Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A11802
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Vox Dei
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Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.
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STC 22097A; ESTC S1715
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our_o say_a discourse_n and_o fit_v it_o to_o all_o apprehension_n first_o we_o will_v brief_o show_v who_o and_o what_o he_o be_v that_o use_v this_o speech_n second_o we_o will_v declare_v who_o and_o what_o the_o person_n be_v to_o who_o he_o speak_v three_o we_o will_v show_v the_o occasion_n and_o time_n when_o this_o speech_n be_v use_v four_o we_o will_v set_v forth_o the_o speech_n itself_o and_o what_o conclusion_n we_o may_v draw_v from_o it_o for_o our_o purpose_n first_o for_o the_o person_n that_o use_v this_o speech_n it_o be_v david_n in_o who_o consider_v three_o thing_n his_o age_n his_o profession_n or_o call_v his_o relation_n his_o age_n he_o be_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o youth_n about_o 23._o year_n old_a ungrounded_a unexperienced_a little_a in_o stature_n fair_a and_o effeminate_a in_o appearance_n not_o like_o ever_o to_o be_v stout_a in_o performance_n 11_o 1_o sa._n 16._o 11_o and_o this_o be_v see_v when_o saul_n afterward_o 39_o 1_o sam._n 17._o 39_o put_v his_o armour_n upon_o he_o he_o be_v hardly_o able_a to_o bear_v such_o a_o burden_n second_o his_o profession_n or_o calling_n a_o shepherd_n and_o therefore_o peaceable_a no_o fit_a man_n to_o make_v a_o soldier_n of_o we_o have_v a_o proverb_n of_o such_o tender_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n they_o be_v fit_a to_o keep_v sheep_n &_o such_o be_v he_o not_o only_o fit_a to_o keep_v sheep_n as_o many_o be_v who_o keep_v none_o but_o suit_v with_o a_o office_n agreeable_a to_o his_o mild_a nature_n for_o he_o be_v a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n such_o be_v abel_n &_o therefore_o a_o fit_a prey_n for_o a_o butcherlike_a brother_n 3._o gen._n 4._o 3._o such_o be_v jacob_n and_o his_o son_n such_o be_v moses_n &_o aron_n and_o of_o good_a shepherd_n they_o prove_v mild_a &_o gracious_a governor_n so_o that_o it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o to_o god_n by_o the_o psalmist_n 20._o ps_n 77._o 20._o thou_o ledde_v thy_o people_n like_o sheep_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n &_o aron_n and_o such_o a_o man_n 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