Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A00993
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A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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STC 111; ESTC S100387
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must_v be_v lapathum_fw-la patience_n this_o rue_n be_v affliction_n which_o have_v a_o profitable_a effect_n in_o those_o that_o qniet_o digest_v it_o of_o all_o the_o herb_n in_o the_o garden_n only_a rue_n be_v the_o herb_n of_o grace_n how_o much_o virtue_n be_v wrought_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o this_o bitter_a plant_n it_o be_v hold_v by_o some_o a_o sickness_n it_o be_v rather_o physic_n a_o sharp_a and_o short_a medicine_n that_o bring_v with_o it_o much_o and_o long_a health_n this_o if_o they_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o a_o sickness_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o ague_n the_o ague_n shake_v a_o man_n worse_o than_o another_o disease_n that_o be_v mortal_a at_o last_o it_o give_v 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_a farewell_n and_o say_v i_o have_v purge_v thy_o choler_n and_o make_v thou_o healthful_a by_o consume_v and_o spend_v out_o that_o humour_n which_o will_v have_v endanger_v thy_o life_n affliction_n in_o the_o taste_n be_v often_o more_o bitter_a than_o a_o judgement_n that_o kill_v outright_o but_o at_o last_o it_o tell_v the_o soul_n i_o have_v purge_v away_o thy_o foulness_n wrought_v out_o thy_o juste_n and_o leave_v there_o a_o sound_n man_n so_o the_o good_a physician_n procure_v to_o his_o patient_n a_o gentle_a ague_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v he_o of_o a_o more_o dangerous_a disease_n ut_fw-la curet_fw-la spasmum_fw-la procurat_fw-la febrim_fw-la christ_n our_o best_a physician_n deal_v a_o little_a rough_o with_o we_o that_o he_o may_v set_v we_o straight_o and_o howsoever_o the_o fever_n of_o affliction_n disquiet_v we_o a_o while_n we_o shall_v sing_v in_o the_o conclusion_n with_o the_o psalmist_n 71._o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v that_o i_o may_v learn_v thy_o statute_n saepe_fw-la facit_fw-la deus_fw-la opus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sum_n ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la opus_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la suum_fw-la god_n by_o a_o work_n that_o be_v none_o of_o he_o effect_v a_o work_n in_o we_o that_o be_v he_o he_o 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faith_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o jesus_n christ._n he_o know_v there_o be_v balm_n at_o gilead_n and_o there_o be_v physician_n there_o 22._o and_o therefore_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n may_v easy_o be_v recover_v he_o be_v sure_a that_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v apply_v it_o will_v soon_o staunch_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o conscience_n and_o keep_v he_o from_o bleed_v to_o death_n and_o that_o the_o wound_n of_o his_o saviour_n will_v cure_v the_o wound_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o though_o this_o virtual_a heal_a herb_n be_v in_o god_n own_o garden_n yet_o he_o have_v a_o key_n to_o open_v it_o prayer_n and_o a_o hand_n to_o take_v it_o out_o and_o to_o lay_v it_o on_o his_o sore_n faith_n this_o be_v a_o sovereign_a herb_n and_o indeed_o so_o sovereign_a that_o there_o be_v no_o herb_n good_a to_o we_o without_o it_o it_o may_v be_v call_v panace_n which_o physician_n say_v be_v a_o herb_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o disease_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o principal_a 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garden_n the_o good_a christian_n consider_v that_o he_o have_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n to_o do_v good_a in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o his_o riches_n be_v call_v bona_n august_n good_n non_fw-la quod_fw-la faciant_fw-la bonum_fw-la sed_fw-la unde_fw-la faciat_fw-la bonum_fw-la not_o that_o they_o make_v he_o a_o good_a man_n but_o give_v he_o mean_n to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o he_o learn_v a_o maxim_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o world_n which_o the_o world_n teach_v but_o follow_v not_o that_o be_v to_o make_v sure_a as_o much_o wealth_n as_o he_o can_v as_o if_o it_o be_v madness_n to_o leave_v those_o good_n behind_o he_o which_o he_o may_v carry_v with_o he_o this_o policy_n we_o all_o confess_v good_a but_o fail_v in_o the_o consecution_n the_o world_n