Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	life_n	7,349	5	4.3274	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91322	Dissertatio de pace, &c. Or, A discourse touching the peace & concord of the Church. Wherein is elegantly and acutely argued, that not so much a bad opinion, as a bad life, excludes a Christian out of the kingdom of heaven; and that the things necessary to be known for the attainment of salvation, are very few and easie: and finally, that those, who pass amongst us under the name of hereticks, are notwithstanding to be tolerated.; Dissertatio de pace. English	Przypkowski, Samuel, 1592-1670.; Biddle, John, 1615-1662,	1653 (1653)	Wing P4133; Thomason E1495_1; ESTC R203302	40,192	82

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thing_n situate_v on_o high_a be_v wont_a to_o have_v a_o hard_a and_o difficult_a access_n so_o also_o have_v that_o tower_a height_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v nor_o be_v it_o for_o every_o man_n to_o get_v up_o through_o steep_a ascent_n especial_o for_o they_o who_o earthly_a mind_n and_o dull_a spirit_n press_v they_o down_o to_o low_a desire_n and_o therefore_o to_o the_o great_a destruction_n of_o mankind_n another_o way_n to_o happiness_n have_v heen_n invent_v easy_a indeed_o and_o expedite_v but_o such_o as_o reach_v not_o to_o the_o end_n aim_v at_o for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n think_v it_o very_o toilsome_a to_o ascend_v thither_o by_o holiness_n of_o life_n seek_v out_o a_o short_a cut_n consist_v in_o the_o mere_a confession_n of_o faith_n and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o great_a part_n as_o yet_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n not_o care_v what_o their_o action_n be_v so_o their_o opinion_n be_v right_a and_o though_o extreme_o curious_a to_o pry_v 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and_o this_o be_v a_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n as_o they_o term_v it_o and_o a_o distinct_a explication_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n undoubted_o no_o man_n can_v comprehend_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o restless_a disposition_n of_o our_o mind_n do_v here_o in_o vain_a bestir_v itself_o to_o reach_v so_o high_a a_o mystery_n in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v indeed_o by_o our_o reason_n very_o easy_o separate_v not_o only_a defect_n but_o also_o the_o very_a shadow_n of_o imperfection_n from_o so_o great_a a_o majesty_n but_o to_o form_v in_o our_o mind_n a_o image_n worthy_a of_o that_o most_o noble_a essence_n be_v beyond_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o mortality_n and_o consequent_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v not_o but_o to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v though_o we_o be_v never_o so_o much_o bind_v to_o it_o yet_o be_v we_o not_o able_a unless_o perhaps_o that_o god_n be_v the_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o 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