Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	6,137	5	9.8589	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51412	The spirit of man, or, Some meditations (by way of essay) on the sense of that scripture, 1 Thes. 1:23 ... by Charles Morton ...	Morton, Charles, 1627-1698.; Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.	1692 (1692)	Wing M2825; ESTC R31044	42,571	116

but_o to_o confound_v it_o with_o body_n in_o the_o business_n of_o sanctification_n and_o preservation_n here_o speak_v of_o these_o three_o forementioned_a interpretation_n i_o ●ill_v not_o absolute_o deny_v nor_o contend_v with_o their_o author_n about_o they_o because_o they_o all_o agree_v well_o enough_o in_o the_o general_n scope_n of_o the_o place_n which_o be_v be_v sure_a that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o man_n be_v sanctify_v to_o god_n however_o any_o one_o part_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o yet_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o a_o more_o proper_a interpretation_n may_v be_v find_v which_o will_v give_v a_o more_o f●ll_a and_o 〈◊〉_d sense_n to_o the_o place_n then_o be_v ●ually_o ascribe_v to_o it_o for_o the_o enquiry_n after_o this_o we_o shall_v consider_v to_o what_o thing_n the_o name_n of_o spirit_n i●_n give_v in_o scripture_n beside_o those_o before_o mention_v and_o this_o i_o find_v to_o be_v to_o some_o thing_n out_o of_o man_n and_o some_o thing_n in_o man._n 1_o out_o of_o man_n the_o word_n spirit_n be_v ascribe_v bo●h_n to_o god_n and_o creature_n 1._o to_o god_n both_o essential_a and_o personal_a 1._o essential_a as_o in_o job._n 4._o 24_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o they_o that_o worship_v he_o etc._n etc._n not_o that_o spirit_n be_v a_o univocal_a genus_fw-la of_o god_n and_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n for_o then_o there_o will_v be_v a_o common_a nature_n but_o there_o be_v infinite_a distance_n between_o they_o only_o because_o spirit_n i●_n the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a create_v nature_n we_o ascribe_v it_o also_o to_o god_n by_o analogy_n for_o that_o we_o have_v no_o better_a name_n to_o give_v he_o 2._o perso●al_n the_o three_o in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n under_o the_o tide_n of_o the_o h●ly_a ghost_n or_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n but_o ●his_fw-la be_v not_o our_o spirit_n nor_o be_v he_o to_o be_v sanctified●r_o ●r_z preserve_v and_o so_o can_v be_v here_o mean_v 2._o to_o angel_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a but_o bad_a angel_n can_v be_v sanctify_v and_o good_a need_n no_o prayer_n in_o this_o respect_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v call_v our_o spirit_n unless_o by_o assignation_n of_o particular_a guardian_n angel_n to_o particular_a man_n which_o whatever_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o jew_n and_o gentile_n of_o old_a i_o know_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v this_o of_o the_o spirit_n out_o of_o man._n 2._o in_o man_n the_o spirit_n be_v that_o wh●ch_o belong_v to_o a_o man_n in_o a_o proper_a and_o natural_a sense_n and_o of_o this_o kind_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v four_o distinct_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n such_o as_o 1._o when_o take_v for_o the_o soul_n the_o forma_fw-la hominis_fw-la resign_v up_o to_o god_n in_o death_n so_o i_o understand_v david_n psa._n 31._o 5._o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n however_o man_n deal_v with_o my_o body_n and_o this_o the_o rather_o because_o christ_n at_o his_o death_n use_v the_o same_o word_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o understand_v luk._n 23._o 46._o agreeable_a to_o eccles._n 12._o 7._o the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n also_o ch._n 11._o 5._o thou_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o how_o the_o bone_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n that_o be_v as_o i_o take_v it_o thou_o understand_v not_o how_o the_o soul_n do_v form_v the_o body_n as_o a_o habitation_n for_o itself_o it_o be_v the_o inward_a part_n of_o man_n so_o the_o exegesis_n seem_v very_o plain_a in_o that_o isa._n 26._o 9_o with_o my_o sou●_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n yea_o with_o my_o spirit_n within_o i_o will_v i_o seek_v thou_o early_o i._n e._n with_o my_o inward_a man_n i_o have_v and_o will_v apply_v myself_o to_o thou_o from_o whence_o arise_v a_o tropical_a sense_n of_o spirit_n namely_o to_o signify_v sincerity_n god_n be_v my_o witness_n who_o i_o serve_v in_o my_o spirit_n in_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 1._o 9_o 2_o spirit_n be_v take_v for_o the_o life_n or_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o union_n so_o i_o understand_v job._n 10._o 12._o thou_o have_v grant_v i_o life_n and_o thy_o visitation_n have_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n namely_o to_o continue_v in_o and_o with_o my_o body_n and_o ch_z 34._o 14._o 15_o if_o god_n gather_v to_o himself_o man_v spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v to_o gether_o and_o man_n shall_v turn_v again_o unto_o dust._n thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o damsel_n who_o our_o saviour_n raise_v to_o life_n her_o spirit_n come_v again_o and_o she_o arise_v luk_n 8._o 55._o come_v again_o ie_fw-fr to_o be_v again_o unite_v to_o her_o body_n we_o read_v ecl._n 3._o 21._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n that_o go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o if_o the_o spirit_n in_o both_o part_n be_v understand_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o most_o likely_a it_o be_v then_o either_o brute_n have_v proper_a spirit_n which_o many_o be_v loath_a to_o admit_v or_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n must_v signify_v but_o the_o life_n which_o be_v all_o if_o not_o more_o then_o some_o will_v allow_v to_o beast_n again_o chap._n 8._o 8._o no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o death_n i_o e._n no_o man_n be_v m●ster_n of_o his_o own_o life_n to_o prolong_v it_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v that_o expression_n in_o hezekiahs_n prayer_n isa._n 38._o 16._o o_o lord_n by_o these_o thing_n man_n live_v and_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n so_o will_v thou_o recover_v i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o live_v he_o mean_v not_o by_o the_o life_n of_o his_o spirit_n the_o continue_a duration_n of_o his_o everliving_a soul_n but_o the_o continuance_n of_o its_o union_n with_o the_o body_n whereby_o the_o li●e_z of_o his_o person_n shall_v be_v prolong_v the_o spirit_n in_o this_o sense_n take_v may_v indeed_o be_v sanctify_v the_o life_n may_v be_v devote_v unto_o god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rome_n 14._o 8._o whether_o we_o live_v we_o live_v unto_o the_o lord_n or_o wh●ther_o we_o dye_v etc._n etc._n but_o this_o i_o think_v be_v not_o the_o direct_a meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o text._n 3._o spirit_n be_v take_v for_o some_o special_a faculty_n or_o particular_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n such_o as_o 1._o understanding_n prov._n 20._o 27._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n search_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n not_o in_o a_o anatomical_a but_o moral_a sense_n the_o understanding_n be_v set_v up_o by_o god_n in_o man_n as_o a_o candle_n to_o search_v and_o find_v out_o by_o its_o exercise_n all_o those_o inward_a act_n and_o inclination_n which_o will_v otherwise_o lie_v hide_v and_o undiscovered_a so_o that_o isa._n 29._o 24_o they_o that_o err_v in_o spirit_n shall_v 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thing_n thus_o the_o apostle_n express_v his_o think_v of_o the_o corinthian_n i_o cor._n 5._o 3._o i_o very_o as_o absent_v in_o body_n but_o present_a in_o spirit_n have_v judge_v already_o as_o though_o i_o be_v present_a concern_v he_o that_o have_v do_v this_o deed._n he_o think_v of_o they_o and_o their_o affair_n though_o at_o a_o distance_n from_o they_o so_o of_o the_o colossian_n chap._n 2._o 5._o though_o i_o he_o absent_a in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o be_o i_o with_o you_o in_o the_o spirit_n joy_v and_o behold_v your_o order_n and_o the_o steadfastness_n of_o your_o faith_n in_o christ._n he_o rejoice_v to_o behold_v their_o grace_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o mind_n his_o cogitation_n

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