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	spiritual_a	5,356	5	6.8798	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05370	Ravvleigh his ghost. Or a feigned apparition of Syr VValter Rawleigh to a friend of his, for the translating into English, the booke of Leonard Lessius (that most learned man) entituled, De prouidentia numinis, & animi immortalitate: written against atheists, and polititians of these dayes. Translated by A. B.; De providentia numinis, et animi immortalitate. English	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1631 (1631)	STC 15523; ESTC S102372	201,300	468

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man_n do_v live_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n that_o in_o the_o next_o life_n see_v in_o this_o it_o can_v it_o may_v come_v &_o arryve_v to_o its_o perfection_n since_o otherwise_o in_o vain_a shall_v that_o capacity_n and_o extension_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v give_v she_o in_o vain_a shall_v that_o unquenchbale_n desire_v of_o knowledge_n be_v engraft_v in_o she_o for_o that_o capacity_n and_o desire_n be_v in_o vain_a which_o can_v be_v fill_v and_o satisfy_v beside_o it_o be_v most_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o nature_n which_o in_o the_o small_a &_o most_o despicable_a thing_n never_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o a_o due_a purpose_n &_o end_n shall_v in_o the_o most_o noble_a creature_n of_o all_o work_n and_o labour_n so_o much_o in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o design_a drift_n or_o project_n the_o xiiii_o reason_n chap._n xv._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n can_v know_v itself_o in_o this_o life_n except_o it_o be_v very_o obscure_o and_o confuse_o 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faculty_n how_o they_o perform_v their_o function_n how_o the_o object_n do_v meet_v and_o associate_v themselves_o with_o their_o faculty_n how_o the_o organ_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o sense_n do_v concur_v and_o cooperate_v with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o these_o and_o almost_o all_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o herself_o the_o soul_n be_v strange_o blind_a and_o divine_v and_o coniecture_v of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dream_n therefore_o if_o the_o soul_n do_v perish_v together_o with_o the_o body_n she_o never_o know_v herself_o but_o remain_v ignorant_a thereof_o both_o when_o she_o be_v first_o engender_v while_o she_o live_v and_o after_o her_o death_n but_o now_o it_o be_v most_o fit_a both_o in_o nature_n and_o reason_n that_o sometime_o she_o may_v be_v able_a to_o contemplate_v herself_o to_o see_v and_o perfect_o to_o apprehend_v she_o own_o beauty_n nature_n and_o ornament_n for_o as_o nothing_o more_o clear_o belong_v to_o the_o soul_n than_o her_o own_o nature_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v intrinsical_v and_o inward_a to_o she_o so_o no_o knowledge_n be_v more_o necessary_a to_o she_o than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o herself_o and_o thing_n appertain_v to_o she_o for_o she_o be_v most_o near_o and_o de●re_a to_o herself_o therefore_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v grant_v that_o she_o be_v not_o extinguish_v after_o this_o life_n but_o that_o after_o she_o be_v once_o free_v of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o all_o corporal_a object_n which_o afore_o she_o apprehend_v by_o help_n of_o the_o external_a sense_n and_o that_o by_o mean_n thereof_o she_o enjoy_v she_o own_o simplicity_n then_o shall_v she_o see_v herself_o distinct_o and_o clear_o and_o shall_v daily_o esteem_v those_o her_o good_n &_o ornament_n which_o in_o this_o life_n she_o so_o small_o prize_v for_o one_o kind_n of_o understanding_n agree_v to_o she_o while_o she_o be_v tie_v to_o this_o mortal_a body_n another_o when_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n death_n she_o shall_v 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the_o autumn_n &_o winter_n in_o like_a sort_n thing_n natural_a do_v grow_v and_o after_o decay_n or_o die_v still_o one_o thing_n beget_v another_o without_o cessation_n or_o end_n to_o the_o perpetuate_n of_o the_o same_o species_n or_o kind_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o high_a power_n than_o nature_n herself_o by_o the_o which_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v effect_v four_o we_o observe_v that_o man_n be_v first_o beget_v form_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n bear_v increase_v come_v to_o his_o full_a growth_n or_o vigour_n grow_v old_a and_o die_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o other_o more_o perfect_a live_a creature_n do_v and_o that_o he_o consist_v of_o the_o say_a member_n and_o organ_n therefore_o there_o be_v the_o like_a end_n of_o man_n life_n as_o of_o other_o creature_n and_o as_o they_o do_v utter_o perish_v away_o after_o death_n s_o also_o do_v man_n last_o if_o 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