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
A77809	Oratio Dominica: or, The Lords prayer, pleading for better entertainment in the Church of England. A sermon preached at Saint Mary Woolnoth, London, Jun 11. 1643. By Peter Bales, Mr. in Arts, and minister of the Gospel.	Bales, Peter, 1547-1610?	1643 (1643)	Wing B550; Thomason E55_6; ESTC R16272	23,410	48

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pray_v alone_o and_o have_v not_o god_n hear_v he_o therefore_o in_o the_o public_a congregation_n and_o in_o our_o closert_n let_v we_o say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n second_o this_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v form_n a_o set_a form_n because_o it_o be_v a_o set_a form_n it_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a by_o the_o give_n of_o it_o christ_n give_v it_o twice_o in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o same_o form_n nay_o if_o he_o have_v be_v desire_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n a_o thousand_o time_n he_o will_v have_v give_v the_o same_o form_n therefore_o justy_a may_v we_o dislike_v conceptuary_n which_o conceive_v of_o other_o form_n and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o stint_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o pray_v in_o a_o set_a form_n for_o rather_o we_o may_v say_v to_o pray_v in_o