Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	become_v	life_n	spirit_n	4,234	5	5.0760	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56307	A serious exhortation to an holy life, or conversation With a clear discovery of the nature of it, what it is. The means of attaining it. The trials of it, how it may be known. The motives, or inducements to it. Or, a profitable companion for conversion. Confirmation. Illumination. Consolation. By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing P4240; ESTC R222001	22,777	109

many promises in whom his heart delighted If he had been to part with him by a naturall death in an ordinary way the tryal had not been so great but he was to part with him as a Sacrifice wherein he was to be cut in pieces c. But yet had some other man been the Executioner of his Childe it had been something but Abraham himself must do this thing Now consider how can we be the Children of Abraham except we walk in his steps he trusted upon God although he had but his bare word for it and gave God his own time to make good his own promise and he was ready to part with the dearest thing for God at the first word and he believed in Hope against hope O! that thou and I could do the same One would think that the Love of Christ the Promises of Christ the Presence of Christ the Example of Christ and the Recompence of Reward held forth by Christ should make us hold on and hold out but if great Love great Mercy great Forbearance great Entreaties great Wages will not prevail with us to forsake our Sins and lead an Holy Life Oh! Lord what will become of us for without holiness no man shall ever see the Lord c. The second place of Scripture is Psal 63. 1 2. Oh God thou art my God early will I seek thee my soul thirsteth for thee my flesh longeth for thee to see thy power and thy glory so as I have seen thee in the Sanctuary Here you have desire upon desire you have the very flower and vigour of his Spirit the strength and sinews of his Soul the prime and top of his inflamed affections all strongly working after a fuller enjoyment of God and a greater measure of conformity to him in a Holy Life and Conversation Now Obedience Sanctification or an Holy Conversation is necessary 1. In respect of God 2. In respect of our selves 3. In respect of others 1. It is necessary in respect of God To manifest our Loyalty and Subjection to our Dread Sovereign and Sacred Majesty the Lord of Lords and King of Kings Rom. 6. 16. His servants ye are to whom ye obey whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto life see John 8. 34. compared with 2 Pet. 2. 19. It is necessary to glorifie his name Matth. 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in heaven see 1 Pet. 2. 12. compared with 1 Thes 2. 12. To testifie our thankfulness to God in appointing his Son our Lord Jesus Christ to descend as low as Hell to fetch us from thence and to ascend up as high as Heaven to carry us thither In a word whatsoever we have we have received from him whatsoever we are or have we owe to him so that we may say as Paul Rom. 11. 36. Of him and through him are all things to whom be glory for ever Amen Good works or an holy conversation is necessary to beautifie the Gospel of Christ Phil. 1. 27. Let your conversation be as becomes the Gospel of Christ so 2 Cor. 9. 13. So much for the first of these good works are necessary in respect of God to shew our obedience to glorifie his Name to testifie our thankfulness and to beautifie his Gospel c. 2. Good Works are necessary in respect of our selves As they are pipes of conveyance of both the apprehension and application of mercy Psalm 50. 23. To him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God see Psalm 107. 43. compared with 2 Pet. 1. 10 11. An holy Conversation is a sweet demonstration of our sincerity and reality our Saviour saith a Tree is known by its fruits so we may know where Faith is by its works and where Love is by its effects 1 John 1. 6. If we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness we lie and do not the truth They are necessary as to our being and well-being Psalm 37. 3. Trust in the Lord and do good so shalt thou dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed Mat. 16. 27. He will reward every man according to his works This is the way to make our calling and our election sure 2 Pet. 1. 5. to the 11. verse for if you do these things you shall never fall for so an entrance shall be administred unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 3. Good works or an holy Conversation is necessary in respect of others Tit. 3. 8. They that have believed in Christ must be careful to maintain good works for these things are good and profitable to men and that in this four-fold respect To stop the mouths of wicked men 1 Pet. 2. 17. For this is the will of God that with well-doing they may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men This made wicked Saul say to David 1 Sam. 24. 17. Thou art more righteous then I for thou hast rewarded good for evil To encrease the joy of the Lords people we read in the second Epistle of John v. 4. I rejoyced greatly that I found of thy children walking in the truth It is a great encouragement to one Christian to see the forwardness of another in the wayes of well-doing see Col. 2. 5. To win others to the embracing of the Gospel and to an Holy Life and Conversation 1 Pet. 3. 1 2. That they may be won whilst they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear c. most sure it is that a a man doth teach by his Conversation as well as by his Doctrine It is good to others for an example of holiness John 13. 15. I have done this good work to leave you an example said our Lord Christ see 1 Thes 1. 7. So that ye were examples to all that believe Many have been convinced by example to lead an holy Life that would not by precept By all which we may see that an holy Life is necessary in respect of God our selves and others Oh! that thou that readest these Lines and I that write them might in good earnest set about this work that it might go well with us and our Children Deut. 5. 29. for this is the way to have the Lords blessing upon us in all that we set our hands unto Psalm 1. 3. In this the Children of God are manifest and the children of the Devil whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loveth not his Brother Ch●ist gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Therefore Be ye holy saith the ●ext as I am holy for without holiness no man shall see God Heb. 12. 14. We shall come now having gone thus far to give you the summe of all with some farther addition and confirmations to the point in hand and enquire into these