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	ghost_n	holy_a	11,216	5	5.5398	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40487	The friendly conference: or, An hue and cry after the Popes Holiness Discovering the corrupt doctrines of the church, and abominable practises of the court and clergy of Rome, to raise themselves to their present pomp and grandeur. With the several prodigious births of the whore of Babilon: and how she has prefer'd all her children. In a familiar dialogue between Theophilius a Protestant, and Juliano lately turn'd Papist.		1673 (1673)	Wing F2217; ESTC R215515	4,709	10

the_o friendly_a conference_n or_o a_o hue_n and_o cry_n after_o the_o pope_n holiness_n discover_v the_o corrupt_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o abominable_a practice_n of_o the_o court_n and_o clergy_n of_o rome_n to_o raise_v themselves_o to_o their_o present_a pomp_n and_o grandeur_n with_o the_o several_a prodigious_a birth_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n and_o how_o she_o have_v prefer_v all_o her_o child_n in_o a_o familiar_a dialogue_n between_o theophilus_n a_o protestant_n and_o juliano_n late_o turn_v papist_n print_a for_o m._n b._n in_o the_o year_n 1673._o a_o hue_n and_o cry_n after_o the_o pope_n holiness_n etc._n etc._n juliano_n your_o servant_n neighbour_n theophilus_n theophilus_n i_o be_o hearty_o glad_a to_o see_v you_o juliano_n the_o rather_o for_o that_o i_o be_v late_o inform_v you_o be_v dead_a juliano_n how_o dead_a have_v people_n talk_v i_o into_o a_o ghost_n i_o will_v even_o run_v to_o the_o prerogative_n and_o enter_v a_o caveat_n myself_o lest_o some_o kn●ve_n or_o other_o shall_v take_v administration_n of_o my_o estate_n dead_a i_o protest_v i_o know_v no_o business_n i_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o other_o world_n this_o fifty_o year_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n i_o hate_v so_o much_o as_o die_v this_o cold_a weather_n for_o true_o i_o conceive_v a_o tomb_n though_o make_v of_o marble_n and_o place_v in_o the_o chancel_n but_o a_o damp_n untoward_a lodging_n beside_o it_o yield_v no_o good_a company_n for_o the_o man_n lose_v their_o sense_n before_o they_o come_v thither_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v there_o a_o while_n they_o all_o grow_v flat-nosed_a theoph._n i_o perceive_v you_o mind_n die_v but_o little_a but_o if_o you_o fear_v catch_v cold_a in_o your_o grave_n you_o be_v best_o charge_v your_o executor_n to_o bury_v you_o legal_o in_o flannel_n however_o i_o doubt_v you_o may_v have_v more_o reason_n to_o apprehend_v burn_a torment_n than_o cold_a for_o i_o hear_v you_o be_v dead_a spiritual_o i_o mean_v twice_o dead_a and_o pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_n it_o that_o you_o have_v forfeit_v your_o discretion_n cast_v your_o reason_n overboard_o and_o abandon_v your_o religion_n juliano_n i_o hate_v dissemble_v and_o must_v own_v myself_o a_o roman-catholick_n theoph._n can_v you_o hate_v dissimulation_n and_o yet_o own_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o religion_n that_o be_v make_v up_o of_o nothing_o but_o fraud_n cheat_n and_o delusion_n that_o very_a title_n roman_n catholic_n be_v a_o falicy_n or_o at_o best_a a_o absurdity_n in_o terminis_fw-la for_o since_o the_o english_a and_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n catholic_a be_v no_o more_o than_o general_a or_o universal_a to_o join_v rome_n to_o it_o be_v a_o insignificant_a bull_n and_o as_o pure_a nonsense_n as_o to_o say_v a_o particular_a universal_a or_o a_o general_a individual_a juliano_n i_o shall_v not_o quarrel_v with_o you_o about_o word_n i_o be_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o mother_n church_n where_o true_a religion_n have_v flourish_v ever_o since_o it_o be_v first_o plant_v there_o by_o the_o apostle_n in_o a_o uninterupted_a succession_n that_o church_n to_o which_o our_o saviour_n have_v give_v privilege_n to_o be_v the_o infallible_a judge_n of_o all_o controversy_n and_o promise_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o it_o theoph._n alas_o sir_n you_o boast_v of_o the_o casket_n when_o the_o jewel_n be_v go_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n sail_v under_o the_o merry_a gale_n of_o earthly_a pomp_n and_o prosperity_n have_v long_o since_o discharge_v herself_o of_o that_o rich_a lade_v she_o be_v fraught_v with_o when_o she_o trade_v for_o soul_n under_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a age_n there_o have_v since_o be_v such_o a_o succession_n of_o imperious_a greatness_n in_o that_o chair_n that_o rome_n be_v more_o like_o the_o proud_a triumphant_a chapel_n of_o antichrist_n than_o the_o poor_a militant_a church_n of_o god_n juliano_n the_o primary_n ever_o the_o apostle_n and_o spirit_n of_o infabilility_n be_v deliver_v to_o peter_n and_o thence_o convey_v down_o in_o his_o successor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o apostasy_n as_o you_o pretend_v theoph._n these_o parivolous_a pretence_n be_v easy_o confute_v but_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o tedious_a discourse_n i_o shall_v only_o ask_v you_o this_o serious_a question_n since_o you_o can_v cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o no_o story_n where_o the_o villary_n of_o pope_n be_v not_o large_o discover_v how_o can_v you_o conceit_n that_o the_o pure_a spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v endow_v with_o infallibility_n of_o judgement_n monster_n so_o visible_o debauch_v or_o how_o can_v you_o believe_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o under_o the_o law_n forbid_v all_o impurity_n though_o in_o outward_a ceremony_n shall_v now_o under_o the_o bright_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v pour_v out_o of_o one_o unclean_a vessel_n into_o another_o beginning_z again_o with_o a_o conjurer_n where_o he_o leave_v off_o with_o a_o sodomite_n juliano_n i_o can_v believe_v any_o pope_n be_v ever_o guilty_a of_o such_o crime_n or_o if_o they_o be_v these_o be_v still_o personal_a infirmity_n theoph._n but_o most_o gross_a one_o in_o those_o that_o blasphemous_o style_v themselves_o their_o holiness_n and_o impudent_o boast_v to_o the_o world_n that_o they_o can_v err_v nor_o can_v deny_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o impiety_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n without_o proclaim_v your_o own_o ignorance_n in_o history_n juliano_n true_o sir_n you_o know_v i_o be_o but_o a_o layman_n and_o do_v not_o pretend_v too_o much_o read_v theoph._n the_o fit_a to_o embrace_v a_o religion_n who_o chief_a support_n be_v ignorance_n but_o for_o your_o information_n i_o care_v not_o if_o i_o draw_v a_o short_a historical_a scheme_n of_o your_o romish_a church_n that_o you_o may_v see_v by_o what_o mean_n and_o degree_n it_o first_o intrude_v to_o that_o grandeur_n with_o the_o gawdy_a lustre_n whereof_o your_o eye_n have_v be_v so_o far_o dazzle_v as_o to_o choose_v a_o cloud_n for_o juno_n change_v a_o diamond_n for_o a_o bristol-stone_n and_o forsake_v the_o true_a spouse_n of_o christ_n to_o wantonise_v in_o the_o embrace_n of_o a_o paint_a harlot_n juliano_n i_o be_o satisfy_v with_o my_o choice_n yet_o care_v not_o if_o i_o give_v you_o the_o hear_n since_o you_o will_v needs_o take_v upon_o you_o as_o a_o doctor_n theoph._n thus_o then_o after_o the_o piety_n of_o some_o primitive_a bishop_n of_o rome_n augment_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o that_o imperial_a city_n have_v purchase_v they_o reputation_n so_o that_o they_o get_v first_o to_o be_v arch-bishop_n than_o patriarch_n and_o at_o last_o to_o the_o papal_a title_n a_o name_n it_o be_v think_v derive_v quasie_n pater_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la which_o for_o brevity_n be_v write_v papa_n they_o soon_o begin_v to_o change_v their_o piety_n for_o promotion_n and_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o new-kindled_n zeal_n whereby_o they_o lead_v prince_n and_o people_n at_o pleasure_n they_o have_v the_o opportunity_n to_o carve_v themselves_o almost_o what_o power_n or_o riches_n they_o listen_v but_o as_o policy_n can_v seldom_o tread_v long_o in_o that_o narrow_a path_n that_o guide_v to_o heaven_n so_o at_o last_o it_o lead_v they_o into_o a_o world_n of_o impiety_n by_o encroach_a under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n upon_o high_a jurisdiction_n and_o power_n than_o can_v belong_v to_o subject_n which_o they_o colour_v as_o the_o donation_n of_o prince_n who_o have_v indeed_o no_o better_a title_n to_o their_o crown_n than_o usurpation_n on_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o former_a possessor_n and_o be_v therefore_o glad_a of_o the_o pope_n protection_n because_o people_n out_o of_o ignorance_n esteem_v those_o most_o just_a that_o be_v most_o favour_v by_o the_o clergy_n thus_o a_o bargain_n be_v often_o drive_v for_o mutual_a assistance_n between_o usurper_n and_o the_o pope_n who_o in_o his_o approbation_n diligent_o lay_v up_o their_o petition_n and_o his_o grant_n to_o remain_v as_o precedent_n whereby_o to_o guide_v to_o posterity_n the_o cloud_n of_o ignorance_n then_o cover_v the_o world_n be_v a_o great_a help_n to_o keep_v their_o juggle_a undiscovered_a that_o little_a learning_n extant_a be_v whole_o include_v in_o monastic_a cell_n who_o take_v the_o opportunity_n to_o make_v most_o book_n speak_v in_o their_o favour_n which_o be_v only_o a_o few_o manuscript_n may_v easy_o be_v effect_v beside_o the_o clergy_n be_v keep_v unmarried_a on_o purpose_n that_o be_v free_a from_o all_o other_o obligation_n they_o may_v sole_o intend_v the_o promote_a their_o own_o interest_n which_o they_o call_v the_o power_n and_o immunity_n of_o the_o church_n so_o that_o in_o time_n by_o the_o indulgence_n of_o good_a and_o necessity_n