Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	father_n	holy_a	7,919	5	5.0564	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78224	Logos agōnios; or, a sermon of the Christian race, preached before His Maiesty at Christ-Church in Oxford, May 9. 1643. By Tho: Barton Master of Arts, and yet Rector of Westminster in Sussex. Whereto is added an advertisement to his country-men, who being misled disaffect the royall cause.	Barton, Thomas, 1599 or 1600-1682 or 3.	1643 (1643)	Wing B999; Thomason E106_17; ESTC R18899	11,289	33

goe into glory Thus established in our humility are sure to be triumphant at last Though opposition cause our hearts to bleed yet our cries are heard our teares boded pretious is the blood of Saints Not utterly destroying our foes we have not lost by our will Faith tells us that what we would shall be accepted for the deed Then on with courage the Lords hand is not shortned He can yet save and prosper yet Who gives so much vertue to us in us will crowne his grace Let us runne with patience the race that is set before us looking unto Iesus the Author and finisher of our faith To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all power and glory for ever and ever AMEN AMEN FINIS ADVERTISEMENT for his Countrimen who are misled and therefore disaffected to the ROYALL CAUSE SIRS AN error timely seen may happily be recalled Who is not blind perceives that of the conquest aimed at you will come short But can there be recovery at a precipice yes between the bridge and water I found grace You can best tell I know not how farre ye are gone Be as pittifull to your selves as J am charitable unto you Take heed the poynt is neere I had rather fall down before J come to then on or over a Rock Who mind not that premonition shall meet a Lion Wise stately strong in the way so closely followed too by the goodliest in the Forrest that he will roare teare and devoure where he 's opposed But may you lay your Country wast and be pious still Or would you have no posterity or such a one as shall curse you or be content to build with the ashes of your fortunes Think not to call it Destine lest it be recorded your folly Nor may you plead Religion not Christian Religion I am sure Because ye twhart in your course every precept slight Christs prayer and contemne the Apostles Creed You may stile us AEgyptians dumb-doggs or what ye please yet we speak the same language with you and shall barke when yours will either sleep or lye very still Be not mistaken perturb'd we are not dismaied A great blessing visibly hovers over and wil settle on the Crowne It will and needs must For his Soveraigne Majesty is most Religious Mercifull Iust No Papist nor Popishly affected his mercy is over all his actions his justice values every scruple Soe mindefull also of His Subjects that twice a day he prayes and constantly for them For the loyall that they may persevere for the other that they might be undeceived J beseech you believe and permit me to tell the men of your undoing Classes they are impudent and more then Jesuits I shall not again introduce the diametricall oppugning that God whom they would seem to adore Their evomited virulence against the Lords Annoynted and His Prophets is proof enough Read the 2. Tim. c. 3. unto the 10. verse and know them by their Character Puffs may be trod vnder foot without danger of the eyes But those are Wolfes in Sheeps clothing false and bloody No envy nor malice this A reall discharge of his conscience whose heart groanes under the heavy stormes of inhumanities raised by them It doth God enable me in the race to be patient among the runners and of his mercy returne them and you unto us Thus praying for assistance he never forgets their and your conversion Who is despised of both for his fidelity to the King obedience to the Church T. B. May. 16. 1643.