Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	act_n	action_n	agent_n	96	3	9.9299	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58804	The Christian life. Vol. 5 and last wherein is shew'd : I. The worth and excellency of the soul, II. The divinity and incarnation of our Saviour, III. The authority of the Holy Scripture, IV. A dissuasive from apostacy / by John Scott ...	Scott, John, 1639-1695.	1699 (1699)	Wing S2059; ESTC R3097	251,737	514

heaven_n so_o infinite_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o certain_o to_o be_v thus_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o supreme_a happiness_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o be_v force_v to_o live_v in_o everlasting_a exile_n from_o god_n and_o bless_a spirit_n and_o wander_v about_o like_o wretched_a vagabond_n that_o be_v chase_v and_o drive_v from_o all_o hope_n of_o contentment_n will_v be_v unspeakable_a damage_n to_o our_o soul_n 2_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o most_o dreadful_a punishment_n and_o correction_n of_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o spiritual_a agent_n can_v strike_v as_o immediate_o upon_o spirit_n as_o bodily_a agent_n can_v upon_o body_n and_o though_o we_o who_o be_v spctator_n only_o of_o corporeal_a action_n can_v discern_v the_o manner_n how_o one_o spirit_n act_n upon_o another_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v of_o the_o thing_n and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o mutual_a communication_n of_o action_n between_o they_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o they_o can_v mutual_o make_v each_o other_o feel_v each_o other_o pleasure_n and_o displeasure_n and_o if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v only_o to_o suppose_v that_o the_o less_o powerful_a spirit_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o violent_a impression_n of_o the_o more_o powerful_a one_o and_o consequent_o that_o all_o finite_a spirit_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o lash_n of_o a_o infinite_a one_o for_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v more_o difficult_a for_o the_o father_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o correct_v our_o spirit_n than_o it_o be_v for_o the_o parent_n of_o our_o flesh_n to_o correct_v our_o flesh_n for_o though_o our_o soul_n be_v no_o more_o impressible_a with_o material_a stripe_n than_o sunbeam_n be_v with_o the_o blow_n of_o a_o hammer_n yet_o be_v they_o liable_a to_o horrid_a and_o dismal_a thought_n and_o to_o be_v as_o much_o pain_v and_o aggrieve_v by_o they_o as_o our_o body_n be_v by_o the_o most_o exquisite_a torment_n so_o that_o if_o god_n be_v displease_v with_o we_o he_o can_v imprint_v his_o wrath_n upon_o our_o mind_n in_o black_a and_o ghastly_a thought_n and_o cause_v it_o perpetual_o to_o drop_v like_o burn_a sulphur_n upon_o our_o soul_n he_o can_v not_o only_o abandon_v we_o to_o the_o furious_a reflection_n of_o our_o own_o natural_a conscience_n which_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o by_o and_o by_o will_v be_v hereafter_o extreme_o painful_a and_o vexatious_a but_o he_o can_v also_o infuse_v supernatural_a horror_n into_o we_o and_o pour_v in_o such_o swarm_n of_o terrible_a thought_n upon_o we_o as_o will_v give_v we_o no_o rest_n but_o sting_v we_o perpetual_o day_n and_o night_n with_o inexpressible_a anguish_n and_o of_o this_o you_o have_v a_o woeful_a example_n in_o that_o miserable_a wretch_n francis_n spira_n who_o upon_o that_o fearful_a breach_n he_o make_v in_o his_o conscience_n by_o a_o cowardly_a renounce_v of_o his_o religion_n be_v without_o any_o symptom_n of_o a_o bodily_a melancholy_n immediate_o seize_v with_o such_o a_o inexpressible_a agony_n of_o mind_n as_o amaze_v his_o physician_n astonish_v his_o friend_n and_o strike_v terror_n into_o all_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o for_o he_o be_v so_o near_o to_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o damn_a ghost_n that_o he_o very_o believe_v hell_n itself_o be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o those_o invisible_a lash_n that_o be_v continual_o lay_v on_o upon_o his_o soul_n and_o therefore_o wish_v he_o be_v in_o hell_n and_o will_v glad_o have_v dispatch_v himself_o thither_o in_o hope_n to_o find_v sanctuary_n there_o from_o those_o vengful_a thought_n which_o continual_o prey_v upon_o his_o soul_n and_o if_o in_o this_o world_n our_o soul_n be_v so_o liable_a to_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o will_v be_v so_o in_o the_o other_o too_o where_o god_n if_o he_o please_v can_v render_v it_o a_o eternal_a hell_n to_o itself_o by_o pour_v continual_o into_o it_o fresh_a flood_n of_o horrible_a thought_n which_o be_v thrust_v on_o by_o a_o almighty_a power_n and_o perpetual_o urge_v and_o repeat_v on_o the_o mind_n must_v necessary_o create_v in_o it_o not_o only_o a_o most_o exquisite_a but_o uninterrupted_a torment_n and_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n thus_o to_o lash_v our_o soul_n to_o be_v sure_a when_o once_o he_o be_v implacable_o incense_v against_o they_o as_o he_o will_v be_v hereafter_o if_o we_o do_v not_o appease_v he_o he_o will_v let_v loose_a his_o power_n upon_o they_o and_o make_v they_o feel_v his_o wrathful_a resentment_n in_o those_o dire_a and_o frightful_a thought_n with_o which_o he_o will_v sting_n and_o scourge_v they_o for_o ever_o and_o if_o the_o soul_n carry_v into_o eternity_n with_o it_o those_o provoke_a lust_n which_o do_v here_o incense_v god_n displeasure_n against_o it_o it_o will_v there_o have_v no_o shelter_n from_o the_o storm_n of_o his_o vengeance_n which_o like_o a_o shower_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n will_v be_v continual_o pour_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o while_o it_o continue_v in_o this_o shop_n of_o vanity_n it_o have_v a_o great_a variety_n of_o object_n to_o divert_v those_o dismal_a thought_n which_o god_n many_o time_n infuse_v into_o it_o but_o in_o the_o other_o world_n all_o these_o divert_v object_n will_v be_v remove_v and_o then_o every_o dismal_a thought_n which_o god_n let_v loose_a will_v seize_v and_o fasten_v upon_o it_o and_o like_o prometheus_n vulture_n prey_n on_o its_o wretched_a heart_n for_o ever_o 3_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o fury_n and_o violence_n of_o devil_n and_o other_o malignant_a spirit_n for_o when_o ever_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v leave_v their_o body_n they_o doubtless_o flock_v with_o the_o bird_n of_o their_o own_o feather_n and_o consort_v themselves_o with_o such_o separate_a spirit_n as_o be_v of_o their_o own_o genius_n and_o temper_n for_o beside_o that_o likeness_n do_v natural_o congregate_v being_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o associate_v with_o their_o own_o kind_a good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n be_v by_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o the_o other_o world_n distribute_v in_o two_o separate_a nation_n and_o there_o live_v apart_o from_o one_o another_o have_v no_o other_o communication_n or_o intercourse_n but_o what_o be_v between_o two_o hostile_a country_n that_o be_v continual_o design_v and_o attempt_v one_o against_o another_o so_o that_o when_o wicked_a soul_n do_v leave_v this_o terrestrial_a abide_v and_o pass_v into_o eternity_n they_o be_v present_o incorporate_v by_o the_o law_n of_o that_o invisible_a world_n into_o the_o nation_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n and_o confine_v for_o ever_o to_o their_o most_o wretched_a society_n and_o converse_n and_o then_o how_o miserable_a must_v their_o condition_n be_v who_o be_v damn_v to_o such_o a_o bellish_v neighbourhood_n and_o be_v allow_v no_o other_o company_n but_o of_o devil_n and_o devilish_a spirit_n for_o since_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v you_o spirit_n can_v as_o well_o act_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o body_n what_o can_v be_v expect_v when_o such_o malignant_a spirit_n meet_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v continual_o snarl_v among_o themselves_o and_o bait_v and_o worry_v one_o another_o when_o wrath_n and_o envy_n malice_n and_o ill-nature_n be_v the_o common_a genius_n that_o inspire_v and_o act_v the_o whole_a society_n what_o can_v their_o conversation_n be_v but_o a_o continual_a intercourse_n of_o mutual_a mischief_n and_o vexation_n especial_o consider_v how_o they_o have_v here_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o eternal_a quarrel_n against_o one_o another_o for_o there_o the_o companion_n in_o sin_n will_v meet_v who_o by_o their_o ill_a counsel_n wicked●nsinuations_n ●nsinuations_z and_o bad_a example_n do_v mutual_o contribute_v to_o each_o other_o ruin_n and_o when_o these_o shall_v meet_v in_o that_o woeful_a state_n how_o will_v the_o torment_a sense_n of_o those_o irreparable_a injury_n they_o have_v do_v each_o other_o incite_v they_o to_o exercise_v their_o hellish_a fury_n upon_o and_o play_v the_o devil_n with_o one_o another_o and_o when_o a_o company_n of_o waspish_a spirit_n so_o implacable_o in●ensed_v against_o one_o another_o shall_v meet_v and_o like_v so_o many_o scorpion_n snake_n and_o add●●_n be_v snut_n up_o together_o in_o the_o in●ernal_a de●s_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a they_o shall_v forbear_v ●issing_v at_o and_o sle_v and_o spit_a venom_n in_o one_o another_o face_n but_o then_o beside_o the_o mutual_a plague_n which_o those_o incense_a and_o furious_a spirit_n must_v needs_o be_v suppose_v to_o instict_v upon_o one_o another_o they_o will_v be_v also_o naked_o expose_v to_o the_o powerful_a malice_n of_o the_o devil_n those_o fierce_a executioner_n of_o god_n righteous_a vengeance_n who_o as_o we_o now_o find_v by_o experience_n have_v power_n to_o suggest_v black_a and_o horrid_a thought_n and_o to_o torture_v our_o

that_o which_o it_o can_v never_o hope_v to_o enjoy_v but_o then_o beside_o this_o appetite_n of_o sensuality_n which_o it_o will_v there_o be_v vex_v with_o it_o will_v also_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o all_o that_o envy_n and_o malice_n that_o wrath_n and_o impatience_n pride_n and_o insolence_n which_o it_o here_o contract_v which_o black_a and_o hellish_a passion_n will_v prove_v perpetual_a fury_n in_o its_o bosom_n for_o in_o that_o wretched_a state_n it_o will_v not_o only_o have_v object_n always_o present_a to_o excite_v they_o but_o such_o object_n too_o as_o will_v excite_v they_o all_o at_o once_o to_o the_o most_o outrageous_a excess_n for_o when_o all_o at_o once_o it_o shall_v see_v other_o advance_v to_o the_o great_a height_n of_o glory_n and_o happiness_n and_o itself_o not_o only_o reject_v but_o abandon_v to_o endless_a misery_n the_o sense_n of_o this_o must_v necessary_o irritate_fw-la all_o its_o devilish_a passion_n to_o the_o high_a extremity_n and_o cause_v its_o pride_n to_o swell_v its_o envy_n to_o burst_v and_o its_o wrath_n to_o boil_v into_o a_o diabolical_a fury_n and_o what_o a_o continual_a hell_n must_v this_o create_v in_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v perpetual_o worry_v with_o so_o many_o black_a and_o rabid_v passion_n to_o have_v all_o its_o inferior_a part_n and_o affection_n like_o those_o of_o the_o monster_n scylla_n who_o the_o poet_n talk_v of_o as_o so_o many_o dog_n continual_o bark_v and_o snarl_v at_o one_o another_o and_o yet_o remain_v unseperable_a as_o be_v compart_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n 6_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v also_o liable_a to_o the_o intolerable_a anguish_n of_o its_o own_o guilty_a conscience_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n say_v solomon_n can_v bear_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v intimate_v that_o of_o all_o the_o passion_n which_o humane_a nature_n be_v liable_a to_o there_o be_v none_o so_o grievous_a as_o that_o of_o a_o mind_n awaken_v with_o a_o sense_n of_o gild_n and_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o we_o have_v some_o experience_n even_o in_o this_o life_n though_o now_o we_o can_v make_v a_o shift_n either_o to_o divert_v ourselves_o by_o our_o sensual_a mirth_n and_o jollity_n from_o listen_v to_o the_o clamour_n of_o our_o guilty_a mind_n or_o else_o to_o deceive_v ourselves_o into_o a_o groundless_a peace_n by_o indulgent_a and_o fallacious_a principle_n but_o unless_o we_o expiate_v our_o guilt_n here_o we_o shall_v carry_v they_o into_o eternity_n with_o we_o where_o all_o those_o sensual_a pleasure_n with_o which_o we_o now_o divert_v ourselves_o from_o reflect_v on_o our_o action_n will_v be_v remove_v and_o all_o those_o fallacious_a principle_n with_o which_o we_o cheat_v and_o deceive_v ourselves_o will_v be_v baffle_v by_o a_o woeful_a experience_n so_o that_o than_o our_o soul_n will_v be_v naked_o expose_v to_o the_o lash_n of_o its_o own_o furious_a thought_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o guard_n or_o defend_v itself_o against_o the_o cut_a reflection_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n which_o be_v rouse_v up_o and_o keep_v awake_a by_o the_o unintermit_a sense_n of_o our_o misery_n will_v be_v always_o clamour_v upon_o we_o and_o continual_o torture_v our_o wretched_a mind_n with_o sharp_a and_o vexatious_a reflection_n and_o beside_o whilst_o our_o soul_n do_v act_n by_o bodily_a instrument_n and_o work_v in_o this_o mire_n of_o flesh_n it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v so_o nimble_a and_o expedite_a in_o its_o motion_n as_o it_o will_v be_v when_o it_o be_v a_o naked_a spirit_n for_o than_o its_o perception_n will_v be_v much_o clear_a its_o conviction_n more_o strong_a and_o evident_a and_o all_o its_o reflection_n active_a as_o the_o lightning_n and_o quick_a as_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o angel_n so_o that_o whereas_o now_o the_o sharp_a sting_n of_o our_o conscience_n have_v a_o intermixture_n of_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n in_o they_o be_v gross_a and_o material_a power_n do_v dull_a and_o rebate_v the_o edge_n of_o they_o and_o render_v they_o less_o pungent_a and_o sensible_a when_o we_o be_v strip_v out_o of_o our_o flesh_n and_o send_v naked_a into_o the_o other_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o clog_n about_o we_o to_o break_v or_o allay_v those_o sharp_a reflection_n with_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o lash_v ourselves_o for_o ever_o and_o then_o our_o conscience_n will_v cut_v to_o the_o quick_a and_o sting_v with_o a_o corrode_a venom_n then_o will_v the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o guilt_n which_o bring_v our_o misery_n upon_o we_o rouse_v up_o such_o a_o swarm_n of_o horror_n in_o our_o mind_n as_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a neither_o to_o avoid_v nor_o endure_v for_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o misery_n will_v be_v every_o moment_n suggest_v those_o guilt_n to_o our_o mind_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o continual_o upbraid_v we_o with_o those_o desperate_a folly_n by_o which_o we_o run_v ourselves_o into_o it_o the_o consideration_n of_o which_o will_v cause_v we_o to_o hate_v and_o curse_v ourselves_o for_o ever_o and_o to_o discharge_v our_o fury_n upon_o our_o own_o head_n which_o will_v make_v our_o soul_n turn_v devil_n to_o itself_o and_o force_v it_o to_o be_v its_o own_o executioner_n for_o it_o be_v now_o conscious_a to_o itself_o that_o its_o misery_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o rueful_a and_o pitiless_a desert_n of_o its_o own_o folly_n and_o madness_n it_o will_v be_v continual_o meditate_v horrible_a reflection_n and_o sing_a satyr_n on_o itself_o so_o that_o while_o it_o be_v wander_v among_o wretched_a ghost_n through_o the_o dismal_a shade_n below_o it_o will_v never_o cease_v lash_v itself_o with_o its_o own_o sharp_a and_o sting_a thought_n till_o it_o have_v chafe_v itself_o into_o a_o fury_n and_o boil_v up_o its_o self-condemning_a rage_n into_o everlasting_a madness_n 7_o and_o last_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v also_o liable_a to_o endure_v all_o these_o dismal_a thing_n for_o ever_o for_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v natural_o immaterial_a and_o immortal_a i_o have_v already_o prove_v so_o that_o if_o god_n in_o his_o infinite_a justice_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o sentence_v wicked_a soul_n irrecoverable_o to_o all_o these_o above_o name_v misery_n they_o must_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n live_v in_o and_o undergo_v they_o for_o ever_o and_o that_o he_o do_v think_v to_o pronounce_v and_o execute_v such_o a_o sentence_n upon_o they_o he_o himself_o have_v assure_v we_o for_o so_o in_o scripture_n he_o have_v plain_o declare_v that_o their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v everlasting_a matth._n 25._o 7._o these_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v go_v away_o into_o everlasting_a punishment_n and_o according_o the_o fire_n in_o and_o with_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v be_v call_v everlasting_a fire_n matth._n 25._o 41._o and_o that_o they_o shall_v subsist_v for_o ever_o in_o this_o fire_n and_o be_v coeternal_a with_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o those_o passion_n and_o action_n that_o be_v attribute_v to_o they_o in_o it_o for_o rev._n 14._o 11._o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v no_o rest_n day_n nor_o night_n in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v in_o a_o continual_a unintermit_a fever_n that_o will_v necessary_o burn_v and_o scorch_v they_o and_o not_o allow_v they_o the_o least_o interval_n of_o ease_n or_o comfort_n and_o in_o matth._n 13._o 42._o the_o bitter_a anguish_n which_o they_o shall_v endure_v in_o this_o fire_n be_v describe_v by_o their_o weep_n and_o wail_v and_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n which_o action_n be_v plain_a indication_n not_o only_o of_o their_o subsist_v in_o this_o everlasting_a fire_n but_o of_o the_o extreme_a horror_n and_o anguish_n that_o they_o shall_v therein_o endure_v and_o indeed_o when_o god_n sentence_n any_o immortal_a be_v to_o misery_n its_o misery_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o it_o live_v and_o consequent_o to_o continue_v for_o ever_o since_o it_o be_v to_o subsist_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o what_o a_o fearful_a accession_n be_v this_o to_o all_o those_o above_o name_v misery_n if_o we_o be_v to_o endure_v the_o soft_a and_o most_o gentle_a pain_n without_o any_o interval_n for_o thirty_o forty_o or_o a_o hundred_o year_n the_o prospect_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v will_v render_v that_o which_o be_v present_a so_o intolerable_a that_o we_o shall_v quick_o grow_v weary_a of_o our_o life_n and_o wish_v ourselves_o in_o our_o grave_n lord_n what_o shall_v we_o then_o do_v when_o we_o come_v to_o languish_v out_o a_o long_a eternity_n in_o the_o torment_a agony_n of_o damn_a ghost_n how_o will_v it_o embitter_v every_o present_a torment_n to_o we_o to_o think_v of_o that_o never-ending_a duration_n of_o torment_n to_o come_v that_o after_o we_o have_v consume_v million_o of_o million_o of_o