Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	afraid_a	sinner_n	zion_n	29	3	8.4329	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64453	A testimony for the Lord and his truth given forth by the women friends, at their yearly meeting, at York, being a tender salutation of love, to their friends and sisters, in their several monthly meetings, in this county, and else where, greeting.	Waite, Mary. Warning to all Friends who professeth the everlasting truth of God.$4aut.	1688 (1688)	Wing T810B; ESTC R222431	10,163	26

daughters of Sion shake yourselves from the dust of the earth put on the beautiful garments even the robes of righteousness the saints cloathing the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit And be not too careful for preferment or riches in this world but be careful to know the Lord to be your portion and the lot of your inheritance Then testimonies will arise as in the days of old our lot is fallen in a good ground we have large possessions And friends be not concerned in reference to marriage out of God's fear but first wait to know your Maker to become your husband and the bridegroom of your souls then you will come to know that you are not your own but that he must have the ordering and disposing of you in soul body and spirit which are all his for he being the only one unto you and the chiefest of ten thousand among you will be your beloved and your friend Oh! friends this state is happy and blessed are they that attain it and live in it the Lord is not unmindful of them but in his own time if he see it good for them can provide meet helps for them then will your marriage be honourable being orderly accomplished with the assent of parents and the unity of friends and an honour to God and comfort to your own souls then husbands and children are a blessing in the hands of the Lord and you will arise in your day age and generation as mothers in Israel as those holy ancients whose living testimonies reacheth unto us and blessed memories liveth with us according to our measures as Lydia open hearted to God and one to another as Dorcas careful to do one another good as Deborah concerned in the common wealth of Israel and as Iael zealous for the truth who was praised above women And you friends who are under the present concern and in your day's work do it not negligently not with careless minds but be you diligent in every of your womens meetings and order two faithful women in every meeting to take the care upon them and so far as may answer truth do you endeavour that nothing be practised among you but what tends to God's honour and one another's comfort let nothing be indulged or connived at in any whereby truth is dishonoured and let that be cherished and encouraged in all wherewith truth is honoured and these our testimonies cast not carelesly into a corner but some time peruse them and mark well the wholesome advice therein that our travel may be answered the Lord honoured and you reap the benefit and let a record be kept from month to month and from year to year of the Lord 's dealing with us and mercy to us to future ages that from age to age and one generation to another his own works may praise him to whom all praises do belong and be ascribed both now and for ever From our yearly meeting at York the 28th of the 4th month 1688. Signed on the behalf of the meeting by Catharine Whitton Judith Boulby Elizabeth Sedman Frances Taylor Mary Waite Deborah Winn Eliz. Beckwith Mary Lindley A WARNING to all friends who profess the everlasting truth of God which he hath revealed and made manifest in this his blessed day whether on this side or beyond the seas Dear friends IN tender bowels of love do I feel from the Lord a warning spring in my heart to you that you all may be kept low in his humble self-denying life where safety is to be found for assuredly the great and notable day of the Lord is at hand in which he will arise in the greatness of his strength to plead the cause of his suffering seed with all its enemies whether within or without So all dear friends be faithful under your several dispensations for in our Father's house are many mansions Keep in the low vallies for there will be your safety there will the green pastures of God's love be partaken of and with such will he delight to dwell So all friends keep to your watch that the day of the Lord come not in an hour you look not for it and so you receive the unfaithful servant's reward for indeed friends my soul is in a great travel for the prosperity of Sion that her walls may be builded her breaches repaired and made up for for many months yea some years hath my spirit been bowed down and groaned under the sense of an easeful selfish lukewarm spirit that hath crept in upon many for want of watchfulness and keeping to the daily cross of Christ Jesus and in the narrow way and savoury life that only will bring honour and praise to the name of the Lord. And how to be eased of these weights and burdens I did not know my cry was to the Lord that he would give me wisdom and strength to do his will. And it pleased him to lay his hand upon me and bring me near to the gates of death so far as I saw and was pleased to hide himself from me and my soul was in a languishing condition and my cries were great unto the Lord that he would not hide his face from me but let me feel of his wonted goodness and mercy by which I had received daily comfort and satisfaction from him in his unerring path in which he had been pleased to lead me And at length the Lord appeared and said he would be my physician and cure my disease and came in and comforted my spirit with his overcoming love which greatly revived me And in the openings of the bowels of his endless love he shewed me a terrible day drew near even as one may say at the door and laid it upon me to go warn his people in this city and elsewhere to depart from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit from all lukewarmness from the fashions customs and friendships of this world from pride covetousness and every sin that separateth from the Lord and brings dryness barrenness and deadness upon many and makes as unsavory salt that is good for nothing but to be cast forth and trodden upon And to warn them not to delay time but come into the true humility lowliness of spirit and self-denying life that the Lord might be a hiding place to them for terrible will that day be to all the unfaithful and disobedient All the sinners in Sion shall be afraid fearfulness shall take hold on the hypocrite dread and horror shall surprise them O whither will you unfaithful fly Would you not be glad that either rocks or mountains could hide you from the presence of the Lord and the wrath of the Lamb O this will be a terrible day indeed unto all those that have had a form of godliness but denied the power that would have saved them out of all defilements and pollutions of this world For long hath the spirit of the Lord been grieved with these who have long come and sitten among God's people

as if they had been of them but never came to sink down to the heart searching light of Christ Jesus in them that by it they might be cleansed from all secret and open sins from every Dalilah that lodgeth in the bosom as pride and covetousness which often the one attends the other covetousness saith the servant of the Lord is the root of all evil and advised them to fly from it but who abide not in the spirit of judgment and of burning which God hath prepared to purge away the filth of the daughter of Sion their filth hath not been purged or done away which causeth many miscarriages blots and stains and great reflections have such brought upon the blessed truth and much dirt hath been thrown on the pure holy and undefiled way of the Lord which he hath cast up for the ransomed to walk in and so through the unfaithfulness and uneven walking of such the name of the Lord hath been greatly dishonoured his spirit grieved and the hearts of the righteous made sad And many a wounded soul there is among the Lord's people who are bowed under these weights and pressures but assuredly the day hastens that every one must bear their own burden and the Lord will ease his innocent ones who have been bowed down before him and have mourned and groaned under these things yea the day hastens that the unfaithful and disobedient shall bear their own burdens And the Lord will arise for his own name and glory sake and will ease him of his enemies and avenge him of his adversaries and take to himself his great power that he may reign and rule in the hearts of his that faithfully labour in his work and order their conversations aright before him His glory shall rest upon them for he will not give it to another seed or birth but to Christ Jesus the seed of the woman who was given to bruise the serpent's head he hath born the iniquities of all and been pressed under them as a cart with sheaves his face hath been more marred than any man's and his voice not heard in the streets no beauty nor comliness seen in him and because he hath been a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief therefore hath he been passed by and not regarded but the Lord will make him the joy of many generations and his Sion the praise of the whole earth Therefore dear friends love him with all your souls and be you delighted in him above all enjoyments whatever that you may lie down in the bosom of his love and be nourished by his side as children of our heavenly Father begotten by the immortal word of life to live and reign here in it and when time shall be no more enter into that blessed rest prepared for all those that have obeyed his glorious gospel and though as yet we be but as the gleaning of the vintage yet the Lord hath many to gather yea the numberless number shall be gathered and great will be the work of our God which he is bringing to pass in this his blessed day it cannot be declared as it is seen and felt in the spirit So friends be faithful in the work of your day be valiant for the Lord and his blessed truth come up in the nobility of his life and stand faithful witnesses for him for we are the city set upon a hill yea battle axes in God's hand though our weapons are not carnal but spiritual and mighty through the power of God to the pulling down the strong holds of sin and satan Friends we are they whom the Lord hath raised to hold forth Christ Jesus whom he hath given for an ensign to the nations unto whom all the ends of the earth must come for salvation So dear friends let your light shine forth before men that they may see your good works and glorify your heavenly Father so that by your godly life and holy conversation many may enquire the way to Sion All friends be faithful and keep your meetings in the fear of the Lord be diligent in his work for the woe and curse belongs to them that do the Lord's work negligently or with careless minds and it is come on some already and will come more upon others if by speedy repentance they return not unto the Lord. So be zealous for the Lord and his truth and as much as in you lies gather orderly together as near the time as possible that the meeting is appointed at for disorderly coming hath been a hurt and burdened the faithful who dare not be negligent in the Lord's work and often they have waited a considerable season and God's power hath been felt and the manifold grace of God been dispensed among us and then others come in and miss of the counsels admonitions and refreshments which the Lord by the operation of his blessed spirit hands forth to his people and so for want of zeal in coming duly to meeting especially on the week days truth hath not grown in them but such have long travelled in the wilderness and many carcases fallen there and so for want of zeal and faithfulness the enemy hath crept in and darkened many minds where once there was tender good desires raised after God. So all have need to be faithful and wait diligently every opportunity the Lord gives you to feel your strength renewed for in the world are many incumbrances and intanglements some on one hand and some on another to draw the mind from God and but one to draw it to him so there is great need of holy zeal and diligence in observeing the time to wait upon the Lord to feel your strength renewed to help through the many things and his power to strengthen and support that in your families and all your undertakings you may be a good savour to the Lord being guided by his wisdom to rule and order your children and servants and he will give authority to stand over every thing that is contrary to his witness And in the fear of the Lord I warn and exhort all parents not to wink or connive at any sin in your children as you tender their everlasting well being let no sin go unreproved or uncorrected but take the wise man's counsel who saith Folly is bound up in the heart of a child but the rod of correction must drive it out and he that corrects his child shall deliver his soul from death So friends train up your children in the blessed truth and fear of the Lord so may you have hope they will not depart from it when they are old And take heed of giving way or suffering them to get into pride and the vain and foolish fashions which are a shame to sober people and a great inlet to many evils for they are prone to that by nature and it may soon be set up but hard to get it down So friends keep the yoke upon that nature that is proud stubborn or disobedient to parents