Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	call_v	soul_n	13,519	5	5.4839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13570	Pauls complaint against his naturall corruption With the meanes how to bee delivered from the power of the same. Set forth in two sermons vpon the 24 verse of the 7. chapter of his epistle to the Romanes. By me William Teelinck, preacher of the word of God at Middleburgh.; Paulus klocht over zijn natuurlijke verdorvenheid. English	Teellinck, Willem, 1579-1629.; Harmar, Christopher.	1621 (1621)	STC 23861; ESTC S102633	39,150	75

be_v not_o defile_v and_o pollute_v with_o this_o natural_a corruption_n the_o understanding_n be_v hereby_o darken_a the_o will_n pervert_v the_o affection_n disorder_v the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n fit_a and_o ready_a instrument_n and_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n etc._n etc._n yea_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o flesh_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n jud._n ver_fw-la 19_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o this_o natural_a corruption_n name_v darkness_n itself_o eph._n 5.8_o and_o in_o the_o regenerate_a man_n himself_o which_o have_v now_o receive_v the_o spirit_n 1._o joh._n 3.24_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n be_v call_v light_n itself_o ephes_n 5.8_o yet_o this_o corruption_n spread_v itself_o in_o such_o sort_n through_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n that_o it_o be_v as_o a_o law_n in_o his_o member_n rom._n 7.23_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difference_n herein_o between_o the_o regenerate_a and_o the_o unregenerate_a then_o between_o the_o dark_a night_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o light_n at_o all_o and_o the_o break_v of_o the_o day_n wherein_o the_o light_n begin_v to_o appear_v but_o be_v not_o whole_o break_v forth_o the_o light_n &_o darkness_n be_v mix_v together_o through_o the_o whole_a air_n for_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v total_o possess_v with_o this_o corruption_n in_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o that_o in_o they_o there_o be_v not_o any_o spiritual_a light_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v call_v child_n of_o the_o night_n and_o of_o darkness_n 1._o thes_n 5.5_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n the_o regenerate_a be_v only_o so_o overcome_v with_o this_o natural_a corruption_n in_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o the_o air_n be_v with_o darkness_n when_o the_o day_n begin_v to_o break_v at_o which_o time_n the_o light_n and_o darkness_n do_v as_o it_o be_v struggle_v together_o through_o the_o whole_a air_n 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image_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v therein_o it_o be_v true_o a_o monster_n misshape_a in_o every_o member_n with_o sin_n yea_o when_o it_o work_v not_o but_o lie_v still_o without_o stir_v or_o move_v it_o be_v altogether_o hateful_a before_o god_n even_o as_o a_o wolf_n or_o a_o bear_n be_v to_o we_o when_o he_o lie_v still_o and_o sleep_v and_o as_o we_o know_v the_o devil_n be_v abominable_a before_o god_n although_o he_o lie_v bind_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n and_o seal_v up_o in_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n jud._n 6._o reu._n 20._o flesh_n second_o this_o natural_a corruption_n be_v call_v a_o body_n and_o likewise_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.17_o because_o it_o lie_v and_o hang_v upon_o we_o even_o as_o our_o own_o body_n or_o flesh_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sin_n that_o hang_v so_o fast_o on_o heb._n 12.1_o for_o whither_o we_o go_v or_o stand_v we_o carry_v it_o with_o we_o as_o we_o do_v our_o own_o body_n and_o flesh_n yea_o when_o we_o be_v conceive_v form_v &_o have_v our_o be_v in_o our_o mother_n womb_n it_o receive_v also_o form_n and_o be_v with_o we_o and_o in_o we_o and_o stick_v in_o we_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o marrow_n and_o bone_n and_o hang_v as_o fast_o upon_o we_o as_o the_o black_a skin_n upon_o the_o moor_n and_o the_o spot_n upon_o the_o leopard_n which_o do_v spring_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n jer._n 13.23_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o restrain_v and_o bridle_v of_o our_o sinful_a concupiscence_n be_v term_v in_o holy_a scripture_n 5.29.30_o hand_n cut_v off_o and_o eye_n put_v out_o it_o be_v as_o grievous_a for_o we_o to_o do_v it_o as_o to_o dismember_v ourselves_o yea_o we_o be_v as_o unable_a of_o ourselves_o to_o put_v away_o this_o natural_a corruption_n as_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n and_o as_o we_o ourselves_o be_v to_o pluck_v of_o our_o skin_n and_o lay_v aside_o our_o flesh_n nothing_o but_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o body_n now_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o inquire_v why_o it_o be_v name_v a_o body_n of_o death_n and_o for_o that_o there_o be_v these_o reason_n first_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o work_v the_o death_n both_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man_n this_o natural_a corruption_n no_o soon_o enter_v upon_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o kill_v it_o spiritual_o leave_v it_o no_o more_o power_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n than_o a_o body_n without_o a_o soul_n have_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o man_n yea_o it_o make_v it_o stink_n like_o a_o dead_a karkase_n in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n psal_n 53.2_o there_o be_v no_o carrion_n that_o have_v lieu_n long_o stink_v in_o a_o corner_n cralle_n so_o full_a of_o filthy_a maggott_n and_o worm_n as_o the_o soul_n of_o that_o man_n in_o who_o this_o corruption_n have_v have_v undisturbed_a possession_n but_o a_o little_a while_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o scripture_n say_v of_o unregenerate_a man_n that_o their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n rom._n 3.23_o out_o of_o which_o corrupt_a and_o rot_a conversation_n proceed_v ephes_n 4.29_o and_o from_o whence_o be_v it_o think_v you_o that_o this_o noisome_a stench_n of_o sin_n break_v forth_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o from_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o lie_v dead_a and_o stink_a by_o mean_n of_o this_o natural_a corruption_n and_o look_v what_o it_o have_v do_v no_o the_o foul_a the_o like_a also_o have_v it_o do_v to_o the_o body_n it_o eat_v and_o consume_v that_o as_o a_o moth_a do_v a_o garment_n psal_n 39.12_o it_o be_v like_o a_o wolf_n or_o a_o bear_n which_o have_v take_v a_o man_n by_o the_o throat_n still_o suck_v his_o blood_n and_o never_o leave_v till_o all_o be_v up_o from_o whence_o come_v it_o think_v you_o that_o man_n be_v such_o a_o admirable_a piece_n of_o work_n decay_n consume_v and_o with_o e●s_n away_o in_o such_o short_a space_n as_o we_o see_v it_o arise_v original_o and_o principal_o from_o this_o natural_a corruption_n which_o be_v in_o our_o body_n as_o a_o moth_n in_o a_o garment_n eat_v they_o and_o consume_v they_o by_o a_o little_a and_o a_o little_a whereby_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o this_o sin_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n 1._o cor._n 15.56_o the_o lamentable_a experience_n hereof_o have_v our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o by_o their_o disobedience_n they_o have_v pluck_v upon_o themselves_o this_o corruption_n for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o wherewith_o they_o be_v pollute_v from_o who_o it_o be_v descend_v unto_o we_o they_o feel_v in_o themselves_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n foreven_n then_o their_o soul_n utter_o lose_v their_o spiritual_a life_n and_o their_o body_n

need_n to_o fear_v hell_n yea_o heaven_n be_v their_o due_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v convince_v in_o conscience_n that_o they_o be_v sinful_a yet_o they_o know_v no_o other_o sin_n that_o they_o have_v than_o some_o small_a sin_n which_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v venial_a and_o those_o they_o think_v be_v so_o few_o in_o number_n that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o make_v any_o doubt_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o forget_v that_o howsoever_o they_o carry_v it_o outward_o there_o be_v a_o whole_a body_n of_o death_n in_o they_o which_o make_v they_o accurse_v before_o god_n and_o liable_a unto_o eternal_a condemnation_n this_o they_o consider_v not_o but_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n i_o be_o no_o thief_n no_o murderer_n no_o drunkard_n no_o cheater_n no_o whoremonger_n i_o can_v go_v to_o church_n with_o my_o neighbour_n i_o need_v not_o hide_v my_o head_n for_o any_o man_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o tell_v i_o then_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o another_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n poor_a man_n they_o think_v nor_o what_o god_n have_v to_o say_v unto_o they_o and_o what_o he_o can_v allege_v against_o they_o they_o weigh_v and_o consider_v not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o body_n of_o death_n in_o they_o which_o make_v they_o to_o be_v damnable_a and_o accurse_a before_o god_n yea_o though_o while_o they_o live_v they_o shall_v neither_o move_v nor_o stir_v and_o do_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a but_o o_o thou_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v thus_o mind_v how_o lamentable_a be_v thy_o case_n thou_o hasf_n a_o whole_a body_n of_o sin_n with_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o as_o thou_o lie_v and_o sleep_v there_o be_v a_o moustrous_a deformity_n in_o thou_o which_o make_v thou_o most_o abominable_a before_o god_n and_o be_v not_o cover_v will_v certain_o bring_v thou_o to_o hell_n thy_o natural_a corruption_n possess_v thy_o soul_n kill_v it_o and_o make_v it_o stink_n before_o god_n psal_n 53.2_o it_o destroy_v thy_o body_n also_o for_o from_o whence_o think_v thou_o do_v it_o come_v that_o thy_o body_n be_v subject_a unto_o so_o many_o pain_n and_o difease_n that_o it_o so_o decay_v and_o consume_v away_o come_v it_o not_o from_o this_o inward_a body_n of_o sin_n which_o have_v in_o itself_o the_o sting_n of_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a death_n 1_o cor._n 15.56_o so_o than_o you_o need_v not_o be_v a_o thief_n or_o a_o murderer_n or_o a_o adulterer_n or_o a_o drunkard_n or_o a_o deceiver_n or_o a_o usurer_n thou_o may_v choose_v whether_o thou_o will_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n for_o to_o go_v to_o hell_n remain_v the_o same_o that_o thou_o be_v by_o nature_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o escape_v it_o continue_v still_o a_o old_a wife_n unto_o the_o old_a man_n as_o by_o nature_n thou_o be_v and_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v save_v thou_o must_v perish_v luc._n 13.3.5_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o be_v not_o renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o thy_o mind_n if_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n come_v not_o upon_o thou_o if_o his_o spirit_n work_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o create_v in_o thou_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n if_o he_o cause_v not_o the_o light_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o arise_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v no_o long_o remain_v darkness_n but_o may_v be_v light_a as_o the_o day_n beginning_n to_o break_v if_o this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o thou_o shall_v ever_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o inherit_v eternal_a life_n for_o thou_o have_v a_o body_n of_o death_n in_o thou_o which_o will_v bring_v thou_o into_o everlasting_a death_n except_o thou_o begin_v to_o kill_v the_o work_n of_o this_o body_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v but_o through_o the_o spirit_n which_o by_o nature_n thou_o have_v not_o neither_o can_v have_v but_o from_o god_n alone_o o_o what_o a_o lamentable_a thing_n be_v it_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v so_o blockish_a and_o dull_a that_o he_o not_o 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this_o serve_v to_o exhort_v all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o put_v far_o from_o they_o this_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n of_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a man_n let_v we_o give_v out_o self_n no_o rest_n till_o we_o find_v that_o we_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o that_o we_o have_v some_o power_n through_o the_o spirit_n to_o mortify_v the_o work_n of_o this_o body_n of_o death_n let_v we_o also_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o foolish_a as_o to_o seek_v our_o justification_n in_o ourselves_o or_o in_o our_o own_o work_n nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a can_v stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n but_o we_o have_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o which_o hinder_v we_o from_o perfection_n therefore_o let_v we_o seek_v it_o only_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n mankind_n four_o this_o may_v move_v we_o to_o humility_n shall_v we_o be_v proud_a and_o insolent_a which_o bear_v about_o we_o and_o in_o we_o a_o body_n of_o death_n which_o be_v condemn_v man_n upon_o who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o sentence_n of_o death_n have_v already_o pass_v be_v it_o a_o seemly_a thing_n that_o person_n condemn_v and_o ready_a to_o be_v execute_v shall_v be_v proud_a and_o arrogant_a shall_v we_o then_o be_v high_a mind_a and_o grudge_v shall_v we_o be_v envious_a and_o malicious_a shall_v we_o be_v wanton_a and_o careless_a which_o have_v in_o we_o a_o body_n of_o death_n whereby_o we_o be_v liable_a unto_o eternal_a death_n shall_v we_o in_o the_o pride_n of_o our_o heart_n make_v of_o our_o body_n of_o death_n a_o body_n of_o insolency_n and_o murmur_a a_o body_n of_o voluptuousness_n and_o mirth_n a_o body_n of_o wantonness_n and_o jest_v let_v that_o be_v far_o from_o we_o humility_n become_v condemn_v man_n abraham_n be_v humble_v because_o he_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o ash_n gen._n 18_o 27._o and_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v so_o too_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o accurse_a lump_n job_n be_v humble_v because_o the_o fores_fw-la have_v overrun_v his_o body_n but_o the_o natural_a corruption_n have_v run_v through_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v humble_v shall_v a_o man_n be_v cast_v down_o for_o a_o disease_n in_o the_o body_n and_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v so_o deadly_a sick_a in_o soul_n not_o be_v cast_v down_o at_o all_o corruption_n five_o here_o be_v matter_n of_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n to_o all_o good_a heart_n who_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o body_n of_o death_n in_o they_o be_v therewith_o unfeigned_o grieve_v and_o trouble_v and_o earnest_o busy_v and_o exercise_v in_o mortify_v and_o kill_v the_o same_o by_o the_o spirit_n do_v notwithstanding_o feel_v in_o themselves_o the_o prick_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o continual_a buffet_n and_o assault_n of_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n behold_v my_o belove_a brother_n and_o sister_n be_v not_o dismay_v and_o think_v not_o therefore_o that_o you_o be_v bastard_n among_o the_o son_n of_o god_n no_o as_o you_o have_v before_o hear_v it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n mark_v in_o all_o the_o forego_n verse_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n what_o the_o apostle_n himself_o have_v to_o do_v with_o his_o natural_a corruption_n be_v not_o then_o discourage_v but_o stand_v to_o it_o stout_o and_o although_o the_o devil_n go_v about_o to_o persuade_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v no_o child_n of_o god_n because_o thou_o feel_v the_o prick_n of_o the_o flesh_n so_o strong_a in_o thou_o yet_o know_v for_o certain_a that_o in_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o strive_v manful_o with_o thy_o corruption_n