Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	pray_v	prayer_n	supplication_n	6,912	5	11.1562	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56697	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the aldermen of the City of London at Guild-Hall Chappel, Octob. 31, 1680 being the XXI Sunday after Trinity / by Symon Patrick ...	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1680 (1680)	Wing P842; ESTC R13508	19,534	54

of_o salvation_n vers_fw-la 17._o which_o in_o the_o 1_o thess_n v._o 8._o be_v call_v the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n this_o he_o compare_v to_o a_o helmet_n which_o you_o know_v be_v the_o armour_n of_o the_o head_n because_o the_o bless_a hope_n of_o immortal_a glory_n hereafter_o and_o of_o god_n special_a favour_n love_n and_o protection_n here_o make_v a_o man_n erect_v himself_o and_o lift_v up_o his_o head_n as_o we_o say_v with_o confidence_n and_o boldness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o great_a terror_n and_o danger_n know_v they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o but_o rather_o bring_v salvation_n to_o he_o with_o this_o hope_n therefore_o we_o must_v fill_v our_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n when_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o make_v we_o faithful_a unto_o god_n then_o we_o may_v have_v a_o lively_a hope_n in_o he_o and_o this_o hope_n will_v make_v we_o not_o only_o strong_a and_o so_o full_a of_o courage_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o quail_v or_o be_v cast_v down_o by_o any_o dreadful_a appearance_n of_o danger_n but_o enable_v we_o to_o rejoice_v in_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n vi_o to_o which_o he_o add_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o they_o be_v the_o treasury_n of_o those_o sacred_a promise_n which_o be_v the_o great_a support_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o repository_n or_o magazine_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o wherein_o be_v lay_v up_o those_o truth_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o beginning_n which_o we_o must_v oppose_v to_o all_o the_o temptation_n which_o either_o assault_n our_o faith_n and_o hope_n or_o will_v seduce_v we_o from_o our_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o our_o business_n must_v be_v to_o study_v the_o holy_a scripture_n diligent_o till_o we_o be_v well_o skilled_a in_o they_o and_o have_v learn_v to_o wield_v this_o weapon_n aright_o and_o thereby_o cut_v in_o sunder_o all_o objection_n as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v when_o the_o devil_n 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