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	love_n	love_v	5,814	5	7.1381	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44134	The peoples happinesse a sermon preached in St. Maries in Cambridge, upon Sunday the 27 of March, being the day of His Majesties happy inauguration / by Ri. Holdsworth ...	Holdsworth, Richard, 1590-1649.	1642 (1642)	Wing H2396; ESTC R22516	27,766	54

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king_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o true_a ancient_a catholic_n and_o apostolic_a faith_n and_o over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o temporal_a within_o these_o his_o majesty_n realm_n and_o dominion_n next_o and_o immediate_o under_o christ_n supreme_a lord_n &_o governor_n bless_v he_o in_o his_o royal_a person_n establish_v his_o throne_n in_o righteousness_n unto_o himself_o set_v he_o as_o a_o seal_n upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o signet_n upon_o thy_o arm_n that_o as_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o unto_o we_o precious_a as_o the_o light_n of_o our_o eye_n so_o let_v he_o be_v tender_a unto_o thou_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thou_o that_o he_o may_v prove_v a_o incomparable_a instrument_n of_o thy_o glory_n here_o and_o a_o vessel_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o bless_v he_o as_o in_o his_o royal_a person_n so_o in_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o belove_a consort_n the_o fruitful_a vine_n the_o most_o excellent_a lady_n our_o gracious_a queen_n mary_n and_o in_o the_o hopeful_a growth_n of_o his_o royal_a posterity_n the_o precious_a pledge_n of_o thy_o love_n unto_o this_o land_n the_o noble_a prince_n charles_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o the_o lady_n mary_n and_o in_o the_o happy_a reestablishment_n of_o those_o other_o illustrious_a branch_n of_o the_o same_o royal_a stock_n beyond_o the_o sea_n the_o most_o renounce_v lady_n the_o lady_n elizabeth_n and_o her_o princely_a issue_n for_o the_o better_a effect_v whereof_o be_v please_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o all_o their_o ally_n and_o confederate_n to_o prosper_v their_o design_n to_o fight_v their_o battle_n to_o go_v in_o and_o out_o before_o their_o army_n to_o crown_v thy_o servant_n with_o new_a victory_n that_o yet_o at_o length_n thy_o poor_a distress_a people_n may_v return_v with_o joy_n to_o their_o ancient_a habitation_n that_o peace_n may_v be_v plant_v upon_o earth_n for_o the_o further_a propagate_a of_o thy_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o nazianzen_n what_o be_v that_o s._n austin_n seem_v to_o translate_v it_o felicitas_fw-la fallax_fw-la a_o fabulous_a and_o personate_v felicity_n nay_o not_o only_a fallax_fw-la but_o falsa_fw-la fictitious_a spurious_a deceitful_a which_o leave_v the_o soul_n empty_a when_o it_o most_o fill_v it_o that_o be_v most_o true_a which_o the_o same_o father_n add_v felicitas_fw-la fallax_fw-la major_a infelicitas_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la felicitas_fw-la vera_fw-la miseria_fw-la therefore_o that_o i_o may_v shut_v up_o this_o point_n let_v this_o be_v the_o use_n of_o it_o we_o must_v learn_v from_o hence_o to_o regulate_v our_o judgement_n according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n reveal_v in_o the_o word_n and_o that_o we_o may_v do_v if_o we_o keep_v to_o god_n method_n and_o set_v every_o thing_n in_o the_o due_a place_n where_o god_n have_v seat_v it_o now_o the_o scripture_n constant_o do_v give_v the_o inferior_a place_n to_o these_o temporal_a thing_n if_o to_o come_v after_o be_v inferior_a it_o set_v they_o there_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 6.33_o if_o to_o be_v below_o be_v inferior_a it_o place_v they_o there_o set_v your_o affection_n on_o thing_n above_o etc._n etc._n coloss_n 3.2_o even_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o best_a of_o these_o thing_n they_o be_v seat_v under_o the_o foot_n of_o man_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n under_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o christian_a rev._n 12.1_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o despise_v it_o last_o if_o to_o be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v inferior_a the_o scripture_n reckon_v they_o there_o too_o they_o be_v call_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lest_o hand_n to_o teach_v we_o to_o give_v they_o the_o same_o place_n in_o our_o affection_n in_o one_o sense_n we_o may_v put_v they_o on_o the_o right_n by_o use_v they_o to_o god_n glory_n but_o in_o love_n and_o esteem_v they_o must_v be_v on_o the_o left_a s._n hierome_n illustrate_v it_o by_o this_o 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and_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n but_o the_o god_n of_o the_o righteous_a after_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n to_o come_v to_o the_o meaning_n we_o must_v let_v go_v the_o general_n this_o ordo_fw-la communis_fw-la providentiae_fw-la as_o he_o be_v dominus_fw-la omnium_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o all_o creature_n this_o bring_v not_o happiness_n along_o with_o it_o god_n ordinary_a and_o general_a providence_n entitle_v not_o to_o that_o supreme_a blessedness_n which_o be_v in_o himself_o the_o special_a reference_n be_v only_o intend_v and_o those_o we_o may_v reduce_v to_o these_o two_o head_n the_o first_o be_v ordo_fw-la specialis_fw-la influxûs_fw-la on_o god_n part_n the_o respect_n of_o his_o be_v gracious_a to_o we_o then_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o god_n when_o he_o show_v himself_o benign_a and_o propitious_a when_o he_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n in_o the_o way_n of_o grace_n and_o mean_n of_o salvation_n it_o be_v so_o expound_v psalm_n 65.4_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n 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