Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	life_n	live_v	sin_n	7,486	5	4.8306	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51811	A comparison between a sincere penitent and a just person in a sermon before the Queen at Whitehall, March 8, 1692/3 / by Tho. Manningham ...	Manningham, Thomas, 1651?-1722.	1693 (1693)	Wing M492; ESTC R3513	10,364	29

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a_o comparison_n between_o a_o sincere_a penitent_n and_o a_o just_a person_n in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n march_v 8_o 1692_o 3._o by_o tho._n manningham_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o w._n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n without_o temple-barr_n and_o s._n smith_n at_o the_o princes-arm_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdcxciii_o dr._n manningham_n be_v comparison_n between_o a_o sincere_a penitent_n and_o a_o just_a person_n st._n luke_n chap._n xv._o verse_n 7._o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o likewise_o joy_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n over_o one_o sinner_n that_o repent_v more_o than_o over_o ninety_o and_o nine_o just_a person_n which_o need_v no_o repentance_n this_o be_v the_o most_o solemn_a time_n of_o the_o year_n wherein_o the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o abundant_o preach_v and_o more_o frequent_o 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