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	love_n	soul_n	7,027	5	4.9116	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44679	A funeral sermon for that faithful and laborious servant of Christ Mr. Richard Fairclough (who deceased July 4, 1682 in the sixty first year of his age) by John Howe.	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1682 (1682)	Wing H3027; ESTC R28698	23,255	72

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the_o harvest_n to_o send_v forth_o labourer_n into_o his_o harvest_n mat._n 9.37_o 38._o if_o any_o of_o their_o own_o private_a inclination_n will_v have_v the_o necessary_a work_n of_o their_o lord_n hinder_v and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o exclusion_n of_o industrious_a labourer_n for_o their_o conscientious_a disuse_n of_o thing_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n not_o necessary_a good_a lord_n what_o spirit_n be_v they_o be_v of_o i_o understand_v it_o not_o nor_o let_v my_o soul_n enter_v into_o their_o secret_n i_o have_v rather_o a_o thousandfold_n bear_v their_o anger_n than_o be_v of_o their_o spirit_n will_v any_o faithful_a servant_n rather_o wish_v his_o master_n work_n shall_v be_v in_o any_o part_n undo_v than_o do_v by_o those_o he_o dislike_v upon_o no_o more_o important_a reason_n than_o that_o their_o clothes_n perhaps_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o his_o but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n that_o among_o those_o that_o differ_v from_o each_o other_o 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best_a he_o be_v a_o unprofitable_a servant_n 10._o he_o approve_v himself_o in_o all_o that_o he_o do_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o great_a master_n here_o we_o can_v serve_v too_o much_o with_o eye-service_n or_o be_v too_o apprehensive_a of_o the_o constant_a inspection_n of_o our_o heavenly_a lord_n one_o may_v be_v too_o much_o a_o pleaser_n of_o man_n but_o no_o man_n can_v too_o much_o study_n to_o please_v and_o approve_v himself_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n 11._o he_o lament_v lose_v time_n and_o labour_n to_o redeem_v it_o 12._o he_o great_o rejoice_v in_o the_o success_n of_o his_o work_n if_o for_o instance_n it_o be_v his_o business_n to_o bring_v home_o soul_n to_o god_n nothing_o be_v more_o grateful_a to_o he_o than_o to_o prosper_v in_o it_o my_o belove_a my_o joy_n and_o my_o crown_n philip._n 4.1_o so_o he_o count_v such_o as_o he_o can_v make_v proselyte_n to_o christ_n i_o have_v no_o great_a joy_n than_o to_o hear_v that_o my_o child_n walk_v in_o truth_n joh._n 3.4_o it_o be_v say_v of_o barnabas_n a_o great_a number_n believe_v and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n act_n 11.22_o 23._o that_o when_o he_o see_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o be_v glad_a for_o it_o be_v add_v he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 13._o he_o love_v his_o work_n and_o his_o master_n be_v willing_a to_o have_v his_o ear_n bore_v and_o serve_v he_o for_o ever_o if_o any_o thought_n arise_v of_o change_v he_o present_o repress_n it_o by_o some_o seasonable_a check_n and_o counter-thought_a not_o and_o confirm_v his_o resolution_n of_o cleave_v to_o he_o unto_o the_o end_n 14._o he_o put_v the_o high_a value_n upon_o such_o present_a encouragement_n from_o his_o lord_n as_o be_v most_o expressive_a of_o peculiar_a favour_n the_o bless_a god_n know_v what_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o genius_n and_o spirit_n of_o his_o own_o new_a creature_n they_o who_o be_v his_o sincere_a servant_n be_v his_o son_n too_o bear_v of_o he_o and_o to_o the_o 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