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	flesh_n	soul_n	20,045	5	5.6682	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65319	A lawyer's advice to the devil's agents: or, Some strokes at the unfruitful works of darkness, tending to their destruction made with a weapon taken out of the armory of the Most High. By William Watson, student in law.	Watson, William, student in law.	1693 (1693)	Wing W1150A; ESTC R220895	26,435	71

certainly consume and destroy the Soul tho' for the present we may not be sensible of it as the Fire would the Body if it were cast into it And thus far private Men are obliged to reprove Sinners as for Magistrates and Men in Authority they are obliged to go farther and if these Methods will not do inflict punishment upon them for they are the Ministers of God and Revengers to execute Wrath upon them that do evil Rom. 13.4 And 't is recorded to that good Governour Josiah's Praise that he forced the Israelites to serve the Lord 2 Chron. 34. at the two last Verses And Josiah took away all the Abominations out of all the Countries that pertained to the Children of Israel and made all that were present in Israel to serve even to serve the Lord their God And all his Days they departed not from following the Lord the God of their Fathers And such punishment would not only be a means of restraining the Offenders upon whom it is inflicted but of making others also beware of offending for Smite a Scorner says Solomon and the Simple will beware Prov. 19.25 And if the punishment that the Law appointe for obstinate and notorious Offenders such as prophane Swearers Drunkards Adulterers Thieves and the like was duly and impartially inflicted such horrid Cri●●s and Offences would not be so common amongst us as to the shame of our Profession of Christianity which most se●●●ely forbids them now they are And this war the method that Moses commanded the Prople of Israel to take to put a stop to presumption the making the presumptuous person suffer Deut. 17.12 13. And the Man that will do presumptuously and will net hearken unto the Priest that stands to minister there before the Lord thy God or unto the Judge even that Man shall die and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel And all the People shall hear and fear and do no more presumptuously But alas these things are now neglected and this Duty of reproving sin his been so long and by so many suspended that 't is commonly looked upon as a Soloecism or fault in a Man's Manners and a Reflection upon his Education to do it But these Excuses are to senseless and have so little weight in them that one would think no one should be so soolish as to omit it upon this or any such like account especially if he has recourse to St. James's Saying in his last Chapter at the two last Verses Brethren if any of you do err from the truth and one convert him let him know that he which converts the sinner from the errour of his way shall save a Soul from Death and shall hide a multitude of sins And certainly 't is better and he gains more that saves a Soul from Death that is Damnation which is called the second Death or Death everlasting as 't is opposite to Salvation which may be said to be the second Life or Lise everlasting Rev. 21.8 than he that gains an Empire For a Soul is more worth than all the riches in the World And now consider shall I that carry about so precious a Jewel through neglect and carelesness suffer the Devil to steal him away from me What spend all my time in taking care of the corruptible Continent I mean the Body which will e're long be turned into Dust and neglect the incorruptible thing contained in it the immortal Spirit which shall live to all Eternity Why shall I suffer the Devil to cast his venomous Dart through the wide Breaches that sin continually makes into my Soul Should not 〈◊〉 use my utmost endeavours to prevent an Enemy of wounding my flesh and shall 〈◊〉 putiently permit tghe greatest and most malicious Enemy the Devil to wound my Soul unto Death and eternal Damnation But oh the wonderful subtilty of the grand Adversary of Mankind He covers his may licieous designs under pretence of gratifying Mens Lusts and rendering their Live more pleasurable and slily perswading o● them that these things are consistent with the liberty of the Gospel which as the wicked Simon Magus that great Factour of the Devil used to say was not intended to abridge Men of their carnal Delights and worldly Pleasures and telling of them If they believe the Scriptures and are called Christians and come now and then to their Assemblies they need not be so strict and circumspect in their Lives nor so solicitous about their Salvation which according to his deceitful way of arguing is so easily attainable And thus he hardens Men against the loving Calls and earnest Entreaties of Christ in his Holy Word and so draws them from sin to sin from a less to a greater 'till at length he brings them to that degree of wickedness as to commit sin with greediness as the Apostle says Ephes 4.19 Who being past seeling have given themselves over unto Lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness and now he thinks he has them secure and if at any time their grieved Consciences represent to them the miserableness of their condition and they are terrified with the distracting thoughts of their ensuing misery into a weak resolution of endeavouring to get out of this lamentable state he derides them and tells them 'T is too late the Season for doing it is over and they were as good take what pleasure they can here for it is in vain for them to coepect any hereafter for Christ will nto accept those that are so loaded with Iniquity as they are But to their unexpressible comfort if they will turn from the evil of their ways and diligently follow after Righte-ousnesss they shall immediately hear Christ contradicting this Father of Lies and kindly inviting of them to come unto him and graciously promising of them rest Matth. 11.28 Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden and I 'll give you rest And here take notice of the extraordinary Love of Christ who thus kindly invites Sinners which have been his greatest Enemies and despised and disobeyed his Holy Precepts and so plunged themselves into that trouble and vexation which they are in no wise capable of getting out of without his assistance to come unto him for relief Who but a Mad-man would disoblige him and refuse to accept his Invitation when it proceeds from the pure motions of his Love towards us and an earnest Desire of our being everlastingly happy If one Saviour indeed did intreat us like many frail Mortals ambitious of Empire and Greatness to give Obedience to his Commands and live Soberly Righteously and Godly in this present World only for his own Interest and Advantage the case were somewhat altered but 't is purely for our good that we may escape the eternal Damnation of Hell and reign with him for ever in the Kingdom of Heaven and behold his Glory John 17.24 Father I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am that they may behold my glory which thou