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	time_n	7,731	5	3.9926	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12087	Vindiciæ senectutis, or, A plea for old-age which is senis cujusdam Cygnea cantio. And the severall points on parts of it, are laid downe at the end of the follovving introduction. By T.S. D.D.	Sheafe, Thomas, ca. 1559-1639.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 22391.8; ESTC S114120	74,342	246

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in_o reward_v he_o above_o other_o every_o good_a master_n do_v so_o and_o god_n be_v the_o best_a lord_n that_o any_o creature_n can_v serve_v he_o reward_v not_o only_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o day_n when_o all_o our_o work_n be_v do_v with_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n but_o the_o mean_a while_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n likewise_o while_o we_o be_v in_o work_v and_o even_o by_o mean_n of_o our_o work_n and_o for_o it_o as_o our_o reward_n with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o grace_n even_o here_o in_o this_o life_n such_o a_o servant_n shall_v double_v his_o talent_n and_o thereupon_o be_v make_v ruler_n over_o much_o and_o enter_v into_o his_o master_n joy_n chap._n iii_o prove_v that_o old-age_n be_v honourable_a we_o have_v see_v the_o old-man_n second_o privilege_n the_o three_o be_v honour_n honour_n on_o who_o soever_o it_o be_v honourable_a right_o confer_v be_v a_o great_a gift_n a_o good_a name_n 3_o be_v better_a than_o a_o precious_a ointment_n 1_o to_o be_v 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the_o very_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v both_o old-age_n and_o honour_n we_o read_v of_o agamemnon_n that_o when_o he_o entertain_v the_o worthy_n among_o the_o greek_n at_o a_o feast_n he_o prefer_v nestor_n old_z nestor_z above_o the_o rest_n and_o invite_v he_o first_o and_o gadera_n a_o city_n in_o spain_n be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v a_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o old-age_n as_o to_o the_o mistress_n of_o knowledge_n a_o good_a rule_n also_o it_o be_v which_o phocid_n menander_n give_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v honour_v a_o man_n of_o his_o father_n age_n as_o his_o father_n himself_o he_o will_v have_v also_o the_o old-man_n and_o the_o nobleman_n to_o be_v of_o equal_a honour_n chap._n four_o in_o which_o we_o