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	quicken_v	5,491	5	10.4511	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77132	The description and confutation of mysticall Anti-Christ, the Familists; or, An information drawn up and published for the confirmation and comfort of the faithfull, against many Antichristian Familisticall doctrines which are frequently preached and printed in England: particularly in those dangerous books called Theologia Germanica, the Bright Star, Divinity and Philosophy dissected. / Written by Benjamin Bourne. Published according to order.	Bourne, Benjamin, fl. 1646.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3844; Thomason E349_21; STC 672; ESTC R201037	116,136	151

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down_o to_o the_o earth_n the_o stout_a and_o proud_a lofty_a spirit_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v in_o this_o world_n they_o that_o have_v be_v forward_o for_o the_o devil_n they_o that_o have_v be_v resolute_a that_o will_v venture_v life_n and_o all_o for_o antichrist_n even_o they_o god_n have_v change_v and_o of_o these_o that_o never_o man_n have_v any_o hope_n of_o have_v god_n take_v and_o make_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n do_v ever_o any_o man_n fin_n exceed_v the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n and_o be_v ever_o any_o man_n more_o forward_a in_o waste_v and_o persecute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n than_o paul_n be_v be_v he_o not_o a_o true_a and_o trusty_a servant_n to_o the_o devil_n gal._n 1.13_o 14._o act._n 9.1_o