Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	devil_n	evil_a	good_a	5,638	5	3.8593	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88428	The vindication of an injured lady written by the Lady Francesca Maria Lucretia Plunkett, one of the ladies of the privy chamber of the queen-mother of England.	Loftus, Dudley, 1619-1695.	1667 (1667)	Wing L2829A; ESTC R43695	14,965	30

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must_v rather_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o no_o man_n can_v have_v invent_v so_o much_o mischief_n who_o have_v not_o the_o devil_n for_o his_o tutor_n for_o these_o work_n do_v far_o exceed_v humane_a understanding_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o canon_n law_n 26_o q._n 2._o cap._n qui_fw-la sine_fw-la salvatore_n where_o it_o be_v say_v hoec_fw-la vanitas_fw-la magicarum_fw-la artium_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈…〉_o ione_fw-la malorum_fw-la angelorum_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la terrarum_fw-la plurimis_fw-la secu●●_n 〈…〉_o luit_fw-la therefore_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o zoroastres_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o inventour_n of_o those_o art_n not_o in_o a_o strict_a sense_n because_o he_o first_o find_v they_o out_o but_o because_o he_o first_o receive_v they_o by_o tradition_n from_o the_o devil_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o writing_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o other_o man_n so_o that_o i_o be_o none_o of_o those_o who_o deny_v witch_n or_o witchcraft_n 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