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	work_n	7,405	5	5.2371	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22780	Englands deplorable condition shewing the common-wealths malady, by [brace] sacriledge, and want of duty in the people, contention, want of charity in the ministery, perjury, and want of truth in both : and its remedy by [brace] the peoples obedience and liberality, the ministers love and unity, both their repentance and fidelity : briefly declar'd in three treatises of [brace] the ministers patrimony and peoples duty, proposals to reconcile such as are for lordly episcopacy and un-ordain'd presbytery, for popular independancy and upstart antipædobaptistry, and against perjury : also, a petition for the Jews.	E. F.	1659 (1659)	Wing F18	72,509	69

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1606._o this_o sin_n in_o religion_n say_v my_o author_n be_v sacrilegious_a and_o detestable_a in_o politic_a state_n most_o pernicious_a and_o intolerable_a and_o in_o every_o man_n most_o wicked_a and_o baneful_a to_o his_o soul_n this_o be_v a_o horrible_a sin_n tend_v to_o most_o fearful_a damnation_n 108._o damnation_n dod_n &_o cleaver_n on_o the_o 3d._n com_n p._n 107_o &_o 108._o for_o he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_n that_o have_v swear_v to_o his_o hindrance_n yet_o will_v keep_v his_o oath_n but_o he_o be_v far_o from_o a_o good_a man_n that_o swear_v that_o which_o he_o never_o purpose_v to_o perform_v both_o father_n council_n schoolman_n and_o all_o godly_a divine_n have_v condemn_v it_o etc._n it_o aug._n contra._n mend._n cap._n 5._o 8_o hierm._n comment_n in_o 1_o cor._n 4_o pet._n lumb_n lib._n 3_o dict_z 38._o aquin._n 22._o quest_n 111._o art_n