Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	earth_n	heaven_n	holy_a	7,009	5	4.7805	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29193	Castigations of Mr. Hobbes his last animadversions in the case concerning liberty and universal necessity wherein all his exceptions about that controversie are fully satisfied.	Bramhall, John, 1594-1663.	1657 (1657)	Wing B4214; ESTC R34272	289,829	584

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of_o fatal_a destiny_n there_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n two_o sort_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o 160._o english_a translate_v devil_n one_o be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v satan_n diabolus_fw-la abaddon_n which_o signify_v in_o english_a a_o enemy_n a_o accuser_n and_o a_o destroyer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o devil_n be_v but_o wicked_a man_n the_o other_o sort_n of_o devil_n be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n daemonia_fw-la which_o be_v the_o feign_a god_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o be_v neither_o body_n nor_o spiritual_a substance_n but_o mere_a fancy_n and_o fiction_n of_o terrify_a heart_n feign_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o other_o heathen_a people_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v nothing_o so_o t._n h._n have_v kill_v the_o great_a infernal_a devil_n and_o all_o his_o black_a angel_n and_o lest_o no_o devil_n to_o be_v fear_v but_o devil_n incarnate_a that_o be_v wicked_a man_n and_o for_o hell_n he_o describe_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n to_o be_v a_o confederacy_n of_o deceiver_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o place_n which_o set_v forth_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o 333._o holy_a scripture_n do_v design_n metaphorical_o a_o grief_n and_o discontent_n of_o mind_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o eternal_a felicity_n in_o other_o which_o they_o themselves_o 244._o through_o their_o own_o incredulity_n and_o disobedience_n have_v lose_v as_o if_o metaphorical_a description_n do_v not_o bear_v sad_a truth_n in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o literal_a as_o if_o final_a desperation_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o little_a fit_a of_o grief_n or_o discontent_n and_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o transitory_a passion_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o loss_n so_o easy_o to_o be_v bear_v to_o be_v deprive_v for_o evermore_o of_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o last_o as_o if_o the_o damn_a beside_o that_o unspeakable_a loss_n do_v not_o likewise_o suffer_v actual_a torment_n 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