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	affirm_v	angel_n	28	3	6.0795	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88829	An examination of the political part of Mr. Hobbs his Leviathan. By George Lawson, rector of More in the county of Salop.	Lawson, George, d. 1678.	1657 (1657)	Wing L706; Thomason E1591_3; Thomason E1723_2; ESTC R208842	108,639	222

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they_o may_v be_v more_o clear_a and_o distinct_a yet_o he_o have_v do_v it_o in_o that_o manner_n that_o he_o have_v pervert_v the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o god_n word_n and_o so_o much_o as_o in_o he_o be_v make_v it_o more_o obscure_a and_o which_o be_v worse_o have_v falsify_v the_o same_o these_o term_n have_v be_v examine_v and_o explain_v far_o better_a by_o more_o learned_a man_n which_o i_o desire_v the_o ignorant_a to_o consult_v and_o advise_v with_o lest_o they_o be_v seduce_v from_o the_o truth_n for_o mr._n hobbs_n in_o this_o particular_a work_n as_o in_o other_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v he_o t._n h._n substance_n and_o body_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o therefore_o substance_n incorporeal_a when_o they_o be_v join_v together_o destroy_v one_o another_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v a_o incorporeal_a body_n g._n l._n the_o signification_n of_o word_n whereby_o we_o signify_v our_o mind_n to_o other_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n 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imagination_n but_o for_o metaphorical_a signification_n there_o be_v many_o etc._n etc._n g._n l._n one_o word_n have_v but_o one_o proper_a signification_n according_a to_o the_o first_o imposition_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o there_o be_v three_o proper_a signification_n of_o this_o word_n and_o as_o for_o the_o improper_a there_o may_v be_v and_o be_v many_o and_o the_o same_o not_o only_o metaphorical_a but_o metonymical_a ironical_a and_o synechdochical_a yet_o he_o have_v observe_v seven_o distinct_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o he_o fearful_o abuse_v some_o of_o those_o place_n allege_v by_o he_o do_v not_o reach_v the_o multitude_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o same_o in_o that_o holy_a book_n much_o less_o do_v he_o reduce_v they_o into_o any_o grammatical_a rhetorical_a or_o natural_a method_n if_o any_o man_n will_v but_o search_v the_o scripture_n he_o shall_v find_v the_o word_n spirit_n therein_o to_o signify_v above_o twenty_o several_a thing_n the_o original_a concordance_n will_v make_v this_o apparent_a to_o a_o intelligent_a reader_n if_o he_o look_v but_o in_o the_o word_n ruach_n which_o the_o septuagint_n express_v and_o turn_v by_o 14._o several_a greek_a word_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n which_o be_v use_v by_o they_o most_o frequent_o by_o far_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o by_o that_o one_o word_n they_o signify_v many_o thing_n and_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritus_fw-la we_o find_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n about_o 360._o time_n and_o in_o many_o place_n be_v very_o different_o take_v the_o latin_a use_n the_o word_n spiritus_fw-la in_o 15._o several_a sense_n at_o least_o by_o which_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o this_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n can_v be_v read_v by_o scholar_n but_o with_o disdain_n and_o scorn_v and_o especial_o when_o he_o write_v t._n h._n other_o signification_n of_o spirit_n i_o find_v nowhere_o 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confute_v his_o own_o belief_n and_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o sadducean_n to_o let_v he_o and_o other_o see_v his_o vanity_n and_o impiety_n i_o will_v produce_v one_o place_n out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o it_o be_v write_v let_v all_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n worship_v he_o and_o of_o the_o angel_n he_o say_v he_o make_v his_o angel_n spirit_n and_o his_o minister_n a_o flame_n of_o fire_n heb._n 1.6_o 7._o where_o we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o angel_n be_v person_n and_o so_o permanent_a substance_n for_o else_o how_o can_v they_o worship_v the_o son_n of_o god_n incarnate_a how_o can_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o this_o command_n 2._o they_o be_v spirit_n and_o spiritual_a substance_n 3._o they_o be_v make_v and_o create_v 4._o all_o these_o word_n be_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o first_o out_o of_o psalm_n 97.7_o the_o second_o place_n out_o of_o psal_n 104.4_o and_o both_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o psalm_n be_v declare_v to_o 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