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
A67626	The baptized Turk, or, A narrative of the happy conversion of Signior Rigep Dandulo, the onely son of a silk merchant in the Isle of Tzio, from the delusions of that great impostor Mahomet, unto the Christian religion and of his admission unto baptism by Mr. Gunning at Excester-house Chappel the 8th of Novemb., 1657 / drawn up by Tho. Warmstry.	Warmstry, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing W880; ESTC R38490	72,283	176

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it_o have_v with_o the_o former_a mark_n especial_o we_o must_v see_v that_o that_o taste_n and_o relish_n do_v not_o encourage_v we_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a or_o sinful_a or_o discharge_v we_o from_o duty_n or_o carry_v we_o on_o in_o worldly_a or_o carnal_a design_n or_o thing_n that_o be_v frivolous_a and_o vain_a but_o where_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o rest_n it_o may_v have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o strong_a assurance_n aliter_fw-la enim_fw-la say_v the_o author_n beforenamed_n afficiunt_fw-la mentem_fw-la somnia_fw-la divinitus_fw-la immissa_fw-la aliter_fw-la aliunde_fw-la provenientia_fw-la 11._o when_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v agreeable_a it_o agree_v with_o some_o work_n that_o god_n have_v in_o hand_n and_o have_v something_o in_o it_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v above_o humane_a invention_n and_o have_v a_o excellent_a agreement_n in_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o present_v the_o same_o or_o several_a thing_n be_v compose_v in_o a_o wise_a method_n and_o 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to_o wicked_a doctrine_n or_o opinion_n which_o be_v paint_v over_o with_o the_o pretence_n or_o colour_n of_o revelation_n and_o divine_a vision_n when_o they_o be_v indeed_o the_o mere_a delusion_n of_o satan_n transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n such_o say_v he_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n of_o old_a tend_v to_o idolatry_n and_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o excuse_v their_o sedition_n and_o absurd_a opinion_n and_o practice_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n and_o it_o be_v well_o that_o our_o quaker_n and_o other_o that_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o strange_a fancy_n and_o irregular_a practice_n in_o this_o our_o age_n and_o nation_n will_v try_v their_o pretend_a inspiration_n and_o dream_n by_o this_o rule_n see_v deut._n 13.1_o etc._n etc._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o dream_n be_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o wicked_a spirit_n when_o they_o be_v such_o as_o inflame_v and_o stir_v up_o man_n unto_o lust_n to_o hatred_n or_o revenge_n or_o the_o like_a evil_a affection_n whereby_o the_o body_n also_o of_o those_o that_o sleep_n be_v defile_v and_o whereby_o they_o be_v indispose_v to_o prayer_n and_o the_o office_n of_o piety_n to_o god_n or_o charity_n to_o one_o another_o 4._o when_o dream_n come_v upon_o superstitious_a seek_v and_o expectation_n of_o they_o 8._o lesle_n de_fw-fr justitiâ_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 45._o dub_v 8._o quando_fw-la quis_fw-la say_v lessius_fw-la divinationem_fw-la per_fw-la somnia_fw-la quaerit_fw-la certo_fw-la modo_fw-la vel_fw-la ritu_fw-la se_fw-la componendo_fw-la ad_fw-la somnium_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la express_v est_fw-la invocare_fw-la diabolum_fw-la when_o any_o man_n do_v purposely_o seek_v divination_n by_o dream_n compose_v himself_o thereunto_o by_o superstitious_a rite_n or_o ceremony_n for_o this_o be_v express_o to_o invocate_v the_o devil_n lectionum_fw-la see_v coelius_n rhodig_n l._n 27._o antiquarum_fw-la lectionum_fw-la thus_o say_v he_o