Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	faith_n	soul_n	6,006	5	5.2775	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89713	Hermetical physick: or, The right way to preserve, and to restore health. By that famous and faithfull chymist, Henry Nollius. Englished by Henry Uaughan, Gent.	Nolle, Heinrich, fl. 1612-1619.; Vaughan, Henry, gent,	1655 (1655)	Wing N1222; Thomason E1714_1; ESTC R209619	34,855	139

administer_v no_o med●cine●_n who_o force_n or_o operative_a virtue_n in_o take_v away_o the_o disease_n he_o be_v not_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o unless_o he_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o they_o can_v endanger_v nor_o prejudice_v a_o person_n that_o be_v in_o health_n by_o such_o trial_n he_o may_v safe_o and_o profitable_o discern_v what_o his_o medicine_n can_v and_o what_o they_o can_v effect_v iv._o he_o must_v administer_v nothing_o that_o have_v in_o it_o a_o manifest_a poison_n unless_o the_o venom_n be_v first_o whole_o and_o actual_o separate_v or_o take_v out_o v._o he_o must_v before_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o medicine_n remove_v all_o impediment_n that_o be_v likely_a to_o oppose_v or_o weaken_v their_o virtue_n and_o this_o must_v be_v do_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o another_o viz._n by_o a_o surgeon_n he_o must_v let_v blood_n take_v away_o all_o luxation_n set_v break_v bone_n etc._n etc._n and_o afterwards_o apply_v his_o medicine_n inward_o or_o 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after_o she_o will_v remain_v sound_a and_o unimpaired_a so_o that_o nothing_o of_o her_o homogeneous_a essence_n and_o perfection_n can_v be_v save_v from_o she_o by_o any_o extraneous_a fire_n than_o without_o doubt_n both_o the_o way_n to_o and_o the_o miraculous_a energy_n of_o this_o only_a true_a and_o undeceive_a medicine_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n section_n 5._o why_o medicine_n can_v always_o restore_v sick_a person_n to_o their_o former_a health_n o●waldus_n ●roll●us_fw-la a_o cru_o learn_v and_o expert_a physician_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o basilica_n chymica_fw-la do_v most_o full_o and_o judicious_o handle_v this_o point_n his_o word_n be_v these_o it_o be_v observe_v sometime_o that_o sick_a person_n by_o the_o most_o convenient_a and_o effectual_a medicine_n can_v be_v heal_v for_o some_o one_o or_o more_o of_o these_o eight_o subsequent_a reason_n the_o first_o be_v because_o their_o appoint_a time_n or_o term_n of_o life_n be_v come_v which_o by_o no_o human_a 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