Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abide_v	able_a	find_v	28	3	3.7173	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03488	A deuout treatyse called the tree [and] xii. frutes of the holy goost; Tree and xii. frutes of the holy goost.		1535 (1535)	STC 13608; ESTC S109432	96,385	208

branch_n of_o a_o olyve_n tree_n by_o the_o olyve_n be_v understande_v pea_n and_o by_o the_o culver_n the_o holy_a goost_n which_o betoken_v that_o all_o goostly_a folk_n in_o who_o the_o holy_a goost_n dwell_v shall_v ever_o bear_v pease_n both_o in_o their_o breast_n &_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o stir_v other_o to_o pease_n as_o saint_n martin_n oyde_v who_o mouth_n be_v ever_o in_o speak_v either_o of_o chryst_n /_o or_o mercy_n /_o or_o pea_n and_o so_o make_v pease_n among_o other_o also_o it_o seem_v well_o that_o pease_n be_v a_o precyous_a fruit_n in_o that_o that_o our_o lord_n buy_v the_o fruit_n with_o his_o dear_a precyous_a blood_n /_o so_o that_o he_o make_v pea_n thereby_o throughout_o all_o the_o world_n ¶_o also_o it_o be_v well_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o precious_a fruyt_n for_o all_o martyr_n take_v their_o dethe_v to_o bring_v pease_n among_o us._n therefore_o sorry_a may_v all_o they_o be_v that_o refuse_v so_o precious_a a_o fruit_n which_o our_o lord_n &_o his_o angel_n all_o his_o apostle_n all_o his_o dyscyple_n and_o all_o his_o martyr_n &_o saint_n set_v so_o much_o thereby_o this_o precyous_a fruit_n our_o lord_n jesu_n have_v leave_v to_o his_o spouse_n holy_a chyrche_n that_o all_o her_o child_n may_v take_v enough_o thereof_o if_o they_o will_v ☞_o but_o now_o to_o know_v very_o pease_n thou_o shall_v understande_v that_o there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o pease_n of_o good_a folk_n one_o be_v pease_n of_o herte_n here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o pea_n everlasting_a in_o another_o life_n by_o the_o first_o pease_n we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o second_v pease_n therefore_o true_a it_o be_v the_o our_o lord_n say_v math_n u_o beati_fw-la pacifici_fw-la cum_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la vocabunt_fw-la blyss_v be_v they_o that_o be_v peasyble_a for_o they_o be_v call_v god_n child_n all_o such_o be_v call_v peasyble_a that_o be_v lover_n of_o pease_n /_o which_o always_o besy_v they_o to_o reform_v pea_n &_o keep_v pea_n first_o in_o himself_o /_o and_o second_o ry_o in_o other_o pea_n in_o himself_o be_v for_o to_o make_v the_o flesh_n subject_a to_o the_o spyrite_n and_o for_o to_o make_v the_o styrynge_v of_o the_o soul_n subject_v to_o the_o over_o part_n of_o reason_n be_v therefore_o sister_n first_o a_o maker_n of_o pease_n with_o in_o thyself_o make_v thy_o body_n subject_n to_o thy_o soul_n and_o than_o a_o maker_n of_o pease_n of_o other_o for_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v a_o very_a maker_n of_o pease_n of_o other_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v first_o in_o pease_n within_o thyself_o this_o first_o pease_n lie_v in_o repress_v of_o all_o carnal_a lust_n &_o desire_n and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n repugn_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o that_o the_o body_n serve_v the_o soul_n under_o tribute_n that_o be_v for_o to_o serve_v the_o soul_n as_o a_o servant_n serve_v the_o body_n and_o else_o there_o shall_v no_o pease_n be_v the_o body_n be_v as_o a_o servant_n to_o who_o it_o long_v for_o to_o serve_v the_o sou●e_n be_v as_o a_o lady_n to_o who_o it_o long_v for_o to_o have_v the_o soveraynte_n when_o the_o servant_n take_v away_o from_o y●_z lady_n her_o herytage_n than_o be_v there_o a_o great_a erthquake_n as_o solomon_n say_v ꝓuerb_n xxx_o vnum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la terra_fw-la movetur_fw-la quando_fw-la a_o cilla_fw-la heres_fw-la fuerit_fw-la domine_fw-la sue_v ❧_o there_o be_v one_o great_a thing_n he_o say_v which_o cause_v the_o erthquake_n and_o that_o be_v when_o the_o servant_n be_v heir_n of_o the_o lady_n the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o servant_n be_v than_o the_o lady_n neyre_n when_o he_o by_o fleshly_a lyve_n her_v away_o the_o herytage_n of_o the_o soul_n &_o so_o myspend_v it_o by_o the_o which_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v lady_n be_v depryve_v from_o spyrytuall_a and_o endless_a delight_n and_o this_o cause_v a_o erthquake_n that_o be_v the_o earth_n which_o be_v thy_o flesh_n may_v not_o suffer_v virtue_n to_o grow_v in_o the_o soul_n but_o overtorn_v all_o the_o edyfyenge_a and_o build_v of_o virtue_n up_o and_o down_o alas_o that_o such_o a_o wretched_a servant_n shall_v overcome_v such_o a_o gentyll_a lady_n of_o our_o lord_n kin_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v very_a pea_n between_o they_o two_o needs_o the_o servant_n must_v come_v and_o low_o herself_o to_o her_o lady_n that_o be_v she_o must_v be_v compel_v to_o obey_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o all_o the_o profyte_n the_o long_o to_o the_o soul_n for_o to_o be_v dylygent_a who_o so_o can_v make_v the_o flesh_n to_o low_o he_o shall_v have_v pease_n enough_o in_o himself_o &_o be_v able_a to_o make_v pease_n among_o other_o though_o thou_o feel_v sontyme_o styringe_n of_o thy_o flesh_n to_o sin_n if_o reason_n follow_v not_o deem_v it_o not_o consent_v but_o only_o a_o feeling_n which_o be_v call_v but_o a_o tourneyment_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n trow_v thou_o that_o therefore_o that_o thou_o have_v lose_v pease_n nay_o sister_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o never_o consente_v for_o to_o be_v overcome_v there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o thing_n forboden_v the_o in_o all_o such_o tourney_n mentes_fw-la between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n but_o only_o consent_v in_o the_o feeling_n of_o any_o such_o temptacyon_n plain_n not_o and_o say_v that_o thou_o have_v lose_v pea_n because_o that_o thou_o do_v feel_v great_a temptation_n of_o thy_o flesh_n for_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o consente_v not_o to_o such_o temptacyon_n thy_o pease_n be_v not_o break_v the_o second_o pease_n that_o i_o die_v make_v mencyon_n of_o be_v pease_n of_o herte_n and_o that_o be_v when_o all_o the_o styringe_n and_o moveinge_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v subject_n and_o obedyent_n unto_o the_o over_o part_n of_o reason_n this_o pease_n be_v all_o inward_a and_o it_o come_v of_o affection_n &_o of_o a_o right_a intent_n if_o thy_o affection_n be_v clean_a &_o thy_o intent_n be_v right_a for_o to_o profit_n in_o virtue_n anon_o without_o any_o delay_v our_o lord_n will_v delyver_v the_o from_o all_o unquyetnesse_n of_o herte_n &_o make_v thy_o conscyence_n a_o peasyble_a dwell_v place_n of_o right_a wysnesse_n this_o pease_n of_o conscyence_n which_o be_v call_v pea_n of_o herte_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o manner_n of_o earnest_a and_o a_o taste_n of_o that_o joy_n &_o pease_n which_o be_v everlasting_a in_o heaven_n and_o the_o we_o shall_v have_v at_o the_o last_o if_o we_o keep_v very_a pea_n and_o rest_n also_o they_o that_o have_v rest_v they_o here_o from_o wicked_a work_n there_o shall_v they_o rest_v from_o endless_a tribulation_n of_o these_o both_o pease_v that_o be_v of_o conscyence_n &_o of_o joy_n our_o blyss_v lord_n make_v his_o testament_n the_o first_o pease_n which_o be_v call_v pea_n of_o heart_n he_o bequeath_v here_o to_o his_o dysciple_n when_o he_o say_v io._n xiiii_o pacem_fw-la relinquo_fw-la vobis_fw-la my_o pease_n i_o bequethe_v to_o you_o the_o second_o pease_n which_o be_v pease_n of_o endless_a bliss_n he_o bequeath_v to_o such_o that_o keep_v the_o first_o pease_n when_o he_o say_v joh._n xiiii_o pacem_fw-la meam_fw-la do_v vobis_fw-la my_o pease_n endless_o i_o gyve_v to_o you_o the_o first_o be_v not_o now_o in_o this_o earth_n to_o virtuous_a folk_n full_a stable_n namely_o for_o trouble_n and_o unquyetnesse_n which_o many_o virtuous_a folk_n feel_v sometime_o among_o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o all_o such_o pease_n be_v but_o the_o relyef_n and_o alms_n of_o heavenly_a pease_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n syt_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n abide_v there_o some_o pea_n send_v from_o our_o lord_n table_n the_o alm_n that_o come_v fro_o a_o lord_n table_n be_v not_o always_o able_a to_o be_v eat_v for_o sometime_o among_o in_o such_o alms_n be_v find_v bone_n bare_a from_o flesh_n and_o other_o fragmente_n which_o be_v not_o able_a for_o to_o be_v eat_v so_o such_o pease_n that_o be_v grant_v of_o our_o lord_n to_o clean_a herte_n here_o in_o earth_n be_v sometime_o full_o barren_a from_o rest_n &_o quyetnesse_n as_o be_v a_o bone_n from_o flesh_n and_o yet_o all_o such_o manner_n unquietness_n come_v from_o our_o lord_n table_n of_o heaven_n for_o to_o prove_v a_o soul_n ☞_o lo_o sister_n blyss_v be_v all_o such_o that_o be_v thus_o peasyble_a which_o both_o make_v pea_n between_o the_o soul_n &_o body_n and_o also_o keep_v pease_n in_o herte_n for_o they_o be_v make_v our_o lord_n chambrelayn_n in_o as_o moche_v as_o they_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o in_o their_o own_o herte_n &_o soul_n a_o rest_a place_n as_o davyd_v say_v ps_n lxxv_o in_o pace_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la locus_fw-la eius_fw-la his_o place_n he_o say_v be_v make_v in_o pease_n when_o the_o

understond_v a_o clear_a shine_a conscyence_n to_o god_n and_o by_o the_o bawme_n that_o have_v a_o sweet_a smell_n be_v understonde_v a_o good_a fame_n &_o a_o good_a exsample_n of_o true_a lyve_n be_v dyligent_a therefore_o to_o wine_n a_o good_a conscience_n and_o soon_o will_v follow_v after_o a_o good_a name_n be_v not_o neclygent_a for_o to_o have_v a_o good_a name_n saint_n augustyn_n call_v he_o cruel_a and_o not_o mercy_n full_a that_o be_v neclygent_a of_o his_o good_a name_n of_o this_o our_o lord_n say_v thus_o math._n v._o sie_z luceat_fw-la lux_fw-la vestra_fw-la coram_fw-la hominibus_fw-la ut_fw-la videant_fw-la vestra_fw-la hona_fw-la opera_fw-la etc._n etc._n ❧_o so_o he_o say_v lete_n your_o lyve_a shine_n aforeman_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o thank_v he_o for_o they_o cure_n or_o set_v moche_n to_o have_v a_o good_a name_n that_o it_o may_v ever_o shine_v in_o virtue_n for_o better_o be_v a_o good_a name_n than_o moche_n rychesse_n say_v solomon_n ☞_o thus_o sister_n keep_v mannerly_a in_o virtue_n thy_o conscyence_n and_o thy_o name_n and_o special_o in_o all_o thy_o lyve_n measure_v thy_o word_n in_o speak_v for_o else_o thou_o may_v lyght_o rather_o wound_v or_o slay_v than_o heal_v live_v mannerly_a &_o gentylly_a in_o thy_o lyve_n &_o thou_o shall_v feel_v great_a rest_n and_o swetenesse_n therein_o and_o than_o by_o thy_o lyve_n they_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o bad_a lyve_a shall_v be_v revyue_v and_o quykn_v to_o good_a lyve_n and_o they_o that_o be_v quykn_v in_o good_a lyve_n shall_v be_v strengthen_v and_o make_v more_o mighty_a thereby_o what_o soever_o thou_o shall_v do_v do_v it_o gentylly_a and_o swete_o that_o thy_o dede_n be_v wary_o or_o deyn_v and_o thy_o tongue_n be_v mild_a &_o easy_a in_o speak_v and_o if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o thou_o be_v put_v in_o charge_n of_o governaunce_n namely_o of_o temporal_a and_o erthly_a thing_n by_o very_a necessyte_n of_o obedience_n keep_v they_o mannerly_a and_o wary_o that_o they_o perysshe_v not_o and_o if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o some_o take_v they_o away_o thou_o may_v not_o therefore_o by_o hastynesse_n lose_v thy_o pacyence_n but_o easy_o suffer_v it_o and_o to_o some_o that_o take_v they_o away_o you_o must_v charytable_o forbid_v they_o so_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n good_a gentyll_a &_o curteys_a manner_n be_v keep_v also_o in_o thy_o go_v beware_v that_o thou_o rene_n not_o for_o mannerly_a go_v and_o easy_a become_v a_o religious_a ꝑsone_fw-mi except_o it_o be_v either_o for_o great_a need_n or_o that_o any_o great_a peryl_n cause_n the_o to_o go_fw-mi fast_o or_o to_o rene_a and_o though_o it_o so_o be_v that_o manner_n or_o measure_n of_o lyve_n be_v so_o gentyll_a and_o lowly_a in_o itself_o that_o it_o usurp_v nothing_o yet_o it_o be_v full_a rich_a against_o god_n for_o in_o measurable_a lowliness_n be_v great_a tranquylyte_n of_o soul_n mildness_n of_o spirit_n grace_n of_o moderacyon_n care_v of_o honest_a and_o consyderacyon_n of_o clerenesse_n thou_o must_v be_v also_o mannerly_a in_o thy_o go_v in_o thy_o stand_v in_o thy_o habyte_v and_o in_o all_o thy_o manner_n of_o lyve_v so_o that_o nothing_o be_v find_v in_o the_o which_o shall_v offend_v the_o sight_n of_o other_o but_o rather_o edify_v other_o to_o holiness_n ☞_o what_o be_v manner_n in_o good_a lyve_n but_o measure_v that_o nothing_o be_v have_v to_o much_o nor_o to_o lytell_fw-mi but_o in_o scarce_o mean_a this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o pryncypall_a thing_n that_o long_v to_o good_a lyve_n for_o to_o show_v thy_o profession_n both_o in_o habyte_v and_o in_o go_v so_o that_o in_o thy_o go_v thou_o show_v symplenesse_n and_o sadness_n in_o thy_o move_a purite_n &_o gladness_n and_o in_o thy_o dede_n honest_a &_o clennesse_n thy_o life_n be_v never_o unparfyte_n sister_n if_o it_o be_v honest_a &_o therefore_o be_v never_o constrain_v to_o wine_n virtue_n but_o with_o a_o good_a will_n wine_n it_o and_o keep_v it_o honest_o will_v thou_o be_v easy_a and_o moderate_a in_o lyve_n than_o think_v oft_o upon_o that_o rest_n which_o be_v now_o have_v of_o blyss_v soul_n in_o heaven_n that_o sometime_o wane_v it_o here_o with_o moderate_a lyve_n among_o all_o other_o bitterness_n of_o this_o wretched_a life_n ymagyne_v in_o thy_o soul_n how_o those_o blyss_v soul_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n sad_a sober_a &_o in_o love_a cheer_n and_o than_o shall_v thou_o soon_o feel_v how_o sweet_a this_o fruit_n of_o easy_a moderate_a lyve_n be_v and_o than_o also_o shall_v thou_o feel_v more_o gladness_n of_o a_o good_a conscyence_n when_o any_o hevyness_v come_v than_o of_o a_o bad_a conscyence_n among_o erthly_a delight_n which_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o than_o as_o a_o paradise_n full_a of_o temperance_n mildness_n &_o ryghtousnesse_n o_o how_o merry_a it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o tenꝑate_n and_o a_o moderate_a conscience_n with_o a_o simple_a heart_n full_a of_o quyetnesse_n and_o innocency_n there_o be_v nothing_o for_n blyss_v in_o earth_n as_o be_v a_o simple_a herte_n for_o there_o that_o a_o heart_n show_v simple_a innocency_n to_o other_o in_o speak_v in_o go_v in_o work_n that_o heart_n be_v never_o afeard_a to_o suffer_v pacyent_o what_o soever_o be_v do_v to_o it_o the_o more_o it_o be_v scorn_v of_o other_o the_o more_o worthy_a it_o be_v to_o god_n ▪_o the_o which_o simple_a innocency_n keep_v a_o soul_n from_o worldly_a wyckednesse_n a_o moderate_a and_o a_o innocent_a life_n be_v not_o for_o to_o be_v greve_v with_o they_o that_o annoy_v the._n and_o though_o thou_o be_v note_v and_o mark_v of_o all_o folk_n suppose_v rather_o that_o they_o speak_v good_a than_o evil_a if_o thou_o will_v have_v this_o grace_n sister_n of_o simple_a innocency_n in_o all_o thy_o lyve_n moderate_o keep_v the_o from_o hatred_n malice_n and_o envy_n which_o be_v the_o sedes_fw-la of_o all_o wyckednesse_n /_o of_o who_o grow_v all_o wretchedness_n of_o sign_n keep_v not_o only_a innocency_n in_o thy_o speech_n and_o in_o thy_o dede_n but_o also_o &_o pryncypal_o in_o thy_o heart_n who_o so_o have_v such_o easynesse_n and_o mannerly_a lyve_n in_o innocency_n he_o shall_v be_v preserve_v from_o any_o great_a offence_n for_o though_o he_o be_v tempt_v by_o that_o he_o wyn_v great_a profit_n if_o he_o be_v lytel_v set_v by_o of_o other_o in_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n exalt_v the_o more_o if_o he_o fight_v against_o vice_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o mastery_n if_o he_o overcome_v vice_n he_o shall_v be_v crown_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o worthy_a to_o god_n in_o a_o new_a beginning_a soul_n as_o be_v such_o softness_n of_o lyve_n be_v a_o man_n never_o so_o devout_a but_o if_o he_o have_v that_o his_o life_n please_v neither_o god_n nor_o man_n o_o now_o be_v this_o a_o well_o smell_a fruyt_n /_o for_o it_o savour_v both_o to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n ¶_o this_o fruit_n of_o easynesse_n or_o manner_n of_o good_a lyve_n have_v four_o virtue_n one_o be_v it_o keep_v good_a lyve_n both_o bodily_a and_o goostly_a for_o moderacyon_n or_o easynesse_n be_v a_o mean_a which_o set_v in_o measure_n and_o in_o rule_v all_o virtue_n that_o they_o break_v not_o asondre_fw-fr but_o hold_v togyder_n he_o may_v never_o come_v to_o sadness_n of_o virtue_n that_o lack_v this_o mean_a of_o moderation_n the_o second_o be_v that_o it_o make_v a_o soul_n jocund_a and_o merry_a in_o good_a lyve_n measure_n and_o easy_a moderation_n cause_v great_a gladness_n to_o a_o set_a soul_n like_a as_o undyscretnesse_n in_o gadere_v of_o virtue_n cause_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v unglad_a for_o the_o loss_n that_o it_o find_v in_o virtue_n thereby_o the_o iii_o be_v that_o such_o a_o soul_n so_o lyve_v in_o easy_a moderation_n be_v in_o manner_n liken_v to_o the_o worthy_a provydence_n of_o god_n which_o ordeyn_v all_o his_o ordynaunce_n in_o nombre_fw-fr weyght_n and_o measure_n so_o if_o thou_o discret_o with_o easynesse_n govern_v thy_o soul_n in_o all_o virtue_n in_o that_o it_o 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