Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	word_n	world_n	worship_n	620	4	6.7532	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92566	A vindication of conformity to the liturgy of the Church of England. In a letter, written to A person of quality, wherein satisfaction is given to certain queries suggested by a non-conformist.	P. S.	1668 (1668)	Wing S124; ESTC R183126	12,388	56

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a_o vindication_n of_o conformity_n to_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o a_o letter_n write_v to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n wherein_o satisfaction_n be_v give_v to_o certain_a query_n suggest_v by_o a_o nonconformist_a york_z print_v by_o stephen_n bulkley_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o richard_n lambert_n 1668._o imprimatur_fw-la joh._n garthwait_n reverendissimo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la dom._n dom._n richardo_n archiepis_n eboracensi_fw-la à_fw-la sacris_fw-la domesticis_fw-la datum_n episcopo-thorpae_a feb._n 19_o 1668._o query_n of_o a_o nonconformist_a whether_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n christ_n as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o man_n he_o not_o the_o sole_a supreme_a legislator_n to_o his_o church_n and_o people_n in_o thing_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n insomuch_o that_o what_o ever_o external_a exhibition_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o whole_a or_o such_o part_n of_o it_o as_o be_v not_o in_o 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