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	son_n	89,234	5	6.5393	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29616	A perswasive to reformation and union as the best security against the designs of our popish enemies	Brokesby, Francis, 1637-1714.	1680 (1680)	Wing B4844; ESTC R11932	21,237	35

fancies Some who were at first eager for the Presbyterian Government immediately closed with the Independents when they appeared and preached more movingly to their affections or from such like ground they in the mean while being unacquainted with the state of the controversie or the arguments used on each side Hence it is no wonder they joyned with the Anabaptists when they appeared with more affecting expressions or pretended new discoveries Nay afterwards there was not any new-fangled Sect but these men were ready to become its Proselytes and Patrons till at length some became Quakers others Papists and many of them had their Religion to seek and others were of no Religion especially such who had at any time run into the licentious madness of the Ranters Whence proceeded this but from zeal without knowledge hearkening to every body that broached something new and closing therewith without a serious trial Now consider what security any of you have from running into such extremes supposing the like circumstances as formerly if you make the judgments or Examples of others whom you think pious and zealous for Religion the Rule of your actings or opinions Further consider that where there is no necessity to separate and so to be of a Party that this is so far from making you good Christians that so far as you are of a Party or Faction you are defective in Christianity 1 Cor. 3.4 While one saith I am of Paul and another I am of Apollos are you not carnal Let not any interpret my being larger in opposing Division and Separation than I was in speaking against Wickedness and Profaneness as if I had kinder thoughts for this than for the former No my thus doing proceeds only from my kinder thoughts to you my Brethren who have already or are about to separate from us I have justly more grounds to hope that you will consider what I have written than such who are debauched and hardened in sin And therefore I once more beseech you as S. Paul did the Ephesians Eph. 4.1 that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing one another in love endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace There is one Body and one Spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your calling One Lord one Faith one Baptism one God and Father of all 1 Thes 4.11 We beseech you Brethren 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be ambitious to be quiet and peaceable and to be as earnest in promoting unity as others are busie in making divisions and factions This Christ and his Apostles often require as a Duty this they intreat Christians to be careful about and back their intreaties with the most pressing Arguments Now if these will not move you in point of Conscience nor the danger we are all in from a common Enemy which by this means chiefly may be prevented in point of interest I cannot hope that whatever I should urge further should prevail with you My hope is only in God who hath the hearts of all men in his hand and can turn them as the Rivers of waters To this fountain of all mercies will I make my humble requests that he would be pleased graciously to incline all our hearts to desire and seek for peace that he would sweeten the Spirits of Christians that are embittered against each other that he would remove those prejudices out of mens minds which have caused our breaches and continue to widen them that he would make men more careful to approve themselves Christ's disciples by obeying his commands than to be the disciples and followers of men Lastly that he would put a stop to our divisions and distractions and find out means to bring us in his good time to an happy Union And I doubt not but all good Christians will joyn with me in this Prayer GRacious and heavenly Father who art the God of Love and Peace look with an eye of pity upon thy poor distressed distracted Church in this Kingdom allay our unchristian heats heal our wounds close our breaches pour into all our hearts a Spirit of peace union and brotherly love and grant that though we cannot all be of one mind and judgment in this state of Error and Ignorance yet we may be of one heart and affection so as to follow after those things that make for peace and avoid whatever hath a tendency to Breaches Separation and Faction Grant that petition which thy dear Son and our blessed Saviour requested for all which should believe on him to all Christian professors in this Nation that we all may be One as thou Father art in him and he in thee that we may so joyn hands and hearts as with one mind and one mouth to glorifie thee our heavenly Father That hereby thou mayest have the glory this Nation the advantage and each Christian the comfort of this Union Grant this we beseech thee for thy Sons sake who is the Prince of Life and Peace to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit of Peace be all praise honour and glory now and for evermore Amen FINIS