Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	according_a	account_n	angel_n	21	3	5.9742	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55138	A pleasant treatise of witches their imps, and meetings, persons bewitched, magicians, necromancers, incubus, and succubus's, familiar spirits, goblings, pharys, specters, phantasms, places haunted, and devillish impostures : with the difference between good and bad angels, and a true relation of a good genius / by a pen neer the covent of Eluthery.	Pen neer the Covent of Eluthery.	1673 (1673)	Wing P2564; ESTC R9332	44,947	136

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relation_n to_o bruges_n whereof_o danhoudere_fw-la have_v give_v we_o this_o relation_n chap._n xi_o the_o horrid_a end_n of_o witch_n and_o negromancer_n zacoe_n and_o arfaxad_v the_o great_a persian_a magician_n at_o the_o very_a hour_n st._n simon_n and_o jude_n suffer_v martyrdom_n be_v strike_v dead_a with_o lightning_n cynops_n the_o prince_n of_o negromancer_n be_v at_o st._n john_n prayer_n swallow_v up_o with_o water_n and_o methotin_n who_o by_o his_o diabolical_a illusion_n get_v to_o be_v highpriest_n be_v stone_v several_n have_v be_v take_v away_o alive_a by_o the_o devil_n but_o one_o more_o wonderful_o as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o spec._n hist._n lib._n 26._o c._n 26._o after_o this_o manner_n there_o happen_v one_o day_n that_o a_o certain_a daw_n that_o a_o old_a witch_n keep_v speak_v at_o which_o the_o woman_n let_v fall_v the_o knife_n out_o of_o her_o hand_n as_o she_o be_v at_o dinner_n and_o grow_v extreme_a pale_a till_o at_o length_n after_o many_o sigh_n 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the_o top_n wa●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v bind_v it_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o lie_v secure_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o shall_v bury_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_v for_o i_o fifty_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n say_v all_o these_o thing_n her_o two_o child_n obey_v after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o mother_n but_o prevail_v not_o for_o the_o first_o two_o night_n when_o the_o monk_n begin_v to_o sing_v hymn_n about_o the_o body_n the_o devil_n open_v the_o church_n door_n that_o be_v shut_v with_o a_o great_a bar_n and_o break_v two_o chain_n but_o the_o middlemost_a being_n strong_a remain_v whole_a the_o three_o night_n the_o noise_n be_v so_o great_a of_o those_o demon_n that_o come_v to_o fetch_v the_o body_n that_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v shake_v but_o one_o devil_n in_o shape_n more_o terrible_a than_o the_o rest_n break_v down_o the_o door_n and_o go_v towards_o the_o coffin_n command_v the_o body_n to_o arise_v which_o 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give_v you_o some_o account_n of_o those_o bless_a angel_n which_o god_n oft_o time_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o have_v cause_v to_o appear_v unto_o man_n and_o to_o distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o discovery_n the_o first_o be_v according_a to_o jamblic●…s_n do_v mysterijs_fw-la that_o the_o good_a never_o appear_v in_o any_o fantastical_a shape_n nor_o strive_v to_o deceive_v we_o or_o offer_v to_o council_n we_o in_o wicked_a matter_n evil_a angel_n on_o the_o contrary_a appear_v always_o in_o strange_a shape_n and_o although_o sometime_o they_o strive_v to_o imitate_v the_o child_n of_o light_n to_o be_v think_v angel_n of_o god_n yet_o because_o of_o their_o evil_a nature_n if_o desire_v to_o

do_v evil_a they_o willing_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o be_v unconstant_a and_o unstable_a in_o all_o their_o action_n the_o second_o rule_n to_o distinguish_v they_o be_v that_o the_o work_n of_o unclean_a spirit_n profit_v no_o body_n as_o to_o make_v a_o starve_v walk_v a_o image_n speak_v and_o the_o like_a as_o simon_n the_o sorcerer_n it_o say_v to_o have_v do_v but_o those_o of_o divine_a power_n allway_o contribute_v to_o man_n good_a thus_o our_o saviour_n make_v the_o blind_a see_v the_o lame_a walk_n cast_v out_o devil_n and_o the_o like_a do_v the_o apostle_n which_o simon_n magus_n can_v not_o do_v three_o they_o be_v discover_v according_a to_o athanasius_n by_o st._n antony_n from_o their_o manner_n of_o appear_v for_o the_o aspect_n of_o evil_a spirit_n be_v terrible_a their_o noise_n horrid_a their_o speech_n ●…ordid_a when_o it_o hap●…eth_v that_o our_o mind_n be_v terrify_v at_o their_o sight_n and_o our_o sense_n stupefy_v at_o their_o departure_n likewise_o they_o terrify_v we_o most_o and_o always_o leave_v a_o noisome_a scent_n behind_o they_o but_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a spirit_n appear_v with_o a_o meek_a and_o gentle_a countenance_n for_o they_o never_o scold_v nor_o brawl_n but_o bring_v joy_n and_o hope_n to_o a_o penitent_a sinner_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o come_v from_o god_n the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o joy_n nor_o be_v our_o mind_n trouble_v much_o at_o the_o sight_n but_o be_v rather_o illuminate_v and_o desire_n forthwith_o to_o leave_v this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n and_o to_o hasten_v with_o what_o it_o see_v to_o a_o eternal_a mansion_n and_o as_o the_o angel_n that_o salute_v the_o virgin_n that_o speak_v to_o zacharias_n that_o tell_v the_o shepherd_n concern_v our_o saviour_n birth_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o fear_v so_o they_o remove_v all_o fear_n from_o we_o and_o leave_v we_o in_o a_o joy_n unspeakable_a a_o admirable_a history_n of_o a_o good_a genius_n or_o guardian_n angel_n bodin_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o friend_n of_o his_o that_o have_v always_o a_o spirit_n accompany_v he_o which_o he_o begin_v first_o to_o perceive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o seven_o and_o thirty_o not_o but_o that_o he_o think_v the_o same_o spirit_n have_v always_o be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o life-time_n by_o reason_n of_o many_o dream_n and_o vision_n by_o which_o he_o have_v be_v forewarn_v to_o shun_v many_o imminent_a danger_n and_o vice_n but_o that_o he_o never_o perceive_v it_o so_o plain_o as_o he_o do_v at_o that_o age_n and_o upward_o which_o happen_v after_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v his_o custom_n to_o pray_v so_o continual_o that_o for_o above_o a_o year_n he_o have_v not_o cease_v to_o desire_v of_o god_n morning_n and_o evening_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o send_v he_o a_o good_a angel_n to_o guide_v and_o direct_v his_o action_n he_o spend_v also_o certain_a hour_n after_o his_o prayer_n in_o contemplate_v on_o the_o work_n of_o god_n meditate_v and_o read_v the_o bible_n to_o find_v out_o among_o the_o multitude_n of_o opinion_n which_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o often_o repeat_v the_o 143_o psalm_n i_o deus_fw-la informa_fw-la quae_fw-la sit_fw-la tuasancta_fw-la voluntas_fw-la morrigerasque_fw-la manus_fw-la praesta_fw-la gressasque_fw-la sequaces_fw-la namque_fw-la eris_fw-la ecce_fw-la deus_fw-la semper_fw-la mihi_fw-la tramite_fw-la recto_fw-la spirituus_fw-la ille_fw-la tuus_fw-la divinaque_fw-la virgula_fw-la ducat_n and_o read_v many_o holy_a author_n he_o find_v in_o philo_n the_o jew_n de_fw-fr sacrificiis_fw-la that_o a_o good_a and_o perfect_a man_n can_v offer_v no_o better_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n than_o himself_o whereupon_o he_o offer_v his_o soul_n to_o god_n from_o which_o time_n forward_o he_o have_v dream_n and_o vision_n full_a of_o admonition_n sometime_o to_o correct_v this_o or_o that_o vice_n sometime_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o ensue_a danger_n other_o while_n to_o solve_v some_o great_a difficulty_n as_o well_o in_o divine_a as_o humane_a affair_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o dream_n he_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v to_o he_o i_o will_v save_v thy_o soul_n i_o be_o the_o same_o that_o hitherto_o have_v appear_v unto_o thou_o afterward_o daily_o about_o three_o or_o four_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o spirit_n knock_v at_o his_o door_n but_o when_o he_o rise_v and_o open_v it_o he_o see_v no_o body_n thus_o the_o spirit_n continue_v every_o day_n and_o never_o cease_v knock_v till_o he_o arise_v this_o put_v he_o in_o fear_n it_o may_v be_v some_o evil_a spirit_n wherefore_o he_o never_o cease_v in_o his_o prayer_n to_o desire_n god_n to_o send_v his_o good_a angel_n sing_v psalm_n and_o praise_n to_o god_n continual_o upon_o this_o the_o spirit_n manifest_v itself_o to_o he_o as_o he_o watch_v one_o night_n by_o strike_v gentle_o upon_o a_o glass_n vessel_n that_o be_v in_o the_o room_n which_o very_o much_o astonish_v he_o two_o day_n after_o he_o happen_v to_o entertain_v his_o friend_n the_o king_n secretary_n at_o dinner_n who_o be_v much_o affright_v to_o hear_v the_o spirit_n knock_v on_o a_o bench_n that_o be_v near_o he_o insomuch_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o declare_v the_o whole_a matter_n to_o he_o and_o from_o that_o time_n ever_o after_o the_o spirit_n wait_v on_o he_o admonish_v he_o always_o by_o some_o sensible_a sign_n sometime_o by_o pull_v his_o right_a ear_n if_o he_o have_v do_v any_o evil_n as_o also_o it_o any_o one_o come_v to_o deceive_v or_o cheat_v he_o his_o right_a ear_n be_v pull_v and_o the_o left_a if_o good_a man_n on_o honest_a design_n likewise_o if_o he_o go_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v any_o evil_n he_o be_v admonish_v to_o desist_v if_o good_a to_o proceed_v and_o as_o often_o as_o he_o go_v to_o praise_n god_n in_o psam_n and_o hymn_n or_o to_o meditate_v on_o his_o wonderful_a work_n he_o be_v strengthen_v and_o confirm_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o spiritual_a power_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v discern_v 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