Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	contrite_a	humble_a	revive_v	5,567	5	11.6295	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93739	The exceeding great comfort and benefit of having walked before God in truth, and with a perfect heart, and of having done that which is good in his sight set forth in several discourses on Isaiah 38. 2, 3 / by Richard Stafford ...	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1699 (1699)	Wing S5118A; ESTC R43773	94,501	125

which Crucified the Son of God and put him to an open shame As all things in this VVorld are full of mixture as of Good and Evil Joy and Sorrow Prosperity and Adversity Bitter and Sweet together So sometimes may be observed and felt even in Mourning and Outward Bitterness some Inward Rejoycing and Sweetness intermingle● therewith Let not this seem strange For if in the mids● of Laughter the heart is Sorrowful this is experienced and there being the same and alike Reason for Contraries Why may not the Heart be Joyful in the midst of VVeeping and when the Eye is a trickling down Tears Th●● is only felt by the Godly and Devout Soul upon he● Exercising the Acts of true Contrition and her Pouring forth Penitential Tears O what Gladness and Sweetness is there sometimes in the midst thereof in the Inne● Man When God makes the Bones that He hath broken 〈◊〉 Rejoyce I my self have Experienced this inwardly and according to his own Gracious Nature VVord and Promise doth Revive the Spirit of the Humble and doth Revive the Heart of the Contrite ones Isa 57. 15. VVhereby that Scripture is fulfilled at this present time They th●● Sow in Tears shall Reap in Joy He that goeth forth an● weepeth bearing Precious Seed shall doubtless come agai● with Rejoycing and Bringing his Sheaves with him Psal 126. 5 6. For by that Joy and Rejoycing which God doth give in the midst of or Immediately after Tears and VVeeping this is a Pledge Earnest Forerunner and Assurance before hand that He will exceedingly much more and longer make good and fulfil this same his word hereafter There is seen yea and sensibly perceived such a thing as VVeeping sometimes for Joy And 〈◊〉 we know by our selves that we have often many and several Reasons inducing us to do thus and thus in o●● and the same thing So besides the Reasons afore-alledged I do assuredly gather from other Places of Scripture This was the Principal Reason why Hezekiah wept sore Namely Through the abundance of Comfort which upon Reflexion of his foregoing well spent Life did thereupon flow and stream into his Soul For such a True Perfect and Good foregoing Life as sure as the Scriptures are true And the Work of Righteousness shall be Peace and the effect of Righteousness Quietness and Assurance for ever Isa 32. 17. Must necessarily yield unto Hezekiah Consolation Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost It is manifest that He did not weep sore out of any Vexation or Repentance that He had led so Good a Life In no wise But rather at that very Instant Joy did spring up unto him out of those Wells of Salvation which if He had then died He had went away to have more fully tasted on Another Reason which caused him to weep sore may hence proceed even from his Great Earnestness He had then with God for in what Prayer He then made and directed unto him He was very earnest and real therein which made him to gush forth into Tears and Weeping This is a frequent and common thing with the Saints and Servants of God that when they are extraordinary and very earnest indeed with God about any thing to Weep and Pour forth Tears before him as we may Read several Examples hereof in Scripture I shall instance but in one which is very pertinent to the present purpose it is Written of Jacob That by his strength He had Power with God Yea He had Power over the Angel and Prevailed How all this was done and effected it may be seen by what is Immediately added further He wept and made Supplication Hos 12. 3 4. And herein Hezekiah shewed himself to be a true Son of Jacob an Israelite indeed for as appears from the Verses following my Text He also got hereby Acceptation and Audience from God Go and say unto Hezekiah Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy Father I have heard thy Prayer I have seen thy Tears So that He had some fruit and effect of his weeping sore even all that He would have and desire for the Lord to grant his Request It is very acceptable with God and commonly gains the point when his Servants do weep before him in Prayer Provided it be done not in Hypocrisie Dissimulation pretence and outward shew but when it really arises from a broken and contrite Spirit The Sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit a broken and contrite Heart O God thou wilt not despise From a troubled Soul and when it is under Great Earnestness either to be delivered from such an Evil which then lies upon he● or to have such a Good thing which she then wants an● desires The Scripture in sundry places speaks concerning Tea● and Weeping and it may be perceived that the Dr 〈…〉 and Tendency of all of them is to recommend rath 〈…〉 Weeping then Laughter unto us for that tends to Go 〈…〉 and Rejoycing in the latter End According to what t 〈…〉 Wise Man saith It is better to go to the House of Mourning then to the House of Feasting for that is the End of 〈◊〉 Flesh and the ●●ving will lay it to his heart Sorrow 〈◊〉 better then Laughter for by the sadness of the Countenan●● the Heart is made better Eccless 7. 1 2. Add to this wh●● our Saviour Jesus Christ saith and promises Blessed are 〈◊〉 that hunger now for ye shall be filled Blessed are ye th 〈…〉 weep now for ye shall Laugh Wo unto you that Lau 〈…〉 now for ye shall Mourn and Weep Luke 6. 21 25. Alth 〈…〉 the Practice of the World runs opposite and contrary 〈◊〉 they would Account such not fit to live who do not gi●● themselves out to Jocoseness Merriment and Vain Laug 〈…〉 ter yet the Scripture by the which we are to be Judge● and according to which all Men must receive doth 〈◊〉 speak one Good Word of Worldly and Carnal Joy whi 〈…〉 is like the Crackling of Thorns under a Pot Making great Blase and Noise and may a little scorch for 〈◊〉 Time but it yields not much Solid Inward and Lastin● heat and it is all suddenly extinct and as nothing 〈◊〉 all our Joy and Delight should be in God and in 〈◊〉 things pertaining to his Kingdom In waiting for the 〈◊〉 solation of Israel and out of Expectation of what 〈◊〉 will shortly do unto his Creatures viz. That is to say 〈◊〉 such of them as shall be found worthy to partake and 〈◊〉 ceive thereof And as aforesaid all our Sorrow 〈◊〉 Weeping should be turned into Sorrow and Weeping 〈◊〉 our sin because we have sinned against the Lord the 〈◊〉 bitation of Justice the Hope of our Fathers To resol●● with the same Hezekiah after He was a little Reprie 〈…〉 and Lifted up again from his Bed of Sickness wherein 〈◊〉 wept sore yet He did retain the same Weeping State 〈◊〉 Inclination for all the Fifteen Years which were add 〈…〉 further according to what himself saith I shall go so