Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	action_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	25	3	8.6042	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

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king_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v that_o be_v ow_v to_o be_v king_n real_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v by_o some_o that_o elisha_n be_v a_o extraordinary_a man_n and_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a action_n and_o therefore_o not_o imitable_a i_o shall_v grant_v it_o so_o far_o extraordinary_a that_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a to_o carry_v so_o to_o person_n of_o that_o figure_n and_o that_o indeed_o there_o be_v few_o elisha_n now_o not_o only_o for_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n which_o now_o be_v cease_v but_o even_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o gracious_a spirit_n of_o zeal_n which_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n be_v now_o extinguish_v he_o be_v indeed_o a_o extraordinary_a man_n and_o this_o action_n do_v demonstrate_v much_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o elias_n to_o have_v be_v abide_v with_o he_o but_o that_o this_o be_v unimitable_a these_o reason_n induce_v i_o to_o deny_v 1_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o king_n as_o well_o as_o other_o as_o nathan_n be_v to_o david_n 1_o king._n 1._o 32_o 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abomination_n prov._n 29._o 27._o what_o further_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o this_o instance_n i_o see_v not_o and_o i_o need_v draw_v no_o argument_n by_o consequence_n it_o be_v so_o plain_a 7._o this_o same_o jehoram_n after_o many_o signal_n demonstration_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n exert_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n elisha_n which_o sometime_o do_v extort_v his_o acknowledgement_n and_o make_v he_o call_v the_o prophet_n his_o father_n 2_o king._n 6._o 21._o yet_o when_o in_o the_o strait_a siege_n of_o samaria_n he_o be_v plague_v with_o famine_n for_o his_o idolatry_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o pitiful_a mother_n be_v make_v to_o eat_v their_o owned_a tender_a child_n become_v so_o insolent_a a_o tyrant_n that_o be_v incense_v into_o a_o madness_n of_o outrageous_a malice_n against_o the_o prophet_n elisah_n that_o he_o swear_v god_n do_v so_o to_o he_o &_o more_o also_o if_o the_o head_n of_o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o shaphat_n shall_v stand_v on_o he_o that_o day_n according_o he_o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o execute_v it_o but_o the_o prophet_n from_o a_o principle_n of_o nature_n &_o reason_n &_o law_n as_o well_o as_o grace_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o prophet_n stand_v upon_o his_o defence_n and_o encourage_v those_o that_o be_v with_o he_o to_o keep_v out_o the_o house_n against_o he_o say_v see_v you_o how_o this_o son_n of_o a_o murderer_n a_o proper_a style_n for_o such_o a_o monster_n of_o a_o king_n have_v send_v to_o take_v away_o my_o head_n head_n 2_o king._n 6._o 32._o this_o be_v a_o strong_a argument_n for_o self_n defence_n but_o i_o improve_v it_o thus_o if_o tyrant_n may_v be_v oppose_v as_o son_n of_o murderer_n &_o murderer_n themselves_o and_o no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v account_v then_o under_o such_o a_o vile_a character_n then_o can_v they_o not_o be_v ow_v as_o king_n but_o here_o be_v a_o example_n for_o the_o first_o ergo_fw-la 8._o this_o man_n brother_n in_o 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