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	soul_n	16,669	5	5.2335	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34359	A consolatory letter upon the death of a daughter written after a philosophical manner by a gentleman of the university to his friend in the country.	Gentleman of the university.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5930; ESTC R27913	16,502	26

the_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o death_n to_o be_v the_o birth_n to_o life_n true_o so_o call_v to_o a_o life_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n in_o the_o happy_a receptacle_n and_o mansion_n of_o spirit_n where_o the_o bright_a day_n be_v never_o intercept_v by_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n but_o a_o eternal_a serenity_n overspread_v the_o whole_a face_n of_o heaven_n nay_o the_o barbarous_a thracian_n and_o scythian_n be_v not_o altogether_o estrange_v from_o this_o piece_n of_o ancient_a wisdom_n valerius_n maximus_n report_v of_o they_o that_o 12._o l._n 1._o c._n ●_o 12._o they_o use_v feast_n and_o public_a rejoice_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o their_o friend_n because_o they_o believe_v that_o when_o they_o die_v their_o soul_n be_v release_v from_o the_o troublesome_a circumstance_n of_o a_o calamitous_a life_n and_o pass_v into_o more_o happy_a and_o bless_a region_n you_o see_v then_o my_o friend_n what_o little_a cause_n you_o have_v to_o bewail_v the_o death_n and_o abreption_n of_o your_o dear_a placidia_n from_o you_o who_o be_v not_o lose_v but_o take_v into_o a_o high_a place_n and_o degree_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o bird_n of_o paradise_n be_v uncage_v that_o she_o may_v take_v her_o flight_n to_o her_o native_a land_n she_o be_v go_v to_o all_o her_o friend_n relation_n and_o acquaintance_n that_o go_v hence_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n who_o no_o doubt_n but_o meet_v she_o with_o joy_n and_o triumph_n and_o after_o the_o unspeakable_a way_n that_o separate_a soul_n discourse_v congratulate_v her_o safe_a arrival_n to_o the_o society_n of_o bless_a spirit_n which_o be_v thus_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o oracle_n when_o consult_v touch_v the_o soul_n of_o plotinus_n and_o its_o passage_n to_o the_o happy_a state_n ad_fw-la caetum_fw-la jam_fw-la venis_fw-la almum_fw-la heroum_fw-la blandis_fw-la spirantem_fw-la leniter_fw-la auris_fw-la 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make_v love_n innocent_a if_o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a pleasure_n to_o socrates_n to_o think_v that_o when_o he_o leave_v the_o body_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o aeacus_n and_o minos_n to_o orpheus_n and_o musaeus_n and_o all_o those_o holy_a soul_n that_o fill_v and_o make_v up_o the_o chorus_n of_o immortal_a love_n what_o enravish_v joy_n what_o please_a emotion_n of_o spirit_n shall_v it_o beget_v in_o you_o to_o be_v assure_v that_o placidia_n be_v go_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o the_o holy_a prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o to_o all_o that_o have_v do_v good_a in_o their_o generation_n but_o above_o all_o to_o jesus_n who_o love_v and_o redeem_v she_o with_o his_o own_o blood_n i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o common_a argument_n and_o frequent_o make_v use_n of_o upon_o such_o occasion_n as_o this_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o she_o be_v remove_v from_o all_o those_o evil_n a_o terrestrial_a body_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o yet_o have_v it_o great_a truth_n and_o weight_n in_o the_o 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intemerated_a youth_n and_o how_o far_o true_a virtue_n and_o religion_n will_v prevail_v above_o all_o earthly_a thing_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a greatness_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o christianity_n come_v not_o to_o extinguish_v but_o to_o confirm_v and_o advance_v by_o better_a argument_n than_o the_o choice_a ethnic_a philosophy_n can_v ever_o furnish_v we_o withal_o whereby_o a_o man_n be_v carry_v out_o in_o a_o even_a calmness_n of_o spirit_n not_o only_o to_o achieve_v great_a thing_n but_o to_o a_o noble_a sufferance_n and_o a_o will_v pure_o conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o most_o calamitous_a accident_n and_o such_o as_o the_o most_o near_o touch_v a_o man_n self_n under_o a_o full_a assurance_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v order_v by_o a_o benign_a and_o righteous_a providence_n which_o as_o it_o sort_v all_o being_n according_a to_o the_o previous_a disposition_n of_o their_o mind_n so_o take_v the_o most_o particular_a care_n of_o 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