Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	put_v	5,164	5	5.0928	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51703	Of holy living first a serious exhortation thereunto : secondly choice directions therein, both for every working and for every Lords-day.	Mall, Thomas, b. 1629 or 30.	1668 (1668)	Wing M335; ESTC R6533	19,287	67

the tendency of your hearts Motive 2. Hereby your obligation to live this holy life is increased For this is the very end why the principle of this life is infused into your soules that so you may live this life for you are his workmanship his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his curious and exact piece created in Christ Jesus unto good works by an almighty power of unfit and indisposed you are polished and inclined of impotent you are made able of averse you are made willing to good works and the end is that you may be wholly imployed in good works If you be not you make inherent grace a meer vanity Frustra est potentia quae non educitur in actum Motive 3. You have upon this account also more encouragements then others to live this life For 1 Hereby many Scripture motives to holy living become cogent upon your soules that are not upon others Though others be not you cannot but be prevailed with to live an holy life By the pleasure God takes therein John 8.29 Col. 1.9 10. By the honour that redounds unto God thereby Matth. 5.16 where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may be taken 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 noting the event and not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 noting the scope By the influence of an holy life to stop the mouth of blasphemy 1 Pet. 3 16. to convince gainsayers and blasphemers 1 Pet. 2.12 15. to convert sinners 1 Pet. 2.12 3.1 2. and to rejoyce and edifie the souls of Saints 2 Cor. 1.14 1 Thes 5.11 2 Hereby you are intended inclined yea fitted for this holy life for the Law is writ in your hearts your hearts are already subjected to the Law of God your wills are already melted into the will of God And what Will ye cross your own inclination as well as Gods grand design in the new Creation 3 Hereby you come under the promise of fresh influences from the Holy Ghost continually I will put my spirit saith God Ezek. 36.27 within you i.e. my spirit shall be an indwelling principle of holiness within you and then it followeth and cause you to walk in my statutes c. i.e. the spirit shall quicken and actuate that grace that is infused Motive 4. If you will not be perswaded to see to it that ye live this life you will upon this account also be more unexcusable then others For you cannot plead that it is impossible for you to live this life yea you cannot plead that it is so difficult for you as it is for others to live this life The principle of this life is infused into your soules in your Regeneration and you are delivered from the raigning power of the Devil the World and the Flesh Luke 11.21 Those great enemies and hinderers of so strict a life have received their mortal wound And will ye be hindred yea overcome by a conquered Foe Though the commandments of God be impossible to others yet they are not grievous to you 1 John 5.3 This holy life is a thing correspondent to your new nature and any other kind of life a bruitish sensual worldly life is repugnant to your vital principle Are any of Gods commandments grievous to you when he commands you nothing but what he promiseth to make you able to do so far as shall be needful for acceptance so you will endeavour your selves Motive 5. If you will not be perswaded to live so strict a life you cannot be assured that you are regenerated and converted yea you cannot but conclude that you are still dead in trespasses and sins The Apostle is peremptory He that doth righteousness i. e. He that lives according to the whole word of God evangelically though not legally he is righteous i. e. he is not onely interested in righteousness imputed but inherent He that doth not righteousness is not of God i.e. he is not regenerated he is not born of God 1 John 3.7 10. A child is known by his doing saith Solomon and the tree by his fruit saith Christ and every gracious soul by this walk Where God changeth the nature there he makes the person change his course of life And is this nothing to you Would you not be glad to be assured that you are converted and truly gracious Are not all Gods Promises to godliness exceeding great and precious in your eye And would you not rejoyce to be assured that they do all belong to you Would you not live comfortably in the saddest dayes And would you not be assured that you shall die comfortably and give up you account with joy See then that you walk thus circumspectly 1 Tim. 4.8 2 Cor. 1.12 2 Kings 20.3 Isa 38.3 And now what shall I say for The Conclusion Is it not evident from the former hints that this holy life is rational more expected from you then from others Are not more eyes upon you then upon others Do not the eyes of Devils infernal and incarnate watch more for your haltings then for the haltings of others Are not the eyes of God Angels and Saints mostly upon you looking that you should walk worthy of your state and profession Are not wise actions rationally more expected from wise men then from fools James 3.13 You are through grace made wise unto salvation others are left in their natural folly and madness See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools but as wise c. What! Will you even you deceive all the expectations of Saints and Angels yea of God himself Doth not God himself make his boast of you Surely they are my people children that will not lie Isa 63.8 i.e. they will not deal perfidiously with me Gen. 21.23 Psal 44.17 Hab. 3.17 At your first believing you have covenanted with God that you would never more live a worldly sensual life and that you would make it your main business to live this holy and strict life And will you break Covenant with God VVill you thus be found liars Shall God even your God be made ashamed of his boast of you God forbid But so much concerning this Text as A Serious Exhortation to Sinners and Saints to live an holy life here as ever they would avoid eternal death and enjoy eternal life hereafter FINIS