Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	act_v	air_n	angel_n	19	3	5.7354	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92054	The spirits touchstone: or, The teachings of Christs spirit on the hearts of believers. Being a cleare discovery, how a man may certainly know whether he be really taught of the spirit of God, being very useful for these times. / By J.R. late student of Merton Colledge in Oxford.	Roys, Job, 1633-1663.	1657 (1657)	Wing R2161; Thomason E1663_1; ESTC R203429	176,299	389

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3_o or_o whither_o it_o go_v so_o be_v every_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n to_o tell_v what_o the_o spirit_n teach_n be_v first_o because_o they_o be_v teach_n abstract_v from_o sense_n and_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v by_o how_o much_o thing_n be_v abstract_v from_o sense_n the_o high_a they_o be_v and_o the_o more_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o how_o much_o thing_n be_v more_o spiritual_a by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o species_n or_o a_o apprehension_n of_o they_o we_o can_v conceive_v of_o thing_n but_o under_o gross_a and_o material_a apprehension_n because_o the_o phantasm_n which_o be_v transfer_v from_o the_o active_a intellect_n to_o the_o passive_a be_v material_a that_o they_o be_v abstract_v teach_n appear_v 1._o because_o they_o be_v immediate_o upon_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o bare_o upon_o the_o soul_n but_o upon_o the_o inmost_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n jer._n 31._o 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