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
A96627	The vvay to life and death. Laid down in a sermon, 1629. before the Lord Major of London then being. / By N. Waker M.A. late minister of Jesus Christ at Lawndon in Buckinghamshire. Now published for the reasonableness of the advice therein given, touching the five controverted points, viz. predestination, general redemption, freewill, conversion, and perseverance of the siants. Directing a safe way for the practice of private Christians, as confessed by the disputants on both sides.	Waker, Nathaniel.; Waker, John.	1655 (1655)	Wing W281; Thomason E1639_1; ESTC R209056	41,542	102

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philosopher_n know_v of_o so_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 3._o de_fw-fr a_fw-fr c._n 5._o this_o be_v concreated_a with_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v take_v away_o but_o by_o annihilate_v of_o it_o the_o soul_n consider_v spiritual_o may_v be_v dead_a while_o it_o thus_o life_n if_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n we_o will_v brief_o see_v what_o this_o include_v you_o shall_v live_v that_o be_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o how_o happy_a will_v the_o damn_a spirit_n think_v themselves_o if_o they_o may_v not_o die_v though_o they_o may_v not_o live_v that_o indeed_o they_o may_v not_o be_v at_o all_o rather_o than_o so_o miserable_a you_o shall_v live_v that_o be_v a_o happy_a life_n here_o natural_a natural_a a_o natural_a life_n full_a of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n godliness_n which_o include_v mortification_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n our_o clothes_n shall_v warm_v we_o our_o food_n nonrish_v we_o 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