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	lord_n	23,094	5	4.0162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00554	Counsel to the husband: to the wife instruction A short and pithy treatise of seuerall and ioynt duties, belonging vnto man and wife, as counsels to the one, and instructions to the other; for their more perfect happinesse in this present life, and their eternall glorie in the life to come.	Ste. B.	1608 (1608)	STC 1069; ESTC S118841	33,892	104

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contend_v as_o have_v be_v prove_v be_v absolute_o deny_v she_o what_o then_o may_v compass_v it_o sure_o her_o subjection_n shall_v get_v her_o government_n rule_v true_a subjection_n the_o right_a way_n to_o rule_v and_o her_o obedience_n rule_v the_o more_o subject_a the_o great_a power_n shall_v she_o obtain_v and_o the_o more_o humble_a in_o her_o obedience_n the_o more_o liberty_n shall_v she_o win_v if_o therefore_o there_o be_v not_o a_o evil_a spirit_n &_o a_o corrupt_a nature_n to_o blind_v the_o wife_n rather_o with_o the_o wind_n to_o contend_v by_o force_n for_o she_o will_v then_o patient_o with_o the_o sun_n to_o gain_v it_o by_o virtue_n and_o diligence_n they_o may_v much_o more_o prevail_v for_o rule_n and_o government_n then_o by_o the_o war_n of_o contention_n love_n contention_n consume_v love_n which_o consume_v love_n i_o will_v give_v that_o by_o entreaty_n which_o by_o constraint_n i_o will_v not_o and_o remit_v a_o debt_n 18.26_o matth._n 18.26_o if_o the_o 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the_o virtuous_a wife_n be_v a_o crown_n to_o her_o husband_n she_o will_v do_v he_o good_a and_o not_o evil_a 31.12_o prou._n 31.12_o and_o that_o not_o a_o day_n or_o twain_o but_o in_o a_o unwearied_a course_n all_o the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n give_v she_o therefore_o the_o fruit_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o let_v she_o own_o work_n praise_v she_o in_o the_o gate_n now_o in_o all_o the_o subjection_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o wife_n i_o have_v mean_v no_o servile_a subjection_n or_o duty_n but_o duty_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o equality_n and_o equality_n with_o reverence_n for_o the_o duty_n degree_n obedience_n according_a to_o degree_n or_o word_n of_o obedience_n be_v very_o large_a and_o general_a and_o must_v be_v consider_v according_a to_o his_o degree_n there_o be_v the_o servant_n duty_n the_o son_n duty_n and_o the_o wife_n duty_n the_o son_n differ_v from_o the_o servant_n duty_n because_o the_o servant_n abide_v not_o in_o the_o house_n for_o ever_o 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