Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	die_v	flesh_n	live_v	7,051	5	6.1602	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49459	The chief interest of man, or, A discourse of religion, clearly demonstrating the equity of the precepts of the Gospel, and how much the due observance thereof doth conduce to the happiness and well-being as well of humane societies as of particular persons by H. Lukin.	Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719.	1665 (1665)	Wing L3473; ESTC R125	65,780	204

leads to life and few there be that find it Verse 21. Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but he that doth the will of my Father which is in Heaven cap. 12.36 Every idle word that a man shall speak he shall give an account thereof in the Day of Judgment Cap. 16.24 If any Man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his Cross and follow me Mark 8.38 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful Generation of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in the Glory of the Father with his holy Angels Luk. 13.24 Strive to enter in at the strait Gate for many I say unto you shall seek to enter and shall not be able John 3.5 Except a Man be born of water and of the spirit be cannot enter into the Kingdom of God Rom. 8.9 If any Man have not the spirit of Christ he is none of his Verse 13. If ye live after the flesh ye shall dye 2 Cor. 5.17 If any M●n 〈◊〉 Christ he is a new Creature Gal. 5.6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing nor uncircumcision but Faith that worketh by love Cap. 6.7 8. Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a Man soweth that shall he also reap for he that soweth to the flesh shall of his flesh also reap corruption but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting Heb. 12.14 Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Jam. 2.19 20. Thou believest there is one God thou dost well the Devils also believe and tremble But wil● thou know O vain man that faith without works is dead 1 Pet. 4.18 If the righteous scarcely be saved where shall the sinner and the ungodly appear 1 John 1.6 If we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darknesse we lye and do not the truth Cap. 2.4 He that saith I know him and keepeth not his commandments is a lyar and the truth is not in him I might add many like words out of the Scripture of truth but it may be these are enough to make many say Who then can be saved But let God be true whatever becomes of Man and it is that which hath been told us that few find the narrow way that leads to life If any object the failings of such as David and Peter the same Scriptures that tell of them tell us of their repentance and bitter tears If any wonder how this should be consistent with the mercy of God I answer there are other objects whereon he sheweth the Riches of his mercy even the small remnant that shall be saved And when we come to see at the last day the evil of sin the holinesse of God the preparations which God hath made for sinners we shall rather admire that he should save any than that he should save no more And if the pardon of sin were such a light matter that God should be charged with severity if he hearken not to the cries of sinners which necessity doth at last force them to he might have spared the trouble as I may take liberty to speak of ●ending his son yea as I may further say spared his glorying of his unconceivable love in giving Christ to dye for sinners and it is an ignorant conceit to think that such a strict exaction of holynesse straitens the grace of the Gospel when it is much of the Grace we receive by Christ to be turned from our iniquities Acts 3.26 Rom. 7.1 c. The end of our redemption is to be a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.14 The chief article of the Covenant of Grace is to have the Law of God written in our hearts Heb. 8.9 our chief glory to be like our heavenly Father in holynesse 1 Pet. 1.15 The great advantage we have by the promises to be made Partakers of the Divine Nature 2 Per. 1.4 So that let men flatter themselves with vain presumptions and delude their own souls by drawing their desires into opinion and from wishing they might have peace though they go on in the wayes of their own hearts proceed to believe that it will be so These words will certainly take hold of them Zach. 1.6 and judge them at the last day I may further add that it is the greatest imprudence for men to be but half Christians or to make some profession of Religion and not to strive to attain to some perfection in it both as the reflection on such an indifferency or lukewarmness will be an aggravation of Mens misery while they shall think with themselves they were near to the Kingdom of Heaven and were shut out because they went not a little further they were fair for striking a bargain for the Rich Pearl and yet parted for a small matter As if a Merchant should go near to Peru or some other place where there is Gold in abundance and through a sluggish lazy stupidity come back empty or as if Columbus when he was near to the Coasts of America should have been forced through the mutiny of his Soldiers to return and lose the honour and advantage of his enterprize It is pity to run a race and lose the prize through negligence when we come within a few steps of the Goal If we will do any thing in Religion let us go through with it and not lose the future reward of it which is most considerable through sloathfulness And it is further to be considered that those who are but half Christians and smatterers in Religion know nothing of those spiritual comforts that delight in communion with God in his ordinances joy in the Holy Ghost which those who are truly Godly have experience of those who are but smatterers or bunglers in any Art Science Trade find them difficult when they are easie and delightful to those who are Masters of them and throughly understand them as the wise Man saith knowledge is easie to him that understands As there is great difference in the reading of a Classick Author by the Master and the Schollar the Schollar looks upon it as a great task to construe it and is glad when it is over not minding the things themselves expressed by the words while the Master who minds the matter and understands it well is transported with pleasure to observe the elegancy of stile height of fancy depth of judgment strength of reason subtilty of Wit candor of mind which is in the Author So while a Man is but a Christian in name and hath but a form of Godlinesse the exercises of Religion are a burthen to him and he doth them only as a task to escape Hell fire as a School-boy gets his Lesson to escape the Rod but he that is a Christian indeed finds that sweetnesse in the word of God that it is to him as honey and