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	name_n	son_n	14,571	5	5.9519	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93431	Some queries propounded to this professing generation the people called Baptists, or any of the professors upon the earth for them to answer, and heedfully to weigh and consider	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1659 (1659)	Wing S4331; ESTC R229335	9,565	10

name of the Father the Son and the holy Ghost marke it was in the name and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of our God were the Saints sanctified washed and cleansed which were sometimes uncleane with the washing of water by the word but what is this to you all this while that run from the word within into the water without you for w●shing when there is no mention made of water outwardly and would be found setting up your selves in the Apostles seat and seem to be found doing their worke when as they though they had a Command yet stirred not untill they were indued with power from on high But you have neither the Apostles command nor yet their power therefore your work is your own who required it at your hands what have you to do with their worke or set your selves in their seat that are out of their life and power when he that was in the life and in the power and one with them declares he was not sent to baptise AND is that which you are so much pleading for and contending about and would have held up any more then elementary and therefore to be dissolved the time of it's dissolution must come for are not the elements to melt with fervent heat and is that which is to be melted and must come to it's dissolution worth while so much to be contended about laboured after and and wrangled for while you are so doing do you any more then spend your mony for that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfieth not For what satisfaction hath your many years travell ministred unto you being from that which gives the satisfaction not harkening diligently to the Law of God which restoreth the soul which law is light that your souls may live and so are striving and contending about the Commands and not yet come to know the Commander Christ the light of the world the Saviour thereof who was given for a leader and Commander 〈◊〉 the people who lighteth every man that cometh into the world and talking about ordinances and are not yet come to the Fathers house being from the light and not walking in it whe●● with Christ hath enlightened you for God who is light dwelleth in the light which you yet manifest your selves strangers unto therefore first come to the house and then you shall know the ordinances of the house the out-goings and in-comings thereof for is not that first necessary to be known or how many things doe you make necessary unto life and salvation BVT if you have been in the water and done the thing you are so much contending about are you alwayes to stick there come on to perfection for if you stand in the elements and keep your station there when will you come to perfection or be perfect as Christ commanded his to be Is that which stands in meates and drinkes outward observations and carnoll ordinances able ever to make perfect as pertaining to the conscience to make the comers thereunto perfect if not why strive you so much to have people come unto it Ought you not rather to bring people to Christ the lightithat doth increase to grow up in the increase of God then to keep people out of it and neither come to it your selves nor suffer them that would that keep them in a talk of that which doth decrease or will that ever bring you to perfection or make you perfect which doth decrease and perish with the using Gods Kingdome is within which the light within leads again into without which the entrance cannot be found Or the way to the Kingdom discovered which is the first thing to be sought after MAny shall strive to enter but shall not be able such are not turned to the light who are the unable wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him Heb. 7.25 Mans ability is lost or strength to get in for whosoever findeth the strength he hath found the power of God in which the strength is in which is everlasting strength And nene taste of the power of God and receive it but who beleive in the light and receive it wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who is the true light of the world and lighteth every man that cometh into the world that all through him might beleive and who beleive in the light and receive it wherewith they are enlightened to them he gives the power such have the power given unto them to them ability is given to enter and strength to get which is found in the power that is given unto them who are turned to the light and it receive which cometh from Christ to whom all power in heaven and earth is given For in the fall and driven out state man hath lost the power he hath lost the strength to get in his ability is lost and is become weake he cannot enter for the flaming sword at Edens gate turneth every way to keepe the way of the tree of life soe that there is no entrance in but through the death to the life to come to the tree of life And mans willing and running availes not his striving cannot get in it is only the tender mercy of God availes which is made manifest in the light of his Son where the mercy comes to be shewed the light sheweth it which lighteth every man that cometh into the world which is only able to bring man in again for man in his willing and running obtains not his willing cannot get in but waiting in the light receiving it and being turned to it wherewith he is enlightened he comes to find a grafting in again upon the right stock juice and body naturall the light sheweth wherein the tender mercy of God is found that brings man in again without his willing running and striving Therefore all yee professors disputers and people who cannot say this you have found the ter der mercy of God unto your soules wait in the light wherewith Christ you hath enlightened and turn to it that sheweth it Come to the search for he that seeketh findeth keep to the light which is the eye wherein the tender mercy of God is seene the light sheweth it whereby the entrance comes again to be found in the light stand still come to stillnesse coolenesse quietnesse in your own spirits out of all heats buslings and strivings for that obtains it not it doth not give the entrance in stand still in the light and will nothing that sheweth the mercy be silent out of your own thoughts and comprehensions or reachings out and wait to be gathered in in the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened you for all flesh is to be silent before the Lord God and you kept on the watch waiting in the light and obedience thereunto the entrance in again will find which is out of your own willing and runing and only of God that sheweth

Some Queries propounded to this professing Generation the people called Baptists or any of the Professors upon the earth for them to answer and heedfully to weigh and consider IS there any live but who eat or can any live 〈…〉 of the Son of man and drink his blood or have my eternall life in them and can any eat of the flesh of the Son of man or drink his blood unto whom he is not yet come or have such eternall life in them that eat and drink not how can they live then unto whom he is not yet come AND whether you that say your bread and wine is the figure of Christ to come are yet come to the substance who rest in the figures and shadows and so is it not in that which is weake beggerly and to vanish away wherein you dwell or can figures ●eed you or give you life AND whether the feeding upon that which dyes of it self and is perishing be that which can give life yea or nay or whether the body of Christ be that which is to be seen with the carnall eye or can the naturall man discerne it or is it to be eaten with the carnall mouth yea or nay AND whether they doe not eat and drink unworthily that discerne not the Lords body and if so with what eye must it be discerned IS there any thing short of the flesh of Christ that can give life unto the world and doth not he that eateth of his flesh live for ever or whether there be any thing that can give life but it or doe any live but they who come to feed upon it BVT do they who eat of your bread and drink of your wine live for ever such who eat of that bread doe they not dye but shall they ever dye that feed upon the bread of life is not your bread then another then that and so doth not give life MAY not drunkards swearers lyers and prophane persons eat of your bread and drink of your wine and sit at your table and have such eternall life and whether the true worshippers are not them which worship the father in spirit and in truth that which the Devill abode no tin nor can get into and whether he may not get into the outward things and visible things which is in the deceit yea or nay or whether their faith will not fail them at the last or they doe not deceive themselves that have no surer foundation to build upon IS your eating and drinking together the body of Christ or his blood seeing that he himselfe saith whosoever eateth of his flesh and drinketh of his blood hath eternall life AND if you say this you are to doe till Christ come or his kingdome come but doth his kingdome come with observation observing this or the other thing and if he be not yet come unto you how have you eternall life or will the bread and wine bring him to you or bring you to eternall life if so then why may not the vil●st man that is eating of your bread and drinking of your wine which he may doe as well as you not come also to have eternall life AND do you not make the words of Christ void by you traditions who said the kingdome of God cometh not with observation and except you eat of the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood you have no life in you can any thing short of it give life or the observing of any outward thing doe it MVst not this then be another manner of eating and another kind of food then what you are feeding on that must bring man again to life or have life in him or are they Saints whose communion is not in the light that walk not in the light or can such witnesse the blood that cleanseth ARE you Saints and do not witnesse Christ come unto you or if he be come what hath he destroyed in you or can you call your selves Saints if Christ be not come unto you how came you then to be Saints sanctified or washed for doth not Christ say except I wash thee thou hast no part in me how came you then to be washed if Christ be not come unto you and if you be not sanctified washed nor cleansed by Christ how came you to be Saints IS there any sanctification or cleansing but by and through him alone who is the light and life or is this work wrought without him if not how is this work wrought in you that say he is not come unto you for the Saints they knew he was come unto them and are you Saints or can you call your selves Saints and is he not come unto you what kind of Saints are you then AND the Saints witnessed eternall life the life of Christ mode manifest in their mortall flesh it doth not say it was in the Scriptures in the breed or in the wine to be found which you keep to or can you expect therein to find life that will not come unto Christ the anointing within to teach you that you may have life AND doth not the scripture say in him was life and the life was the light of men it doth not say in the bread and wine was life but it saith indeed in Christ the anointed of God was life who said to them that searched the scriptures which testifie of Christ that they would not come to him that they might have life or is there any coming again to the life but through the light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world BVT the eating bread and drinking wine though long time it hath and may be follow●d doth it give or will it bring at last unto life or any outward observation if not then is it not high time for all people to follow that which will bring them there unto the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who saith I am the light of the world he doth not say of the Saints only he that followeth me shall not abide in darkness but shall have the light of life ARE not such to be found among the number of the foolish Virgins that were shut out that have a profession but not the possession of what they doe professe that had Lamps but not the oile slumbring and sleeping in the earth a●d se●●ed on the lees in security or may such expect to find any entrance in when the Bridegroome cometh that are found in such an estate OR are you come any further yet then they were or the Pharisees were then who looked for his coming in outward observation and sought for him there one crying loe here and another loe there and so mist him when he was come as the professors and disputers doe now AND doe you beleive Christ to be the true Prophet if so why seeke you the kingdome without when he taught the kingdome of heaven was within and bid not to goe forth and you that do go forth do you abide in his doctrine or learn