Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	womb_n	word_n	work_v	72	3	6.4606	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06504	An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.; Ecclesiastes odder prediger Salomo. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1573 (1573)	STC 16979; ESTC S105591	154,755	384

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if_o the_o cloud_n that_o be_v the_o poor_a be_v full_a they_o will_v send_v down_o rain_n into_o the_o earth_n this_o may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n first_o thus_o do_v as_o the_o cloud_n do_v which_o when_o they_o be_v full_a let_v the_o rain_n fall_n even_o so_o do_v thou_o pour_v out_o upon_o the_o poor_a second_o it_o may_v be_v a_o promise_n which_o i_o like_v better_o after_o this_o sort_n if_o thou_o have_v substance_n geve_v it_o to_o they_o which_o be_v like_o wander_a cloud_n and_o have_v nothing_o fill_v i_o say_v these_o cloud_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v thyself_o also_o fill_v the_o commination_n follow_v ¶_o the_o tree_n whether_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o south_n or_o to_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n that_o it_o fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o be_v niggard_n thou_o know_v not_o how_o long_o thou_o shall_v live_v and_o possess_v thy_o good_n as_o a_o tree_n when_o it_o be_v cut_v down_o whether_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o south_n or_o to_o the_o north_n 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that_o psalm_n of_o domine_fw-la probasti_fw-la etc_n etc_n and_o though_o the_o womb_n be_v open_v thou_o yet_o can_v we_o not_o see_v how_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v for_o we_o all_o see_v that_o tree_n do_v grow_v and_o yet_o we_o see_v not_o how_o the_o bow_n leaf_n and_o fruit_n of_o they_o do_v grow_v neither_o can_v we_o show_v any_o reason_n thereof_o even_o so_o other_o man_n see_v that_o we_o grow_v see_v therefore_o we_o understand_v not_o thing_n present_a and_o before_o our_o eye_n how_o shall_v we_o understand_v thing_n to_o come_v to_o conclude_v god_n work_n be_v to_o we_o unknown_a and_o so_o be_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o morning_n sow_v thy_o seed_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n let_v not_o thine_o hand_n rest_n for_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o shall_v prosper_v this_o or_o that_o or_o whether_o both_o shall_v be_v alike_o good_a he_o speak_v not_o this_o of_o tillage_n only_o comfort_n but_o general_o of_o all_o the_o work_v of_o 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they_o light_v we_o take_v they_o not_o as_o strange_a that_o that_o follow_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o wish_n or_o prayer_n such_o as_o we_o use_v in_o our_o sermon_n and_o exhortation_n in_o dutch_a on_o this_o wise_n will_v to_o god_n it_o go_v so_o to_o work_v light_n be_v sweet_a and_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o the_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o sun_n this_o be_v a_o allegory_n he_o mean_v if_o be_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n if_o a_o man_n will_v express_v this_o doctrine_n in_o life_n if_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n will_v follow_v this_o doctrine_n which_o i_o have_v teach_v &_o do_v