Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	truth_n	worship_n	worship_v	19,034	5	9.4594	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26136	An exhortation to all people	Atkinson, Thomas.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4132; ESTC R37294	7,024	10

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of_o a_o endless_a life_n and_o so_o remain_v a_o priest_n forever_o heb._n 7.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o christ_n say_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o learn_v of_o i_o mat._n 11.28_o 29_o 30._o the_o true_a baptism_n be_v inward_a by_o the_o spirit_n for_o as_o many_o of_o you_o as_o have_v be_v baptise_a into_o christ_n have_v put_v on_o christ_n gall._n 3.27_o 28_o 29._o and_o there_o be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n even_o as_o you_o be_v call_v in_o one_o hope_n of_o your_o call_n one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n one_o god_n and_o father_n of_o all_o who_o be_v alive_a all_o through_o all_o and_o in_o you_o all_o ephes_n 4.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o by_o one_o spirit_n be_v we_o all_o baptise_a into_o one_o body_n 1_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o the_o true_a communion_n be_v inward_a in_o the_o spirit_n and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o they_o i_o be_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o except_o you_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o joh._n 6._o from_o 48._o to_o 59_o and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n within_o his_o people_n for_o he_o say_v they_o that_o will_v worship_n god_n must_v worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n read_v his_o conference_n with_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n joh._n chap._n 4._o and_o rom._n chap._n 8._o now_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n i_o do_v say_v and_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v within_o his_o people_n and_o that_o he_o be_v and_o be_v the_o saint_n teacher_n and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o true_a teacher_n so_o he_o will_v continue_v to_o be_v the_o last_o and_o whosoever_o set_v up_o hireling_n teacher_n and_o follow_v they_o and_o neglect_v christ_n teach_n in_o their_o own_o bosom_n such_o teacher_n be_v the_o false_a teacher_n which_o judas_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o general_a epistle_n testify_v against_o and_o such_o be_v they_o now_o &_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o generation_n with_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n which_o 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