Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	dead_a	life_n	live_v	7,322	5	6.0283	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86451	The grand prerogative of humane nature namely, the souls naturall or native immortality, and freedome from corruption, shewed by many arguments, and also defended against the rash and rude conceptions of a late presumptuous authour, who hath adventured to impugne it. By G.H. Gent.	Holland, Guy, 1587?-1660.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2417; Thomason E1438_2; ESTC R202443	95,057	144

from_o the_o star_n and_o the_o poet_n in_o relation_n also_o to_o this_o do_v feign_v that_o prometheus_n steal_v fire_n from_o heaven_n wherewith_o he_o give_v life_n to_o his_o man_n of_o clay_n which_o he_o have_v make_v now_o fire_n as_o we_o know_v be_v a_o element_n always_o in_o action_n yea_o even_o then_o when_o it_o be_v rake_v up_o in_o ash_n for_o even_o then_o it_o work_v both_o upon_o the_o food_n that_o maintain_v it_o and_o also_o on_o the_o adjoin_a body_n wherefore_o no_o charm_n no_o medicine_n soporiferous_a can_v cast_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n into_o such_o a_o dull_a and_o deadly_a heaviness_n as_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v a_o feel_n of_o itself_o nor_o be_v awake_v by_o any_o other_o voice_n than_o that_o of_o the_o last_o trumpet_n which_o shall_v with_o a_o dreadful_a find_v call_v all_o to_o judgement_n and_o which_o noise_n shall_v be_v hear_v even_o by_o body_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dead_a or_o more_o corrupt_a 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principal_a socinian_n be_v the_o stout_a champion_n in_o this_o attempt_n therefore_o let_v we_o hear_v he_o what_o he_o say_v holy_a man_n say_v he_o after_o their_o change_n of_o this_o present_a life_n with_o death_n be_v say_v in_o the_o scripture_n not_o to_o be_v any_o long_o 5.6_o psal_n 39.14.37.10_o jerem._n 21.15_o matth._n 2.18_o thren_n 5.6_o and_o be_v dead_a do_v neither_o live_v actual_o nor_o understand_v etc._n etc._n and_o though_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n return_v to_o he_o that_o give_v they_o as_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v elsewhere_o yet_o that_o those_o same_o spirit_n be_v person_n which_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o be_v sensible_a or_o do_v now_o enjoy_v pleasure_n everlasting_a be_v a_o thing_n so_o far_o off_o from_o be_v teach_v we_o by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n it_o be_v easy_o show_v to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o they_o and_o that_o also_o by_o reason_n very_o evident_a for_o paul_n affirm_v that_o if_o the_o resurrection_n 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of_o his_o own_o kind_n as_o total_o and_o adequate_o as_o one_o beast_n do_v generate_v another_o do_v not_o speak_v like_o a_o philosopher_n and_o beside_o do_v unjust_o disparage_v and_o disgrace_v his_o own_o lineage_n and_o violate_v the_o right_n of_o 〈◊〉_d creation_n chap._n xii_o a_o solution_n of_o the_o adversary_n objection_n together_o with_o some_o other_o of_o doctor_n daniel_n sennertus_n these_o former_a notandum_n have_v be_v premise_v we_o need_v not_o dwell_v long_o upon_o answer_v of_o objection_n for_o by_o they_o the_o way_n be_v open_v already_o and_o that_o which_o before_o have_v be_v deliver_v will_v not_o need_v any_o more_o than_o application_n object_n 1._o whole_a man_n be_v generate_v by_o man_n therefore_o all_o his_o part_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o if_o both_o be_v generate_v than_o both_o be_v mortal_a answ_n whole_a man_n be_v generate_v by_o man_n i_o grant_v it_o therefore_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v generate_v i_o distinguish_v that_o 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