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	soul_n	whole_a	13,673	5	5.8632	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08850	A myrrour or cleare glasse for all estates, to looke in, conteining briefly in it the true knovvledge and loue of god, and the charitie of a faithfull christian tovvardes his neyghbour.	Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?	1560 (1560)	STC 19137; ESTC S101415	93,769	240

to his lawes and testimonies whiche shall euer rise vp againste vs for our condemnation byeause we haue in theim so greatly disobeyed the will of god obstinately flyenge frome hym in the true faith and conuersation of his soonne Iesus the heade corner stone whiche the buylders refused and moste shamefully contemned and abused whome he onely appoynted to bee the foundation of our reste and perpetuall mansion Against whiche in any one parte therof we may not spurne to breake God handleth al thinges according to hye vvil among the povvers in heauen and among the inhabitours of the ●●●the and ther●●non● that may resist his had 〈◊〉 say what doest thou● Daniel 4 nor seeke by any meanes to spot and deface but thankefully embrace and be ioyfull of goddes disposed wyll consideryng it is his owne doyng euen for his glories sake although it appere neuer so meruailous in our eies he wil haue it knowen that it is the onely power of his right hand that he himself hath don it Psal 10● His works ar meruailous his right hād bringeth mighty thinges to passe yea the right hand of the Lord hath the preeminēce for the helth saluacion of his people he myghtily preuaileth in al his entēts Ps 118. Therfore to cōclude without long depēding in admiration seing that Goddes determinatiōs in rightousnes as he himself is a God of rightousnes must most certaynly appere in brightnes and of necessitie be accomplished a mongest vs againste whose will in his woorkes no man may without daunger rebel let vs examine wel our selues and trie our saluacion in truthe by the assistence of the spirite of truthe and therby know our assured leanynge staye and which way we shall rightly walke and not stand so fast in assuraunce to our aunciente termed customes and bycause the greate parte of christendome thorow simple or wilfull ignoraunce reeleth blindelye that waies nor remembryng the smalnesse and myld trade of Christes stable flocke howe pacientely they beare the crosse of Christ and suffer rather to bee persecuted then persecute vnto whome god promised strength and to be amongest theim for their coumforte euen in the middest of the tire although we wickedly iudge of them to dye obstinately vayne gloriouselye desperately most beastly VVicked vvourkers iudge vvickedly like a sort of dogs or very helhoūdes with such other malicious rashe and most cursed railynge iudgemente contrarye to god and the heartes of all godly men neither regarde we the example and steppes of their conuersacion The cōuersation of the vvicked through shamelesse pride ambition stoughtnes couetousnes outwarde holynes vnclennesse maliciousnes cruel murther with suche lyke wickednesse spronge vp in the churche of Christe whiche are the fruites of the dyuel and thincensementes of a wicked spirit and therfore refused of the perfect and rightuous christians because they bee contrary to thexample of Christ and his holye Apostles who teacheth vs to trye spirites and to knowe the tree by the fruite but to yelde vs wyth all humblenes bothe bodye and soule Hovve to attaine the grace of god into the handes of god and referre wyth reuerence in suche tyme of controuersie theffect of our whole faith and saluacion to the wourkynge of his grace by the power of his holy spirite to the lyghtnyng of our vnderstanding and to put by doubtfulnes all controuersies sectes and diuisions One God that as we haue but one onely God god our heauenly Father Christ our onelye sauiour and the holy spirite our comforter all thre in glory equall all one in substaunce and in vnitie also all one and vndeuided One faith So we the professours of his name may haue but one onely quicke and lyuely faith in one religion the true rule of christ to the knit tyng of oure hartes in christen vnitie and to bee vndeuided The vertue of christen vnitie to the feclyng in our selues the true peace of God and thexercise of goddes heauenly charitie wherby our eyes shall ber opened to see and receyue his very perfecte and louely obedience reuerently to submytie our selues to all his holy and most godly ordinaunces and with a thankefull and mylde christen spirite accordyng to our most bounden duetie to pray for the Queenes moste excellent maiestie that God for the greatnes sake of his mercy wyll hencefoorth blesse hir preserue her and prepare so for her that her reigne maye bee longe and prosperous amongest vs with muche ioy honour wealthe strengthe and victorie ouer her ennemies that she maye the more quietely in the feare of God seke aboue all thynges the glory of God in rightuousnes accordyng to the truthe of his wourde and that his ministers also vnder her may bee endued with the spirite of truthe that his truthe in rightousnesse maye beautyfully and cleerely shyne thoroughout her graces dominions to his euerlastynge prayse and that we beeynge also blessed vnder her hig●es hande with ready prepared hartes for the grace of God may haue sufficient of all thynges to the sustentation of oure earthely bodyes subduynge alwayes the enemies of the common wealthe that we her humble and louynge subiectes maye reioyce thorowe hir highnesse in the greate mercies of God and be thankefull louyng more perfectly one another and applye oure selues with more pitifull and tender heartes to see oure poore neyghbours and christen brotherne better relieued and prouyded for that God in Iesus Christe maye styll vnto the ende holde his mercyfull hande ouer vs and finishe his good wourke vpon vs newly agayne begunne to the exaltation prayse and glorye of his moste blessed holy name whiche alone is worthy all honour and glory Amen The peace of God the father through our lord Iesus Christ by the workyng of his holy spirite in you abyde in all your harts and kendle in you the fyre of his loue Amen IF we the chyldren of Adam depely wold consyder and ponder diligently from the beginnyng the maiestie of thimmortall God In beholdyng symply and with all humblenes both externely and with our inward senses his omnipotent power and workemanship in heauen and in erth the merueilouse order of his doynges Gene. 1. and his most happy entent towardes mankind in the same what greate appearaunce there was of his moste deere and syngular loue that after the creation first of heauen and earth as also the depe and bottomlesse seas and all thynges innumerable in theym conteyned and by hys blessynge tencreace and multiply for the redy vse seruyce and pleasure of man howe he then in tyme made man a creature amonge all other his louelye creatures moste glorious beautyfull and semely yea and after his owne ymage and symilitude a liuyng soule breathyng into him the breath of life Gene. 2. Eccle. 32. 1. Cor. 15. how he made him lorde and ruler and to haue dominion ouer all gaue names vnto all maner of cattall fowles of th aire and beastes of the fielde how he planted a gardeyn of pleasure and there

estates of and for the commen wealth of goddes people thenne in somme The excellencye and noblenesse of whyche vertue shynethe not frome all personnes alike for as there bee diuersities of degrees and somme in moore auctoritye or of more habilytye thenne other that should rule in a cōmune wealthe for an assured good state and comfort of the people so this moste louely and pearelesse vertue goddes heuenly charitie shoulde breake foorth more abundantly and shine more clearely frome suche as beare rule and bee in auctoritie then frome other thinferiour and base people of the cōminaltie or from suche as be not of habilitie for examples sake and encrease of vertue althoughe euery of vs in our vocation shulde seeke an others cōmoditie And agayne as there duely by the promyses of god belongeth vnto vs the blessynges of God for oure charitable demeanour and well dooyng throughe our lyuely and sounde faithe in Iesus Christe so for thabusyng of our profession state or holye vocation dependeth ouer vs the malediction and iust wrathe of god Princely or spiritual gouernemet Thou arte called in the churche of god to princely or spirituall gouernement thou arte a lorde a maister or a father ouer the seruants and people of god thou hast a charge cōmitted vnto thee by the power and will of god for their healthe wealthe consolation strengthe and defence Thy charge herein vocation is greatest and most straight aboue al others for the lyuelye settyng forth amongest them in bodye and soule the glory and prayse of god But thou beynge in honour and wanting the felowshyp of a good guyde namely the spirit of god art now without vnderstanding thou art forgetfull thou art wedded to vanities thou arte verye negligente or an abuser of thyne office Thou considerest not directely wherevpon truelye thyne honour dependeth Thou sek●st not aboue all thynges the glory of god in rightuonsnes Thou art not careful nor tēder ouer the people neither hast thou compassion nor pitie vpon them Thou art not a good shephard among thy shepe Thou watchest not ouer thē to nourysh saue and defend thē Thou blowest not thy trompe amongest thē to kepe them together in the obedience of ryghtuousnesse lest they straye and be in daunger of the swourde of God Ezech. 34. Thou harkenest not what furiouse deuouring beastes assaileth them Thou art slouthefull careles and not continually studious for their bodilye and ghostly comforte but rather singulerlye for thyne owne glorye corruptlye infected wyth vayne affectes and so sufferest theym to straggle and wander to starue and diuerslye to stande in greate peryll and daunger Thoroughe whyche vnnaturall and noisome euelles thyne estate is abused thyne honour disteyned thy personne defamed and the glory of god thereby greatly hindered Whereby also most plainely appeareth that the bright beames of rightuousnes shineth not from thee namelye the good fruites of loue charitie which should chiefly breake forth for the peoples felicitie and therfore before God thine owne open wickednes shall iustly condempne thee He wyll poure oute hys cruell displeasure vpon thee he wyll vndoubtedlye confounde thee roote the out and consume thee in the fyre of his wrath The bloude of hys people wyll he requyre at thyne hande Eze. 22.32 and thyne owne crooked and vayne wayes shall he recompence vppon thy verye heade Thou arte a gentle manne a man of worship or a landed man Gentlemen or men of vvorship thou arte peraduenture raysed vppe of nothing to a ryght honourable or wourshippefull estate thou art a lawyer a iudge or a iustice an officer or a minister in the commē welth thou art endeued with the good gyftes of god with wytte wysedome learnynge and grauitie thou hast also in thee an apperance of vertue by reason whereof thou growest into effimation and art auctorisod put in truste vnder god the highe magistrate oure soueraigne to be in the commen welth a diligente ouerseer a faithfull true minister a shielde and mighty pro●ection by auctoritie aforesayde that the simple poore people or flock of Christ be not ouercomme with these outragious and deuourynge beastes rebellious idle vacabundes sturdy beggers murderers theues or robbers conspirators priuy pickers extortioners oppressors whisperers wilful deceiuers crafty deuisers Thy charg cōmitted vnto the is great requireth at the hād of god a iust straight accompte But thou also arte negligente and s●ongtheful thou duelye lokeste not to thy charge thou wyckedly appliest the gift of god or thou thy selfe wyth somme of these foresayde euelles are spotted whereby thou cāst not worthily reproue others accordyng to thyne office least peraduenture thyne owne shame should thē be opened and so thou sufferest muche wyckednesse in thy selfe and in others rankely to abounde thou art therfore fled from God thou wantest in thee the charitie of God thou hast offended thy maker thou hast bene vnthankfull to hym thou hast bene hurteful to hys people thou hast deceyued thy prynce and arte knowne and so noted in the common wealth to be but a monster a corrupted and lewd officer a pernicious enemy and most subtile deceiuer The diuyne iustice hangeth ouer thee the curse of the people shall preuaile against thee yea thy state shal be chaunged and thy glory abated And where thou by thyne auctoritie hast disorderlye ruled or abused others to the great offence of god to the dishonour of the kyng and great griefe of the commen wealth thou thy self shalt also by some other be rightly vsed to the glory and prayse of god to further the kinges honour and to the reformacion of thyne abuse in the commen wealthe Thou art called a marchaunte man or vsest the trade of marchaundise Merchaunt men Thou bearest the face of a frende in the commen wealth and that thy vocation therein thou saiest is of necessity thou hast at thy disposition the cōmodities of thy countreye thy charges and trauailes are great thy iourneys be far thy dangers bee not smalle thou cariest ouer thou recariest thou makest exchange thou preparest bringest in such thinges as the time orderly wil permitte in apperāce for the good state and necessitie of the commen wealth secludyng in secrete all priuy and corrupted auarice all craft or deceipt al falsehode or subtletie Thy pretence herein is honest wel pleasyng and commendable and wourthye due supportation by princely autoritie But if thou swarue from the forsaid straight trade of simplicitie vertuous good demeanor and sinceritie into doublenes auariciouse dealyng and subtilte thou shewest thy selfe an approued ennemye verye vnfrendly and vnnatural is thy countrey and therfore cleane voyde of gods heauenlye charitie for the whyche his indignation shal fall vpon thee to the encreace of thy wofull mishappe spoylynge thee of thy pleasures and plagynge thy posteritye Fermer Grasier Vitailers Thou arte a ryche farmer a stoughte frankelyne a graster or a vittayler in the commen wealthe of thy countreye God vnder thyne hande blesseth the earth thy fieldes