Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	die_v	life_n	live_v	6,262	5	5.6877	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36292	Biathanatos a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that selfe-homicide is not so naturally sinne, that it may never be otherwise : wherein the nature and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed / written by Iohn Donne ...	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing D1858; ESTC R13744	139,147	240

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produce_v not_o as_o though_o the_o prophet_n incline_v to_o it_o of_o his_o own_o disposition_n for_o it_o be_v express_o in_o the_o text_n that_o god_n command_v he_o to_o do_v it_o but_o because_o this_o be_v the_o only_a place_n in_o all_o the_o express_v scripture_n where_o those_o which_o offer_n or_o desirous_o admit_v violence_n to_o their_o own_o body_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v it_o by_o the_o express_a motion_n of_o god_n i_o collect_v from_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o boldness_n if_o other_o affirm_v without_o authority_n of_o the_o text_n that_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o other_o have_v the_o same_o foundation_n when_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o god_n when_o he_o will_v have_v it_o understand_v so_o be_v please_v to_o deliver_v it_o plain_o and_o express_o sect_n iii_o the_o next_o before_o we_o come_v to_o those_o who_o entire_o jo●…as_n kill_v themselves_o be_v jo●…as_n who_o by_o often_o wish_v his_o own_o death_n and_o move_v the_o 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my_o life_n from_o i_o for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v then_o to_o live_v and_o after_o he_o wish_v 43._o from_o his_o heart_n to_o die_v and_o say_v i_o do_v well_o to_o be_v 9_o angry_a unto_o the_o death_n jona._n st._n hierome_n call_v he_o sanctum_fw-la jonam_fw-la and_o when_o lyra_n observe_v that_o he_o have_v not_o do_v so_o to_o any_o of_o the_o other_o prophet_n he_o conclude_v that_o this_o holy_a testimony_n need_v most_o in_o jonas_n who_o by_o his_o many_o reluctation_n against_o god_n will_n may_v else_o fall_v into_o some_o suspicion_n of_o eternal_a perish_v which_o since_o we_o must_v be_v f●…r_n from_o fear_v in_o so_o eminent_a and_o exemplary_a a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o admit_v any_o such_o particular_a impulsion_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o hierome_n and_o lyra_n pronounce_v he_o holy_a for_o all_o these_o reluctation_n so_o may_v we_o esteem_v he_o advise_v and_o ordinate_a and_o rectify_v for_o all_o these_o approach_n which_o in_o wish_v and_o consent_v he_o make_v to_o his_o own_o death_n sect_n iv._o of_o those_o which_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v register_v 16._o to_o have_v kill_v themselves_o samson_n be_v the_o first_o a_o man_n so_o exemplar_n that_o not_o only_o the_o time_n before_o he_o have_v he_o in_o prophecy_n 16._o for_o of_o he_o it_o be_v say_v dan_fw-mi shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o the_o time_n after_o he_o more_o consummate_o in_o christ_n of_o who_o he_o be_v a_o figure_n but_o even_o in_o his_o own_o time_n other_o nation_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o type_n or_o copy_n of_o he_o in_o hercules_n his_o fact_n of_o selfe-killing_a be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o church_n to_o everlasting_a memory_n as_o the_o act_n of_o a_o martyr_n martyr_n and_o as_o very_o many_o other_o in_o their_o homily_n and_o exposition_n so_o that_o renown_a 4._o paulinus_n say_v god_n send_v i_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o sampsons_n blindness_n that_o i_o may_v live_v to_o god_n and_o look_v to_o death_n god_n and_o this_o general_a applause_n and_o concurrence_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o fact_n have_v make_v many_o think_v text_n or_o at_o least_o write_v that_o he_o purpose_v not_o to_o kill_v himself_o be_v loath_a either_o to_o depart_v from_o their_o opinion_n who_o extol_v he_o or_o to_o admit_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v countenance_v that_o manner_n of_o die_v of_o which_o persuasion_n 1._o two_o very_a learned_a man_n labour_v to_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o beside_o that_o such_o a_o expose_v of_o himself_o to_o inevitable_a danger_n be_v the_o same_o fault_n as_o selfe-homicide_n when_o there_o be_v any_o fault_n in_o it_o the_o very_a text_n be_v against_o they_o for_o samson_n die_v with_o these_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n 30._o let_v i_o lose_v my_o life_n with_o the_o philistines_n and_o though_o sometime_o these_o author_n add_v supra_fw-la that_o he_o intend_v not_o his_o own_o death_n principal_o but_o accidental_o as_o calvine_n also_o say_v that_o saint_n paul_n do_v not_o desire_v death_n for_o death_n sake_n but_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n this_o can_v remove_v no_o man_n from_o our_o side_n for_o we_o say_v the_o same_o that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v only_o when_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n may_v be_v promove_v by_o that_o way_n and_o no_o other_o therefore_o to_o justify_v this_o fact_n in_o samson_n history_n 12._o saint_n augustine_n equal_o zealous_a of_o samson_n honour_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n build_v still_o upon_o his_o old_a foundation_n that_o this_o be_v by_o the_o special_a inspiration_n from_o god_n which_o because_o it_o appear_v not_o in_o the_o history_n nor_o lie_v in_o proof_n may_v with_o the_o same_o easiness_n be_v refuse_v as_o it_o be_v present_v to_o give_v strength_n to_o this_o opinion_n of_o augustine_n 9_o our_o countryman_n sayr_n present_v one_o reason_n precede_v the_o fact_n and_o hisp._n pedraca_n the_o spaniard_n another_o subsequent_a the_o first_o be_v that_o he_o 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