Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	honour_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	65	3	9.4586	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75965	The male of the flock, or A sermon preached at St. Pauls, before the right honourable, the Lord Mayor, and the right vvorshipfull, the aldermen of the city of London, Septemb: the 9th: 1655. By Benjamin Agas, minister of Cheneyes in Bucks.	Agas, Benjamin.	1655 (1655)	Wing A758A; Thomason E861_3; ESTC R206648	27,438	38

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command_n now_o therefore_o unless_o the_o spirital_a will_v be_v the_o more_o prevalent_a and_o unless_o it_o have_v this_o potency_n i_o call_v it_o not_o the_o best_a will_n either_o he_o do●_n not_o service_n at_o all_o else_o at_o the_o best_a he_o hang_v in_o equilibrio_n as_o thing_n weigh_v in_o a_o equal_a balance_n sometime_o bend_v towards_o god_n sometime_o again_o bend_v towards_o his_o lust_n or_o at_o the_o worst_a have_v begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n he_o end_v in_o the_o flesh_n for_o example_n sake_n suppose_v one_o covetous_a and_o yet_o who_o will_v be_v godly_a too_o many_o such_o the_o dreg_n of_o our_o time_n have_v bring_v forth_o who_o have_v draw_v a_o contract_n and_o will_v needs_o solemnize_v a_o marriage_n between_o gain_n and_o godliness_n but_o can_v these_o deadly_a enemy_n ever_o be_v bring_v kind_o to_o embrace_v and_o kiss_v each_o other_o tunc_fw-la ararim_n parthus_n bibet_fw-la but_o we_o come_v unto_o the_o example_n the_o man_n of_o our_o time_n 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