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	father_n	lord_n	7,082	5	3.7016	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25434	Anglia rediviva, or, England revived an heroick poem.		1658 (1658)	Wing A3180; ESTC R8525	19,316	70

furious and fanatical deportments I need only mention the Anabaptists at Munster under title of the Spirit tyrannizing and perpetrating such horrible Actions and acting such bloody Tragedies as no Spirit but that of the Devil could e're suggest and just such an other Common-wealth we should have in England if your fift Monarchy-men and such like Rabble of other Sectaries might obtain but their desires Canto 2. The Argument All generally Oliver for King do choose He modestly the Kingdome does refuse Vntill in forc't his Shoulders he bows down To th' Royall Roabs and Head unto the Crown NOw morn appear'd and yet you could not say By th' doubtfull light whether t' were night or day As black and white do both in mixture meet And different sexes i' th' Hermophodite And now as soon as twi-light they discern'd All hast to th' House both curious and concern'd These Votes to give and those their Votes to hear Still greater part in all Assemblies were As in our Theaters the Spectators are Than Actors alwayes numerouser far All certain of their choise or if there were Any o th' choise were yet uncertain there Themis with pondrous Reasons thus inclines The ballances of their suspended mindes Since all I know come with prepared breast To choose for King the fittest and the best And easie is that choice that has some one More eminent than the rest to fix upon Most easie will be ours have such an one Propos'd to day to our Election So Eminently worthy 'bove the rest So absolutely fittest and the best Where he pretends to th' first he scarcely has Any may but pretend to th' second place One at all parts of body and of minde We well may call the unique of his kinde One that who doubts where he deservs the crown But stand with him in competition And they shall soon unto their shames confesse If he deserve it not themselves much lesse If they than he much more so every one Must needs conclude him worthiest alone Oliver I mean our great Protector who Is both our Glory and our wonder too How one mans valor could alone suffice T' have gain'd so many mighty Victories Or one mans wisdome could suffice alone So many mighty Affairs to have undergone Whose modesty perchance I might offend Whilest thus his valour and wisdom I commend But he 's so friend to modesty I know He 's greater friend to Truth which being so I 'le boldly add for Royall dignity Never was any worthier than He Never was any worthier th' esteem Of being made for th'Crown th'Crown for him Whom Heaven instructs with every Kingly part The Serpents prudence and the Lyons heart Guarding us from our own and others harms By 's prudent Councels and victorious Armes The Eagles providence and peircing eye All practises against the State to espie And so divine a faculty agen When once espied for preventing them T is Heaven elects that man for King not we Pointing as t' were with th' finger this is he To which so clear election of Heaven Long since we all our suffrages have given a If who protects us in effect's the same With King by giving him Protectors name Who put i' th' scale with others to compare Hee 'll hoist them all like feathers into aire For Kingly parts we may oppose alone To all the Kings that e're possest the Throne As his fam'd temperance and clemency b To his libidinousnesse and cruelty Hen. 8. Of either vice t' was truly said he ne're Man in his wroth woman in 's lust did spare And his admir'd frugality agen Rich. 2. To th' prodigall waste and riotousnes of him Who for a feast or Revels short delight The Treasury of the Land exhausted quite Not to compare his judgment and his wit With his who for a wanton Favourit Edw. 2. Ingag'd so far in fierce and bloody strife Cost him at last his kingdom and his life c Here one just like a Child or Baby goes Wrapt up in Purple as in Swathing cloaths Never in councell never in field appears Till dying a child at last of fourscore years This finally unto all-judging Heaven Of 's long-short life is all th'accompt is given He eat and slept and dyed the Sapless Tree Is not more stock is not less King then he Whilst ours like an Intelligence in his sphere Or orbe doth every thing is every where Actuats puts life in businesse commands In councell is all head in Act all hands Perpetuall fast perpetuall vigil keeps And when affaires exact scarce eats or sleeps d Another yet more shame to kingly state Becomes by niceness so effeminate Like Nero Castrated we well may call Half man half woman and whole monster all For getting so themselves by flattering them They think th' are Gods whilst they are scarcely men We well the pest of humane kind may call Th' are so puft up and so do swell on all Whilst ours with masculin virtue pride dos take e Only great states of little on 's to make So civil courteous debonaire to all We him delight of humane kind may call One neither froward with his honours weight Proud of their store nor giddy with their height Giving the praise of all he has in summ Only to heaven from whom all honours come And lastly whilst another you shall finde So weak of spirit impotent of minde As giving's passion every thing it craves H' unkings his Reason and himself inslaves Living like Lions in their dens at home Fearfull to all when they abroad do come Ours hear not Lord but f Father we may call In private studies the obliging all In publique like the chearfull sun appears To all mens comforts but to no mans fears Bravely commanding o'rs his passions so When he bids stay they stay when go they go And all in such subjection do's bring Where Kings are slaves he there dos raign a king Then let us choose him king w' are sure can tell By well obeying to command as well And who with all w' are sure will as he do's Command more strictly or'e himself than us At this like Instruments tund unison Each cord resounding at the found of one To be the first each one did make such hast To second him scarce any one was last Nor ever was there louder consort known Nor more concordant voices joyn'd in one When who had seen glad England that had been In mourning long just like some widow'd Queen Finding her self unable all alone To weyld the scepter and support the Throne Had chose some princely husband well she knew Could weyld the one support the other too Might frame the Image of a joy too great For mans expression or for mans conceit But see the force of modesty can stay Kingdomes in full speed like some Remora Whilst he Importun'd was by every one With force and prayers to accept the crowne Prouf'gainst those importunities of theirs H' opposes force to force and pray'rs to pray'rs Knowing so well the