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	life_n	spiritual_a	7,689	5	7.0313	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28630	Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.; Archidoxa. English	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; J. H. (John Harding), b. 1600 or 1601.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3538; ESTC R19424	195,085	345

the_o same_o q_o e._n be_v the_o colour_n life_n and_o propriety_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o spirit_n like_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o life_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v permanent_a but_o of_o man_n mortal_a from_o whence_o may_v be_v understand_v that_o a_o quintessence_n can_v be_v extract_v from_o the_o flesh_n or_o blood_n of_o a_o man_n and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o also_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o virtue_n die_v and_o the_o life_n exist_v in_o the_o soul_n which_o then_o afterward_o be_v not_o in_o the_o substance_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o even_o the_o animal_n because_o they_o lose_v their_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v therefore_o whole_o mortal_a and_o afford_v no_o quintessence_n for_o the_o quintessence_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o very_o can_v be_v so_o well_o extract_v out_o of_o thing_n sensible_a as_o our_o of_o in-sensible_a thing_n now_o baume_n have_v in_o itself_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n the_o which_o be_v its_o virtue_n power_n and_o medicine_n and_o although_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o its_o root_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o life_n and_o virtue_n be_v therein_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o that_o be_v a_o fix_v predestination_n therefore_o the_o quintessence_n may_v be_v extract_v therefrom_o and_o be_v also_o conserve_v with_o the_o life_n thereof_o without_o corruption_n as_o a_o thing_n eternal_a according_a to_o its_o predestination_n but_o now_o can_v we_o but_o extract_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o life_n of_o the_o heart_n without_o corrupt_v it_o even_o as_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o do_v out_o of_o thing_n insensible_a without_o doubt_n we_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o live_v perpetual_o without_o the_o knowledge_n or_o feel_n of_o death_n and_o disease_n the_o which_o thing_n be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v expect_v to_o die_v whereas_o therefore_o the_o 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their_o natural_a virtue_n the_o like_a be_v it_o in_o stone_n and_o gem_n as_o the_o quintessence_n of_o corral_n be_v a_o certain_a fatness_n with_o a_o redness_n and_o the_o body_n of_o they_o be_v white_a likewise_o the_o quintessence_n of_o the_o smaragdine_n be_v a_o green_a juice_n and_o the_o body_n of_o it_o be_v also_o white_a the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stone_n viz._n that_o they_o lose_v their_o nature_n essence_n and_o propriety_n together_o with_o their_o colour_n as_o we_o teach_v peculiar_o in_o their_o extraction_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v likewise_o understand_v of_o herb_n plant_n and_o other_o grow_a product_n in_o like_a manner_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o blood_n from_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o quintessence_n extract_v for_o the_o reason_n afore_o rehearse_v but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a similitude_n of_o a_o quintessence_n extract_v by_o we_o therefrom_o after_o this_o manner_n 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