Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	law_n	life_n	sin_n	22,698	5	5.7840	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02497	A sermon preached at St Maries in Oxford vpon Tuesday in Easter vveeke, 1617 Concerning the abuses of obscure and difficult places of holy Scripture, and remedies against them. By Iohn Hales, Fellow of Eton Colledge, and Regius Professour of the Greeke tongue in the Vniversitie of Oxford.	Hales, John, 1584-1656.	1617 (1617)	STC 12628; ESTC S103638	21,539	44

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st_n maries_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d oxford_z upon_o tvesday_n in_o easter_n week_n 1617._o concern_v the_o abuse_n of_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o remedy_n against_o they_o by_o john_n hales_n fellow_z of_o eton_n college_n and_o regius_n professor_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n at_o oxford_n print_v by_o john_n lichfield_n and_o william_n wrench_v printer_n to_o the_o famous_a university_n 1617._o 2._o peter_n 3._o 16._o which_o the_o unlearned_a and_o unstable_a wrist_n as_o they_o do_v the_o other_o scripture_n unto_o their_o own_o destruction_n the_o love_n and_o favour_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o bear_v our_o father_n before_o the_o law_n so_o far_o prevail_v with_o he_o as_o that_o without_o any_o book_n &_o write_n by_o familiar_a and_o friendly_a converse_v with_o they_o and_o communicate_v himself_o unto_o they_o he_o make_v they_o receive_v and_o understand_v his_o law_n their_o 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