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	scripture_n	speak_v	14,888	5	5.2608	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65886	A serious account in XXXV evident reasons (to all who desire satisfaction) why the people of the lord, called Quakers, cannot go to worship at those places called churches and chappels, and to inform the magistrates and ministers that such consciencious people (as are separated from these places) ought not to be compelled (from their peaceable meetings) to their worship and churches, so called, being a short discovery of the way, worship, and principles of the true ministers and persecuted people of God, in several exceptions against the practices, worship, and principles of the priests, both of the Presbyterians, and Episcopal-men, and others of the same affinity, in some of which principles the Presbyterians are the rather concerned, but in others of them, both are concerned in the general / by Geo. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1661 (1661)	Wing W1956; ESTC R20306	27,063	42

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god_n live_v for_o ever_o and_o be_v before_o the_o word_n or_o write_n of_o scripture_n without_o be_v psal._n 119.11_o joh._n 1.1_o luke_n 1.1_o so_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v so_o much_o show_v their_o ignorance_n about_o the_o gospel_n the_o foundation_n the_o word_n the_o only_a rule_n and_o yet_o say_v they_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o of_o the_o word_n we_o have_v sufficient_a cause_n never_o to_o own_v they_o as_o our_o teacher_n xv._n of_o swear_v and_o the_o priest_n in_o plead_v for_o swear_v and_o teach_v man_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o swear_v chief_o bring_v heb._n 6.16_o for_o it_o and_o some_o of_o they_o tell_v people_n that_o swear_v be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o priest_n herein_o have_v show_v themselves_o to_o transgress_v christ_n doctrine_n and_o teach_v other_o so_o to_o do_v and_o so_o they_o have_v not_o god_n 2_o joh._n ver_fw-la 9_o for_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o 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the_o truth_n joh._n 4._o which_o worship_n christ_n teach_v when_o he_o foretell_v the_o end_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o temple_n which_o once_o god_n command_v to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n which_o with_o the_o outward_a thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o worshipper_n in_o that_o temple_n as_o outward_a music_n instrument_n sing_v tithe_n offering_n be_v all_o to_o cease_v as_o figure_n or_o type_n when_o a_o more_o inward_a and_o mysterious_a way_n and_o worship_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o reveal_v by_o christ_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o christian_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n who_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o enjoy_v the_o endure_a substance_n and_o end_n of_o figure_n and_o shadow_n they_o grow_v out_o of_o these_o outward_a thing_n that_o be_v but_o as_o figure_n into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o its_o 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