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	person_n	trinity_n	8,176	5	10.0802	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19289	The estates of the hypocrite and syncere Christian Containing, certaine liuely differences, betweene synceritie and hypocrisie; very necessarie, for the tryall of our estates in Grace. By Tho. Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, 1517?-1594.	1613 (1613)	STC 5699; ESTC S115596	59,087	262

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no_o indulgence_n to_o any_o lest_o the_o least_o thief_n remain_v let_v in_o all_o the_o rest_n at_o pleasure_n so_o labour_v the_o inward_a man_n as_o that_o we_o also_o bring_v forward_o the_o outward_a have_v our_o conversation_n holy_a as_o that_o which_o must_v try_v our_o inward_a sincerity_n that_o so_o our_o whole_a name_n even_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o spirit_n may_v be_v keep_v blameless_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n jesus_n 1._o thess_n 5._o 5_o and_o to_o this_o end_n because_o without_o the_o remainder_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v perfect_v therefore_o 11._o that_o we_o may_v thrive_v ourselves_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o bring_v on_o other_o with_o we_o watch_v over_o each_o other_o by_o a_o holy_a jealous_o and_o gracious_a admonition_n yea_o as_o need_n shall_v require_v save_v with_o fear_n pluck_v some_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n jud._n 22._o 22._o ezek._n 32._o 6_o and_o see_v our_o bless_a god_n alone_o will_v perfect_v the_o work_n which_o he_o have_v beg●n_v in_o we_o 2._o phil._n 6._o ephes_n 6._o therefore_o be_v we_o instant_a with_o he_o in_o fervent_a prayer_n that_o he_o will_v hasten_v his_o work_n and_o glorify_v himself_o perfect_o in_o we_o and_o though_o for_o temporal_a thing_n we_o be_v to_o beg_v with_o condition_n both_o in_o regard_n we_o know_v neither_o what_o be_v fit_a neither_o what_o measure_n be_v most_o convenient_a for_o we_o yet_o concern_v heauen'y_a blessing_n we_o be_v to_o cove●_n and_o desire_v the_o best_a grace_n 1._o cor._n 12._o and_o therefore_o take_v we_o heed_n of_o entertain_v such_o delusion_n in_o judgement_n that_o we_o may_v be_v too_o holy_a that_o such_o a_o measure_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o rather_o resolve_v we_o that_o we_o can_v never_o sufficient_o be_v