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	flesh_n	life_n	8,602	5	5.1948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25225	The additional articles in Pope Pius's creed, no articles of the Christian faith being an answer to a late pamphlet intituled, Pope Pius his profession of faith vindicated from novelty in additional articles, and the prospect of popery, taken from that authentick record, with short notes thereupon, defended.	Altham, Michael, 1633-1705.; Altham, Michael, 1633-1705. Creed of Pope Pius IV, or, A prospect of popery taken from that authentick record.	1688 (1688)	Wing A2931; ESTC R18073	87,445	96

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purgatory_n fire_n and_o that_o he_o sometime_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o a_o purgation_n between_o death_n and_o judgement_n but_o he_o may_v have_v observe_v also_o with_o what_o doubt_v and_o uncertainty_n he_o speak_v of_o it_o for_o thus_o he_o write_v 1._o aug._n in_o 8._o qu._n ad_fw-la dulcitium_fw-la qu._n 1._o that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n after_o this_o life_n be_v not_o incredible_a and_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o it_o may_v be_v a_o question_n and_o again_o 26._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 26._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a may_v find_v a_o fire_n of_o transitory_a tribulation_n i_o deny_v not_o for_o perhaps_o it_o be_v true_a and_o again_o 16._o aug._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la cap._n 16._o whether_o man_n suffer_v such_o thing_n only_o in_o this_o life_n or_o else_o some_o such_o judgement_n follow_v even_o after_o this_o life_n as_o much_o as_o i_o think_v the_o understanding_n of_o this_o sentence_n disagree_v not_o from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o truth_n 27._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 27._o and_o again_o what_o mean_v that_o be_v and_o what_o sin_v those_o be_v which_o so_o hinder_v a_o man_n from_o come_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v notwithstanding_o obtain_v pardon_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o holy_a friend_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o find_v and_o very_o dangerous_a to_o determine_v certain_o i_o myself_o notwithstanding_o all_o my_o search_n and_o study_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o as_o st._n austin_n here_o doubt_v so_o in_o other_o place_n and_o at_o other_o time_n he_o may_v have_v find_v he_o full_o resolve_v 232._o aug._n hypognost_o l._n 5._o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n serm._n 18._o aug._n advers._fw-la ebrietat_fw-la serm._n 232._o and_o positive_o declare_v himself_o against_o it_o for_o thus_o he_o deliver_v himself_o any_o 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