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And so upoun a certane day, a sermone had of the electioun of ministeris, What power the congregatioun (how small that ever it was, passing the nomber of two or three) had above any man, in whome thei supposed and espyed the giftes of God to be, and how dangerous it was to refuise, and not to hear the voce of such as desyre to be instructed.

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And we see the shift over to this meaning taking place for a while; check out this sentence from around 1425: “Naturelly no man schal desyre Of his enmye the helthe nor welfare.” enthusiasm – [thanks masseylinguists] a borrowing into English from Greek, it is first attested in 1603 with the meaning “possession by a god, supernatural inspiration”.

Some words whose meanings have changed without controversy « Motivated Grammar 2010

Ai sea teh fyremenz hab ficksd yur burns adn leff yu wiv burnign desyre …

Service Catnician - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

Iffen yoo furgot yor CHRG, an yor hed essplodes, the CCC Cyoot Crash Cart commes and taykes gud cayr ov u, gibbin yoo a blankey and sum choklit, and mebbe a dram ov scotch if yoo so desyre.

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Men also diseased of feures, oranye other incurable malady, they doe in lyke maner dispatche: iudginge it of all griefes the woorste, for that manne to liue, that canne nowe nothinge doe, why he shoulde desyre to lyue.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

The tenthe, thou shalte not desyre thy neighbours home, his wife, his seruaunte, his maide, his Oxe, nor his Asse, nor any thing that is thy neighbours.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

But because my desyre was yet to goe further, I asked the Mahumetan whether that citie of Mecha was so famous as all the world spake of it: and inquired of him where was the great aboundaunce of pearles, precious stones, spices, and other rich merchandies that the bruite went of to be in that citie.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Another old Christmas belief may be found in the _Golden Legend_, printed by Wynkyn de Worde, where it is said, "that what persone beynge in clene lyfe desyre on thys daye (_Christmas_) a boone of God: as ferre as it is ryghtfull and good for hym, our lorde at reuerence of thys blessid and hye feste of his natiuite wol graunt it to hym."

A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton

And thairfoir in sa far as the saidis Castellis ar commitit to your credeitt, we desyre yow to schaw youre faithfulnes and stoutnes, as ye tender us, and quhatsumevir appertenis to us.

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For lett na man flatter him selff: We desyre all man

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