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	young_a	youth_n	24	3	8.2301	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54917	Nil novi This years fruit, from the last years root. The souldiers posture, to the right, to the left, faces about, as yee were. The royall maxime, no bishop, no king. The first-fruits of new prelats, amounting to as much as the tythes of old bishops. All summed up in an impartial relation of the partial proceedings, and uprighteous rumors raised against Henry Pinnel, concerning his endeavouring to get a parsonage. Occasioning a sudden glance upon the true resurrection, present perfection, and perfect obedience. Written in a letter to a friend.	Pinnell, Henry.	1654 (1654)	Wing P2278A; ESTC R221490	41,685	60

operam oleum perdere to wash a black moore white unless it be for three hundred pounds per annum nemo tenetur ad impossibile if there be no perfect obedience here why do they put men upon impossibilities Jerome complanied that there were too many in his time that were impe●itorum Doctores priusqam Doctorum discipuli such as would teach others to run before they could go themselves blind leaders of the blind Mat. 15.14 that cause the people to err Isa 9.16 Mr. Goffe is but a young Divine yet if he preach true divinity none will despise his youth I know you stagger and startle and are ready to stumble at what I say but give me leave to quiet and compose the hesitancy of your spirit by recalling only one passage to your remembrance You know the young man in London with whom I had the long contest about the in-being and dwelling of the holy Spirit in us He could not be perswaded that it was any more or otherwise then by his gifts and graces there was no convincing him that it was personally substantially and essentially for if so he thought it would necessarily fol●●●●●at then we in whom the spirit so dwelleth must needs be Gods I instanced in Christ in whom though the fulness of the God-head dwelt bodily yet his body was not God so the Saints proportionably and in like manner yet he could not be satisfied Shortly after he told me he was at a stand and could not tell what to think of my opinion for yesterday said he I heard Master Tho. Goodwin who preach't the same thing almost verbati● Since that he was resolved in the mouth of two witnesses the word was established Thus happily at first blush universal obedience may seem as strange to you as it was boldly denyed by Master Goffe but I must tell you 〈◊〉 he that denyes universal obedience and perfection to be attained not as though I had already attained or were perfect in this life run● himse●● upon these rocks viz. 1. He is repugnant in his faith to these plain and point-blank Scriptures of the Old and New Testament Gen. 17.1 walk before me and be thou perfect Mat. 5.48 be ye perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect Luk. 1.6 walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless Phil. 4.13 I can do all things through Christ that strengthneth me Phil. 3.14 15. I press ●o the mark let the perfect be so minded with many the like Now he that saith there is can be no such thing doth in effect give the lye to God Christ and the A postle as if they had called and exhorted unto they knew not what as though there had been no such thing of which they spake 2. He is an Alien from the Commonwealth of Israel and a stranger from the covenants of promise Eph. 2.12 the covenant of God being this that we shall know his judgements and Do them Ezek. 36.26 27. 3. He denys Gods All-sufficiency with which he incouraged Abraham to perfection Gen. 17.1 Is not God greater then the divel 1 Joh. 4.4 stronger then the strong man Luk. 11.21 22 He disparageth the Grace of God in Christ and all his most glorious and blessed Attributes his Mercy Power Justice Truth faithfulness c. ●s might easily be demonstrated He overthrows Religion and a godly life he doth by consequence disswade and dishearten from all strictness and exactness of conversation and a circumspect walking in this present world For v●●o w●ll set himself with all diligence industry and intention of sp●●● to comprehend that which is not to be comprehended who will go about to s●ek that in this world which 〈◊〉 onely to be found in another what wider gate to security ●●leness lukewa●●●ess indifferency in Religion profaness avarice murthers 〈◊〉 ●●rections rebellion treason disobedience an● 〈◊〉 manner of wickedness then to deny perfect obedience in this life by 〈◊〉 principle and position Master Goffe may excuse himself ●●om doing as he would be done unto And Colonel Goffe may ●●stifie his force and violence his treachery and affront which ●e hath or shall offer against any power authority and government whether past or present under pretence of making that up hereafter in heaven of which 〈◊〉 comes short here on earth I charge not the Colonel further then he hath made himself guilty There be two Acts of Parliament which were once taken for law the one intituled An Act prohibiting the proclaiming any person c. passed Jan. 30. 1648. the other intituled An Act for the abolishing of the Kingly Office c. passed March 17. 1648. Let him read those Acts if they condemn him not for a Traytor neither do I accuse him All that I say is this He that is so forward active and bold to overturn one state will not be afraid to subvert another upon the like ends and advantages but a wise Prince will be watchful over such men he that loves the treason doth not care so much for the traytor Let the subject learn obedience in all submission and the superior will sit secure whilst he doth serve the Lord with fear and rejoyceth with trembling Psal 2.11 So let all our Rulers do O Lord. 6. He makes void the glorious cross blessed death of our Lord Jesus Christ As if that were not able to destroy all enmity Eph. 2.15 16. to pull down strong holds to cast down imaginations to subdue every thought 2 Cor. 10.4 5. to cure all diseases to defend every assault Psal 103.3 107.20 Mat. 4.23 Joh. 5.4 Eph. 6.11 16. Surely The bloody cross of my dear Lord Mr G. H. Is both my physick and my sword Hath Christ all power in heaven onely is it not given to him in earth also Mat. 28.18 to forgive sins even here on earth Mat. 9.6 will he have us glorified with himself hereafter Joh. 17. and will he not by himself sanctifie us here throughout wholly in spirit soul and in body too 1 Thess 5.23 24. that he may present us unto God not imperfectly and with half obedience but without spot or wrinkle or any such thing Eph. 5.26 27. none but belly-gods and earthly-minded men are enemies to the cross of Christ Can we destroy our selves Phil. 3.18 19 and cannot he save us Hos 13.9 are we stronger then he can sin pollute and cannot he purge and purifie Zach. 13.1 can the divel lay snares and take us and cannot God finde and break them Psal 124.7 2 Tim. 2.25 26. 1 Joh. 3.8 He that shall dispence with plenary obedience and total mortification doth like the Pope in Venice indulge the Stews and whore-houses of mens unclean and filthy hearts like Spies of Canaan he brings up as evil report on the promises power and attributes of God when he tells men that in striving after perfect obedience they do but Sisyphi saxum volvere labor in the fire and spend their strength for