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	holy_a	life_n	6,877	5	4.4602	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18948	The recantation of Thomas Clarke (sometime a Seminarie Priest of the English Colledge in Rhemes; and nowe by the great mercy of God conuerted vnto the profession of the gospell of Iesus Christ) made at Paules Crosse, after the sermon made by Master Buckeridge preacher, the first of Iuly, 1593. Whereunto is annexed a former recantation made also by him in a publique assembly on Easter day, being the 15. of April, 1593	Clarke, Thomas, seminarie priest of the English college at Rheims.	1594 (1594)	STC 5366; ESTC S118981	19,358	48

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say_v 3_o qui_fw-la mala_fw-la facit_fw-la odit_fw-la lucem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la lucem_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la arguantur_fw-la opera_fw-la eius_fw-la he_o that_o do_v evil_a hate_v the_o light_n neither_o come_v to_o the_o light_n lest_o his_o deed_n shall_v be_v reproove_v even_o so_o my_o cause_n be_v faulty_a in_o itself_o can_v not_o abide_v the_o touch_n of_o due_a examination_n &_o therefore_o put_v i_o in_o fear_n to_o depart_v by_o authority_n but_o by_o stealth_n which_o with_o great_a difficulty_n i_o perform_v have_v study_v sometime_o in_o the_o university_n aforesaid_a i_o be_v make_v priest_n and_o after_o some_o space_n be_v by_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o college_n send_v into_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n to_o win_v soul_n as_o they_o term_v it_o and_o as_o i_o then_o take_v it_o to_o god_n but_o have_v not_o god_n who_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o his_o work_n pluck_v i_o back_o with_o his_o merciful_a hand_n i_o have_v doubtless_o perish_v 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use_v to_o restore_v i_o again_o to_o life_n that_o be_v dead_a but_o herein_o i_o fear_v to_o exceed_v as_o they_o say_v my_o compass_n in_o promise_v more_o than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o perform_v for_o how_o can_v i_o declare_v and_o manifest_v that_o unto_o you_o which_o i_o never_o know_v myself_o sure_o i_o can_v assign_v no_o mean_n but_o must_v say_v with_o our_o saviour_n christ_n 11._o ita_fw-la pa●e_n requoniam_fw-la sic_fw-la fuit_fw-la placitum_fw-la ante_fw-la te_fw-la it_o be_v so_o o_o father_n because_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n be_v such_o wherefore_o let_v we_o all_o be_v amaze_v and_o fall_v into_o admiration_n of_o god_n his_o work_n and_o with_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n cry_v out_o o_o altitudo_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o scientiae_fw-la dei_fw-la 11._o quàm_fw-la incomprehensibilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la iudicia_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o investigabiles_fw-la viae_fw-la eius_fw-la o_o the_o deepens_n of_o the_o riches_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o 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ready_a to_o go_v his_o way_n if_o he_o be_v not_o let_v in_o but_o he_o persevere_v knock_v he_o sit_v knock_v as_o one_o that_o mean_v not_o to_o be_v weary_v as_o one_o that_o will_v not_o away_o as_o one_o that_o will_v by_o force_n enter_v o_o gracious_a god_n what_o be_v i_o what_o be_o i_o nay_o what_o can_v i_o be_v that_o thy_o high_a majesty_n shall_v be_v so_o mindful_a of_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o reputation_n with_o thou_o 21._o vermis_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o non_fw-la homo_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o abiectio_fw-la plebis_fw-la i_o be_o a_o worm_n o_o lord_n and_o no_o man_n the_o reproach_n of_o man_n and_o the_o outcast_n of_o the_o people_n i_o say_v not_o of_o thy_o people_n o_o lord_n but_o of_o all_o people_n for_o in_o hear_v thy_o voice_n i_o harden_v my_o heart_n long_o be_v it_o or_o