Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	blood_n	body_n	part_n	8,155	5	4.9083	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77504	The mystical brasen serpent: with the magnetical vertue thereof. or, Christ exalted upon the cross, with the blessed end and fruit of that his exaltation, in drawing the elect world to himself, to believe on Him, and to be saved by Him. In two treatises, from John 3. 14, 15. 12. 32. Whereunto is added A treatise of the saints joint-membership each with other. As they were delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. July 30. 1652.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4719; Thomason E1249_1; ESTC R208891	155,986	284

man_n be_v a_o sinner_n say_v the_o pharisee_n to_o the_o blind_a man_n john_n 9_o 9.24_o joh._n 9.24_o that_o be_v a_o great_a and_o notorious_a sinner_n 53.12_o mark_v 15.28_o isai_n 53.12_o he_o be_v number_v among_o the_o transgressor_n say_v the_o evangelist_n cite_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n nay_o more_o have_v as_o a_o surety_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n of_o his_o elect_n he_o be_v now_o a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n and_o the_o great_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n last_o 2_o cor._n 5._o last_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o say_v the_o apostle_n viz._n by_o imputation_n have_v the_o iniquity_n of_o many_o 12._o isai_n 53._o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o 12._o of_o we_o all_o lay_v upon_o he_o and_o herein_o fit_o answer_v the_o type_n wherein_o we_o have_v a_o serpent_n sting_v and_o a_o serpent_n heal_v text._n rom._n 5.19_o exit_fw-la serpent_n morbi_fw-la per_fw-la serpent_n medicinae_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la justificatio_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la h._n g●oti_n in_o text._n even_o thus_o by_o a_o man_n come_v sin_n and_o death_n and_o by_o a_o man_n come_v righteousness_n and_o life_n the_o first_o adam_n wound_v be_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o we_o the_o second_o adam_n heal_v be_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o we_o also_o god_n can_v have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o antidote_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o poisonous_a stinging_n of_o these_o serpent_n but_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o a_o serpent_n sting_n and_o a_o serpent_n must_v heal_v even_o so_o possible_o he_o can_v have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o redeem_v and_o save_v of_o his_o people_n but_o his_o wisdom_n put_v it_o upon_o this_o way_n as_o most_o congruous_a and_o convenient_a 15.21_o 1_o cor._n 15.21_o that_o as_o by_o a_o man_n come_v death_n so_o by_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a as_o the_o apostle_n go_v on_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 2._o christ_n be_v like_a unto_o we_o man_n ibid._n christ_n like_v unto_o we_o sinful_a man_n serpentem_fw-la hunc_fw-la aeneum_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la christi_fw-la gessisse_fw-la imaginem_fw-la quòd_fw-la alius_fw-la erat_fw-la quàm_fw-la videbatur_fw-la rectè_fw-la notavit_fw-la adversus_fw-la tryphonem_fw-la justinus_n de_fw-fr eo_fw-la serpent_n sic_fw-la loquens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n grot._n ibid._n we_o sinful_a man_n but_o himself_o not_o sinful_a even_o as_o that_o serpent_n be_v like_a unto_o other_o serpent_n but_o without_o the_o sting_n and_o poison_n that_o be_v in_o they_o thus_o our_o bless_a saviour_n how_o ever_o he_o carry_v the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n yet_o he_o be_v no_o way_n infect_v or_o taint_v with_o sin_n whether_o original_a or_o actual_a free_a from_o the_o poison_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o have_v infect_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o man_n be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o conception_n by_o the_o supernatural_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o be_v bear_v holy_a that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o luke_n 1_o 1.35_o luke_n 1.35_o free_a from_o actual_a sin_n he_o do_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v there_o guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 2.22_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o and_o here_o again_o behold_v the_o truth_n answer_v to_o the_o type_n the_o sting_a of_o those_o poisonous_a serpent_n cure_v by_o a_o serpent_n that_o have_v neither_o sting_n nor_o poison_n the_o sting_n and_o poison_n guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n take_v away_o by_o he_o that_o be_v free_a from_o both_o christ_n have_v suffer_v for_o sin_n say_v st._n peter_n the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o god_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 3.18_o 1_o pet._n 3.18_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5._o last_o here_o be_v a_o second_o resemblance_n in_o the_o form_n of_o this_o serpent_n 3._o up_o 3._o the_o occasion_n of_o make_v and_o set_v it_o up_o upon_o what_o occasion_n be_v this_o serpent_n make_v and_o set_v up_o why_o upon_o the_o deadly_a bite_n and_o sting_v of_o the_o israelite_n by_o those_o fiery_a serpent_n whereof_o some_o be_v dead_a already_o other_o in_o eminent_a danger_n of_o death_n behold_v here_o what_o it_o be_v that_o occasion_v the_o make_n and_o lift_v up_o of_o this_o true_a brazen_a serpent_n what_o occasion_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o suffer_v to_o die_v it_o be_v our_o misery_n that_o call_v for_o this_o mercy_n we_o be_v all_o sting_v and_o mortal_o sting_v by_o the_o old_a serpent_n who_o fasten_v upon_o our_o first_o parent_n through_o they_o transfuse_v his_o poison_n unto_o all_o their_o posterity_n even_o as_o one_o of_o those_o fiery_a serpent_n fasten_v upon_o one_o member_n the_o poison_n thereof_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n inflame_v and_o infect_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n in_o every_o part_n even_o thus_o that_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n fasten_v the_o sting_n of_o his_o tentation_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n bring_v they_o to_o transgress_v the_o command_n and_o so_o to_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o god_n he_o thereby_o not_o only_o wound_v they_o to_o the_o death_n but_o through_o they_o trasmit_v that_o deadly_a poison_n to_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o mankind_n be_v then_o in_o their_o loin_n 5.12_o rom._n 5.12_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n say_v the_o apostle_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v in_o adam_n tanquàm_fw-la in_o radice_fw-la as_o in_o the_o common_a stock_n and_o root_n they_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o so_o death_n which_o have_v seize_v upon_o he_o pass_v upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pervasit_fw-la a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o poison_n say_v some_o loc_fw-la instar_fw-la occulti_fw-la veneni_fw-la penetravit_fw-la pareus_n com._n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la which_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o stomach_n it_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n secret_o disperse_v itself_o through_o all_o the_o vein_n thus_o do_v the_o poison_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n be_v take_v in_o by_o our_o first_o parent_n it_o present_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o mankind_n transfuse_v itself_o into_o our_o vein_n so_o as_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n no_o better_o then_o dead_a man_n as_o mephibosheth_n once_o say_v to_o david_n all_o of_o my_o father_n house_n be_v but_o dead_a man_n before_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n 19.28_o 2_o sam._n 19.28_o such_o be_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n through_o his_o transgression_n and_o rebellion_n against_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n dead_a man_n anshei_n mave_v man_n of_o death_n not_o only_o subject_a to_o natural_a but_o under_o the_o power_n of_o a_o spiritual_a and_o bind_v over_o unto_o eternal_a death_n and_o here_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o bring_v in_o this_o true_a brazen_a serpent_n of_o send_v a_o saviour_n into_o the_o world_n have_v not_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o upon_o their_o sin_n be_v punish_v after_o that_o manner_n that_o brazen_a serpent_n have_v never_o be_v make_v have_v not_o adam_n sin_v and_o sin_v die_v and_o all_o his_o posterity_n in_o he_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v a_o saviour_n the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o suffer_v to_o die_v it_o be_v our_o sin_n and_o misery_n that_o occasion_v this_o mercy_n and_o let_v the_o one_o ever_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o other_o misery_n the_o cross_n of_o christ_n mind_v we_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o misery_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o memorial_n to_o the_o israelite_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o misery_n they_o have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o by_o provoke_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n against_o they_o the_o like_a use_n make_v we_o of_o the_o behold_n of_o christ_n crucify_v when_o he_o be_v hold_v forth_o unto_o we_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n 3.1_o gal._n 3.1_o there_o crucify_v before_o our_o eye_n when_o we_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v do_v what_o he_o have_v suffer_v for_o we_o and_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o there_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o abasement_n what_o be_v it_o that_o shall_v draw_v the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v what_o he_o

lie_v under_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o guilt_n one_o that_o have_v provoke_v god_n to_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n of_o his_o everlasting_a wrath_n upon_o i_o to_o make_v i_o a_o spectacle_n of_o vengeance_n to_o eternity_n and_o be_v there_o any_o hope_n that_o god_n shall_v exercise_v his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n upon_o so_o vile_a christ_n answ_n none_o but_o sinner_n can_v receive_v benefit_n by_o christ_n so_o wretched_a and_o unworthy_a a_o creature_n answ_n a_o sinner_n a_o great_a sinner_n alas_o be_v it_o thou_o not_o such_o a_o one_o what_o shall_v thou_o do_v with_o a_o christ_n what_o shall_v a_o hail_n israelite_n do_v with_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n such_o may_v look_v upon_o it_o but_o they_o can_v expect_v to_o receive_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o only_o they_o which_o be_v sting_v they_o be_v they_o for_o who_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v set_v up_o only_a sinner_n be_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v the_o better_a for_o jesus_n christ_n this_o be_v a_o true_a say_n 1.15_o 1_o tim._n 1.15_o jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n let_v not_o the_o apprehension_n of_o thy_o omn_fw-la sinfulness_n discourage_v only_a be_v thou_o sensible_a of_o it_o and_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v from_o it_o as_o from_o the_o guilt_n so_o from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o it_o if_o so_o now_o know_v and_o know_v it_o to_o thy_o comfort_n it_o be_v not_o this_o that_o can_v hinder_v thou_o from_o benefit_n by_o christ_n nay_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o be_v this_o that_o dispose_v thou_o for_o christ_n and_o make_v thou_o capable_a of_o benefit_n by_o he_o 9.12_o matth._n 9.12_o the_o whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o sick_a only_o sick_a soul_n such_o as_o be_v sick_a of_o sin_n such_o as_o feel_v the_o distemper_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o soul_n be_v fit_a patient_n for_o this_o heavenly_a physician_n sin_n object_n 2._o heinousness_n of_o sin_n object_n 2._o ay_o but_o my_o sin_n be_v sin_n of_o a_o heinous_a nature_n not_o common_a or_o ordinary_a sin_n but_o cry_v sin_n bloody_a sin_n such_o as_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o name_n and_o afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o they_o strike_v terror_n and_o horror_n into_o my_o soul_n an._n christ_n answ_n the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n save_v by_o christ_n yet_o despair_v not_o only_o believe_v it_o matter_v not_o how_o dangerous_o how_o desperate_o in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n any_o of_o the_o israelite_n be_v sting_v or_o bite_v by_o those_o fiery_a serpent_n or_o how_o far_o their_o sting_n or_o tooth_n have_v pierce_v into_o their_o body_n only_o look_v up_o to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n they_o be_v cure_v as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v but_o a_o slight_a touch_n it_o matter_n not_o what_o thy_o sin_n be_v for_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o how_o heinous_a how_o horrid_a soever_o only_o believe_v and_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o by_o comfortable_a experience_n that_o there_o be_v virtue_n enough_o in_o jesus_n christ_n to_o work_v a_o perfect_a cure_n upon_o thy_o soul_n jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n whereof_o i_o be_o chief_a object_n 3._o sin_n object_n 3._o multitude_n of_o sin_n ay_o but_o my_o sin_n be_v many_o as_o well_o as_o great_a be_v it_o only_o some_o one_o sin_n that_o i_o have_v fall_v into_o there_o may_v be_v some_o hope_n but_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n make_v a_o dreadful_a addition_n to_o the_o magnitude_n of_o they_o one_o sin_n be_v enough_o to_o sink_v my_o soul_n into_o the_o low_a hell_n how_o shall_v i_o look_v up_o with_o any_o hope_n of_o mercy_n from_o under_o the_o weight_n and_o burden_n of_o so_o many_o sin_n as_o lie_v upon_o i_o answ_n 5.20_o answ_n where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n superaboundeth_a rom._n 5.20_o yet_o let_v not_o this_o discourage_n neither_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o magnitude_n so_o neither_o shall_v it_o be_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n that_o can_v stop_v the_o course_n 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