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	put_v	5,164	5	5.0928	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16325	Helpes to humiliation	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.	1630 (1630)	STC 3234.5; ESTC S210	18,834	160

they_o for_o which_o purpose_n take_v these_o three_o help_n first_o keep_v the_o eye_n of_o thy_o natural_a conscience_n clear_a second_o be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o way_n thou_o can_v possible_a to_o anatomize_v thy_o sin_n three_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n because_o a_o christian_a may_v have_v his_o heart_n lock_v up_o more_o at_o one_o time_n then_o at_o a_o other_o for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o viz_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o natural_a conscience_n clear_a observe_v first_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o heathen_a that_o never_o do_v know_v christ._n second_o the_o endowment_n of_o the_o heathen_a three_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v in_o the_o heathen_a for_o the_o first_o viz_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o heathen_a that_o never_o do_v know_v christ_n as_o instance_n in_o lie_v beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o banish_v it_o 21._o from_o heaven_n by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n aristotle_n say_v a_o lie_n be_v evil_a in_o itself_o and_o can_v be_v dispense_v withal_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v this_o we_o have_v a_o tongue_n give_v we_o to_o express_v the_o truth_n now_o if_o our_o tongue_n tell_v more_o or_o less_o than_o our_o mind_n conceive_v it_o be_v against_o nature_n ribald_n talk_a of_o which_o many_o make_v a_o sport_n and_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v lose_v a_o jest_n they_o will_v venture_v to_o damn_v their_o soul_n epictetus_n say_v it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o digress_v into_o obscenity_n of_o speech_n cowardice_n in_o good_a cause_n think_v it_o good_a sleep_v in_o a_o whole_a skin_n aristotle_n ethic._n 3._o cap_n 1._o that_o in_o some_o case_n a_o man_n have_v better_o lose_v his_o life_n then_o be_v cowardly_a drunkenness_n the_o day_n be_v so_o drown_v in_o impiety_n that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v drink_v every_o day_n yet_o he_o will_v take_v it_o in_o a_o great_a disgrace_n if_o he_o be_v not_o count_v a_o honest_a man_n whereas_o seneca_n say_v 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