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	son_n	trinity_n	11,727	5	10.3297	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03411	The arraignement of the vvhole creature, at the barre of religion, reason, and experience Occasioned vpon an inditement preferred by the soule of man against the prodigals vanity and vaine prodigality. Explained, applyed, and tryed in the historie and misterie of that parable. From whence is drawne this doome orthodoxicall, and iudgement divine. That no earthly vanity can satisfie mans heavenly soule. ...	Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650.; Hobson, Robert.; Henderson, Robert, 17th cent.; Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.; Droeshout, Martin, b. 1601, engraver.	1632 (1632)	STC 13538.5; ESTC S103944	228,566	364

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and_o judgement_n to_o which_o they_o be_v most_o near_o approach_v hannibal_n ad_fw-la portas_fw-la even_o to_o the_o pit_n brinck_v when_o they_o be_v most_o secure_a sensual_a lethargical_a lewd_a licentious_a and_o outrageous_a in_o their_o sinful_a vanity_n as_o appear_v in_o sodom_n 24._o sodom_n gen._n 19.9_o 24._o gomorah_n the_o old_a 26._o old_a luk._n 17.25_o 26._o world_n 22._o world_n 2._o sam_n 16_o 22._o abiolom_n 33_o abiolom_n 1._o sam._n 15_o 32_o 33_o agag_n sampsons_n 15.26_o sampsons_n judge_n 15.26_o philistine_n drunken_a 38._o drunken_a 1._o sam._n 25_o 36_o 38._o nabai_n 5_o nabai_n dan_n 5.4_o 5_o baltazar_n the_o gospel_n 20_o gospel_n luk._n 12_o 20_o worldling_n the_o purple_a 22_o purple_a luk._n 16_o 22_o glutton_n with_o many_o more_o who_o if_o they_o know_v all_o have_v more_o need_n to_o act_v the_o part_n of_o heraclitus_n than_o democritus_fw-la to_o weep_v than_o to_o laugh_v as_o st._n jame●_n 4.9_o jame●_n jam._n 4.9_o counsel_n to_o mourn_v 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the_o careless_a cure_n of_o some_o of_o jeroboams_n 13.33_o jeroboams_n 1._o king_n 13.33_o priest_n be_v mere_a 4._o mere_a se_fw-la pascunt_fw-la non_fw-la oves_fw-la ezech._n 34.3_o 4._o starve_v his_o sect_n 3._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o saint_n never_o receive_v nor_o conceive_v of_o sinner_n if_o any_o be_v a_o doubtful_a didimist_n in_o this_o point_n or_o a_o disputefull_a sceptic_a as_o hard_o of_o belief_n beside_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o prodigal_n himself_o in_o which_o habemus_fw-la reum_fw-la confitentem_fw-la we_o have_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o guilty_a and_o what_o need_v more_o we_o have_v also_o the_o dicision_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o sovereign_n judge_n himself_o who_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o esay_n thus_o decide_v the_o controversed_a case_n betwixt_o his_o own_o servant_n that_o do_v hear_v and_o fear_v his_o word_n and_o rebel_a israel_n that_o choose_v their_o own_o work_n and_o way_n as_o that_o evil_a servant_n to_o a_o worse_a master_n 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upon_o the_o copper-piece_n man_n form_v in_o mind_n word_n spirit_n by_o the_o trinity_n bear_n eke_o the_o image_n of_o that_o glorious_a three_o in_o he_o understanding_n will_n and_o memory_n in_o the_o strict_a examine_v of_o the_o world_n can_v find_v nothing_o that_o be_v not_o vain_a to_o show_v his_o mind_n for_o some_o more_o excellent_a object_n be_v design_v therefore_o his_o soul_n who_o hieroglyphic_n be_v the_o phoenix_n know_v that_o she_o can_v not_o rise_v renew_v from_o such_o course_n ash_n nimble_o fly_v and_o busy_o pursue_v the_o hierarchy_n but_o it_o be_v not_o angel_n that_o can_v satisfy_v the_o ambitious_a bird._n some_o high_a flight_n she_o will_v try_v and_o in_o the_o sun_n a_o representative_a of_o the_o great_a essence_n that_o all_o light_n do_v give_v she_o find_v a_o flame_n that_o only_o make_v her_o live_v the_o arraignment_n of_o the_o whole_a creature_n att_n the_o barr●_n religion_n reason_n experie●_n the_o arraignment_n of_o the_o whole_a 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