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	worship_n	worship_v	1,635	4	8.6836	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93740	The great, useful and blessed duty of a contentment, willingness and desire to die set forth upon true and assured grounds, in several discourses on these following scriptures. By Richard Stafford, A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Recommended as more proper and beneficial to be given at funerals than gloves or rings.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5119A; ESTC R223444	53,707	69

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form_v for_o myself_o they_o shall_v ●hew_v forth_o my_o praise_n isa_n 43._o 7_o 21._o thou_o be_v worthy_a o_o lord_n to_o receive_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o power_n for_o thou_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n and_o for_o thy_o pleasure_n they_o be_v and_o be_v create_v rev._n 4._o 11._o herein_o be_v my_o father_n glorify_v that_o you_o bear_v much_o fruit_n john_n 15._o 8._o from_o all_o these_o scripture_n consider_v together_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o end_n and_o intent_n of_o god_n create_v people_n be_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o praise_n and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v fruit_n from_o they_o or_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v as_o a_o man_n ●aking_v a_o far_a journey_n who_o leave_v his_o house_n and_o give_v authori●…_n to_o his_o servant_n and_o to_o every_o man_n his_o work_n and_o command_v the_o porter_n to_o watch_v mark_v 13._o 34._o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v after_o the_o same_o 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