heart_n to_o desire_v to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n when_o christ_n have_v help_v the_o ●oul_n by_o a_o eye_n of_o say_v to_o see_v what_o ●reat_a thing_n he_o will_v suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n do_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v constrein_o ●he_v soul_n to_o expose_v itself_o to_o the_o great_a suffering_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o all_o he_o to_o it_o when_o the_o love_n 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