Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	gift_n	holy_a	21,083	5	5.7385	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43611	The black non-conformist, discover'd in more naked truth proving, that excommunication, confirmation, the two great Episcopal appurtenances & diocesan bishops, are not (as now in use) of divine, but human make and shape, and that not only some lay-men, but all the keen-cringing clergy are non-conformists ... : also a libel, and answer (thereunto) fitted to every man's case (be it what it will) that is cited to ecclesiastical courts, whose shallow foundation is unbared, and a true table of ecclesiastical court fees, as it was return'd into the star-chamber, Anno Domini 1630, by the ecclesiastical fellows themselves, and compar'd with the statutes : also concerning the unlawfulness of granting licences to marry, Quakers-marriages, folly, as well as other evil consequences of that new law-maxim, viz. that no non-conformists ought to be jury-men : shewing also, that, religion, religion, that should have been the world's great blessing, is become the plague of mankind, and the curse of Christendom ... / by Edm. Hickeringill ...	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1682 (1682)	Wing H1797; ESTC R22899	136,499	106

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his_o offspring_n that_o first_o turn_v these_o key_n the_o wrong_a way_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o contrary_a to_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o he_o and_o all_o such_o as_o he_o meritorious_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n or_o contrary_a to_o christ_n it_o be_v pride_n devilish_a pride_n call_v it_o what_o you_o will_v that_o make_v man_n lord_n it_o over_o god_n heritage_n and_o enslave_v their_o body_n and_o soul_n too_o together_o with_o insatiable_a avarice_n in_o greedy_a dog_n that_o can_v never_o have_v enough_o till_o they_o get_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o this_o make_v the_o pope_n both_o the_o great_a and_o the_o lesser_a by_o the_o abuse_n of_o excommunication_n or_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n to_o cram_v their_o coffer_n to_o enrich_v their_o nephew_n and_o satisfy_v their_o whore_n when_o decrepit_a old_a age_n can_v surrogate_v to_o their_o lust_n and_o therefore_o my_o litany_n be_v from_o the_o pope_n both_o the_o great_a and_o the_o 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