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	nature_n	son_n	13,355	5	6.0279	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45358	Melampronoea, or, A discourse of the polity and kingdom of darkness together with a solution of the chiefest objections brought against the being of witches / by Henry Hallywell.	Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?	1681 (1681)	Wing H464; ESTC R9358	42,600	134

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and_o noble_a faculty_n by_o enslave_v and_o subjugate_a they_o to_o their_o inferior_a and_o more_o material_a power_n pag._n 5._o chap._n ii_o that_o these_o lapse_v angel_n have_v form_v themselves_o into_o a_o polity_n or_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n pag._n 14._o chap._n iii_o that_o these_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v suppose_v rational_a creature_n must_v needs_o be_v studious_a in_o diffuse_v their_o own_o sinful_a nature_n upon_o all_o capable_a subject_n and_o thereby_o of_o enlarge_a the_o bound_n of_o their_o usurp_a dominion_n pag._n 26._o chap._n iu._n that_o the_o great_a end_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v to_o rescue_v man_n from_o the_o tyranny_n slavery_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n pag._n 33._o chap._n v._n that_o though_o man_n by_o the_o gospel_n be_v free_v from_o that_o slavery_n under_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n that_o yet_o he_o strive_v to_o countermine_v the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n and_o when_o man_n will_v so_o far_o reject_v and_o despise_v the_o admonition_n and_o assistance_n that_o god_n afford_v they_o he_o may_v just_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v act_v and_o guide_v by_o evil_a spirit_n pag._n 40._o chap._n vi_o that_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o have_v full_a possession_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n these_o evil_a spirit_n may_v likewise_o enslave_v their_o body_n pag._n 46._o chap._n vii_o of_o witchcraft_n pag._n 49._o objection_n i._n that_o these_o witch_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v present_a at_o their_o nocturnal_a conventicle_n and_o diabolical_a meeting_n when_o their_o body_n be_v at_o home_n which_o be_v impossible_a pag._n 66._o objection_n ii_o that_o these_o airy_a spirit_n be_v too_o remote_a and_o of_o a_o nature_n too_o sublime_a to_o have_v any_o communication_n with_o mortal_n pag._n 76._o objection_n iii_o that_o it_o suppose_v witch_n by_o the_o help_n of_o evil_a spirit_n may_v do_v real_a miracle_n pag._n 81._o objection_n iu._n that_o it_o give_v evil_a spirit_n and_o 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