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	receive_v	word_n	7,964	5	4.1536	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93889	Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.; H. M.	1657 (1657)	Wing S5518; Thomason E1637_1; ESTC R203568	97,102	288

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with_o the_o body_n of_o s●n_n as_o the_o king_n of_o moa●_n do_v with_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n amos_n 2._o burn_v its_o bone_n into_o lime_n mali_n in_o area_n nobiscum_fw-la esse_fw-la possunt_fw-la in_fw-la horreo_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la augustinus_n the_o wicked_a may_v be_v with_o we_o in_o the_o floor_n they_o can_v in_o the_o garner_n for_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lamb_n any_o thing_n that_o defile_v or_o that_o work_v abomination_n heaven_n spew_v out_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o their_o apostasy_n and_o albeit_o the_o devil_n can_v s●●ue_v himself_o into_o paradise_n yet_o no_o unclean_a person_n shall_v ever_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n without_o shall_v be_v dog_n and_o evill-doer_n no_o dirty_a dog_n do_v trample_v on_o that_o golden_a pavement_n no_o dross_n be_v with_o that_o gold_n no_o chaff_n with_o that_o wheat_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a amid_o a_o 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fiction_n of_o they_o that_o habbakkuk_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n by_o a_o angel_n into_o babylon_n to_o carry_v a_o dinner_n to_o daniel_n in_o the_o den._n it_o be_v by_o faith_n that_o he_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n and_o obtain_v promise_n heb._n 11._o and_o by_o faith_n that_o one_o in_o queen_n mary_n day_n answer_v her_o persecutor_n if_o you_o take_v away_o my_o meat_n i_o trust_v that_o god_n will_v take_v away_o my_o stomach_n god_n make_v the_o raven_n feed_v elias_n that_o be_v more_o likely_a in_o that_o famine_n to_o have_v feed_v upon_o his_o dead_a carcase_n and_o another_o time_n cause_v he_o to_o go_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o one_o meal_n faith_n fear_v no_o famine_n and_o although_o it_o be_v but_o small_a in_o substance_n and_o in_o show_v as_o the_o manna_n be_v

be_v offend_v in_o and_o by_o his_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o which_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o and_o sit_v close_a to_o david_n heart_n he_o neither_o cry_v out_o of_o his_o discredit_n and_o shame_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o yet_o speak_v a_o syllable_n of_o wrath_n or_o hell_n but_o psal_n 51._o 3_o 4._o my_o sinis_fw-la ever_o before_o i_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o have_v do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o not_o hell_n and_o damnation_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o not_o the_o fame_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n but_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o it_o be_v this_o lord_n that_o pinch_v and_o disquiet_v i_o that_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n a_o good_a heart_n fear_v more_o the_o commit_n of_o sin_n than_o the_o suffering_n of_o punishment_n follow_v it_o prov._n 30._o 9_o give_v i_o not_o poverty_n lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a 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