Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	cause_v	dare_v	great_a	18	3	2.0863	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05370	Ravvleigh his ghost. Or a feigned apparition of Syr VValter Rawleigh to a friend of his, for the translating into English, the booke of Leonard Lessius (that most learned man) entituled, De prouidentia numinis, & animi immortalitate: written against atheists, and polititians of these dayes. Translated by A. B.; De providentia numinis, et animi immortalitate. English	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1631 (1631)	STC 15523; ESTC S102372	201,300	468

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to_o wit_v the_o mansion_n for_o the_o pious_a and_o virtuous_a soul_n in_o heaven_n for_o the_o wicked_a hell_n and_o this_o opinion_n all_o antiquity_n ever_o do_v hold_v next_o he_o ask_v quanta_fw-la multitude_n etc._n etc._n how_o great_a a_o multitude_n be_v there_o of_o soul_n as_o of_o shadow_n for_o so_o many_o age_n to_o which_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o multitude_n of_o soul_n be_v as_o great_a as_o there_o be_v number_n of_o man_n which_o have_v live_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o this_o day_n for_o see_v the_o world_n take_v a_o beginning_n the_o number_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o infinite_a but_o it_o be_v comprehend_v within_o a_o certain_a number_n and_o that_o not_o exceed_o great_a for_o it_o be_v not_o very_o difficult_a to_o show_v that_o this_o number_n exceed_v not_o two_o or_o three_o myriad_o of_o million_o now_o the_o soul_n be_v ignorant_o call_v by_o pliny_n vmbrae_fw-la shadow_n see_v that_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o light_n 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