Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	jesus_n	13,652	5	5.8822	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91059	The profession of the true Protestant religion: or, The protestation of the Kirk of Scotland, with a confession of faith, and solemne covenant, or oath, of that kingdome; as it hath been divers times protested and enacted by King Iames, and confirmed by an act in the second Parliament of our dread soveraign King Charles, the 11. of Iune, 1640. Wherein is specified the particular heads of popish doctrine, and superstition, of the church of Rome, contrary to the sacred scriptures, and discipline of the reformed churches: with an act of confirmation of the said covenant. Also an act against liesing makers, (or evill counsellors) of whatsoever quality, office, place or dignity. Printed at Edingborough by E. T. 1641.	Church of Scotland.	1643 (1643)	Wing P3645; Thomason E73_7; ESTC R8688	6,189	8

Relicts and Crosses dedicating of Kirks Altars Dayes Vowes to creatures His Purgatorie Prayers for the dead praying or speaking in a strange language with his Processions blasphemous Letany and multitude of Advocates or Mediators His manifold Orders Auricular Confessions His desperate and uncertaine Repentance His generall and doubtsome Faith His satisfactions of men for their sinnes His Justification by works opus operatum works of Supererogation Merits Pardons Peregrinations and Stations His holy-water baptizing of Bells conjuring of Spirits crossing faning anointing conjuring hallowing of GODS good creatures with the superstitious opinion joyned therewith His worldly Monarchy and wicked Hierarchy His three solemne vowes with all his shavelings of sundry sorts His erroneous and bloudy decrees made at Trent with all the subscribers and approvers of that cruell and bloudy Band coniured against the Kirk of GOD And finally we detest all his vain Allegories Rites Signes and Traditions brought in the Kirk without or against the word of GOD and Doctrine of this true reformed Kirk To the which we joyne our selves willing●y in Doctrine Faith Religion Discipline and use of the holy Sacraments as lively members of the same in Christ our Head Promising and swearing by the Great Name of the Lord our GOD that we shall continue in the Obedience of the Doctrine and Discipline of this Kirk and shall defend the same according to our vocation and power all the dayes of our lives under the paines contained in the Law and danger both of Body and Soule in the day of GODS fearfull Judgment And seeing that many are stirred up by Sathan and that Roman Antichrist to promise sweare subscribe and for a time use the holy Sacraments in the Kirk deceitfully against their owne consciences minding thereby first under the eternall cloak of Religion to corrupt and subvert secretly GODS true Religion within the Kirk and afterward when time may serve to become open enemies and persecutors of the same under vain hope of the Popes dispensation devised against the Word of GOD to his greater confusion and their double condemnation in the day of the LORD JESUS Wee therefore willing to take away all suspition of hypocrisie and of such double dealing with GOD and his Kirk Protest and call The Searcher of all hearts for witnesse that our minds and hearts doe fully agree with this our Confession Promise Oath and Subscription so that We are not moved for any worldly respect but are perswaded only in our consciences through the knowledge and love of GODS true Religion printed in our hearts by the holy Spirit as wee shall answer to him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed And because we perceive that the quietnesse and stability of our Religion and Kirk doth depend upon the safety and good behaviour of the Kings Majesty as upon a comfortable Instrument of Gods mercy granted to this Countrey for the maintaining of his Kirk and ministration of Justice amongst us we protest and promise with our hearts under the same Oath Handwrit and paines that we shall defend his Person and Authority with our goods bodies and lives in the defence of Christ his Evangell Liberties of our Countrey ministration of Justice and punishm●●t of Iniquity against all enemies within this Realme or without as we desire our G d to be a strong and mercifull defender to us in the day of our death and comming of our Lord JESUS CHRIST To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all Honour and Glory Eternall LIKE AS many Acts of Parliament are conceived for maintenance of Gods true and Christian Religion and the purity thereof in Doctrine and Sacraments of the true Church of God the liberty and freedome thereof in her Nationall and Synodall assemblies Presb●teries Sessions Policy Discipline and Iurisdiction thereof as that purity of Religion and liberty of the Church was u ed professed exercised preached and confessed according to the Reformation of Religion in this Realme It is declared and ordained seeing that Gods true Religion and his highnesse Authority are so joyned as the hurt of the one is common to both that none shall be reputed as loyall and faithfull subjects to our Soveraign Lord or his authority but be punishable as Rebellers and gain-standers of the same who shall not give their Confession and make their profession of the said true Religion and that they who after defection shall give the Confession of their Faith of new they shall promise to continue therein in time comming to maintain our Soverain Lords Authority and at the uttermost of their power to fortifie assist and maintain the true Preachers and Professors of Christs Evangel against whatsoever Enemies and gain-standers of the same and namely against all such of whatsoever Nation estate or degree they be of that have ioyned and bound themselves or have assisted or assist to set forward and execute the cruel decrees of the Councell of Trent contrary to the true Preachers and Professors of the Word of God which is repeated word by word in the Articles of Pacification at Perth the 23 of February 1572. approved by Parliament the last of Aprill 1573. ratified in Parliament 1587. and related Act 123. Parl. 12. of K. Iames 6. with his addition that they are bound to resist all treasonable uproares and hostilities raised against the true Religion the Kings Maiesty the true Professors Like as all Leidges are bound to maintain the Kings Maiesties Royall Person and Authority the Authority of Parliaments without the which neither any Lawes or lawfull Judicatories can be established Act 130 and 131. Parl. 8 K. Iames 6. and the subjects liberties who ought one y to live and be governed by the Kings lawes the common lawes of this Realm allanerly Act 48. Parl. 3. K. Iames the first Act. 79 Parl. 6. K. James 4. repeated in the Act 131. Parl. 8 K. Iames 6. Which if they be innovated or prejudged the Commission anent the Union of two Kingdomes of Scotland and England which is the sole Act of the 17. Parl. of K. Iames 6. declares such confusion would ensue as this Realm could be no more a free Monarchy because by the fundamentall lawes ancient priviledges Offices and liberties of this Kingdom not only the Princely Authority of his Majesties Royall descent hath been these many ages maintained but also the peoples security of their Lands livings rights Offices liberties and dignities preserved And therefore for the preservation of the said true Religion Lawes and liberties of this Kingdome it is statute by the 8. Act Parl. 1. repeated in the 99 Act. Parl. 7. Ratified in the 23 Act Parl. 11. and 114. Act Parl. 12. of K James 6. and 4. Act of K. Charles that all Kings and Princes at their Coronation and reception of their Princely Authority shall make their faithfull promise by their solemne Oath in the presence of Eternall God that enduring the whole time of their lives they shall serve the same eternall