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	soul_n	word_n	7,065	5	4.2672	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47744	Five discourses by the author of The snake in the grass viz. On water baptism, episcopacy, primitive heresie of the Quakers, reflections on the Quakers, a brief account of the Socinian trinity ; to which is added a preface to the whole.; Selections. 1700	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1133; ESTC R1214	55,897	120

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as_o if_o he_o have_v appoint_v mean_n either_o unnecessary_a or_o ineffectual_a to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v intend_v and_o i_o desire_v these_o to_o consider_v the_o great_a necessity_n there_o be_v for_o water-baptism_n as_o before_o explain_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v ordain_v as_o the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o inward_a baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v as_o i_o have_v before_o quote_v act_v two_o 38._o be_v baptise_a and_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o this_o baptism_n can_v not_o be_v mean_v the_o baptism_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n because_o this_o baptism_n be_v here_o propose_v as_o the_o mean_n whereby_o to_o receive_v the_o inward_a baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n again_o ephes_n v._o 26._o that_o he_o christ_n may_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v it_o the_o church_n with_o the_o wash_v of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n here_o the_o wash_v of_o water_n be_v the_o mean_n though_o the_o operation_n and_o virtue_n 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the_o jew_n write_v against_o some_o dissenter_n among_o the_o quaker_n assert_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n very_o high_a and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o elder_n in_o the_o church_n p._n 13._o and_o press_v that_o text_n matth._n xviii_o 17._o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n to_o extend_v to_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o worship_n as_o well_o as_o to_o private_a injury_n or_o offence_n among_o christian_n that_o christ_n say_v he_o as_o well_o give_v his_o church_n power_n to_o reject_v as_o to_o try_v spirit_n be_v not_o hard_a to_o prove_v that_o notable_a passage_n go_v tell_v the_o church_n do_v it_o to_o our_o hand_n for_o if_o in_o case_n of_o private_a offence_n betwixt_o brethren_n the_o church_n be_v make_v absolute_a judge_n from_o who_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n in_o this_o world_n how_o much_o more_o in_o any_o the_o least_o case_n that_o concern_v the_o nature_n be_v faith_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n herself_o but_o the_o case_n be_v quite_o alter_v when_o he_o come_v to_o answer_v that_o same_o text_n as_o urge_v against_o the_o quaker_n by_o the_o church_n which_o he_o do_v in_o his_o address_n to_o protestant_n p._n 152_o 153_o &_o 154._o of_o the_o second_o edition_n in_o octavo_n print_v 1692._o and_o then_o that_o text_n do_v not_o relate_v at_o all_o to_o faith_n or_o worship_n but_o only_o to_o private_a injury_n for_o have_v deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n he_o put_v the_o objection_n thus_o against_o himself_o but_o what_o then_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o christ_n word_n go_v tell_v the_o church_n very_o well_o i_o answer_v say_v he_o p._n 153._o it_o be_v not_o about_o faith_n but_o injury_n that_o christ_n speak_v and_o the_o place_n explain_v itself_o which_o be_v this_o moreover_o if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v trespass_n against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o here_o be_v wrong_a not_o religion_n injustice_n not_o faith_n 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say_v that_o they_o expect_v no_o other_o resurrection_n or_o future_a judgement_n than_o what_o they_o have_v attain_v already_o that_o be_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o light_n and_o the_o judgement_n or_o condemnation_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o heart_n george_n whitehead_n in_o his_o book_n call_v the_o nature_n of_o christianity_n etc._n etc._n print_v 1671_o p._n 29_o thus_o ridicules_a it_o do_v thou_o say_v he_o to_o his_o opponent_n look_v for_o christ_n as_o the_o son_n of_o mary_n to_o appear_v outward_o in_o a_o bodily_a existence_n to_o save_v thou_o if_o thou_o do_v thou_o may_v look_v until_o thy_o eye_n drop_v out_o before_o thou_o will_v see_v such_o a_o appearance_n of_o he_o and_o now_o what_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o these_o shall_v throw_v off_o baptism_n who_o have_v likewise_o throw_v off_o all_o the_o other_o fundamental_o which_o be_v reckon_v with_o it_o in_o this_o text_n vii_o but_o let_v we_o hence_o observe_v and_o beware_v of_o neglect_v or_o despise_v the_o outward_a institution_n of_o god_n because_o these_o depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n no_o less_o than_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a reject_v of_o the_o one_o overthrow_v the_o obligation_n and_o sanction_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o be_v a_o reject_v of_o god_n the_o institutor_n who_o in_o his_o just_a judgement_n suffer_v those_o to_o lose_v the_o one_o that_o think_v themselves_o too_o good_a for_o the_o other_o man_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v appoint_v as_o type_n of_o he_o under_o the_o law_n so_o now_o be_v we_o partaker_n of_o he_o who_o be_v come_v by_o the_o sacrament_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o under_o the_o gospel_n and_o as_o those_o who_o neglect_v or_o despise_v the_o sacrifice_n when_o they_o may_v be_v have_v from_o the_o legal_a priest_n according_a to_o god_n institution_n be_v make_v liable_a to_o death_n and_o do_v forfeit_v their_o 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