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	call_v	flesh_n	5,197	5	7.0270	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26847	A posing question, put by the wise man, viz. Solomon, to the wisest men concerning making a judgment of the temporal conditions : wherein you have the ignorance of man (in knowing, what is good, or evil, for man in this life) discovered, together, with the mistakes that flow from it : and the great question resolved, viz. whether the knowledg of, what is good for a man in this life, be so hid from man, that no man can attain it / preached at the weekly lecture at Upton ... by Benjamin Baxter ...	Baxter, Benjamin, Preacher of the Gospel.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1662 (1662)	Wing B1172A; ESTC R39509	142,945	270

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our_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o one_o that_o there_o be_v no_o beast_n on_o the_o land_n but_o it_o have_v its_o like_a in_o the_o sea_n so_o there_o be_v no_o disease_n belong_v to_o our_o body_n but_o our_o soul_n be_v spiritual_o subject_a to_o there_o be_v the_o tympany_n of_o pride_n the_o dropsy_n of_o covetousness_n the_o consumption_n of_o envy_n the_o fever_n of_o passion_n the_o spirit_n have_v its_o surfeit_n and_o distemper_n now_o affliction_n be_v some_o of_o those_o mean_n and_o remedy_n god_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o cure_v these_o disease_n the_o great_a thing_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v after_o be_v what_o work_v the_o physic_n of_o affliction_n have_v wrought_v upon_o we_o 1._o affliction_n be_v god_n diet-drink_a it_o be_v make_v up_o with_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n so_o the_o church_n tell_v we_o lam._n 3._o 19_o so_o isa_n 30._o 20._o we_o read_v of_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n psal_n 80._o 5._o we_o read_v 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he_o take_v away_o riches_n and_o honour_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o blood_v we_o in_o one_o vein_n when_o he_o take_v away_o wife_n or_o child_n then_o he_o let_v we_o blood_n in_o another_o vein_n we_o be_v to_o see_v what_o good_a our_o blood-letting_a have_v do_v we_o whether_o it_o have_v take_v down_o our_o high_a colour_n and_o our_o high_a look_n we_o be_v to_o see_v whether_o it_o have_v take_v away_o any_o of_o our_o corrupt_a blood_n whether_o it_o have_v cure_v our_o rankness_n of_o pride_n and_o feaverishness_n of_o passion_n there_o be_v a_o expression_n isa_n 17._o 4._o that_o the_o glory_n of_o jacob_n shall_v be_v make_v thin_a and_o the_o farness_n of_o his_o flesh_n shall_v be_v make_v lean_a i._n e._n god_n will_v let_v they_o blood_n by_o his_o affliction_n to_o cure_v their_o pride_n and_o all_o their_o other_o spiritual_a disease_n 3._o affliction_n be_v god_n purgation_n to_o purge_v out_o of_o we_o peccant_a and_o malignant_a humour_n they_o come_v to_o purge_v out_o of_o we_o pride_n covetousness_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v to_o see_v whether_o affliction_n have_v purge_v we_o not_o only_o by_o move_v these_o corrupt_a humour_n but_o by_o remove_v of_o they_o isa_n 27._o 9_o by_o this_o shall_v the_o iniquity_n of_o jacob_n be_v purge_v this_o be_v our_o work_n to_o see_v what_o sinful_a humour_n affliction_n have_v purge_v away_o how_o many_o purge_n have_v god_n give_v to_o some_o by_o affliction_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o remove_v obstruction_n affliction_n be_v to_o remove_v obstruction_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o word_n to_o come_v to_o the_o heart_n it_o come_v to_o the_o ear_n but_o the_o work_n of_o affliction_n