Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	belong_v	eternal_a	great_a	71	3	2.1566	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25775	A short history of Valentinus Gentilis, the tritheist tryed, condemned, and put to death by the Protestant reformed city and church of Bern in Switzerland, for asserting the three divine persons of the Trinity, to be [three distinct, eternal spirits, &c.] / wrote in Latin, by Benedictus Aretius, a divine of that church, and now translated into English for the use of Dr. Sherlock ...; Valentini Gentilis justo capitis supplicio affecti brevis historia. English	Aretius, Benedictus, d. 1574.; South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1696 (1696)	Wing A3629; ESTC R6675	62,571	156

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o deny_v the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o other_o impugned_a the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o three_o sort_n assert_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v his_o beginning_n and_o existence_n from_o the_o virgin_n mary_n a_o four_o allow_v of_o polygamy_n and_o a_o five_o sort_n become_v patron_n of_o the_o extravagancy_n of_o mahomet_n these_o be_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o those_o spirit_n of_o error_n which_o satan_n by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n send_v to_o delude_v the_o old_a decay_v world_n how_o great_a the_o distraction_n and_o confusion_n be_v that_o follow_v the_o publication_n of_o these_o erroneous_a doctrine_n we_o may_v easy_o gather_v from_o the_o king_n proclamation_n strict_o command_v all_o such_o stranger_n as_o be_v setter_n up_o of_o new_a doctrine_n immediate_o to_o depart_v the_o kingdom_n by_o which_o edict_n gentilis_fw-la among_o the_o rest_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o poland_n be_v expel_v poland_n 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