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	jesus_n	lord_n	17,123	5	3.7490	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20595	A declaration of the reasons which moued Marcus Antonius de Dominis, Archbishop of Spalato or Salonas, primate of Dalmatia and Croatia, to depart from the Romish religion and his countrey. Written by himselfe in Latine, and now for the populare vse translated; Marcus Antonius de Dominis, Archiepiscopus Spalatensis, suae profectionis consilium exponit. English	De Dominis, Marco Antonio, 1560-1624.; W. S., fl. 1617.	1617 (1617)	STC 6999; ESTC S116248	16,073	35

the_o council_n of_o carthage_n we_o judge_v no_o man_n say_v he_o neither_o debar_v we_o any_o man_n from_o the_o communion_n albeit_o he_o have_v a_o opinion_n diverse_a from_o we_o for_o none_o of_o we_o all_o have_v make_v himself_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n or_o compel_v his_o colleague_n by_o a_o tyrannical_a force_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n because_o every_o bishop_n according_a to_o liberty_n and_o power_n have_v his_o own_o arbitrament_n as_o though_o he_o may_v not_o be_v judge_v by_o other_o neither_o he_o himself_o may_v judge_v another_o but_o let_v we_o all_o await_n upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o one_o and_o alone_o have_v power_n to_o prafe_a we_o to_o the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n and_o to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o all_o our_o proceed_n at_o that_o time_n cyprian_n disassent_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n &_o almost_o from_o the_o universal_a church_n about_o the_o baptism_n of_o haereticke_n and_o be_v confirm_v in_o his_o own_o opinion_n he_o judge_v stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o mighty_o resist_v he_o therein_o and_o all_o other_o to_o be_v in_o a_o manifest_a error_n yet_o he_o never_o suffer_v the_o band_n of_o union_n &_o ecclesiastic_a charity_n betwixt_o they_o to_o be_v break_v lest_o a_o schism_n the_o most_o noisome_a pest_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v atise_v among_o they_o and_o in_o this_o cypr._n to_o his_o great_a commendation_n do_v overcome_v the_o not-all-wise-discrete_a zeal_n of_o stephanus_n for_o while_n as_o steph._n by_o his_o excommunication_n do_v rush_v headlong_o to_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o schism_n cyprian_a by_o his_o patience_n and_o charity_n &_o excellent_a wisdom_n eschew_v a_o separation_n therefore_o s._n augustine_n do_v often_o commend_v cyprian_a and_o propound_v his_o action_n as_o a_o rule_n and_o examplar_n of_o imitation_n to_o all_o the_o church_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n which_o augustine_n consider_v of_o this_o 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brethren_n and_o holy_a colleague_n let_v we_o imitate_v cyprian_a &_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o augustine_n that_o above_o all_o thing_n schism_n be_v remove_v for_o as_o august_n observe_v cyprian_n replenish_v with_o the_o bowel_n of_o charity_n aestimed_a that_o even_o they_o who_o have_v diverse_a opinion_n shall_v abide_v in_o unity_n let_v we_o also_o among_o we_o have_v diverse_a opinion_n of_o thing_n not_o as_o yet_o determine_v till_o they_o be_v full_o determine_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v we_o abide_v in_o unity_n for_o albeit_o that_o you_o think_v otherwise_o yet_o as_o th'apostle_n admonish_v god_n will_v reveal_v that_o to_o you_o make_v not_o great_a division_n than_o be_v already_o take_v heed_n also_o that_o with_o stephanus_n you_o break_v not_o the_o band_n of_o charity_n by_o untimous_a excommunication_n lest_o by_o such_o contention_n that_o great_a ill_n of_o division_n arise_v which_o august_n do_v fore-eschew_a restore_v peace_n and_o charity_n to_o all_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n who_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o ancient_a creed_n do_v profess_v jesus_n christ_n and_o be_v assure_v of_o this_o that_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n be_v a_o far_o more_o grievous_a evil_n than_o heresy_n have_v your_o communion_n ready_a for_o all_o without_o praejudice_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o opinion_n remove_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o falsehood_n in_o doctrine_n leave_v the_o examination_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o those_o lawful_a &_o accustom_a form_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n for_o so_o i_o hope_v through_o the_o assist_a grace_n of_o christ_n who_o use_v not_o to_o deny_v himself_o to_o they_o who_o seek_v he_o sincere_o that_o full_a peace_n and_o concord_n and_o a_o necessary_a union_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n shall_v follow_v that_o we_o all_o think_v one_o thing_n &_o abide_v all_o in_o one_o rule_n let_v ut_fw-la not_o stir_v up_o among_o we_o the_o fire_n of_o hatred_n and_o secret_a grudge_n but_o of_o religion_n and_o catholic_a instruction_n let_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o lantern_n to_o our_o foot_n and_o let_v we_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o our_o holy_a ancestor_n who_o have_v be_v excellent_a light_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o break_v asunder_o without_o pertinacie_n the_o darkness_n of_o error_n and_o falsehood_n by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o let_v we_o depart_v far_o from_o novelty_n which_o have_v almost_o quite_o exstinguish_v the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n may_v be_v one_o couple_v together_o with_o the_o glue_v of_o concord_n wherein_o to_o let_v we_o all_o with_o one_o spirit_n and_o one_o mouth_n praise_v our_o god_n and_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n amen_o give_v at_o venice_n the_o xv_o of_o september_n anno_fw-la 1616._o

in_o much_o patience_n in_o tribulation_n in_o necessity_n in_o strait_n in_o labour_n through_o glory_n and_o shame_n through_o infamy_n and_o good_a fame_n for_o i_o seek_v not_o myself_o nor_o i_o own_o but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n that_o rather_o do_v grieve_v i_o if_o i_o do_v not_o obviate_v calumny_n it_o may_v easy_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o godly_a a_o great_a fruit_n of_o aedification_n shall_v be_v stay_v which_o they_o may_v take_v of_o my_o counsel_n and_o that_o many_o ignorant_a of_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o depart_n in_o place_n of_o aedification_n shall_v unwitting_o offend_v at_o i_o by_o unjust_a calumny_n which_o they_o will_v hear_v to_o these_o i_o will_v open_v the_o reason_n of_o my_o depart_n and_o make_v they_o manifest_v to_o all_o man_n that_o i_o may_v profit_v they_o that_o this_o my_o change_n of_o place_n be_v of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n neither_o may_v i_o neither_o ought_v i_o to_o call_v in_o 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spirit_n from_o which_o suspicion_n that_o also_o make_v i_o free_a that_o before_o god_n who_o tri_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_n i_o know_v that_o in_o my_o deliberation_n i_o do_v never_o direct_v my_o mind_n to_o humane_a or_o worldly_a respect_n not_o unto_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n which_o may_v beseem_v my_o estate_n for_o i_o be_v already_o a_o bishop_n and_o that_o not_o of_o the_o base_a sort_n but_o the_o chief_a in_o my_o native_a province_n to_o wit_n the_o archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n the_o primate_n of_o two_o kingdom_n dalmatia_n and_o croatia_n of_o as_o great_a estimation_n in_o our_o church_n &_o province_n i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o truth_n as_o any_o other_o and_o if_o the_o dignity_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v pleasant_a to_o i_o i_o have_v ever_o a_o easy_a access_n to_o they_o but_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n which_o i_o ever_o dislike_v make_v i_o ever_o to_o abhor_v it_o yet_o not_o the_o less_o in_o great_a and_o public_a 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therefore_o neither_o the_o counsel_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o undaunted_a affection_n nor_o worldly_a necessity_n nor_o event_n neither_o any_o miserable_a accident_n which_o use_v to_o ranuerse_v man_n and_o their_o estate_n move_v i_o to_o depart_v but_o whence_o it_o be_v i_o will_v ingenious_o declare_v without_o feign_v or_o dissimulation_n for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o my_o childhood_n i_o be_v bring_v up_o among_o the_o jesuit_n in_o holy_a study_n according_a to_o the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o which_o opinion_n proper_a to_o rome_n imprint_v and_o fix_v in_o my_o mind_n more_o by_o authority_n than_o by_o reason_n with_o the_o miserable_a captive_v of_o my_o understanding_n i_o be_v for_o a_o long_a space_n most_o resolve_v to_o die_v for_o i_o count_v it_o execrable_a about_o these_o opinion_n to_o admit_v the_o small_a doubt_n or_o ambiguity_n of_o mind_n or_o thought_n let_v be_v of_o 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