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
A52440	Two treatises concerning the divine light the first, being an answer to a letter of a learned Quaker, which he is pleased to call, A just reprehension to John Norris for his unjust reflections on the Quakers, in his book entituled, Reflections upon the conduct of human life, &c., the second, being a discourse concerning the grossness of the Quakers notion of the light within, with their confusion and inconsistency in explaining it / by John Norris ...	Norris, John, 1657-1711.; Norris, John, 1657-1711. Grossness of the Quaker's principle.	1692 (1692)	Wing N1276; ESTC R2996	64,661	150

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this_o middle_a nature_n i_o call_v a_o divine_a substance_n or_o essence_n not_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o godhead_n itself_o or_o a_o particle_n or_o portion_n of_o it_o but_o because_o of_o its_o excellency_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n next_o unto_o the_o godhead_n as_o on_o such_o a_o account_n man_n do_v call_v other_o thing_n divine_a which_o be_v very_o excellent_a etc._n etc._n again_o say_v he_o in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n this_o excellent_a and_o intermediate_v be_v may_v be_v call_v the_o divine_a be_v because_o the_o godhead_n be_v most_o immediate_o manifest_v therein_o and_o dwell_v in_o it_o as_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n or_o holy_a of_o holies_n more_o testimony_n i_o may_v but_o i_o think_v need_v not_o add_v it_o be_v sufficient_o clear_a from_o these_o cite_v out_o of_o mr._n barclay_n and_o mr._n keith_n that_o the_o quaker_n do_v not_o hold_v their_o light_n to_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n and_o essence_n of_o the_o deity_n though_o at_o the_o 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spiritual_a truth_n but_o even_o to_o the_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a act_n of_o understanding_n i_o do_v not_o therefore_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o quaker_n for_o hold_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o light_n within_o so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o i_o very_o much_o outdo_v they_o in_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o principle_n as_o make_v it_o more_o necessary_a and_o more_o extensive_a than_o they_o i_o do_v not_o as_o some_o do_v disapprove_v of_o the_o doctrine_n in_o general_n but_o have_v a_o very_a convince_a assurance_n of_o it_o and_o a_o very_a awful_a regard_n and_o veneration_n for_o it_o as_o a_o very_a noble_a and_o sacred_a theory_n but_o that_o which_o i_o condemn_v in_o the_o quaker_n as_o to_o this_o point_n be_v their_o particular_a manner_n of_o state_v and_o explain_v the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o light_n within_o which_o i_o think_v to_o be_v as_o gross_a and_o absurd_a as_o the_o notion_n itself_o in_o general_n be_v fine_a and_o rational_a and_o that_o 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