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	word_n	14,465	5	4.9655	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59784	An ansvver to a discourse intituled, Papists protesting against Protestant-popery being a vindication of papists not misrepresented by Protestants : and containing a particular examination of Monsieur de Meaux, late Bishop of Condom, his Exposition of the doctrine of the Church of Rome, in the articles of invocation of saints, and the worship of images occasioned by that discourse.	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1686 (1686)	Wing S3259; ESTC R3874	97,621	118

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this_o i_o confess_v will_v be_v true_a be_v the_o external_a sign_n of_o honour_n whole_o arbitrary_a and_o at_o our_o own_o choice_n for_o than_o they_o can_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o intend_v to_o signify_v by_o they_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v with_o intend_v to_o signify_v more_o than_o what_o we_o profess_v to_o intend_v but_o when_o either_o the_o act_n of_o worship_n natural_o signify_v divine_a perfection_n as_o prayer_n to_o a_o invisible_a be_v do_v or_o god_n have_v reserve_v any_o act_n of_o worship_n to_o himself_o as_o he_o have_v do_v all_o religious_a worship_n that_o be_v all_o worship_n pay_v to_o invisible_a being_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v in_o these_o case_n we_o may_v be_v guilty_a of_o give_v divine_a honour_n to_o creature_n though_o in_o word_n and_o intention_n we_o ascribe_v no_o divine_a perfection_n to_o they_o so_o that_o i_o can_v see_v but_o that_o after_o all_o the_o fine_a colour_n and_o soft_a 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pray_v for_o we_o diminish_v the_o trust_n we_o have_v in_o god_n it_o will_v be_v no_o less_o condemnable_a to_o use_v it_o to_o the_o live_n than_o to_o the_o dead_a and_o st._n paul_n will_v not_o have_v say_v so_o often_o brethren_n pray_v for_o we_o the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v full_a of_o prayer_n of_o this_o nature_n 2._o thus_o the_o author_n of_o the_o character_n tell_v we_o in_o this_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o neglect_n come_v to_o god_n or_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o honour_n but_o direct_v all_o his_o prayer_n up_o to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o ultimat_fw-la object_n of_o all_o his_o petition_n he_o only_o desire_v sometime_o the_o just_a on_o earth_n sometime_o those_o in_o heaven_n to_o join_v their_o prayer_n to_o he_o that_o so_o the_o number_n of_o petitioner_n be_v increase_v the_o petition_n may_v find_v better_a acceptance_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o make_v they_o god_n but_o only_a petitioner_n to_o god_n he_o have_v no_o 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