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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

any_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o all_o our_o spring_n a●●_n in_o he_o and_o all_o our_o supply_n be_v from_o hi●…_n and_o that_o all_o power_n centre_n in_o he_o as_o t●●_n fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o small_a stream_n 〈◊〉_d power_n do_v flow_v i_o have_v affirm_v furthe●…_n that_o as_o this_o power_n be_v give_v free_o to_o 〈◊〉_d from_o he_o so_o it_o be_v limit_v in_o we_o by_o he_o a●●_n when_o the_o creature_n have_v improve_v his_o po●…er_n to_o the_o high_a he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o dut●…_n luk._n 17._o 10._o our_o salvation_n be_v of_o freegrace_n notwit●…standing_n i_o have_v not_o say_v that_o our_o impr●…ving_n or_o not_o improve_n our_o power_n c●●_n save_v we_o or_o damn_v we_o but_o this_o i_o have_v affir●…ed_v and_o do_v affirm_v that_o by_o our_o non-improu●…ment_a it_o will_v exceed_o harm_v we_o for_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v lose_v much_o of_o our_o outward_a and_o pe●…haps_o inward_a joy_n and_o comfort_n both_o in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o death_n i_o do_v not_o say_v our_o eternal_a we●●_n be_v do_v depend_v upon_o it_o all_o our_o shall_fw-mi 〈…〉_o ion_n be_v of_o freegrace_n from_o god_n through_o 〈◊〉_d redemption_n of_o the_o son_n and_o evidence_n of_o spirit_n 1._o so_o that_o our_o obedience_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d our_o salvation_n for_o god_n love_n be_v the_o 〈…〉_o fe_o joh._n 3._o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n etc._n etc._n 2._o our_o obedience_n and_o good_a work_n be_v 〈…〉_o t_o the_o way_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n 3._o our_o improvement_n of_o our_o power_n in_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es of_o good_a work_n be_v not_o the_o evidence_n as_o 〈…〉_o ourselves_o for_o that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o irit_n of_o god_n in_o we_o 4._o but_o our_o good_a work_n do_v glorify_v god_n 〈…〉_o d_o inform_v and_o edify_v our_o neighbour_n first_o they_o glorify_v god_n mat._n 5._o 16._o second_o it_o do_v inform_v our_o neighbour_n 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v judge_v of_o we_o but_o by_o our_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v know_v a_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n say_v christ_n three_o it_o do_v edify_v our_o neighbour_n ●●en_o every_o step_n of_o our_o conversation_n be_v a_o ●●●truction_n to_o he_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v ●●t_v some_o be_v win_v to_o god_n by_o the_o good_a ●…nversation_n of_o other_o 2._o and_o as_o for_o freewill_n in_o man_n i_o know_v ●…ne_v unless_o it_o be_v such_o a_o freewill_n as_o be_v 〈◊〉_d paul_n rom._n 7._o 18._o for_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ver_fw-la 13._o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o i_o know_v no_o freewill_n th●●_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o freewill_n to_o sin_n a_o man_n natural_o can_v act_v in_o thing_n supernatur●…_n as_o to_o instance_n a_o man_n can_v believe_v unl●●_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_n faith_n in_o the_o sou●…_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n according_a to_o common_a providence_n may_v bring_v his_o body_n to_o the_o ordnance_n of_o hear_v which_o be_v the_o mean_n ordinary_o by_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v work_v fai●…_n rom._n 10._o 17._o but_o he_o the_o lord_n god_n 〈◊〉_d mighty_a be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o heb._n 12._o 2._o and_o he_o make_v we_o willing_a a●…_n desirous_a to_o have_v it_o wrought_v in_o we_o so_o t●●_n he_o do_v not_o work_v it_o whether_o we_o will_v no._n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o work_v fai●●_n be_v not_o say_v to_o believe_v man_n be_v say_v to_o ●●lieve_v now_o though_o man_n can_v believe_v of_o hi●…_n self_n without_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v to_o attend_v upon_o all_o mean_n as_o hear_v read_v meditation_n conference_n for_o th●…_n be_v his_o appointment_n and_o he_o have_v promi●●_n his_o presence_n in_o and_o blessing_n upon_o the_o us●●_n these_o mean_n to_o make_v they_o effectual_a h●●●_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o wait_v he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n prov._n 20._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d wait_n on_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v save_v thou_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v all_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d 31._o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es that_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n shall_v renew_v their_o 〈…〉_o gth_n isa_n 49._o 23._o for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v asha_n 〈…〉_o that_o wait_v for_o i_o lam._n 3_o 25._o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d seek_v he_o isa_n 64._o 4._o eye_n have_v not_o see_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o hear_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v prepare_v ●…hose_v that_o wait_n for_o he_o now_o a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o wait_v upon_o use_v unless_o he_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o ●●ans_n to_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v his_o pre●●ce_n which_o be_v his_o appointment_n and_o ●●lks_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v now_o be_v and_z 〈…〉_o eafter_o will_v be_v find_v next_o i_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o reason_n why_o ●…ave_v write_v of_o the_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a ●●wer_n viz._n first_o i_o have_v hear_v many_o say_v they_o ought_v 〈…〉_o to_o pray_v read_v meditate_v confer_v or_o assemble_v themselves_o together_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o know_a 〈…〉_o y_fw-es until_o the_o spirit_n by_o its_o fresh_a gale_n and_o move●…s_n put_v they_o upon_o it_o and_o i_o be_o mighty_o mi●●●ken_v if_o some_o have_v not_o stay_v so_o long_o for_o 〈…〉_o se_fw-es fresh_a gale_n and_o move_n of_o the_o spirit_n ●…till_o they_o have_v quite_o forget_v to_o pray_v or_o ●…ar_v or_o confer_v of_o any_o spiritual_a thing_n un●●●se_v it_o be_v in_o a_o carnal_a way_n now_o it_o be_v true_a ●●at_o be_v the_o principal_a time_n in_o which_o a_o soul_n ●●ght_n to_o act_n but_o not_o the_o only_a time_n i_o say_v ●●ain_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a time_n but_o not_o the_o only_a time_n first_o that_o it_o be_v the_o princ_fw-la 〈…〉_o time_n i_o have_v no_o need_n to_o prove_v for_o all_o 〈…〉_o tional_a man_n will_v and_o do_v grant_v that_o 〈◊〉_d then_o second_o it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a ti_fw-mi 〈…〉_o for_o we_o find_v that_o the_o command_n lie_v up_o 〈…〉_o we_o as_o well_o at_o one_o time_n as_o another_o ne_o 〈…〉_o there_o be_v no_o time_n in_o which_o we_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d want_v and_o therefore_o need_v still_o to_o seek_v ●…gain_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n write_v for_o 〈◊〉_d learning_n that_o the_o saint_n act_v sometime_o 〈◊〉_d their_o great_a deadness_n and_o coldness_n as_o d●…vid_n and_o other_o when_o they_o find_v the●…selves_n dead_a and_o dull_a cold_a and_o slothful_a 〈◊〉_d we_o find_v they_o stir_v up_o themselves_o as_o man_n s●●sible_a of_o their_o state_n to_o instance_n in_o one_o 〈◊〉_d all_o psal_n 119._o 25._o quicken_v thou_o i_o after_o 〈◊〉_d love_a kindness_n so_o shall_v i_o keep_v the_o testimony_n thy_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n again_o psal_n 119._o 170._o i_o 〈◊〉_d afflict_a very_o much_o quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n accordi●●_n to_o thy_o word_n so_o vers_fw-la 159_o etc._n etc._n so_o in_o psal●…_n 153._o verse_n 11._o quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o t●●_n name_n sake_n so_o in_o another_o place_n he_o praye●●_n renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o and_o agai●…_n restore_v again_o to_o i_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n in_o word_n let_v i_o ask_v thou_o o_o man_n who_o be_v it_o tha●…_n do_v let_v we_o see_v our_o unfitnesse_n luke_o warmne●…_n and_o coldness_n do_v not_o god_n discover_v thi●…_n by_o his_o spirit_n and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o sp●…rit_n that_o do_v enable_v we_o to_o see_v our_o want●…_n move_v we_o to_o seek_v for_o supply_n from_o the_o fountain_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o job_n the_o lord_n speak_v ●●ce_n yea_o twice_o and_o man_n perceive_v it_o not_o so_o i_o ●●ow_o by_o experience_n in_o myself_o and_o other_o ●●at_o we_o have_v many_o moving_n and_o stir_n 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o god_n within_o we_o and_o either_o ●●e_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o or_o if_o we_o do_v we_o question_v in_o ourselves_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o stir●●ngs_n of_o the_o good_a spirit_n or_o proceed_v not_o ●…om_o the_o evil_a spirit_n and_o so_o we_o cease_v to_o ●●t_n because_o we_o be_v unsatisfied_a but_o in_o some_o ●●ses_v the_o spirit_n that_o do_v move_v we_o to_o it_o ●…ill_v undoubted_o carry_v we_o forth_o to_o the_o do●●g_n of_o what_o it_o move_v we_o to_o what_o be_v we_o ●●ith_o the_o scripture_n that_o we_o can_v withstand_v ●●e_z spirit_n but_o in_o other_o case_n we_o be_v say_v as_o in_o the_o ●…cts_n to_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o in_o another_o ●…cripture_n quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v not_o un●●itfull_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o grieve_v not_o the_o ●…pirit_n of_o god_n whereby_o you_o be_v seal_v to_o

but_o two_o thing●…_n which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o obed●●_n to_o his_o will_n when_o the_o minister_n have_v gather●…_n a_o parcel_n of_o these_o together_o into_o fellowshi●…_n up_o he_o spring_v into_o the_o pulpit_n to_o feed_v 〈◊〉_d flock_n and_o true_o so_o he_o do_v for_o he_o giust_n they_o such_o food_n as_o be_v both_o pleasant_a to_o th●…_n palate_n and_o easy_a for_o digestion_n for_o he_o kno●…_n well_o the_o state_n of_o their_o body_n and_o if_o 〈◊〉_d chance_n to_o see_v any_o poor_a dove_n come_v in_o 〈◊〉_d among_o these_o fat_a turkey_n he_o will_v no●…_n leave_v throw_v of_o stone_n till_o he_o have_v gall●●_n she_o forth_o have_v i_o not_o see_v this_o with_o my_o 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v not_o write_v it_o with_o my_o pen._n an●…_n when_o this_o poor_a dove_n be_v fright_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d fly_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o congregati●●_n to_o another_o and_o it_o may_v be_v find_v no_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d ●…he_v sole_a of_o her_o foot_n then_o she_o retire_v into_o ●…ome_a private_a assemb●…y_n and_o there_o refresh_v ●…er_a self_n well_o the_o public_a teacher_n hear_v ●…f_a a_o company_n of_o dove_n gather_v together_o 〈◊〉_d such_o a_o place_n and_o their_o carriage_n to_o be_v such_o ●…hat_fw-mi it_o be_v like_a to_o draw_v away_o some_o of_o their_o congregation_n they_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n ●…nd_v tell_v their_o hearer_n that_o these_o be_v not_o dove_n but_o wolf_n sabbath-breaker_n blas●…hemers_n factious_a sectary_n creep_v into_o cor●…ers_n and_o lead_v silly_a woman_n captive_a often_o ●…aying_v of_o they_o as_o once_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n ●…id_v have_v any_o of_o the_o ruler_n believe_v on_o he_o ●…o_o none_o but_o this_o ignorant_a people_n that_o know_v ●…ot_v the_o law_n be_v there_o private_a meeting_n and_o do_v that_o ●…ffend_v you_o let_v i_o ask_v you_o be_v not_o you_o ●…he_v cause_n of_o their_o meeting_n in_o private_a have_v ●…ot_n you_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o expectati●…ns_n in_o public_a they_o come_v to_o be_v instruct●…d_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o you_o preach_v the_o law_n they_o come_v to_o be_v refresh_v and_o you_o send_v they_o way_n sorrowful_a they_o come_v to_o hear_v of_o ●…hrist_n and_o you_o tell_v they_o of_o moses_n they_o ●…ame_v to_o know_v their_o freedom_n &_o you_o bring_v ●…hem_n into_o bondage_n they_o come_v to_o be_v instruct_v in_o their_o union_n with_o their_o father_n ●…nd_v you_o tell_v they_o of_o communion_n they_o ●…ame_v to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o doctrinal_a part_n of_o divinity_n and_o you_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o pracctical_a part_n of_o divinity_n they_o come_v to_o hear_v of_o grace_n and_o you_o tell_v they_o of_o gift_n in_o 〈◊〉_d word_n we_o and_o you_o have_v look_v more_o upon_o gift_n then_o upon_o grace_n upon_o law_n then_o upon_o gospel_n u●…on_v the_o form_n more_o than_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n alas_o what_o be_v the_o shadow_n without_o the_o substance_n what_o be_v the_o letter_n without_o the_o spirit_n what_o 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they_o in_o 〈◊〉_d use_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d much_o concern_v idolize_v or_o rest_v ●…pon_n ordinance_n now_o than_o the_o way_n to_o defend_v and_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o these_o or_o other_o like_o extremes_n be_v to_o abide_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n use_v without_o this_o let_v no_o man_n boast_v of_o his_o ●●terest_n in_o the_o father_n or_o of_o his_o relation_n to_o ●●e_z son_n or_o of_o his_o evidence_n by_o the_o spirit_n ●●t_v we_o then_o a_o little_a consider_v the_o mind_n of_o ●…od_n in_o that_o scripture_n write_v for_o our_o learning_n 2._o epist_n of_o john_n latter_a part_n of_o vers_n 9_o ●…hosoever_o abide_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n the_o whole_a verse_n ●●ns_v thus_o whosoever_o transgress_v and_o abi●●h_v not_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o god_n 〈◊〉_d whosoever_o abide_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n ●●th_v both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n from_o the_o ●●tter_a 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