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A51412 The spirit of man, or, Some meditations (by way of essay) on the sense of that scripture, 1 Thes. 1:23 ... by Charles Morton ... Morton, Charles, 1627-1698.; Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. 1692 (1692) Wing M2825; ESTC R31044 42,571 116

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but_o to_o confound_v it_o with_o body_n in_o the_o business_n of_o sanctification_n and_o preservation_n here_o speak_v of_o these_o three_o forementioned_a interpretation_n i_o ●ill_v not_o absolute_o deny_v nor_o contend_v with_o their_o author_n about_o they_o because_o they_o all_o agree_v well_o enough_o in_o the_o general_n scope_n of_o the_o place_n which_o be_v be_v sure_a that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o man_n be_v sanctify_v to_o god_n however_o any_o one_o part_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o yet_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o a_o more_o proper_a interpretation_n may_v be_v find_v which_o will_v give_v a_o more_o f●ll_a and_o 〈◊〉_d sense_n to_o the_o place_n then_o be_v ●ually_o ascribe_v to_o it_o for_o the_o enquiry_n after_o this_o we_o shall_v consider_v to_o what_o thing_n the_o name_n of_o spirit_n i●_n give_v in_o scripture_n beside_o those_o before_o mention_v and_o this_o i_o find_v to_o be_v to_o some_o thing_n out_o of_o man_n and_o some_o thing_n in_o man._n 1_o out_o of_o man_n the_o word_n spirit_n be_v ascribe_v bo●h_n to_o god_n and_o creature_n 1._o to_o god_n both_o essential_a and_o personal_a 1._o essential_a as_o in_o job._n 4._o 24_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o they_o that_o worship_v he_o etc._n etc._n not_o that_o spirit_n be_v a_o univocal_a genus_fw-la of_o god_n and_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n for_o then_o there_o will_v be_v a_o common_a nature_n but_o there_o be_v infinite_a distance_n between_o they_o only_o because_o spirit_n i●_n the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a create_v nature_n we_o ascribe_v it_o also_o to_o god_n by_o analogy_n for_o that_o we_o have_v no_o better_a name_n to_o give_v he_o 2._o perso●al_n the_o three_o in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n under_o the_o tide_n of_o the_o h●ly_a ghost_n or_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n but_o ●his_fw-la be_v not_o our_o spirit_n nor_o be_v he_o to_o be_v sanctified●r_o ●r_z preserve_v and_o so_o can_v be_v here_o 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rom._n 1._o 9_o 2_o spirit_n be_v take_v for_o the_o life_n or_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o union_n so_o i_o understand_v job._n 10._o 12._o thou_o have_v grant_v i_o life_n and_o thy_o visitation_n have_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n namely_o to_o continue_v in_o and_o with_o my_o body_n and_o ch_z 34._o 14._o 15_o if_o god_n gather_v to_o himself_o man_v spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v to_o gether_o and_o man_n shall_v turn_v again_o unto_o dust._n thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o damsel_n who_o our_o saviour_n raise_v to_o life_n her_o spirit_n come_v again_o and_o she_o arise_v luk_n 8._o 55._o come_v again_o ie_fw-fr to_o be_v again_o unite_v to_o her_o body_n we_o read_v ecl._n 3._o 21._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n that_o go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o if_o the_o spirit_n in_o both_o part_n be_v understand_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o most_o likely_a 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and_o corrupt_a it_o be_v all_o as_o bad_a if_o not_o worse_o than_o the_o rest._n corruption_n of_o the_o best_a be_v worst_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v wisdom_n and_o prudence_n if_o unsanctify_v be_v at_o best_o but_o worldly_a wisdom_n and_o employ_v whole_o to_o serve_v worldly_a interest_n but_o it_o seldom_o stop_v there_o for_o it_o common_o proceed_v in_o a_o way_n of_o enmity_n against_o god_n and_o goodness_n and_o become_v too_o often_o a_o devilish_a policy_n if_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v man_n of_o this_o spirit_n they_o be_v most_o dangerous_a it_o be_v the_o man_n of_o this_o temper_n that_o be_v the_o achitophel_n for_o mischievous_a counsel_n the_o hot_a spirit_v huff_v and_o hector_n may_v have_v as_o great_a a_o enmity_n which_o they_o often_o show_v in_o a_o storm_a rage_n but_o their_o vehement_a passion_n do_v ofttimes_o deprive_v they_o of_o a_o discreet_a consideration_n whereby_o they_o overshoot_v themselves_o and_o miss_v their_o design_n the_o 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the_o cunning_a high-priest_n that_o do_v violence_n to_o the_o law_n and_o pollute_v the_o sanctuary_n zeph._n 3._o 4._o it_o be_v they_o that_o say_v we_o have_v a_o law_n and_o by_o our_o law_n he_o ought_v to_o diego_n joh._n 19_o 7._o thus_o they_o turn_v judgement_n into_o hemlock_n and_o make_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n minister_n to_o their_o lust_n and_o passion_n 2._o it_o be_v calmness_n of_o will_n and_o moderation_n of_o affection_n with_o those_o seem_a virtue_n that_o attend_v it_o all_o be_v nothing_o so_o as_o they_o do_v appear_v but_o be_v evil_a and_o subservient_fw-fr thereunto_o evenness_n of_o mind_n unsanctified_a render_v a_o man_n but_o a_o gallio_n care_v for_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n not_o concern_v about_o the_o great_a interest_n of_o their_o own_o or_o other_o soul_n this_o be_v that_o odious_a lukewarmness_n which_o god_n will_v spew_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rev._n 3._o 16._o again_o benignity_n generosity_n and_o candour_n of_o spirit_n if_o 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