Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	pursue_v	see_v	sky_n	384	4	18.0184	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22627	Saint Augustines confessions translated: and with some marginall notes illustrated. Wherein, diuers antiquities are explayned; and the marginall notes of a former Popish translation, answered. By William Watts, rector of St. Albanes, Woodstreete; Confessiones. English	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Watts, William, 1590?-1649.	1631 (1631)	STC 912; ESTC S100303	327,312	1,035

unto_o thou_o namely_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v rather_o think_v to_o suffer_v ill_a than_o man_n to_o do_v ill_o chap._n 4._o god_n can_v be_v compel_v 1._o in_o this_o sort_n do_v i_o endeavour_v now_o to_o find_v out_o the_o rest_n as_o i_o have_v already_o find_v that_o what_o be_v incorruptible_a must_v needs_o be_v better_a than_o that_o which_o be_v corruptible_a and_o thou_o therefore_o whatsoever_o thou_o be_v do_v i_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v incorruptible_a for_o never_o yet_o soul_n be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o think_v upon_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v better_o than_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o sovereign_a and_o the_o best_a good_n but_o whereas_o most_o true_o and_o certain_o that_o which_o be_v incorruptible_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o what_o be_v corruptible_a like_a as_o i_o do_v then_o prefer_v it_o i_o may_v very_o well_o have_v reach_v so_o high_a in_o my_o thought_n as_o something_o that_o shall_v be_v better_a than_o my_o god_n have_v not_o thou_o be_v incorruptible_a where_o therefore_o i_o see_v that_o incorruptible_a aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o corruptible_a there_o ought_v i_o to_o have_v seek_v out_o thou_o and_o there_o to_o observe_v whence_o evil_a shall_v come_v that_o be_v even_o whence_o corruption_n come_v by_o which_o thy_o substance_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v infect_v 2._o for_o corruption_n do_v no_o way_n infect_v our_o god_n by_o no_o will_n by_o no_o necessity_n by_o no_o unlooked_a for_o chance_v because_o he_o be_v god_n and_o what_o he_o will_v be_v good_a and_o he_o himself_o be_v that_o good_a but_o to_o be_v corrupt_v be_v not_o good_a nor_o all_o thou_o o_o god_n against_o thy_o will_n constrain_v to_o any_o thing_n for_o that_o thy_o will_n be_v not_o great_a than_o thy_o power_n but_o great_a shall_v it_o be_v be_v thyself_o great_a than_o thyself_o for_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o and_o what_o chance_n can_v surprise_v thou_o unlooked_a for_o who_o 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