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	lord_n	soul_n	7,621	5	5.0274	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76359	Witch-craft proven, arreign'd, and condemn'd in its professors, professions and marks by diverse pungent, and convincing arguments, excerpted forth of the most authentick authors, divine and humane, ancient and modern. By a Lover of the truth.	Bell, John, 1676-1707.	1697 (1697)	Wing B1800A; ESTC R232480	13,434	18

blew Low burning all the while both about the Pulpit and Binch and in several other parts and quarters throughout and in all places wherever they meet He gives his Hellish advice to his miserable Catives and they confess to him what horrible villanie they have perpetrat since their last meeting receiving his praise and applause accordingly the most profligat and notorious wretches be always by him had in the highest esteem and when they be thus met they be often richly feasted tho' but in show with meat drink and musick of the best or w t whatever else may ravish captivat the senses the Incubusses also serve to satisfie the lust of the Witches and the Succubusses the lust of the Wizzards at their meeting and departing they pay their accustomed reverence to Lucifer and perform all worship to him and by anointing themselves with certain oyntment compounded at the command of the Devil they are carried in Spirit through the Air hither or thither by one mean or other and when any be to be entred they be recomended and presented by the Society whereupon giving their right hand to Satan and renouncing the Christian Faith and Sacraments and upon transferring the Dominion of themselves Soul and Bodie to him for ever with a promise to worship Him as their Lord they are sworn and solemnly admitted and then have given them on Hellish imp or moe for their Titular and Gardian by way of Spirit Familiar to direct and guide them throughout all the passages of their time whereby they perform afterwards all their lewd and wicked deeds Now since from what is said it manifestly appears that their be wicked Spirits and that there be who are in Covenant and League with them such as the Judicial Astrologer Monethly-Prognosticator Sooth-sayer Magician Sorcerer Necromancer Charmer and Wizard all comprised in the prohibition under the name WITCH it will not be a miss to tell you what every one of the said Professors of Witchcraft be wherein they differ agree one with another of these in order And First An Astrologer is either taken in a good sense for such as contemplate the Stars and Face of Heaven that they may therein view the incomparable Glorie Wisdom Power Goodness and Providence of God discovered and shining forth in them which formerly was and still ought to be the practice of the truly Godly in all times according to the Precept and the end of their creation in this first sense it may more fitly be termed Astronomie than Astrologie But when it is taken in an evil sense for such as gaze upon and view the face of Heaven that they may read and divine by the Position of the Stars the Fates or Fortunes of States and Persons in relation to Life Death Felicitie Adversitie and the like as to their circumstantial events in good or evil it is called Astrologie Judicial and for the causes fore-mentioned not without pregnant and sufficient ground deservedly condemned hence as the Hebrews affirm the Radix Term or Thema comes from an Arabick word signifying to decide which seems to point at such as take upon them to determine things of future Contingencie by the view of the Sky as says Isaiah upon which account they were held in venerable esteem and were highly respected by the Babylonians Chaldeans and other Nations as also with the ungodly Jews Isaiah 47.11 And therefore where mention is made of them they be ordinarly joyned with Star-gazers Monethly-Prognosticators Magicians Sorcerers Chaldeans Sooth-sayers and Wisemen as in Isaiah and Daniel in the fore-cited places appear Secondly the Monethly-Prognosticators whereof mention is made by Isaiah were such as did instruct give notice or make known before hand the several aspects of the Sun Moon and other Planets amongst themselves with their influences revolutions and common effects naturally following thereupon as to the various Occurrences that were to fall out throughout each moneth of the year which is much in kind to the Astronomie or Astrologie in the better part mentioned in the preceeding § and in so far only is to be disproven as it dipps into Astrology Judicial whereof formerly Thirdly Sooth-sayers or according to the old Scots Dialect Truth-tellers were such as observed the Clouds Planets and the flying of Birds whereby they pretended to foretell all future Events in all humane actions as to good and bad Luck which at first took place in the East and from thence was communicat to other Nations hence in the Original the word is derived from HAANAN a Cloud for that by the chattering or flight of Birds in the Air they pretended to know things to come others fetch the word from HAAJIN an eye making them to agree and to be the same with the Astrologer Judicial fore-said which without all naturall and divine ●ound or reason pretended to know seasonable and opportune ●●mes for the doing of matters by viewing the Sky Signes Planets and other Stars some again there be who derive it from the former word HAANAN a Cloud for that by enchantments and such like wicked Arts they deceived the sight making the Spectators otherways look upon things then in truth they were and in this they were in kind to the Magician whereof afterwards such were Joannes and Jambres who by their lieing wonders which they wickedly brought to pass by their Enchantments sought thereby to belie the true miracles wrought by the hand of Moses at the command of the Lord the greatness of whose Crime is palpable from the severity of the Judgement mentioned in the Law which is to be duely execute in full and deserved punishment upon them without all pity or compassion Fourthly Magicians Such were in high esteem among the Nations and pretended to be well seen and to have great skill in the nature of things even of the highest Import and Concern and seems to have been the same with the Diviner whom they used to consult in all weighty Cases as did the Philistines and the King of Babylon which was an abomination to the Lord because perpetrat by unlawful and wicked means as by Sand Iron Stones c. Some by lying on the ground and some by a walking-staff Hence says Hoseah My People ask Counsel at their Stocks and their Staff declareth unto them Such ordinarily professed skill in telling secrets and future events by observation of Stars wherein they agreed with the Judicial Astrologer by the unlawful use of such like superstitious circumventing means of fraud and deceit Satan either suggested to them that which was desired to be known or otherwayes by crafty and ambiguous answers concealed his ignorance of that he could not reveal as by these following Oracles appear Aio te Aeaecide Romanos vincere posse Craesus Chalim penetrans magnum pervertet opum vim The word Cha●tummin rendred Magician is not properly Hebrew but Chaldaic tho' in use with them and