Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	delight_v	good_a	great_a	257	3	2.1547	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64291	A new confutation of Sadducism being a true narrative of the wonderful expressions and actions of a spirit which infested the house of Andrew Mackie of Ringcroft in the county of Galloway in Scotland, from February to May 1695 : containing, among other things, predictions as to future times in a letter writ with blood, and dropt by the said spirit / writ by Mr. Alexander Telfair.	Telfair, Alexander.	1696 (1696)	Wing T622; ESTC R2406	11,426	20

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here_o may_v be_v every_o whit_n as_o necessary_a and_o useful_a as_o there_o and_o that_o too_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n hint_v by_o the_o reverend_a author_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n viz._n for_o the_o confutation_n of_o grow_a atheism_n or_o at_o least_o of_o sadducism_n by_o which_o man_n pretend_v to_o dispute_v the_o existence_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o be_v of_o a_o heaven_n or_o a_o hell_n because_o their_o luxuriant_a principle_n and_o loose_a practice_n render_v they_o obnoxious_a to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o one_o and_o condemn_v to_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v their_o interest_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o this_o narrative_n will_v be_v entertain_v with_o the_o scoff_v and_o flout_n of_o our_o deist_n and_o socinian_n who_o though_o they_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o own_v it_o yet_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o mighty_a 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