Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	evil_a	good_a	holy_a	5,780	5	4.4071	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18351	A sermon preached at Snarford in Lincolnshire at the funerals of Sir George Sanct-Paule, knight and baronet, December the 9. 1613 by Iohn Chadvvich ... ; together with a briefe and true relation of his vertuous life and holy death.	Chadwich, John.	1614 (1614)	STC 4930; ESTC S1548	20,059	34

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he_o as_o he_o be_v now_o as_o this_o excellent_a knowledge_n be_v afford_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o these_o word_n so_o the_o pelagian_o have_v gather_v deadly_a poison_n from_o the_o same_o to_o wit_n that_o man_n may_v come_v to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o perfection_n as_o to_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o sin_n in_o this_o world_n against_o who_o s._n hierome_n write_v the_o valentinian_o as_o irene_n report_v have_v teach_v the_o like_a and_o that_o they_o have_v seed_n of_o election_n in_o they_o the_o manichee_n think_v that_o renati_fw-la such_o as_o be_v regenerate_v come_v to_o that_o perfection_n in_o this_o life_n that_o they_o can_v not_o sin_v any_o more_o si_fw-mi maxim_n velint_fw-la howbeit_o they_o do_v much_o desire_n it_o against_o all_o these_o do_v but_o apply_v the_o distinction_n of_o perfection_n before_o handle_v and_o set_v down_o and_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o vain_a and_o idle_a yea_o how_o blasphemous_a these_o opinion_n be_v but_o to_o leave_v this_o to_o the_o 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