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	dwell_v	quicken_v	5,971	5	10.7462	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85050	Vindiciæ mediorum & mediatoris. or, the present reigning errour arraigned, at the barr of Scripture and reason. Wherein is discovered the falshood and danger of that late borne opinion, that pretends to an immediate enjoyment and call of the Spirit of God, both above and against its owne fffects, [sic] cause, word, ministry, and witness, in all respects. Occasioned by a pamphlet, intituled, The saints travell to the land of Canaan, or a discovery of seventeen false rests, &c. By one R. Wilkinson, a preacher of this errour about Totnes in the West. In the treatise following, the reader shall finde, most of the maine fundamentall doctrinall truths that this age doth controvert, faithfully vindicated, cleared, confirmed. By F. Fullwood, minister of the Gospell at Staple Fitzpane in the county of Somerset.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1651 (1651)	Wing F2521; Thomason E1281_1; ESTC R202060	131,348	337

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and_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v inform_v act_v and_o guide_v by_o a_o discreet_a wise_a and_o upright_a spirit_n when_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n unless_o he_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o take_v a_o true_a measure_n for_o his_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o by_o compare_v himself_o with_o such_o rule_n and_o pattern_n as_o be_v fit_a and_o know_v for_o a_o fool_n may_v be_v wise_a in_o his_o own_o conceit_n but_o to_o apply_v if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o difficult_a to_o know_v our_o own_o so_o impossible_a to_o know_v another_o spirit_n how_o improbable_a it_o be_v then_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o discern_v betwixt_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n without_o the_o help_n of_o some_o effect_n or_o sign_n or_o other_o

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than_o the_o mud_n wall_n of_o separation_n that_o sin_n have_v make_v we_o must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o adam_n have_v then_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o sight_n of_o god_n though_o it_o be_v also_o by_o the_o word_n and_o effect_n of_o god_n than_o we_o have_v ibid._n multo_fw-la eminentius_fw-la videtur_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la intelligibiles_fw-la effectus_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la sensibiles_fw-la &_o corporeas_fw-la ibid._n now_o but_o if_o you_o ask_v wherein_o aqui._n answer_v insomuch_o as_o adam_n see_v god_n through_o the_o intelligible_a effect_n of_o god_n while_o we_o see_v he_o chief_o through_o effect_n corporeal_a and_o sensible_a a_o far_o more_o inferior_a manner_n a_o far_o more_o dark_a confuse_a and_o imperfect_a way_n adam_n be_v no_o way_n but_o we_o every_o way_n hinder_v by_o these_o outward_a thingss_n from_o a_o clear_a and_o firm_a contemplation_n ibidem_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la oportebat_fw-la primum_fw-la hominem_fw-la pervenire_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la per_fw-la demonstrationem_fw-la sumptamab_fw-la aliquo_fw-la effectu_fw-la sicut_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la necessarium_fw-la sed_fw-la simul_fw-la in_o effectibus_fw-la ●recipue_v intilligibilibus_fw-la svo_fw-la modo_fw-la deum_fw-la cognoscebat_fw-la ibidem_fw-la of_o intilligible_a effect_n and_o yet_o somewhat_o high_o adam_n in_o that_o state_n do_v not_o need_v to_o gather_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o we_o of_o necessity_n must_v from_o some_o effect_n but_o he_o see_v and_o know_v god_n together_o at_o once_o in_o the_o effect_n especial_o intelligible_a yet_o still_o he_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o he_o not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v god_n in_o his_o essence_n and_o consequent_o there_o be_v not_o a_o three_o way_n leave_v he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o by_o his_o effect_n only_o 2._o moreover_o as_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n can_v not_o see_v god_n so_o neither_o have_v he_o then_o so_o near_o a_o society_n with_o angel_n as_o to_o see_v and_o know_v they_o per_fw-la essentiam_fw-la that_o near_o immediate_a and_o familiar_a way_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o but_o to_o be_v brief_a the_o reason_n of_o both_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o very_a essence_n and_o form_n of_o man_n we_o read_v that_o when_o god_n make_v man_n at_o first_o he_o breathe_v into_o he_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n which_o intimate_v to_o we_o that_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n the_o form_n of_o man_n be_v that_o that_o give_v he_o a_o 47._o gen._n 2._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 45._o 47._o animal_n life_n therefore_o it_o be_v also_o say_v that_o the_o first_o man_n be_v make_v a_o live_a soul_n i_o a_o soul_n give_v life_n and_o that_o life_n and_o life_n animal_n as_o aquin._n gloss_v so_o that_o in_o vide._n cum_fw-la anima_fw-la 1._o homims_n in_o statu_fw-la innocentiae_fw-la suerit_fw-la accommodata_fw-la ad_fw-la corporis_fw-la gubernationem_fw-la &_o perfectionem_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la intelligere_fw-la debuerit_fw-la per_fw-la phantasmata_fw-la non_fw-la ponit_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la statum_fw-la angelos_n per_fw-la essentiam_fw-la didere_fw-la par._n 1._o aquin._n sum_fw-la ques_fw-la 94._o arti._n 2_o vide._n the_o state_n of_o innocency_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v accommodate_v fit_v to_o govern_v act_n and_o inform_v the_o body_n even_o as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o have_v have_v then_o the_o like_a way_n of_o understanding_n and_o knowledge_n that_o it_o have_v now_o more_o and_o less_o not_o differ_v the_o kind_a which_o be_v by_o a_o conversion_n of_o object_n to_o the_o phantasm_n and_o thereby_o to_o convey_v they_o into_o the_o understanding_n of_o which_o way_n divine_a essence_n and_o the_o essence_n of_o angel_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n capable_a and_o now_o to_o conclude_v if_o a_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o perfection_n yea_o in_o the_o state_n of_o that_o perfection_n that_o do_v chief_o consist_v in_o a_o excellent_a admirable_a knowledge_n of_o and_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o angel_n can_v not_o see_v or_o receive_v into_o his_o knowledge_n either_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o angel_n but_o by_o their_o effect_n then_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o we_o that_o be_v fall_v from_o that_o very_a perfection_n by_o sin_n who_o discern_v of_o spirit_n be_v by_o our_o fall_n much_o more_o obscure_v and_o dark_a than_o he_o and_o the_o best_a among_o we_o in_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v be_v but_o &_o that_o but_o in_o part_n the_o renew_v restore_v and_o prepare_v adam_n the_o same_o image_n of_o god_n be_v but_o in_o part_n repair_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o respect_n viz._n according_a to_o knowledge_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o first_o even_o so_o the_o in_o part_n receive_v and_o repair_v adam_n see_v god_n but_o in_o a_o glass_n behold_v with_o open_a face_n as_o ult_n cor._n 3._o ult_n in_o a_o glass_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o be_v change_v into_o the_o same_o image_n 2._o now_o let_v we_o turn_v our_o eye_n to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o canaan_n and_o consider_v the_o height_n of_o the_o perfection_n to_o come_v in_o order_n hereunto_o for_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o very_o doubtful_a if_o not_o ground_o deniable_a that_o the_o perfection_n of_o heaven_n itself_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o discern_v of_o spirit_n thus_o immediate_o and_o not_o in_o or_o by_o their_o effect_n as_o there_o be_v very_o much_o reason_n against_o so_o true_o i_o know_v no_o text_n of_o scripture_n invincible_a for_o it_o first_o reason_n seem_v to_o argue_v against_o it_o and_o first_o 1._o heaven_n be_v indeed_o the_o place_n of_o perfect_a and_o complete_a redemprion_n and_o of_o the_o most_o absolute_a recovery_n to_o we_o but_o be_v not_o these_o relative_n term_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o our_o fall_n as_o also_o to_o the_o former_a condition_n from_o which_o we_o fall_v may_v we_o not_o partly_o gather_v and_o guess_v whither_o and_o what_o our_o recovery_n shall_v be_v by_o remember_v from_o whence_o we_o be_v fall_v now_o we_o have_v clear_v this_o before_o viz._n that_o the_o soul_n of_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o innocency_n can_v not_o possible_o see_v either_o god_n or_o angel_n per_fw-la essentiam_fw-la but_o only_o per_fw-la effectus_fw-la 2._o the_o perfection_n of_o man_n be_v this_o viz._n his_o body_n be_v every_o way_n subject_n no_o way_n a_o impediment_n to_o his_o soul_n from_o this_o man_n fall_v by_o sin_n and_o by_o grace_n he_o be_v to_o this_o 2._o servato_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la essendi_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la par._n 1._o aquin_n sum_fw-la quae_n 94._o art_n 2._o recover_v the_o same_o way_n of_o be_v in_o all_o estate_n retain_v according_a to_o nature_n and_o also_o by_o consequence_n the_o same_o way_n of_o know_v viz._n by_o a_o conversion_n of_o thing_n to_o the_o phantasm_n to_o which_o neither_o the_o divine_a nor_o intelligent_a essence_n can_v be_v subject_a the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o its_o threefold_a condition_n viz._n of_o innocency_n apostasy_n and_o recovery_n be_v still_o accommodate_v to_o inform_v the_o body_n it_o can_v be_v easy_o imagine_v to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o spirit_n but_o by_o their_o effect_n in_o any_o of_o they_o 3._o therefore_o further_o we_o offer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o very_a form_n and_o essence_n of_o man_n to_o come_v to_o know_v this_o way_n viz._n by_o a_o conversion_n of_o thing_n to_o fancy_n by_o reason_n and_o when_o man_n shall_v once_o arrive_v to_o this_o immediate_a knowledge_n and_o sight_n of_o spirit_n god_n and_o angel_n must_v he_o not_o cease_v to_o be_v man_n if_o we_o shall_v be_v continue_v to_o be_v man_n when_o in_o heaven_n i_o submit_v but_o i_o can_v imagine_v that_o then_o we_o shall_v ever_o enjoy_v such_o a_o

part_n and_o this_o his_o knowledge_n here_o be_v by_o reflection_n in_o a_o glass_n dark_o though_o he_o promise_v to_o himself_o to_o see_v more_o immediate_o face_n to_o face_n hereafter_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v monacham_n si_fw-mi aliquis_fw-la videns_fw-la deum_fw-la intellexit_fw-la quod_fw-la vidit_fw-la non_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vidit_fw-la sed_fw-la aliquid_fw-la corumquae_fw-la sunt_fw-la eius_fw-la dioni_fw-la in_o episto_n 1._o adcapiam_fw-la monacham_n and_o end_v this_o argument_n with_o that_o say_n of_o dionis_fw-la if_o any_o man_n whoever_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o understand_v what_o he_o see_v let_v he_o know_v that_o he_o see_v not_o god_n himself_o but_o only_o some_o effect_n or_o symptom_n of_o he_o we_o may_v further_o proceed_v be_v it_o not_o too_o injurious_a to_o our_o design_n of_o haste_n to_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o delusion_n to_o wit_n that_o we_o may_v discern_v the_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n of_o spirit_n immediate_o without_o regard_n to_o their_o effect_n in_o the_o light_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a maxim_n negative_a arg._n 2_o for_o the_o negative_a nothing_o can_v act_v beyond_o its_o one_o kind_a and_o nature_n now_o it_o be_v infinite_o beyond_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o reason_n the_o bound_n of_o suum_fw-la nihil_fw-la agit_fw-fr extra_fw-la genus_fw-la suum_fw-la our_o intellect_n to_o discern_v of_o spirit_n and_o not_o by_o their_o effect_n to_o know_v whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v true_a or_o false_o immediate_o ay_o without_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n about_o the_o effect_n or_o sign_n thereof_o the_o office_n and_o natural_a work_n of_o reason_n as_o over_o and_o again_o we_o have_v show_v be_v to_o judge_v of_o spirit_n by_o their_o work_n and_o symptom_n and_o no_o otherwise_o for_o man_n do_v not_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n second_o philosopher_n affirm_v that_o formalis_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la supplere_fw-la vicim_fw-la causae_fw-la formalis_fw-la even_o god_n himself_o can_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o formal_a cause_n ay_o can_v make_v on_o the_o one_o side_n spirit_n to_o be_v body_n and_o thing_n intelligible_a to_o become_v visible_a nor_o on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v we_o to_o see_v without_o eye_n to_o understand_v without_o understanding_n or_o to_o know_v but_o by_o our_o reason_n all_o which_o god_n must_v do_v before_o we_o can_v be_v able_a and_o yet_o be_v man_n to_o discern_v of_o spirit_n immediate_o or_o to_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v true_a or_o false_a good_a or_o bad_a without_o respect_n have_v unto_o their_o sign_n or_o effect_n but_o many_o man_n be_v deceive_v with_o their_o 25._o eccle_n ca._n 3._o 24_o 25._o own_o vain_a opinion_n and_o a_o evil_a suspicion_n viz._n of_o qualification_n have_v overthrow_v their_o judgement_n yet_o without_o eye_n thou_o shall_v want_v light_n profess_v not_o the_o knowledge_n therefore_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o obj._n 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