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	life_n	natural_a	5,868	5	6.7181	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00991	A nicke for neuters. A most godly and fruitfull sermon, begun and preached at Paules Crosse, the 30. day of October last, and continued & finished in Paules Church, on New-yeeres day at night. / By Thomas Burt, Preacher of the Word.	Burt, Thomas, preacher of the word.	1604 (1604)	STC 4132; ESTC S126041	28,214	88

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epicure_n his_o paunch_n and_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o thus_o the_o atheist_n because_o he_o be_v without_o light_n and_o without_o hope_n be_v cold_a in_o religion_n the_o natural_a man_n because_o he_o be_v without_o christ_n without_o grace_n without_o truth_n the_o epicure_n because_o he_o be_v careless_a without_o fear_n shameless_a without_o honesty_n and_o senseless_a without_o conscience_n which_o be_v man_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o peter_n &_o jude_n for_o all_o inanity_n of_o goodness_n as_o well_n without_o water_n for_o instability_n &_o lightness_n as_o wind_n without_o rain_n for_o defiling_n and_o filthiness_n spot_n without_o cleanse_v for_o fruitless_a barrenness_n tree_n without_o fruit_n star_n without_o light_n for_o darkness_n flesh_n without_o spirit_n for_o sensualnesse_n beast_n without_o reason_n for_o brutishnes_n and_o man_n without_o god_n for_o profaneness_n then_o woe_n be_v to_o we_o if_o we_o be_v without_o religion_n &_o live_v as_o miscreant_n 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