Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	conversion_n	young_a	youth_n	23	3	8.2731	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16680	A spiritual spicerie containing sundrie sweet tractates of devotion and piety. By Ri. Brathwait, Esq.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.; Jacobus, de Gruytrode, fl. 1440-1475.	1638 (1638)	STC 3586; ESTC S106112	100,652	500

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which_o will_v not_o rend_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o so_o great_a love_n yea_o melt_v like_o wax_n if_o all_o these_o aforesaid_a benefit_n shall_v be_v do_v it_o i_o do_v not_o then_o complain_v to_o thou_o o_o most_o benign_a father_n of_o my_o soul_n for_o that_o she_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o she_o ought_v but_o of_o thy_o son_n who_o have_v so_o forcible_o allure_v she_o with_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v leave_v i_o in_o so_o great_a misery_n a_o answer_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o flesh._n cap._n xv._n attend_v and_o hearken_v what_o answer_v this_o most_o gracious_a father_n make_v to_o the_o flesh._n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o be_v my_o creature_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o justice_n with_o mercy_n whereas_o then_o thou_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o soul_n handmaid_n yet_o have_v ever_o a_o desire_n to_o play_v the_o mistress_n and_o demeaning_a thyself_o always_o inordinate_o have_v cause_v she_o to_o serve_v thou_o and_o not_o i_o by_o 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