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	heart_n	work_n	7,151	5	5.4540	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91855	A broken spirit, God's sacrifices. Or, The gratefulnesse of a broken spirit unto God. Represented in a sermon, before the right Honourable House of Peeres, in K. Henry the Seventh's chappell in the Abbey Westminster, upon Wednesday Decemb. 9. 1646. Being a day of publike humiliation for removing of the great judgment of rain and waters then upon the kingdome, &c. / By Fran. Roberts M. A. Minister of Christ, at Austins, London.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1580; Thomason E365_14; ESTC R201252	39,320	48

of_o christ_n righteousness_n phil._n 3._o 7_o 8._o this_o this_o be_v that_o which_o so_o singular_o please_v god_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v most_o dear_a to_o god_n his_o belove_a son_n math._n 3._o 17._o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n col._n 1._o 13._o his_o only_o bogotten_v son_n joh._n 3._o 16._o in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v math._n 3._o 17._o yea_o in_o who_o his_o soul_n delight_v isai._n 42._o 1._o and_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o odour_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_n to_o god_n eph._n 5._o 2._o 3._o no_o pillar_n of_o most_o fragrant_a incense_n or_o perfume_n be_v any_o way_n comparable_a thereunto_o thus_o brokenness_n of_o spirit_n entwist_v with_o faith_n and_o faith_n fast_o link_a itself_o to_o christ_n become_v most_o grateful_a unto_o god_n 5._o final_o a_o break_a spirit_n be_v a_o self-debase_a spirit_n can_v lay_v it_o 5._o self_n low_a before_o god_n be_v vile_a in_o its_o own_o eye_n see_v this_o in_o several_a 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to_o be_v call_v a_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 9_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o saint_n eph._n 3._o 8._o chief_a of_o sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o now_o he_o veil_v all_o his_o topsayle_n sit_v down_o in_o the_o dust_n thus_o the_o prodigal_n when_o his_o spirit_n become_v break_v debase_v himself_o exceed_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v any_o even_o the_o mean_a of_o all_o relation_n to_o thou_o be_v far_o too_o good_a for_o i_o luk._n 15._o 18._o 19_o thus_o the_o sinful_a woman_n when_o her_o heart_n be_v penitential_o break_v for_o sin_n how_o she_o debase_v herself_o she_o address_v herself_o not_o to_o christ_n head_n but_o to_o his_o very_a foot_n and_o there_o she_o fall_v weep_v and_o with_o her_o tear_n she_o wash_v with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n she_o wipe_v with_o her_o mouth_n she_o kiss_v and_o with_o her_o costly_a ointment_n she_o annoynt_v his_o very_a foot_n think_v it_o honour_n enough_o for_o she_o and_o herself_o exceed_v happy_a that_o she_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o perform_v the_o very_o mean_a and_o low_a service_n unto_o christ_n luk._n 7._o 38._o oh_o a_o heart_n thorough_o break_v for_o sin_n be_v great_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o its_o self_n can_v lie_v down_o in_o the_o dust_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o god_n can_v be_v as_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v as_o nothing_o that_o god_n in_o christ_n may_v be_v all_o now_o the_o lord_n great_o prize_v a_o q_o 2._o self-despising_a spirit_n have_v respect_n to_o such_o isai._n 66._o 1_o 2._o will_v dwell_v with_o such_o to_o revive_v they_o isa._n 57_o 15._o and_o how_o be_v the_o self-debasing_a publican_n justify_v before_o the_o pharisee_n luk._n 18._o how_o be_v the_o self-debasing_a prodigal_n entertain_v of_o his_o father_n luk._n 15._o 14._o yea_o how_o be_v the_o self-debase_a penitentiary_n commend_v and_o comfort_v by_o christ_n luk._n 7._o 44_o 45_o 46._o who_o from_o this_o principle_n of_o broken-heartedness_n be_v so_o mean_a and_o vile_a in_o their_o own_o apprehension_n hitherto_o of_o the_o doctrinal_a handle_n of_o this_o observation_n by_o now_o to_o the_o practical_a application_n be_v a_o true_o break_a spirit_n such_o grateful_a sacrifice_n of_o god_n then_o how_o useful_a be_v this_o doctrine_n both_o to_o teach_v to_o try_v to_o exhort_v and_o to_o comfort_v we_o about_o this_o mystery_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n this_o may_v teach_v and_o inform_v we_o chief_o about_o these_o two_o information_n thing_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a odds_o and_o disparity_n betwixt_o that_o account_n 1._o which_o god_n and_o that_o which_o the_o world_n have_v of_o a_o break_a spirit_n with_o god_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n as_o have_v be_v show_v be_v most_o acceptable_a beyond_o all_o typical_a sacrifice_n before_o all_o mere_a moral_a performance_n and_o pharisaical_a perfection_n peculiar_o respect_v of_o god_n rank_v among_o the_o choice_n and_o flower_n of_o promise_a blessing_n the_o special_a cure_n of_o god_n and_o the_o very_a home_o and_o habitation_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o most_o high_a and_o holy_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a this_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n be_v with_o the_o world_n and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n most_o unacceptable_a be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o sad_a mopish_a melancholy_a disconsolate_a distemper_n always_o contrary_a to_o their_o genius_n who_o resolve_v to_o crown_v themselves_o with_o rosebud_n before_o they_o be_v wither_v and_o to_o let_v no_o flower_n of_o the_o spring_n overpass_v they_o who_o say_v with_o the_o rich_a fool_n soul_n thou_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a luc._n 12._o 19_o etc._n etc._n however_o the_o saint_n know_v the_o world_n be_v gross_o mistake_v in_o this_o matter_n of_o brokenness_n of_o spirit_n for_o sin_n and_o while_o god_n himself_o count_v it_o his_o sacrifice_n they_o can_v say_v r_o psalm_n it_o be_v a_o wholesome_a brokenness_n a_o sweet_a bitterness_n a_o joyful_a sorrow_n and_o happy_a tear_n 2._o that_o a_o unbroken_a spirit_n a_o hard_a flinty_a adamantine_a heart_n be_v on_o the_o contrary_n most_o hateful_a and_o abominable_a to_o god_n a_o break_a 2._o and_o contrite_a heart_n he_o can_v despise_v a_o unbroken_a heart_n consequent_o he_o can_v but_o despise_v take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o 1._o the_o nature_n of_o a_o hard_a heart_n and_o 2._o of_o the_o odiousness_n of_o such_o a_o heart_n to_o god_n the_o nature_n of_o a_o hear_a heart_n which_o scripture_n sometime_o call_v a_o heart_n wax_v gross_a or_o fat_a and_o so_o senseless_a act._n 28._o 27._o and_o often_o elsewhere_o a_o stony_a heart_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o and_o 36._o 26._o hardness_n of_o heart_n mark_n 3._o 5._o hardness_n rom._n 2._o 5._o etc._n etc._n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v harden_v 1._o natural_o 2._o actual_o and_o accidental_o 3._o habitual_o and_o 4._o judicial_o 1._o natural_o every_o man_n heart_n be_v a_o hard_a heart_n a_o very_a stone_n 1._o for_o intractableness_n and_o obduration_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o god_n first_o undertake_v to_o remove_v the_o stony_a heart_n before_o he_o give_v a_o fleshy_a heart_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o and_o 36._o 26_o 27._o therefore_o till_o god_n by_o supernatural_a dispensation_n bestow_v a_o tender_a heart_n every_o one_o by_o nature_n lie_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o a_o hear_a heart_n and_o this_o natural_a hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v compare_v not_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o wax_n or_o brass_n or_o iron_n or_o steel_n for_o though_o these_o be_v very_o hard_a yet_o they_o become_v soft_a and_o malleable_a by_o the_o fire_n but_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o a_o very_a stone_n which_o will_v be_v soon_o break_v to_o powder_v then_o soften_v as_o s_o 9_o zanchy_n observe_v so_o extreme_a be_v our_o natural_a hardness_n 2._o actual_o and_o accidental_o not_o only_o the_o heart_n of_o natural_a 2._o man_n but_o also_o even_o of_o regenerate_a person_n may_v contract_v some_o hardness_n spiritual_a security_n and_o stupidity_n by_o not_o improve_n grace_n receive_v and_o other_o mean_n for_o maintain_v and_o increase_n of_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n thus_o the_o disciple_n believe_v not_o that_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o walk_v on_o the_o sea_n because_o they_o have_v forget_v the_o miracle_n of_o the_o loaf_n and_o their_o heart_n be_v harden_v mark_n 6._o 52._o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o accidental_a hardness_n discover_v in_o that_o act_n 3._o habitual_o man_n heart_n be_v harden_v in_o sin_n when_o by_o many_o act_n man_n be_v so_o accustom_v to_o

manner_n and_o end_n of_o all_o our_o penitential_a mourning_n for_o sin_n do_v we_o not_o come_v short_a of_o duty_n alas_o for_o we_o ipsae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la sunt_fw-la lachrymabiles_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v need_n to_o weeep_v over_o our_o tear_n sigh_v over_o our_o sob_n mourn_v over_o our_o grief_n be_v break_v for_o our_o brokennnsse_n and_o to_o repent_v over_o our_o very_a repentance_n not_o that_o these_o duty_n be_v perform_v by_o we_o but_o that_o they_o be_v perform_v no_o better_a when_o we_o do_v our_o best_a so_o much_o flesh_n adhere_v to_o all_o we_o read_v of_o david_n break_a bone_n but_o we_o read_v not_o of_o his_o merit_n m_o temp._n we_o read_v of_o peter_n bitter_a tear_n for_o his_o sin_n but_o we_o read_v not_o a_o word_n of_o their_o satisfaction_n that_o must_v be_v leave_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n affirmative_o a_o break_a spirit_n be_v a_o most_o grateful_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n because_o 1._o a_o break_a spirit_n be_v a_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n herein_o not_o the_o 1._o body_n or_o blood_n of_o dead_a bruit-beast_n but_o the_o spirit_n i●_z self_n of_o ●…g_v and_o reasonable_a man_n even_o his_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o one_o man_n be_v better_a than_o all_o the_o beast_n and_o earthly_a creature_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n offer_v be_v not_o his_o spirit_n as_o stony_a and_o carna●…_n but_o as_o break_a and_o spiritualise_v with_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o repentance_n the_o spirit_n be_v the_o best_a of_o man_n a_o break_a spirit_n be_v the_o best_a of_o spirit_n now_o god_n insist_v much_o upon_o the_o spiritualness_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n he_o special_o call_v for_o the_o heart_n my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n pro._n 23._o 26._o all_o the_o gospell-sacrifice_n which_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n in_o christ_n they_o be_v spiritual_a sacrifice_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o live_a sacrifice_n i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o you_o present_v your_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a acceptable_a to_o god_n which_o be_v your_o reasonable_a service_n or_o your_o service_n according-to-the-word_n rom._n 12._o 1._o god_n himself_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n joh._n 4._o 24._o and_o the_o more_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v spiritualise_v the_o more_o it_o become_v both_o like_o god_n and_o like_v of_o god_n 2._o a_o break_a spirit_n be_v a_o true_a and_o sincere_a spirit_n it_o do_v not_o 2._o hypocritical_o cover_v its_o sin_n like_o adam_n job_n 31_o 33._o or_o spare_v any_o iniquity_n as_o saul_n do_v agag_n etc._n etc._n but_o like_o a_o break_a vessel_n let_v we_o all_o run_v out_o ingenuous_o spread_v open_v all_o its_o own_o vileness_n before_o the_o lord_n take_v the_o shame_n of_o all_o upon_o its_o own_o face_n let_v we_o all_o lie_v loose_a as_o water_n mire_n stone_n heterogeneal_n which_o be_v inseparable_o congeal_v in_o a_o hard_a bind_a frost_n yet_o they_o all_o lie_v loose_a when_o there_o come_v a_o kindly_a thaw_n so_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v once_o congeal_v in_o the_o mire_n and_o dregs_o of_o sin_n when_o with_o penitential_a brokenness_n it_o be_v kind_o thaw_v and_o dissolve_v sin_n that_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o soul_n lie_v loose_a the_o spirit_n long_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o all_o as_o here_o broken-spirited_a david_n lament_v both_o original_n and_o actuall_n he_o spare_v not_o even_o his_o foul_a and_o shameful_a miscarriage_n will_v be_v thorough_o purge_v from_o all_o psal._n 51._o 2._o 7._o thus_o paul_n after_o he_o become_v a_o man_n of_o a_o break_a spirit_n free_o rip_v up_o his_o foul_a enormity_n confess_v he_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o persecutor_n and_o injurious_a 1._o tim._n 1._o 13._o elsewhere_o he_o say_v i_o very_o think_v with_o myself_o that_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v many_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o name_n of_o 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