Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	faith_n	know_v	6,721	5	4.2859	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94076	Strong motives, or Loving and modest advice, vnto the petitioners for presbiterian government. That they endeavour not the compulsion of any in matters of religion, more then they wish others should endeavour to compell them. But with all love, lenitie, meekenesse, patience, & long-suffering to doe unto others, as they desire others should doe unto them. Whereunto is annexed the conclusion of Lieuten. Generall Cromwells letter to the House of Common tending to the same purpose.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1645 (1645)	Wing S6016; Thomason E304_15; ESTC R200308	6,240	8

and dispitefull language discountenanced all sorts of peaceable People could not choose but love such a Government and errors would be convinc'd by reason and demonstration in due time which is the only just and proper way for it is a sad thing that any man should suffer imprisonment or other violent dealing or punishment for error in judgement how great so ever not maintained by any act of violence you have taken but too much pleasure in observing some such dealing even in this time wherein you boast of being restored to all just liberty Make amends also in this inquire who they are that suffer in this kind and use all lawful endeavours for their deliverance and no longer give countenance to those that glory in nothing more then learning and literall abilities and yet make use of imprisonments and close imprisonments too still labour for banishments and death if the Parliament would give eare thereunto to vanquish errors O what is become of love What is become of that meekenesse plainnesse gentlenesse patience that were in our blessed Saviour his Messengers that planted and propagated the Gospel not by violence but by love Let us all henceforth abandon all violence and unkindnesse one toward another let us not strive about words or things that are needlesse disputable and obscure but let all things be done in meekenesse and lowlinesse of minde and let us watch all opportunities how to exceed in love one towards another Blessed is he whom the Lord when hee commeth shall finde so doing Courteous Reader SInce nothing is more excellent nor can be more prevalent either in Wars or any action or interprise then love concord and unitie of affection nor yet any thing more to be avoided then needdlesse differences denominations and distinctions which doe arise by diversitie of opinions chieflie in matters of Religion because they breed discord and so tend to confusion As when one saith I am Pauls another Apollos the third Cephas and the fourth Christs as if Christ were divided or Paul crucified c. Having yet some convenient roome here remaining I have thought it expedient to insert the conclusion of Lieut. Generall Cromwells Letter from the Armie because it not only keepeth an excellent Harmony with the former matter but likewise it manifesteth to the world how the persecuting partie I meane the Presbiterians and the Lawyers their Adherents unjust dealing against those whom the Episcopall partie called Round-heads and they call Independents and so not doing unto others as they would be done unto themselves THE CONCLVSION OF Lieuten Generall Cromwells Letter From the Armie to the House of Commons concerning the taking of BRISTOLL Which was contained in the Originall Letter signed by himselfe but omitted in the Printed Copy which is Authorized by the House of Commons though there was a whole Page left blanke in that sheet Whereby the World may know how both the Truth the Common-Wealth and that worthy gentleman are wronged as well as other men either by the Printer or some others PResbiterians Independents all had here the same Spirit of Faith and prayer the same presence and answer they agree here know no names of difference pitty it is it should be otherwise any where All that beleeve have the reall Vnity which is most glorious because inward and spirituall in the body and to the head As for being united in formes commonly called uniformity every Christian will for Peace sake study and doe as far as Conscience will permit And from brethren in things of the mind we looke for no cumpulsion but that of Light and reason In other things God hath put the sword into the Parliaments hands for the terrour of Evill dooers and the praise of them that doe well if any plead exemption from it he knowes not the Gospel If any would wring it out of your hands or steale it from you under what pretence so ever I hope they shall doe it without effect That God will maintaine it in your hands and direct you in the use thereof is the prayer of Your humble servant Oliver Cromwell From Bristoll this 14 th of Septemb. 1645. Printed October 1645. FJNJS