Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	life_n	sow_v	6,723	5	10.5328	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12529	Noahs doue, or Tydings of peace to the godly A comfortable sermon preached at a funerall. By Samuel Smith minister of Gods word at Prittlewel in Essex.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1619 (1619)	STC 22851; ESTC S110828	14,797	60

with Balaam die the death of the righteous but they will neuer yeelde consent to liue the life of the righteous they would faine act the parte of the godly in their death that by no meanes care for their spirit in life Oh how is these mens madnes to be mourned for and their ignorance and obstinacy to bee pittied poore soules they deceiue themselues This will neuer be men cannot liue like sinners and die like Saints They that sow to the flesh Gal. 6.6 shall of the flesh reape corruption Were it not madnesse in a man that after hee hath sowed cockle and darnell in his fielde at Haruest time to thinke hee shall reape good wheate eu●●y man would condemne this man of madnes exterme folly Oh my brethren let vs take heed we proue not such fooles one day Be not deceiued God is not mocked Whatsoeuer a man soweth that shall hee reape Doest thou goe on in thy sinnes in thy prophane course of vncleanenesse drunkennesse swearing Sabaoth-breaking c. and yet thinkest to die in peace this is altogether impossible I will say to thee as sometimes Iehu sayd to the messengers of Iehoram 2. Reg. 9.22 What hast thou to doe with peace so long as the whoredomes of thy mother Iezabel remaine So what peace can there bee at thy death so long as thy whoredomes remaine thy drunkennesse vsury oppression remaine it is grace in life that hath the promise of peace in death Vse 2 The second vse is for matter of instruction vnto the Godly that they bee not wearie of well doing for in due time they shall reap if they faint not Let not the godly bee discouraged in their worke in Gods vineyard what though they beare the heate burthen of the day the euening commeth when they shall rest the Lords penny this peace at last will make amends for all and then wee shall see and confesse with the Apostle that these light and momentary afflictions here are not worthie of such a recompence of rewarde Looke still to the end of wel-doing Iam. 5.7 peace at last this shall be thy portion In the meane time doe as the husband man doth waite for the pretious fruite and haue long patience Thy labour shall not be in vaine in the Lord after all the boysterous stormes in this life wrestling against sinne Sathan and thy owne corruptions here is Gods promise gone out of his lips that can no more fayle then himselfe cease to be true Thou shalt haue peace at last Thirdly seeing the Lord hath Vse 3 promised peace vnto his seruants at last that a good life brings with it euer a good death Hence wee learne what to conceiue of the despairing wordes of Gods seruants in time of some sore assault and temptation when the waters enter into their soule that God hath forsaken them and that he hath forgotten to be gracious that hee hath shut his louing kindnesse in displeasure that God hath no mercy in store for them and the like Namely that these are but words of distemper not of reason of iudgement for will God cast away his people Rom. 11.1 God forbid Such may be the nature of the disease that fuming vp into the braine may cause such a distemper for the time present But mans changeable tongue can neuer alter Gods decree which is vnchangeable he hath sayd it Rom. 3.3 That the end of the vpright and iust man shall bee peace at last and who shall hinder it shall Sathan lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen when God doth iustifie any no no wee are more then conquerours thorough him that loued vs therefore let vs learne to iudge aright of our brethren in their deathes and let not our iudgement bee weakened or charity faile when they are put to cry out as before but looke we vpon their liues if they appeare to haue beene godly and religious and that they haue made conscience of holy duties remember we euer the Lords promise The latter end of that man shall be peace The last thing wee are to take notice of from the authority of this Scripture is that if peace bee promised of the Lord vnto the vpright iust man The end of that man shall be peace Then on the contrary Wicked men can haue no peace in death there Doct. 5 is peace to the wicked whose liues haue beene gracelesse their deathes haue beene comfortlesse what though the wicked flourish in this world waxe olde and growe in wealth Iob. 21.8.9 what though their houses be peaceable and without feare and the rod of God is not vpon them what though they spend their dayes in pleasure they shall suddenly to hell saith Iob There is no peace to the wicked Esa 48 2● saith my God The Doctrine then will bee cleare That wicked men in death can haue no peace Those that in the time of their life haue had no care or conscience to gette grace into their soules when sicknesse comes and death approacheth must needs be voyd of all true comfort Salomon hath excellent sayings to prooue this Doctrine Pro. 11.7 When a wicked man dieth saith hee his expectation perisheth the hope of his power shall perish And Iob hath a saying to the same purpose Iob. 27.8 What hope hath the hypocrite though he hath heaped vp riches when God taketh away his soule meaning thereby indeed that he hath no hope left him What ioy then can be there in a wicked mans prosperity what comfort can there bee in such a peace as hath ruine destruction attending vpon it Dan. ● What ioy had Belshatzar in his banquet when in the midst of his cups hee beheld the hand writing vpon the wall contayning in it the sentence of his finall downfall His thoughts were troubled saith the Text his ioynts were loosed and his knees smot one against another his cōpany could not comfort him nor his dainty dishes refresh him when his conscience is vp in armes against him Luk. ●2 42 The rich man in the Gospell was very ioyfull and gloried in his plentie promised much peace to his soule but wee see how suddenly this glory of his is damped with this newes This night they will fetch thy soule from thee No heauier newes could come to him that had his portion in this life then to tell him of fetching away his soule I might lay here before your eyes a multitude of examples Had Saul peace had Ahab peace had Iesabel peace had Iudas peace There is no peace vnto the wicked Take all the pleasantest delicates that the earth may affoord and offer them to a condemned wretch going to execution will he glut himselfe with them and fall to them with an hungry appetite No no hee will answer thee I can take no delight in these things for I perceiue that present death waiteth for mee So euen so is it with a wicked man and so shall it be