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	spiritual_a	7,714	5	7.2850	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01041	A defence of the lavvful calling of the ministers of reformed churches, against the cavillations of Romanists Whereto is subioined, an epistle to a recusant, for clearing and maintaining some points of the former treatise of defence, challenged by a Roman Elymas Bar-Iesus-it. With a short discovery of the adversarie his dottage in his impertinent and rediculously deceitfull demands. By Patrik Forbes, of Coirse.	Forbes, Patrick, 1564-1635.	1614 (1614)	STC 11146; ESTC S114324	93,515	180

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nisi_fw-la tautumm●d●_n per_fw-la scripturas_fw-la and_o soon_o after_o 49._o christiani_n ergo_fw-la volentes_fw-la firmitatem_fw-la accipere_fw-la doctrina_fw-la verae_fw-la ad_fw-la nullam_fw-la rem_fw-la fugiant_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la scripturas_fw-la ali●qui_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la alia_fw-la respexerint_fw-la scandaliz_fw-fr abuntur_fw-la &_o peribunt_fw-la non_fw-la intelligentes_fw-la qu●_n sit_fw-la vera_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o per_fw-la hoc_fw-la incident_a in_fw-la abhominationem_fw-la desolationis_fw-la qu●_n stat_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la ecclesia_n locis_fw-la the_o place_n be_v remarkable_a &_o in_o english_a thus_o who_o will_v know_v which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n let_v he_o not_o seek_v to_o know_v it_o but_o only_o by_o the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n christian_n then_o will_v to_o receive_v the_o stable_a assurance_n of_o true_a doctrine_n let_v they_o run_v to_o nothing_o but_o to_o the_o scripture_n otherways_o if_o they_o look_v to_o aught_o else_o they_o 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same_o place_n antea_fw-la multis_fw-la modis_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o many_o way_n be_v show_v which_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o now_o no_o manner_n of_o way_n but_o by_o the_o scripture_n thus_o be_v clear_v not_o only_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o sole_a rule_n of_o trial_n but_o that_o the_o necessary_a reason_n why_o only_o to_o have_v recourse_n thereto_o be_v antichrist_n his_o obtain_v so_o far_o within_o the_o church_n as_o to_o escape_v the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n stand_v therein_o also_o we_o must_v run_v and_o run_v only_o to_o the_o scripture_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la say_v ireneus_fw-la dispositionem_fw-la salutis_fw-la n●strae_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la 3._o per_fw-la quos_fw-la evangelium_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la n●●_n quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la tunc_fw-la praecomaverunt_fw-la postea_fw-la ver●_n per_fw-la dei_fw-la vol●●tatem_fw-la in_o scripture_n nobis_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la 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