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_v	worshipper_n	5,566	5	12.1877	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70321	A view of the nevv directorie and a vindication of the ancient liturgie of the Church of England in answer to the reasons pretended in the ordinance and preface, for the abolishing the one, and establishing the other.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). Proclamation commanding the use of the Booke of common prayer.	1646 (1646)	Wing H614B; ESTC R2266	98,033	122

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do_v and_o beside_o 3._o the_o most_o agreeable_a humble_a gesture_n and_o so_o best_a become_v and_o 5._o evidence_v and_o help_v the_o inward_a performance_n of_o that_o most_o lowly_a duty_n of_o prayer_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o may_v be_v charge_v with_o blasphemy_n as_o well_o and_o as_o proper_o as_o with_o supersition_n and_o probable_o will_v be_v so_o if_o the_o latter_a be_v not_o the_o more_o odious_a of_o the_o two_o and_o indeed_o why_o kneel_v or_o bow_v shall_v be_v more_o liable_a to_o that_o censure_n than_o either_o mental_a or_o oral_a prayer_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n imaginable_a it_o be_v as_o possible_a that_o one_o may_v be_v direct_v to_o a_o false_a object_n and_o so_o become_v idolatrous_a or_o superstitious_a in_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o those_o word_n as_o they_o denote_v the_o worship_n of_o idol_n or_o dead_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o superstites_fw-la as_o the_o other_o and_o for_o the_o improper_a notion_n of_o superstition_n 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joh._n 4._o that_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v that_o the_o worshipper_n shall_v worship_v god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n be_v not_o set_v in_o opposition_n to_o bodily_a worship_n but_o to_o the_o appropriate_a it_o to_o some_o singular_a place_n jerusalem_n or_o that_o mountain_n not_o producible_a as_o any_o apology_n or_o excuse_n for_o such_o omission_n to_o these_o brief_a intimation_n i_o shall_v need_v add_v no_o more_o when_o the_o conclusion_n that_o i_o be_o to_o infer_v be_v so_o moderate_a be_v only_o this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o turn_v all_o bow_v or_o kneel_v or_o bodily_a worship_n out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v there_o any_o superstition_n in_o any_o one_o or_o more_o gesture_n this_o be_v too_o great_a a_o severity_n to_o mulct_v the_o church_n of_o all_o above_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o most_o unlimited_a arbitrary_a court_n who_o amercement_n must_v always_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o salvo_fw-la contenemento_fw-it which_o this_o 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