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	heart_n	7,913	5	5.2011	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11603	Sermons experimentall: on Psalmes CXVI. & CXVII. Very vsefull for a vvounded spirit. By William Sclater D.D. sometimes rector of Limsham, and vicar of Pitmister, in Summerset-shire. Published by his son William Sclater Mr. of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a priest, and preacher of the Gospel in the city of Exeter, in Devon-shire.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1638 (1638)	STC 21844; ESTC S116824	112,358	217

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phil._n 4.7_o rom._n 12.17_o provide_v thing_n honest_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o man_n second_o the_o adorn_v of_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o show_v all_o good_a fidelity_n tit._n 3.10_o to_o be_v faithful_a suffice_v thou_o perhaps_o for_o thy_o conscience_n but_o it_o suffice_v not_o for_o the_o adorn_v of_o the_o gospel_n for_o as_o good_a not_o do_v as_o not_o know_v do_v for_o that_o end_n three_o for_o win_v of_o alien_n at_o least_o by_o way_n of_o preparation_n see_v 1_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o 3.2_o 16._o four_o for_o excitement_n by_o example_n 1_o tim._n 4.12_o neither_o be_v that_o true_a of_o minister_n only_o but_o of_o the_o people_n who_o duty_n be_v also_o to_o be_v example_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 9.2_o filfty_a for_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o they_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o blaspheme_v 1_o pet._n 3.16_o we_o be_v grow_v horrible_o wild_a and_o wanton_a in_o play_v with_o scripture_n and_o infer_v from_o they_o since_o god_n have_v restore_v we_o liberty_n to_o acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o the_o letter_n i_o be_o persuade_v god_n will_v one_o day_n plague_v it_o in_o we_o for_o example_n because_o our_o saviour_n say_v mat._n 6._o when_o thou_o pray_v enter_v th●_n closet_n the_o inference_n be_v therefore_o no_o man_n may_v use_v his_o private_a devotion_n in_o a_o public_a place_n absurd_a i_o dare_v say_v our_o saviour_n never_o mean_v it_o except_z s._n paul_n contradict_v our_o saviour_n 1_o tim._n 2.8_o pray_v in_o all_o place_n and_o hannah_n her_o instance_n warrant_v the_o same_o 1_o sam._n 1.13_o second_o may_v we_o give_v a_o alm_n in_o a_o marketplace_n i_o doubt_v not_o we_o may_v and_o even_o affect_v in_o case_n mens_fw-la behold_v of_o our_o charity_n though_o our_o saviour_n say_v let_v

make_v free_a what_o paul_n speak_v of_o 6.20_o of_o rom._n 6.20_o roman_n be_v true_a of_o we_o we_o be_v once_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n we_o serve_v our_o lust_n and_o divers_a pleasure_n we_o once_o be_v hold_v 2.26_o hold_v 2_o tim._n 2.26_o captive_a of_o the_o devil_n to_o do_v his_o will_n but_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n have_v crucify_v our_o lust_n that_o now_o we_o can_v say_v as_o paul_n rom._n 7.25_o though_o in_o our_o flesh_n we_o serve_v sin_n unwilling_o yet_o in_o our_o spirit_n we_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n desire_v to_o 10.5_o to_o 1_o cor._n 10.5_o captivate_v every_o thought_n and_o affection_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o jesus_n christ_n three_o this_o be_v not_o all_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n who_o fruit_n be_v fear_n rom._n 8.15_o and_o it_o be_v in_o every_o unregenerate_a man_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o conceive_v thus_o first_o the_o bent_n and_o propension_n to_o sin_n remain_v in_o the_o unregenerate_a nothing_o but_o fear_n or_o sense_n of_o wrath_n restrain_v it_o therefore_o that_o fear_n or_o sense_n remove_v they_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n as_o pharaoh_n simon_n magus_n etc._n etc._n second_o there_o be_v a_o averseness_n and_o abhorrence_n from_o all_o spiritual_a obedience_n nothing_o but_o fear_n of_o wrath_n or_o hope_v of_o reward_n excite_v or_o continue_v it_o therefore_o see_v israelite_n mal._n 3.14_o when_o they_o see_v the_o proud_a bless_a say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n from_o this_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n to_o fear_n have_v god_n free_v his_o child_n psal_n 51.12_o establish_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n psal_n 119._o set_a my_o heart_n at_o liberty_n i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n and_o again_o oh_o that_o my_o way_n be_v make_v so_o direct_a where_o god_n spirit_n be_v there_o be_v liberty_n 2_o cor._n 3.17_o see_v 1_o tim._n 1.9_o lord_n that_o these_o may_v be_v so_o many_o motive_n to_o vow_v ourselves_o servant_n for_o ever_o of_o the_o live_a god_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o satan_n wile_n and_o we_o know_v what_o ourselves_o and_o sin_n have_v deserve_v the_o plague_n that_o god_n threat_v to_o 28._o to_o deut_n 28._o israel_n to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o serve_v idol_n of_o wood_n and_o stone_n that_o we_o may_v by_o experience_n know_v difference_n betwixt_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n but_o sure_o if_o that_o betide_v we_o miserable_a be_v our_o condition_n better_o we_o have_v never_o know_v the_o holy_a commandment_n then_o know_v to_o turn_v back_o second_o like_a let_v we_o think_v who_o heart_n god_n have_v enlarge_v and_o set_v free_a from_o the_o slavish_a subjection_n to_o our_o sin_n who_o eye_n god_n have_v enlighten_v to_o see_v the_o filthiness_n of_o drunkenness_n of_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v grace_n heretofore_o to_o detest_v they_o if_o we_o shall_v now_o again_o be_v entangle_v our_o latter_a end_n shall_v be_v worse_o than_o our_o beginning_n see_v mat._n 12._o three_o and_o for_o those_o among_o we_o to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v that_o spirit_n of_o ingenuity_n with_o freedom_n of_o heart_n to_o serve_v god_n let_v they_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o quench_v the_o spirit_n the_o holy_a motion_n whereby_o god_n will_v bend_v they_o to_o freedom_n and_o chearfulnesse_n in_o his_o service_n consider_v first_o how_o bitter_a such_o dulness_n of_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o conscience_n when_o god_n awake_v it_o no_o less_o to_o a_o gracious_a mind_n than_o grosser_n sin_n have_v be_v in_o their_o first_o entrance_n to_o christianity_n second_o next_o how_o they_o lose_v for_o the_o time_n the_o best_a evidence_n of_o their_o be_v accept_v with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o service_n that_o please_v he_o but_o what_o be_v offer_v with_o a_o willing_a mind_n see_v 1_o chron._n 28.9_o three_o what_o a_o aggravation_n to_o every_o omission_n it_o will_v one_o day_n be_v that_o when_o god_n give_v we_o alacrity_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o spirit_n to_o serve_v he_o yet_o we_o be_v backward_o follow_v now_o in_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n the_o expression_n of_o david_n serviceablenesse_n unto_o god_n in_o two_o particular_n first_o thanksgiving_n second_o invocation_n in_o the_o first_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n first_o the_o office_n second_o the_o style_v it_o have_v sacrifice_n of_o the_o first_o thankfulness_n imply_v four_o thing_n first_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o benefactor_n and_o our_o obligation_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o favour_n see_v 2_o tim._n 1.16_o paul_n to_o onesiphorus_n and_o rom._n 16.4_o second_o mindfulness_n and_o remembrance_n of_o the_o favour_n do_v to_o we_o hence_o it_o be_v a_o tax_n upon_o the_o chief_a butler_n gen._n 40.23_o that_o he_o remember_v not_o joseph_n but_o forget_v he_o three_o publish_v with_o praise_n and_o commendation_n the_o bounty_n and_o love_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o benefactor_n as_o paul_n to_o timothy_n onesiphorus_n his_o kindness_n four_o compensation_n or_o recompense_n according_a to_o ability_n and_o opportunity_n give_v we_o of_o god_n see_v 2_o sam._n 9.1_o 3._o be_v there_o yet_o any_o of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n to_o who_o i_o may_v show_v kindness_n for_o jonathans_n sake_n so_o towards_o barzillai_n 2_o sam._n 19.32_o 33_o 38._o and_o they_o have_v in_o a_o sense_n all_o their_o place_n in_o that_o thankfulness_n we_o be_v to_o perform_v to_o our_o god_n of_o the_o first_o see_v lam._n 3.22_o when_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n preserve_v the_o remnant_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o confound_v jacob_n gen._n 32.10_o i_o be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o all_o thy_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v 1_o cor._n 15.9_o 10_o not_o meet_v to_o be_v a_o apostle_n but_o by_o grace_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o see_v also_o 1_o tim._n 1.12_o 13_o 14._o which_o all_o of_o obligation_n and_o debt_n of_o service_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o favour_n quid_fw-la retribuam_fw-la domino_fw-la as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v a_o debt_n i_o see_v wherein_o i_o stand_v bind_v to_o my_o god_n but_o how_o i_o shall_v render_v it_o i_o know_v not_o 1_o thes_n 3.9_o what_o thanks_o can_v we_o render_v unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n opposite_a unto_o this_o branch_n of_o thankfulness_n be_v first_o slight_v of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n bestow_v on_o we_o without_o any_o so_o much_o as_o notice_n or_o acknowledgement_n in_o their_o fruition_n how_o many_o favour_n be_v renew_v with_o every_o morning_n which_o yet_o we_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o as_o that_o the_o lord_n add_v this_o day_n to_o our_o time_n of_o repentance_n or_o growth_n in_o grace_n that_o his_o temporall_n of_o health_n and_o use_v of_o all_o his_o good_a creature_n be_v continue_v unto_o we_o or_o second_o we_o discern_v no_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o they_o nor_o think_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o that_o endless_a majesty_n for_o the_o continuance_n or_o increase_v of_o they_o but_o either_o think_v they_o to_o come_v of_o ordinary_a course_n or_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v for_o some_o obligation_n that_o lie_v upon_o god_n either_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n or_o from_o our_o merit_n to_o confer_v they_o the_o second_o be_v remembrance_n of_o the_o benefit_n bestow_v on_o we_o as_o david_n to_o his_o soul_n psal_n 103.2_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n to_o this_o end_n tend_v the_o annual_a festivity_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o we_o read_v of_o num._n 29._o to_o continue_v remembrance_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o this_o end_n the_o sabbath_n in_o old_a testament_n to_o this_o the_o passeover_n exod._n 12._o and_o our_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n succeed_v in_o stead_n thereof_o hence_o be_v the_o charge_n numb_a 6.12_o take_v heed_n lest_o thou_o forget_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o tax_v of_o ingratitude_n lay_v upon_o israel_n psal_n 106.13_o they_o soon_o forget_v his_o work_n and_o i_o will_v to_o god_n it_o concern_v not_o we_o nor_o be_v imputable_a unto_o we_o while_o favour_n be_v new_a we_o can_v a_o little_a overly_o and_o for_o fashion_n say_v god_n be_v thank_v but_o once_o year_v and_o day_v they_o scarce_o ever_o come_v more_o into_o our_o thought_n oh_o that_o david_n mind_n be_v in_o we_o how_o shall_v the_o lord_n still_o delight_v to_o do_v we_o good_a see_v he_o fetch_v it_o ab_fw-la utero_fw-la for_o his_o own_o particular_a from_o the_o womb_n and_o for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n psal_n 105_o 106_o 107._o all_o pen_a to_o mind_v the_o people_n of_o god_n of_o his_o ancient_a benefit_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n we_o also_o have_v have_v our_o deliverance_n