Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	knowledge_n	understanding_n	wisdom_n	6,916	5	6.5948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35667	Truth outweighing error, or, An ansvver to a treatise lately published by J.B. entituled, A confession of his faith and a reason of his practice, or, With who he can, and with who he cannot hold church-fellowship ... by John Denne ...	J. D. (John Denne)	1673 (1673)	Wing D1027; ESTC R11873	57,462	128

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on_o i_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v such_o a_o apparent_a sin_n as_o man_n themselves_o shall_v be_v convince_v thereof_o arg._n 3._o if_o god_n do_v original_o so_o blind_a man_n then_o some_o man_n shall_v be_v excusable_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v excusable_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n ergo._n the_o major_n be_v undeniable_a for_o what_o better_a excuse_n than_o to_o say_v lord_n thou_o do_v so_o blind_v i_o that_o i_o can_v not_o hear_v or_o turn_v it_o be_v thy_o own_o act_n o_o lord_n i_o can_v not_o any_o way_n help_v it_o i_o be_v bind_v in_o the_o fetter_n of_o determine_a blindness_n to_o do_v even_o contrary_a to_o i_o own_o will_n that_o thy_o destiny_n may_v be_v accomplish_v this_o calvin_n say_v the_o reprobate_n be_v not_o only_o hold_v fast_o in_o god_n fetter_n so_o as_o they_o can_v do_v as_o thy_o will_v but_o be_v also_o urge_v and_o force_v by_o god_n bridle_n to_o do_v as_o he_o will_v have_v they_o and_o again_o that_o 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the_o justifier_n of_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n rom._n 3.25_o 26._o but_o that_o the_o sinful_a infirmity_n of_o christian_n shall_v be_v so_o bear_v by_o christ_n as_o to_o be_v forgive_v without_o confession_n and_o forsake_v i_o do_v not_o believe_v if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n say_v john_n 1_o joh._n 1.10_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v shall_v find_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o but_o this_o bear_n will_v not_o serve_v john_n bunyan_n turn_n for_z if_o there_o must_v be_v open_a confession_n and_o forsake_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n it_o will_v not_o then_o bolster_v up_o man_n in_o their_o disobedience_n wherefore_o he_o be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o all_o your_o infirmity_n be_v fall_v upon_o christ_n yea_o even_o error_n in_o circumstance_n and_o error_n in_o substance_n such_o whereby_o the_o wisdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v reproach_v christ_n bear_v and_o take_v away_o if_o john_n 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