Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	death_n	law_n	sin_n	21,523	5	5.8429	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04981	A warning-piece to repentance presented in an assize-sermon preached in the cathedral chruch of Lincoln. Aug. 15. 1664. / By William Reresby doctor in divinity.	Reresby, William, d. 1670.	1664 (1664)	Wing R1123; ESTC R182680	27,476	70

matth._n 12.36_o 37._o and_o shall_v be_v condemn_v for_o idle_a word_n much_o more_o for_o vain_a oath_n it_o shall_v go_v heavy_o with_o all_o sinner_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o those_o that_o be_v great_a in_o this_o world_n shall_v then_o undergo_v the_o great_a severity_n for_o mercy_n will_v soon_o pardon_v the_o mean_a but_o mighty_a man_n shall_v be_v mighty_o torment_v wisd_v 6.6_o great_a man_n sin_n be_v great_a sin_n it_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n that_o be_v great_a that_o their_o sin_n can_v be_v little_a and_o their_o punishment_n must_v be_v much_o one_o will_v think_v this_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n shall_v persuade_v great_a person_n to_o circumspection_n but_o because_o even_o some_o of_o these_o put_v far_o away_o the_o evil_a day_n as_o our_o prophet_n have_v it_o 6.3_o amos_n 6.3_o chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 3._o dread_v not_o at_o all_o the_o punishment_n of_o another_o world_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o those_o that_o have_v authority_n to_o do_v it_o to_o make_v trial_n if_o the_o pecuniary_a mulct_n which_o the_o law_n injoin_v to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o vain_a swearer_n will_v keep_v they_o in_o any_o better_a compass_n let_v they_o be_v compel_v to_o open_v their_o purse_n that_o they_o may_v shut_v their_o mouth_n 3._o my_o lord_n and_o you_o gentleman_n of_o the_o magistracy_n be_v please_v to_o help_v we_o against_o the_o profaneness_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n many_o very_o many_o notwithstanding_o the_o king_n proclamation_n take_v no_o more_o notice_n of_o it_o than_o former_o if_o they_o go_v to_o church_n in_o the_o morning_n they_o think_v they_o have_v keep_v the_o four_o commandment_n to_o the_o full_a and_o though_o they_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o pay_v a_o mower_n or_o a_o shearer_n a_o whole_a day_n wage_n for_o a_o morning_n work_n yet_o they_o conclude_v that_o god_n must_v content_v himself_o with_o a_o morning_n sacrifice_n and_o will_v needs_o make_v the_o lord_n afternoon_n their_o own_o to_o walk_v to_o the_o next_o town_n in_o about_o earthly_a business_n to_o talk_v in_o about_o worldly_a affair_n or_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n to_o run_v a_o nutting_n in_o nut_n will_v down_o with_o they_o a_o great_a deal_n better_o than_o prayer_n let_v such_o take_v heed_n that_o their_o crack_v of_o nut_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v say_v their_o prayer_n do_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n to_o sleep_v in_o or_o may_v be_v which_o be_v worse_o to_o be_v drink_v in_o etc._n in_o aug._n de_fw-fr c_o d._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o inter_fw-la alius_fw-la civilis_fw-la theologiae_n superstitiones_fw-la aprehendit_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la &_o maxim_n sabbata_n inutiliter_fw-la id_fw-la ●●s_o facere_fw-la affiemans_fw-mi quod_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la fingulos_fw-la septem_fw-la interposi●●s_fw-la dies_fw-la septimam_fw-la fere_n partem_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la perdunt_fw-la vacando_fw-la etc._n etc._n seneca_n mock_v the_o jew_n because_o they_o lose_v one_o day_n in_o seven_o to_o observe_v the_o lord_n day_n be_v with_o he_o to_o lose_v a_o day_n sure_o i_o be_o these_o sabbath-breaker_n lose_v half_a a_o day_n in_o seven_o while_o they_o spend_v that_o most_o refine_a part_n of_o time_n either_o in_o do_v nothing_o or_o wicked_o time_n be_v our_o saviour_n whip_v some_o out_o now_o there_o be_v need_n of_o whip_n to_o bring_v some_o in_o to_o the_o temple_n and_o you_o my_o lord_n and_o you_o gentleman_n of_o the_o magistracy_n will_v do_v god_n good_a service_n if_o you_o will_v use_v the_o very_a utmost_a of_o your_o authority_n to_o enforce_v all_o man_n to_o a_o strict_a observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n for_o be_v the_o four_o commandment_n but_o keep_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o will_v quick_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o conscionable_a respect_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o none_o walk_v so_o much_o after_o the_o spirit_n on_o other_o day_n as_o they_o that_o be_v most_o in_o the_o spirit_n on_o 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lascivious_a person_n slanderer_n what_o not_o but_o in_o such_o place_n drunkard_n enter_v into_o alehouse_n the_o ale_n enter_v into_o drunkard_n and_o the_o devil_n withal_o nay_o drunkenness_n itself_o be_v a_o very_a fiend_n so_o say_v st._n bernard_n ebrietas_fw-la est_fw-la manifestissimus_fw-la daemon_n drunkenness_n be_v a_o most_o manifest_a devil_n they_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o satan_n or_o with_o drunkenness_n fall_v alike_o into_o the_o fire_n into_o the_o water_n alike_o they_o gnash_v alike_o 21._o matth_n 17.16_o 21._o alike_o they_o foam_v and_o as_o the_o disciple_n can_v not_o cast_v out_o that_o one_o sort_n of_o devil_n aphros_n epist_n 64._o contra_fw-la ebriosos_fw-la aphros_n so_o not_o all_o the_o preacher_n this_o so_o say_v st._n augustine_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o aurelius_n tanta_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o huius_fw-la mali_fw-la pestilentia_fw-la ut_fw-la sanari_fw-la prorsus_fw-la quantum_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la nisi_fw-la consilii_fw-la authoritate_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la the_o drunkard_n be_v so_o wed_v to_o his_o vice_n that_o he_o will_v never_o give_v over_o his_o throw_v the_o alehouse_n out_o at_o the_o window_n till_o his_o own_o house_n do_v throw_v he_o out_o a_o door_n the_o alehouse_n have_v pull_v down_o many_o a_o stately_a fabric_n but_o do_v itself_o stand_v firm_a and_o will_v stand_v though_o a_o preacher_n bestow_v never_o so_o many_o powerful_a sermon_n to_o batter_v it_o for_o those_o house_n though_o many_o of_o they_o be_v as_o indeed_o its_o proper_a they_o shall_v be_v rather_o like_o swine-sty_n than_o house_n be_v patch_v up_o of_o a_o few_o stick_n some_o dirt_n and_o a_o little_a straw_n yet_o be_v more_o hard_a to_o conquer_v than_o a_o well-fortified_a castle_n and_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v whether_o by_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o justice_n clerk_n or_o the_o countenance_n of_o some_o of_o the_o gentry_n who_o be_v too_o much_o addict_v to_o this_o vice_n or_o through_o what_o other_o cause_n i_o know_v not_o but_o sure_a i_o be_o it_o be_v almost_o as_o easy_a to_o beat_v back_o the_o prevail_a turk_n as_o to_o get_v down_o a_o rot_a alehouse_n let_v these_o house_n be_v reduce_v to_o a_o lesser_a number_n and_o bring_v into_o better_a order_n which_o can_v be_v do_v unless_o some_o course_n be_v take_v by_o those_o which_o have_v authority_n for_o the_o order_n of_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n to_o enforce_v constable_n and_o churchwarden_n to_o look_v better_o to_o their_o office_n than_o they_o have_v do_v it_o be_v through_o their_o negligence_n that_o schism_n go_v down_o so_o slow_o that_o the_o lord_n name_v be_v abuse_v that_o his_o day_n be_v sacrilegious_o imbezele_v and_o idle_v away_o and_o that_o this_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n be_v every_o day_n so_o much_o practise_v judge_n and_o justice_n can_v see_v what_o be_v do_v in_o particular_a to_n they_o as_o i_o conceive_v belong_v to_o the_o inspection_n and_o care_n of_o 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glory_n power_n 〈◊〉_d praise_n dignity_n and_o dominion_n now_o and_o so_o ever_o amen_n gloria_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la