Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	world_n	worldly_a	year_n	47	3	4.4131	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30375	A letter to a lord upon his happy conversion from popery to the Protestant religion by G. Burnett ...	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5820; ESTC R36042	5,359	5

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christ_n which_o can_v deny_v all_o those_o for_o christ_n sake_n such_o a_o one_o may_v go_v for_o a_o fool_n in_o the_o world_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o almighty_n counsel_n such_o a_o man_n know_v that_o felicity_n consist_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n that_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o wealth_n and_o abundance_n he_o cry_v out_o to_o god_n as_o though_o he_o have_v nothing_o even_o out_o of_o the_o feel_n of_o his_o heart_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread._n such_o a_o man_n prefer_v the_o rebuke_n of_o christ_n before_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n religion_n before_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o because_o he_o despise_v all_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n and_o be_v possess_v and_o ground_v with_o god_n spirit_n therefore_o he_o sing_v with_o true_a joy_n of_o heart_n with_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n the_o lord_n 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