Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	place_n	5,553	5	4.7190	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93362	To the meek and open hearted lambes, and flock of heaven, in meekness of love, with greetings of peace from the seat of infinite mercy; tendered unto and sent to be read among them all, who live in the humble state.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.; Baley, Charles.	1662 (1662)	Wing S4081A; ESTC R214019	7,137	8

been this day as ignorant of the way of peace towards Enemies and of the path of Innocency and Righteousness as they now are but the Lord hath shewed us mercy And I say the God of heaven forgive them and defend us And all that dwels in this may come at last to see a time of greater gathering then ever yet was Oh my Pen cannot write it And if all were quiet in their own measures and little at all were moved in that measure either to write Print or speak at this time waiting singly upon God Oh he would plead for us and he alone would help us and keep us as in his Armes until the indignation were over past And this I write that you might know of my continual confidence in the Lord if he had or did not at this time raise up or make use of any of us to help him or to be workers together with him But a remnant he hath whose hearts he Inlargeth with prayer and some of them with strong inward desires and groans some with uttrance to declare the good will of God unto others in your assemblys and some steadfastly to believe in God that he will never leave us and all this ascends up before the Lord even as one sacrifice and he that hath heard and had mercy on us when we were not his people and turned not back our complaints in that day O how shall he now forget us now we are his people and are purchased unto him with a Randsome more pretious then all the Gold in the World who is it among all the flock of God but have already had much experience of his Love good will and mercy and wherefore then should any of the sons or daughters of Zion suppose that God will ever forsake or leave them in distress I even say doubtless and certainly it will not be so but the Lord will stand by us and the God of the whole earth will go before us and the wonderful dreadful powerful presence of the most high will be with us over us amongst us and in us for ever more and we shall certainly be preserved by his power And by this my tenders of love in those Lines all the dear and humble hearted freinds of Christ may hear from me and understand that somthing of the virtue of the Vine is and remaineth in me and if the will of God should be so that my body suffer in this close unsavory Prison many months or several years longer yet shall the Lord be my God for ever and my rest unto the end of troubles and in silence and secret shall and doth my heart and soul poure forth intercession to the Throne of power in the behalfe of his own truth and people and for every feeble plant which God hath planted And when I have put you in mind that you ought not to forsake the assembling of your selves together I leave you to God at present H. S. Winchester Prison the 30th of the first Month 1662. ANd you should all take heed of that which would lead you up an easier way then by the light that condemns sin and verrifies and troubles you for by it doth God speak and in it calls for repentance and in it strive with you and many more so strongly that they cannot rest night nor day being not yet reconcile to it but this consider that this will not always strive with you therefore while the light is and is not put out if you will hear his voice by whome God speaks peace that peace you might enjoy for ever then take heed of that by which a hardness comes upon the heart and a Vaile so thick with unbeliefe that the true mourning is done away there cannot be then a secret crying unto the Lord for helpe and deliverance in the true brokeness of heart which openeth it to God with bowels of Love and teares wherby Gods mercy is felt but a hardness upon the heart and a wrong thing aske for peace in the unbeliefe from that which darkneth trke heed of this thing and this know assuredly that when trouble comes in the inward parts and the rumour of War is hard between the two Nations Jacob and Esau both in the Womb and the light condemning in the heart which hath been Fleshly and the Witness of God awakning the Conscience that then if there be not a brokeness thereby and a mollifying of the heart and a humbling of the lofty part then will hardness take place and Rebellion prevail with thee against the light Therefore in its season let these things have entrance in you and come to that which can receive it in love faithfulness and plainess as it is written DEare Lambs of my Fathers fould keep close together in the unity of the holy Spirit in this day which is coming upon you for you will be driven as sheep to the slaughter but I say in that which was before the wrath of the enemy was fear not for the horse and the rider shall be overthrown by which the rider shall be disinabled to go on in his purpose for I looked and beheld that the fore feet of his horse was chained and a fence was in his way and by reason of the eagerness of his horse he was overthrown by which means he was maimed of his arme and you were left upon your green Pastures though some of your wooll was scattered and wasted which is the worst thing that shall befal you if you keep close to God he will certainly keep you in this day and houre which is coming yea and is even at hand watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation yea what I say unto one I say unto all watch and fear not man but God so will you be kept clean over all to his everlasting praise for ever and ever so saith my soul Amen Who am your suffering Brother known by the name of Charles Baley Seen and given forth in Dover prison the 15th day of the 1 month 1661. 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