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	scripture_n	word_n	5,665	5	4.3306	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00284	The fortresse of fathers ernestlie defending the puritie of religion, and ceremonies, by the trew expositio[n] of certaine places of Scripture: against such as wold bring in an abuse of idol stouff, and of thinges indifferent, and do appoinct th'aucthority of princes and prelates larger then the trueth is. Translated out of Latine into English for there sakes that vnderstand no Latine by I.B.	I. B., fl. 1566.	1566 (1566)	STC 1040; ESTC S101361	39,585	76

as_o many_o year_n ago_o saint_n augustine_n in_o a_o certain_a epistel_n to_o januarrus_n he_o be_v angry_a and_o bewail_v the_o estate_n of_o christ_n chirche_n so_o to_o be_v burden_a that_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v almost_o more_o tolerable_a than_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o christian_n what_o if_o he_o see_v the_o free_a people_n of_o christ_n snare_v with_o so_o many_o law_n and_o ceremony_n and_o not_o only_o oppress_v with_o a_o single_a tyranny_n of_o profane_a prince_n but_o also_o of_o bishop_n cardinals_z pope_n chirch_n not_o only_o profane_a prince_n but_o also_o b._n be_v oppressor_n of_o the_o chirch_n and_o most_o of_o all_o of_o there_o servant_n who_o be_v disguise_v with_o the_o visure_n of_o religion_n go_v busy_o about_o the_o business_n of_o their_o belly_n the_o jew_n have_v no_o certain_a kind_n of_o apparel_n forbid_v they_o more_o than_o that_o which_o be_v make_v of_o flax_n and_o wool_n together_o how_o many_o constitution_n at_o there_o make_v now_o for_o apparraile_a &_o what_o superstition_n be_v there_o in_o garment_n and_o in_o colour_n of_o thesame_n at_o this_o present_a tyme._n ¶_o also_o again_o in_o thesame_a work_n upon_o the_o twenty-three_o of_o matth._n some_o wrest_v this_o place_n so_o far_o as_o england_n such_o b._n we_o have_v some_o now_o a_o day_n in_o england_n man_n ought_v to_o obey_v all_o manner_n of_o thing_n whatsoever_o the_o bishop_n presidence_n or_o ruler_n command_v although_o they_o be_v ungodly_a and_o that_o for_o there_o authority_n sake_n when_o as_o christ_n do_v speak_v only_o of_o they_o which_o do_v teach_v right_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o not_o of_o such_o as_o do_v snarre_o man_n with_o there_o ordinance_n and_o constitution_n now_o peradventure_o after_o thesame_a manner_n a_o bishop_n may_v be_v hear_v which_o preach_v true_o the_o gospel_n although_o he_o live_v but_o a_o little_a according_a to_o thesame_n but_o who_o can_v abide_v that_o they_o shall_v occupy_v a_o 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peace_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o chirch_n stand_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o charity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o christ_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o gift_n that_o we_o may_v consent_v in_o one_o that_o we_o may_v agree_v in_o one_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v speak_v one_o thing_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v rule_v himself_o but_o geve_v himself_o to_o be_v rule_v unto_o christ_n &_o the_o spirit_n that_o we_o shall_v consent_v with_o the_o will_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n that_o we_o shall_v allow_v altogether_o thesame_a thing_n and_o reprove_v also_o thesame_a for_o by_o the_o spirit_n in_o thesame_a place_n he_o do_v understand_v the_o inward_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o whence_o come_v all_o our_o counsel_n and_o do_n which_o in_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v thesame_a and_o like_a hit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n open_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o word_n there_o be_v one_o word_n one_o scripture_n 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