Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	work_v	worship_n	worship_v	125	3	7.6891	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57283	A vindication of the reformed religion, from the reflections of a romanist written for information of all, who will receive the truth in love / by William Rait ...	Rait, William, 1617-1670.	1671 (1671)	Wing R146; ESTC R20760	160,075	338

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in_o scripture_n ex._n 20._o 5._o thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o thyself_o to_o they_o to_o serve_v they_o psam_fw-la 97._o 7._o confound_v be_v all_o they_o who_o serve_v grave_v image_n who_o boast_v themselves_o of_o idol_n worship_v he_o all_o you_o go_n psalm_n 115._o 8._o they_o that_o make_v they_o be_v like_o they_o so_o be_v every_o o●e_n that_o trust_v in_o they_o now_o then_o service_n bowing_z trust_v in_o or_o to_o image_n be_v idolatry_n curse_a and_o confound_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god._n secordly_a ancient_n desine_fw-la it_o thus_o idolatry_n be_v that_o quae_fw-la deo_fw-la fraudem_fw-la sacit_fw-la honorem_fw-la debitum_fw-la deo_fw-la denegans_fw-la &_o conferens_fw-la aliis_fw-la so_o say_v tertullian_n lib._n de_fw-la idololatria_fw-la that_o be_v idolatry_n which_o