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	lust_n	sin_n	7,244	5	5.0237	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18441	[A treatise against the Defense of the censure, giuen upon the bookes of W.Charke and Meredith Hanmer, by an unknowne popish traytor in maintenance of the seditious challenge of Edmond Campion ... Hereunto are adjoyned two treatises, written by D.Fulke ... ]	Charke, William, d. 1617, attributed name.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589.	1586 (1586)	STC 5009; ESTC S111939	659,527	941

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be_v with_o master_n charke_n to_o see_v if_o he_o will_v blush_v at_o his_o ignorance_n by_o you_o discover_v and_o call_v back_o your_o wish_n for_o fear_v of_o pursuivant_n but_o i_o look_v not_o at_o all_o that_o your_o brazen_a face_n shall_v blush_v either_o at_o so_o small_a a_o fault_n or_o at_o so_o false_a a_o defence_n thereof_o which_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o more_o wrong_a and_o impudent_a quotationes_fw-la then_o that_o be_v for_o which_o though_o no_o pursevante_n shall_v attach_v you_o yet_o the_o reproach_n of_o they_o shall_v pursue_v you_o to_o the_o utter_a confusion_n of_o your_o proud_a and_o arrogant_a censure_n and_o more_o impudent_a and_o unlearned_a defence_n final_o ambrose_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la voc_fw-la gent._n c._n 5._o have_v not_o one_o word_n to_o prove_v that_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v no_o sin_n of_o itself_o but_o where_o master_n charke_n rehearse_v not_o the_o very_a word_n but_o the_o meaning_n 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the_o flesh_n be_v remit_v in_o baptism_n not_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o but_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v to_o sin_n and_o albeit_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o be_v loose_v yet_o it_o remain_v until_o all_o our_o infirmity_n behealed_a the_o renew_v of_o the_o inward_a man_n profit_v from_o day_n to_o day_n when_o the_o outward_a man_n shall_v have_v put_v on_o incorruption_n for_o it_o remain_v not_o substantial_o as_o a_o body_n or_o a_o spirit_n but_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a affection_n of_o evil_a qualitic_a as_o a_o sickness_n these_o word_n declare_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o affection_n of_o evil_a quality_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o sin_n remane_v in_o the_o regenerate_a although_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v to_o they_o as_o sin_n for_o that_o if_o they_o 〈◊〉_d against_o it_o it_o shall_v not_o prevaill_n against_o they_o to_o condemn_v they_o a_o sin_n not_o impute_v be_v a_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n the_o sin_n of_o god_n elect_v be_v not_o 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or_o priest_n in_o that_o sense_n that_o these_o office_n pertain_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n dissolve_v jesus_n deni_v jesus_n christ_n to_o have_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n who_o come_v to_o be_v our_o only_a master-teacher_n according_a 8._o to_o the_o manifest_a text_n of_o scripture_n which_o have_v teach_v we_o all_o thing_n likewise_o our_o only_a spiritual_a king_n &_o eternal_a 25._o and_o high_a priest_n who_o office_n both_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a be_v confirm_v to_o he_o by_o a_o oath_n pass_v 16._o not_o from_o he_o unto_o any_o other_o in_o succession_n but_o remain_v always_o the_o only_a mighty_a prince_n king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n whoesoever_o therefore_o derogate_v from_o christ_n any_o part_n of_o these_o dignity_n &_o office_n deni_v jesus_n christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o do_v the_o popish_a catholic_n or_o papist_n by_o their_o doctrine_n of_o tradition_n pope_n authority_n sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o such_o like_a nay_o 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oppugn_v the_o very_a word_n of_o luther_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v defen_n verb_n caenae_n accipite_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v these_o quare_fw-la in_o superioribus_fw-la dixi_fw-la hunc_fw-la spiritum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la neque_fw-la per_fw-la istos_fw-la fanaticos_fw-la homines_fw-la quicquam_fw-la boni_fw-la machinari_fw-la quanquam_fw-la existimem_fw-la hos_fw-la concionatores_fw-la contra_fw-la quos_fw-la haec_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la nondum_fw-la mali_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o animo_fw-la habere_fw-la sed_fw-la bene_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la compotes_fw-la &_o continentes_fw-la à_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o captivi_fw-la tenentur_fw-la quare_fw-la eye_n nimium_fw-la sidendum_fw-la non_fw-la ect_fw-la nam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la qui_fw-la christi_fw-la carnem_fw-la dissoluit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la inquit_fw-la joannes_n idqque_fw-la probam_fw-la spirituum_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la hic_fw-la spiritus_fw-la 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