Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	divine_a	holy_a	son_n	7,564	5	5.7178	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68054	Nicholas Flammel, his exposition of the hieroglyphicall figures which he caused to bee painted vpon an arch in St. Innocents Church-yard, in Paris. Together with the secret booke of Artephius, and the epistle of Iohn Pontanus: concerning both the theoricke and the practicke of the philosophers stone. Faithfully, and (as the maiesty of the thing requireth) religiously done into English out of the French and Latine copies. By Eirenæus Orandus, qui est, vera veris enodans; Figures hierogliphiques. English	Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418.; Artephius. Liber secretus artis occultae.; Pontanus, Joannes, d. 1572. Epistola de lapide philosophorum.; Orandus, Eirenaeus.	1624 (1624)	STC 11027; ESTC S102276	53,157	276

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varias_fw-la docilis_fw-la sum●re_fw-la formas_fw-la inopina_fw-la dei_fw-la plurima_fw-la peragunt_fw-la non_fw-la succedunt_fw-la quae_fw-la fore_fw-la speras_fw-la quae_fw-la fore_fw-la nemo_fw-la posse_fw-la putaret_fw-la saepe_fw-la expediunt_fw-la numina_fw-la qualem_fw-la haec_fw-la sortita_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la mihi_fw-la finem_fw-la many_o shape_n of_o fate_n there_o be_v much_o do_v beyond_o our_o hope_n we_o see_v what_o we_o think_v sure_a god_n often_o stay_v and_o find_v for_o thing_n vndreamed_a of_o way_n for_o so_o do_v this_o succeed_v to_o i_o and_o so_o i_o wish_v it_o may_v to_o thou_o eirenaeus_n orandus_fw-la place_v this_o arch_n 〈…〉_z nicolas_n flamel_n et_fw-fr percomment_fw-fr les_fw-fr innocens_fw-la furenelle_n sa_o femme_fw-fr rent_n occis_n par_fw-la le_z commandment_n dv_o roy_n herodes_n the_o book_n of_o the_o hieroglyphicall_a figure_n of_o nicholas_n flammel_n eternal_o praise_v be_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n which_o lift_v the_o humble_a from_o the_o base_a dust_n and_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o such_o as_o hope_v in_o he_o to_o rejoice_v which_o of_o his_o grace_n open_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v the_o spring_n of_o his_o bounty_n and_o put_v under_o their_o foot_n the_o worldly_a sphere_n or_o circle_n of_o all_o earthly_a happiness_n in_o he_o be_v always_o our_o trust_n in_o his_o fear_n our_o felicity_n in_o his_o mercy_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o reparation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o in_o our_o prayer_n our_o unshake_a assurance_n and_o thou_o o_o god_n almighty_a as_o thy_o benignity_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o open_v upon_o earth_n before_o i_o thy_o unworthy_a servant_n all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n so_o may_v it_o please_v thy_o great_a clemency_n then_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o live_n to_o open_v unto_o i_o the_o treasure_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o let_v i_o behold_v thy_o divine_a face_n the_o majesty_n whereof_o be_v a_o delight_n unspeakable_a and_o the_o ravish_a joy_n whereof_o never_o ascend_v