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	lord_n	soul_n	6,920	5	4.8290	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14844	Six excellent treatises of life and death collected (and published in French) by Philip Mornay, sieur du Plessis ; and now (first) translated into English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage.; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397.; Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.	1607 (1607)	STC 18155; ESTC S94239	82,027	544

to_o taste_v in_o live_v under_o thy_o protection_n thou_o be_v admirable_a gracious_o good_a in_o time_n of_o affliction_n in_o that_o by_o such_o mean_n thou_o heale_v our_o spiritual_a malady_n and_o visit_v we_o thus_o in_o this_o world_n thou_o frame_v we_o to_o meditate_v on_o a_o better_a life_n thou_o thyself_o have_v show_v we_o a_o lively_a example_n thereof_o it_o be_v true_a that_o i_o find_v it_o hard_o to_o digest_v but_o thou_o be_v bring_v to_o another_o manner_n of_o condition_n when_o to_o redeem_v i_o from_o hell_n thou_o do_v descend_v thither_o and_o for_o the_o reconcile_a i_o to_o thy_o heavenly_a father_n do_v undergo_v his_o curse_n by_o reason_n of_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v so_o many_o time_n deserve_v hell_n and_o everlasting_a fire_n and_o thou_o deliver_v i_o i_o be_v secure_a that_o i_o have_v a_o part_n in_o thy_o merit_n and_o obedience_n and_o that_o i_o be_o one_o of_o thy_o coheire_n to_o reign_v one_o day_n with_o thou_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o even_o at_o this_o present_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o affliction_n to_o be_v seat_v nevertheless_o in_o heavenly_a place_n have_v therefore_o my_o part_n in_o so_o many_o felicity_n why_o shall_v i_o grudge_v to_o suffer_v a_o little_a time_n by_o mean_n whereof_o thou_o mean_v to_o awake_v improove_v and_o draw_v i_o near_o to_o thou_o but_o see_v thou_o know_v i_o better_o than_o i_o know_v myself_o if_o thou_o please_v to_o make_v some_o trial_n of_o i_o grant_v i_o necessary_a power_n and_o patience_n to_o glorify_v thou_o convert_n all_o the_o evil_n which_o may_v occur_v unto_o i_o to_o my_o good_a and_o salvation_n and_o if_o in_o gracious_o support_v my_o debility_n thy_o benignity_n do_v vouchsafe_v to_o advertise_v i_o by_o some_o light_a affliction_n effect_n that_o this_o thy_o clemency_n may_v draw_v i_o more_o and_o more_o to_o love_n and_o honour_v thou_o to_o give_v thou_o thanks_o for_o the_o care_n thou_o have_v of_o thy_o poor_a humble_a servant_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n dispose_v i_o to_o attend_v and_o expect_v thou_o in_o death_n that_o after_o the_o same_o i_o may_v find_v that_o life_n which_o i_o obtain_v by_o thy_o death_n and_o there_o be_v make_v partaker_n with_o thou_o of_o perpetual_a joy_n and_o rest_n for_o evermore_o amen_n another_o o_o lord_n god_n heavenly_a father_n when_o i_o consider_v how_o many_o way_n i_o have_v offend_v before_o thy_o presence_n and_o high_a majesty_n i_o abhor_v myself_o in_o think_v how_o many_o time_n i_o have_v forsake_v thou_o my_o favourable_a and_o gentle_a father_n i_o detest_v my_o ingratitude_n when_o i_o see_v into_o what_o servitude_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v too_o often_o throw_v myself_o headlong_a down_o sell_v as_o far_o as_o in_o i_o lay_v the_o precious_a liberty_n which_o thy_o son_n purchase_v for_o i_o i_o condemn_v my_o folly_n i_o absolute_o discover_v myself_o i_o see_v nothing_o but_o death_n and_o malediction_n hang_v over_o my_o head_n my_o conscience_n rise_v up_o 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myself_o as_o thou_o have_v ordain_v in_o thy_o most_o holy_a word_n amen_n another_o this_o body_n be_v the_o soul_n prison_n and_o a_o prison_n that_o be_v obscure_a close_a and_o uncomfortable_a we_o be_v as_o banish_v man_n in_o this_o world_n and_o our_o life_n be_v but_o grief_n and_o misery_n but_o contrariwise_o o_o lord_n it_o be_v in_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o liberty_n our_o natural_a country_n and_o most_o perfect_a contentment_n rowse_v up_o our_o soul_n by_o thy_o worde_n to_o the_o remembrance_n and_o apprehension_n of_o such_o a_o good_a engrave_v in_o our_o heart_n the_o desire_n of_o good_n eternal_a and_o which_o only_o be_v to_o be_v seek_v after_o afford_v our_o conscience_n some_o taste_n of_o this_o joy_n wherewith_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n be_v full_o replenish_v that_o i_o may_v esteem_v that_o which_o worldling_n account_v so_o beautiful_a and_o so_o earnest_o covet_v retain_v the_o same_o with_o obstinate_a avarice_n 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take_v believe_v in_o the_o last_o resurrection_n which_o shall_v make_v it_o immortal_a incorruptible_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o strengthen_v my_o soul_n against_o all_o temptation_n cover_v i_o with_o the_o buckler_n of_o thy_o mercy_n to_o hold_v out_o satan_n dart_n as_o for_o i_o i_o be_o but_o weakness_n itself_o but_o yet_o i_o will_v rely_v on_o thy_o goodness_n and_o power_n i_o can_v allege_v nothing_o good_a before_o thou_o wherein_o to_o glory_v but_o contrariwise_o alas_o my_o sin_n in_o infinite_a number_n accuse_v and_o torment_v i_o but_o yet_o do_v thy_o merit_n assure_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o i_o hold_v this_o for_o most_o certain_a that_o thou_o be_v bear_v for_o i_o that_o thou_o be_v tempt_v and_o be_v obedient_a to_o god_n the_o father_n and_o that_o thou_o have_v buy_v and_o purchase_v eternal_a life_n for_o i_o see_v therefore_o thou_o have_v bestow_v thyself_o on_o i_o with_o all_o other_o thy_o benefit_n suffer_v not_o such_o a_o donation_n to_o prove_v void_a and_o unprofitable_a let_v thy_o blood_n wipe_v away_o the_o corruption_n of_o my_o offence_n and_o thy_o righteousness_n cover_v my_o iniquity_n let_v thy_o merit_n procure_v i_o grace_n and_o favour_n before_o thy_o heavenly_a throne_n if_o my_o sin_n increase_v augment_v thou_o also_o in_o i_o thy_o grace_n that_o neither_o faith_n hope_n nor_o charity_n may_v grow_v dead_a but_o be_v corroborate_v in_o i_o that_o the_o apprehension_n of_o death_n discourage_v i_o not_o but_o even_o when_o this_o my_o body_n shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v clean_o dead_a cause_n the_o eye_n of_o my_o soul_n to_o look_v up_o unto_o heaven_n and_o let_v my_o heart_n then_o feruentl_o cry_v out_o to_o thou_o and_o say_v o_o lord_n i_o commend_v my_o soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n accomplish_v thy_o own_o work_n for_o thou_o do_v redeem_v i_o i_o be_o thou_o by_o thy_o father_n gift_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v give_v all_o glory_n and_o praise_n amen_n finis_fw-la at_o london_n imprint_v by_o h._n l_o for_o matthew_n lownes_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bishop_n head_n 1607._o

jacob_n also_o bless_v the_o patriarch_n these_o benediction_n can_v not_o be_v refer_v to_o any_o further_a matter_n but_o to_o that_o which_o the_o benedicent_n consider_v in_o those_o who_o they_o bless_v or_o to_o their_o fatherly_a affection_n but_o here_o we_o neither_o see_v the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o more_o than_o the_o privilege_n only_o of_o death_n the_o benediction_n of_o he_o who_o die_v be_v of_o such_o efficacy_n as_o the_o holy_a prophet_n desire_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n thereof_o let_v we_o meditate_v and_o consider_v well_o on_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n that_o when_o we_o see_v the_o poor_a man_n die_v we_o may_v assist_v he_o and_o every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o dead_a come_v upon_o i_o if_o we_o see_v any_o body_n sick_a let_v we_o not_o abandon_v he_o if_o he_o be_v forsake_v of_o other_o let_v not_o we_o draw_v back_o but_o let_v we_o remember_v to_o desire_v that_o the_o benediction_n of_o the_o dead_a may_v come_v upon_o us._n how_o many_o man_n have_v this_o short_a verse_n procure_v to_o be_v bless_v how_o often_o have_v it_o make_v i_o blusn_a when_o i_o forget_v the_o die_a when_o i_o visit_v not_o the_o sick_a when_o i_o despise_v the_o poor_a when_o i_o have_v suffer_v the_o poor_a captive_a to_o be_v oppress_v in_o prison_n or_o when_o i_o contemn_v and_o neglect_v the_o ancient_a man_n let_v this_o therefore_o be_v deep_o imprint_v in_o our_o heart_n for_o the_o spur_n forward_o of_o the_o more_o dull_a and_o for_o the_o further_a encouragement_n of_o all_o those_o which_o be_v already_o in_o a_o good_a course_n let_v the_o last_o word_n of_o a_o die_a man_n resound_v in_o thy_o ear_n and_o let_v his_o soul_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o body_n carry_v with_o it_o from_o thou_o this_o benediction_n deliver_v he_o that_o be_v lead_v to_o die_v and_o who_o have_v perish_v without_o thy_o succour_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v then_o just_o say_v to_o thyself_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o dead_a light_n upon_o i_o chap._n 9_o that_o the_o soul_n perish_v not_o together_o with_o the_o body_n who_o can_v then_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o that_o death_n be_v good_a see_v that_o which_o trouble_v we_o that_o make_v we_o ashamed_a that_o be_v our_o enemy_n that_o which_o be_v violent_a tempestuous_a allure_a to_o all_o vice_n remain_v then_o unprofitable_a for_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o it_o be_v enclose_v in_o a_o iron_n cage_n that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n on_o the_o contrary_a virtue_n science_n honour_n justice_n and_o piety_n fly_v up_o to_o heaven_n the_o soul_n continue_v with_o immortal_a goodness_n be_v conjoin_v and_o dwell_v in_o he_o 17._o act_n 17._o from_o who_o she_o have_v she_o be_v as_o one_o say_v very_o well_o that_o we_o be_v his_o line_n &_o progeny_n for_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o soul_n die_v not_o with_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o scripture_n prove_v by_o diverse_a reason_n 2._o gen._n 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