Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	woman_n	word_n	youth_n	55	3	8.0584	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55138	A pleasant treatise of witches their imps, and meetings, persons bewitched, magicians, necromancers, incubus, and succubus's, familiar spirits, goblings, pharys, specters, phantasms, places haunted, and devillish impostures : with the difference between good and bad angels, and a true relation of a good genius / by a pen neer the covent of Eluthery.	Pen neer the Covent of Eluthery.	1673 (1673)	Wing P2564; ESTC R9332	44,947	136

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the_o top_n wa●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v bind_v it_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o lie_v secure_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o shall_v bury_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_v for_o i_o fifty_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n say_v all_o these_o thing_n her_o two_o child_n obey_v after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o mother_n but_o prevail_v not_o for_o the_o first_o two_o night_n when_o the_o monk_n begin_v to_o sing_v hymn_n about_o the_o body_n the_o devil_n open_v the_o church_n door_n that_o be_v shut_v with_o a_o great_a bar_n and_o break_v two_o chain_n but_o the_o middlemost_a being_n strong_a remain_v whole_a the_o three_o night_n the_o noise_n be_v so_o great_a of_o those_o demon_n that_o come_v to_o fetch_v the_o body_n that_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v shake_v but_o one_o devil_n in_o shape_n more_o terrible_a than_o the_o rest_n break_v down_o the_o door_n and_o go_v towards_o the_o coffin_n command_v the_o body_n to_o arise_v which_o answer_v it_o can_v not_o for_o the_o chain_n thou_o shall_v be_v deliver_v reply_v he_o from_o that_o hindrance_n and_o go_v to_o the_o coffin_n he_o break_v the_o chain_n and_o with_o his_o foot_n thrust_v off_o the_o cover_n then_o take_v the_o woman_n by_o the_o hand_n lead_v she_o out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o presence_n of_o they_o all_o to_o the_o door_n where_o stand_v a_o black_a horse_n ready_a and_o proud_o neigh_v upon_o which_o the_o woman_n be_v place_v and_o all_o the_o company_n of_o devil_n go_v away_o with_o she_o through_o the_o air_n their_o noise_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o be_v no_o less_o astonish_v than_o the_o beholder_n chap._n xii_o the_o difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a angel_n with_o a_o admirable_a relation_n of_o a_o good_a genius_n have_v hitherto_o in_o some_o manner_n declare_v the_o act_n of_o evil_a and_o curse_a spirit_n it_o will_v be_v reasonable_a that_o before_o i_o conclude_v this_o treatise_n i_o give_v you_o some_o account_n of_o those_o bless_a angel_n which_o god_n oft_o time_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o have_v cause_v to_o appear_v unto_o man_n and_o to_o distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o discovery_n the_o first_o be_v according_a to_o jamblic●…s_n do_v mysterijs_fw-la that_o the_o good_a never_o appear_v in_o any_o fantastical_a shape_n nor_o strive_v to_o deceive_v we_o or_o offer_v to_o council_n we_o in_o wicked_a matter_n evil_a angel_n on_o the_o contrary_a appear_v always_o in_o strange_a shape_n and_o although_o sometime_o they_o strive_v to_o imitate_v the_o child_n of_o light_n to_o be_v think_v angel_n of_o god_n yet_o because_o of_o their_o evil_a nature_n if_o desire_v to_o