Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	power_n	word_n	7,931	5	4.0562	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85407	Peace protected, and discontent dis-armed. Wherein the seventeen queries (with the addition of three more, postscript-wise) lately published, partly to allay the discontents of some about the late revolution of government, but more especially to guide every mans feet into the way of peace, as well his own, as the publique, are reinforced with replies unto, and animadversions upon, such answers, which some (it seems) have given unto them, to invalidate their purport and intent. Together with four new queries superadded. By the author of the said seventeen queries.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1188; Thomason E732_27; ESTC R202310	55,941	80

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authority_n etc._n etc._n do_v little_a else_o upon_o all_o occasion_n but_o fill_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n with_o their_o discontent_n complaint_n and_o murmur_n against_o those_o in_o authority_n and_o whether_o be_v not_o murmurer_n and_o complainer_n a_o 6._o and_o so_o again_o traitor_n heady_a high-minded_a b_o 4._o and_o again_o man_n who_o despise_v government_n or_o lordship_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o presumptuous_a self-willed_a not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n c_o 10_o range_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o among_o person_n high_o disapprove_v by_o god_n and_o whether_o be_v not_o that_o wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o above_o as_o well_o peaceable_a as_o pure_a gentle_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v d_o 17._o as_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o person_n have_v bitter_a envy_v and_o strife_n in_o their_o heart_n earthly_a sensual_a devilish_a e_o

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which_o be_v of_o god_n 3._o nor_o be_v it_o always_o or_o universal_o true_a that_o the_o carnal_a world_n be_v ready_a to_o reject_v that_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n if_o by_o carnal_a world_n be_v mean_v all_o person_n at_o present_a unregenerate_a for_o how_o then_o shall_v the_o world_n in_o any_o part_n of_o it_o become_v regenerate_v doubtless_o no_o man_n become_v regenerate_v by_o reject_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nor_o by_o a_o readiness_n to_o reject_v it_o no_o nor_o while_o either_o of_o these_o be_v find_v in_o they_o but_o this_o be_v little_a to_o the_o business_n before_o we_o the_o second_o member_n of_o the_o answer_n in_o directness_n of_o term_n contain_v nothing_o but_o a_o most_o true_a and_o worthy_a sentence_n only_o a_o little_a explication_n will_v strengthen_v the_o claim_n of_o it_o to_o this_o honour_n to_o reprove_v the_o sin_n of_o government_n with_o a_o christian_a gravity_n and_o with_o a_o discovery_n of_o a_o honourable_a esteem_n of_o that_o government_n itself_o the_o sin_n of_o which_o we_o reprove_v be_v not_o to_o despise_v the_o government_n but_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o easy_a miscarriage_n to_o reprove_v the_o sin_n of_o government_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o herein_o to_o betray_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v despiser_n of_o government_n yea_o and_o to_o encourage_v those_o that_o hear_v we_o to_o despise_v it_o also_o 2._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o reprove_v the_o sin_n of_o government_n another_o to_o asperse_v it_o with_o the_o imputation_n and_o charge_n of_o such_o sin_n of_o which_o it_o be_v not_o guilty_a and_o then_o to_o fall_v heavy_a and_o foul_a upon_o it_o for_o such_o sin_n of_o which_o either_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o disaffection_n only_o or_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o understanding_n or_o both_o have_v make_v it_o guilty_a the_o word_n of_o the_o three_o and_o last_o member_n of_o the_o answer_n be_v of_o too_o great_a a_o inspiration_n to_o be_v question_v but_o 1._o 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near_o the_o threshold_n of_o god_n himself_o than_o other_o man_n against_o this_o query_n this_o answer_n magnify_v itself_o we_o find_v none_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o satan_n have_v this_o advantage_n answer_n against_o but_o peter_n who_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o his_o own_o ability_n that_o he_o think_v none_o so_o able_a to_o stand_v as_o he_o and_o they_o be_v near_a unto_o satan_n sieve_n who_o count_v themselves_o the_o master_n of_o wisdom_n and_o rationality_n in_o their_o generation_n and_o as_o satan_n have_v the_o great_a advantage_n upon_o man_n of_o that_o temper_n so_o when_o god_n stir_v up_o instrument_n to_o bear_v forth_o any_o testimony_n of_o his_o in_o their_o generation_n he_o cl●useth_v the_o weak_a and_o the_o foolish_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n not_o that_o they_o be_v foolish_a for_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n like_o to_o that_o which_o be_v from_o above_o but_o so_o they_o be_v call_v because_o so_o esteem_v by_o the_o world_n in_o which_o they_o 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