Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

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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 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ward_n mayor_n cur._n prima_fw-la tent_n die_v jovis_n quarto_fw-la die_v novemb_n annoque_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n xxxij_o this_o court_n do_v desire_v master_n dean_n of_o peterburgh_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o guildhall_n chapel_n on_o sunday_n morning_n last_o wagstaffe_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_z mayor_z and_z the_o aldermen_z of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n at_o guild-hall_n chappel_n octob._n 31._o 1680._o be_v the_o xxi_o sunday_n after_o trinity_n by_o simon_n patrick_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o peterburgh_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v by_o i._n m._n for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n 1680._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n patience_z ward_n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n right_o honourable_a it_o be_v so_o hard_a on_o some_o occasion_n to_o be_v a_o thorough_o good_a 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