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A22061 The letters which Iohan Ashwel priour of Newnham Abbey besids Bedforde, sente secretely to the Bishope of Lyncolne in the yeare of our lord M.D.xxvii. Where in the sayde priour accuseth George Ioye that tyme beinge felawe of Peter college in Cambridge, of fower opinio[n]s: with the answer of the sayed George vn to the same opinions. Joye, George, d. 1553.; Ashwell, John, d. 1541? 1531 (1531) STC 845; ESTC S109050 30,257 49

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wherby Pope bishope or preste holdeth and absolueth the man that cōfesseth him into their cares and of this power only I dare saye you vnderstonde your opinion and so accused me as aduersary to it But Master priour you shal vnderstande that I mene no sich power by these keyes nether Christe meaneth eny sith by them For whē he gaue them these keyes he sente them not forth with them to heare confessions but to preach his gospell as witnesseth both Johan 20. and Mark 16. so that these keyes ar annexed vn to the office of preachinge as ye may se at the geuinge of them But if you were well aquainted with Christis gospel ye shulde haue redde yere this ī Mattheu the 23. chapter Vvo be to you scribes and Pharisays hypocrites for you sh●tvp the kyngdome of heauē before mē c. How I praie you did thei shit it vp L●●e declareth cap. 11. sayng w● be to you lawyers for you haue taken awaye the keye of knowlege so that uether your selues enteryn and yet forbyd you thē that wolde enteryn Nowe thanked be god which hath here tolde vs at the laste what he mēte by his keyes callīg thē the keyes of knowlege but I praye you how did the pharisays lawiers shit vp the kingdome of heauen vexely euen as Luce saith in that they toke awaye the keye of knowlege wherbi men shulde come thither as now do their successours forbiddinge men to preach Christes Gospell to rede his holy testament which to the verye keye of the knowlege of God our father of Christe his sonne to be our only sauiour this is the keye that openeth the highe waye to the kingdome of heauen this openeth the dore of the which Christe speaketh Johan 10. thorow the which dore who so euer entreth shal be saued c. And for this cause Christe called his Gospel holy worde the keye of knowlege or keyes in the plural noumber of the kingdō of heauen alluding vnto the double propertye that one keye hathe both to open and to shitte Nowe sith the shitting vp of the kingdome of heauen be the taking a waye of the keye of the knowlege of goddis worde then muste the openinge of it nedis be the geuinge of the keye of the knowlege of Goddis worde which knowlege standeth in the preaching hearing reading therof wherfore Christe sayd at the deliueraunce of th●se keyes Marke the. 16. Go your wayes into all the worlde preache my Gospell And Johan cap. 〈◊〉 As my father hath sente me so sende I you Here maye you se what Christ mēt by these keyes promised Mat. 16. ād when they were geuen Luce telling the same storie more at large sayenge Thus it ●●ehoued Christe to suffre as it is writen to rys● ag●ne the thirde daye frome deth that repētaun●● and remissiō of sinnes shulde be preached in his name emong all nacions For at the preaching of the lawe men knowe there sinnes ād fele thēselfe boundē of the which knowlege ād felinge ther folowth repentaunce And at the preachinge of the Gospel which promiseth remission of sinnes there folowth faith which loseth the captiue cōscience in to the quiet libertye of the spirit Nowe had they the worde delyuerde thē to be preached which he called the keye of knowlege nowe were they īspired with the holy goste nowe was the keye of Dauid geuen them that openeth no man shitteth Apo. 3. for after longe cōmunicacion ād declaring him selfe to thē he sayd these are the wordis which I spake to you while I was yet with you for all muste be fulfilled which were writen of me in the lawe of Moses in the prophetis and psalmis Then opened he their hartis that they might vnderstāde the scriptures the propertye of a keye is to open that which before was shitte thus doth Luce allude agre his speach with the propertys of a keye for before in the iourney to Emaus with the two disciples he saith their eyes were shitte vp holden so that they knewe him not but aftir he had rebuked them for their vnbeliefe ād opened thē the scriptures turning the keye of his worde in their hartis the holygoste working with al their eyes were opened thei knewe him Here maye ye se in the storie of Luce how with his worde he opened the hertes of these two disciples yet locked vp in vnbeliefe before they returned to Hierusalē vnto the other xi disciples Nowe sayth he euen as I was sente that is to saye to open mennis hartis losing them with the keye of my knowlege frome vnbeliefe by preachinge and expounding the scriptures euē to sende I you he sente not only thē but hath seme hitherto shal sende preachers with the same keyes of knowlege of the worde to binde ād to lose lyke wyse vnto the worldis ende Note here also howe ofte lu● vseth these wordis their eyes were holdē their eyes were opened he opened their wittes euer more alludinge vnto the propertye of a keye Thus he opened theyr hartis with the keye of his worde to bringe in his knowlege in to thē the holy goste breathed into them and turnīge the kaye in their hartis into the right sence and vnderstanding of his worde An example is setto in Johan of Thomas Dydimus which was not emonge thapostles at the geuīge of these keyes of the knowlege of his gloriouse resurrectiō which was that Gospel and the very ioyful tidingis wherfore his harte was yet locked vp holden in vnbeliefe not with standinge yet the other apostles dyd put this keye into hī so begane to practise it vpon hī sainge V●d●●us dūm but this keye turned not right ī his harte ne opened it for he beleved thē not but said Excepte I se the holes of the nailes in his hādis put my finger into them ye except I put my hande into his side I wil not beleue it here was Thomas sore boundē holdē with the sinne of vnbeliefe But aftir .viij. dayes thei beinge there within agayne Thomas with thē Jesus came in the dore shi●te stode emōge thē saīge peace be with you ● thē said he to Thomas put ī thy finger here fele my hādes puttup thy hande thruste it into my side ād be no more in vnbeliefe but beleue Here the keye of christis worde turned right ī Thomas his herte losinge it frome vnbeliefe he saide D●s meus deus meus my lorde my god The worke of God cōteyneth bothe the lawe the Gospel The lawe is that wich god cōmaundeth vs to fulfil as ar the .x. cōmaūdemētis the gospel is the power of god vnto helthe for euery man that beleueth Ro. j. it is the promise of grace remissiō of sinnes geuē vs thorow Christe The lawe is spirituall re●reth our hertes our very affectis as to beleue to truste ī god only to loue hī with al our hartes soule
heretiques that damned matrimony as vnpure beleuinge that it maye not be vsed withoute sinne of the whiche nowe ar those curates which wil inioyne their parochiās that shal be maried one not to knowe the tother abusinge Tobias exāple in dayes aftir the celebraciō of the sacramēt wil forbide maried persons to geue their due beneuolēce as Paule calleth it to eche other in lente other of their holy tymes These mē doutelesse beleue that the acte and vse of matrimony is sinne and iniuriouse or irreuerēt vnto the same sacramente that maketh it holy lawful honourable these men know not the vertue grace of the worde of God which maketh an holy ād chaste acte of that which is sinne withoute the same worde Paule 1. Thessa. 4. cōmaundeth the Thessalontans the holy and honourable vse of matrimony saing Let euery one of you knowe to possesse his vessel ī holines honour Vvhich doctrine of Paule these curates rather ought to instructe them then to inhibit them that thinge whiche the worde sanctifieth and maketh honourable Brīging the maryed people into this errour and cōbraunce of consciens to beleue that they sinne when they do wel and to make sinne there as nō is But the blinde leadeth still the blinde Paule in his pistles bothe to Timothe and Titus warned them that emonge al other qualites and condicions belonginge to eny man to be chosen preste or ouer seer of Christes flok they shuld se that he were a maryed man ād the man of one wife that is to saye a liuer in chaste matrimonye And wherfore cōmaunded Paule so diligently this poynte of matrimony to be obserued Verely because he wolde haue them blamelesse for he sen● better remedye for their chastete ād good fame to be preserued thē bi chaste matrimony And why he estemed a maried mā worthy for the cure of eny p●●ethe he telleth Timothe saing for if it be sene vnto yowe that he gouerneth wel his owne houshold● bringing vp his childerne in subiectiō with al reuerence then maye you suppose that the same man shall also well instructe and teache an hole parishe or towne But if he cannot rule and gouerne his owne house saith Paule how shal he teache and take the charge and cure of the congregacion of God Paule saith 1. Cor. 7. that maryed persons that haue bodely troble what is trouble els but to be caste in to the plesure of God to learne miche vertue The gouerning of his house is an introdu●●on vnto a greter cure there shal he practise beginne to monethe in time learne to correcte with discretion and love nowe to be roughe ād sharpe then to be merciful and softe all in time in good ordir to kepe them in subiection feare learninge Then muste he learne to beare the weaknes siknes of wife childerne and seruantes with other visitaciōs of god as losse of goodis dethe of his childerne or wife with other infinite aduersites cōmune karis of matrimonye This thought Paule to be a schole introduction into the spiritual cure of an hole paresshe But at this schole were neuer our prestes ād bishopes but rather brought vp in courtlye welthe and luste c. They haue formed and reformed many yeres al other states ād other mennis liuinges vntil now they their selfe ar so farre oute of frame that no state or ordir hath more nede of reformacion then they their selues And the worde of God that shulde reforme their enormites they wil not suffer it to come into light but god for his mercie redresse this wiked state Amen ¶ It is not so lōge a go sith chaste matrimony was forboden the prestes For at the counsel of Nycene when they had wiues where they wolde haue firste separated and diuorsed them frome their wiues There rose vp an holy man cōfessour called Paphnucius loke in the decrees 31. distinct in 2. lib. Ecclesiasti tripartite historie Epiphanio scholast interprete cap. 14 which man said stiffly agēste it affirminge that wedlok was honourable for almē and that it is chastite a man to holde hī to his owne wife And thus persuaded he the general counsel that they shulde not laye siche a burden vpon eny men affirminge it to be grevouse Vvhiche shuld be the occasion of fornicacion adultery both to them that were then maryed ād to their wiues These wordes spake Paphnucius in the presens of al the counsel notwitstondinge yet he him selfe was no maried man And the counsel commended and allowed his sentence and decreed nothing as concerning that matter at that time but lefte it in euery mannes libertye but sith that time the chirche as they saye hath forboden them to marye Here maye you se that other that counsel did a misse and erred in approuinge it lawful for thē to haue wiues or els the chirche that did forbide it but the counsel can not erre saye they wherfor then the chirche erred that decreed the contrary Of the which Chirche thus prophecyed Paule in the. 4. Chapter of the firste pistle to Timothe saing that in the later dayes some shulde departe frome the faith geuinge hede to sprites of erroure and to the deuelleshe doctrine of men spekinge lyes thorow hipocrisie hauinge their conscienses marked with a hotte yerne forbiddinge to marye and cōmaundinge to abstayne fro meats which god created to be receyued with geuinge thankes c. Thus maye you se howe liuely Paule did set forthe your Chirche militant here in erth in hir owne coloures that forbo●e matrimonye and meats c. ye and of what sprite she is gouerned and whose doctrine she felowethe Oh good God how many soules haue they drawne with their selues to hell by this one lawe of forbydinge man woman to marye Vvhat burnings what concupiscens and vnlawfull lustes have this Synagoge of Satan caused and compelled to raigne and to be ●aryed aboute in there persones hartis daye and nighte that wolde marye and maye and dare not ye what adultery 〈◊〉 with other vnclennesses foloweth vppon this deuellesshe doctrine and lawe of forbidinge matrimonye And yet thought they if couetu●●●●● and ambiciouse dominion were not the cause● to have institute and set vp a more pure spirituall state and ordir then ever God made But the holy frutes of their spirituall ordninaunce declare the gostly autor your brother Celerer saie you asked me wherfore the Chirche militante ordened that the ministres of it shulde not have wyues or concubines as well nowe as then vnto the which question you faine an answere in my name like as you fayned the interrogacion for if he had asked me eny sich question I wolde haue denyed his false suppositiō for before this deuelesshe ordinaunce they had no cōcubines but lawful wiues ād the answer that you fayne is impertinēt to siche a question ●●●●fore if I shulde haue answerde him demaund●● 〈◊〉 why the chirche militāt ordined that they shulde haue no wiues I wolde