Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bear_v	flesh_n	spiritual_a	5,844	5	7.6525	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74795	Christs banner of love. Set up to call all Christians to serve in love and unity under it. But especially directed to the saints of both kingdoms. Walke in love, as Christ hath loved us.		1648 (1648)	Thomason E437_32; ESTC R204743	3,893	8

peace then difference in small matters or externalls be of hatred division and mutuall destruction Is not such a destruction like unto this that when two owners of a field of Corne cannot agree about the fashion of the hedge upon this disagreement they will both agree to set the Corne on fire and destroy it What were this but to destroy the Corn for that very thing whose maine if not only use is to preserve it Let Saints heare the voice and judgement of Moses a great Saint and who in this voyce spake as one that was designed to be the great Judge of Israel Why sttive ye since ye are brethren Why teare ye the Body of Christ into pieces for the cloths of the body Is not the body better then raiment Christ hath shed his blood for his Saints and his Spirit into the Saints to purchase love peace and unity for them doe not rob him of his purchase by divisions and tearing his body asunder least he againe cry out from Heaven Why doe you persecute me and why doe you teare me in peices in my members Let us not prefer low quarrels and opinions before Christ dwelling and living in his members what is this but to make Idols of them and to make our selves like those of Canaan who sacrificed their Sons and Daughtere to their Idols and what followes Thus was the Land defiled with innocent blood But let every man sadly and sincerely examine the matter both as a Christian and as a wise man as a Christian let him aske his Soul whether it can be the Spirit that hates and endeavours to destroy a man that hath the Spirit certainly it is impossible that the Spirit should hate the Spirit or him that hath it For the fruit of the Spirit is love even love to all the brethren that are borne of the same Spirit And if it be a work of the flesh what hath a spirituall man to doe with the flesh but to kill it and not for the flesh to kill those that have the Spirit Secondly as a wise man who would by such devision and opposition of Brethren make a gap and open a gate for the common enemy to come in and destroy both wherefore to conclude let not lesser faults or exceptions which may stand with brother-hood dissolve brother hood much lesse set Brethren to destroy one another And if it were lawfull as it is not in Abrahams judgement who was the Father of the faithfull and told his Nephew Lot Let us not strive because we are brethren yet first of all meanes should be used for reconciliation and satisfaction thus did the whole Congregation of Israel by Messengers sent to the Tribes of Reuben Gad and halfe Tribe of Manasseth when they were suspected for setting up a new and forbidden kind of Worship Lastly farre be it from Brethren upon doubtfull and disputable differences yea doubtfull breaches of Covenant to breake that plaine and down-right part of the Covenant That each one of us according to our place and interest shall endeavour that these Kingdomes may remaine conjoyned in a firme peace and union to all posterity To breake a certaine and cleare part of the Covenant for uncertainties is a most certaine sinne surely the breach of this peace and union is in it selfe a great Judgement upon the Kingdomes But how great a judgement shall he deserve that by a breach of Oath is a cause of this Judgement Come not into their secret O my Soule for cursed is their anger and their wrath is cruell divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel for they would divide Jacob and by dividing scatter and destroy Israel even our Jerusalem compacted and knit together in both Nations by Saintship and Covenant But pray we for the union and peace of Jerusalem let us say and endeavour what we say peace be within thy walls and prosperity in thy palaces For my Brethren and companions sake I will now say Peace be within thee and let all the Brethren and Companions agree in this and say Amen Amen FINIS