Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	wonder_n	world_n	year_n	58	3	4.2109	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61475	The spirit convincing of sinne opened in a sermon before the Honorable House of Commons, assembled in Parliament upon the solemne day of their monethly fast, Novemb. 26, 1645 / by Peter Sterry ...	Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672.	1645 (1645)	Wing S5483; ESTC R34606	20,614	44

his_o disciple_n es._n 8._o chap._n 8._o v._n i_o and_o the_o child_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v for_o sign_n and_o for_o wonder_n will_v our_o saviour_n now_o leave_v his_o disciple_n alone_o in_o such_o a_o world_n as_o this_o therefore_o he_o comfort_v they_o with_o this_o that_o his_o spirit_n shall_v come_v and_o convince_v the_o world_n anoint_v the_o eye_n of_o mankind_n general_o to_o see_v the_o same_o light_n of_o divine_a truth_n with_o they_o the_o text_n read_v it_o reprove_v but_o the_o word_n in_o greek_a {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o more_o proper_o signify_v to_o convince_v as_o the_o margin_n have_v it_o this_o conviction_n be_v threefold_a first_o of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o in_o i_o the_o spirit_n shall_v show_v the_o world_n this_o as_o the_o centre_n where_o all_o sin_n meet_v in_o one_o from_o whence_o all_o sin_n flow_v their_o not_o believe_v in_o christ_n their_o neglect_n of_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n second_o of_o righteousness_n because_o i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n a_o 62._o by_o christ_n return_v thither_o where_o he_o be_v at_o first_o by_o his_o go_v back_o to_o the_o father_n the_o spirit_n shall_v teach_v the_o world_n that_o he_o alone_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n b_o 13._o for_o no_o one_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o by_o this_o argument_n shall_v the_o spirit_n demonstrate_v christ_n alone_o to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n to_o man_n three_o of_o judgement_n because_o now_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n be_v cast_v out_o the_o spirit_n shall_v read_v this_o lecture_n upon_o the_o world_n how_o since_o the_o fall_n the_o whole_a frame_n all_o appearance_n of_o thing_n have_v be_v one_o great_a enchantment_n raise_v and_o maintain_v upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n by_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n to_o hide_v their_o eye_n from_o the_o 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