Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	death_n	jesus_n	sin_n	7,149	5	4.5195	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41384	The fundamentals of the Protestant religion asserted by reason as well as Scriptvre written in French by the famous Monsieur de Gombaud ; made English by Sidnet Lodge ; to which is added his Letters to Monsieur de Militiere and other personages of the French-court upon the same subject.	Gombauld, Jean Ogier de, d. 1666.; Lodge, Sidney, b. 1648 or 9.	1682 (1682)	Wing G1024; ESTC R14808	82,659	180

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shall_v abhor_v and_o detest_v the_o belief_n of_o their_o father_n and_o will_v say_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o our_o predecessor_n have_v be_v so_o silly_a and_o stupid_a or_o so_o extreme_o harden_v by_o custom_n or_o so_o very_o careless_a in_o search_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o have_v believe_v thing_n altogether_o incredible_a what_o spirit_n of_o pride_n what_o high_a presumption_n have_v possess_v these_o council_n who_o have_v imagine_v they_o can_v appoint_v better_a order_n for_o divine_a service_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v do_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o own_o son_n i_o will_v then_o conclude_v with_o the_o wise_a man_n or_o at_o least_o with_o his_o translator_n who_o make_v he_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n ecclesiastes_n chap._n 3._o

acknowledge_v that_o the_o universe_n be_v as_o a_o visible_a word_n that_o bespeak_v and_o manifest_o prove_v a_o god_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o which_o our_o eloquence_n be_v silent_a at_o least_o so_o imperfect_a and_o contradictory_n to_o itself_o that_o what_o it_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v to_o light_n it_o make_v more_o obscure_a i_o observe_v that_o every_o thing_n tend_v to_o its_o natural_a end_n punctual_o do_v its_o duty_n unless_o man_n for_o he_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n take_v part_n with_o the_o devil_n themselves_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o thus_o ingrateful_o sin_v against_o he_o from_o who_o he_o have_v receive_v such_o infinite_a favour_n who_o have_v make_v he_o in_o as_o great_a perfection_n as_o can_v be_v though_o not_o a_o god_n yet_o after_o his_o own_o image_n but_o as_o the_o first_o product_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v vanity_n and_o pride_n so_o that_o of_o his_o body_n be_v cain_n the_o murderer_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o as_o 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