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	time_n	8,209	5	3.7442	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66900	Pulpit-conceptions, popular-deceptions, or, The grand debate resumed, in the point of prayer wherein it appears that those free prayers so earnestly contended for have no advantage above the prescribed liturgie in publick administrations : being an answer to the Presbyterian papers presented to the most reverend the ls. bishops at the Savoy upon that subject.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3347; ESTC R25192	47,855	72

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totum_fw-la sancta_fw-la sophia_n treat_n 3._o §._o 1._o c._n 5._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la dr._n meric_n casaubon_n of_o enthusiasm_n c._n 6._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la creditable_a observation_n that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o good_a disposition_n or_o holiness_n in_o the_o soul_n very_o impious_a person_n may_v and_o have_v enjoy_v it_o when_o it_o be_v derive_v to_o we_o as_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n he_o intend_v it_o for_o our_o encouragement_n in_o his_o pure_a love_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v hae_fw-la consolationes_fw-la sensibiles_fw-la theology_n sensibiles_fw-la sensible_n devotion_n be_v call_v also_o sensible_a consolation_n by_o the_o writer_n of_o mystical_a theology_n verae_fw-la quamvis_fw-la despiciendae_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la supra_fw-la modum_fw-la astimandae_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la sunt_fw-la verae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la nec_fw-la necessarii_fw-la solidarum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la effectus_fw-la nec_fw-la necessaria_fw-la profectûs_fw-la instrumenta_fw-la sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la plurimi_fw-la ad_fw-la magnam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la ac_fw-la mentis_fw-la puritatem_fw-la ascendunt_fw-la ibid._n ascendunt_fw-la j●c_fw-la alvar._n ibid._n when_o they_o be_v true_o send_v we_o from_o god_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o great_a perversity_n if_o they_o be_v not_o use_v with_o discretion_n they_o may_v prove_v pernicious_a and_o plunge_v the_o soul_n suprá_fw-fr august_n baker_n in_o sanct._n soph._n ubi_fw-la suprá_fw-fr more_o deep_o in_o self-love_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n in_o which_o they_o be_v much_o immerse_v but_o this_o sensible_a devotion_n fervour_n and_o sweetness_n may_v flow_v also_o from_o the_o mere_a natural_a temper_n of_o the_o body_n or_o from_o the_o vehement_a intention_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o from_o a_o tone_n and_o cadence_n of_o word_n or_o power_n of_o language_n or_o from_o the_o subtle_a insinuation_n and_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o master_n of_o devotion_n do_v general_o observe_v this_o be_v a_o truth_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o morning_n exercise_n at_o cripplegate_n p._n 515._o