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	life_n	lord_n	7,479	5	3.6814	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68048	The rule of perfection contayning a breif and perspicuous abridgement of all the wholle spirituall life, reduced to this only point of the (vvill of God.) Diuided into three partes. The first treating of the exteriour will of God, contayning the actiue life. The second of the interiour vvill contayning the contemplatiue life. The third of the essentiall vvill concerning the life supereminent. Composed by the R.F. Benet Capucin, preacher, of the holie order of Saint Francis, novv of the prouince of France, heertofore called VV. Fitch, of Canfeld in Essex.; Règle de perfection. Part 1-2. English.	Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610.	1609 (1609)	STC 10928.3; ESTC S115066	90,218	200

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part_n of_o thy_o sowlle_n from_o all_o spot_n of_o passion_n and_o disordinate_a affection_n and_o radical_o to_o plant_v my_o will_n in_o thou_o whereby_o to_o make_v thou_o my_o lively_a temple_n holy_a tabernacle_n paradise_n of_o pleasure_n and_o brief_a to_o make_v thou_o one_o spirit_n with_o i_o yea_o my_o own_o sweet_a spouse_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 2._o for_o sponsabo_fw-la te_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la i_o will_v espouse_v thou_o for_o ever_o the_o sowlle_n thus_o see_v that_o such_o be_v his_o divine_a will_n which_o be_v her_o only_a life_n and_o joy_n and_o to_o the_o which_o she_o aspire_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o heart_n with_o a_o unsatiable_a desire_n to_o resign_v herself_o whole_o thereunto_o 13._o answer_v domine_fw-la non_fw-la tan●um_fw-la pedes_fw-la meos_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la &_o caput_fw-la o_o lord_n wash_v not_o only_o my_o foot_n but_o my_o hand_n and_o head_n also_o that_o i_o may_v not_o only_o have_v clean_a foot_n for_o 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non_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o te_fw-la 4._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o spot_n in_o thou_o and_o therefore_o let_v i_o do_v my_o will_n in_o thou_o let_v i_o operate_v like_o a_o true_a spouse_n let_v my_o spirit_n repose_n in_o thou_o let_v i_o labour_v together_o with_o thou_o for_o that_o according_a to_o the_o word_n i_o have_v pass_v unto_o thou_o 2._o sponsabo_fw-la te_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la i_o will_v espouse_v thou_o in_o faith_n the_o sowlle_n have_v understand_v this_o mystery_n as_o one_o whole_o dissolve_v into_o sweetness_n and_o inflame_v with_o love_n 5._o say_v anima_fw-la mea_fw-la liquefacta_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la dilectus_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la i_o be_v whole_o dissolve_v assoon_o as_o i_o hear_v my_o belove_a speak_v and_o go_v on_o in_o spirit_n with_o the_o virgin_n marie_n say_v 1._o ecce_fw-la ancilla_fw-la domini_fw-la fiat_fw-la mihi_fw-la secundum_fw-la verbum_fw-la tuum_fw-la loe_o here_o thy_o handmaid_n oh_o lord_n be_v it_o unto_o i_o as_o thou_o have_v say_v and_o heerupon_o by_o such_o her_o sweet_a consent_n and_o hearty_a resignation_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n she_o become_v straight_o unite_v thereunto_o receive_v it_o into_o she_o and_o final_o be_v become_v thereby_o the_o mother_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o quoth_v he_o quicunque_fw-la fecerit_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la hic_fw-la frater_fw-la &_o soror_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la who_n so_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n he_o be_v my_o brother_n my_o sister_n and_o my_o mother_n and_o the_o sowlle_n have_v so_o spiritual_o conceive_v he_o and_o be_v become_v great_a of_o he_o she_o chary_o keep_v cherish_v nourish_v worship_v and_o adore_v he_o in_o her_o heart_n like_v as_o the_o virgin_n marie_n do_v in_o her_o body_n and_o so_o to_o be_v short_a she_o be_v bless_v not_o for_o be_v the_o womb_n which_o bear_v he_o or_o the_o teat_n which_o nurse_v 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