Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	divine_a	life_n	soul_n	5,625	5	5.0009	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53926	A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Henry Johnson, Kt. who was interr'd in the chappel at Popler, November the 19th. 1683 / by Samuel Peck ...	Peck, Samuel.	1684 (1684)	Wing P1037; ESTC R33040	13,357	29

isa._n 38._o 12._o a_o little_a pine_a sickness_n quick_o dissolve_v and_o make_v a_o end_n of_o it_o for_o our_o strength_n say_v job_n be_v not_o the_o strength_n of_o stone_n nor_o our_o flesh_n as_o brass_n no_o our_o earthly_a house_n be_v not_o frame_v of_o such_o strong_a and_o last_a material_n 2._o and_o like_o a_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n it_o stand_v in_o continual_a need_n of_o reparation_n be_v shake_v with_o every_o wind_n and_o shatter_v with_o every_o storm_n nor_o be_v our_o food_n or_o physic_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n which_o we_o use_v as_o daily_a prop_n and_o preservative_n to_o this_o earthly_a house_n sufficient_a to_o support_v it_o without_o the_o divine_a protection_n there_o be_v so_o many_o thousand_o casualty_n we_o be_v daily_a subject_n to_o that_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a providence_n can_v preserve_v these_o tabernacle_n one_o day_n and_o when_o by_o sickness_n or_o age_n they_o be_v totter_v and_o fall_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o same_o power_n can_v repair_v or_o restore_v they_o it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o bring_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o then_o say_v return_v again_o you_o child_n of_o man_n no_o wonder_n therefore_o that_o the_o wicked_a who_o by_o their_o obstinacy_n in_o sin_n withdraw_v themselves_o from_o under_o the_o divine_a protection_n and_o providence_n do_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n as_o david_n observe_v psal._n 55._o 23._o 3._o once_o more_o as_o a_o tabernacle_n have_v no_o foundation_n so_o no_o certain_a continuance_n in_o any_o place_n it_o be_v here_o to_o day_n and_o carry_v to_o another_o place_n to_o morrow_n show_v we_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v but_o stranger_n no_o more_o can_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o any_o fix_a habitation_n or_o abode_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v here_o to_o day_n and_o go_v to_o morrow_n stand_v this_o hour_n and_o pull_v down_o the_o next_o grow_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o like_o the_o grass_n in_o the_o evening_n cut_v down_o and_o wither_v our_o soul_n be_v but_o stranger_n in_o these_o tent_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n in_o this_o earth_n say_v david_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o say_v saint_n peter_n as_o pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o war_n against_o the_o soul._n nay_o our_o body_n in_o respect_n of_o continuance_n be_v more_o uncertain_a than_o any_o tabernacle_n other_o tabernacle_n may_v be_v remove_v this_o must_v god_n will_v certain_o take_v it_o down_o it_o shall_v not_o continue_v when_o this_o earthly_a house_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v it_o must_v be_v so_o no_o help_n for_o it_o no_o avoid_n of_o it_o that_o decree_n can_v never_o be_v reverse_v it_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n once_o to_o die_v and_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n heb._n 9_o 27._o 1._o o_o how_o preposterous_a then_o be_v the_o care_n of_o most_o man_n who_o contrivance_n be_v chiesly_a for_o the_o body_n to_o gratify_v and_o please_v the_o flesh_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o it_o for_o its_o covetousness_n ambition_n voluptuousness_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o if_o god_n send_v they_o into_o and_o continue_v they_o in_o the_o world_n for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o as_o cook_n to_o dress_v up_o their_o body_n as_o well_o as_o possible_o they_o can_v for_o the_o worm_n as_o if_o they_o believe_v these_o earthly_a house_n shall_v stand_v for_o ever_o contrary_a to_o daily_a experience_n or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o habitation_n for_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n contrary_a to_o divine_a revelation_n the_o universal_a cry_n of_o the_o world_n say_v david_n psal._n 4._o be_v who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o good_a what_o shall_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v or_o wherewith_o shall_v we_o be_v clothe_v and_o how_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o live_v in_o this_o hard_a world_n never_o once_o ask_v their_o soul_n in_o good_a earnest_n soul_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v for_o that_o bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n how_o will_v thou_o do_v to_o be_v save_v what_o shall_v thy_o state_n be_v eternal_o and_o what_o hope_v or_o assurance_n have_v thou_o of_o a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o how_o will_v thou_o be_v make_v meet_a to_o be_v partaker_n of_o that_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n col._n 1._o 12._o these_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o all_o their_o thought_n awake_v thy_o reason_n o_o man_n be_v not_o thy_o spirit_n a_o heavenly_a plant_n the_o immediate_a product_n of_o the_o divine_a breath_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o the_o impress_n and_o image_n of_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n in_o its_o immortality_n in_o its_o noble_a faculty_n and_o capacitiy_n of_o honour_v and_o enjoy_v the_o chief_a good_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o life_n of_o this_o soul_n run_v parallel_n with_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o line_n of_o eternity_n or_o do_v you_o think_v our_o bless_a lord_n overvalue_v it_o in_o say_v it_o shall_v profit_v a_o man_n nothing_o to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o soul_n mat._n 16._o 26._o and_o be_v not_o thy_o body_n earthly_a frail_a and_o fade_a do_v you_o not_o find_v it_o now_o and_o then_o totter_a as_o if_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o drop_v down_o and_o be_v not_o the_o welfare_n of_o thy_o body_n involve_v in_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o for_o ever_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o then_o to_o take_v so_o much_o care_n for_o the_o former_a and_o so_o little_a for_o the_o latter_a to_o make_v so_o much_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n and_o none_o for_o the_o spirit_n to_o prefer_v dirt_n before_o that_o which_o be_v divine_a that_o which_o be_v brutish_a before_o that_o which_o be_v the_o picture_n of_o god_n own_o perfection_n to_o love_v and_o admire_v the_o box_n above_o the_o jewel_n the_o clay_n wall_n above_o the_o treasure_n and_o to_o let_v the_o vessel_n sink_v and_o yet_o presume_v to_o preserve_v the_o passenger_n that_o sail_v in_o it_o certain_o be_v not_o man_n poison_v with_o atheism_n drown_v in_o sensuality_n or_o scare_v and_o become_v senseless_a it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v act_v so_o much_o beneath_o the_o principle_n of_o a_o right_a reason_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o religion_n 2._o and_o as_o inconsistent_a be_v it_o with_o religion_n and_o reason_n to_o be_v proud_a of_o our_o body_n of_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n though_o never_o so_o fair_o build_v for_o their_o excellency_n say_v job_n pass_v away_o their_o beauty_n fade_v daily_o the_o poor_a cottage_n decay_v of_o itself_o and_o must_v short_o to_o the_o dust_n to_o the_o house_n of_o corruption_n and_o rottenness_n and_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o most_o contemptible_a worm_n o_o who_o can_v be_v proud_a of_o so_o mean_v a_o thing_n as_o a_o moth_n can_v crush_v job_n 4._o 19_o a_o fly_n choke_v or_o a_o single_a hair_n destroy_v and_o dash_v in_o piece_n yet_o such_o be_v our_o body_n which_o we_o take_v so_o much_o ear_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o have_v so_o high_a a_o conceit_n of_o but_o which_o be_v more_o the_o lord_n behold_v every_o one_o that_o be_v proud_a to_o abase_v he_o to_o be_v proud_a of_o it_o will_v provoke_v god_n to_o abolish_v it_o if_o we_o dote_v too_o much_o upon_o our_o dwelling-place_n he_o can_v quick_o turn_v we_o out_o for_o at_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n we_o perish_v at_o the_o blast_n of_o his_o nostril_n we_o be_v consume_v let_v not_o our_o heart_n therefore_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n of_o nor_o perplex_v with_o overmuch_o care_v for_o these_o tabernacle_n that_o can_v long_o continue_v that_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o vapour_n which_o appear_v a_o little_a while_n and_o then_o vanish_v away_o jam._n 4._o 14._o 3._o but_o let_v we_o from_o henceforward_o reckon_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a import_n and_o concern_v to_o we_o all_o serious_o to_o reflect_v and_o consider_v how_o we_o be_v provide_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o dissolution_n of_o these_o tabernacle_n of_o our_o body_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n advice_n matth._n 24._o 44._o to_o be_v always_o re_fw-mi ady_o down_o they_o shall_v dust_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v and_o how_o sudden_o we_o know_v not_o for_o at_o our_o best_a estate_n we_o be_v altogether_o vanity_n psal._n 39_o 5._o it_o be_v prudence_n to_o consider_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o talk_v of_o it_o to_o say_v we_o know_v it_o we_o believe_v it_o but_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n advise_v eccles._n 7._o 2._o to_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n to_o cast_v and_o consult_v with_o ourselves_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o matter_n say_v hence_o i_o must_v and_o whither_o then_o whither_o must_v my_o next_o remove_n