Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	bring_v	rod_n	69	3	9.6959	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59072	God, the king, and the church (to wit) government both civil and sacred together instituted ... and throughout all, the Church of England ... vindicated : being the subject of eight sermons, preached ... / and now published by George Seignior ...	Seignior, George, d. 1678.	1670 (1670)	Wing S2417; ESTC R19835	158,466	284

warping not yeilding either to the terrours of some no nor being inticed because of advantage by the allurements of others and yet throughout all manifesting a Spirit of meekness this mans Message shall be accompanied with honour with his humility he shall win upon the people by degrees for no other reason but that they shall be convinced at length of his integrity in that he has not performed his Duty by Degrees comes not upon them with his after-claps he has not in the least dissembled either with God or them It is not whatsoever some may think in their worldly wisdom which is not so pure as they prerend it peaceable alwayes advantagious to comply with and suit our selves to present necessities to attemper our selves to the humours of men and the swing of the times to be less sollicitous in such circumstances which for a while will go against the grain and a little popular indifference is not that which will induce the vulgar to Magnifie Gods service neither will it contribute much to the keeping of all things for any considerable time quiet And yet for all this the Servant of God must not be pievish he may be resolute but not froward and let him bear patiently this reproach if for his constancy to that to which he has subscribed so often he is counted violent by some pert and pragmatical by others who have no other plea to excuse their own Hypocritical luke-warmeness then by traducing the stedfastness of such who according to that way which they once counted Superstition and at this day think not so expedient for it seems a mechanical sanctity does not suit so well with a new mechanical Philosophy Worship the God of their Fathers Notwithstanding these corrupt Principles fomented amongst false Brethren may the poor deluded People whose immortal souls are precious be convinced when they see their Priests cloathed with Righteousness in relation to God and his Church and with humility in reference to them this should raise their veneration of them and esteem for them It is not beneath the Dignity of an Apostle provided he does not build what he once destroyed or destroy that which he would seemingly pretend to build and so either way make himself a Transgressor nay it makes much for the Magnifying of his office in the sight of all the People when in a constant regular performance of his own Duty he shews hmself gentle and courteous even to the froward and perverse Call it what you will either Moderation as it respects the Subject and is a personal qualification or Popularity as it has an influence upon others and is some kind of aery satisfaction upon the performance of any thing that has been well taken the true notion either of one or the other or of Both as one and the same I am sure in many persons they are convertible and one Definition will serve Both in whom all their Moderation is their popularity the true Notion I say of each is not the abatement of our own strictness but to labour the supporting those that are weak to restore such as are gone aside to that stedfastness which they may see us profess in a Spirit of love and charity it is not an unworthy sneaking compliance like Elie's sons in the Priests office to do any thing for a Morsel of Bread or a piece of Silver but it is an affable winning behaviour in converse to allure those who are disaffected to embrace that order which they may see us so severely practice It were a strange way we should think to heal the sick and raise him up again should the Physician feign himself to be in the same distemper with his Patient it would surely be to better purpose to apply gentle and healing Medicines and not by an affected indisposition court both himself and his patient unto death And shall the Physicians of Israel lick up the sores of the people Suit themselves to their Maladies be partakers of other mens sins were it not both honester and much the safer course both for the Doctors credit and the Peoples health to pour in Wine and Oil Wine that may throughly search and cleanse and Oil that may kindly close up that so the Wound of the Daughter of his People be not slightly healed is it not more becoming his profession thus to behave himself rather then that such a one as is ingaged in the cure of souls should by a sordid imitation humour the Fancy of the Diseased or Disaffected and though somtimes Corrosives are to be applied and not always Cordials whatsoever are the hurts of the people they are to be opened and touched to the quick yet the Spiritual Chyrurgion as he is to have a Lions couragious heart so he must have a gentle easie and a skilful hand even in holy and strict Discipline the Rod it self may be managed dexterously and with a Spirit of meekness The blooming budding Rod of Aaron yielding Almonds and those were the fruits of Peace that Peace which the very People when by the blessing of Aarons God upon them they do experience it shall magnifie yea and Magnifie those that bring it to them saying Blessed are they that come to us in the Name of the God of Peace that so our Houses may no more be left unto us Desolate Speciosi pedes Thus shall they look upon the Feet of an Evangelist as beautiful yea although the Terrors of the Lord may sometimes accompany his message even they shall perswade as here in the Text the fruit of all which in Gods due time shall be Peace unto those that seek Peace in keeping their due Distance from in giving due Praise and Honour to those who are the Ambassadors of Peace from Heaven to all and yet their Embassy is to be managed with Power and Authority that so their Persons may be had in honour for their employments sake considering whom they represent and that is the next thing to be considered under this second branch 2. To the Apostles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this the honour of these Saints their Persons to be magnified amongst the multitudes And here it is observable that the Admiration or Praise which was given to the Apostles was given to them all indifferently and that in a whole community as they were all assembled with one accord agreeing together as Brethren in the Kingdom and Patience of our Lord Jesus it was not so a respect as to set one above another much less to set them against each other St. Peter was no more magnified then all the rest though the next words to the Text tells us that there was healing to all such as passed but under his shadow and St. John though once a Beloved Disciple in the success of his Ministry does expect no more honour from the People then had others of his Brethren And here the People are to be advised that although they ought to have the persons of Apostolical men in honour and admiration