Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	free_a	life_n	sin_n	5,436	5	4.6243	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96266	The narrow path of divine truth described from living practice and experience of its three great steps, viz Purgation, illumination & union according to the testimony of the holy scriptures; as also of Thomas a Kempis, the German divinity, Thauler, and such like. Or the sayings of Matthew Weyer reduced into order in three books by J. Spee. Unto which are subjoyned his practical epistles, done above 120 years since in the Dutch, and after the author's death, printed in the German language at Frankfort 1579. And in Latin at Amsterdam 1658. and now in English.	Weyer, Matthias, 1521-1560.; Spee, J.	1683 (1683)	Wing W1525A; ESTC R231717	176,738	498

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come_v in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o become_v clear_a and_o clear_a and_o again_o also_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o return_v again_o yet_o more_o clear_a so_o that_o more_o be_v still_o discover_v and_o manifest_v to_o a_o man_n which_o before_o now_o lay_v hide_v from_o he_o if_o this_o first_o claritude_n come_v into_o a_o man_n as_o if_o it_o be_v angelical_a but_o then_o forward_o it_o rush_v in_o much_o clear_a and_o so_o a_o man_n get_v from_o one_o degree_n of_o angelical_a claritude_n to_o another_o high_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o and_o then_o present_o he_o ascend_v yet_o high_a until_o he_o arrive_v at_o the_o

advancement_n and_o then_o also_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o we_o be_v feel_v and_o for_o its_o fake_n we_o can_v be_v affect_v with_o sorrow_n and_o can_v confess_v it_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n therefore_o prosperous_a thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v nor_o adversity_n to_o be_v avoid_v for_o adversity_n be_v always_o safe_a and_o do_v advance_v we_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o and_o it_o behoove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v wary_a and_o to_o be_v in_o perpetual_a exercise_n and_o trial_n sweetness_n be_v deceitful_a and_o nature_n desire_v it_o bitterness_n be_v a_o medicine_n and_o nature_n hate_v it_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v do_v not_o that_o which_o we_o will_v but_o that_o which_o we_o hate_v chap._n xxi_o to_o abstain_v from_o inordinate_a and_o unprofitable_a word_n make_v a_o man_n as_o if_o he_o be_v dumb_a and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v silent_a in_o many_o case_n which_o else_o he_o will_v talk_v of_o a_o lascivious_a tongue_n extinguish_v zeal_n and_o render_v a_o man_n inordinate_a and_o weak_a and_o unfit_a to_o overcome_v temptation_n in_o which_o way_n soever_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o go_v forward_o according_a to_o life_n the_o gate_n be_v shut_v against_o i_o and_o then_o death_n be_v my_o refuge_n i_o must_v therefore_o shut_v the_o eye_n of_o life_n and_o rest_v quiet_a in_o death_n if_o i_o have_v beforehand_o know_v this_o affliction_n in_o which_o i_o now_o lie_v i_o have_v dye_v for_o mere_a grief_n but_o now_o when_o i_o be_o in_o it_o god_n keep_v i_o in_o it_o and_o i_o can_v bear_v it_o i_o never_o before_o have_v believe_v that_o the_o case_n will_v be_v thus_o as_o now_o i_o find_v it_o judgement_n do_v so_o drive_v i_o that_o i_o can_v have_v neither_o comfort_n nor_o hope_n nor_o faith_n either_o in_o god_n or_o in_o the_o creature_n thus_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v suppress_v by_o judgement_n and_o thus_o the_o rod_n hang_v over_o he_o and_o which_o way_n soever_o he_o look_v death_n meet_v he_o but_o the_o mind_n be_v free_a i_o have_v no_o torture_n of_o soul_n and_o such_o suffering_n as_o francis_n spira_n endure_v i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o they_o adam_n be_v create_v pure_a in_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n but_o by_o his_o fall_n he_o depart_v from_o god_n and_o tumble_v down_o into_o his_o ownself_n he_o become_v estrange_v from_o god_n and_o be_v make_v his_o own_o propriety_n and_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o this_o same_o growth_n of_o self_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o our_o desire_n endeavour_n or_o study_v of_o appropriate_v to_o ourselves_o which_o afterward_o be_v so_o subject_v unto_o judgement_n that_o it_o can_v have_v no_o comfort_n or_o life_n either_o in_o god_n or_o in_o the_o creature_n therefore_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o be_v reduce_v again_o into_o nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o all_o thing_n about_o which_o we_o be_v make_v somewhat_o and_o then_o at_o length_n god_n will_v be_v all_o himself_o in_o the_o man_n himself_o and_o that_o instead_o 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