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	teach_v	word_n	7,479	5	4.2082	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09445	Of the calling of the ministerie two treatises, discribing the duties and dignities of that calling. Delivered publickly in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, by Maister Perkins. Taken then from his mouth, and now dilligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word with a preface prefixed touching the publishing of Maister Perkins his workes, & a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to bee expected.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1605 (1605)	STC 19733; ESTC S102894	75,919	204

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〈◊〉_d can_v a_o man_n be_v god_n interpreter_n to_o his_o people_n unless_o he_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o how_o can_v he_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n but_o by_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n corinth_n indeed_o we_o be_v man_n interpreter_n by_o humane_a teach_n and_o may_v interpret_v the_o scripture_n true_o and_o sound_o as_o a_o humane_a book_n or_o story_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o knowledge_n but_o the_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a interpretation_n which_o shall_v pierce_v the_o hart_n and_o astonish_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n must_v be_v teach_v by_o the_o inward_a teach_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n let_v no_o man_n think_v i_o here_o give_v the_o

least_o allowance_n to_o anabaptisticall_a fancy_n and_o revelation_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o either_o dream_n of_o their_o own_o or_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o they_o contemn_v both_o humane_a learning_n and_o the_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o trust_v whole_o to_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o god_n spirit_n work_v not_o but_o upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o word_n only_o i_o teach_v this_o that_o a_o minister_n must_v be_v a_o divine_a interpreter_n a_o interpreter_n of_o god_n meaning_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v not_o only_o read_v the_o book_n but_o eat_v it_o that_o be_v not_o only_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n flow_v in_o his_o brain_n but_o engrave_v in_o his_o hart_n and_o print_v in_o his_o soul_n by_o the_o spiritual_a finger_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o for_o this_o end_n after_o all_o his_o own_o study_n meditation_n conference_n commentary_n &_o after_o all_o h●●mane_a help_n he_o must_v pray_v with_o david_n 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