Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	bone_n	flesh_n	7,585	5	7.4908	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49900	The lives of Clemens Alexandrinus, Eusebius, Bishop of Cæsarea, Gregory Nazianzen, and Prudentius, the Christian poet containing an impartial account of their lives and writings, together with several curious observations upon both : also a short history of Pelagianism / written originally in French by Monsieur Le Clerc ; and now translated into English.	Le Clerc, Jean, 1657-1736.	1696 (1696)	Wing L820; ESTC R22272	169,983	390

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the_o same_o essence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o same_o power_n this_o entertain_v their_o union_n what_o we_o call_v union_n in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o different_a kind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n or_o which_o be_v divers_a species_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o material_a thing_n or_o which_o be_v otherwise_o divide_v this_o union_n i_o say_v happen_v to_o they_o from_o superior_a thing_n and_o destroy_v itself_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n but_o the_o more_o we_o elevate_v ourselves_o to_o superior_a thing_n and_o to_o the_o identity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o being_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o species_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o essence_n when_o we_o ascend_v from_o the_o part_n to_o the_o whole_a the_o more_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o union_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v eternal_a and_o the_o more_o we_o see_v what_o be_v the_o union_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o the_o model_n whereon_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v form_v and_o that_o it_o have_v about_o it_o and_o in_o itself_o the_o diversity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o multiplicity_n porphyry_n have_v ask_v whether_o a_o kind_n of_o be_v be_v form_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mix_v with_o our_o soul_n and_o divine_a inspiration_n which_o make_v the_o prophet_n able_a to_o foresee_v the_o future_a 21._o future_a §._o 3._o c._n 21._o jamblichus_n answer_v no_o and_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o which_o be_v that_o when_o one_o thing_n be_v form_v of_o two_o the_o whole_a be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o species_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o coessential_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o this_o do_v not_o happen_v in_o the_o case_n propose_v by_o porphyry_n one_o may_v see_v hereby_o the_o subtlety_n with_o which_o the_o platonist_n handle_v these_o matter_n and_o the_o term_n they_o use_v but_o we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o thing_n in_o endeavour_v to_o form_n to_o ourselves_o a_o idea_n of_o their_o sentiment_n the_o first_o that_o we_o must_v not_o always_o suppose_v they_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o what_o they_o will_v say_v themselves_o and_o that_o they_o see_v all_o the_o consequence_n of_o their_o opinion_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v perhaps_o in_o vain_a to_o endeavour_v to_o draw_v out_o of_o their_o write_n a_o clear_a idea_n of_o their_o sentiment_n touch_v the_o three_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n because_o perhaps_o they_o themselves_o conceive_v not_o clear_o what_o they_o say_v at_o least_o their_o style_n be_v so_o different_a on_o this_o occasion_n from_o that_o which_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o passage_n of_o their_o write_n wherein_o they_o speak_v of_o thing_n which_o they_o may_v