Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	heart_n	work_n	7,151	5	5.4540	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19072	Politique discourses upon trueth and lying An instruction to princes to keepe their faith and promise: containing the summe of Christian and morall philosophie, and the duetie of a good man in sundrie politique discourses vpon the trueth and lying. First composed by Sir Martyn Cognet ... Newly translated out of French into English, by Sir Edward Hoby, Knight.; Instruction aux princes pour garder la foy promise. English	Coignet, Matthieu, sieur de La Thuillerie, 1514-1586.; Hoby, Edward, Sir, 1560-1617.	1586 (1586)	STC 5486; ESTC S108450	244,085	262

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hope_n of_o life_n sanctify_v themselves_o since_o their_o god_n be_v holy_a and_o if_o we_o love_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o benefit_n which_o we_o receive_v continual_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v our_o provident_a father_n it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o we_o shall_v manifest_v this_o love_n by_o our_o obedience_n david_n say_v mercy_n be_v with_o thou_o o_o lord_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v 130.4_o as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v to_o know_v his_o great_a mercy_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o accord_n which_o be_v between_o truth_n and_o mercy_n they_o have_v ever_o be_v join_v together_o as_o in_o the_o

psalm_n 25.36.45.117_o and_o 138._o s._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n of_o confession_n write_v that_o accurse_a be_v all_o our_o righteousness_n 6._o if_o it_o shall_v be_v examine_v and_o judge_v without_o god_n mercy_n and_o saint_n ambrose_n faith_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o glorify_v himself_o as_o just_a but_o in_o that_o he_o have_v be_v redeem_v not_o in_o that_o he_o be_v without_o sin_n but_o in_o that_o he_o have_v pardon_n for_o it_o not_o that_o i_o shall_v advance_v myself_o over_o other_o but_o in_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v my_o advocate_n towards_o his_o father_n have_v shed_v his_o precious_a blood_n for_o i_o for_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o regenerate_v and_o justify_v we_o not_o to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v be_v unprofitable_a and_o without_o fruit_n but_o to_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o all_o good_a work_n first_o to_o the_o end_n that_o through_o they_o work_n and_o the_o shine_a of_o our_o 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