Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	blood_n	body_n	heart_n	5,603	5	5.0093	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42547	God's soveraignty displayed from Job 9. 12. : Behold he taketh away, who can hinder him? &c., or, A discourse shewing, that God doth, and may take away from his creatures what hee pleaseth, as to the matter what, the place where, the time when, the means and manner how, and the reasons thereof : with an application of the whole, to the distressed citizens of London, whose houses and goods were lately consumed by the fire : an excitation of them to look to the procuring causes of this fiery tryal, the ends that God aims at in it, with directions how to behave themselves under their losses / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.; Gearing, William. No abiding city in a perishing world.	1667 (1667)	Wing G435A; ESTC R18630	101,655	265

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thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v correct_v man_n for_o iniquity_n thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n psa_n 39.11_o david_n complain_v that_o when_o god_n hand_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o he_o his_o moisture_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o drought_n of_o summer_n psa_n 32.4_o the_o radical_a moisture_n or_o chief_a sap_n of_o his_o body_n be_v dry_v up_o waste_v and_o wear_v away_o so_o as_o he_o be_v even_o bring_v to_o death_n door_n and_o become_v little_o better_o than_o a_o anatomy_n or_o bagful_a of_o bone_n 32._o the_o radical_a moisture_n be_v a_o airy_a and_o oily_a substance_n disperse_v through_o the_o body_n whereby_o the_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o body_n be_v foster_v which_o be_v spend_v death_n ensue_v and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o sorrowful_a spirit_n dry_v the_o bone_n prov._n 17.22_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o much_o blood_n about_o the_o heart_n extinguish_v the_o good_a spirit_n or_o at_o least_o dull_v they_o and_o that_o 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shake_a ague_n make_v the_o strong-bodied_n and_o the_o stouthearted_a man_n to_o tremble_v so_o likewise_o the_o fever_n be_v of_o god_n appointment_n which_o waste_v the_o spirit_n dry_v up_o the_o radical_a humour_n and_o put_v man_n into_o a_o scorch_a flame_n the_o like_a be_v threaten_v deut._n 28.22_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o a_o consumption_n and_o with_o a_o fever_n and_o with_o a_o inflammation_n and_o with_o a_o extreme_a burn_a and_o ver_fw-la 27._o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v thou_o with_o the_o botch_n of_o egypt_n and_o with_o the_o emerods_n and_o with_o the_o scab_n and_o with_o the_o itch_n whereof_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v heal_v ver._n 28._o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o madness_n and_o blindness_n and_o astonishment_n of_o heart_n ver._n 59_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o sore_a sickness_n and_o of_o long_a 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when_o the_o live_a god_n say_v return_v there_o be_v no_o nay_o in_o his_o hand_n be_v our_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o our_o way_n dan._n 5.23_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v my_o text_n thus_o si_fw-mi rapuerit_fw-la hominem_fw-la è_fw-la mundo_fw-la 9_o if_o he_o shall_v snatch_v man_n away_o out_o of_o the_o world_n so_o s._n august_n if_o he_o will_v stop_v thy_o breath_n and_o deliver_v thou_o up_o to_o death_n who_o can_v hinder_v he_o as_o if_o job_n shall_v have_v say_v thus_o he_o have_v take_v away_o my_o child_n my_o cattle_n my_o substance_n my_o health_n my_o strength_n and_o all_o my_o outward_a comfort_n and_o if_o he_o now_o come_v and_o take_v away_o my_o life_n too_o i_o can_v hinder_v he_o god_n threaten_v the_o old_a world_n gen._n 6.6_o 7._o i_o will_v destroy_v man_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 6._o the_o original_a word_n signify_v as_o pareus_n observe_v upon_o the_o place_n i_o will_v steep_v he_o as_o a_o man_n steep_v a_o piece_n 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