Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	163	3	7.8296	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40515	Select sermons preached upon Sundry occasions by John Frost ... ; now newly published together with two positions for explication and confirmation of these questions, I. Tota Christi justitia credentibus imputatur, 2, Fides justificat sub ratione instrumenti.	Frost, John, 1626?-1656.	1657 (1657)	Wing F2246; ESTC R31718	315,416	365

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doer_n and_o it_o be_v this_o divine_a authority_n which_o make_v that_o justice_n in_o the_o magistrate_n which_o will_v be_v cruelty_n and_o murder_n in_o another_o the_o wise_a god_n have_v not_o entrust_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o private_a man_n how_o soon_o then_o will_v the_o whole_a world_n become_v a_o aceldama_n if_o every_o man_n may_v be_v the_o revenger_n of_o his_o own_o wrong_n therefore_o god_n who_o have_v forbid_v private_a christian_n to_o avenge_v themselves_o rom._n 12._o 19_o dear_o belove_v avenge_v not_o yourselves_o etc._n etc._n yet_o chap._n 13._o 4._o have_v authorize_v the_o magistrate_n with_o his_o commission_n to_o be_v the_o avenger_n of_o wrath_n upon_o those_o that_o do_v evil_a et_fw-la quis_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la in_o crimen_fw-la vocet_fw-la say_v austin_n in_o this_o case_n quis_fw-la obsequium_fw-la pietatis_fw-la 26._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la cap._n 26._o accuset_fw-la 2._o that_o he_o may_v acquit_v and_o clear_v himself_o of_o the_o guilt_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n those_o sin_n which_o the_o magistrate_n either_o out_o of_o cowardice_n or_o partiality_n punish_v not_o he_o make_v his_o own_o and_o what_o man_n commit_v as_o encourage_v by_o see_v other_o go_v unpunished_a for_o the_o same_o sin_n and_o sure_o no_o great_a encouragement_n to_o a_o licentious_a corrupt_a heart_n to_o sin_n than_o hope_n of_o impunity_n the_o guilt_n certain_o be_v devolve_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n who_o by_o punish_v it_o in_o some_o shall_v have_v prevent_v it_o in_o other_o camerarius_fw-la tell_v we_o of_o a_o wise_a answer_n though_o 469._o camerar_fw-it pag._n 469._o make_v by_o a_o fool_n to_o a_o king_n of_o france_n who_o be_v solicit_v to_o give_v out_o a_o pardon_n for_o a_o murderer_n make_v this_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o denial_n that_o it_o be_v the_o three_o murder_n that_o man_n have_v commit_v no_o my_o sovereign_n say_v he_o it_o be_v but_o the_o first_o he_o have_v commit_v you_o commit_v the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o nam_fw-la si_fw-la primi_fw-la veniam_fw-la illi_fw-la non_fw-la dedisses_fw-la unicum_fw-la illud_fw-la commisisset_fw-la it_o be_v his_o first_o pardon_n which_o make_v he_o promise_v himself_o security_n and_o so_o encourage_v he_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a sin_n it_o be_v the_o charge_n god_n lay_v upon_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n isa_n 1._o 23._o that_o they_o be_v companion_n of_o thief_n that_o be_v coercendis_fw-la &_o puniendis_fw-la furt_n be_v operam_fw-la non_fw-la impendebant_fw-la say_v calvin_n they_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o loc_n calv._n in_o loc_n restrain_v and_o punish_v they_o and_o therefore_o be_v interpret_v as_o partner_n with_o they_o famous_a be_v that_o story_n of_o ludovicus_n one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o ibid._n camer_n ibid._n france_n to_o this_o purpose_n who_o be_v at_o