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
A62961	Mans extremity, Gods opportunity, or, A display of Gods sovereign grace in saving a people whose recovery as to men and means is next to desperate as it was delivered in a sermon preached before the Honourable Lieutenant governour ... of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England on May 29, 1695 which was the day for election of counsellors for that province / by the reverend Mr. Samuel Torrey.	Torrey, Samuel, 1632-1707.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1917; ESTC R30168	29,972	66

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and_o you_o shall_v go_v and_o pray_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v hearken_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v seek_v i_o and_o find_v i_o when_o you_o shall_v search_v for_o i_o with_o all_o your_o heart_n this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o then_o they_o shall_v pray_v when_o the_o time_n of_o salvation_n be_v come_v god_n always_o save_v his_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o prayer_n jer._n 31.9_o they_o shall_v come_v with_o weep_v and_o with_o supplication_n will_v i_o lead_v they_o oh_o that_o god_n will_v pour_v out_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n &_o supplication_n upon_o we_o but_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v what_o we_o be_v more_o especial_o and_o particular_o to_o believe_v and_o pray_v for_o in_o order_n to_o the_o obtainment_n of_o such_o salvation_n i_o reply_v it_o must_v be_v for_o the_o return_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n 1._o that_o god_n will_v no_o further_o or_o long_o withdraw_v 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powerful_a and_o effectual_a unto_o the_o most_o full_a and_o abundant_a communication_n of_o all_o save_a grace_n and_o blessing_n represent_v in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o candlestick_n by_o the_o two_o live_a grow_a olive_n tree_n or_o branch_n distil_v the_o golden_a oil_n into_o the_o pipe_n signify_v the_o spirit_n powerful_o work_v for_o the_o communication_n of_o grace_n &_o blessing_n by_o the_o administration_n of_o ordinance_n therefore_o the_o vision_n be_v expound_v by_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n zech._n 4.6_o also_o god_n by_o fill_v his_o word_n and_o ordinance_n with_o his_o spirit_n will_v fill_v his_o church_n with_o his_o spirit_n &_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o church_n spirit_v unto_o church_n reformation_n and_o so_o flourish_v again_o with_o all_o spiritual_a prosperity_n the_o promise_n it_o be_v primary_o make_v unto_o the_o church_n by_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o which_o god_n will_v also_o fill_v all_o his_o servant_n betrust_v with_o the_o 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