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	prayer_n	6,254	5	6.1558	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67549	The chiefest divine vertues epitomized, or, A compendious treatise of the three theological graces, faith, hope, and charity by Richard Ward ...	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1655 (1655)	Wing W802; ESTC R12309	115,178	272

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friend_n as_o a_o friend_n etc._n etc._n this_o flame_n of_o love_n extend_v itself_o like_a unto_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o torch_n which_o light_v many_o other_o without_o impair_n his_o own_o light_n 9_o love_n be_v like_a dew_n for_o that_o as_o this_o fall_v as_o well_o upon_o the_o low_a grass_n as_o upon_o the_o high_a cedar_n the_o poor_a as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a be_v subject_a to_o love_v and_o to_o be_v belove_v 10._o love_n be_v like_a death_n for_o as_o death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o sin_n so_o be_v love_n because_o he_o who_o love_v god_n cease_v to_o sin_n 11._o love_n be_v like_o the_o sardian-stone_n for_o as_o it_o expel_v fear_v procure_v mirth_n make_v bold_a and_o sharpen_v the_o understanding_n as_o dioscorides_n say_v so_o love_n bring_v joy_n joy_n expel_v fear_n and_o consequent_o make_v bold_a and_o valiant_a and_o whet_v the_o understanding_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n 12._o love_n in_o many_o regard_n be_v like_a or_o may_v be_v 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3.2_o ii_o the_o office_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o believe_v future_a mercy_n as_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o life_n everlasting_a as_o present_v in_o god_n promise_n which_o it_o apply_v unto_o we_o but_o the_o office_n of_o hope_n be_v to_o expect_v they_o as_o absent_v iii_o the_o office_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o tell_v or_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o must_v believe_v but_o hope_n tell_v we_o how_o we_o must_v with_o patience_n tarry_v wait_v expect_v and_o look_v for_o what_o we_o believe_v iv_o the_o office_n of_o hope_n be_v to_o sustain_v support_v and_o confirm_v faith_n from_o whence_o it_o spring_v that_o be_v 1._o hope_n hold_v fast_a faith_n lest_o by_o run_v too_o fast_o or_o make_v too_o much_o haste_n it_o shall_v fall_v headlong_o when_o god_n defer_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o promise_n which_o faith_n apprehend_v 2._o hope_n confirm_v faith_n lest_o it_o shall_v stagger_v or_o doubt_v of_o the_o promise_n yea_o keep_v faith_n when_o it_o do_v doubt_n and_o stagger_v 3._o hope_n lead_v faith_n unto_o his_o last_o and_o principal_a scope_n and_o mark_n yea_o nourish_v cherish_v and_o restore_v it_o that_o it_o fail_v not_o faith_n be_v the_o parent_n of_o hope_n and_o hope_v like_o a_o good_a child_n help_v to_o relieve_v its_o father_n faith_n in_o the_o time_n of_o need_n whence_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o faithful_a 1_o cor._n 15.19_o that_o if_o they_o have_v hope_v only_o in_o this_o life_n they_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a for_o what_o avail_v it_o a_o man_n in_o misery_n to_o believe_v eternal_a life_n if_o he_o have_v not_o hope_v in_o time_n to_o obtain_v it_o and_o therewith_o freedom_n and_o redemption_n from_o distress_n but_o we_o have_v therefore_o comfort_v in_o believe_v because_o we_o have_v hope_n of_o

be_v weak_a or_o ii_o in_o application_n when_o a_o man_n can_v certain_o lay_v hold_n upon_o christ_n but_o be_v like_o he_o in_o the_o gospel_n who_o say_v i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o unbelief_n mark_n 9.24_o qu._n 48._o can_v weak_a faith_n be_v true_a answ_n it_o may_v as_o appear_v thus_o i._o there_o be_v a_o smoke_a flax_n and_o a_o bruise_a reed_n isa_n 42.3_o mat._n 12.20_o psal_n 103.2_o ii_o sometime_o the_o sun_n be_v obscure_v by_o the_o interposition_n of_o a_o cloud_n and_o sometime_o the_o lord_n hide_v his_o face_n that_o we_o can_v see_v he_o psal_n 22.1_o 2._o iii_o faith_n be_v not_o create_v simul_n &_o semel_fw-la perfect_a at_o first_o as_o adam_n be_v but_o be_v like_o a_o man_n in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n who_o be_v first_o a_o imperfect_a birth_n than_o a_o infant_n than_o a_o child_n than_o a_o youth_n than_o a_o man_n or_o like_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n matth._n 13.31_o 33._o 1_o pet._n 2.2_o for_o faith_n grow_v and_o increase_v unto_o perfection_n prov._n 4.18_o 1_o cor._n 1.7_o and_o 2_o cor._n 1.7.10.15_o eph._n 4.13_o 2._o thes_n 1.3_o 2_o pet._n 3.18_o qu._n 49._o why_o be_v true_a faith_n sometime_o weak_a and_o small_a answ_n because_o although_o faith_n be_v give_v from_o above_o ephes_n 2.8_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o give_v miraculous_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o word_n rom._n 10.15_o etc._n etc._n hence_o it_o be_v say_v the_o sour_a sow_v seed_n mat._n 13.1.31_o mark_v 4.26_o etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o it_o be_v sometime_o great_a and_o sometime_o lesser_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o observe_v three_o thing_n first_o the_o schoolman_n say_v that_o faith_n be_v less_o in_o a_o double_a regard_n viz._n i._o quoad_fw-la objectum_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n because_o express_o some_o believe_v sewer_a thing_n than_o other_o do_v thom._n 2.2.54_o ii_o quoad_fw-la participationem_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o participation_n and_o that_o either_o 1._o exit_fw-la parte_fw-la intellectûs_fw-la because_o some_o have_v lesser_a understanding_n than_o other_o or_o 2._o exit_fw-la parte_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la because_o some_o have_v i._o lesser_n promptitude_n and_o readiness_n in_o believe_v then_o other_o some_z being_z more_o dull_a lazy_a and_o sluggish_a t●●_n other_o be_v or_o ii_o lesser_n devotion_n some_o being_n less_o zealous_a than_o other_o be_v or_o iii_o lesser_n confidence_n and_o trust_v some_o being_n more_o fearful_a than_o other_o be_v second_o our_o divine_n affirm_v faith_n to_o be_v lesser_a in_o a_o double_a regard_n also_o viz._n i._o fructibus_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o as_o holiness_n joy_n strength_n zeal_n constancy_n and_o the_o like_a ii_o gradibus_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o degree_n or_o nature_n of_o faith_n as_o in_o apprehension_n and_o application_n perkins_n and_o therefore_o chemnitius_n observe_v three_o thing_n viz._n 1._o that_o sometime_o faith_n be_v great_a as_o matth._n 8.10.15.28_o and_o 2._o that_o sometime_o faith_n be_v small_a as_o mat._n 14.31_o and_o 3._o that_o sometime_o faith_n be_v weak_a and_o that_o either_o i._o in_o acknowledge_v rom._n 14.1_o or_o ii_o in_o trust_v mark_v 9.21_o three_o observe_v that_o sometime_o faith_n be_v lesser_a i._o in_o regard_n of_o other_o i._n e._n one_o man_n faith_n be_v great_a than_o another_o as_o one_o star_n differ_v from_o another_o in_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 15._o rom._n 15.1.14.1_o and_o ii_o in_o regard_n of_o a_o man_n self_n that_o be_v sometime_o faith_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n be_v great_a and_o sometime_o lesser_a and_o that_o either_o 1._o ordinary_o and_o thus_o a_o man_n fai●●_n be_v less_o when_o he_o be_v new_o regenerate_v then_o afterward_o heb._n 5.12_o or_o 2._o extraordinary_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o temptation_n which_o be_v occasion_v either_o i_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o sin_n commit_v 2_o sam._n 12._o psalter_n ●●_z &_o 32._o or_o ii_o because_o god_n withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o spiritu●l_a light_n for_o a_o time_n 2_o chron._n 32.31_o psal_n 51.11_o o●_n iii_o because_o the_o good_a and_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v grieve_v ephes_n 4_o 30_o 31._o and_o that_o either_o 1._o by_o our_o love_n of_o sin_n or_o 2._o by_o our_o neglect_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n or_o 3._o by_o our_o quench_n of_o the_o good_a motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n qu._n 50._o how_o may_v a_o weak_a faith_n be_v know_v to_o be_v true_a answ_n 1._o the_o weak_a true_a faith_n be_v but_o of_o short_a time_n or_o be_v but_o new_o and_o late_o infuse_v 1_o pet._n 2.1_o where_o there_o be_v life_n in_o a_o infant_n there_o be_v daily_a growth_n insomuch_o as_o from_o a_o child_n it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o man_n except_o it_o prove_v a_o dwarf_n or_o monster_n in_o nature_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v suspect_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o faith_n who_o be_v always_o child_n and_o both_o weak_a in_o knowledge_n and_o application_n 2._o the_o weak_a true_a faith_n be_v humble_a sorrow_n and_o blush_v for_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n though_o past_a and_o mourn_v for_o her_o present_a weakness_n in_o application_n true_a faith_n grieve_v because_o she_o be_v weak_a 3._o true_a faith_n though_o weak_a yet_o bring_v forth_o some_o good_a fruit_n of_o obedience_n gal._n 5.6_o james_n 2.14_o qu._n 51._o what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o weakness_n of_o faith_n answ_n as_o infidelity_n in_o toto_fw-la so_o debility_n in_o tanto_fw-la cause_v much_o evil_n e.g._n i._o sometime_o weakness_n of_o faith_n drive_v unto_o the_o use_n of_o wicked_a mean_n a_o fear_n to_o want_v thing_n necessary_a often_o hurry_v man_n unto_o covetousness_n oppression_n usury_n covenant-breaking_a and_o the_o like_a ii_o oftentimes_o it_o bring_v man_n to_o murmur_a fear_n terror_n sorrow_n unto_o death_n and_o the_o like_a 2_o cor._n 7.10_o iii_o it_o hinder_v in_o part_n from_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n because_o they_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n with_o the_o word_n nor_o of_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o hear_n thereof_o iv_o it_o make_v prayer_n tedious_a because_o we_o be_v not_o sure_a that_o thereby_o and_o therein_o we_o talk_v with_o god_n as_o a_o man_n with_o his_o friend_n v._o weakness_n of_o faith_n or_o a_o weak_a faith_n can_v bring_v a_o man_n to_o peace_n of_o conscience_n phil._n 4.7_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o examine_v whether_o we_o have_v faith_n but_o also_o whether_o our_o say_v increase_v and_o be_v strong_a qu_n 52_o what_o may_v we_o learn_v here_o from_o the_o weak_a true_a faith_n answ_n that_o god_n will_v not_o reject_v infant_n and_o those_o who_o be_v weak_a in_o faith_n mat._n 12.20.19.14_o true_o indeed_o it_o be_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v i_o hot_a in_o true_a zeal_n as_o elias_n christ_n and_o paul_n be_v and_o ii_o pure_a and_o immaculate_a in_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n mat._n ●_o 16_o phil._n 2.15_o yea_o iii_o strong_a resolu_fw-la e_fw-la and_o perseverant_a in_o the_o ●r●ct_n se_fw-mi of_o religion_n colos_n 1.25_o 1_o pet._n 5._o ●_o yet_o ch●●●_n pass_v h●●_n and_o pardon_v many_o sin_n in_o we_o and_o bear_v with_o many_o infirmity_n not_o reject_v we_o because_o we_o be_v weak_a in_o faith_n and_o therefore_o tender_a conscience_n may_v here_o find_v comfort_n in_o a_o threefold_a distress_n viz._n 1._o be_v thou_o deject_v and_o in_o heaviness_n because_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o great_a sinner_n then_o remember_v that_o such_o be_v zacheus_n mary_n magdalene_n the_o thief_n and_o many_o publican_n unto_o who_o christ_n show_v mercy_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_a also_o unto_o thou_o if_o with_o they_o thou_o do_v repent_v and_o believe_v 2._o be_v thou_o deject_v and_o drown_v in_o tear_n because_o thou_o be_v weak_a in_o faith_n then_o remember_v mat._n 12.20_o 3._o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o because_o thou_o be_v weak_a in_o sanctity_n and_o obedience_n then_o call_v to_o mind_n psal_n 103.3_o john_n 15.2_o ephes_n 5.14_o qu_n 53._o what_o do_v god_n require_v of_o we_o unto_o this_o comfort_n answ_n 1._o that_o we_o have_v a_o good_a foundation_n a_o sincere_a heart_n within_o 2._o that_o we_o strive_v unto_o perfection_n not_o acquiesce_v or_o rest_v in_o any_o degree_n of_o grace_n receive_v but_o labour_v that_o we_o may_v grow_v from_o a_o weak_a faith_n to_o a_o strong_a from_o a_o small_a faith_n to_o a_o great_a qu._n 54._o when_o how_o or_o how_o many_o way_n be_v faith_n in_o any_o one_o say_v to_o be_v great_a answ_n 1._o to_o this_o dormisecurus_n serm_fw-la 18._o answer_n tunc_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la magna_fw-la quando_fw-la est_fw-la operibus_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la charitati_fw-la admixta_fw-la perseverans_fw-la &_o firma_fw-la faith_n be_v then_o great_a when_o it_o be_v conjoin_v