Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	law_n	life_n	8,185	5	5.2684	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09061	An ansvvere to the fifth part of Reportes lately set forth by Syr Edvvard Cooke Knight, the Kinges Attorney generall Concerning the ancient & moderne municipall lawes of England, vvhich do apperteyne to spirituall power & iurisdiction. By occasion vvherof, & of the principall question set dovvne in the sequent page, there is laid forth an euident, plaine, & perspicuous demonstration of the continuance of Catholicke religion in England, from our first Kings christened, vnto these dayes. By a Catholicke deuyne.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1606 (1606)	STC 19352; ESTC S114058	393,956	513

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do_v exempt_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o all_o temporal_a tribute_n 7._o and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o esdras_n we_o read_v that_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n out_o of_o the_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v make_v free_a also_o the_o priest_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o the_o very_a gentile_n do_v the_o same_o to_o their_o priest_n out_o of_o the_o same_o law_n and_o instinct_n of_o nature_n be_v evident_a out_o of_o aristotle_n in_o his_o second_o book_n oeconomicorum_fw-la and_o of_o caesar_n in_o his_o six_o book_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gallico_n and_o out_o of_o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o camillus_n and_o other_o pagan_a writer_n and_o in_o the_o write_a law_n we_o read_v as_o well_o in_o exodus_fw-la 30._o as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o number_n 5._o that_o god_n do_v often_o affirm_v that_o he_o will_v have_v the_o order_n of_o levite_n to_o be_v his_o and_o to_o be_v free_o give_v and_o make_v subject_a only_o to_o aaron_n their_o high_a priest_n 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he_o 11._o and_o many_o time_n elswere_v be_v this_o complaint_n renew_v and_o yet_o on_o the_o otherside_n we_o may_v understand_v by_o the_o same_o matthew_n paris_n who_o so_o much_o mislike_v this_o over_o much_o subjection_n as_o he_o call_v it_o to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n that_o diverse_a great_a commodity_n ensue_v often_o thereby_o both_o to_o he_o and_o the_o realm_n to_o the_o realm_n for_o that_o the_o pope_n write_v hereby_o more_o confident_o and_o effectual_o unto_o he_o rome_n for_o amend_v certain_a error_n of_o he_o than_o otherwise_o perhaps_o they_o will_v or_o can_v yea_o threaten_a he_o also_o with_o excommunication_n when_o need_n require_v whereof_o the_o say_v paris_n write_v thus_o in_o one_o place_n in_o those_o day_n the_o pope_n anger_n begin_v to_o be_v heat_n against_o the_o k._n of_o england_n for_o that_o he_o keep_v not_o his_o promise_n so_o oftentimes_o make_v to_o amend_v his_o accustom_a excess_n and_o therefore_o at_o the_o instance_n of_o lautence_n bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o many_o other_o that_o earnest_o urge_v he_o he_o threaten_v after_o so_o many_o exhortation_n make_v unto_o he_o without_o fruit_n to_o excommunicate_v he_o and_o interdict_v his_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 12._o but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o when_o after_o his_o baron_n do_v rise_v against_o he_o and_o hold_v he_o diverse_a year_n in_o war_n pope_n vrban_n the_o 4._o say_v matthew_n paris_n send_v his_o legate_n cardinal_n sabinian_n as_o far_o as_o bellen_n in_o france_n to_o pronounce_v there_o and_o set_v up_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o the_o say_a baron_n who_o be_v in_o arm_n permit_v he_o not_o to_o enter_v the_o port_n of_o england_n but_o yet_o not_o long_o after_o by_o the_o say_v vrban_n his_o mean_n and_o pope_n clement_n the_o 4._o that_o succeed_v he_o peace_n follow_v again_o in_o the_o say_a realm_n after_o many_o year_n of_o war_n &_o civil_a commotion_n with_o great_a variety_n of_o event_n succeed_v 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