Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	account_n	act_n	age_n	18	3	5.8190	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37503	The history of the Inquisition, as it is exercised at Goa written in French, by the ingenious Monsieur Dellon, who laboured five years under those severities ; with an account of his deliverance ; translated into English.; Relation de l'Inquisition de Goa. English	Dellon, Gabriel, b. 1649.; Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing D942; ESTC R19336	68,565	86

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this_o relation_n be_v write_v i_o fear_v to_o scandalize_v the_o holy_a office_n and_o violate_v my_o oath_n and_o this_o fear_n be_v confirm_v in_o i_o by_o pious_a but_o timorous_a person_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o myself_o but_o other_o person_n no_o less_o pious_a and_o who_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o rational_a at_o last_o convince_v i_o that_o it_o concern_v the_o public_a upon_o many_o account_n to_o know_v this_o tribunal_n well_o that_o this_o relation_n may_v be_v useful_a even_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o holy_a office_n if_o they_o know_v how_o to_o profit_v by_o it_o and_o much_o more_o to_o those_o who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o regulate_v the_o proceed_n and_o limit_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o it_o and_o as_o for_o the_o oath_n of_o secrecy_n so_o unjust_o extort_a as_o that_o be_v which_o the_o inquisition_n extort_v under_o pain_n of_o burn_a the_o public_a good_a sufficient_o dispense_v with_o it_o for_o to_o set_v at_o liberty_n the_o 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