Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abel_n	blood_n	stephen_n	26	3	10.2395	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48431	The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.; Works. 1684	Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; G. B. (George Bright), d. 1696.; Strype, John, 1643-1737.	1684 (1684)	Wing L2051; ESTC R16617	4,059,437	2,607

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turn_v into_o glory_n faith_n into_o fruition_n sanctification_n into_o impeccability_n and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o our_o sense_n any_o more_o so_o that_o have_v the_o spirit_n be_v understand_v of_o man_n consider_v only_o under_o the_o fall_n ii_o have_v the_o spirit_n speak_v of_o have_v it_o for_o man_n recovery_n the_o spirit_n be_v give_v for_o his_o recovery_n viz._n what_o god_n will_v have_v recover_v let_v we_o look_v back_o to_o the_o creation_n that_o lesson_n be_v divine_a and_o pertinent_a eccles._n xii_o 1._o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n there_o be_v more_o in_o it_o than_o every_o one_o observe_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o creator_n in_o the_o plural_a and_o teach_v two_o thing_n that_o as_o the_o first_o lesson_n youth_n be_v to_o learn_v be_v to_o know_v his_o creator_n so_o therewith_o to_o learn_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n that_o create_v he_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n and_o man_n a_o epitome_n of_o all_o by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n xxxiii_o psal._n 6._o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n joh._n i._n 3._o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o without_o he_o be_v not_o any_o make_v that_o be_v make_v job_n xxxiii_o 4._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v make_v i_o and_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o almighty_a have_v give_v i_o life_n now_o when_o god_n creation_n in_o man_n be_v spoil_v by_o son_n and_o spirit_n it_o be_v repair_v so_o that_o as_o christ_n say_v of_o himself_o i_o come_v to_o seek_v and_o to_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v so_o the_o spirit_n come_v to_o restore_v and_o repair_v what_o be_v decay_v this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n v._o 17._o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n eph._n ii_o 10._o for_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n who_o work_v this_o christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n something_n christ_n do_v by_o his_o blood_n viz._n restore_v righteousness_n the_o rest_n by_o his_o spirit_n viz._n recover_v holiness_n nay_o i_o may_v add_v the_o spirit_n be_v give_v only_o for_o man_n recovery_n the_o spirit_n create_v man_n so_o perfect_a to_o try_v he_o spiritus_fw-la movens_fw-la the_o spirit_n move_v be_v to_o try_v man_n outward_a administration_n be_v to_o try_v he_o but_o when_o sanctification_n come_v it_o have_v a_o further_a purpose_n compare_v man_n in_o innocency_n with_o man_n after_o the_o fall_n his_o state_n in_o which_o he_o then_o be_v be_v to_o try_v he_o but_o will_v the_o spirit_n always_o have_v his_o work_n of_o so_o uncertain_a issue_n will_v he_o never_o act_v but_o for_o trial_n and_o leave_v the_o issue_n to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n god_n when_o he_o intend_v not_o innocency_n for_o the_o way_n of_o 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ability_n he_o than_o work_v as_o creator_n in_o bonum_fw-la universi_fw-la for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o universe_n when_o he_o sanctifi_v he_o do_v it_o for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o soul_n now_o there_o be_v a_o work_n between_o both_o that_o be_v more_o than_o he_o do_v as_o creator_n and_o less_o than_o as_o sanctifier_n but_o in_o tendency_n to_o the_o latter_a but_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o it_o viz._n common_a grace_n such_o be_v illumination_n to_o see_v one_o condition_n conviction_n with_o feeling_n conscience_n active_a thought_n of_o soul_n this_o be_v call_v grace_n because_o more_o than_o nature_n common_a because_o wicked_a man_n have_v it_o sometime_o as_o appear_v by_o heb._n vi_o 4._o and_o you_o read_v of_o felix_n his_o tremble_n at_o s._n paul_n sermon_n now_o the_o spirit_n never_o work_v sanctify_a grace_n but_o first_o use_v this_o to_o make_v way_n he_o blow_v the_o heart_n by_o common_a grace_n and_o so_o prepare_v it_o for_o sanctify_a grace_n in_o this_o chapter_n at_o vers_fw-la 15._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n before_o that_o of_o adoption_n as_o the_o law_n be_v give_v first_o so_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v first_o rom._n vii_o 9_o when_o the_o commandment_n come_v sin_n revive_v and_o i_o die_v as_o moses_n deliver_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o joshua_n so_o the_o law_n when_o it_o have_v sufficient_o discipline_v we_o commit_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o grace_n as_o in_o gal._n iii_o 17._o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v confirm_v before_o of_o god_n in_o christ_n the_o law_n &c._n &c._n can_v disannul_v that_o it_o shall_v make_v the_o promise_n of_o none_o effect_n the_o law_n be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o promise_n so_o this_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o grace_n be_v a_o mere_a work_n of_o the_o law_n sanctify_v grace_n true_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n go_v along_o with_o grace_n hence_o many_o a_o gracious_a heart_n be_v under_o terror_n but_o be_v the_o first_o work_n of_o the_o law_n grace_n no_o it_o be_v to_o fit_v the_o heart_n to_o receive_v grace_n many_o now_o a_o day_n say_v i_o have_v the_o spirit_n how_o come_v they_o by_o it_o if_o they_o have_v it_o it_o be_v a_o unnatural_a birth_n not_o breed_v and_o bear_v after_o god_n ordinary_a way_n to_o day_n debauch_v to_o morrow_n turn_v sectary_n and_o then_o have_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v a_o wonder_n in_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o one_o that_o before_o she_o travail_v be_v deliver_v such_o a_o wonder_n be_v this_o if_o it_o be_v so_o no_o god_n cause_v this_o work_n of_o common_a grace_n to_o prepare_v and_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n v._o the_o spirit_n work_v both_o these_o by_o the_o

ibid._n fol._n 33._o 2._o r._n eliezer_n ben_fw-mi jose_n say_v in_o this_o thing_n have_v i_o accuse_v the_o samaritan_n book_n of_o falsisy_v and_o i_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o have_v falsisied_a your_o law_n and_o gain_v nothing_o by_o it_o for_o you_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n which_o be_v sichem_n for_o we_o confess_v that_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n be_v sichem_n the_o samaritan_n text_n in_o deut._n xi_o 30._o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n near_o sichem_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n in_o gen._n xii_o 6._o be_v add_v if_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sepulchre_n do_v not_o lay_v some_o obstacle_n in_o the_o way_n i_o shall_v easy_o conceive_v that_o stephen_n have_v his_o eye_n as_o intent_n if_o not_o more_o upon_o this_o place_n as_o upon_o the_o cave_n of_o macpelah_n it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o abraham_n buy_v this_o place_n much_o less_o that_o he_o buy_v it_o for_o a_o bury_a place_n but_o however_o that_o he_o do_v buy_v it_o though_o not_o under_o that_o notion_n of_o a_o bury_a place_n seem_v probable_a because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o place_n in_o which_o he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n all_o which_o he_o will_v hardly_o have_v do_v upon_o another_o man_n ground_n it_o be_v say_v of_o jacob_n that_o he_o buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n where_o he_o have_v spread_v his_o tent_n gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o think_v that_o abraham_n do_v the_o same_o only_o it_o be_v not_o express_o say_v so_o of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v of_o jacob._n it_o may_v be_v no_o improper_a question_n here_o upon_o what_o condition_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n feed_v their_o cattle_n and_o maintain_v their_o family_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n whether_o the_o place_n and_o field_n they_o occupy_v be_v common_a and_o have_v no_o proper_a owner_n whether_o abraham_n not_o far_o from_o sichem_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n in_o the_o disposal_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o flock_n intrude_v upon_o a_o other_o possession_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v all_o champaign_n without_o any_o lord_n it_o be_v probable_a it_o be_v neither_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o some_o three_o thing_n must_v be_v find_v out_o viz._n that_o either_o they_o may_v purchase_v those_o land_n or_o take_v they_o of_o the_o owner_n upon_o a_o agree_v rend_v it_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n that_o he_o plant_v a_o grove_n in_o beersheba_n gen._n xxi_o 33._o how_o come_v he_o to_o any_o right_n in_o that_o piece_n of_o land_n have_v that_o place_n no_o lord_n no_o prince_n no_o owner_n till_o he_o come_v if_o it_o have_v any_o lord_n or_o owner_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a than_o it_o be_v easy_a apprehend_n how_o abraham_n may_v come_v by_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o viz._n by_o some_o sum_n of_o money_n though_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o it_o however_o whether_o abraham_n buy_v the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n or_o no_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o protomartyr_n that_o the_o patriarch_n be_v bury_v in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o in_o his_o very_a first_o entry_n upon_o that_o land_n have_v make_v his_o abode_n where_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o first_o promise_n of_o the_o land_n by_o vision_n and_o where_o he_o erect_v his_o first_o altar_n and_o i_o can_v believe_v but_o that_o either_o st._n stephen_n or_o st._n luke_n will_v in_o this_o their_o short_a way_n of_o speak_v revive_z the_o memory_n of_o some_o such_o thing_n viz._n that_o the_o patriarch_n be_v bury_v in_o that_o very_a same_o place_n where_o abraham_n have_v make_v his_o first_o abode_n where_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o first_o promise_n of_o the_o land_n yet_o that_o they_o do_v not_o possess_v that_o land_n any_o otherwise_o than_o in_o their_o grave_n verse_n xxiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n when_o he_o be_v full_o forty_o year_n old_a the_o martyr_n speak_v agreeable_o with_o that_o whole_a nation_n 3._o nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n nation_n beresh_a rabba_fw-mi fol._n 115._o 3._o moses_n be_v forty_o year_n in_o pharaoh_n court_n and_o forty_o year_n in_o midian_a and_o forty_o year_n he_o serve_v israel_n rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaccai_n exercise_v merchandise_n forty_o year_n be_v learn_v the_o law_n forty_o year_n and_o forty_o year_n he_o minister_v to_o israel_n r._n akibah_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o illiterate_a person_n forty_o year_n he_o bend_v himself_o to_o study_v forty_o year_n and_o forty_o year_n he_o minister_v to_o israel_n 3._o israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n israel_n vid._n et_fw-la shemoth_n rabba_fw-mi fol._n 118._o 3._o verse_n xxv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o he_o suppose_v that_o his_o brethren_n will_v have_v understand_v etc._n etc._n moses_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n even_o in_o pharaoh_n court_n to_o which_o that_o passage_n may_v refer_v that_o he_o be_v mighty_a in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n and_o know_v himself_o design_v to_o redeem_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o he_o think_v that_o people_n conceive_v of_o he_o too_o for_o they_o can_v not_o but_o know_v the_o story_n of_o his_o miraculous_a preservation_n in_o his_o infancy_n his_o providential_a education_n in_o a_o prince_n court_n and_o especial_o the_o apparent_a sign_n of_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n in_o he_o which_o though_o moses_n himself_o speak_v nothing_o of_o yet_o do_v stephen_n relate_v it_o not_o without_o good_a authority_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o countryman_n who_o all_o suppose_v moses_n miraculous_o bear_v and_o as_o wonderful_o save_v in_o the_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n namely_o that_o he_o be_v conceive_v when_o his_o mother_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n bring_v forth_o without_o any_o of_o the_o pang_n of_o childbirth_n and_o bear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apt_a for_o prophesy_v 1._o prophesy_v prophesy_v prophesy_v prophesy_v prophesy_v prophesy_v sotah_n fol._n 12._o 1._o note_v by_o the_o way_n how_o that_o fiction_n of_o josephus_n ●_o josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 2._o cap._n ●_o concern_v pharaoh_n put_n his_o crown_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n moses_n and_o his_o throw_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n be_v tell_v also_o by_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n 3._o rabbin_n rabbin_n rabbin_n rabbin_n rabbin_n rabbin_n shemoth_n rabb_n fol._n 118._o 3._o only_o with_o this_o variation_n that_o moses_n himself_o take_v the_o crown_n from_o pharaoh_n head_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o verse_n xlii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n have_v you_o offer_v to_o i_o slay_v beast_n and_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n kimchi_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o amos_n speak_v out_o what_o the_o jewish_a school_n think_v in_o this_o matter_n by_o a_o passage_n take_v out_o of_o bab._n chagigah_n ●_o chagigah_n chagigah_n chagigah_n chagigah_n chagigah_n chagigah_n fol._n 6._o ●_o there_o be_v a_o tradition_n concern_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n make_v in_o mount_n sinai_n r._n eliezer_n say_v that_o there_o be_v rule_n indeed_o give_v concern_v it_o on_o mount_n sinai_n but_o the_o sacrifice_n itself_o be_v not_o offer_v r._n akibah_n say_v it_o be_v offer_v and_o from_o that_o time_n have_v not_o cease_v but_o what_o do_v i_o prove_v in_o these_o word_n have_v you_o offer_v to_o i_o slay_v beast_n and_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n viz._n the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n that_o have_v not_o commit_v idolatry_n they_o offer_v but_o israel_n do_v not_o offer_v and_o in_o those_o word_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n keep_v the_o passover_n in_o its_o time_n seem_v to_o be_v some_o reproach_n reflect_v upon_o israel_n as_o hint_v that_o they_o have_v observe_v no_o passover_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v in_o the_o strike_n of_o the_o covenant_n exod._n xxiv_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o the_o celebration_n of_o that_o passover_n and_o this_o be_v all_o do_v in_o sinai_n before_o the_o fatal_a decree_n pass_v of_o their_o not_o enter_v the_o land_n but_o it_o may_v not_o without_o reason_n be_v suspect_v that_o though_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n be_v continue_v after_o that_o time_n for_o we_o find_v live-coal_n upon_o the_o altar_n numb_a xvi_o 46._o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o fire_n will_v be_v perpetual_o burn_v on_o the_o altar_n to_o no_o purpose_n but_o god_n complaint_n seem_v to_o be_v about_o the_o freewill_n offering_n that_o they_o cease_v and_o that_o