Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	true_a	worship_n	worship_v	7,455	5	9.1341	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41199	A brief exposition of the Epistles of Paul to the Philippians and Colossians by James Fergusson ...	Fergusson, James, 1621-1667.	1656 (1656)	Wing F774; ESTC R11959	185,316	304

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undeceive_v they_o by_o take_v off_o the_o vizard_n of_o piety_n zeal_n and_o other_o seem_a virtue_n under_o which_o the_o spreader_n of_o error_n do_v usual_o lurk_v that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v see_v in_o their_o own_o colour_n thus_o they_o pretend_v to_o purity_n to_o be_v patron_n of_o good_a work_n and_o upholder_n of_o circumcision_n one_o of_o god_n ordinance_n and_o the_o apostle_n take_v off_o the_o vizard_n call_v they_o profane_a dog_n evil_a worker_n and_o concision_n or_o church-renters_a under_o pretence_n of_o plead_v for_o a_o divine_a ordinance_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n to_o know_v and_o discern_v those_o who_o preach_v truth_n from_o those_o who_o preach_v error_n that_o they_o may_v cleave_v to_o the_o one_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o other_o beware_v of_o dog_n the_o word_n signify_v see_v and_o know_v they_o and_o from_o knowledge_n eschew_v they_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o unbeseeming_a piety_n to_o use_v merry_a word_n witty_a and_o 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worship_v god_n with_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a affection_n of_o a_o renew_a heart_n second_o confide_v in_o christ_n alone_o for_o salvation_n as_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o all_o these_o shadow_n three_o a_o deny_v of_o confidence_n in_o any_o of_o these_o fleshly_a privilege_n or_o in_o any_o thing_n but_o christ._n doct._n 1._o though_o fair_a pretence_n to_o piety_n and_o purity_n of_o worship_n be_v always_o on_o the_o side_n of_o those_o who_o err_v from_o truth_n matth._n 7._o 15._o yet_o the_o reality_n of_o that_o piety_n unto_o which_o they_o pretend_v be_v frequent_o to_o be_v find_v in_o those_o who_o oppose_v they_o most_o so_o be_v it_o here_o we_o be_v the_o circumcision_n that_o be_v we_o have_v the_o reality_n of_o that_o ordinance_n and_o they_o only_o a_o pretence_n unto_o and_o shadow_n of_o it_o 2._o circumcision_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o levitical_a ordinance_n may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n yet_o to_o continue_v in_o so_o far_o as_o the_o 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