Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	church_n	holy_a	7,200	5	5.2401	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50647	The merit and honour of the old English clergy asserted by laws and customs patriarchal, mosaical, evangelical, English, ecclesiastick, ethnick, and the demerit of the new clergy discovered / by an author anonymous.	Author anonymous.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1786; ESTC R35039	57,972	183

〈◊〉 a matter demeriting more then a single death Such intruding Uzzahs Korahs and Sauls do as much demerit death it self under the Gospel by the judgment and sentence of the judicious Historian as those others did by the express verdict given under the Law Or if such Fanaticks will not own their Father Ischyras they may assume another Zacchaeus for their reverend Progenitor of whom an ancient Father informeth us Epiph. l. 3. that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he out of a bold and impudent attempt did invade the holy Priesthood and others with him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by impulse of dreams and inspirations did as our Fanaticks do 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 adventure upon the Office of the Bishop 7. Both primitive and present Fanaticks have another fair or rather foul resemblance and correspondence to each other and that is in their strange uncouth affected postures and gestures in prayer Such haters of Images of all sorts that as the Pharisees before them both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat 6.16 they deface Gods own Image in their own Faces as if their leaven of Hypocrisie as Christ calleth it must needs sowre and disfigure their very countenances and aspects Luk. 12.1 Theod de Oracul l. 10. Such were those devout Orators that did all in sacris cum turbatione cervicis jactatu with horrible and pitiful agitations and tossings of eyes and heads Such were those which Dio Chrysostomus mentioneth Casaub Ex r● Orat. 1. de Regno that did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 had strong commotions and a kind of torvity and affected severity in their looks Such also were the old Fanatick * Epiph. Haer. 48. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tascodrugitae or Paxillonasones which had a strange trick of laying their Fore-finger upon their nose in prayer and all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to shew some strange dejection and discountenance and as a piece of sad and rigorous will worship 8. Our new Fanaticks have made another exact Parallel with the old Fanatick Messalians by a strange conjunction and commixture of plain contraries Both grand Pretenders to the Holy Spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They called their very dreams new Prophesies Both did phansie the Holy Spirit and did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gave sensible and visible evidence of his presence in them Both were enemies to the constituted Discipline and Fasts of the Church Yet both those highly Spiritual persons so far from drinking into one Spirit as St. Paul calleth it 1 Cor. 12.13 in the blessed Eucharist that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Theod. l. 4. c. 11. they said the Divine food did neither help nor hurt the sanctity of their spirits Our own English Fanaticks by a constant and continued abstinence from the Divine Sacrament for eight or ten years together in their Congregations have unhallowed the Sacrament vilified the Spirit unchurched themselves and their Congregations and made the wild Messalians-their Fathers in impiety And while the Sacred Text saith Joh. 6.56 58. He that cateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud shall live for ever these Fanaticks were even dead while they lived as that Father and Church-Historian concludeth them 9. Our Fanaticks and the old Donatists are clearly fratres gemelli Twin-brethren in much impiety and iniquity Both arrogate to themselves * Optat. Milev l. 2. init p. 34 specialem sanctitatem de superbia some singular and special sanctity from their spiritual pride † Lib. 1. p. 3 Nolunt se dici fratres nostros saith the Catholick Father They scorned to call others Brethren which were not of their Godly party Lib. 1. p. 27 l. 3. p. 81. How stood they affected to Kings Quid Imperatoribus cum Ecclesia What have Kings to do with Church-affairs was their ordinary mode of speech How to Churches and Altars * Lib. 2. p. 53. Altaria frangere radere removere Tegulis plurimi cruentati duo occisi With the very tiles and utensils of the Church they killed some upon the Altar and wounded others How to the blessed Eucharist † Lib. 4. p. 116. They cast it to the very dogs which non sine signo Divini judicii turned and rent and tore dominos tanquam ignotos inimicos their very masters as if strangers and enemies to them How disposed to the orthodox Bishops Deuterium Lib. 2. p. 72 Parthenium Getulicum Dei Episcopos linguae gladio jugulastis fundentes sanguinem non corporis sed honoris Their tongues were sharp swords to wound them and to shed the bloud if not of their bodies yet of their honours How called they their prime Leaders and Circumcellions Lib. 3. p. 106. Agonisticos Sanctorum duces the prime Commanders and Captains of Saints forsooth and yet such Boutefeus of publick injustice and violence ut nullus creditor eo tempore exigendi habuit libertatem They put such a bar to all judicial proceedings that the Creditour could exact nothing for any debts for fear of the Sanctorum Duces Lastly how malicious in their lies and accusations They sent about many Pamphlets and Pasquils mittentes ubique Lib. ● p. 23. litteras livore dictante conscriptas ut rumoribus falsis cunctorum auribus mendacia insererent By false news and rumours they planted and sowed lies in all ears They were also in caedibus immanes Lib. 2. p. 53. filios pacis ad bella provocantes most bloudy and cruel to all opposits and still provoking sons of Peace to Mars his field 10. Our new Fanaticks of whatever edition persuasion or denomination are twin-brethren with the old Eunomians Eunomius was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sozom. l. 6. c. 26. somewhat eloquent in his Schism very contentious and a Master of Logick-disputes and Syllogismes The Fanatick Proselytes to this Doctour of Arianisme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they gave little or no commendation or Encomium to Integrity of life or Morality Mercy or Charity 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if men entertained not the same opinion with themselves But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All that they attended to and commended was if one were hugely contentious and litigious for their opinions and could conquer by disputes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He was of the Godly party that would and could mainta n their espoused Opinions and Tenents Such godly and pious Opiniatouts were the Gnosticks as Ignatius representeth and characterizeth them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They had no regard of charity no care of the widow the orphan the oppressed or imprisoned but whether rigid severe and disputing Gnosticks That our English Fanaticks have inherited this vertue of their Fathers Eunomius and the Gnosticks I dare attest the personal experience of above thirty years past They have ever neglected Integrity Morality Charity and Mercy to all dissenters from them and their Charity hath been very cold to Widows Orphans and imprisoned persons And the highest vertue of the Godly party hath been to dispute and discourse