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
A82320	The stumbling-stone, or, A discourse touching that offence which the world and worldly church do take against 1. Christ himself. 2. His true word. 3. His true worship. 4. His true church. 5. His true government. 6. His true ministry. Wherein the University is reproved by the Word of God. Delivered partly to the University-congregation in Cambridge, partly to another in the same town. Together with a brief touch in the epistle (for the present) on the late quarrelsom, weak, and erroneous Animadversions of one Mr. Chambers, called Doctor in Divinity, and Pastor of Pewsy in Wiltshire. By William Dell minister of the Gospel, and Master of Gonvil and Cains Colledge in Cambridge.	Dell, William, d. 1664.	1653 (1653)	Wing D930; Thomason E692_1; ESTC R206987	41,191	48

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child_n 5._o they_o be_v offend_v at_o he_o because_o of_o his_o bitter_a and_o shameful_a cross_n and_o suffering_n and_o herein_o lie_v the_o height_n and_o depth_n of_o that_o suffering_n 5._o at_o his_o suffering_n offence_n for_o which_o the_o world_n and_o worldly_a church_n look_v at_o christ_n for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n condemn_v he_o as_o a_o deceiver_n and_o blasphemer_n and_o they_o also_o prevail_v with_o the_o secular_a power_n to_o condemn_v he_o as_o a_o seditious_a person_n a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n and_o a_o rebel_n and_o so_o after_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v do_v and_o work_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v teach_v they_o