Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	excellent_a	find_v	great_a	421	4	2.1545	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10515	Moses and Iethro: or the good magistrate containing sundry necessary admonitions to all maiors, gouernours, and freemen of townes corporate, as they were deliuered in a sermon at S. Maries in Douer on the election day. By Io: Reading.	Reading, John, 1588-1667.	1626 (1626)	STC 20791; ESTC S115680	13,902	23

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teach_v we_o thou_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o new_a state_n content_v thyself_o with_o thy_o charge_n at_o madian_a but_o this_o meek_a servant_n of_o god_n for_o all_o those_o glorious_a dignity_n confer_v on_o he_o hearken_v to_o his_o counsel_n who_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o himself_o leave_v we_o in_o his_o example_n this_o instruction_n the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a man_n will_v hearken_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o other_o yea_o sometime_o of_o their_o inferior_n for_o 1._o the_o wise_a man_n be_v subject_a to_o oversight_n and_o error_n never_o to_o err_v be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n alone_o who_o only_o be_v omniscient_a who_o therefore_o have_v be_v his_o counsellor_n but_o he_o give_v not_o all_o knowledge_n to_o the_o wise_a to_o humble_v they_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o thousand_o error_n be_v yet_o apt_a to_o be_v proud_a with_o a_o false_a opinion_n of_o wisdom_n 2._o god_n do_v sometime_o reveal_v wisdom_n and_o counsel_n to_o man_n who_o aspect_n be_v not_o promise_v who_o condition_n be_v mean_a and_o obscure_a there_o be_v find_v in_o the_o little_a city_n a_o poor_a wise_a man_n who_o deliver_v the_o city_n by_o his_o wisdom_n 9.14.15_o eccl._n 9.14.15_o though_o he_o be_v so_o little_o respect_v that_o no_o man_n remember_v he_o and_o hide_v it_o from_o the_o learned_a and_o prudent_a as_o to_o ascertain_v man_n that_o himself_o be_v the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o every_o perfection_n so_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v arrogant_a of_o that_o they_o have_v receive_v since_o the_o simple_a may_v eftsoon_a control_n their_o projection_n neither_o to_o contemn_v other_o to_o who_o god_n will_v sometime_o make_v they_o behold_v for_o advice_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o wise_a man_n love_v counsel_n and_o fool_n their_o own_o way_n they_o know_v in_o the_o great_a achievement_n counsel_n be_v better_a than_o strength_n m●●●●d_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m●●●●d_n they_o know_v it_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n to_o want_v the_o advice_n of_o private_a friend_n much_o great_a be_v the_o want_n of_o counsel_n in_o matter_n public_a they_o know_v advice_n be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n they_o know_v that_o counsellesse_a force_n fall_v with_o it_o own_o weight_n ibid._n vis_fw-fr co●si●ij_fw-la expers_fw-la mole_n rvit_fw-la shall_fw-mi cassi●d●r_n ber●_n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la l._n 4._o c_o 4._o ibid._n every_o provident_a man_n therefore_o consilium_fw-la quaerit_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o give_v he_o he_o will_v purchase_v it_o bernard_n say_v well_o by_o counsel_n tracta_fw-la ante_fw-la factum_fw-la quia_fw-la post_fw-la factum_fw-la sera_fw-it retractatio_fw-la est_fw-la advise_v before_o thou_o execute_v repentance_n and_o counsel_n come_v too_o late_o when_o thing_n be_v do_v do_v nothing_o without_o