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	year_n	148	3	4.9942	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47436	A discourse concerning the inventions of men in the worship of God by William Lord Bishop of Derry ...	King, William, 1650-1729.	1694 (1694)	Wing K528; ESTC R9667	85,542	194

in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v unto_o salvation_n to_o profess_v solemn_o that_o we_o expect_v no_o happiness_n but_o from_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o free_o acquiesce_v in_o his_o provision_n for_o we_o be_v no_o small_a evidence_n of_o the_o submission_n of_o our_o mind_n to_o god_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n may_v be_v reckon_v a_o instance_n of_o external_n worship_n and_o according_o many_o of_o the_o psalm_n contain_v such_o confession_n 3._o you_o sit_v general_o at_o your_o public_a prayer_n 4._o at_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n you_o sit_v not_o only_o whilst_o you_o receive_v but_o likewise_o at_o the_o thanksgiving_n and_o blessing_n before_o and_o your_o directory_n impose_v this_o posture_n on_o communicant_n though_o contrary_a to_o holy_a scripture_n in_o 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unlawful_a this_o luther_n do_v for_o germany_n and_o calvin_n for_o geneva_n and_o for_o the_o french_a church_n who_o liturgye_n be_v still_o use_v by_o they_o yet_o i_o find_v this_o weigh_v not_o much_o with_o you_o though_o you_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v little_a to_o oppose_v to_o it_o beside_o a_o strange_a fondness_n and_o passion_n you_o have_v entertain_v for_o the_o contrary_a and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n be_v better_o please_v with_o such_o extemporary_a prayer_n than_o with_o form_n for_o can_v any_o one_o wonder_n that_o a_o prayer_n which_o people_n never_o hear_v before_o and_o be_v adapt_v to_o the_o fancy_n and_o humour_n of_o a_o party_n with_o all_o the_o advantage_n which_o novelty_n give_v shall_v gratify_v carnal_a and_o itch_a ear_n more_o than_o the_o fix_a and_o settle_a prayer_n of_o a_o church_n or_o that_o form_n dictate_v by_o christ_n himself_o 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service_n we_o use_v you_o may_v think_v otherwise_o but_o assure_v your_o self_n that_o you_o be_v mistake_v and_o i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o those_o that_o have_v try_v both_o whether_o be_v most_o easy_a there_o be_v such_o both_o among_o you_o and_o we_o who_o have_v make_v the_o experiment_n and_o i_o dare_v refer_v it_o to_o they_o to_o declare_v on_o their_o conscience_n which_o of_o the_o two_o service_n they_o look_v on_o to_o be_v the_o great_a burden_n to_o he_o that_o perform_v they_o whatever_o you_o may_v think_v if_o we_o will_v indulge_v ourselves_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n for_o the_o mean_a of_o we_o to_o pass_v a_o extemporary_a prayer_n on_o our_o auditory_a or_o to_o turn_v the_o head_n of_o our_o sermon_n into_o one_o last_o i_o have_v one_o thing_n which_o i_o will_v more_o especial_o request_v of_o you_o that_o you_o will_v believe_v that_o i_o sincere_o and_o hearty_o desire_v and_o study_v the_o good_a of_o your_o soul_n and_o that_o i_o have_v in_o this_o 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