Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	jesus_n	15,155	5	6.0417	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34287	A sermon preached at the Cathedral Church in Gloucester, upon St. Georges Day on which day His most sacred Majesty Charles the Second, was most solemnly crowned / by Tomas Carles ...	Carles, Thomas, 1625 or 6-1675.	1661 (1661)	Wing C583; ESTC R2450	13,986	24

an opportunity before to cast in my Mite into this Treasury Whiles therefore his real vertues transcend my Panegyrick and my conscience bears witness that I speak the truth in Christ Rom. 9.1 I lie not If I should be silent I should prevaricate against the truth and for you not to desire to hear it were to declare your selves most unthankfull to God who hath blest you with so religious so just and yet so mercifull a King I have observed it usual for our divine Orators in the most eminent pulpits to affect their hearers with the most eminent vertues of their present Prince and in speaking of those three his Predecessors lately mentioned I never observ'd much flattery but usually they fall short as I must needs this day The truth is I am not personally so much acquainted with his merit having never had the happiness to see the face of this glorious Sun since he shone among us I am I say neither Courtier nor Orator enough to speak his just character That his dayly endearing actions imprint on the hearts of all even his very enemies if any such be left and their conversion be not perfectly wrought by his unparallel'd conversation Me thinks I have said enough already to heighten our due esteem of so superlative a blessing and for this dayes felicities to cause an April shower of tears of joy Let us therefore briefly yet seriously consider whose Head is crown'd this day A person of most High birth most Religious education like David a man I verily believe after Gods own heart train'd up in the advantageous school of afflictions patient in Adversity for like David though the Crown was his by succession yet he waits twelve years till Gods time is come to set it on and surely miraculously preserv'd for this purpose A person naturally of a most majestique countenaunce yet mixt with so much sweetness and humility that his presence awes and invites at the same time Of an unmovable constancy in religion of a fixed confidence and trust in God demonstrating his innocency by his freedom of converse without distrust of any A strennous defender of the true faith a Pious Promoter of primitive discipline a zealous Reformer of corrupt manners and that by his own example as well as Precept being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a living Law a walking statute Regis ad exemplum knowing that to be the more taking rule of the twain And surely dear Christians when we have commented in our thoughts upon these and the rest of his several perfections which I am not able sufficiently to express we cannot sure but believe that God hath set him as blessings for ever blessings in the abstract and in the plural and for ever not only his ever but the ever of our posterity How then can we chuse but cry out in the stile of the Councels to their Emperors Carolo secundo a Deo custodito coronato vitam longam Regnum prosperum prolem foelicem vitam aeteraam A long life a glorious raign a happy off-spring and everlasting felicities And therefore to conclude let us never hereafter hearken to the ra●ling Rabshak●hs of Rome nor the popular insinuations of Geneva nor the Phanatique enter prizes for a fifth Monarchy but gladly acquiecse in this dayes manifest decision of the long controversy and shout with heart and voice Vive le Roy Vivat Rex God save the King Now to God the Father who hath mercifully restored the father of our Countrey To God the Son our Lord Jesus Christ who hath so wonderfully saved His anointed and to God the Holy Ghost the ever blessed Spirit who hath to this day preserved the breath of our Nostrils be given and ascribed by us and all the faithfull servants of the King of Heaven and al the loyal Subjects of his Deputy on earth The largest kindome the greatest power the highest glory this thrice happy day and for evermore Amen Amen FINIS