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	holy_a	levi_n	21	3	10.7071	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83667	The saints sacred laver. By Iames Eglesfield, master of arts, minister of Gods word at Knightsbridge. Preached at Padington, September the first, 1645	Eglesfield, James, b. 1601 or 2.	1646 (1646)	Wing E254A; ESTC R231737	12,295	39

with the power of their places they are all but baits for their Innocency So the higher men bee in place the more frequent they ought to be at Prayer so slippery is the condition of greatnesse For who sooner fell then Lucifer who more debased then Nebuchadnezar Dan. 4.24 Who offend God oftner then great Ones A Lecture to the Vermillian robes of Magistracy that their soules be not of the colour of their scarlet their consciences of the same graine with their Coapes is to wash in Innocency Take heed yee great Ones Authority is a glewy pitchey adjunct maivelously contractive of Sinne and therefore should ever be necrest the poole of Bethesda when the Angel 〈◊〉 it so quickly doth it take the soyle so easily doth it catch the staine Wherefore as yee are eminent in place so must you bee righteous in person You must be as Christ himself Cant. 8. not only Rubicundi but Candidi as white per innocentiam cordis as you are ruddy per ruttlatio nem vestis the brightnesse of your garments Your hairs must bee like the Ancient of daies or like wool or like Snow to signifie your wisedome your eyes like a flame of fire to signifie your search and might your feet like fine brasse to signifie the perfectnes of your wayes and your voice like the sound of many waters fearefull and terrible You must put on the glorious apparell of Innocency and trans figure your selves like Christ himselfe upon the mount that your righteousnesse may break forth as the light and the beauty of it as the burning lampe for so saith holy David I will wash my hands in innocency a King by place Now followeth I will wash my hands in Innocency a Prophet in Spirit As I rang in the eares of Magistracie in the former point so ring I now in the eares of Priesthood arraigning mine own spirit in the presence of God and with mine the Spirit of every Levite in this Temple the Soule of every Prophet in this house acknowledging the required innocency of our Condition Wee are the Cherubims and Seraphims of the lower house of God We of the Ministery are Gods by a more peculiar sequestration then the ordinary Sonnes of men Wherefore wee must wash our hands in Innocency who are Prophets in Spirit I will saith David a King then must we if wee will follow the example of the righteous I will saith hee a Prophet in Spirit a party conversant with the religious service of God This is a preface unto us this teacheth us who are of the Tribe of Levi to gird our loines straite with the girdle of Innocency when we enter into the Sanctuary of God For we serve at the Altar wee preach the Law we keepe the book of Covenant we are of Gods privy chamber as it were wee lodge with Moses in the Mount we peruse the Tables of Stone we beare the Arke we bow at the Mercy seate wee are dedicated to God we are consecrated to the Temple wee are tyed to have Vrim and Thummim upon our hearts wee weare the white linnen Ephod in which should shine the Sardin Topaz and Carbuncle A ga●e and Amatist of a holy conversation Exod. 28.17 The Signet engraven upon Aarons forehead is holynesse to the Lord Exod. 28.36 so that the Bill of our report must be pure mettle no tinckling or hollow Cymball in a word wee are forbidden any the least blemish for faith the Scripture cleanse the Levites purifie fetch the Laver of brasse for the Levite All their cloathes must smell of Myrrh Allowes and Cass●●a of a good conscience out of the Ivory pallaces their Innocent and spotlesse hearts whereby they should make themselves glad Let my Priests be cloathed with righteousnes saith the Spirit of God It is the Livery of Aaron the cloath of Levi the mark of distinction the seale of our vocation the Ensigne of the Prophets of God which holy David held out as a Banner of defiance against the Devill though the snailes of our times pull in these hornes of salvation wee being lights which shine not salt which season not clouds which drop not tapers which burne not unsanctified vessels which purifie not Censors which perfume not Ethiops which wash not this was not Davids security this was not his unhallowed precipitation No I will wash a King by place there 's a Caution for great Ones I will wash a Prophet in Spirit ther 's a caution for Prophets And as I have hitherto spurred on the Magistrate and the Minister to a provident and watchfull superintendency whiles they stand in the gates of Sion So come I now to the meanest and shallowest proselite in this assembly I will wash my hands in Innoncency not onely as I am a King and so may be dangerously disposed to doe evill neither as I am a Prophet and so strictly tyed to do well but also as I am a Saint by calling an Israelite a professor within the Arke within the Covenant within the Church for without are none but unhallowed Caitifes profane adulterers outcasts from Heaven As I am therefore thine through thy mercy admitted into the family of Saints enrowled in the parchment of heaven registered among the blessed ones as I am thus regenerated by the spirit adopted by grace confirmed by the Sacraments united to the Church and out of thy mercy made a lively member of the same as every person under this holy roofe in all seeming appearance is why even for this will I wash my hands in Innocency saies David seeing my Calling is holy my God his Altar my vow holy my inheritance holy I therefore thus inhabited thus adopted though my Scepter had lickt the dust and so I had been no King though the gift of prediction had failed mee and so I had been no Prophet yet for the grace shewed me in the benefit of my calling as being called to serve for the greater praise of thy Name I who am thus sequestred from the world and sanctified from my infancy to thy service will wash my hands in Innocency And in this respect the poorest person in this Congregation is tyed to an holy preparation for though we bee not all Kings by place nor Prophets in Spirit with David yet we are all Saints by calling with David I therefore when I come into the house of God will wash my hands in Innocency must be the generall resolution of all men For Innocency is aswell the Sacrifice of Trades-men as Prophets if they once be inaugurated to the name of Christians baptised to the death of Sinne. For then as punishable shall Alexander the copper-smith bee for opposing the spirit of God as Balaam for taking the wages of iniquitie So then we sonnes of Aaron must not so urge Davids holy preparation as hee is a King by place as that we neglect it as hee is a Prophet in Spirit neither must you Mechanicks so presse our Innocency who are of the Priesthood and so Prophets by