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	know_v	33	3	3.7136	3	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 which_o be_v a_o form_n supernatural_a and_o divine_a when_o it_o once_o have_v entere_v into_o the_o soul_n be_v sufficient_a to_o move_v and_o direct_v it_o to_o the_o act_n and_o execute_v of_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o spiritual_a life_n lod._n gran._n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr devotione_fw-la as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o the_o earth_n shall_v fructify_v only_o by_o rain_n except_o the_o wind_n do_v blow_v upon_o it_o so_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o only_a doctrine_n shall_v correct_v a_o man_n except_o the_o holy_a ghost_n work_v together_o in_o his_o heart_n chrysost_o hom_n 20._o op_n imperf_n as_o the_o figure_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o see_v in_o a_o blemish_a glass_n so_o a_o man_n can_v receive_v illumination_n from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n except_o he_o cast_v away_o sin_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n basilius_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sanct●_n as_o fire_n be_v not_o diminish_v albeit_o many_o candle_n be_v light_v at_o it_o and_o 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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

merriment_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o ●ne_a and_o incline_v to_o flock_n unto_o seren_n ibidem_fw-la as_o some_o return_v from_o a_o garden_n 〈◊〉_d bring_v flower_n with_o they_o some_o out_o 〈◊〉_d a_o orchard_n do_v bring_v apple_n and_o ●e_v come_v from_o great-ban●ets_a do_v ●ng_v some_o of_o the_o fragment_n to_o their_o ●ildren_n so_o thou_o return_v from_o a_o ●mon_a bring_v from_o it_o unto_o thy_o wife_n child_n and_o friend_n some_o good_a counsel_n and_o wholesome_a admonition_n idem_fw-la b●●_n 6._o add_v pop_n antioch_n as_o sea-fish_n although_o they_o live_v 〈◊〉_d salt_n water_n yet_o have_v need_n of_o seasoning●_n so_o many_o continual_o hear_v sermon_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o the_o better_a for_o the●_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n lib._n 1._o st●_n matum_fw-la as_o those_o scholar_n learn_v better_a the_o other_o that_o learn_v with_o awe_n so_o the●_n hear_v sermon_n more_o profitable_o th●_n hear_v with_o fear_n and_o reverence_n basil._n ●●_o principium_fw-la 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a_o thing_n most_o honourable_a for_o any_o knight_n or_o soldier_n to_o bear_v the_o arm_n of_o his_o king_n and_o captain_n even_o as_o honourable_a be_v it_o to_o a_o true_a christian_a man_n to_o suffer_v travel_n and_o persecution_n as_o his_o foreguide_n and_o leader_n jesus_n christ_n do_v stella_fw-la de_fw-la contemtu_fw-la mundi_fw-la a_o rock_n although_o beat_v with_o the_o ●illows_n and_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n continu_v firm_a neither_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o his_o place_n so_o a_o true_a christian_n albeit_o ●rushed_v with_o the_o persecution_n and_o tri●ulations_n of_o the_o world_n persist_v steadfast_a neither_o let_v his_o hope_n in_o christ_n faint_a lodivicus_fw-la granatensis_n lib._n 1._o ducis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la man._n as_o a_o painter_n in_o delineat_v and_o poutray_v a_o picture_n have_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o make_v it_o of_o what_o fashion_n he_o list_v so_o have_v god_n the_o frame_n and_o disposition_n of_o man_n lodovicus_n granat_n lib._n 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