Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A29868
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Religio Medici
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Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.
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Wing B5166; ESTC R4739
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sometime_o for_o my_o recreation_n man_n that_o look_v upon_o my_o outside_n peruse_v only_o my_o condition_n and_o fortune_n do_v err_v in_o my_o altitude_n for_o i_o be_o above_o atlas_n his_o shoulder_n let_v i_o not_o injure_v the_o felicity_n of_o other_o if_o i_o say_v i_o be_o the_o happy_a man_n alive_a i_o have_v that_o in_o i_o that_o can_v convert_v poverty_n into_o riches_n adversity_n into_o prosperity_n i_o be_o more_o invulnerable_a than_o achilles_n fortune_n have_v not_o one_o place_n to_o hit_v i_o coelum_fw-la ruat_fw-la come_v what_o will_v fiat_fw-la voluntas_fw-la tua_fw-la salve_v all_o so_o that_o whatsoever_o happen_v it_o be_v but_o what_o our_o daily_a prayer_n desire_v in_o brief_a i_o be_o content_a and_o what_o shall_v providence_n add_v more_o sure_o this_o be_v it_o we_o call_v happiness_n and_o this_o do_v i_o enjoy_v with_o this_o i_o be_o happy_a in_o a_o dream_n and_o as_o content_a to_o enjoy_v a_o happiness_n in_o a_o fancy_n as_o other_o in_o a_o 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company_n yet_o in_o one_o dream_n i_o can_v compose_v a_o whole_a comedy_n behold_v the_o action_n in_o one_o dream_n apprehend_v the_o jest_n and_o laugh_v myself_o awake_a at_o the_o conceit_n thereof_o be_v my_o memory_n as_o faithful_a as_o my_o reason_n be_v there_o fruitful_a i_o will_v never_o study_v but_o in_o my_o dream_n and_o this_o time_n also_o will_v i_o choose_v for_o my_o devotion_n but_o our_o grosser_n memory_n have_v then_o so_o little_o hold_v of_o our_o abstract_a understanding_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o story_n and_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o our_o awake_v soul_n a_o confuse_a and_o break_a tale_n of_o that_o that_o have_v be_v past_a aristotle_n who_o have_v write_v a_o singular_a tract_n of_o sleep_n have_v not_o thorough_o define_v it_o noâ—_z yet_o galen_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v correct_v it_o for_o those_o nocteaâ—nbulones_n though_o in_o their_o sleep_n do_v yet_o enjoy_v the_o action_n of_o their_o sense_n we_o must_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o morpheus_n and_o that_o those_o abstract_a and_o ecstarick_n soul_n do_v walk_v about_o in_o their_o own_o corpse_n as_o spirit_n with_o the_o body_n they_o assume_v wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o hear_v see_v and_o feel_v though_o indeed_o the_o organ_n be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o their_o nature_n of_o those_o faculty_n that_o shall_v inform_v they_o thus_o i_o observe_v that_o man_n oftentimes_o upon_o the_o hour_n of_o their_o departure_n do_v speak_v and_o reason_n above_o themselves_o for_o than_o the_o soul_n begin_v to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o body_n begin_v to_o reason_n like_o herself_o and_o to_o discourse_v in_o a_o strain_n above_o mortality_n we_o term_v death_n a_o sleep_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v wake_v that_o kill_v we_o and_o destroy_v those_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o life_n it_o be_v that_o death_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v literal_o say_v to_o die_v daily_o a_o death_n which_o adam_n die_v before_o his_o mortality_n a_o death_n whereby_o we_o live_v a_o middle_n and_o moderate_v point_n between_o life_n and_o death_n in_o fine_a so_o like_o death_n i_o dare_v not_o trust_v it_o without_o my_o prayer_n and_o a_o half_a adieu_o unto_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o fit_a time_n for_o devotion_n i_o can_v therefore_o lay_v i_o down_o on_o my_o bed_n without_o a_o oration_n and_o without_o take_v my_o farewell_n in_o a_o colloquy_n with_o god_n the_o night_n be_v come_v like_o to_o the_o day_n depart_v not_o thou_o great_a god_n away_o let_v not_o my_o sin_n black_a as_o the_o night_n eclipse_v the_o lustre_n of_o thy_o light_n keep_v still_o in_o my_o horizon_n for_o to_o i_o the_o sun_n make_v not_o the_o day_n but_o thou_o thou_o who_o nature_n can_v sleep_v on_o my_o temple_n sentry_n keep_v guard_v meâ—_n against_o those_o watchful_a foe_n who_o eye_n be_v open_a while_o my_o close_a let_v not_o dream_n my_o head_n 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content_a to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o to_o sleep_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n the_o method_n i_o will_v use_v in_o distributive_a justice_n i_o also_o observe_v in_o commutative_a and_o keep_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n in_o both_o whereby_o become_v equable_a to_o other_o i_o become_v unjust_a to_o myself_o and_o supererogate_v that_o common_a principle_n do_v as_o thou_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o thyself_o i_o be_v not_o bear_v unto_o riches_n neither_o be_v it_o my_o star_n to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o frankness_n of_o my_o disposition_n be_v able_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_v
may_v there_o not_o be_v one_o that_o unite_v they_o all_o however_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v a_o common_a spirit_n that_o play_v within_o we_o yet_o make_v no_o part_n of_o we_o and_o that_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o scintillation_n of_o the_o noble_a and_o mighty_a essence_n which_o be_v the_o life_n and_o radical_a heat_n of_o spirit_n and_o those_o essence_n that_o know_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n fire_n quâ—te_v contrary_a to_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n this_o be_v the_o gentle_a heat_n that_o brood_a on_o the_o water_n and_o in_o six_o day_n hatch_v the_o world_n this_o be_v that_o irradiation_n that_o dispel_v the_o mist_n of_o hell_n the_o cloud_n of_o horror_n fear_n sorrow_n and_o despair_n and_o preserve_v the_o region_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o serenity_n whatsoever_o feel_v not_o the_o waâ—me_n gale_n and_o gentle_a ventilation_n of_o this_o spirit_n though_o i_o feel_v his_o pulse_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v he_o live_v for_o true_o without_o this_o to_o i_o there_o be_v no_o heat_n under_o the_o tropic_a nor_o any_o light_n though_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o when_o the_o labour_a sun_n have_v wrought_v his_o track_n up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o lofty_a cancer_n back_o the_o icy_a ocean_n crack_v the_o freeze_a pole_n thaw_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o celestial_a coal_n so_o when_o the_o absent_a beam_n begin_v to_o impart_v again_o a_o solstice_n on_o my_o freeze_a heart_n my_o winter_n be_v over_o my_o droop_a spirit_n sing_v and_o every_o part_n revive_v into_o a_o spring_n but_o if_o thy_o quicken_a beam_n a_o while_n decline_v and_o with_o their_o light_n bless_v not_o this_o orb_n of_o i_o a_o chilly_a frost_n surprise_v every_o member_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o june_n i_o feel_v december_n keep_v still_o in_o my_o horizon_n for_o to_o i_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sun_n that_o make_v the_o day_n but_o thou_o o_o how_o this_o earthly_a temper_n do_v debase_v the_o noble_a soul_n in_o this_o her_o heavenly_a place_n who_o winâ—y_n nature_n ever_o do_v aspire_v to_o reach_v the_o place_n whence_o first_o it_o take_v its_o fire_n those_o flame_n i_o feel_v which_o in_o my_o heart_n do_v dwell_v be_v not_o thy_o beam_n but_o take_v their_o fire_n from_o hell_n o_o quench_v they_o all_o and_o let_v thy_o light_n divine_a be_v as_o the_o sun_n to_o this_o poor_a orb_n of_o i_o and_o to_o thy_o sacred_a spirit_n convert_v those_o fire_n who_o earthy_a fume_n choke_v my_o devout_a aspire_v therefore_o for_o spirit_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o deny_v their_o existence_n that_o i_o can_v easy_o believe_v that_o not_o only_o whole_a country_n but_o particular_a person_n have_v their_o tutelary_a and_o guardian_n angel_n it_o be_v not_o a_o new_a â—pinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o of_o pyâ—â—agoras_n and_o plato_n there_o be_v no_o heresy_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o not_o manifest_o define_v in_o scripâ—ure_n yet_o be_v a_o opinion_n of_o a_o good_a and_o â—holesome_a use_n in_o the_o course_n and_o action_n â—f_fw-mi a_o man_n life_n and_o will_v seem_v as_o a_o hyâ—othesis_n to_o salve_v many_o doubt_n whereof_o â—ommon_a philosophy_n afford_v no_o resoluâ—â—on_n now_o if_o you_o demand_v my_o opinion_n â—nd_v metaphysic_n of_o their_o nature_n i_o conâ—esse_v they_o very_o shallow_a most_o of_o they_o in_o a_o â—egative_a way_n like_o that_o of_o god_n or_o in_o a_o â—omparative_n between_o ourselves_o and_o felâ—ow_o creature_n for_o there_o be_v in_o this_o universe_n 〈◊〉_d staire_n or_o manifest_a scale_n of_o creature_n riâ—ing_n not_o disorderly_a or_o in_o a_o confusion_n but_o with_o a_o comely_a method_n and_o proportion_n â—etweene_v creature_n of_o mere_a existence_n and_o thing_n of_o life_n there_o be_v a_o large_a disproportion_n of_o nature_n between_o two_o plant-animal_n or_o creature_n of_o sense_n a_o wide_a diffeâ—ence_n between_o they_o and_o man_n a_o far_o great_a and_o if_o the_o proportion_n hold_v on_o â—etweene_v manand_a angel_n 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be_v not_o yet_o privilege_v with_o life_n or_o preferreâ—_z to_o sense_n or_o reason_n next_o we_o live_v the_o life_n oâ—_z planâ—s_fw-la the_o life_n of_o animal_n the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o at_o last_o the_o life_n of_o spirit_n run_v on_o iâ—â—ne_n mysterious_a nature_n those_o five_o kind_n of_o â—xistences_n which_o comprehend_v the_o creaâ—ures_n not_o only_o of_o the_o world_n but_o of_o the_o universe_n this_o be_v man_n the_o great_a and_o true_a amphibium_fw-la who_o nature_n be_v dispose_v to_o â—ive_v not_o only_o like_o other_o creature_n in_o divers_a â—lements_n but_o in_o divide_a and_o distinguish_v world_n for_o though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o to_o sensâ—_n â—here_o be_v two_o to_o reason_n the_o one_o visible_a the_o other_o invisible_a whereof_o moses_n seem_v to_o â—ave_v leave_v description_n and_o of_o the_o other_o so_o obscure_o that_o some_o part_n thereof_o be_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d controversy_n and_o true_o for_o