Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	baptise_v	ghost_n	holy_a	2,905	5	6.3091	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02184	Two learned and godly sermons, preached by that reuerende and zelous man M. Richard Greenham: on these partes of scripture folowing. The first sermon on this text. A good name is to be desired aboue great riches, and louing fauour aboue siluer and golde. Pro. 22, I. The second sermon on this text. Quench not the spirit. I. Thessa. 5, 19	Greenham, Richard.	1595 (1595)	STC 12325; ESTC S115658	28,254	92

and doth as it were withall put lyfe into those thynges which are capable of lyfe for whilest a man is frozen and starued for colde he is numbde and as it were without lyfe but being brought to the fire he is hot he is reuiued he is cheared and then become actiue and nimble these are the properties of fire and these do in some maner part resemble vnto vs the workes of the spirite for when the spirite of God seaseth vpon a man and then entreth into his soule then it beginneth to wast and consume in him those noysome lustes and other stubble which is in him Secondly it doth purge vs from grosse sinnes and dayly more and more fume vs that we may be a cleane and holy Temple for him to dwell in Thirdly it is a shynyng lyght euer burning and continually giuing light vnto vs in that way which we haue to walke And lastly heateth and inflameth in vs zeale of Gods glorie with a care of our duetie and with a loue of all mankinde yea withall it putteth lyfe and lust into vs to walke in that good way in which it doth leade vs and do all those good workes by the which we may glorifie God and be commodious to men Thus we see what lykelihood there is betweene the spirite and fire nay it is called fire for Iohn sayth That Christ should baptise with the holy ghost and with fire that is with the holy ghost which is lyke fire Therefore as truely as we may say there is fire where we see strawe and such lyke thynges consumed or gold and siluer finely purged or great lyght in darke places or great heate in bodyes that were nummed before euen so certainely we may perswade our selues that the spirit of God is in vs when we see the corruption that is in vs consumed our soules purged from the drosse of sinne our harts inlyghtned and made hot in walking and working according to the lyght The seconde question to be considered is whether that man which hath once tasted of the spirite may loose it and haue it quenched in him To this it may be sayd that because the spirite of God commeth to worketh in diuers men diuesly in diuers measures therefore we must consider of the working of the spirite and frame our answere accordingly First then there is a lyghter and a lesser working of the spirite which may be quenched in them that haue it and that this inferiour or lesser kinde of working may be taken away appeareth playnely by the parable of the seede which our sauiour Christ propoundeth for that besides them that receaue the worde into good grounde and bring foorth fruites some an hundreth some thirtie some sixtie folde he doth also make mention of some others that receaued the worde and yet continued not and what had not these the spirite of God in them yes doubtles for they receaued the worde yea they receaued it gladly and that which is more they beleeued it when as they had receaued it Beholde then three fruites of good spirites in these men and yet they continue not for they beleeued in deede but their fayth was temperacie it lasted but for a tyme and after a tyme it vanished away and the spirit departed from them for eyther the pleasures or the profites of this lyfe did draw out the graces of God and dry them vp or els the fierie heate of persecution did quite consume them More plaine notable for this purpose is that in that other to the Hebrewes for there the Apostle sayth That some may taste of the holy ghost and thereby be made to taste of the good worde of God to be inlightned to receaue heauenly giftes yea and the taste of the lyfe to come and what then surely the Apostle sayth That if such fall it is impossible they shoulde be renewed geuing vs to vnderstande that euen they that haue bin inlyghtned and that haue receaued heauenly gyftes and haue tasted of the power of the lyfe to come euen such may fall away and haue the spirite quenched in them There is a seconde kinde of working of the spirite which is a more effectuall working which is neuer taken from them that haue receaued it this the Apostle describeth when he sayth That the chosen of God are begotten agayne of the immortall seede of the worde that is not a bare receauing or lyght tasting of the worde but it is the deepe tasting of the same whereby we are begotten and borne agayne The Apostle Iohn setteth downe an other note of that saying That they that are thus borne agayne can not sinne that is can not make an occupation of sinne they can not fall flat away by sinne and why Because the seede of Gods worde abydeth in them euen that seede wherwith they were begotten to a lyuely hope of life euen that seede doth abyde and will abyde euen to the ende Who so is begotten agayne by this seede and hath it abyding in him that the spirite hath wrought in him which shall not be taken from him for that the father is mightier then all and therefore our sauiour Christ sayd The wordes that I speake are spirite and lyfe Therefore in an other place he sayth It is impossible that the elect shoulde be seduced Then we see the question is answered namely that there is an inferiour working which may be lost and a more effectuall working which can not be taken from them that haue it And this must not seeme strange to vs neyther must we be offended that the Lord doth take some and leaue some or that he should begin in some and not bryng his worke to perfection For he dealeth with them as with Corne. Some Corne is sowen neuer ryseth some springeth and yet shortly wythereth some groweth vp in the eare and yet is striken and blasted and other some at his good pleasure come to a timely ripenesse In lyke maner some trees are planted and neuer take roote some take roote and yet not blossome some blossome neuer bring foorth fruite and other some through his goodnesse do bring foorth fruite in good season If the Lorde deale so with the plant and hearbe of the fielde why may he not deale so with vs the sonnes of men If we can not conceaue the reason of this we must holde our peace for all the workes of God are done in righteousnesse and all our knowledge is vnperfect and therefore we must accuse our selues rather of ignorance then the Lord of vnrighteousnesse nay our selues do deale in lyke sort with those thynges which are vnder our handes In Colledges Fellowes are first chosen to be probationers and if they be then approued they be made Fellowes otherwyse not If a man being chyldlesse do take vnto him some friendes chylde to make him heyre of all his goodes he wyll keepe him vpon lyking if his manners be honest he shalbe preferred he may be set ouer all his familie and yet afterward for some