Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	call_v	high_a	36	3	5.0724	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07448	Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.; Palladis tamia	Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607. Politeuphuia.	1634 (1634)	STC 17835; ESTC S121517	258,252	788

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the_o holy_a ghost_n ●ug_n lib._n 15._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la cap._n 19_o as_o the_o soul_n do_v give_v life_n to_o all_o the_o art_n and_o member_n of_o man_n body_n ●●aking_v the_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o ear_n to_o hear_v ●nd_v so_o in_o the_o rest_n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ●oth_v give_v life_n to_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n ●ody_n which_o be_v his_o church_n idem_n lib._n de_fw-fr ●ratia_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la as_o heat_n come_v from_o fire_n so_o the_o ●oly_a spirit_n proceed_v from_o the_o father_n ●aschasius_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la as_o aaron_n be_v call_v christ_n and_o david●nd_n ●nd_z saul_n and_o other_o also_o and_o yet_o ●●ere_o be_v but_o one_o true_a christ_n so_o a_o angel_n ●_o call_v a_o spirit_n and_o our_o soul_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d spirit_n and_o

body_n be_v lend_v they_o of_o nature_n for_o a_o shor●_n time_n do_v live_v more_o temperate_o and_o die_v more_o willing_o seneca_n as_o a_o evil_a ●ree_n can_v bring_v forth_o any_o good_a fruit_n as_o rot_a and_o worm_n eat_v seed_n can_v engender_v any_o thing_n but_o like_o itself_o and_o as_o from_o a_o poysone_n and_o infect_a vessel_n we_o can_v dra●_n one_o drop_v of_o good_a wine_n so_o since_o o●_n lapse_n we_o be_v not_o able_a of_o ourselves_o ●_o produce_v any_o good_a work_n but_o wha●_n soever_o spring_v from_o we_o savo●_n r_v of_o corruption_n and_o pollution_n as_o wax_n can_v endure_v before_o the_o fire_n so_o man_n righteousness_n can_v stand_v perfect_a before_o god_n as_o merchant_n always_o praise_n and_o esteem_v their_o ware_n and_o merchandise_n more_o than_o they_o be_v wroth_a so_o man_n do_v his_o virtue_n but_o when_o they_o be_v examine_v and_o prise_v by_o those_o which_o know_v they_o as_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o his_o prophet_n they_o 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hand_n so_o in_o our_o labour_n we_o must_v have_v both_o zeal_n and_o discretion_n in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n god_n forbid_v to_o bring_v unto_o he_o any_o blind_a offering_n so_o all_o blind_a zeal_n be_v a_o blind_a offering_n which_o god_n will_v not_o accept_v as_o minerva_n be_v say_v to_o put_v a_o golden_a bridle_n upon_o pegasus_n that_o he_o shall_v nor_o fly_v too_o fast_o so_o our_o minerva_n that_o be_v our_o christian_a discretion_n must_v put_v a_o golden_a bridle_n upon_o pegasus_n that_o be_v our_o earnest_a zeal_n lest_o if_o our_o zeal_n be_v unbrideled_a it_o make_v we_o run_v too_o fast_o octavian_n the_o emperor_n do_v bear_v in_o his_o eschocheon_n a_o crabfish_n and_o a_o butterfly_n with_o this_o mot_n soft_a pace_n go_v far_o a_o crabfish_n creep_v that_o be_v soft_a pace_n a_o burterflie_n fly_v that_o go_v far_o a_o crabfish_n a_o butterfly_n soft_a pace_n go_v far_o and_o vespasian_n the_o emperor_n do_v stamp_n in_o his_o coin_n a_o dolphin_n and_o a_o 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24._o as_o vessel_n of_o a_o narrow_a mouth_n do_v more_o difficult_o receive_v but_o do_v more_o sure_o retain_v the_o liquor_n so_o wit_n that_o do_v more_o slow_o conceive_v for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v more_o assure_o remember_v quintilianus_n there_o be_v lesser_a force_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o root_n of_o wholesome_a herb_n when_o the_o seed_n wax_v ripe_a so_o the_o edge_n of_o wit_n a●d_v nature_n wax_v blunt_a and_o dull_a when_o we_o give_v ourselves_o to_o get_v child_n the_o adamant_n by_o one_o thing_n be_v soften_v for_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o hammer_n otherewaies_o it_o be_v impenetrable_a so_o the●e_n be_v no_o wit_n so_o fierce_a and_o barbarous_a which_o may_v not_o be_v tame_v by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o as_o some_o tree_n do_v fair_o flourish_v but_o do_v bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n so_o the_o cowardness_n of_o some_o child_n do_v promise_v great_a fruit_n of_o life_n which_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o grow_v up_o be_v drown_v in_o vain_a pleasure_n it_o 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