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	lord_n	power_n	7,281	5	4.7110	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51569	Tyranny and hypocrisy detected or, a further discovery of the tyrannical government, popish-principles, and vile practices of the now-leading Quakers. Being a defence of the letter, intituled, The spirit of the hat, against the deceitful, defective and railing Answer, called The spirit of Alexander, &c. With a challenge, to refer the judgment of matters of fact to the verdict of twelve impartial judges, equally chosen. Also, many of their letters, papers, and transactions among themselves are made publick; wherein they contradict one another, and attribute titles to George Fox, that are proper only to Christ.	Mucklow, William, 1631-1713.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Mucklow, William, 1631-1713. Bemoaning letter.	1673 (1673)	Wing M3036; ESTC R201177	45,022	73

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to_o acquaint_v you_o stand_v justify_v in_o every_o tittle_n of_o it_o and_o i_o be_o plain_o to_o acquaint_v you_o that_o i_o can_v retract_v it_o nor_o the_o least_o syllable_n of_o it_o god_n do_v justify_v i_o in_o it_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v rebellious_a and_o treacherous_a to_o my_o light_n and_o life_n if_o i_o shall_v retract_v it_o or_o any_o syllable_n of_o it_o or_o deny_v the_o spirit_n in_o which_o it_o be_v write_v etc._n etc._n now_o after_o all_o this_o he_o retract_v it_o and_o deny_v the_o spirit_n in_o which_o it_o be_v write_v whereupon_o i_o will_v ask_v he_o what_o great_a evidence_n have_v he_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o retractation_n than_o he_o have_v in_o his_o assertion_n however_o do_v he_o not_o herein_o plain_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o light_n by_o which_o he_o do_v profess_v to_o be_v lead_v and_o guide_v for_o four_o or_o five_o year_n together_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n and_o darkness_n and_o 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