Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	sin_n	soul_n	5,199	5	4.8105	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03468	A treatise against vvitchcraft: or A dialogue, wherein the greatest doubts concerning that sinne, are briefly answered a Sathanicall operation in the witchcraft of all times is truly prooued: the moste precious preseruatiues against such euils are shewed: very needful to be knowen of all men, but chiefly of the masters and fathers of families, that they may learn the best meanes to purge their houses of all vnclean spirits, and wisely to auoide the dreadfull impieties and greate daungers which come by such abhominations. Hereunto is also added a short discourse, containing the most certen meanes ordained of God, to discouer, expell, and to confound all the Sathanicall inuentions of witchcraft and sorcerie.; Treatise against witchcraft.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1590 (1590)	STC 13590; ESTC S104153	71,772	90

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estimation_n v._o 11._o 12._o three_o how_o satan_n can_v transfrome_v himself_o before_o his_o witch_n as_o he_o please_v for_o v._o 13._o she_o say_v i_o see_v god_n or_o a_o excellent_a person_n which_o they_o appear_v forth_o with_o in_o the_o form_n of_o old_a samuel_n himself_o four_o what_o satan_n desire_v most_o of_o his_o witch_n &_o such_o as_o consult_v with_o they_o namely_o to_o adore_v he_o as_o a_o god_n as_o saul_n do_v the_o devil_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o witch_n v._o 14._o last_o how_o bold_a satan_n be_v sometime_o in_o prediction_n either_o when_o he_o have_v some_o warrant_n of_o god_n word_n or_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o execute_v his_o justice_n upon_o in_o sidel_n for_o this_o devil_n speak_v thus_o bold_o of_o saules_n death_n it_o be_v like_a he_o know_v god_n purpose_v concern_v he_o for_o where_o he_o want_v knowledge_n he_o be_v common_o most_o doubtful_a in_o his_o prophecy_n as_o those_o latin_a rhyme_n of_o apollo_n oracle_n can_v teach_v us._n misodaemon_n but_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la say_v it_o be_v very_a samuel_n himself_o which_o do_v appear_v in_o that_o place_n 39_o chap._n 46._o v._n 19_o 20._o theoph._n so_o do_v 15._o josephus_n also_o in_o his_o antiquity_n for_o the_o most_o jew_n of_o those_o time_n do_v imagine_v there_o may_v be_v have_v some_o conference_n with_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o both_o have_v err_v in_o this_o point_n mysodaemon_n it_o be_v most_o unlikely_a of_o all_o that_o god_n will_v answer_v saul_n by_o a_o devil_n 140._o that_o deny_v to_o do_v it_o by_o a_o prophet_n theo._n not_o so_o mysodaemon_n i_o can_v return_v this_o weapon_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n for_o therefore_o be_v it_o more_o like_a to_o be_v satan_n because_o god_n have_v deny_v to_o answer_v he_o by_o dream_n by_o urim_n &_o by_o the_o prophet_n 1._o sam._n 28._o 6._o again_o saul_n be_v now_o fast_o bind_v in_o satan_n snare_n for_o his_o disobedience_n against_o the_o 23._o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o 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