Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	deed_n	flesh_n	mortify_v	5,880	5	10.8136	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94069	The saints communion with God, and Gods communion with them in ordinances. As it was delivered in severall sermons / by that faithfull servant of Christ, Mr. William Strong, late minister at Westminster.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1655 (1655)	Wing S6006; Thomason E1693_2; ESTC R209425	55,425	233

by whom 3. The same state of grace to which the Gospel brings us in that estate doth Christ keep us wherein we stand 4. That a Saint through the sight of his accesse to and his standing in this grace is made to rejoice in hope of the glory of God as is expressed in the words following for the clearing and confirmation of the substance of all those four particulars viz. that believers have accesse unto and are kept into that state of grace wherein they rejoyce and glory onely by Jesus Christ and his mediation there is a remarkable expression of the Apostle in Eph. 2.13 but now in Christ Jesus yee who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Jesus for he is our peace who hath made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition Those who are without Christ are afar off three manner of waies 1. In point of opinion and apprehension 2. In point of fellowship and Communion 3. In point of grace and conversion Now as Joseph said to his Brethren bring your Brother Benjamin with you or else see not my face any more So doth God say to sinners when they come nigh to enjoy communion with him bring Jesus Christ in your arms or else never look me in the face It 's the custom of some Countries and foraign Nations that when ever they speak any thing to the King they take up his Son in their armes sure I am 't is the custom of Heaven that who ever shall have Communion with God and enjoy fellowship with his spirit they must take his Son in their armes and carry Christ along with them Heb. 4.16 Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need God hath set up a Throne and that Thone that he hath set up is a gratious Throne and 't is set up for poor sinners and for poor sinners to come freely and boldly too to take liberty in speaking to God it 's set up for these two ends for the obtaining of mercy and for the finding of grace that may help us in time of need that is for the finding of favour and fellowship with God And it is upon the alone account of the Lord Jesus Christ that we can come with boldnesse to it Look on the words foregoing verse 15 For we have not an high Priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities c. Let us therefore come boldly c. John 14.6 I am the way the truth and the life there is no comming to the Father but by Jesus Christ and Heb. 10.19 Having therefore brethren boldnesse to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus The sinfullest wretches in the world if they be brought into Jesus Christ may come boldly and have communion with God the Father Cant. 1.4 The King hath brought me into his Chambers There is no going into the chambers the places of communion with God the Father but by being led by the hand of the King of Saints the Lord Jesus Christ thither Ground 4 The fourth ground of our communion with God is the Spirit of Christ in us this is one of the main ends why believers receive the Spirit of Christ the Spirit of Christ is not only received as a bond of union but as a means of communion the Spirit of Christ in believers hath these foure things in it 1 It 's a Spirit of Union 2 It 's a Spirit of Unction 3 It 's a Spirit of Action 4 It 's a Spirit of Fellowship As 1. It 's a spirit of Union It s that which is the everlasting tie of the God head in it selfe the spirit running forth through the Father and the Son or proceeding from the Father and the Son as it is expressed in the Gospell so 't is that which is the very tie and knot of the Saints and Christ 1 Cor. 6.17 Hee that is joyned to the Lord is one Spirit 2. It 's a Spirit of Union 1 John 2.27 but the anointing which ye have received abideth in you c. The oyntment that was powred upon the head of Aaron it ran downe to the skirts of all his Garment the spirit of God like to oyntment that was powred forth upon the head of Christ and it doth run downe to all his members 3. It 's a Spirit of Action saith the Apostle If ye through the Spirit mortifie the deeds of the flesh The spirit is the powerfullest weapon in our hands to put flesh to death in us it is not an idle but an active spirit 4. It 's a spirit of fellowship and Communion Eph. 2.18 For through him we both have an accesse by one spirit unto the father we both have accesse that is Jew and Gentile though they are two Nations that one spirit leades them both to the Father The Spirit of Christ is not onely a spirit of manifestation and of revelation but it is a spirit of Supplication and of Manuduction It leads us by the hand to the Father Rom. 8.14 As many as are led by the Spirit of God they the Sons of God Thus you see that intimacy is grounded upon your Union with Christ The ground of all Communion is Union now answerable to the Union such must the Communion be if the Union bee very neere truly then the Communion must bee very intimate Ephesians 5.3 Wee are of his flesh and of his bone it is so neere nay neerer hee that is joyned to the Lord is one Spirit what 's the end why the Lord hath made so neere a Union truly it is that there may bee an intimate Communion answerable he is in us like leaven even as the leaven incorporates it selfe that there can bee no separation between it and the dough One end of the Hypostaticall Union was the mysticall Union Christ takes the two natures into one person that so you might become one with him Consider there is a morall union that is made by love for love is Affectus unionis an uniting affection such a union the Angells have and Adam had in the state of Innocency I but there is likewise an union that faith makes a mysticall union that is another kind of union then ever the Angells had or can have The Angells are never said to bee the brethren of Christ and the members of Christ Christ is said to be their head but they are never said to be his members there is some thing morein that mysticall union which is by faith between Christ and beleevers then there can be in that union which is between Christ and the Angells Now if the end of union be Communion why hath the Lord made so neere a union but for an intimate familiarity and communion Ground 5 The fift ground of Communion is our conformity and similitude to Jesus Christ conformity and similitude is the ground of all communion A Saint being made like unto God receives communion