Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	ghost_n	holy_a	14,941	5	5.3174	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19345	The non-entity of Protestancy. Or a discourse, wherein is demonstrated, that Protestancy is not any reall thing, but in it selfe a platonicall idea; a wast of all positiue fayth; and a meere nothing. VVritten by a Catholike priest of the Society of Iesus	Anderton, Lawrence.	1633 (1633)	STC 577; ESTC S100172	81,126	286

the_o soul_n of_o those_o old_a condemn_a man_n thus_o to_o consociate_v with_o certain_a old_a brand_a &_o anathematise_v heretic_n by_o borrow_v their_o privative_a and_o negative_a faith_n and_o religion_n from_o they_o &_o thereupon_o to_o dispart_v and_o divide_v themselves_o from_o all_o communion_n in_o faith_n with_o the_o orthodoxal_a father_n of_o those_o pure_a and_o primitive_a time_n who_o ever_o in_o the_o former_a article_n set_v down_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o in_o all_o other_o do_v hold_v the_o affirmative_a part_n to_o the_o other_o negative_a so_o foul_a a_o scar_n hereby_o rest_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o our_o adversary_n reputation_n and_o honour_n now_o that_o these_o former_a man_n be_v record_v for_o heretic_n for_o their_o denial_n of_o the_o above_o cite_v catholic_a article_n and_o their_o denial_n take_v for_o heresy_n and_o that_o the_o such_o record_v of_o they_o be_v warrant_v with_o the_o full_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n in_o those_o time_n appear_v from_o this_o one_o consideration_n to_o wit_n those_o father_n &_o writer_n which_o do_v record_v the_o former_a man_n for_o heretic_n &_o their_o negation_n for_o heresy_n be_v epiphanius_n s._n jerome_n s._n austin_n theodoret_n eusebius_n and_o some_o such_o other_o diverse_a of_o which_o father_n make_v certain_a book_n and_o style_v they_o de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la and_o in_o these_o their_o book_n they_o register_v the_o former_a man_n for_o heretic_n &_o their_o negative_a doctrine_n for_o heresy_n now_o all_o these_o father_n and_o writer_n be_v learned_a &_o godly_a man_n their_o learning_n then_o will_v assure_v they_o what_o opinion_n be_v heresy_n in_o those_o time_n and_o what_o be_v not_o their_o piety_n and_o holiness_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o wrong_v any_o man_n with_o the_o hateful_a brand_n of_o heretic_n or_o his_o doctrine_n with_o the_o foul_a title_n of_o heresy_n except_o both_o the_o man_n and_o their_o doctrine_n deserve_v such_o a_o severe_a censure_n and_o it_o can_v be_v answer_v in_o reply_n heerto_o that_o the_o catholic_a church_n of_o god_n in_o those_o primitive_a time_n do_v ever_o tax_v or_o reprehend_v any_o of_o the_o former_a father_n for_o range_v that_o man_n among_o heretic_n or_o his_o doctrine_n among_o heresy_n which_o be_v not_o take_v for_o such_o by_o the_o whole_a and_o unanimous_a judgement_n of_o the_o then_o church_n of_o god_n thus_o far_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o see_v heresy_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v but_o a_o privation_n and_o every_o privation_n be_v a_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la that_o therefore_o protestancy_n as_o be_v engender_v of_o the_o ancient_a explode_a heresy_n be_v a_o nonentity_n that_o there_o be_v diverse_a position_n of_o protestancy_n which_o beside_o that_o they_o be_v implicit_o but_o negation_n of_o the_o catholic_n contrary_a affirmative_a doctrine_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n mere_o void_a of_o all_o reality_n of_o be_v chap._n xi_o in_o this_o place_n we_o will_v take_v into_o our_o consideration_n diverse_a article_n of_o the_o protestant_n faith_n in_o the_o true_a examine_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o not_o only_o as_o be_v but_o mere_a negative_n to_o our_o affirmative_a catholic_a article_n they_o have_v no_o real_a existency_n or_o be_v but_o also_o as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o their_o own_o particular_a nature_n and_o first_o may_v occur_v their_o tenet_n of_o the_o private_a reveal_n or_o interpret_n spirit_n which_o though_o in_o term_n it_o bear_v the_o show_n of_o a_o affirmative_a position_n yet_o true_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o the_o denial_n &_o negaiion_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n this_o spirit_n comprehend_v in_o the_o amplitude_n &_o largeness_n of_o its_o own_o orb_n most_o of_o the_o several_a passage_n of_o protestancy_n now_o to_o examine_v the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o this_o spirit_n exercise_v chief_o in_o interpret_n of_o scripture_n if_o such_o a_o imaginary_a conceit_n can_v have_v a_o essence_n or_o nature_n as_o indeed_o it_o can_v we_o find_v that_o this_o spirit_n be_v a_o mere_a phantasy_n of_o each_o particular_a man_n giddy_a head-piece_n for_o if_o it_o be_v certain_a and_o infallible_a and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o several_a private_a spirit_n of_o the_o protestant_n do_v interpret_v one_o and_o the_o same_o text_n of_o scripture_n in_o different_a and_o sometime_o mere_a contrary_n sense_n and_o construction_n this_o point_n be_v demonstrate_v to_o pretermit_v infinite_a other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o those_o few_o word_n utter_v by_o our_o saviour_n 14._o math._n 26._o luc_n 22._o marc._n 14._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la sanguis_fw-la meus_fw-la as_o also_o in_o that_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n descendit_fw-la ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la we_o find_v both_o these_o passage_n to_o have_v receive_v several_a construction_n by_o the_o protestant_n and_o from_o such_o their_o different_a construction_n be_v spring_v up_o different_a sect_n of_o protestancy_n as_o the_o lutheran_n the_o caluinist_n the_o more_o moderate_a protestant_n etc._n etc._n again_o to_o omit_v diverse_a other_o choke_a reason_n to_o prove_v this_o spirit_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a phantasy_n of_o the_o brain_n engender_v of_o pride_n and_o ignorance_n and_o to_o have_v no_o reality_n or_o true_a be_v in_o itself_o how_o can_v this_o private_a spirit_n be_v infallible_a to_o which_o every_o heretic_n with_o equal_a interest_n thereto_o covet_v chief_o to_o repair_v as_o to_o his_o strong_a sanctuary_n as_o we_o see_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o ancient_a and_o modern_a time_n they_o do_v for_o do_v not_o the_o 6._o the_o testae_fw-la epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 69._o joan_n ●●_o &_o 18._o joan._n 6._o arian_n 2._o arian_n joan._n 1._o joan_n 2._o eutichian_o the_o 7_o the_o philip._n 2._o hebr._n 7_o nestorian_n &_o the_o rest_n ever_o labour_v by_o the_o help_n of_o their_o own_o spirit_n differerent_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n to_o maintain_v their_o different_a blasphemye_n and_o heresy_n and_o do_v not_o the_o antitrinitarians_a the_o brownist_n the_o family_n of_o love_n and_o diverse_a such_o other_o the_o like_a in_o these_o our_o time_n so_o little_a reason_n therefore_o have_v d._n whitaker_n to_o beautify_v this_o erroneous_a private_a spirit_n with_o his_o gild_a description_n in_o these_o word_n 11._o word_n in_o controver_n 1._o q._n 5._o cap._n 3_o &_o 11._o a_o inward_a persuasion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n wrought_v in_o the_o secret_a closet_n of_o the_o believer_n heart_n and_o repugnant_a be_v this_o his_o delineation_n to_o the_o word_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n 1._o scripture_n 2._o pet._n 1._o no_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n be_v make_v by_o private_a interpretation_n and_o again_o 4._o again_o 1._o john_n cap._n 4._o early_o belove_v believe_v not_o every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n if_o they_o be_v of_o god_n the_o second_o may_v be_v the_o 6._o the_o luth._o in_o art_n 10.11_o 12._o melancth_v in_o locis_fw-la tit_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la caluin_n in_o antitdot_n council_n trident._n sess_v 6._o protestant_n doctrine_n of_o imputative_a justice_n in_o we_o be_v but_o a_o negation_n and_o denial_n of_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n of_o inherent_a justice_n upon_o which_o doctrine_n the_o protestant_a more_o easy_o rely_v since_o his_o own_o soul_n even_o dead-alive_a as_o be_v organise_v with_o a_o live_a body_n but_o a_o dead_a will_n be_v loath_a to_o practice_v any_o good_a work_n now_o this_o imputative_a justice_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o mere_a ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la as_o have_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o divine_a virtue_n and_o to_o all_o real_a and_o true_a quality_n no_o true_a existency_n or_o inherency_n in_o our_o soul_n as_o the_o protestant_n do_v confess_v it_o be_v only_o a_o naked_a application_n of_o christ_n justice_n to_o we_o whereby_o our_o sin_n be_v palliate_v and_o cover_v again_o if_o a_o man_n be_v just_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v just_a then_o be_v he_o not_o iustify_v by_o that_o by_o the_o which_o he_o believe_v he_o be_v just_a see_v his_o faith_n be_v late_a than_o his_o justice_n and_o if_o he_o be_v unjust_a at_o what_o time_n he_o believe_v he_o be_v just_a then_o be_v his_o faith_n false_a &_o consequent_o no_o supernatural_a or_o divine_a faith_n but_o a_o mere_a fiction_n of_o this_o suppose_a just_a man_n so_o unreall_a imaginary_a a_o conceit_n we_o see_v be_v this_o imputative_a justice_n and_o indeed_o to_o maintain_v it_o be_v as_o absurd_a as_o to_o maintain_v that_o the_o son_n can_v precede_v in_o priority_n of_o be_v his_o father_n or_o the_o effect_n the_o cause_n for_o though_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n the_o truth_n

the_o nonentity_n of_o protestancy_n or_o a_o discourse_n wherein_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o protestancy_n be_v not_o any_o real_a thing_n but_o in_o itself_o a_o platonical_a idea_n a_o waist_n of_o all_o positive_a faith_n and_o a_o mere_a nothing_o write_v by_o a_o catholic_a priest_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n dormierunt_fw-la somnium_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la psalm_n 73._o vae_fw-la prophetis_fw-la insipientibus_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la spiritum_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la vident_fw-la ezech_v 13._o permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la 1633._o to_o the_o judicious_a and_o learned_a protestant_n learned_a men_n this_o treatise_n be_v for_o you_o chief_o first_o undertake_v the_o groundwork_n whereupon_o the_o systema_fw-la or_o frame_v thereof_o be_v build_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o philosophy_n and_o schoole-divinity_n point_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o more_o ignorant_a protestant_n be_v as_o the_o school_n dialect_n be_v extra_fw-la sphaeram_fw-la activitatis_fw-la that_o be_v beyond_o the_o limit_a apprehension_n of_o their_o shallow_n &_o narrow_a conceit_n it_o be_v but_o small_a you_o see_v in_o quantity_n but_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v hold_v out_o in_o weight_n the_o subject_n of_o it_o be_v unusual_a and_o to_o my_o knowledge_n heretofore_o ex_fw-la professo_fw-la not_o much_o walk_v in_o or_o tract_v it_o be_v also_o not_o doubt_n nauseous_a and_o displease_v to_o you_o see_v it_o attempt_v to_o prove_v that_o your_o religion_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o mere_a nonentity_n it_o be_v be_v consist_v in_o a_o not-being_a and_o essence_n in_o want_n of_o essence_n that_o religion_n of_o you_o i_o mean_v which_o at_o this_o day_n have_v invade_v several_a part_n in_o europe_n who_o high_a flight_n be_v mantain_v only_o with_o the_o wing_n of_o certain_a prince_n &_o commonwealths_n power_n and_o greatness_n which_o violent_o carry_v where_o it_o reign_v all_o thing_n before_o it_o with_o the_o impetuous_a stream_n 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impartial_a censure_n if_o you_o here_o demand_v how_o can_v this_o great_a attempt_n of_o i_o be_v perform_v for_o great_a in_o your_o judgement_n it_o must_v yet_o needs_o be_v think_v in_o show_v that_o protestancy_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o nonentity_n &_o that_o its_z all_z be_v nothing_o as_o not_o have_v any_o reality_n of_o be_v to_o support_v it_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v omit_v other_o reason_n hereafter_o insist_v upon_o that_o since_o protestancy_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o denial_n and_o privation_n of_o affirmative_a point_n of_o our_o christian_a and_o roman_a faith_n which_o denial_n and_o privation_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v irreall_a as_o hereafter_o will_v be_v evict_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v whole_o disue_v of_o all_o true_a subsistence_n or_o be_v for_o who_o observe_v not_o that_o protestancy_n be_v a_o religion_n rest_v more_o in_o denial_n of_o truth_n then_o in_o defence_n of_o positive_a and_o formal_a error_n the_o veil_n under_o which_o protestancy_n mask_v itself_o when_o it_o first_o enter_v upon_o the_o stage_n be_v the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o a_o grateful_a reformation_n which_o word_n of_o reformation_n be_v by_o they_o use_v as_o in_o opposition_n to_o a_o precedent_a corruption_n from_o which_o the_o protestant_n profess_v to_o rescue_v and_o deliver_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o corruption_n they_o say_v be_v first_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n reader_n rome_n simon_n de_fw-fr voron_n in_o his_o discourse_n upon_o the_o catalogue_n of_o doctor_n epist_n to_o the_o reader_n who_o overwhelm_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o the_o dregs_n of_o antichristian_a filthynes_n abominable_a superstition_n &_o tradition_n etc._n etc._n thus_o do_v the_o first_o protestant_n think_v good_a to_o clothe_v their_o naked_a religion_n in_o the_o fair_a attire_n of_o a_o presume_a reformation_n which_o reformation_n consist_v only_o in_o a_o utter_a subvert_v and_o destroy_v of_o most_o of_o our_o affirmative_a catholic_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o lieu_n of_o they_o in_o introduce_v the_o negative_n so_o as_o by_o this_o proceed_n the_o protestant_n may_v be_v say_v to_o speak_v allusive_o to_o trench_v over_o near_o upon_o god_n omnipotency_n in_o attempt_v to_o exercise_v the_o two_o act_n of_o creation_n &_o annihilation_n peculiar_a to_o his_o divine_a majesty_n for_o their_o own_o protestant_a faith_n as_o ground_v only_o upon_o negative_n and_o privation_n they_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o a_o abyss_n and_o informity_n of_o nothing_o and_o our_o positive_a and_o affirmative_a catholic_a faith_n they_o labour_v what_o they_o can_v by_o such_o their_o molition_n to_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o and_o although_o the_o protestant_n do_v endeavour_v to_o enamel_n &_o guild_v over_o their_o negative_a faith_n with_o many_o detort_v &_o misapply_v text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o private_a reveal_n spirit_n their_o oedipus_n that_o so_o it_o may_v appear_v glorious_a in_o a_o err_a eye_n nevertheless_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o after_o such_o testimony_n be_v true_o balance_v and_o weigh_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n all_o such_o fade_a splendour_n of_o protestancy_n do_v but_o resemble_v the_o light_n of_o a_o glow-worm_a which_o the_o near_a one_o come_v to_o it_o the_o lesser_a it_o appear_v till_o in_o the_o end_n it_o whole_o vanish_v away_o but_o see_v a_o short_a preface_n best_o sort_v to_o a_o short_a discourse_n i_o will_v here_o stay_v my_o pen_n remit_v the_o learned_a reader_n to_o the_o diligent_a &_o impartial_a perusal_n of_o these_o ensue_a leave_n &_o assure_v he_o that_o it_o impugn_v the_o light_n of_o reason_n since_o god_n and_o nothing_o be_v incompatible_a that_o he_o who_o the_o philosopher_n for_o his_o great_a perfection_n of_o essence_n style_n ens_fw-la entium_fw-la shall_v be_v true_o honour_v with_o a_o religion_n which_o be_v a_o non-ens_a your_o in_o christ_n jesus_n w._n b._n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n certain_a prolegomena_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v chap._n 1._o that_o in_o all_o positive_a &_o affirmative_a point_n of_o faith_n the_o protestant_n do_v agree_v with_o the_o catholic_n the_o protestant_n borrow_v the_o say_v affirmative_a point_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 2._o the_o second_o prolegomenon_n viz._n in_o such_o point_n of_o faith_n wherein_o protestancy_n differ_v from_o the_o roman_a church_n all_o the_o say_a point_n be_v mere_o negation_n to_o the_o contrary_a affirmative_a article_n believe_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n 3._o that_o the_o protestant_n have_v often_o correct_v and_o reform_v their_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o the_o lyturgy_n or_o common_a book_n of_o prayer_n in_o favour_n of_o their_o negative_a religion_n every_o late_a except_v against_o the_o former_a as_o corrupt_v and_o impure_a chap._n 4._o that_o protestancy_n be_v a_o nonentity_n prove_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o school_n divinity_n &_o philosophy_n chap._n 5._o the_o nonentity_n of_o protestancy_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o negation_n prove_v from_o the_o like_a suppose_a example_n of_o a_o philosopher_n deny_v most_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n chap._n 6._o that_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n conspire_v with_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o denial_n of_o most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o such_o point_n of_o religion_n wherein_o the_o protestant_n by_o his_o like_a denial_n of_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o catholic_a chap._n 7._o that_o protestancy_n be_v but_o a_o nullity_n of_o faith_n and_o consequent_o with_o reference_n to_o faith_n a_o nonentity_n prove_v from_o the_o definition_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o condition_n necessary_o annex_v thereto_o chap._n 8._o that_o protestancy_n can_v be_v define_v and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o nonentity_n chap._n 9_o that_o protestancy_n consist_v of_o doctrine_n mere_o contradictory_n in_o themselves_o and_o that_o therefore_o protestancy_n be_v a_o non_fw-fr entity_n chap._n 10._o that_o heresy_n