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	soul_n	13,519	5	5.4839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00333	Seven dialogues both pithie and profitable The 1 is of the right vse of things indifferent. 2 sheweth what comfort poperie affordeth in time of daunger. 3 is betweene a good woman and a shrew. 4 is of the conversion of a harlot. 5 is of putting forth children to nurse. 6 is of a popish pilgrimage. 7 is of a popish funerall. By W.B.; Colloquia. English. Selections	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Burton, William, d. 1616.	1606 (1606)	STC 10457; ESTC S121852	117,991	172

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and_o why_o great_a fullness_n bring_v the_o fall_a sickness_n which_o at_o once_o dead_v or_o benumb_v all_o the_o sense_n as_o if_o they_o be_v cast_v into_o some_o deep_a fléepe_n and_o to_o concl●…de_v as_o too_o much_o hunger_n or_o thirst_n in_o child_n do_v blunt_a the_o edge_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o memory_n so_o too_o much_o meat_n do_v make_v the●…_n blockish_a and_o dull_a witted_a if_o we_o may_v credit_n aristo●…le_v because_o that_o little_a spark_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v as_o it_o be_v over_o whelm_v with_o undigested_a matter_n fab._n be_v then_o the_o mind_n a_o bodily_a substance_n that_o it_o may_v be_v affect_v with_o bodily_a thing_n eu●…_n ●…he_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n be_v not_o cor●…_n 〈◊〉_d but_o her_o original_a instrument_n be_v corrupt_v her_o force_n an●…_n 〈◊〉_d be_v hin●…ered_v as_o it_o boot_v not_o a_o wo●…keman_n to_o excel_v in_o his_o art_n if_o he_o want_v ●…t_a tool_n to_o work_v withal_o fab._n of_o what_o quantity_n or_o 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