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	grace_n	work_v	7,291	5	7.3947	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46809	The blind guide, or, The doting doctor composed by way of reply to a late tediously trifling pamphlet, entituled, The youngling elder, &c., written by John Goodwin ... : this reply indifferently serving for the future direction of the seducer himself, and also of those his mis-led followers, who with him are turned enemies to the word and grace of God : to the authority of which word, and the efficacie of which grace are in this following treatise, succinctly, yet satisfactorily vindicated from the deplorably weak and erroneous cavills of the said John Goodwin in his late pamphlet / by William Jenkyn ...	Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1648 (1648)	Wing J645; ESTC R32367	109,133	166

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shall_v be_v inform_v what_o it_o be_v i_o acknowledge_v it_o with_o these_o and_o sundry_a other_o reform_a divine_n to_o be_v that_o gracious_a and_o real_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n by_o which_o a_o principle_n of_o divine_a life_n be_v put_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n by_o which_o he_o be_v quicken_v and_o raise_v from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o natural_a be_v make_v spiritual_a and_o save_o to_o understand_v and_o will_v spiritual_a thing_n you_o acknowledge_v sect._n 69._o that_o i_o propound_v four_o query_n 72._o yo._n eld._n p._n 63_o sect._n 72._o but_o now_o in_o this_o your_o 72_o section_n you_o have_v thus_o ridiculous_o as_o be_v see_v go_v over_o my_o two_o former_a quaeree_n muddy_o jumble_v together_o my_o two_o last_o though_o not_o without_o this_o design_n of_o a_o more_o convenient_a hide_v your_o opinion_n from_o the_o reader_n my_o three_o quaere_fw-la be_v this_o whether_o 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man_n sin_n pardonable_a but_o man_n by_o his_o impenitency_n make_v it_o not_o to_o be_v pardon_v page_n 230._o do_v not_o the_o very_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o serpent_n show_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v they_o shall_v look_v on_o it_o and_o look_v be_v cure_v so_o god_n cause_v christ_n to_o be_v lift_v up_o by_o preach_v of_o the_o go_v pell_o before_o thou_o shewe●_n that_o he_o will_v thou_o shall_v believe_v and_o believe_v have_v everlasting_a life_n page_n 231._o god_n never_o fail_v any_o that_o continue_v to_o wait_v on_o he_o at_o length_n he_o satisfy_v their_o longing_n page_n 289._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v hard_o to_o the_o carnal_a careless_a man_n yet_o as_o salmon_n say_v of_o knowledge_n prov._n 146._o faith_n be_v easy_a to_o he_o that_o will_v believe_v not_o that_o it_o be_v simple_o in_o man_n power_n but_o that_o god_n spirit_n so_o open_v his_o understanding_n etc._n etc._n page_n 290._o if_o we_o repair_v to_o the_o author_n who_o give_v faith_n and_o to_o the_o spring_n whence_o it_o flow_v if_o we_o right_o use_v the_o right_a mean_n of_o attain_v it_o and_o wait_v at_o the_o door_n of_o wisdom_n till_o he_o open_v unto_o we_o undoubted_o we_o shall_v find_v faith_n and_o not_o miss_v of_o it_o the_o diu._n auth._n of_o the_o scripture_n pag_n 26._o natural_a man_n may_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o whereunto_o god_n have_v by_o way_n of_o promise_n annex_v grace_n and_o acceptation_n page_n 169._o to_o suppose_v that_o they_o to_o who_o god_n make_v rich_a and_o sweet_a application_n of_o himself_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o all_o power_n to_o do_v what_o he_o require_v of_o they_o in_o this_o case_n to_o save_v they_o from_o destruction_n and_o to_o confer_v the_o great_a thing_n promise_v upon_o they_o as_o viz._n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v be_v to_o represent_v the_o glorious_a god_n in_o his_o great_a expression_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n and_o love_n unto_o the_o world_n rather_o as_o laugh_v the_o world_n to_o 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the_o gospel_n in_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n in_o all_o the_o passage_n que●ed_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o sentence_n that_o impli_v that_o natural_a man_n may_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o whereunto_o god_n have_v by_o way_n of_o promise_n annex_v grace_n and_o acceptation_n man_n be_v there_o incite_v to_o do_v what_o lie_v in_o they_o for_o attain_v grace_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o any_o promise_n of_o grace_n be_v annex_v to_o that_o which_o they_o do_v while_o they_o temaine_v in_o their_o natural_a estate_n neither_o be_v it_o say_v in_o any_o of_o those_o passage_n that_o none_o of_o those_o to_o who_o god_n make_v rich_a and_o sweet_a application_n of_o himself_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o all_o power_n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v for_o those_o sweet_a application_n in_o the_o outward_a dispensation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v make_v to_o all_o present_a though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o reprobate_n there_o who_o have_v not_o 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imply_v that_o a_o man_n have_v power_n over_o it_o and_o may_v dissolve_v subdue_v and_o destroy_v it_o if_o he_o will_v answ_n no_o he_o impli_v no_o such_o thing_n he_o only_o intend_v that_o it_o arise_v from_o a_o man_n self_n and_o be_v order_v by_o a_o man_n own_o free_a will_n as_o other_o corrupt_a act_n be_v the_o evil_n which_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o his_o power_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o dissolve_v subdue_v and_o destroy_v they_o as_o for_o the_o instance_n of_o original_a corruption_n blindness_n by_o birth_n frailty_n of_o life_n mortality_n corruptiblenesse_n of_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o none_o of_o these_o be_v act_n under_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o be_v order_v thereby_o as_o unbelief_n be_v 3_o object_n questionless_a a_o teacher_n will_v not_o encourage_v man_n 71._o ibid._n pag._n 71._o or_o persuade_v man_n to_o encourage_v themselves_o to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o judge_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o do_v answ_n 1._o that_o 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