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	kingdom_n	water_n	5,792	5	6.5658	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08455	A brief and short treatise, called the Christians pilgrimage to his fatherland Sheweth the troubles that he shall meete withall in passing this world as a wildernesse, to the heavenly Canaan, which is the true Christians fatherland. By Thomas Odell Englishman.	Odell, Thomas, Englishman.	1635 (1635)	STC 18780; ESTC S103144	9,758	19

thence it shall not part It cannot mis where treasure is There also is the heart Paul doth confesse that Godlynes It is the greatest gaine If we consent therewith content For that shall still remaine When other stufe more then I n'ofe Shall vanish in the wind And they no rest that had possest Such things as made them blind Th' Apostle Paul tooke vew of all Such thinges he had before Put them to flight set his delight In Christ that gave him more Of heavenly wealth for his souls health And for good of us all In his worke we may read and see His tryals were not small His Pilgrimage unto old age No feare could cast him downe For his reward Christ had prepar'd In Heav'n for him a Crowne Not him alone but for ech one That runne his race throughout Shall have likewise a Crowne for prise Their is no feare or doubt This Crowne for prise in Heaven it lies Under the Fathers hand This find we may Christ is the way Unto our Fatherland Thus doeth he say I am the way The truth and life also And that no man without me can Vnto the Father goe Which shewes that we by nature be But things of little worth For dead in sin we must begin To seeke a second birth His Kingdome we els cannot see Muchles the same inherite Except we then be borne againe Of water and of Spirit Which if we seeke with prayers meeke And with a lively faith He will it give that we may live For it is our soules breath VVhich will us guyde on every side If we there to give eare And at the last will set us fast And learne us Godly feare Such feare as this beginning is Of wisdome from above VVhich hath too by for company A lively faith with love If other feare doe come us neare It standeth us in stead It lights the mind this shall we find VVhen we the Scripture read It stands us by helps memory And brings lost things to light It will give strenght so at the lenght False feares must take their flight This gift of Christ it is the hiest VVhich he had promised From Heav'n to sent unto the ent VVe thereby might be led In his Gospell and knew him well And his Kingdome also For want of this many of his Did him not rightly know His worke then done had overwon The Devill Hell and Death He came againe to these weake men And breathed on them breath Then did he call and bad them all Receve the holy Ghost And so by it he made them fit Whieh gift he never lost This comforter exceedeth farrs All comforts in the earth Then must we read and take good head We lose not this new birth Though much it cost yet may be lost VVhich heare we shall make knowne This Spirit is sent and is but lent And that to helpe our owne The Law doeth Paull a shadow call VVhose substance was in Christ Isaac no doubt typed him cut VVhich was one of the hiest Rabecka she then heare must be A shadow of great worth In whose womb we doe read and see Too stryved for the birth Esaw came first allthough the worst The birth-right yet he got Iacob came last held his heele fast And after hath his lot Esaw did hunte made light account His birth-right quickly sold For cup of porrige that could his currage And made his heart full cold The birthright gone blessing was none His heritage was lost Iacob was blest he dispossest In Edom live he must The like succes through carelesnes Befell unto King Saull The Lord did send him to this end To slay the Mallachits all The King he spard had no regard But sought to blind Gods eyes Some beasts he brought to please hee thought God with a sacrifice But all this cost was labour lost God tooke from him that day The spirit of grace and in the place Sent one did him dismay As then with Saull so now with all That doe his lawes abuse This thing doeth here learne all to feare And it a right to use The Lord is hie judgeth justlie No person doeth respect Both great small this find they shall VVhich doe his lawes neglect Yet hath regard and doeth reward As ech deserved hath Some through weaknes his lawes transgresse Yet saveth them by faith VVhen they repent their sins lament And call to him for grace He will draw neare their prayers heare And help them in this case Thus doe will he that all may see Him mercifull and kinde And will not break a reede so weak But rather it upbinde Nor quench with strokes the flex that smokes But rather maks it burne No pleasure hath in sinners death But seeketh his returne He doeth not like to Moses strike Saying fulfill the Law That done hath he and yet must we Still learne to live in awe Law doeth relate shewes us our state In sinne against the hiest Are gone too far like scolemaster It brings us backe to Christ. Then must we learne for to descerne In what estate we stand Then if we see we laden be Christ holdeth out his hand Calls us anon bids us put on His yoke that easie is VVhich quicken will and our harts fill VVith peace and joy of his Doeth us advise and learne likewise He lowly is in heart VVhich brings us rest that is the best And easeth all our smart Yet are not we now quite set free VVe must take up our crosse It under goe both too and froe And count worlds pleasure lose Nor yet must we compelled be Like Symon of Syreen Christ bare the smart this after part Is for Gods childeren To flesh and blood this seems not good But flesh must beare no sway To fleshly lust we may not trust The Spirit must be our stay The flesh is rude the Spirit renewde Must guyde us to the end If we be feed and thereby leed Then shall we not offend It will us guyde on every side If we thereto give eare And at the last will set us fast And free us from all feare It will us bring to Christ our King At his appointed day Int ' Fatherland at his right hand To live with him for aye FINIS