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	scripture_n	19,615	5	6.1818	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05259	The mothers blessing. Or The godly counsaile of a gentle-woman not long since deceased, left behind her for her children containing many good exhortations, and godly admonitions, profitable for all parents to leaue as a legacy to their children, but especially for those, who by reason of their young yeeres stand most in need of instruction. By Mris. Dorothy Leigh.	Leigh, Dorothy.	1616 (1616)	STC 15402; ESTC S113606	65,870	296

him till they feele the spirit of God working in their hearts and that will stirre them to continuall praier But the wicked want faith to goe in the name of Christ and this is the cause there are so many wicked praiers in the world for they that make them haue no faith in Christ and without him they haue no promise to be heard and therefore wanting faith to come to Christ they goe to the Saints to pray for them and yet the Saints did neuer promise them so to doe neither doe they know whether the Saints heare them or no. Againe some pray in latine when they doe not vnderderstand what they say nor what they pray for but the holy Ghost saith Pray with the spirit and pray with the vnderstanding also Why say they God knowes our harts we pray with the heart God knowes indeede that their hearts are vaine and foolish because they doe not pray with vnderstanding and therefore they haue no promise to be heard yet they will haue a paire of beades and tell how many prayers they say though they cannot tell what they say I dare vndertake a parret might pray as well they doe if it could speake all the words They pray while they liue that they may goe to purgatory and when they die they giue much goods to others to pray that they may come out of purgatorie againe these are most vaine praiers neuer warranted by the word of God They pray also to our Ladie to helpe them much as the Israelites praied to the Queene of heauen and as the Israelites praiers were accepted so are theirs But I pray God for Christs sake that you nor none of yours may make such praiers And I pray God to blesse his whole Church that their praiers may bee right and faithfull for prayer is the key which openeth vnto vertue Oh Lord let not our praiers be turned into sinne for then the gates of thy mercy shall bee shut against vs. Wherefore wee humbly beseech thee giue vs the spirit of truth that we may pray rightly which if we doe wee must needs search the scriptures see there how Christ teacheth his Disciples to pray When ye pray pray on this manner Our Father which art in heauen c. And whatsoeuer praier is not on this manner is wicked and vngodly And yet here you see there is neither praying to Saints nor Angels neither praying for the dead nor to the dead and therefore all such praiers are wicked and are the ouerthrow of those that vse them But Christ saith When thou prayest enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore pray vnto thy father in secret and thy father which seeth in secret will reward thee openly vse no vaine repetitions as the heathen doe for they thinke to bee heard for their much babling but whatsoeuer yee aske the father in my name that will hee giue you Aske and you shall haue seeke and you shall finde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you If your children aske you bread will ye giue them a stone or if they aske you fish will you giue them a serpent If ye which are euill can giue your children good gifts how much more shall your heauenly father giue the holy Ghost vnto them that aske it And this was a great mercy in Christ not onely to bid vs pray but also to promise that whatsoeuer we aske the Father in his name wee should haue it and hee appealeth to our consciences how wee would deale with our children if they aske vs any thing and giueth vs warning wee should vse no vaine babbling and telleth vs wee should aske in one word the holie Ghost without the which wee are miserable wretches which if we haue we inioy all happines and peace for hee must bee our Comforter and bring vs vnto Christ and hee will bring vs vnto his Father Christ also willeth vs to aske the Spirit of truth because hee will inlighten vs and shew vs the way of all happinesse and because our faith should be strengthened to aske the holy Ghost hee also promised vs to send him to teach vs all things and bring all things to our remēbrance without which we are like a house which is built faire on the outside but there are no windowes to shew any light at all into it and then the house is good for nothing because there remaines nothing but darknes in it euen so darke is to earth of Adam which we are made of that though wee seeme neuer so faire on the outside yet if wee haue not the holy Ghost within vs we can neuer see to finde the way to Christ and then it is vnpossible to come vnto the Father and so consequently wee must needs perish for Christ saith No man commeth to the Father but by mee And heere you see that those that put their trust in Saints to pray for them haue no promise to be heard and it shewes that they are not inlightned by the holie Ghost to see the way to Christ and they themselues will confesse thet they dare not goe to Christ which sheweth that they haue no faith to beleeue his promises nor will to obey his Word For Christ saith Come vnto mee all yee that labour and are ladē I wil ease you Here you see that he leaues out none but cal's all sinners vnto him and promiseth that he will ease them I humbly beseech God to giue you and euerie of you to the worlds end grace to pray to God for the holy Ghost And I pray you let me request you to pray to God continually to inlighten you with the holie Spirit that the holie Ghost may bring you to Christ so Christ to bring you to his Father and then shall you raigne with them for euer and euer world without end Which God grant for Christs sake our only Mediatour and aduocate CHAP. 31. The benefit of the holy Ghost SEeing some pray not at all and others pray falsely doe yee often and earnestlie pray for the holie Ghost for I will tell you what hee will doe hee will inlighten you and vnite you to Christ and giue you grace to rule ouer all your affections and make you able to bee masters of your selues where on the contrarie side they which haue not the holie Ghost written within them are mastered and ruled by their owne filthy affections and so become seruants to them but if yee haue the holie Spirit yee shall bee able to say to your selues as the master saith to his seruants Thou shalt doe this and Thou shalt doe that Thou shalt not sweare nor blaspheme thy God Thou shalt not drinke and swill like a beast neither shalt thou come in companie among such c. Reason thus I will ouercome thee by Gods grace thou earthen potsheard which broughtest mee nothing and wouldst thou now confound all these excellent graces which it hath pleased the