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
B00875	The Pomander of prayer.	Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?	1530 (1530)	STC 25421.3; ESTC S124473	37,614	66

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it_o be_v moo_v occupy_v if_o great_a study_v /_o besynesse_n /_o and_o care_n do_v occupy_v the_o mind_n /_o as_z to_o gete_a temporal_a riches_n &_o honour_n worldsy_a ꝓmocyon_n or_o other_o such_o pleasure_n no_o meruel_a if_o that_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v fyx_v in_o one_o thing_n specyal_o if_o it_o be_v in_a spyrytual_a but_o prayer_n since_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o part_n of_o contemplation_n /_o if_o it_o be_v pure_a /_o it_o have_v respect_n only_o or_o pryncypal_o unto_o one_o thing_n /_o which_o be_v god_n almyghty_a to_o who_o prayer_n ber_v the_o petycyon_n of_o the_o heart_n /_o &_o make_v supplicacyon_n for_o help_v but_o the_o hertes_fw-la of_o they_o that_o be_v occupy_v in_o many_o thing_n can_v not_o long_o be_v fyx_v on_o one_o thing_n /_o wherefore_o their_o prayer_n can_v not_o be_v long_o pure_a without_o distraction_n of_o mind_n martha_n be_v occupy_v about_o many_o thing_n x_o luce._n x_o &_o therefore_o she_o be_v trouble_v in_o her_o mind_n but_o mary_n occupy_v about_o one_o /_o do_v choose_v the_o better_a part_n and_o therefore_o she_o be_v quiet_a in_o spirit_n /_o &_o all_o togyder_n contemplatyve_a of_o the_o which_o example_n we_o may_v learn_v /_o that_o since_o both_o these_o woman_n be_v holy_a &_o moche_n accept_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n that_o the_o labour_n of_o they_o which_o be_v prelate_n &_o take_v cure_n of_o other_o and_o be_v content_a for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o leave_v their_o contemplacyon_n /_o &_o to_o take_v labour_n spirytual_a or_o temporal_a for_o their_o subgecte_n /_o been_v much_o merytoryoꝰ_n for_o albeit_o that_o they_o have_v distraccyon_n in_o their_o prayer_n /_o &_o sometime_o feel_v not_o such_o swetnes_n &_o flame_n of_o devocyon_n /_o as_z they_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v afore_o they_o die_v take_v that_o offyce_v on_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o be_v sure_a since_o their_o labour_n be_v for_o god_n /_o &_o help_n of_o soul_n /_o so_o much_o more_o rich_a be_v their_o meryte_n afore_o god_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o be_v labour_n &_o cure_n in_o so_o moche_v that_o these_o householder_n also_o /_o which_o dyscret_o and_o true_o do_v occupy_v the_o world_n for_o the_o mayntening_n of_o their_o household_n /_o albeit_o they_o comen_o have_v dystraction_n of_o mind_n in_o time_n of_o their_o prayer_n yet_o they_o not_o willing_a to_o have_v such_o evagation_n of_o mind_n if_o they_o often_o call_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v no_o less_o their_o meryte_n for_o as_o saint_n thomas_n say_v xi●_n xxij_o q●_n xxxiij_o arti_fw-la xi●_n holy_a man_n have_v sontyme_o evagacyon_n of_o mind_n in_o time_n of_o prayer_n and_o he_o say_v moreover_o that_o /_o that_o person_n do_v pray_v in_o spirit_n &_o truth_n /_o which_o moeve_v of_o the_o instinceyon_n of_o the_o holy_a goost_n procee_v and_o gooth_v to_o pray_v notwithstanding_o that_o for_o weykenes_n of_o spirit_n the_o mind_n afterward_o be_v wander_v &_o dystract_v 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