Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	know_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	191	3	9.6018	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95867	Tvvo sermons preached: one before the Right Honorable House of Lords, on their publick fast, May 26. 1647. The other, before the Honorable House of Commons, on their publick fast, in Margarets Church in Westminster, Septemb. 29. 1647. / By Thomas Valentine one of the Assembly of Divines, and minister in Chalfort in the county of Bucks.	Valentine, Thomas, 1585 or 6-1665?	1647 (1647)	Wing V27; Thomason E409_13; ESTC R204423	15,835	24

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the_o man_n will_v not_o confess_v he_o be_v conquer_v by_o your_o argument_n yet_o the_o understanding_n secret_o must_v assent_v and_o love_n can_v be_v contemn_v the_o party_n may_v but_o love_n can_v but_o when_o the_o wise_a god_n shall_v speak_v reason_n and_o manifest_v his_o love_n we_o shall_v not_o despise_v his_o counsel_n nay_o many_o join_v together_o in_o this_o coonsell_n so_o the_o word_n import_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o counsel_n with_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consilium_fw-la quod_fw-la aliqui_fw-la simul_fw-la ineunt_fw-la god_n counsel_v you_o his_o spirit_n counsel_v you_o his_o messenger_n counsel_v you_o and_o your_o own_o conscience_n counsel_v you_o for_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o know_v together_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v consel_v together_o divers_z sit_z in_o counsel_n together_o about_o the_o good_a of_o man_n and_o hereby_o it_o appear_v how_o we_o shall_v esteem_v of_o the_o kindness_n of_o god_n the_o word_n be_v mat._n 12.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o hold_v a_o counsel_n that_o be_v against_o christ_n but_o the_o bless_a trinity_n hold_v a_o counsel_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n let_v we_o make_v man_n let_v we_o redeem_v man_n and_o advise_v he_o for_o his_o good_a second_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a and_o proper_a for_o the_o action_n of_o buy_v you_o shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o buy_v the_o commodity_n here_o offer_v but_o you_o shall_v use_v your_o reason_n whether_o a_o poor_a man_n shall_v not_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o get_v good_a gold_n and_o a_o naked_a man_n clothing_n but_o here_o i_o must_v needs_o explain_v this_o point_n lest_o we_o shall_v think_v that_o a_o man_n be_v leave_v to_o his_o own_o liberty_n in_o the_o point_n of_o his_o conversion_n and_o this_o simile_n of_o counsel_v to_o buy_v must_v not_o be_v extend_v beyond_o the_o scope_n and_o we_o say_v that_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v overrule_v and_o overpowred_n by_o the_o spirit_n 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