Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	word_n	write_v	zealous_a	18	3	8.4344	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13205	Englands first and second summons Two sermons preached at Paules Crosse, the one the third of Ianuarie 1612; the other the fifth of Februarie, 1615. By Thomas Sutton Batchelour of Diuinitie, then fellow of Queenes Colledge in Oxford, and now preacher at Saint Mary Oueries in Southwarke.	Sutton, Thomas, 1585-1623.	1616 (1616)	STC 23502; ESTC S105186	67,811	260

or_o shoe-latchet_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o deny_v to_o aner_n and_o eschol_n and_o mamre_n their_o liberty_n gen._n 14.23_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v term_v rather_o pride_n than_o zeal_n to_o be_v too_o tetrical_a and_o rough_a that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o in_o every_o point_n so_o precise_a as_o ourselves_o shall_v be_v turn_v out_o as_o dog_n or_o profane_a person_n unworthy_a of_o our_o account_n and_o countenance_n 5_o true_a zeal_n fear_v not_o the_o face_n of_o the_o mighty_a 5._o the_o 5._o when_o we_o must_v beware_v of_o their_o precipitancy_n who_o will_v charge_v the_o minister_n to_o be_v of_o a_o cold_a constitution_n if_o he_o break_v not_o abrupt_o into_o open_a reprehension_n man_n in_o authority_n which_o 〈◊〉_d to_o reprove_v without_o the_o spi●●●_n of_o meekness_n to_o exasperate_v there_o then_o to_o humble_v the_o part_n admonish_v last_o 6._o the_o 6._o if_o it_o be_v true_a zeal_v will_v make_v thou_o brook_v and_o po●●_n many_o private_a wrong_n do_v thyself_o but_o hot_a and_o impati●●●_n of_o any_o dishonour_n unto_o g●●_n when_o the_o israelite_n offer_v 〈◊〉_d ●uate_fw-la wrong_v to_o moses_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o speak_v mild_o and_o pray_v earnest_o for_o they_o but_o when_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n a_o matter_n which_o concern_v god_n than_o his_o fire_n be_v kindle_v than_o he_o break_v the_o table_n and_o stamp_v the_o calf_n to_o powder_v and_o cast_v the_o ash_n into_o the_o water_n and_o make_v they_o to_o drink_v up_o their_o god_n exod._n 32._o i_o fear_v i_o have_v dwell_v too_o long_o upon_o the_o point_n the_o closure_n be_v but_o this_o let_v we_o all_o bestir_v ourselves_o when_o god_n cause_n be_v a_o judge_a and_o be_v earnest_a when_o his_o glory_n be_v in_o question_n be_v zealous_a to_o strike_v when_o he_o himself_o put_v the_o sword_n in_o our_o hand_n be_v calous_a to_o speak_v when_o himself_o put_v the_o word_n in_o our_o mouth_n let_v every_o one_o that_o wear_v the_o coat_n and_o livery_n 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have_v be_v better_a for_o you_o to_o have_v worship_v only_a mammon_n and_o never_o to_o have_v hear_v of_o i_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o you_o to_o have_v trust_v only_o to_o your_o own_o wit_n and_o never_o to_o have_v trust_v i_o unless_o you_o trust_v only_o i_o and_o better_a for_o you_o to_o have_v be_v stark_o blind_a then_o only_o to_o see_v how_o you_o may_v turn_v your_o back_n and_o look_v asquint_a at_o heaven_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v be_v cold_a dead_a then_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o isthmus_n poem_n heinsy_n poem_n ut_fw-la tundat_fw-la mentem_fw-la fluctus_fw-la uterque_fw-la tuam_fw-la to_o bide_v betwixt_o life_n and_o death_n to_o have_v thy_o religion_n ebb_v and_o flow_v philosophorum_fw-la plutarch_n de_fw-fr socratis_n genio_fw-la hesych_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la thy_o profession_n like_o the_o soul_n of_o hermotimus_n in_o plutarch_n and_o of_o epimenides_n in_o hesychius_n come_v and_o go_v let_v thy_o religion_n be_v 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