Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	call_v	holy_a	power_n	1,826	5	5.4461	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23823	A Defence of the Brief history of the Unitarians, against Dr. Sherlock's answer in his Vindication of the Holy Trinity	Allix, Pierre, 1641-1717.	1691 (1691)	Wing A1219; ESTC R211860	74,853	56

dead_a comfort_n convince_v sanctify_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o church_n thus_o we_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v no_o person_n only_o because_o personal_a act_n be_v sometime_o figurative_o attribute_v to_o that_o which_o be_v no_o person_n as_o this_o author_n mistake_v but_o have_v prove_v by_o scripture_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v no_o person_n we_o say_v that_o personal_a act_n be_v figurative_o ascribe_v to_o it_o as_o they_o be_v to_o charity_n wisdom_n and_o other_o thing_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o in_o profane_a author_n and_o in_o common_a familiar_a speech_n 2._o the_o second_o argument_n against_o the_o spirit_n be_v be_v god_n be_v this_o a_o manifest_a distinction_n be_v make_v as_o between_o god_n and_o christ_n so_o also_o between_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n or_o power_n and_o inspiration_n of_o god_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v god_n himself_o to_o this_o our_o author_n answer_v pag._n 191._o this_o holy_a spirit_n be_v either_o a_o divine_a subsist_v person_n or_o nothing_o but_o a_o name_n if_o this_o spirit_n be_v a_o divine_a virtue_n or_o power_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o than_o it_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o god_n but_o be_v god_n himself_o as_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n tho'_o they_o may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o each_o other_o yet_o they_o can_v be_v any_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o mind_n but_o be_v the_o mind_n itself_o and_o therefore_o if_o the_o spirit_n as_o he_o say_v be_v represent_v in_o scripture_n as_o so_o distinct_a from_o god_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v be_v god_n himself_o then_o he_o must_v be_v a_o distinct_a divine_a person_n and_o not_o the_o mere_a power_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o god_n himself_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v neither_o a_o divine_a subsist_v person_n nor_o a_o mere_a name_n in_o order_n to_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o i_o must_v 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within_o god_n himself_o or_o without_o he_o in_o his_o creature_n who_o have_v this_o inspiration_n if_o it_o be_v within_o god_n himself_o it_o must_v be_v a_o person_n or_o else_o it_o can_v be_v distinct_a from_o god_n and_o a_o divine_a person_n unless_o any_o thing_n be_v in_o god_n which_o be_v not_o god_n if_o this_o inspiration_n be_v without_o god_n in_o the_o creature_n who_o be_v inspire_v by_o he_o how_o be_v it_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v be_v in_o god_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v in_o a_o man_n i_o answer_v if_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o god_n be_v a_o person_n than_o there_o must_v be_v as_o many_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n as_o there_o be_v attribute_n or_o immanent_a act_n in_o god_n which_o to_o say_v be_v too_o senseless_a and_o ridiculous_a to_o need_v confutation_n god_n inspiration_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n be_v in_o god_n as_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n it_o be_v in_o creature_n and_o be_v call_v the_o 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