Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	day_n	lord_n	soul_n	7,378	5	4.9322	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88575	Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Farr, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Towerhil, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hinde. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.; Hinde, John, 17th cent.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3143; Thomason E641_10; Thomason E790_1; ESTC R202750	68,137	69

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heart_n unto_o the_o scaffold_n this_o day_n before_o i_o come_v here_o upon_o my_o bend_a knee_n i_o have_v beg_v mercy_n for_o they_o that_o deny_v mercy_n to_o i_o and_o i_o have_v pray_v god_n to_o forgive_v they_o who_o will_v not_o forgive_v i_o i_o have_v forgive_v from_o my_o heart_n the_o worst_a enemy_n i_o have_v in_o all_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v the_o worst_a that_o i_o wish_v to_o my_o accuser_n and_o prosecutor_n who_o have_v pursue_v my_o blood_n that_o i_o may_v meet_v their_o soul_n in_o heaven_n sect_n v._o i_o shall_v divide_v my_o speech_n into_o three_o part_n speak_v something_o concern_v my_o charge_n and_o a_o word_n concern_v my_o accuser_n and_o touch_v my_o judge_n without_o any_o animosity_n at_o all_o and_o then_o something_o concern_v myself_o for_o my_o own_o vindication_n and_o then_o a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v commit_v my_o soul_n to_o god_n concern_v my_o charge_n it_o be_v black_a and_o hideous_a many_o thing_n false_o suggest_v but_o nothing_o capital_a sufficient_o prove_v by_o any_o one_o act_n that_o i_o be_o conscious_a to_o myself_o prove_v against_o i_o that_o i_o do_v the_o charge_n be_v high_a and_o full_a but_o the_o proof_n empty_a and_o low_a though_o there_o be_v eight_o witness_n that_o come_v in_o against_o i_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o do_v prove_v that_o ever_o i_o write_v any_o letter_n or_o direct_v any_o man_n to_o write_v a_o letter_n into_o scotland_n or_o into_o foreign_a part_n no_o man_n prove_v that_o i_o send_v away_o any_o letter_n that_o i_o receive_v any_o letter_n that_o i_o collect_v or_o give_v or_o lend_v any_o money_n to_o assist_v or_o promote_v the_o scotish_n war._n this_o be_v all_o that_o be_v swear_v against_o i_o that_o i_o be_v present_a when_o letter_n be_v read_v that_o i_o make_v a_o motion_n for_o money_n to_o give_v to_o massey_n so_o that_o belove_a my_o presence_n at_o and_o concealment_n of_o letter_n that_o be_v receive_v and_o send_v from_o foreign_a part_n there_o be_v a_o disturbance_n among_o the_o people_n he_o say_v i_o be_o amuse_v i_o must_v break_v off_o thing_n be_v true_a but_o the_o tumult_n be_v appease_v he_o go_v on_o say_v sect_n vi_o as_o concern_v my_o accuser_n i_o shall_v not_o say_v much_o i_o do_v forgive_v they_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n forgive_v they_o also_o yet_o what_o the_o evangelist_n observe_v concern_v christ_n accuser_n i_o may_v without_o vanity_n or_o falsehood_n say_v of_o i_o that_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v among_o themselves_o yea_o not_o only_o contradict_v one_o another_o but_o sometime_o a_o witness_n contradict_v himself_o and_o though_o their_o testimony_n do_v condemn_v my_o person_n yet_o i_o have_v condemn_v their_o testimony_n and_o true_o there_o be_v many_o remarkable_a circumstance_n that_o i_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o either_o in_o or_o before_o or_o since_o the_o trial_n that_o may_v be_v worthy_a observation_n but_o i_o will_v not_o insist_v upon_o they_o only_o in_o the_o general_a i_o will_v name_v none_o of_o they_o in_o the_o general_a some_o of_o they_o have_v send_v to_o i_o to_o pray_v i_o to_o forgive_v they_o the_o wrong_n they_o have_v do_v i_o one_o of_o they_o have_v write_v to_o i_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o pray_v i_o to_o forgive_v he_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v i_o and_o tell_v i_o withal_o that_o that_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v die_v a_o violent_a death_n his_o life_n will_v be_v no_o comfort_n to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v a_o instrument_n in_o take_v away_o i_o other_o of_o my_o witness_n they_o be_v some_o terrify_v before_o they_o will_v testify_v some_o hire_v some_o fine_v before_o they_o will_v bear_v witness_n against_o i_o but_o i_o will_v forgive_v they_o sect_n vii_o as_o concern_v my_o judge_n i_o will_v not_o judge_v they_o and_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o justify_v they_o i_o believe_v i_o will_v say_v but_o this_o of_o they_o that_o what_o move_v john_n baptist_n what_o move_v herod_n to_o cut_v off_o john_n 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my_o body_n will_v soon_o rot_v under_o ground_n yet_o my_o hope_n be_v my_o name_n will_v not_o rot_v above_o it_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a what_o calumny_n be_v cast_v upon_o i_o and_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v after_o i_o be_o dead_a and_o go_v the_o very_a night_n before_o my_o intend_a execution_n the_o last_o month_n there_o be_v a_o insult_a letter_n write_v to_o i_o to_o tell_v i_o that_o after_o i_o be_v dead_a there_o shall_v be_v something_o publish_v against_o i_o to_o my_o shame_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v have_v so_o much_o charity_n as_o not_o to_o believe_v reproach_n cast_v upon_o a_o dead_a man_n who_o will_v be_v silent_a in_o the_o grave_n and_o not_o able_a to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o his_o own_o justification_n i_o be_o asperse_v both_o as_o to_o my_o practice_n and_o as_o to_o my_o principle_n sect_n ix_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o first_o there_o be_v five_o aspersion_n as_o to_o my_o practice_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o i_o first_o that_o i_o be_o a_o liar_n that_o i_o be_o a_o extortioner_n that_o i_o be_o a_o adulterer_n that_o i_o be_o a_o murderer_n and_o that_o i_o be_o a_o turbulent_a person_n crime_n scandalous_a in_o any_o man_n but_o much_o more_o abominable_a in_o a_o minister_n now_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v believe_v a_o die_a man_n who_o dare_v not_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n with_o a_o lie_n in_o his_o mouth_n i_o be_o accuse_v of_o lie_v that_o what_o i_o deny_v before_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n that_o afterward_o i_o shall_v confess_v or_o else_o be_v prove_v against_o i_o now_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n i_o tell_v you_o as_o i_o will_v confess_v

conscience_n be_v honest_a and_o good_a and_o right_o inform_v whereas_o mr_n love_n suffer_v a_o behead_v if_o for_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o conscience_n which_o i_o think_v to_o consider_v man_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o questionable_a yet_o be_v it_o for_o the_o discharge_n of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n as_o his_o petitioner_n themselves_o plead_v by_o way_n of_o extenuation_n of_o his_o crime_n yea_o indeed_o of_o a_o conscience_n so_o desperate_a erroneous_a and_o corrupt_a that_o the_o like_a conscience_n have_v scarce_o be_v hear_v of_o no_o not_o among_o the_o heathen_a themselves_o much_o less_o among_o christian_n viz._n that_o a_o man_n stand_v bind_v in_o stead_n of_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n that_o be_v which_o be_v the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v or_o practise_v the_o destruction_n of_o these_o power_n so_o that_o mr_n love_n conscience_n for_o which_o as_o he_o say_v he_o suffer_v be_v true_o interpret_v be_v such_o a_o 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prophecy_n and_o that_o this_o make_v they_o angry_a with_o he_o 3._o because_o paul_n though_o he_o do_v but_o preach_v christ_n yet_o the_o people_n will_v have_v he_o die_v under_o a_o pretence_n that_o he_o a_o be_v mover_n of_o sedition_n 4._o and_o last_o because_o himself_o say_v that_o his_o life_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v take_v away_o upon_o a_o civil_a account_n whereas_o it_o be_v indeed_o because_o he_o pursue_v his_o covenant_n will_v not_o prostitute_v his_o principle_n etc._n etc._n light_a and_o darkness_n have_v in_o a_o manner_n as_o much_o communion_n between_o they_o as_o the_o three_o first_o of_o these_o argument_n with_o his_o cause_n for_o be_v any_o guise_n of_o the_o devil_n whatsoever_o a_o demonstration_n or_o proof_n of_o mr._n love_n innocency_n or_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o suffer_v for_o the_o word_n and_o conscience_n and_o not_o for_o statize_v out_o of_o his_o sphaer_n who_o be_v able_a to_o find_v out_o the_o quadrature_n of_o this_o circle_n or_o 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