Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	power_n	soul_n	6,944	5	4.6487	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97251	The odious, despicable, and dreadfull condition of a drunkard, drawn to the life to deterre others, and cause them to decline the wayes of death, or, A hopefull way to cure drunkennesse (the root of all evill, and rot of all good) in such as are not (by long custome) past cure : composed, and published for their good, who (not for want of ignorance) prinde themselves in drunken good-fellowship : which probably may open their eies, as the tasting of honey did Jonathan, and cause them to say as the governour to the bridegroome, John 2.10, The good wine was kept back untill now / by Junius Florilegus.	Younge, Richard.	1649 (1649)	Wing Y167A; ESTC R43834	50,174	55

drunkenness_n bestiate_v the_o heart_n and_o spoil_v the_o brain_n overthrow_v the_o faculty_n and_o organ_n of_o repentance_n and_o resolution_n turn_v reason_n into_o exile_n and_o poison_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o a_o man_n as_o how_o do_v it_o damn_n up_o the_o head_n and_o spirit_n with_o mud_n how_o do_v it_o infatuate_a the_o understanding_n blind_a the_o judgement_n pervert_v the_o will_n and_o corrupt_v all_o the_o affection_n how_o do_v it_o surprise_v the_o thought_n entrap_v the_o desire_n and_o bring_v all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o order_n as_o experience_n prove_v and_o the_o word_n also_o which_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o excess_n of_o wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n make_v man_n mad_a feelish_a and_o outrageous_a make_v they_o forget_v god_n and_o his_o law_n prov._n 20.1_o and_o 31.3_o 4_o 5._o yea_o that_o it_o make_v man_n utter_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n until_o they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o return_v prov._n 23.35_o esay_n 5.11_o 12._o and_o 56.12_o for_o by_o this_o sin_n the_o heart_n be_v harden_v the_o spirit_n quench_v and_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n with_o all_o its_o lust_n so_o strengthen_v that_o it_o keep_v they_o in_o final_a impenitency_n esay_n 22.12_o 13_o 14._o and_o 28.7_o 8._o rom._n 13.13_o 14._o gal._n 5.21_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o eph._n 5.18_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o yea_o the_o soul_n by_o it_o be_v make_v like_o a_o city_n break_v down_o and_o without_o wall_n prov._n 25.28_o by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o unclean_a beast_n which_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o sensuality_n these_o brutish_a drunkard_n which_o transform_v themselves_o through_o excess_n be_v even_o those_o swing_n who_o the_o legion_n carry_v headlong_o to_o the_o sea_n or_o pit_n of_o perdition_n mat._n 8.32_o for_o otherwise_o the_o worst_a of_o beast_n will_v be_v find_v in_o a_o far_o better_a condition_n §_o 3._o and_o indeed_o to_o give_v beast_n their_o due_n it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o beast_n 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for_o the_o present_a that_o they_o may_v fit_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o ear_n and_o hear_v not_o tongue_n and_o speak_v not_o nose_n and_o smell_v not_o no_o not_o their_o own_o vomit_n hand_n and_o handle_v not_o foot_n and_o walk_v not_o be_v as_o dead_a man_n that_o can_v neither_o sit_v stand_v nor_o go_v §_o 4._o or_o if_o they_o will_v notwithstanding_o all_o this_o be_v take_v for_o man_n yea_o admit_v as_o man_n they_o have_v some_o advantage_n above_o beast_n or_o stock_n it_o be_v a_o miserable_a advantage_n that_o only_o make_v they_o apt_a to_o evil_n yea_o the_o worst_a of_o evil_n and_o capable_a of_o a_o hell_n which_o be_v all_o the_o advantage_n they_o have_v for_o to_o what_o man_n may_v they_o be_v liken_v they_o be_v but_o like_o that_o lunatic_n man_n mention_v mat._n 17.15_o 16._o who_o be_v sore_o vex_v with_o a_o evil_a spirit_n fall_v ofttimes_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o ofttimes_o into_o the_o water_n who_o all_o the_o disciple_n can_v nor_o cure_v until_o the_o master_n himself_o come_v or_o like_o that_o man_n speak_v of_o mark_n 5.2_o to_o 6._o who_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o devil_n live_v among_o the_o grave_n and_o cut_v himself_o with_o stone_n and_o who_o no_o man_n can_v tame_v for_o they_o love_v none_o but_o base_a company_n base_a place_n and_o base_a course_n and_o what_o do_v their_o frequent_a and_o horrible_a oath_n but_o cut_v they_o deep_o than_o those_o stone_n do_v he_o nor_o be_v moses_n or_o aaron_n cesar_n or_o paul_n minister_n of_o the_o word_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o sword_n able_a to_o restrain_v or_o tame_v they_o you_o may_v think_v it_o a_o hard_a say_n as_o the_o disciple_n do_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 6.53_o to_o 61._o but_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o from_o god_n word_n that_o the_o ●●●porall_a possession_n of_o evil_a spirit_n be_v not_o so_o rare_a as_o the_o spiritual_a be_v rife_o for_o no_o natural_a man_n be_v free_a 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a_o multitude_n of_o word_n ecclesiaste_v 10.14_o and_o babble_a drunkard_n can_v better_o afford_v you_o a_o sea_n of_o word_n than_o a_o drop_n of_o wit_n as_o mark_v whether_o their_o discourse_n be_v not_o more_o sound_a than_o substance_n wind_n then_o matter_n as_o ever_o where_o be_v least_o brain_n there_o be_v most_o tongue_n and_o loud_a say_v socrates_n even_o as_o a_o brewer_n cart_n upon_o the_o stone_n make_v most_o noise_n when_o his_o vessel_n be_v empty_a the_o full_a vessel_n give_v you_o a_o soft_a answer_n but_o sound_a liquor_n so_o a_o know_v and_o solid_a man_n will_v either_o be_v silent_a or_o his_o word_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o silence_n whereas_o they_o that_o speak_v much_o seldom_o speak_v well_o i_o may_v proceed_v to_o his_o knowledge_n in_o the_o best_a thing_n and_o show_v you_o that_o whereas_o some_o be_v like_o the_o moon_n at_o full_a have_v all_o their_o light_n towards_o earth_n none_o towards_o heaven_n other_o like_v the_o moon_n at_o 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