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	receive_v	18,187	5	5.7163	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73324	The Christian souldier his combat, conquest, and crowne. Agaynst the three arch-enemies of mankind. The world, the flesh and the devill.	Turges, Edward.	1639 (1639)	STC 24331.5; ESTC S125562	82,048	309

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line_n 12._o read_v these_o ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n your_o counsel_n epist_n reader_n l._n 10._o read_v i_o put_v ibid._n l._n 43._o read_v from_o t●●t_n pag._n 7._o line_n ult_n read_v thus_o pag._n 16._o lin_v 21._o r._n estis_fw-la p._n 18._o l._n 23._o r._n him_z p._n 30._o l._n 15._o r._n thy_o wage_n ibid._n l._n 18._o r._n ●et_o p._n 31._o l._n ult_n r._n hard_a pag._n 32._o l._n 23._o r._n confession_n p._n iii_o l._n 4._o r._n wine_n p._n 121._o l._n 14._o r._n him_z pag._n 125._o l._n 7._o r._n inveneris_fw-la p._n 145._o l._n 3._o r._n keep_v thyself_o p._n 162._o l._n 14_o r._n forth_o imprimatur_fw-la octob._n 4._o 1638._o guilford_n bray._n

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n the_o christian_a soldier_n his_o combat_n conquest_n and_o crown_n against_o the_o three_o arch-enemy_n of_o mankind_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v none_o other_o that_o fight_v for_o we_o but_o only_o thou_o o_o god_n london_n print_a by_o r._n h._n for_o j._n s._n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o bernard_n langford_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o blue_a bible_n at_o holborn_n bridge_n 1639._o to_o his_o love_a and_o indulgent_a mother_n helen_n melhuish_n the_o happiness_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v mother_z have_v from_o your_o breast_n receive_v the_o first_o nutriture_n of_o my_o body_n and_o by_o your_o daily_a admonition_n and_o wholesome_a counsel_n a_o better_a aliment_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o my_o soul_n to_o who_o then_o can_v i_o more_o fit_o dedicate_v those_o my_o young_a blossom_n of_o experience_n next_o unto_o god_n my_o spiritual_a father_n and_o the_o church_n my_o spiritual_a mother_n then_o to_o you_o my_o careful_a natural_a mother_n the_o travail_n and_o pain_n you_o endure_v at_o my_o birth_n be_v much_o and_o for_o that_o i_o must_v ever_o owe_v you_o much_o obedience_n but_o what_o of_o that_o have_v you_o only_o bring_v i_o into_o this_o miserable_a world_n and_o there_o leave_v i_o sine_fw-la cognition_n dei_fw-la without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o better_a i_o have_v not_o be_v much_o the_o better_a nay_o far_o worse_o that_o i_o have_v not_o let_v the_o counsel_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o my_o god_n make_v a_o hopeful_a improvement_n let_v these_o ensue_a line_n be_v a_o obedient_a testimonial_a to_o your_o perusal_n i_o leave_v they_o that_o the_o armour_n therein_o mention_v may_v be_v your_o furinture_n that_o those_o evil_n which_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o man_n work_v against_o you_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o nought_o 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