Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	faith_n	grace_n	8,077	5	5.8830	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13103	A motiue to good workes Or rather, to true Christianitie indeede. Wherein by the waie is shewed, how farre wee are behinde, not onely our fore-fathers in good workes, but also many other creatures in the endes of our creation: with the difference betwixt the pretenced [sic] good workes of the Antichristian Papist, and the good workes of the Christian Protestant. By Phillip Stubbes, Gentleman.	Stubbes, Phillip.	1593 (1593)	STC 23397; ESTC S111359	64,680	234

we_o never_o fast_v and_o that_o our_o preacher_n do_v preach_v against_o it_o as_o against_o a_o thing_n altogether_o unlawful_a but_o as_o they_o speak_v truth_n in_o this_o so_o let_v they_o be_v believe_v in_o every_o thing_n else_o indeed_o we_o hold_v and_o that_o true_o that_o all_o meat_n may_v be_v eat_v at_o all_o time_n and_o at_o all_o season_n of_o he_o that_o have_v faith_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n teach_v say_v now_o the_o spirit_n speak_v evident_o 4●_n that_o in_o the_o late_a day_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o shall_v give_v heed_n to_o spirit_n of_o error_n &_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n which_o speak_v lie_n through_o hypocrisy_n and_o have_v their_o conscience_n burn_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v create_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n of_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a and_o nothing_o aught_o to_o be_v refuse_v if_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o faith_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o it_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o prayer_n so_o that_o we_o hold_v it_o a_o matter_n mere_o indifferent_a to_o eat_v or_o not_o to_o eat_v at_o all_o time_n we_o repose_v no_o religion_n in_o eat_v or_o drink_v but_o hold_v it_o rather_o for_o a_o matter_n of_o policy_n than_o of_o divinity_n our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o that_o enter_v into_o man_n that_o defile_v the_o man_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o come_v out_o of_o a_o man_n those_o defile_v a_o man_n it_o be_v say_v also_o in_o another_o place_n all_o thing_n be_v clean_o to_o those_o that_o be_v clean_o and_o further_o we_o read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n how_o the_o apostle_n paul_n himself_o be_v command_v in_o a_o vision_n as_o it_o be_v by_o oracle_n from_o heaven_n to_o eat_v of_o all_o meat_n contain_v in_o the_o sheet_n be_v 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that_o christ_n fast_v 40._o day_n and_o 40._o night_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o of_o necessity_n we_o shall_v abstain_v from_o flesh_n only_o for_o so_o long_o no_o more_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o other_o meat_n because_o christ_n do_v so_o we_o have_v no_o one_o syllable_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o our_o warrant_n to_o do_v so_o nay_o if_o we_o will_v imitate_v christ_n example_n in_o this_o we_o be_v not_o able_a for_o can_v we_o abstain_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n whatsoever_o 40._o day_n and_o 40._o night_n as_o christ_n do_v and_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v follow_v strict_o his_o example_n we_o must_v do_v so_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a omnis_fw-la christi_fw-la actio_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la instructio_fw-la non_fw-la imitatio_fw-la every_o action_n of_o christ_n be_v our_o instruction_n but_o not_o a_o precedent_n to_o follow_v in_o every_o thing_n and_o doubtless_o if_o he_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v absteyn_v from_o the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n in_o lent_n only_o he_o will_v have_v give_v we_o some_o precept_n or_o other_o or_o at_o least_o some_o one_o word_n or_o other_o sound_v that_o way_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o we_o hold_v that_o fast_v from_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v both_o good_a and_o godly_a and_o many_o time_n very_o necessary_a to_o tame_v the_o wanton_a affection_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o subdue_v they_o to_o the_o spirit_n and_o yet_o we_o look_v not_o to_o merit_v by_o our_o fast_n neither_o yet_o do_v we_o fast_o in_o honour_n or_o worship_n to_o any_o dead_a saint_n as_o the_o papist_n most_o blasphemous_o do_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o fast_v now_o to_o go_v forward_o it_o be_v a_o good_a work_n in_o every_o one_o to_o prevent_v and_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n to_o hynder_n and_o stay_v every_o evil_a action_n or_o ungodlye_a deed_n which_o either_o he_o know_v of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n or_o else_o be_v inform_v and_o advertise_v of_o 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his_o hart_n have_v commit_v adultery_n already_o before_o god_n and_o be_v as_o guilty_a thereof_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o though_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o fact_n where_o you_o see_v he_o make_v a_o evil_a thought_n or_o conceit_n of_o the_o hart_n equivalent_a with_o the_o deed_n before_o god_n again_o our_o saviour_n christ_n reckon_v up_o a_o great_a catalogue_n of_o sin_n which_o defile_v a_o man_n among_o the_o rest_n bring_v in_o evil_a thought_n 19.20_o not_o only_o for_o one_o but_o as_o chief_a and_o principal_a so_o that_o i_o conclude_v that_o every_o evil_a thought_n secret_a motion_n private_a affection_n or_o conceit_n of_o the_o heart_n whatsoever_o be_v not_o free_a as_o some_o libertine_n will_v have_v it_o but_o rather_o damnable_a for_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o think_v to_o conceive_v to_o meditate_v and_o revolve_v mischief_n and_o wickedness_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o can_v the_o same_o be_v free_a and_o without_o sin_n before_o 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