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	holy_a	john_n	17,081	5	6.2026	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72940	A declaration of the recantation of Iohn Nichols (for the space almost of two yeeres the Popes scholer in the English Seminarie or Colledge at Rome) which desireth to be reconciled and receiued as a member into the true Church of Christ in England.	Nicholls, John, 1555-1584?	1581 (1581)	STC 18533; STC 18533.5; ESTC S113205	57,669	199

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faceretis_fw-la tamen_fw-la ipsa_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la caveremus_fw-la you_o work_v no_o miracle_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o wrought_v any_o at_o your_o hand_n we_o will_v take_v heed_n of_o they_o 23._o jere._n 23._o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n say_v seduxerunt_fw-la populum_fw-la meum_fw-la in_o mendaciis_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o in_o miraculis_fw-la suis_fw-la they_o have_v deceive_v my_o people_n by_o their_o lie_n and_o by_o their_o miracle_n aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 23.13_o say_v contra_fw-la istos_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la loquar_fw-la mirabiliarios_fw-la cautum_fw-la i_o fecit_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la dicens_fw-la in_o novissimis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la exurgent_fw-la pseudoprophetae_fw-la facientes_fw-la signa_fw-la &_o portenta_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o errorem_fw-la inducant_fw-la si_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la etiam_fw-la electos_fw-la praedixi_fw-la vobis_fw-la ergo_fw-la cautos_fw-la nos_fw-la fecit_fw-la sponsus_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o miraculis_fw-la decipi_fw-la non_fw-la debemus_fw-la my_o god_n have_v warn_v i_o to_o beware_v of_o these_o miracle_n monger_n say_v in_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v rise_v up_o false_a prophet_n work_v sign_n &_o wonder_n to_o the_o end_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o bring_v the_o elect_a into_o error_n behold_v i_o have_v forewarn_v you_o therefore_o the_o bridegroom_n have_v will_v we_o to_o beware_v for_o we_o may_v not_o be_v deceive_v no_o not_o by_o miracle_n s._n chrysost_o 49._o in_o matth._n hom._n 49._o say_v in_o fine_a temporis_fw-la concedenda_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la diabolo_fw-la ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la signa_fw-la utilia_fw-la ut_fw-la iam_fw-la ministros_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la cognoscamus_fw-la quia_fw-la utilia_fw-la faciunt_fw-la signa_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la omnino_fw-la haec_fw-la signa_fw-la non_fw-la faciunt_fw-la in_o the_o end_n of_o time_n power_n must_v be_v grant_v to_o the_o devil_n to_o work_v profitable_a miracle_n that_o then_o we_o can_v know_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n by_o that_o they_o work_v profitable_a miracle_n but_o by_o that_o they_o work_v no_o miracle_n at_o all_o s._n august_n say_v non_fw-la dicat_fw-la ideo_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la illa_fw-la vel_fw-la illa_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la fecit_fw-la vel_fw-la iste_fw-la vel_fw-la ille_fw-la aut_fw-la quia_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la memorias_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la orant_fw-la &_o exaudiuntur_fw-la aut_fw-la quia_fw-la illa_fw-la vel_fw-la illa_fw-la ibi_fw-la contingunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n removeantur_fw-la ista_fw-la vel_fw-la figmenta_fw-la mendacium_fw-la hominum_fw-la vel_fw-la portenta_fw-la fallacium_fw-la spirituum_fw-la let_v no_o man_n say_v therefore_o it_o be_v true_a for_o that_o this_o man_n or_o that_o man_n wrought_v this_o or_o that_o miracle_n or_o for_o that_o man_n make_v their_o prayer_n at_o the_o tomb_n of_o our_o dead_a and_o obtain_v their_o desire_n or_o for_o that_o these_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v there_o etc._n 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non_fw-la crederetis_fw-la yea_o although_o he_o shall_v come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n yet_o will_v you_o not_o believe_v he_o but_o it_o be_v a_o world_n to_o behold_v the_o glorious_a countenance_n of_o your_o miracle_n your_o cross_n can_v speak_v miracle_n popish_a miracle_n your_o idol_n can_v go_v your_o image_n can_v light_v their_o own_o lamp_n your_o holy_a water_n be_v able_a to_o calm_v the_o sea_n to_o chase_v away_o mouse_n &_o to_o make_v barren_a woman_n to_o conceive_v if_o you_o doubt_v hereof_o confer_v with_o master_n cope_n 18._o dial._n 1_o pag._n 18._o who_o as_o i_o think_v you_o know_v alive_a &_o be_v present_a at_o his_o burial_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o english_a church_n you_o know_v he_o a_o canon_n of_o s._n peter_n church_n at_o rome_n and_o one_o who_o cardinal_n hosius_n great_o esteem_v but_o now_o both_o hosius_n and_o cope_n be_v dead_a confer_v also_o with_o that_o worthy_a prelate_n the_o bishop_n of_o verona_n your_o holy_a father_n lypomanus_fw-la i_o be_o sorry_a well-beloved_a that_o you_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o approve_v your_o miracle_n with_o false_a reason_n and_o unstable_a ground_n howbeit_o such_o religion_n such_o miracle_n saint_n hierom_n say_v algasiam_fw-la ad_fw-la algasiam_fw-la mendacium_fw-la antichristi_fw-la christi_fw-la veritas_fw-la devorabit_fw-la the_o truth_n of_o christ_n shall_v devour_v and_o consume_v the_o falsehood_n of_o antichrist_n the_o heathen_a have_v their_o devilish_a miracle_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o their_o false_a god_n &_o in_o effect_n true_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o all_o their_o history_n read_v titus_n livius_n in_o many_o place_n divinat_fw-la et_fw-fr m._n cic._n 1._o divinat_fw-la simon_n magus_n who_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v as_o christ_n wrought_v miracle_n so_o much_o touch_v your_o miracle_n touch_v revelation_n &_o vision_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n we_o have_v the_o plain_a text_n which_o decide_v this_o matter_n cum_fw-la surgens_fw-la in_o 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we_o from_o false_a prophet_n exhort_v we_o to_o prove_v the_o spirit_n 4._o 1._o john_n 4._o and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o add_v hereby_o shall_v you_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n every_o spirit_n that_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v prove_v the_o spirit_n by_o the_o doctrine_n which_o they_o preach_v