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	work_n	6,979	5	5.5332	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09364	The first part of The cases of conscience Wherein specially, three maine questions concerning man, simply considered in himselfe, are propounded and resolued, according to the word of God. Taught and deliuered, by M. William Perkins in his Holy-day lectures, by himselfe revised before his death, and now published for the benefit of the Church.; Cases of conscience. Part 1	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1625.	1604 (1604)	STC 19668; ESTC S114413	95,900	200

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temptation_n or_o trouble_v of_o mind_n arise_v from_o a_o man_n own_o body_n before_o i_o enter_v to_o speak_v thereof_o one_o question_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n must_v be_v answer_v namely_o how_o the_o body_n shall_v or_o how_o it_o can_v trouble_v the_o mind_n consider_v that_o the_o soul_n or_o mind_n be_v not_o bodily_a but_o spiritual_a and_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n that_o that_o which_o be_v bodily_a shall_v either_o alter_v or_o trouble_v a_o spirit_n for_o a_o answer_n hereunto_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v first_o of_o all_o the_o action_n of_o man_n do_v proceed_v from_o one_o only_a fountain_n and_o common_a cause_n the_o soul_n and_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n thereof_o the_o body_n of_o itself_o be_v not_o a_o agent_n in_o any_o work_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o dead_a instrument_n in_o &_o by_o which_o the_o soul_n produce_v all_o action_n and_o work_n second_o the_o most_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v such_o as_o 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work_n now_o his_o tool_n take_v not_o away_o the_o skill_n of_o his_o workmanship_n nor_o his_o power_n of_o work_v but_o keep_v he_o from_o do_v that_o well_o which_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v and_o can_v do_v well_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o body_n be_v corrupt_v hinder_v the_o work_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o work_n of_o the_o soul_n nor_o the_o ability_n of_o work_v but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o corrupt_a instrument_n it_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o corrupt_a work_n the_o temptation_n follow_v the_o body_n cause_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o mind_n two_o way_n either_o by_o melancholy_n or_o by_o other_o strange_a alteration_n in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o oftentimes_o befall_v man_n in_o what_o sort_n we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a common_a thing_n yea_o more_o common_a than_o the_o former_a touch_v melancholy_a sundry_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v for_o our_o instruction_n and_o for_o 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