Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	opinion_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	39	3	8.9167	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26883	Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,; Catholick theologie	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1675 (1675)	Wing B1209; ESTC R14583	1,054,813	754

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what_o man_n can_v do_v further_o open_v p._n 114._o crim._n 3_o hold_v free_a will_n to_o good_a p._n 121._o a_o manifold_a liberty_n evince_v by_o many_o question_n p._n 122._o whether_o any_o that_o use_v it_o not_o have_v liberty_n to_o believe_v p._n 124_o 125._o crim._n 4._o that_o man_n be_v not_o dead_a in_o sin_n p._n 125._o crim._n 5._o that_o man_n be_v not_o mere_o passive_a in_o his_o first_o conversion_n p._n 126._o crim_n 6._o none_o damn_v for_o adam_n sin_n only_o p._n 128._o the_o seven_o day_n conference_n of_o sufficient_a and_o effectual_a grace_n crim._n 1_o of_o the_o armin._n deny_v sufficient_a grace_n they_o damn_v man_n for_o mere_a impossibility_n p._n 130._o have_v adam_n sufficient_a grace_n p._n 132._o of_o the_o 13_o artic._n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 133._o how_o god_n will_v man_n salvation_n p._n 134._o crim._n 2._o make_v grace_n unresistible_a p._n 136._o how_o far_o they_o do_v so_o the_o eight_o day_n conference_n crim._n 1_o of_o the_o calv._n they_o assert_v universal_a sufficient_a grace_n p._n 139._o query_n evince_v common_a grace_n p._n 139._o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o error_n that_o deny_v it_o p._n 141._o do_v this_o satisfy_v while_o god_n that_o can_v save_v man_n will_v not_o p._n 143._o what_o grace_n and_o what_o sufficient_a grace_n be_v p._n 145._o whether_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o grace_n call_v mere_o sufficient_a be_v ever_o effectual_a p._n 148._o what_o the_o grace_n in_o that_o question_n be_v whether_o a_o vis_fw-la impressa_fw-la of_o determination_n by_o god_n and_o by_o the_o intellect_n p._n 151_o 152_o 153._o crim._n 2._o by_o grace_n they_o mean_v nature_n as_o pelagius_n p._n 156._o what_o nature_n be_v grace_n how_o far_o supernatural_a p._n 158._o crim._n 3_o make_v grace_n but_o a_o moral_a suasion_n p._n 160._o physical_a operation_n what_o p._n 162._o crim._n 4._o they_o hold_v faith_n to_o be_v acquire_v and_o not_o infuse_v p._n 162._o what_o acquire_v and_o infuse_v 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whence_o grace_n be_v effectual_a p._n 189._o difference_v grace_n what_o p._n 192._o it_o not_o all_o the_o question_n of_o the_o divine_a impress_n p._n 193_o 194._o the_o case_n summary_o open_v p._n 196._o the_o nine_o day_n conference_n of_o perseverance_n the_o arm._n crim._n 1_o they_o make_v fear_n and_o care_n to_o be_v folly_n p._n 198._o crim._n 2._o they_o cherish_v all_o sin_n p._n 200._o crim._n 3_o their_o doctrine_n be_v uncomfortable_a on_o pretence_n of_o confute_v p._n 200_o 201._o both_o side_n charge_v each_o other_o thus_o a_o middle_a way_n about_o perseverance_n avoid_v both_o p._n 204._o crim._n 4._o they_o dishonour_n god_n image_n make_v heinous_a sin_n consistent_a with_o it_o p._n 204._o crim._n 5._o immodesty_n and_o singularity_n contradict_v all_o the_o ancient_a church_n p._n 206._o crim._n 6._o contradict_v express_a scripture_n p._n 207._o the_o ten_o day_n conference_n the_o calv._n crimination_n about_o perseverance_n crim._n 1_o they_o overthrow_v the_o comfort_n of_o believer_n that_o deny_v perseverance_n p._n 208._o what_o comfort_n may_v be_v have_v by_o such_o p._n 211._o crim._n 2._o and_o 3._o they_o make_v god_n or_o his_o covenant_n mutable_a p._n 212._o crim._n 4._o they_o deny_v the_o promise_n of_o perseverance_n p._n 213._o crim._n 5._o they_o infer_v a_o second_o regeneration_n p._n 214._o crim._n 6._o they_o go_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o augustine_n etc._n etc._n p._n 215._o the_o just_a extenuation_n of_o this_o last_o controversy_n p._n 215._o the_o eleven_o day_n conference_n with_o a_o libertine_n call_v antinomian_n vindicate_v sound_a doctrine_n against_o divers_a accusation_n chap._n 1._o whether_o we_o must_v call_v man_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n without_o preparation_n p._n 220._o chap._n 2._o of_o deny_v our_o own_o righteousness_n p._n 223._o personal_a righteousness_n necessary_a p._n 224._o of_o reward_n and_o worthiness_n or_o merit_n p._n 225._o the_o truth_n large_o open_v about_o merit_n 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