Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	body_n	earth_n	6,354	5	6.3744	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27337	The world bewitch'd, or, An examination of the common opinions concerning spirits their nature, power, administration and operations, as also the effects men are able to produce by their communication : divided into IV parts / by Balthazar Bekker ... ; vol. I translated from a French copy, approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand.; Betoverde weereld. English	Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698.	1695 (1695)	Wing B1781; ESTC R4286	207,500	352

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venerate_v a_o god_n or_o spirit_n name_v tiedebaie_o lest_o he_o shall_v hurt_v they_o and_o that_o another_o god_n call_v goquis_n frequent_o appear_v to_o they_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n in_o the_o town_n of_o micao_n they_o worship_v in_o a_o statue_n of_o a_o frightful_a figure_n another_o spirit_n to_o who_o the_o christian_n give_v the_o name_n of_o king_n of_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v no_o pagod_n in_o all_o japan_n say_v carolinus_n which_o be_v so_o frequent_v nor_o enrich_v with_o so_o great_a presence_n because_o thereby_o they_o think_v to_o redeem_v their_o sin_n sect._n 10._o martinius_n kircher_n and_o trigaltius_fw-la three_o jesuit_n have_v write_v large_a history_n of_o china_n but_o very_o little_o insist_v upon_o this_o matter_n however_o consider_v what_o they_o observe_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o that_o people_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o the_o siamese_n likewise_o venerate_a some_o wicked_a god_n though_o against_o the_o sentiment_n of_o many_o of_o their_o doctor_n under_o pretence_n of_o charge_v those_o bad_a spirit_n of_o such_o evil_n of_o which_o they_o will_v not_o make_v god_n the_o author_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o same_o nation_n that_o they_o give_v two_o spirit_n to_o every_o man_n one_o of_o which_o make_v they_o to_o be_v good_a and_o the_o other_o evil_n sect._n 11._o but_o the_o great_a knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o country_n come_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o choromandel_n carolinus_n who_o have_v gather_v what_o rogerius_n say_v of_o it_o in_o many_o place_n say_v that_o they_o believe_v good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n that_o be_v angel_n and_o devils_n they_o name_v the_o angel_n devetas_n and_o the_o devil_n ratsiasias_n they_o hold_v that_o both_o be_v beget_v by_o man_n and_o that_o their_o common_a father_n be_v cassiopa_n the_o first_o bramaine_v or_o priest_n and_o legislator_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o devetas_n be_v diti_fw-la and_o that_o of_o the_o ratsiasias_n be_v aditi_n both_o wife_n of_o cassiopa_n sect._n 12._o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o devetas_n for_o such_o man_n as_o go_v after_o their_o decease_n into_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o above_o the_o earth_n be_v also_o call_v devetas_n but_o those_o place_n be_v not_o for_o they_o a_o eternal_a abode_n since_o after_o the_o succession_n of_o some_o age_n they_o must_v come_v back_o into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v bear_v again_o as_o to_o the_o other_o devetas_n who_o be_v in_o great_a number_n they_o never_o depart_v from_o their_o abide_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v in_o that_o number_n they_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o both_o soul_n and_o life_n sect._n 13._o the_o ratsiasias_n be_v also_o of_o two_o sort_n some_o of_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n who_o be_v condemn_v