Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	mouth_n	speak_v	word_n	6,196	5	4.5092	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26847	A posing question, put by the wise man, viz. Solomon, to the wisest men concerning making a judgment of the temporal conditions : wherein you have the ignorance of man (in knowing, what is good, or evil, for man in this life) discovered, together, with the mistakes that flow from it : and the great question resolved, viz. whether the knowledg of, what is good for a man in this life, be so hid from man, that no man can attain it / preached at the weekly lecture at Upton ... by Benjamin Baxter ...	Baxter, Benjamin, Preacher of the Gospel.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1662 (1662)	Wing B1172A; ESTC R39509	142,945	270

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be_v but_o penally_n evil_a and_o may_v be_v make_v good_a we_o must_v know_v as_o there_o be_v a_o regeneration_n of_o person_n so_o of_o thing_n to_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v again_o all_o be_v bear_v again_o as_o his_o outward_a comfort_n be_v bear_v again_o so_o all_o his_o outward_a affliction_n it_o be_v true_a the_o evil_n of_o affliction_n be_v first_o conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_n bring_v they_o forth_o but_o there_o be_v the_o womb_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o promise_n where_o they_o be_v new-formed_n and_o out_o of_o which_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v punishment_n come_v forth_o privilege_n and_o what_o be_v loss_n come_v forth_o gain_n we_o read_v rom._n 5._o 12._o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n we_o see_v death_n come_v in_o by_o sin_n death_n which_o be_v the_o king_n of_o fear_n and_o so_o its_o attendant_n with_o it_o viz._n all_o misery_n and_o affliction_n whatsoever_o thus_o at_o first_o they_o be_v 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he_o have_v send_v they_o into_o captivity_n for_o their_o good_n 2._o who_o know_v or_o can_v say_v that_o that_o be_v evil_a for_o man_n in_o this_o life_n that_o may_v be_v consistent_a with_o happiness_n a_o afflict_a man_n may_v yet_o in_o this_o life_n be_v a_o happy_a man._n as_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v but_o vanity_n so_o there_o be_v that_o in_o their_o worst_a estate_n may_v be_v happy_a a_o man_n may_v be_v great_a and_o rich_a and_o yet_o miserable_a and_o a_o man_n may_v be_v poor_a and_o afflict_a and_o yet_o happy_a job_n 5._o 17._o behold_v happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n correct_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n and_o therefore_o a_o behold_v be_v put_v to_o it_o a_o

comfort_n when_o they_o see_v they_o can_v keep_v it_o no_o long_o and_o this_o be_v that_o submission_n that_o some_o rest_n in_o and_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o now_o there_o be_v another_o submission_n that_o have_v more_o of_o grace_n in_o it_o and_o that_o be_v when_o god_n call_v for_o a_o comfort_n from_o we_o there_o be_v free_a resignation_n of_o it_o up_o to_o god_n as_o we_o read_v of_o abraham_n when_o god_n call_v for_o isaac_n he_o present_o resign_v he_o up_o to_o he_o and_o this_o submission_n proceed_v from_o faith_n which_o work_v a_o christian_a to_o the_o deny_v of_o himself_o and_o to_o a_o comply_v with_o god_n in_o that_o that_o be_v seem_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o desire_n and_o content_a thus_o we_o read_v heb._n 11._o how_o abraham_n by_o faith_n offer_v up_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n by_o a_o hand_n of_o faith_n he_o present_v again_o to_o god_n that_o blessing_n he_o receive_v from_o he_o faith_n teach_v a_o 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