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	reason_n	soul_n	9,368	5	5.4761	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69244	Here foloweth the. C. hystoryes of Troye Lepistre de Othea deesse de Prudence, enuoyee a lesperit cheualereny [sic] Hector de Troye, auec cent histoires.; Epître d'Othéa à Hector. English	Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.; Wyer, Robert, fl. 1530-1556.	1549 (1549)	STC 7272; ESTC S108381	74,324	323

he_o that_o be_v to_o understand_v he_o bore_v it_o forth_o and_o quench_v the_o fight_n thereof_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v constrew_v y_o it_o the_o good_a knight_n keep_v high_a that_o by_o pare_v or_o sloth_n he_o suffer_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v surpryse_v w_n to_o the_o barate_v &_o ill_a invasion_n of_o the_o malicious_a so_o that_o thereby_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o ravysh_v from_o he_o that_o be_v to_o know_v th●_n eye_n of_o his_o entendement_n his_o honour_n o●_n his_o laudes_fw-la or_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v most_o dear_a as_o often_o befall_v many_o inconvenience_n by_o sloth_n and_o lachesnes_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v hermes_n right_o happy_a be_v he_o which_o use_v his_o day_n inconuenable_a business_n the_o xix_o allegory_n this_o which_o be_v say_v that_o the_o good_a knight_n be_v not_o prolyxe_v nor_o slow_a we_o may_v understande_v the_o sin_n of_o sloth_n which_o the_o good_a sprite_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v for_o as_o say_v bede_n upon_o the_o proverbe_n of_o solomon_n the_o slothful_a man_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o reign_v with_o god_n which_o will_v not_o labour_v for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o he_o not_o worthy_a to_o receive_v the_o crown_n promise_v to_o knight_n which_o be_v a_o cow●rte_n to_o enterprise_v the_o champion_n of_o battle_n therefore_o say_v the_o scripture_n cogitationes_fw-la robusti_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o habundantia_fw-la omtis_fw-la autem_fw-la piger_fw-la in_o egestati_fw-la erit_fw-la prover._n xxi_o ca._n the_o twenty_o history_n the_o twenty_o text_n ensue_v not_o the_o vyllayne_n which_o become_v frog_n ne_o soil_n not_o thyself_o in_o their_o ryvere_a they_o bray_v upon_o lathona_n like_o dog_n and_o trouble_v to_o she_o the_o water_n clear_a the_o twenty_o gloze_v the_o fable_n say_v that_o the_o goddess_n lathona_n be_v mother_n to_o phoebus_n and_o phebe_n which_o be_v the_o son_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o she_o bear_v they_o both_o at_o one_o burden_n juno_n chase_v they_o by_o all_o the_o country_n because_o that_o she_o have_v conceive_v they_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o her_o lord_n and_o husband_n jupiter_n upon_o a_o day_n be_v the_o goddess_n lathona_n sore_o travayl_v &_o arryve_v at_o one_o lake_n and_o than_o she_o incline_v she_o to_o the_o water_n to_o stanche_v &_o quench_v her_o great_a thirst_n there_o be_v a_o great_a company_n of_o villain_n which_o for_o y_z e_z great_a heat_n of_o the_o son_n bathe_v they_o in_o the_o water_n and_o they_o begin_v to_o bray_v camposue_n and_o make_v bruyte_o upon_o lathona_n and_o trouble_v unto_o she_o the_o water_n which_o she_o suppose_v and_o also_o intend_v to_o have_v drunken_a but_o for_o any_o prayer_n y_o it_o she_o may_v make_v they_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o nor_o have_v pyte_n upon_o her_o mysease_n so_o she_o accourse_v they_o and_o say_v that_o for_o ever_o more_o forthwarde_o may_v they_o demoure_n &_o abide_v in_o the_o maresse_n &_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v loathsome_a foul_a and_o abominable_a and_o that_o never_o shall_v they_o cease_v to_o bray_v and_o ramposue_v from_o thensforth_o on_o than_o become_v the_o vyllayne_n frog_n and_o sythen_a they_o never_o cease_v to_o bray_v as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o season_n of_o summer_n upon_o the_o bank_n of_o such_o small_a lake_n or_o maress_n so_o may_v it_o be_v understand_v that_o some_o pessaunte_n or_o come_v rude_a people_n do_v dyspleasure_n to_o some_o great_a maystres_n which_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o ryver_n and_o drown_v so_o become_v they_o renovyle_n or_o frog_n this_o be_v to_o understande_v that_o the_o good_a knight_n ought_v in_o no_o wise_n to_o soil_n or_o defowle_n himself_o in_o the_o lake_n or_o maresse_n of_o vyllany_n but_o aught_o to_o flee_v and_o eschew_v all_o vyllaynous_a tuche_n which_o be_v contrarious_a to_o gentylnes_n for_o like_a as_o villainy_n may_v suffer_v in_o he_o no_o gentylnes_n also_o ought_v not_o gentylnes_n to_o suffer_v in_o he_o any_o vyllany_n nor_o especial_o contend_v or_o take_v debate_n with_o any_o person_n vylayne_v of_o deed_n or_o of_o speech_n and_o plato_n say_v he_o that_o myx_v with_o his_o gentylnes_n the_o nobleness_n of_o good_a manner_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v and_o he_o that_o be_v suffice_v w_n to_o the_o gentylnes_n which_o come_v of_o the_o parent_n without_o acquyre_v and_o purchase_v thereto_o good_a condition_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o noble_a the_o twenty_o allegory_n by_o the_o villain_n which_o become_v frog_n we_o may_v understande_v the_o sin_n of_o avarice_n or_o covetyse_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o good_a spirit_n and_o s._n augustine_n say_v that_o the_o avaricious_a man_n be_v semblable_a unto_o hell_n for_o hell_n can_v not_o engloute_v &_o receyve_v so_o many_o soul_n that_o he_o will_v say_v he_o be_v suffice_v and_o if_o all_o y_z e_z treasure_n of_o this_o world_n be_v gather_v upon_o a_o heap_n into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o covetise_n man_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v ne_o content_a and_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v the_o scripture_n insatiabilis_fw-la oculus_fw-la cupidi_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la non_fw-la satiabitur_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la xiiii_o capitulo_fw-la the_o xxi_o history_n the._n xxi_o text_n of_z the_o god_n bacus_n refuse_v the_o manere_n for_o his_o condition_n shall_v be_v extue_v virtue_n and_o he_o ben_z set_v on_o steer_v thoroughe_o he_o man_n be_v to_o swine_n transmue_v the_o xxi_o gloze_v bacus_n be_v a_o man_n which_o first_o plant_v vine_n in_o grece_n and_o when_o they_o of_o the_o country_n feel_v the_o force_n of_o the_o wine_n which_o make_v they_o drunken_a and_o destytute_a of_o reason_n they_o say_v y_o t_o bacus_n be_v a_o god_n which_o have_v give_v so_o great_a force_n unto_o the_o plant_n so_o by_o bacus_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v dronkenes_n &_o therefore_o say_v othea_n to_o the_o good_a knight_n y_fw-es ●_o in_o no_o wise_n he_o ought_v to_o abandon_v himself_o to_o dronkenes_n for_o that_o be_v a_o right_a impatient_a vice_n to_o all_o nobleness_n and_o to_o a_o man_n which_o will_v use_v himself_o to_o reason_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v ipocras_n superfluytie_n of_o wine_n and_o meat_n destroy_v the_o body_n the_o soul_n and_o the_o verue_v the_o xxi_o allegory_n by_o the_o god_n bacus_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o sin_n of_o glotony_n from_o the_o which_o the_o good_a spirit_n ought_v to_o keep_v himself_o of_o glotony_n say_v s._n gregory_n in_o his_o moralle_n that_o when_o the_o vice_n of_o glotony_n take_v domination_n upon_o a_o person_n it_o appear_v than_o all_o the_o goodness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v &_o when_o the_o belly_n be_v not_o restrain_v by_o abstinence_n all_o virtue_n be_v together_o drown_v therefore_o say_v s._n paul_n norum_n finis_fw-la interitus_fw-la quorum_fw-la deus_fw-la venture_n est_fw-la it_z glorin_fw-mi inconfusione_n eorum_fw-la qui_fw-fr terrena_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la ●d_a philipense_n tetrio_fw-la capitulo_fw-la the_o xxii_o history_n the_o xxii_o text_n be_v not_o assote_v on_o the_o image_n of_o pygmalion_n if_o you_o u._fw-mi be_v wise_a for_o of_o such_o a_o figure_n visage_n the_o beaulte_n be_v seldom_o worth_a the_o price_n the_o xxii_o gloze_v pigmalion_n be_v a_o much_o subtle_a worker_n in_o make_v of_o image_n and_o a_o fable_n say_v y_o it_o for_o the_o great_a vylyte_n that_o he_o see_v in_o the_o woman_n of_o cidoyne_n he_o dispraise_v they_o much_o and_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v make_v a_o image_n y_fw-mi t_z no_o man_n shall_v reprove_v the_o make_v thereof_o he_o grave_v and_o make_v a_o image_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o sovereign_a beaulte_n when_o he_o have_v make_v it_o perfyte_n love_n which_o have_v the_o knowledge_n subtelly_n to_o ravysshe_v the_o heart_n make_v he_o amorous_a of_o his_o image_n and_o for_o it_o he_o be_v agrudge_v with_o the_o malady_n of_o love_n complaint_n and_o clamour_n with_o petious_a sigh_n he_o make_v unto_o it_o but_o the_o image_n of_o stone_n understode_v not_o his_o entention_n than_o go_v pygmalion_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n &_o make_v unto_o she_o so_o devoute_a a_o clamour_n that_o the_o god_n there_o of_o have_v pity_n &_o in_o demonstraunce_n thereof_o she_o lyght_v and_o set_v a_o fire_n the_o bronde_n which_o she_o hold_v in_o her_o hand_n than_o for_o the_o sign_n the_o lover_n be_v much_o joyous_a &_o haste_v he_o toward_o his_o image_n and_o take_v it_o betwixt_o his_o arm_n and_o somoch_v eschanse_v it_o w_o t_o his_o bare_a flesh_n that_o the_o image_n have_v life_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v and_o so_o pygmalion_n recover_v joy_n to_o this_o fable_n may_v be_v put_v many_o exposycyon_n and_o semblable_a to_o all_o other_o fable_n and_o therefore_o the_o poete_n make_v they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o entendemente_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v more_o sharp_a &_o subtyll_o to_o

day_n together_o to_o cast_v the_o bar_n of_o iron_n and_o as_o ganymede_n be_v not_o of_o power_n against_o the_o force_n of_o phoebus_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o rebound_n of_o the_o bar_n which_o phoebus_n cast_v so_o high_a that_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o sight_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o say_v othea_n that_o with_o his_o strong_a or_o most_o puyssaunte_a it_o be_v not_o good_a a_o man_n for_o to_o stryve_v for_o thereof_o may_v not_o come_v but_o inconvenience_n so_o say_v one_o sage_a a_o man_n for_o to_o play_v with_o the_o man_n that_o be_v ungracyous_a be_v sign_n of_o pride_n and_o be_v fyninish_v most_o commen_o with_o wrath_n the_o liii_o allegory_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o against_o his_o strong_a he_o ought_v not_o to_o enforce_v he_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understande_v that_o the_o good_a sprite_n ought_v not_o to_o enterprise_v over_o strong_a penance_n without_o counsel_n of_o this_o speak_v saint_n gregory_n in_o moralibus_fw-la that_o penytence_n profyte_v not_o but_o if_o it_o be_v discreet_a neither_o the_o virtue_n of_o abstynence_n be_v nothing_o worthy_a but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o ordain_v that_o it_o not_o more_o aspre_a than_o the_o body_n may_v sustain_v and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v that_o no_o simple_a person_n neither_o aught_o to_o enterprise_n penytence_n w_o toute_fw-fr the_o counsel_n of_o more_o dyscrert_n than_o himself_o therefore_o say_v the_o sage_a in_o his_o proverbe_n vbi_fw-la mul●a_fw-la consilia_fw-la ivi_fw-la erit_fw-la calus_n proverbiorum_fw-la secundo_fw-la capitulo_fw-la and_o the_o common_a proverb_n say_v omnia_fw-la fat_a cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la et_fw-la postea_fw-la non_fw-la penitebi●_n the_o liiii_o history_n the_o liiii_o text_n iason_n to_o resemble_v thyself_o well_o thou_o shall_v which_o by_o media_n in_o conquest_n give_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o golden_a flee_v wherefore_o he_o do_v she_o yield_v a_o right_n evyll_n guerdon_n after_o his_o vyctorie_n the_o liiii_o gloze_v iason_n be_v a_o knight_n of_o grece_n which_o go_v into_o a_o strange_a country_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n into_o the_o i_o will_v of_o colcos_n by_o the_o endictement_n or_o commandment_n of_o peleus_n his_o uncle_n which_o by_o envy_n desire_v his_o death_n there_o be_v a_o sheep_n which_o have_v he_o flee_v of_o gold_n &_o by_o enchauntement_n be_v keep_v but_o as_o the_o conquest_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o no_o man_n come_v thither_o but_o he_o lose_v his_o life_n medea_n which_o be_v daughter_n to_o y_z e_z king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v great_o surpryse_v with_o the_o love_n of_o jason_n that_o by_o the_o enchauntemente_n that_o she_o understode_v be_v in_o that_o faculty_n a_o sovereign_a maystres_n she_o give_v charm_n and_o teach_v enchauntemente_n to_o jason_n whereby_o he_o conquer_v the_o golden_a flee_v and_o thereby_o have_v honour_n above_o all_o knight_n lyve_n and_o be_v restore_v from_o death_n by_o medea_n to_o who_o he_o have_v promise_v for_o ever_o to_o be_v a_o loyal_a lover_n but_o after_o faith_n to_o he_o fail_v and_o he_o love_v another_o and_o she_o utter_o he_o refuse_v and_o forsake_v notwithstanding_o that_o she_o be_v of_o right_a sovereign_a beaulte_n therefore_o say_v my_o lady_n prudence_n to_o the_o good_a knight_n that_o he_o refuse_v to_o resemble_v jason_n which_o to_o much_o be_v misknow_v &_o desloyall_a unto_o she_o which_o have_v do_v to_o he_o great_a goodness_n as_o it_o be_v a_o villain_n thing_n to_o a_o knight_n to_o be_v ingrate_a unkind_a or_o mysknow_v any_o bounte_n or_o goodness_n that_o he_o have_v receyve_v be_v it_o of_o lady_n damosyll_n or_o other_o but_o he_o ought_v to_o remember_v it_o &_o yield_v guerdon_n therefore_o to_o his_o power_n to_o this_o purpose_n say_v hermes_n attend_v not_o to_o reward_v he_o which_o have_v show_v to_o the_o bounte_n for_o why_o thou_o ougte_v to_o remember_v it_o for_o ever_o the_o liiii_o allegory_n iason_n which_o be_v unkind_a ought_v not_o the_o good_a spirit_n to_o resemble_v which_o for_o the_o benefyte_n &_o goodness_n inenarrable_a receyve_v of_o his_o creator_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v unkind_a s._n barnard_n say_v upon_o the_o cantycle_n that_o ingratitude_n or_o unkindness_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o impediment_n of_o virtue_n the_o dispersion_n of_o meryte_n &_o the_o destruction_n of_o perdytion_n of_o good_a dede_n ingratytude_n be_v as_o a_o dryen_n wound_n y_o it_o dri_v up_o the_o fountain_n of_o pyte_n the_o dew_n of_o grace_n &_o the_o ryver_n of_o mercy_n to_o this_o purpose_n say_v the_o sage_a ingrati_fw-la enim_fw-la spe●_n tanquam_fw-la hibernalis_fw-la glatiis_fw-la tabescet_fw-la et_fw-fr disparie●_n tanquam_fw-la aqua_fw-la superuacna_fw-la sapientis_fw-la xvi_o capitulo_fw-la the_o lu_o history_n the_o lu_o text_n of_z the_o serpent_n gorgon_n flee_v the_o consystorie_n her_o fygure_n to_o regard_v beware_v thyself_o well_o the_o valyaunte_n perseus_n have_v in_o memory_n vhiche_n all_o the_o history_n thereof_o can_v the_o tell_v the_o lu_o gloze_v gorgon_n as_o say_v the_o fable_n be_v a_o damosel_n of_o soveraygne_a beaulte_n but_o because_o that_o phoebus_n have_v pastime_n with_o she_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o diane_n the_o god_n take_v therein_o so_o great_a displeasure_n that_o she_o transmue_v she_o into_o a_o serpent_n of_o right_a horryble_a fygure_n and_o such_o a_o property_n have_v that_o serpent_n that_o the_o man_n which_o behold_v she_o be_v sodeyn_o turn_v into_o a_o stone_n for_o the_o evil_a that_o of_o she_o do_v proceed_v perseus_n the_o valiant_a knight_n go_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o fierce_a beeste_n and_o in_o the_o resplendour_n or_o brightness_n of_o his_o shield_v which_o be_v all_o of_o gold_n he_o behold_v hynself_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o regard_v the_o evyll_n serpent_n &_o he_o do_v so_o much_o that_o he_o strike_v of_o her_o heed_n many_o exposytion_n may_v be_v make_v upon_o this_o say_a fable_n and_o gorgon_n may_v be_v understande_v for_o one_o 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