Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	dead_a	life_n	raise_v	6,497	5	7.6474	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29515	The easiness and difficulty of the Christian religion in a sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor, and court of Aldermen of the city of London, at Guild-Hall chappel, on Sunday May 26. 1689 / by Isaac Bringhurst ...	Bringhurst, Isaac, d. 1697.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4695; ESTC R14226	21,221	40

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from_o the_o dead_a in_o we_o and_o col._n 2.12_o he_o attribute_n our_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n and_o raise_v again_o to_o newness_n of_o life_n which_o contain_v all_o that_o the_o gospel_n require_v of_o we_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n who_o raise_v our_o saviour_n from_o the_o dead_a philosophy_n tell_v we_o that_o sublunary_a body_n be_v influence_v by_o the_o heaven_n as_o celestial_a body_n be_v it_o not_o as_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v influence_v and_o enliven_v by_o god_n can_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n as_o easy_o and_o natural_o assist_v our_o spirit_n as_o the_o celestial_a body_n these_o below_o if_o so_o then_o what_o yoke_n can_v possible_o be_v uneasy_a to_o we_o or_o what_o burden_n heavy_a or_o troublesome_a i_o do_v not_o say_v insupportable_a when_o in_o all_o our_o religious_a action_n we_o act_n in_o conjunction_n with_o our_o creator_n 3._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o reward_n propose_v in_o 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