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	jesus_n	lord_n	17,123	5	3.7490	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15866	A guide unto Sion. Or certaine positions, concerning a true visible church Wherein the nature of a true church is so plainely described, as all men may easily decerne the same from false assemblies. Written by a learned and judicious divine.	Learned and Judicious Divine.; Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?, attributed name. aut	1638 (1638)	STC 26125; ESTC S102219	15,484	34

other wicked actions we must be separated thirdly the corruption of nature in our selves the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and pride of life all which are of the world and which we must hate and crucifie and so turn and become like litle children even born agayn that we may see the kingdome of God 16. The estate whereunto God calleth his church in this life is generally to the Communion or followship of his Son Iesus Christ as being their onely mediator and Saviour the Prophet Priest and King of the Church which they beleeving aud professing are also made partakers in a proportion in their mesure of these three offices with him 17. Iesus Christ is the Prophet raised up of God unto his people to teach them all that God commanded him which also he did both by himselfe and by the Ministery of his servants sent of him And as all the treasures of wisedome knowledge are hid in him so him the Church must heare for all heavenly wisedome and knowledge is to be learned of him and every person which shall not hear this Prophet shall be destroyed out of the people 18. This Propheticall office of Christ he bath communicated with the church by giving to the same his word for their instruction and comfort and grafting the same within them his spirit also as an Anoynting to reach them all things giving gifts also or ministers to open and apply the same unto their sowles likewise power and freedome by witnes profession and practise to hold forth that word of life as lights in the world therby to preach unto others the faith of Christ to edify and build up one an other dayly therein to provoke unto love and to good works to a admonish and reprehend for evil and iniquity to forgive and comfort one another in the bowels of Christ whose word therefore all ought to labour that it may dwel plenteously in them that if any man speak it may be as the words of God 19. Iesus the Son of God is also the great high priest or Sacrificer of the Church by whose obedience and sacrifice or oblation of his owne body and blood the church is clensed from all syn and reconciled to God by whose intercession the church with the holy actions and oblations of the same are accepted of God and made heires of blessing 20. And this his Priestly office is so imparted to his church as they have not onely interest in his death and suffrings wherby they are reconciled to God but also are themselves made a holy priesthood to offer up spiriutal sacrifices acceptable to God by him giving up their own bodies a living sacrifice mortifying their members which are on earth and crucifying the flesh with th' affections and lusts offring up contrite brokē harts with sacrifices of confession to his name and praying not onely every man for himselfe but one for another doing and distributing to the necessities of the Saincts suffring affliction for the Gospel and finally if they be called thereunto powring out their sowles unto death for the truthes sake 21. The Lord Iesus Christ is also the governour and king over Sion Gods holy mount and sitteth at his Fathers right hand and reigneth til all his enemies be made his foot stool being a King judge and law-giver to his people commanding ruling them by his word and spirit judging them in justice and equity preserving and defending them by his almighty power from all their enemies 22. And this his kingly office he so communicateth with his church as they are by him preserved and defended from all adversarie power freed from the dominion of syn and tyranny of Satan from subjection to the world and servitude unto men and restored to the joyfull libertie of the children of God the world and all things in it made theirs that housoever they have still to combate with the Divil to wrastle against principalities and powers to suffer hatred and affliction of the world and to warre with the fleshly lusts which fight against the sowl yet neyther death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor deepth nor any other creature shall be able to separate them from the love of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord who hath made them Kings priests unto God even his Father and they shall reigne on the earth till having served here their tyme they come to reign with him in glory in the heavens for ever 23. Vnto the participation of these promises and heavenly graces are all people provoked by the Gospell preached and such as obey the calling of God and come unto Christ are united to him their head mediator from whom proceedeth the Iustification sanctfication of the church 24. Iustification is the partaking of Christs justice or righteousnes in his fulfilling obeying the law of God and discharging all our debts and trespasses by his death so freeing us from the curse and setting us in full favour with God and under his blessing which righteousnes of Christs is fully made ours imputed to us by faith for our justification 25. Sanctfication is the partaking of Christs holynes by being grafted with him to the similitude of his death and resurrection whereby the corruption of nature or old man in us becommeth crucified buried with him and the new man or image of God is put on and renewed dayly in a holy conversation 26. Hitherto of the Churches union and communion with Christ her head now followeth the union of the churches members one with another which is their couplin● togither as one body by the communion 〈◊〉 one the same spirit faith love 27. The union of the members one wit● another is to be considered generally o● totally and particularly Generally as the church is called universall or catholik comprehending the whol family of God i● heaven and in earth and the fraternity o● brotherhood of all Christians which are is the world in whom there is but one faith in one and the same God by that one Lord Iesus Christ through one Spirit Thu● have they all one Father which is God one mother Ierusalem which is above and by the mediation of Christ are all made one baptized by one spirit into one body and al● made to drink into one spirit 28. More particularly they that are called of God and members of the Church universal are united and gathered into many g churches or congregation in several cities countries every of which

their burden but not intruding into their office 38. Jt is necessarie that these Officers bee perpetuallie resident upon their charge For 1. a Minister is a Shepheard and his charge a Flock now a shepheard hath a flock to feed it continually 2. Wheresoever God placeth a man there is daylie need of his labour and care 3. The people are in daunger of harme if they be not watched over day and night 4. The Church requireth an Officers residencie with her as a dutie of him 5. If they doe otherwise they cannot give their people a good example neither will there belove familiarity between them 39. Deacons must be men of honest report indued with the Holy Ghost they must be grave temperate not given to excesse nor to filthy lucre Faithfully ought they to gather and collect by the Ordinance of the Church the goods and benevolence of the faithfull and by the same direction diligently and trustily to distribute them according to the necessitie of the Saints Further they must inquire and consider of the portion and the wantes both of the Officers and other poore and accordingly relate to the Church that provision may be made 40. That the Deacons Office is not to meddle with the Word and Sacraments but onely to collect the benevolence of the faithfull and faithfully to distribute the same is cleare by these reasons 1. It is an Apostolicall institution that these should attend upon the provision for the poore Act. 6 4. 2. The Scripture maketh it an ordinarie and distinct Office from others in the Church and not to be mingled with any other Rom. 12 8. 3. No man can in any tollerable measure discharge the Office of a Minister and a Deacon also Act. 6 2. 4. The Ministeries of the Word are perfect without it 41. This Office was instituted 1. That the faithfull might bee the more free from feare and follow their owne callings diligently 2. That the Church might be the more enriched with Heavenly and Spirituall blessings for the receives grace and gifts for the discharge of each calling 3. To stirre men up to helpe the poore the more willingly considering that the Lord hath appointed a speciall office for that purpose 4. That there should bee no complaints but that all the poore might be comforted against their povertie wants Lastlie to shew that as God hath created soule and body so hee takes care for both 42. The Widowes or Deaconesses must be Women of 60 yeares of age at the least For avoyding of inconveniences they must be well reported of for good workes such as have nourished their Children such as have beene harberous to strangers diligent and serviceable to the Saints compassionate and helpefull to them in adversitie given to every good worke continuing in supplications and prayer day and night They must minister to the sicke lame weary and defeated such helpefull comforts as they need by watching tending and helping them Further they must shew good example to the young women in sober modest and godly conversation avoyding idlenes vaine talke and light behaviour 43. These are the necessarie and onely ordinarie functions and offices which our Saviour hath ordained in his Church unto the due administration whereof he hath promised his blessing to the end of the world And these are perpetuall and to continue for ever and beside these it is unlawfull for men following the devises of their owne braine to institute or ordaine any in the Churches of God 44. These offices though they be divers severall yet are they not severed least there should be a division in the body but they are as members of the body having the same care one of another joyntly dooing their severall duties to the service of the saints neither can any of these offices bee wanting without grevious lamenes and apparent deformitie of the body yea violent iniury to the head Christ Iesus 45. As every Christian Congregation hath power and commandement to elect ordaine their owne Ministers according to the rule in Gods word prescribed So right and power to practice all other ordinances of the Lord namely to cut of any memfrom the body provided that holy order of proceeding bee keept which Christ in his will and Testament hath left us 46. The rule of Christ for excommunication is thus If the fault be private holy and loving admonition and reproof is to be vsed with an inward desire and earnest care to winne their brother But if hee will not heare yet to take two or three other brethrē with him whome he knoweth most meet for that purpose that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed And if he refuse to heare them then to declare the matter to the church which ought severally and sharpely to reprehend gravely to admonish and lovingly to perswade the partie offending shewing him the heynousnes of his offence and the danger of his obstinacie and the fearfull judgments of the Lord. Lev. 19. 17. 18. Mat. 18. 15. Devt 19. 15. Mat. 18. 16. 47. All this notwithstanding the Church is not to hold him as an enemie but to admonish him and pray for him as a Brother prooving if at any time the Lord will give him repentance For this power is not given them to the distruction of any but to the edification of all 2. Thes. 3. 15. 2. Cor. 10. 8. 13. 10. 48. If this preveale not to draw him to repentance then are they in the Name and power of the Lord IESVS with the whole Congregation reverently in prayer to proceed to excommunication that is unto the casting him out of their congregation and fellowship covenant and protection of the Lord for his disobedience obstinacie and committing him to Sathan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Iesus if such be his good wil and pleasure Mat. 18. 17. 1 Cor. 5. 11. 49. If the offence be publike the partie is publiquely to be reproved and admonished if he then repent not to proceed to excommunication as aforesaid 1. Tim. 5 20. Gal. 2. 14. Ios. 7. 19. 2 Cor. 7. 9. 50. Further they are to warn the whole congregarion and all other beleevers to hold him as a Heathen and Publican and to withdraw themselves from him from all spirituall communion and civil familiaritie so farre as may be without the violation of any naturall or civil bond 51. That obstinate sinners after due conviction and patience must be censured appeareth 1. By the commandement of Christ practice of the Apostolicall churches 2. That the worship service of God may be kept preserved from pollution contempt and prophanation 3. That the sinner may se his fault be humbled for it and so saved in the day of the Lord. 4. That the honour and good name of the church may be preserved the which would be lost if vile persons were