Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	worship_n	worship_v	worshipper_n	4,806	4	12.4611	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64956	The conversion of the soul, or, A discourse explaining the nature of that conversion which is sincere and directing and perswading all to cease their loving sin and death, and to turn to God and live / by Nathanael Vincent ...	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.	1688 (1688)	Wing V403; ESTC R38014	195,915	409

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commandment_n in_o the_o law_n jesus_n answer_v mat._n 22._o 37_o 38._o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n and_o as_o the_o law_n call_v for_o love_n so_o it_o require_v spiritual_a worship_n god_n be_v jealous_a of_o his_o worship_n and_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o none_o but_o that_o which_o be_v worship_n in_o truth_n john_n 4._o 24._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n now_o there_o can_v be_v worship_n in_o truth_n unless_o it_o be_v worship_n in_o spirit_n all_o worship_n be_v but_o false_a and_o if_o it_o be_v false_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v vain_a that_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o worshipper_n if_o you_o shall_v employ_v many_o hour_n in_o a_o day_n in_o patter_z over_o a_o great_a many_o word_n that_o either_o you_o do_v understand_v or_o if_o you_o do_v you_o do_v mind_n all_o this_o will_v 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18._o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o break_a heart_n and_o save_v such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o conitite_n spirit_n 4._o last_o the_o soul_n must_v turn_v to_o god_n because_o judgement_n at_o the_o great_a day_n will_v be_v according_a to_o truth_n then_o the_o secret_n of_o all_o man_n will_v be_v make_v manifest_a when_o the_o lord_n appear_v he_o will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o then_o shall_v every_o man_n have_v praise_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o at_o the_o great_a day_n all_o thing_n all_o person_n will_v be_v call_v by_o their_o proper_a name_n hypocrisy_n will_v be_v call_v hypocrisy_n and_o saint_n will_v be_v call_v saint_n no_o hypocrite_n will_v be_v own_v for_o a_o saint_n at_o that_o day_n nothing_o that_o be_v counterfeit_n will_v pass_v for_o currant_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v be_v according_a to_o truth_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 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