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	soul_n	think_v	5,441	5	4.8272	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

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her_o own_o fiction_n why_o 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n ought_v the_o wife_n to_o carpit_v towards_o her_o husband_n let_v the_o woman_n ●ith_o paul_n learn_v in_o silence_n with_o all_o subjecti●●_n but_o i_o suffer_v not_o a_o woman_n to_o teach_v or_o to_o ●urp_v authority_n over_o the_o man_n but_o to_o be_v in_o ●●●ence_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 11_o 12._o it_o be_v a_o unseemly_a thing_n to_o see_v a_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d much_o as_o once_o in_o all_o her_o life-time_n to_o ●●fer_v to_o overtop_n her_o husband_n she_o ought_v 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n to_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o he_o use_v to_o do_v all_o she_o do_v as_o have_v her_o war●●nt_n licence_n and_o authority_n from_o he_o ●nd_v indeed_o here_o be_v her_o glory_n even_o to_o be_v ●ider_v he_o as_o the_o church_n be_v under_o christ._n ●ow_o she_o open_v her_o mouth_n in_o wisdom_n and_o 〈◊〉_d her_o tongue_n be_v the_o law_n of_o kindness_n pro._n ●1_n 26._o 3._o take_v heed_n of_o affect_v immodest_a apparel_n or_o a_o wanton_a 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before_o he_o answ._n indeed_o there_o be_v some_o wife_n ●_o great_a slavory_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o ungodly_a husband_n and_o as_o such_o shall_v be_v pit●ed_v and_o pray_v for_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v ●o_o much_o the_o more_o watchful_a and_o circumspect_a in_o all_o their_o way_n 1._o therefore_o be_v thou_o very_o faithful_a ●o_o he_o in_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n 2._o bare_a with_o patience_n his_o unruly_a and_o ●nconverted_a behaviour_n thou_o be_v alive_a ●e_n be_v dead_a thou_o be_v principled_a with_o grace_n he_o with_o sin_n now_o then_o see_v grace_n be_v strong_a than_o sin_n and_o ver●●e_v than_o vice_n be_v not_o overcome_v with_o ●is_n vileness_n but_o overcome_v that_o with_o thy_o ●ertues_n rom._n 12._o 21._o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o ●●ose_v that_o be_v gracious_a to_o be_v as_o lavish_v 〈◊〉_d their_o word_n etc._n etc._n as_o those_o that_o be_v ●raceless_a they_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n ●re_n of_o great_a understanding_n but_o they_o that_o ●re_n hasty_a in_o spirit_n exalt_v folly_n prov._n 14._o ●9_n 3._o thy_o wisdom_n therefore_o if_o at_o any_o ●●e_v thou_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o speak_v to_o thy_o ●●sband_n for_o his_o conviction_n concern_v ●●y_a thing_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n it_o be_v to_o observe_v convenient_a time_n and_o season_n there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o keep_v silence_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d to_o speak_v eccles._n 3._o 7._o now_o for_o the_o right_n time_v thy_o intention_n consider_v first_o his_o disposition_n and_o ta●●_n he_o when_o he_o be_v far_o off_o of_o those_o fil●●●_n passion_n that_o be_v thy_o affliction_n abig●●_n will_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o her_o chur●●_n husband_n tell_v his_o wine_n be_v go_v fo●●_n him_z and_o he_o in_o a_o sober_a temper_n 1_o sa●_n 25._o 36_o 37._o the_o want_n of_o this_o obseru●●●on_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o so_o much_o be_v spok●●_n and_o so_o little_o effect_v 2._o take_v he_o at_o those_o time_n when_o 〈◊〉_d have_v his_o heart_n take_v with_o thou_o and_o wh●●_n he_o show_v token_n of_o love_n and_o deli●●●_n in_o thou_o thus_o do_v esther_n with_o the_o ki●●_n her_o husband_n and_o prevail_v est._n 5._o 3_o ●_o and_o 7._o 1_o 2._o 3._o observe_v when_o conviction_n seize●_n his_o conscience_n and_o then_o follow_v the●_n with_o sound_n and_o grave_a say_n of_o the_o scri●●tures_n somewhat_o like_a to_o this_o deal_v m●●noah's_n wife_n with_o her_o husband_n judg._n 1st_a 22_o 23._o yet_o then_o 1._o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o 2._o and_o none_o of_o they_o savour_v of_o a_o lord_v it_o over_o he_o but_o speak_v thou_o still_o as_o to_o thy_o head_n and_o lord_n by_o way_n of_o entreaty_n and_o beseech_v 3._o and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o sympathy_n &_o bowel_n of_o affection_n after_o his_o good_a that_o the_o manner_n of_o thy_o speech_n and_o behaviour_n in_o speak_v may_v be_v to_o he_o a_o argument_n that_o thou_o speak_v in_o love_n as_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o misery_n and_o inflame_v in_o thy_o soul_n with_o desire_n after_o his_o conversion_n 4._o and_o follow_v thy_o word_n and_o behaviour_n with_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o his_o soul._n 5._o still_o keep_v thyself_o in_o a_o holy_a chaste_a and_o modest_a behaviour_n before_o he_o object_n but_o my_o husband_n be_v a_o sot_n a_o fool_n and_o one_o that_o have_v not_o wit_n enough_o to_o follow_v his_o outward_a employment_n in_o the_o world_n answ._n first_o though_o all_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o thou_o must_v know_v he_o be_v thy_o head_n thy_o lord_n and_o thy_o husband_n 2._o therefore_o thou_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o desire_v to_o usurp_v authority_n over_o he_o he_o be_v not_o make_v for_o thou_o that_o be_v for_o