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
A17654	An excellent treatise of the immortalytie of the soule By which is proued, that the soules, after their departure out of the bodies, are avvake and doe lyue, contrary to that erronious opinion of certen ignorant persons, who thinke them to lye asleape vntill the day of iudgement. Set fourth by M. Iohn Caluin, and englished from the French by T. Stocker.; Psychopannychia. English.	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592.	1581 (1581)	STC 4409; ESTC S118888	80,056	216

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soul_n will_v they_o they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o mean_v by_o these_o word_n we_o know_v then_o that_o this_o word_n soul_n be_v oftentimes_o take_v for_o life_n as_o in_o these_o place_n nun._n psal_n 119_o nun._n my_o soul_n be_v in_o my_o hand_n also_o wherefore_o tear_v i_o my_o flesh_n with_o my_o tooth_n and_o carry_v my_o soul_n in_o my_o hand_n 13.14_o job._n 13.14_o likewise_o 6.25_o math._n 6.25_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n far_o more_o precious_a than_o meat_n also_o thou_o fool_n 12.20_o luke_n 12.20_o this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o and_o such_o other_o like_a which_o these_o soul_n murderer_n have_v ever_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o whereon_o great_o to_o brag_v for_o they_o must_v consider_v that_o this_o word_n soul_n be_v take_v there_o by_o the_o figure_n metanomia_n for_o the_o life_n for_o somuch_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o life_n and_o that_o the_o life_n 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beleve_v be_v of_o one_o hart_n and_o of_o one_o soul_n moreover_o who_o see_v not_o that_o there_o be_v great_a strength_n in_o these_o hebrew_n phrase_n 1._o psal_n 115._o &_o 104._o luk._n 1._o my_o soul_n bless_v thou_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o save_a health_n for_o by_o these_o be_v somewhat_o more_o express_v they_o if_o it_o have_v be_v simple_o speak_v without_o addition_n as_o bless_v the_o lord_n i_o magnify_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o i_o be_o thy_o health_n sometime_o it_o be_v simple_o take_v for_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o soul_n 19_o gene._n 19_o as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o threescore_o and_o sixteen_o soul_n go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egypt_n 2.6_o ezech._n 18.4_o levit._fw-la 20.6_o 2.6_o likewise_o the_o soul_n which_o have_v sin_v shall_v die_v also_o the_o soul_n which_o shall_v go_v after_o conjurer_n and_o soothsayer_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n etc._n etc._n many_o time_n it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o breath_n which_o geve_v breath_n unto_o man_n wherein_o rest_v the_o lively_a motion_n of_o the_o body_n as_o i_o take_v these_o place_n 2._o 2._o sam._n 2._o heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n have_v take_v hold_n on_o i_o 20._o acts._n 20._o although_o my_o whole_a soul_n remain_v in_o i_o also_o his_o soul_n be_v in_o he_o and_o again_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n return_v into_o his_o body_n moreover_o 17.22_o 1._o king_n 17.22_o the_o scripture_n use_v this_o manner_n of_o speak_v that_z the_o soul_n do_v depart_v whereas_o we_o common_o say_v he_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o rachel_n 35.18_o gene._n 35.18_o and_o at_o the_o depart_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o rachel_n die_v she_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n benom_n we_o know_v also_o that_o this_o word_n spirit_n amongst_o the_o latin_n be_v call_v breath_n &_o wind_n which_o we_o may_v likewise_o see_v by_o the_o word_n that_o the_o grecian_n use_v we_o 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