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	understand_v	6,901	5	6.3105	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49980	The temple of vvisdom for the little world in two parts. The first philosophically divine, treating of the being of all beeings, and whence everything hath its origins as heaven, hell, angels, men and devils, earth, stars and elements. And particularly of all mysteries concerning the soul, and of Adam before and after the fall. Also, a treatise of the four complexions, and the causes of spiritual sadness, &c. To which is added, a postscript to all students in arts and sciences. Second part, morally divine, containing abuses stript and whipt, by Geo. Wither, with his description of fair virtue. Secondly. A collection of divine poems from ... Essayes and religious meditations of Sir Francis Bacon, Knight. Collected, published and intended for a general good. By D.L.	Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Abuses stript, and whipt.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1688 (1688)	Wing L915; ESTC R224149	138,032	220

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and_o adam_n make_v himself_o earth_n and_o that_o he_o be_v ●…ut_o can_v a_o man_n make_v of_o himself_o what_o he_o will_v he_o have_v both_o before_o he_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o light_n will_v he_o be_v a_o angel_n in_o the_o light_n then_o god_n spirit_n in_o christ_n help_v he_o to_o the_o society_n of_o the_o angelical_a quire._n but_o will_v he_o be_v a_o devil_n in_o fire_n then_o god_n anger_n help_v he_o into_o the_o abiss_n to_o the_o devil_n now_o observe_v further_o god_n say_v to_o the_o serpent_n the_o old_a devil_n see_v tho●…_n have_v do_v this_o curse_a art_n thou_o and_o to_o the_o creature_o serpent_n which_o must_v now_o become_v a_o creature_n for_o the_o devil_n have_v turn_v himself_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n therefore_o must_v the_o serpent_n also_o continue_v to_o it_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v go_v upon_o thy_o belly_n and_o 〈◊〉_d earth_n see_v it_o have_v seduce_v man_n so_o that_o he_o be_v become_v ●…arthly_a therefore_o shall_v also_o the_o devil_n image_n be_v earthly_a and_o devour_v the_o fierce_a wrathful_a source_n or_o quality_n viz._n poison_n that_o shall_v now_o be_v its_o source_n or_o quality_n and_o here_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o devil_n figure_v or_o frame_v to_o himself_o the_o serpent_n image_n from_o the_o constellation_n and_o element_n through_o his_o imagination_n so_o he_o have_v great_a power_n till_o the_o lord_n whole_o curse_v he_o and_o set_v the_o dear_a name_n jesus_n for_o a_o mark_n or_o limit_v o●…_n separation_n and_o there_o his_o great_a power_n be_v lay_v adam_n be_v the_o only_a man_n that_o god_n create_v eve_n his_o wife_n god_n will_v not_o create_v generation_n be_v to_o be_v out_o of_o one_o only_o but_o see_v he_o fall_v so_o that_o god_n must_v make_v he_o a_o wife_n than_o come_v the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n again_o upon_o one_o only_o that_o all_o shall_v be_v regenerate_v and_o new_a bear_v again_o out_o of_o one_o only_a viz._n out_o of_o the_o second_o adam_n not_o out_o of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n but_o out_o of_o christ_n the_o heavenly_a adam_n god_n set_v his_o purpose_n in_o adam_n child_n and_o bring_v his_o imagination_n into_o the_o persished_a image_n and_o impregnate_v the_o same_o with_o his_o divine_a power_n and_o substantiality_n and_o convert_v the_o soul_n will_n out_o of_o the_o earthliness_n into_o god_n so_o that_o thus_o mary_n become_v impregnate_v with_o such_o a_o child_n as_o adam_n shall_v have_v be_v impregnate_v with_o which_o self_n ability_n can_v not_o effect_v but_o sink_v down_o int●…_n sleep_n viz._n into_o the_o magia_n where_o then_o the_o woman_n wa●…_n make_v out_o of_o he_o which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d adam_n himself_o shall_v have_v impregnate_v in_o venus_n matrix_fw-la and_o have_v generate_v magical_o but_o see_v that_o may_v not_o be_v therefore_o be_v alum_n divide_v and_o his_o own_o will_n of_o great_a might_n and_o power_n be_v break_v in_o he_o and_o shut_v up_o in_o death_n but_o now_o alum_n be_v divide_v the_o man_n long_v after_o the_o matrix_fw-la of_o the_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n after_o the_o limbus_n of_o the_o man_n the_o woman_n have_v a_o watery_a tincture_n and_o the_o man_n a_o fiery_a the_o man_n sow_v soul_n and_o the_o woman_n spirit_n and_o both_o sow_n fiesh_n viz._n sulphur_n therefore_o be_v man_n and_o wife_n but_o one_o body_n and_o make_v together_o a_o child_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o continue_v together_o if_o they_o once_o mix_v whosoever_o mix_v w●…ith_o another_o or_o separate_v from_o one_o another_o they_o break_v the_o ordinance_n of_o nature_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v like_o the_o bruit_n beast_n and_o consider_v not_o that_o in_o the_o seed_n the_o eternal_a tincture_n lie_v wherein_o the_o divine_a substantiality_n lie_v hide_v also_o that_o be_v a_o work_n which_o will_v follow_v after_o man_n in_o the_o shadow_n and_o its_o source_n or_o quality_n will_v one_o day_n be_v make_v stir_v in_o the_o 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the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_n in_o the_o soul._n all_o that_o god_n have_v and_o ca●…_n do_v and_o th●…t_n god_n be_v in_o his_o t●…rnary_n all_o this_o be_v in_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o tree_n i●…_n in_o the_o t●…_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o it_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v heavenly_a create_v creat●…_n out_o of_o the_o divine_a essentiality_n yet_o the_o will_n of_o it_o be_v free_a eith●…_n to_o demerse_n itself_o and_o esteem_v itself_o nothing_o and_o so_o eat_v of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n as_o a_o twig_n feed_v upon_o a_o tree_n or_o to_o ris●…_n up_o in_o its_o fire_n and_o be_v a_o tree_n of_o itself_o and_o eat_v of_o that_o and_o so_o get_v essentiality_n viz._n a_o creature_o body_n the_o property_n of_o the_o first_o soul_n be_v create_v according_a to_o both_o mother_n but_o all_o property_n lie_v in_o it_o it_o may_v awaken_v and_o let_v in_o what_o it_o will_v and_o whatsoever_o it_o awakn_v and_o le●…h_v i●…_n be_v please_v 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