Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	eternal_a	life_n	soul_n	7,461	5	5.0564	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04444	Musgrave muzled: or The traducer gagg'd. Being a just vindication of the Right Honourable Sr. Arthur Haslerigg, and all other persons herein concerned. From the scandalous imputations, and forged articles exhibited by John Musgrave.	Hesilrige, Arthur, Sir, d. 1661.; England and Wales. Council of State. Saterday [sic] the 25. of January, 1650. At the Councell of State at White-hall.	1650 (1650)	Wing M3156; ESTC R180810	14,684	23

MUSGRAVE Muzled OR THE TRADUCER Gagg'd Being a Just VINDICATION Of the Right Honourable Sr. ARTHUR HASLERIGG And all other Persons herein Concerned From the Scandalous Imputations and Forged Articles Exhibited by * JOHN MVSGRAVE * His niger est bunc tu Romane caveto Newcastle Printed by S. B. 1650. MUSGRAVE Muzled OR THE TRADUCER Gagg'd c. THe Devill who still repines at the Justice of God in his Damnation doth alwayes meditate revenge against the Righteous Power which condemn'd him But because he is not able to oppose God in himselfe he assaults him in his Creatures and carryes on his Theomacky with attempts upon weake mortality And first he endeavours to make us like himselfe sons of perdition and so deprive us of that felicity which he has forfeited but where he cannot rule he tyranniseth whom he cannot pervert he persecutes like a savage enemy who being denyed the possession of a City falls on with fire and sword to ruine it Thus that wicked spirit share his malice upon the whole race of humanity seduceth us to be wicked as he did Adam or afflicts us for being good as he did Job undermines our soules or disturbs the comfort of our lives and seeks to rob us of our temporall or eternall happinesse Now the chiefest adjuncts and properties of the Devill are his malice and falsehood which two furnish him with Artillery enough to be what he is denominated Diabolus an Accuser From this grand Accuser who is both the Tempter and Informer betrayes us to bad actions and belyes our good doe proceed all those Spirits of obloquy and hatred who while they traduce other mens integrity endeavour to make them and wish they were as criminous as they pretend to prove them and so in a manner contribute to the advancement of sin study nothing but mischiefe and division and glory in the destruction of opprest innocence whereby they evidently appeare the Solliciters of Hell to be tutourd by the Devill and to receive Instructions from that spirit of Malignity and errour But Quos perdere vult Jupiter dementat And sure some Spirit of Delusion has infatuated this inconsiderate wretch to assume these desperate Resolutions and to discharge aloft this pernicious darts which may justly descend with deserv'd Vengeance upon his owne head to calumniate and provoke so much eminence and worth and like besotted Haman prepare the Instrument of his own Execution whilest the luster of that luminary which he covets to obscure grows more conspicuous by this eclipse and all the scandalous imputations make up a veile not to cloud but cover not to deface but defend him from the casuall spots and accidentall blemishes which otherwise might have sollied the purity of his high actions and great employments For false Articles are good memento's to prevent true ones and this occurrence will be a seasonable advisce to this Honourable Personage to beware of reall miscarriages since forged and pretended ones give such loud Alarms That Innocence how singular and superlative soever should be depraved is a contingency inevitable in this World which is composed of good and bad In Shime●'s mouth David is a man of Belial Joseph was accused of Incontinency meerly because he would not consent to be dishonest and suffered for that impiety which he refused to commit No wonder then to heare the clamours of this Rabshekah who onely vomits out his own shame and proves himselfe the retainer to that filth which he hath with so much impious sedulity raked together and delights to wallow in For all the guilt proceeds from his corrupted mouth and can be traced no further then his owne scandalous Pamphlet which like a soule overchar'd peece will recoyle in his own face and bestow upon him the reward of Cain due to all such who repine that others service should be more acceptable then their own and pursue meritorious actions with enmity and revenge P. Scipio Aff●●eanus that admirable Romane who in a plunge of Publicke calamity when all their Forces in Spaine were defeated Hannibal ad Portas and all Rome was but one coward durst onely undertake the Spanish expedition went on Victoriously conquered all Spain subdued Carthage and utterly vanquisht Hannibal was after all this cited before the Senate and a Publick charge exhibited against him by the Pet●lis the same day whereon formerly he had defeated Hannibal and the Carthagenians But he instead of contesting with his litigious Adversaries bad them all goe give thanks for the happinesse of that day and pray for more such as he had been and so immediately repayring to his anniversary devotions drew all the people after him and appear'd more glorious that day then when he rode in Triumph through the City The consideration of this pregnant instance may give some satisfaction to the World and this worthy Person upon this occasion and be an example how to treat all such Impudent incendiaries and their seditious Articles which are best answered with contempt and deserve no other confutation then to be neglected as was the prudent deportment of this present Lord Generall Cromwell when he was bayted by a keener whelp of this accusative Litter and bespatterd with the contumelies of that Arch-boutefeu who might employ his own manufacture upon himselfe and creatures and spend all his Soap to wash his own and their corrupted mouthes There are some Pictures which at severall distances represent different Formes These Articles are such a piece of Imposture For at the first cursory superficiall view they delineate onely John Musgrave but after a serious perusall and a strict examination of particulars they evidently betray a Lilburne Our eyes or spectacles discern onely a smaller Meteor but by the benefit of a telescope we may behold a prodigious Comment ominous to the peace of this Common-wealth These conjectures may be deduced from severall particulars in the Articles For much of the injustice which is imputed to Sir Arthur Haselrigge has principall relation to Mr. George Lilburne and most of those persons which are here excepted against were great sufferers under Mr. Liburnes tyranny and were Agents and Witnesses in the prosecution of severall charges against him as Mr. Wrey Mr. Lampton Mr. Colston c. as will appeare hereafter Thus t is very probable that Mr. Lilburne is the retird contriver and close dictator and John Musgrave only the trunk he speaks through a vizard stalking horse and mercenary Soliciter In briefe George Lilburnes hackney and John Lilburnes Ape And now t is time to enter the Lists with this Hydra this monster of seventeen heads and without returning any thing to his opprobrious scurrilities which are but false fires and give no report bid defiance to his Articles which though they make a noyse and smoak are charg'd with Powder onely can doe no execution and are indeed but scandalls in array and reproaches marshalled into rancke and file The Articles 1. THat Sir Arthur Haslerigge contrary to his Engagement to the Councell of State and