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	lord_n	truth_n	8,160	5	5.3060	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60385	Ergon pseudous kai misthos alētheias, or, The wicked mans sad disappointment and the righteous mans sure recompence being a sermon preached the 17th day of October, 1661, at the solemn funerals of the Right Worshipful Sir Abraham Raynardson, Knight, late alderman of London / by George Smalwood.	Smalwood, George, 1604-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing S4006; ESTC R10143	27,597	40

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fisher_n have_v fish_v in_o our_o trouble_a water_n and_o think_v themselves_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a man_n in_o the_o land_n thus_o the_o wicked_a man_n work_n make_v a_o fair_a show_n in_o the_o beginning_n nay_o perhaps_o it_o have_v a_o very_a hopeful_a progress_n for_o a_o long_a time_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o robber_n may_v prosper_v and_o they_o that_o provoke_v god_n may_v be_v secure_a into_o who_o hand_n god_n may_v bring_v abundant_o job_n 12._o 6._o but_o at_o last_o it_o bring_v nothing_o but_o woe_n and_o misery_n and_o so_o all_o his_o device_n fail_v and_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o they_o become_v a_o mere_a lie_n and_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n in_o they_o but_o the_o righteous_a sow_n the_o pure_a corn_n of_o righteousness_n which_o therefore_o prove_v sincere_a also_o and_o true_a to_o their_o hope_n it_o deceive_v not_o their_o expectation_n but_o bring_v forth_o the_o harvest_n of_o a_o plentiful_a reward_n which_o be_v reap_v in_o heaven_n though_o it_o 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the_o righteous_a be_v most_o sure_a for_o god_n have_v will_v it_o christ_n have_v purchase_v it_o god_n have_v promise_v and_o swear_v to_o bestow_v it_o and_o he_o have_v give_v they_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o it_o therefore_o it_o can_v fail_v nor_o deceive_v they_o as_o there_o be_v truth_n in_o their_o righteousness_n so_o there_o be_v infallible_a truth_n and_o certainty_n in_o the_o reward_n of_o it_o to_o he_o that_o sow_v righteousness_n shall_v be_v a_o sure_a reward_n 3_o last_o let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v the_o excellent_a nature_n of_o this_o reward_n what_o and_o how_o great_a it_o shall_v be_v it_o be_v no_o common_a or_o trivial_a thing_n no_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o god_n general_a love_n and_o bounty_n to_o mankind_n but_o a_o especial_a choice_n token_n of_o his_o peculiarlove_v and_o favour_v which_o he_o show_v to_o his_o jedidiah_n his_o belove_a darling_n his_o special_a favorire_n who_o he_o have_v set_v aparr_o 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perfectus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beatitudines_fw-la cumulus_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la aggregatione_fw-la perfectus_fw-la blessedness_n psal_n 119._o 1._o bless_a be_v the_o undefiled_a in_o the_o way_n that_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n be_v blessedness_n a_o plurality_n of_o blessing_n a_o heap_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n gather_v together_o in_o perfection_n where_o no_o evil_a shall_v be_v present_a no_o good_a shall_v be_v want_v for_o there_o shall_v be_v god_n the_o chief_a good_a nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o good_a that_o can_v be_v name_v and_o all_o this_o shall_v dure_v to_o eternity_n for_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 6._o 23._o this_o be_v a_o bless_a reward_n indeed_o i_o may_v be_v very_o large_a in_o the_o application_n of_o these_o truth_n but_o then_o i_o shall_v transgress_v the_o usual_a bound_n of_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n therefore_o i_o 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