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	reap_v	sow_v	14,782	5	11.5940	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55741	Christ's revvard of a Christians watch and ward, or, A sermon preached at the burial of Mr. John Berry of Thorverton in the countie of Devon, Aug. 23, 1654 by John Preston ...	Preston, John, b. 1598 or 9.	1655 (1655)	Wing P3297B; ESTC R1152	15,552	24

that observeth thee and a Conscience that will do his office first or last that Death is coming and Judgement draweth nigh 2. Consider the end of this coming into the world and living here What dost thou here Eliah O baptized Christian what dost thou sullying thy self amongst the flesh-pots of Egypt lading thy self with thick clay how long Hab. 2. 6. how long O ye sons of men will ye turn my glory into shame how long will ye love vanitie and seek after leasing Psal. 4. 2. How long will ye be busied like Ants about a mole-hill carrying and recarrying in and out a little worldly trash when you think to finish your earthly Fabrick death as a wild Beast with one dash of his foot spoils all and disperseth it and you The time past may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles when we walked in lasciviousness lusts excess of wine Revellings banquetings and abominable Idolatries 1 Pet. 4. 3. It is enough I too too much that you have revelled out the third of your life to waste hitherto Oh spend and end the little remnant of time wholy and holy in Gods service working out your salvation with fear and trembling Were your Heaven-born souls given you to stop to this earths drudgery Your eagle minds to resort to the carrion of this world was your golden time given you to gather dross your noble affections to run in the dirty channels of this world Rather was not your chief end to glorifie God and enjoy him How sutable have been your Actions to this chief end have they been for your good and the salvation of your souls consider this seriously 3. Have this waking consideration Is not God present Doth not he observe all my ways and count all my steps if I have walked with vanity or if my foot hath hasted to deceit Job 31. 4. 5. will not God finde it out saies Joseph how can I do this great wickedness and sin against God in whose presence I am Gen. 39. 9. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the whole Earth to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him 2 Cor. 16. 9. He neither slumbereth nor sleepeth His eyes see into the dark thoughts of our heart all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Heb. 4. 13. This should make us watch over our secret sins What if thou hadst no body to accuse thee Thou hast a conscience and a God that sees thee When thou art in secret think thou art in the presence of God who is a judge S. Paul was kept in a watchfull condition upon this consideration Knowing the terrours of the Lord we perswade men 2 Cor. 5. 11. It will be a terrible day And when Solomon would startle young men he minds them of the day of Judgement But know that for all these things thou must come to judgement Eccles. 11. 9. 4. The fearfull condition to be found in an estare wherein we are not fit to dye Take heed of promising thy self pleasure or jollity tomorrow It may be the day that God will strike thee Annanias and Saphira were stricken suddenly and he who hath stricken thy neighbour as many now are smitten by death suddenly what if he smite thee It may befall thee when thou goest about sinfull and unwarrantable courses take heed it may be the time when God calls for thy soul Add hereunto that our l●fe is short and uncertain and that which at any time may why not now And if we wait all our daies and every hour it will not be long and it is for eternity Eternity depends upon this moment of time 5. Labor for such inward dispositions as may dispose us to watchfullness Two affections when they are raised will much help us Fear and Love 1. Fear When Iacob was afraid of his Brother Esau he spent the night before in prayer Blessed is the man that feareth always Prov. 28. 14. Blessed is the man that standeth constantly in aw of God and is afraid to offend him at any time So Prov. 23. 17. Be thou in the fear of God all the day long What fear is that of Iealousie and Reverence There is great use of this fear It is the souls best Scout-master and will give report to the soul of her enemies Approches Fear stirs up care care rowseth duty and performance of duty keeps us from surprizal It is the Athiesm of the times to stand in aw of nothing but he who hath the fear of Iealousie and Reverence is fit for all things 2. Love It is a sweet affection and keeps the soul watchfull over any thing that may displease the person whom we love It is also full of Invention to give content to the person loved we never sin till the soul is betraied and drawn away from these two Fear and Love and we have the soul never in better tune than when thus qualified These are Royal supports of a Christians Arms His Field is sincerity charged with the deeds of Piety shall be accomplished with a Crest of Glory The supporters are Fear and Love with this Motto My soul watcheth Wind up the strings of your affections every day else they will be down wind them up with waking considerations else they will down to these present things Finde out what sin thou art naturally prone to Be wise and foresee Know your selves both in good and evil wherein thou art prone to be overtaken or overcome and what hath done thee good and use it again No creature will be taken in a snare if he see it and the Medicine that cured the sick one he will use it again Take all advantages to do good slip no opportunity no Sabbaoth no Sermon for why thou seest some alive and well to day are dead to morrow When we have advantages to any thing study to improve them and turn them to Gods glory This is a special exercise of watching It will grieve you one day when you shall see that at such a time ye lost such an opportunity and at such a time omitted such a duty Consider this is your seed-time If ye sow to the flesh ye shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6. 8. will ye have a harvest of Glory and no seed-time of graces Every company you keep make them better or your self better by them gain some spiritual encrease by them or they by you Labor to know how to judge every thing in its due worth and so as it deserves affect it least you put good for evil and evil for good To know God in his greatness Christ in his goodness virtue in its dignity sin in its dangers death in its certainty yet times uncertainty will be a means to stir thee up to watchfullness Let the joyes of Heaven ravish thee the Torments of hell scare thee the sound of