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	reap_v	sow_v	9,564	5	10.7381	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31451	The certainty of salvation to them who dye in the Lord a sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable, George Lord Delamer, at Boden, in the county-palatine of Chester, September the 9th, 1684 / by Zachary Cawdrey ...	Cawdrey, Zachary, 1616-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing C1645; ESTC R36290	20,346	38

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another_o of_o the_o same_o subject_a to_o show_v that_o happiness_n consist_v in_o undisturbedness_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n and_o they_o both_o give_v direction_n how_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v attain_v that_o state_n of_o a_o quiet_a spirit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o confusion_n of_o his_o outward_a condition_n their_o direction_n be_v some_o of_o they_o very_o good_a and_o rational_a but_o not_o of_o virtue_n enough_o to_o work_v the_o cure_n they_o pretend_v to_o there_o be_v one_o christian_a direction_n surmount_v they_o all_o namely_o this_o trust_v god_n goodness_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o submit_v to_o god_n wisdom_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o cause_v all_o to_o work_v together_o for_o good_a according_a to_o his_o promise_n in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8.28_o but_o however_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a these_o heathen_a judge_v that_o a_o rest_v from_o labour_n at_o least_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n will_v make_v a_o bless_a state_n and_o 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