Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	life_n	live_v	sin_n	7,486	5	4.8306	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86498	Dæmonologie, and theologie The first, the malady, demonstrating the diabolicall arts, and devillish hearts of men. The second, the remedy: demonstrating, God a rich supply of all good. By Doctor Nathanael Homes, [sic]	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2562; Thomason E1341_2; ESTC R209143	95,747	222

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daemonologie_n and_o theologie_n the_o first_o the_o malady_n demonstrate_v the_o diabolical_a art_n and_o devilish_a heart_n of_o men._n the_o second_o the_o remedy_n demonstrate_v god_n a_o rich_a supply_n of_o all_o good_n by_o doctor_n nathanael_n homes_n london_n print_v by_o tho_n roycroft_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o jo_n martin_n and_o jo_n ridley_n at_o the_o castle_n in_o fleetstreet_n near_o ram-alley_n 1650._o daemonologie_n or_o the_o character_n of_o the_o cry_v evil_n of_o the_o present_a time_n in_o which_o beside_o the_o transcendent_a wicked_a practice_n of_o man_n that_o never_o sip_v of_o religion_n and_o the_o unparalleled_a impious_a principle_n of_o hypocrite_n degenerate_v from_o their_o profession_n of_o religion_n whether_o seeker_n shakers_n familist_n ranter_n adamite_n etc._n etc._n be_v handle_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n as_o 1._o diabolical_a art_n in_o general_a viz._n the_o cause_n mean_n etc._n etc._n 2._o diabolical_a art_n in_o special_a viz._n operation_n of_o strange_a thing_n as_o charm_v and_o juggle_a and_o declaration_n of_o hide_a thing_n as_o 1._o divination_n immediate_a by_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n divination_n mediate_a namely_o by_o auspicie_a augury_n pullarie_o aruspicie_a sortilegie_n necromancy_n oneiromancie_n astrology_n all_o which_o be_v here_o handle_v not_o only_o pneumatological_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o reason_n history_n and_o experience_n of_o man_n confession_n but_o theological_o according_a to_o the_o depth_n of_o scripture_n and_o prophetical_o as_o foretold_a to_o be_v the_o idiom_n and_o proper_a mark_n of_o the_o last_o day_n afore_o christ_n appearance_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n chalde_v samaritan_n syriac_n arabian_a and_o greek_a a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n and_o section_n contain_v in_o this_o ensue_a treatise_n viz._n chap._n i._n of_o the_o general_a and_o main_a position_n fol._n 1_o chap._n ii_o show_v in_o general_n that_o these_o present_a time_n in_o which_o we_o now_o live_v be_v those_o evil_a time_n that_o precede_v next_o before_o that_o first_o appearance_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v fol._n 11_o chap._n iii_o a_o particular_a parallel_n of_o our_o time_n with_o that_o in_o the_o 1._o tim._n 4.1_o that_o man_n shall_v give_v heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n fol._n 16_o chap._n iu_o a_o particular_a parallel_n of_o our_o time_n to_o enchantment_n witchcraft_n etc._n etc._n seduce_v spirit_n fol._n 22._o chap._n v._n of_o divination_n by_o immediate_a help_n of_o the_o devil_n fol._n 47_o chap._n vi_o of_o diabolical_a divination_n by_o auspicie_a the_o fly_a of_o bird_n augury_n the_o noise_n of_o bird_n pullarie_o chicking_n eat_v their_o meat_n and_o by_o other_o occurrence_n of_o beast_n and_o thing_n either_o conduce_v to_o or_o concur_v with_o the_o say_a art_n or_o be_v appendix_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o divination_n in_o general_n fol._n 53_o chap._n vii_o of_o divination_n call_v aruspicie_a and_o sortilegie_n fol._n 67._o caap._n viii_o of_o necromancy_n or_o the_o black_a art_n fol._n 83_o chap._n ix_o of_o oneirologie_n oneiromancie_n somnispicine_n or_o divination_n by_o dream_n fol._n 88_o chap._n x._o of_o astrology_n or_o divination_n by_o the_o star_n common_o call_v judicial_a astrology_n as_o whereby_o man_n undertake_v to_o predict_v divine_a and_o foretell_v the_o good_a and_o bad_a success_n of_o humane_a affair_n concern_v nation_n or_o person_n fol._n 106_o sect_n 1._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o astrology_n in_o some_o distinction_n description_n and_o observation_n fol._n 108_o sect_n 2._o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a touch_v astrology_n fol._n 111_o sect_n 3._o the_o condemnation_n of_o astrology_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o several_a place_n of_o scripture_n fol._n 121_o sect_n 4._o contain_v reason_n or_o argument_n against_o astrology_n fol._n 140_o sect_n 5._o confute_v the_o 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