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_v	343	4	7.6317	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39584	Hagioi axioi, or, The saints worthinesse and the worlds worthlesnesse both opened and declared in a sermon preached at the funerall of that eminently religious and highly honoured Knight Sr. Nathaniel Barnardiston, Aug. 26, 1653 / by Samuel Faireclough ...	Faireclough, Samuel, 1625?-1691.	1653 (1653)	Wing F107; ESTC R16705	30,836	42

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your_o posterity_n most_o devote_v faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n samuel_n faireclough_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o saint_n worthiness_n and_o the_o world_n worthlesnesse_n a_o funeral_n sermon_n on_o heb._n 11.38_o of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a the_o light_n of_o nature_n teach_v every_o man_n this_o lesson_n that_o due_a praise_n and_o public_a acknowledgement_n of_o true_a worth_n in_o virtuous_a agent_n be_v a_o great_a provocation_n and_o a_o strong_a inducement_n with_o all_o ingenuous_a spirit_n to_o imitate_v those_o action_n which_o be_v always_o attend_v with_o honour_n and_o admiration_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o orator_n laudis_fw-la study_v trahimur_fw-la omnes_fw-la we_o be_v all_o forcible_o draw_v by_o the_o desire_n of_o praise_n morality_n proceed_v further_a and_o tell_v we_o that_o a_o honourable_a commemoration_n of_o laudable_a action_n be_v not_o only_o a_o motive_n and_o a_o engagement_n to_o the_o 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to_o bury_v the_o memory_n and_o reputation_n of_o those_o in_o silence_n and_o obscurity_n who_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o they_o have_v raise_v to_o eminency_n and_o exalt_v above_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o world_n worth_n and_o value_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o of_o these_o at_o this_o time_n i_o have_v upon_o this_o sad_a occasion_n of_o the_o lord_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o world_n a_o person_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a that_o worthy_a of_o worthy_n sir_n nathaniel_n barnardiston_n choose_v these_o word_n and_o make_v they_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o follow_a discourse_n wherein_o you_o have_v hold_v forth_o to_o you_o at_o the_o first_o view_n the_o saint_n worthiness_n and_o the_o world_n worthlesnesse_n both_o these_o be_v weight_v as_o beza_n note_v upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n and_o balance_n 8.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr iis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quae_fw-la appensa_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la ponderis_fw-la inveniuntur_fw-la beza_n in_o rom._n 8.18_o the_o standard_n and_o beam_n at_o which_o they_o be_v try_v be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o valuation_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o who_o lay_v a_o believer_n naked_a or_o clothe_v only_o in_o a_o sheepsskin_n and_o leathern_a coat_n verse_n 37._o in_o one_o scale_n and_o put_v the_o world_n with_o all_o its_o glory_n in_o the_o other_o and_o have_v most_o exact_o ponder_v and_o try_v the_o worth_n of_o both_o of_o they_o conclude_v positive_o for_o the_o believer_n against_o the_o world_n and_o open_o declare_v that_o the_o worldis_n not_o worthy_a of_o he_o the_o word_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o much_o resemble_v that_o hand-writing_n on_o the_o wall_n against_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5.25_o mene_n menetekel_n perez_fw-fr as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v mene_n o_o world_n all_o thy_o perfection_n and_o excellency_n be_v number_v and_o finish_v tekel_n 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unto_o 1._o their_o redemption_n 126.15_o redemption_n 2_o by_o divine_a action_n in_o redemption_n temporal_a psal_n 126.15_o 2._o their_o remuneration_n first_o their_o redemption_n may_v be_v consider_v first_o as_o temporal_a second_o as_o eternal_a first_o their_o temporal_a redemption_n from_o temporal_a danger_n o_o how_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n god_n so_o value_v their_o person_n and_o liberty_n that_o he_o will_v give_v all_o the_o material_a world_n and_o the_o choice_a of_o all_o the_o thing_n and_o person_n therein_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o they_o witness_v the_o prophet_n isarah_n 43.4_o because_o thou_o be_v precious_a in_o my_o sight_n and_o honourable_a i_o give_v egypt_n for_o thy_o ransom_n and_o ethiopia_n and_o seba_n for_o thou_o which_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o all_o the_o world_n riches_n treasure_n and_o pearl_n be_v to_o