Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	tell_v	young_a	youth_n	31	3	7.7746	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B25425	Troposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K; Tropologia. Book 4.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Tropologia. aut	1682 (1682)	Wing K101A; ESTC R7039	690,855	608

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unto_o she_o murder_v john_n baptist_n and_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n as_o also_o the_o bless_a martyr_n st._n stephen_n yet_o in_o she_o can_v not_o be_v find_v that_o great_a mass_n of_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v and_o myriad_o of_o christian_a saint_n that_o have_v be_v barbarous_o murder_v by_o massacre_n and_o public_a martyrdom_n since_o they_o be_v ruin_v and_o destroy_v by_o titus_n vespasian_n which_o we_o find_v positive_o charge_v upon_o this_o city_n babylon_n 17.6_o rev._n 17.6_o and_o i_o see_v the_o woman_n drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n and_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n and_o i_o wonder_v with_o great_a admiration_n as_o indeed_o well_o he_o may_v as_o shall_v be_v show_v 24._o rev._n 19_o 24._o and_o in_o she_o be_v find_v the_o blood_n of_o prophet_n and_o of_o

gentleness_n goodness_n meekness_n temperance_n pardon_v of_o sin_n communion_n with_o god_n joy_n in_o the_o holy-ghost_n etc._n etc._n now_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o true_a from_o the_o counterfeit_n and_o next_o unto_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o other_o excellent_a and_o rare_a thing_n he_o deal_v in_o there_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o nature_n and_o usefulness_n of_o which_o he_o ought_v also_o to_o understand_v and_o not_o to_o be_v deceive_v about_o they_o lest_o he_o take_v the_o tradition_n of_o man_n for_o christ_n institution_n iv_o a_o man_n who_o set_v up_o a_o trade_n ought_v also_o to_o know_v who_o he_o be_v to_o deal_v or_o trade_n with_o so_o ought_v every_o christian_a and_o that_o be_v god_n through_o the_o mediator_n jesus_n christ_n for_o without_o he_o there_o be_v no_o trade_n to_o heaven_n it_o be_v by_o he_o we_o believe_v in_o god_n by_o he_o we_o come_v to_o the_o father_n christ_n be_v a_o 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