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	speak_v	word_n	14,864	5	4.7522	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47148	A general epistle to Friends by way of caution to take heed to the light, that they may be preserved from that lazy, idle spirit that veils the life.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1671 (1671)	Wing K171; ESTC R30482	5,600	10

world_n have_v his_o corrupt_a way_n and_o custom_n which_o savour_v not_o of_o a_o noble_a and_o virtuous_a spirit_n as_o the_o corrupt_a of_o man_n and_o woman_n name_n as_o with_o respect_n of_o person_n for_o john_n to_o say_v jonie_n for_o james_n to_o jamie_n and_o the_o like_a which_o have_v not_o a_o good_a savour_n but_o savour_v of_o that_o corrupt_a spirit_n which_o spoil_n and_o corrupt_v all_o thing_n and_o friend_n you_o know_v the_o world_n life_n and_o recreation_n be_v in_o word_n and_o discourse_n and_o if_o they_o have_v no_o profanity_n and_o scurrility_n in_o it_o than_o they_o think_v all_o be_v well_o how_o much_o soever_o they_o talk_v and_o spend_v time_n in_o unbrofitable_a discourse_n which_o after_o it_o be_v all_o do_v serve_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o ease_v and_o refresh_v that_o which_o weary_v in_o silence_n and_o in_o silent_a wait_v upon_o god_n but_o kill_v and_o hurt_v the_o tender_a life_n of_o god_n for_o if_o even_o the_o letter_n kill_v when_o a_o man_n speak_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o not_o in_o a_o right_a spirit_n how_o much_o more_o do_v that_o kill_v which_o be_v bad_a both_o as_o to_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o you_o know_v friend_n tha●_n when_o word_n be_v utter_v fromm_v the_o life_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n than_o they_o refresh_v the_o seed_n and_o birth_n of_o god_n in_o all_o both_o hearer_n and_o speaker_n but_o when_o word_n be_v utter_v from_o a_o contrary_a life_n and_o spirit_n yea_o though_o true_a and_o good_a word_n they_o deaden_a and_o burt_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n but_o they_o stir_v up_o and_o refresh_v the_o bad_a seed_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o evil-doer_n that_o be_v for_o judgement_n and_o many_o time_n the_o effect_n of_o those_o idle_a and_o frivolous_a discourse_n which_o man_n and_o woman_n beget_v one_o another_o into_o by_o answer_v one_o another_o be_v that_o the_o light_n airy_a frothy_a vain_a wanton_a spirit_n that_o weary_v of_o the_o cross_n 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