Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	see_v	sin_n	soul_n	6,896	5	5.1461	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44285	A sermon preached afore Thomas Andrews Lord Maior and the aldermen, sheriffs &c. of the honorable corporation of the citie of London in which discourse is held forth I. The order, method, and succession of times and things both good and evil ... as an explanation of his former sermon before the said honorable assembly upon Octob. 8, 1650. 2. A touch upon the two witnesses. 3. An iconism or picture of the present apostacie in England. 4. A systeme of symptomes of them that will have the spiritual falling - sickness to depart from the faith / by Nathanael Homes.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2575; ESTC R29231	23,573	34

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of_o that_o greek_a name_n of_o anti-christ_n rev._n 9.11_o apollyon_n exact_o apollyon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n name_n there_o answer_v exact_o this_o feast_n as_o the_o revelation_n oft_o call_v he_o be_v both_o active_o and_o passive_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o son_n of_o perdition_n ruin_n perdition_n illud_fw-la scelus_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la perditus_fw-la as_o the_o pure_a latin_v name_n one_o desperate_o wicked_a for_o ruin_n he_o cause_v and_o be_v sin_n and_o perdition_n the_o cause_n in_o other_o the_o object_n in_o himself_o son_n in_o hebrew_n apply_v to_o thing_n as_o in_o the_o text_n signify_v inherence_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o that_o man_n i_o think_v it_o long_o this_o while_n i_o be_o in_o the_o bark_n and_o shell_n of_o the_o text._n let_v we_o show_v you_o brief_o the_o pith_n and_o kernel_n i_o be_o not_o willing_a though_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o show_v you_o the_o variety_n of_o gloss_n of_o the_o greek_a ancient_a 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