Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	corruption_n	flesh_n	reap_v	5,289	5	10.9811	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

believeth should be careful that their Works be Good This followeth from what went just before to wit That the heart of a Christian is a heart subject to bring forth weeds There is Flesh as ● well as Spirit in the best of Saints and as the Spirit of Grace will be alwayes putting forth something that is good so the Flesh will be putting forth continually that which is evil For the Flesh lusteth against the Spirit as the Spirit against the Flesh Gal. 5. 17. Now this considered is the cause why you find so often in the Scriptures so many items cautions to the Christians to look to their lives and conversations As Keep thy heart with all diligence Prov 4. 23. Watch ye stand fast in the Faith quit you like men be strong 1 Cor. 16. 13 Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatever a man soweth that shall he reap for he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap Corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6. 7 8. All works are not good that seem to be so It is one thing for a mans wayes to be right in his own eye and another for them to be right in God's Often that which is in high estimation with men is abomination in the sight of God Prov. 30. 12. Luke 16. 15. Seeing Corruption is not yet out o● our natures there is a proneness in us t● build upon the right foundation Wood Hay and Stubble instead of Gold and Silver and precious Stones 1 Cor. 3. 11 13 14 15. How was both David the King Nathan the Prophet and Vzza the Priest deceived touching Good Works 1 Chron. 17. 1 2 3 4. 1 Chron. 13. 9 10 11. Peter also in both his defending his Master in the Garden and in diswading of him from his sufferings though both out of love and affection to his Master was deceived touching Good Works Mat. 16. 22 23. John 18. 9 10. Many have miscarried both as to Doctrine Worship and the prosecution of each 1. For Doctrine Christ tells the Jews That they taught for the Doctrines of God the doctrines and traditions of men Mat. 15. Mark 7. As also saith the Apostle They teach things they ought not for filthy lucres sake Tit. 1. 11. 2. Also touching Worship we find how frequently men have mistaken both for time place and matter with which they worshipped 1. For time It hath been that which man hath devised not which God hath commanded 1 Kings 12. 32. They change the Ordinances saith Isaiah Isa. 24. 5. They change God's Judgments into wickedness saith Ezekiel Ezek. 5. 6. 2. For place When they should have worshipped at Jerusalem they worshipped at Bethel at Gilgal and Dan in Gardens under Poplers and Elms 1 Kings 12. 26 27 28 29. Hos. 4. 13 14 15. Isa. 65. 2 3 4 5. 3. For the matter with which they worshipped Instead of bringing according to the Commandment they brought the lame the torn and the sick they would sanctifie themselves in Gardens with Swines-flesh and Mice when they should have done it at Jerusalem with Bullucks and Lambs Isa. 66. 17. Again Touching mens prosecuting their Zeal for their Worship c. that they do think right How hot hath it been though with no reason at all Nebuchadnezzar will have his Fiery-Furnace and Darius his Lyons-Den for Nonconformists Dan. 3. 6. 6. 7 c. Again they have persecuted men even to strange Cities have laid traps and snares in every corner to intrap and to intangle their Words and if they could at any time but kill the Persons that dissented from them they would think they did God good service Acts 26. 11. Luke 11. 53 54. John 16. 1 2. But what need we look so far from home were it not that I would seal my Sayings with Truth we need look no further to affirm this position than to the Papists and their Companions How many have they in all ages hanged burned starved drowned wracked dismembred and murdered both openly and in secret and all under a pretence of God his Worship and Good Works Thus you see how both Wise men and Fools Saints and Sinners Christians and Heathens have erred in the business of Good Works Wherefore every one should be careful to see that their works be good Now then to prevent if God will miscarriage in this matter I shall propound unto you what it is for a Work to be rightly Good First A Good Work must have The Word for its authority Secondly It must as afore was said flow from Faith Thirdly It must be both rightly timed and rightly placed Fourthly It must be done Willingly chearfully c. 1. It must have the Word for its authority Zeal without knowledge is like a metled Horse without eyes or like a sword in a mad-man's hand and there is no knowledge where there is not the Word For if they reject the Word of the Lord and act not by that What Wisdom is in them saith the Prophet Jer. 8. 9. Isa. 8. 20. Wherefore see thou have the Word for what thou dost 2. As there must be the Word for the authorizing of what thou dost so there must be Faith from which it must flow as I shewed you before For whatever is not of faith is sin and without faith it is impossible to please God Now I say without the Word there is no Faith Rom. 10. 17. As without Faith there is no good let mens pretences be what they will 3. As it must have these two afore-named so also it must have first right Time and secondly right Place 1. It must be rightly timed Every work is not to be done at the same time every time not being convenient for such a work There is a time for all things and every thing is beautiful in its time Eccles 31. 11. There is a time to pray a time to hear a time to read a time to confer a time to meditate a time to do and a time to suffer Now to be hearing when we should be preaching and doing that is yeelding active obedience to that under which we ought to suffer is not good Christ was very wary that both his doings and sufferings were rightly timed John 2. 3 4. 13. 1 2. and herein we ought to follow his steps To be at plow in the field when I should be hearing the Word is not good and to be talking abroad when I should be instructing my family at home is as bad Who so keepeth the Commandment shall feel no evil thing and a wise mans heart discerneth both time and judgement Eccles. 8. 5. Good things mis-timed are fruitless unprofitable and vain 2. As things must have their right time so they must be rightly placed for the misplacing of any work is as bad as the mis-timing of it When I say things if good must be rightly placed I mean we should not give to any work more than the Word