Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	jesus_n	lord_n	7,172	5	3.5622	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07431	Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lordes Supper. / Written by T.W..	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1610 (1610)	STC 4314; ESTC S91274	43,382	204

we_o acknowledge_v the_o debt_n cancel_v therefore_o the_o obligation_n let_v not_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o prevail_v against_o we_o but_o where_o our_o sin_n have_v abound_v let_v thy_o grace_n more_o abound_v and_o as_o we_o have_v multiply_v our_o sin_n so_o we_o pray_v thou_o to_o multiply_v thy_o mercy_n and_o although_o we_o have_v by_o continuance_n in_o they_o so_o soak_v ourselves_o that_o thereby_o we_o be_v not_o only_o light_o stain_v but_o also_o have_v get_v as_o it_o be_v the_o scarlet_a and_o purple_n die_v of_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o all_o we_o pray_v thou_o be_v wash_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n be_v make_v as_o white_a as_o the_o snow_n in_o salmon_n &_o as_o the_o wool_n of_o the_o sheep_n which_o come_v from_o wash_v and_o to_o conclude_v as_o our_o sin_n have_v magnify_v themselves_o in_o a_o infinite_a length_n breadth_n depth_n and_o height_n so_o let_v thy_o mercy_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n of_o all_o side_n and_o all_o assay_n outreach_v they_o therefore_o also_o we_o most_o humble_o desire_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o the_o sin_n be_v pardon_v thy_o wrath_n which_o be_v already_o declare_v may_v be_v appease_v towards_o all_o the_o church_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o especial_o towards_o we_o that_o the_o manifold_a breach_n of_o the_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n may_v be_v make_v up_o that_o those_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n which_o belong_v to_o thy_o election_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o papist_n &_o heretic_n may_v be_v utter_o root_v out_o and_o that_o the_o enemy_n in_o religion_n be_v slay_v we_o may_v to_o the_o uttermost_a think_v all_o one_o thing_n in_o the_o honest_a and_o peaceable_a government_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n upon_o which_o unite_n of_o we_o in_o all_o truth_n and_o honesty_n the_o curse_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o barrenness_n be_v remoove_v a_o way_n may_v be_v make_v to_o thy_o blessing_n which_o as_o the_o hill_n do_v the_o valley_n may_v make_v our_o land_n holesome_o fruitful_a and_o that_o not_o only_o the_o wrath_n which_o be_v already_o kindle_v may_v be_v quench_v but_o that_o which_o have_v be_v late_o threaten_v may_v be_v cause_v to_o retire_v for_o the_o grant_v whereof_o unto_o we_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o remember_v that_o how_o unworthy_a soever_o yet_o be_v we_o thy_o people_n &_o the_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v with_o thy_o most_o precious_a blood_n watch_v over_o with_o a_o careful_a eye_n defend_v with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n despise_v not_o therefore_o o_o lord_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o see_v thou_o have_v love_v we_o when_o we_o hate_v thou_o visit_v we_o when_o we_o desire_v thou_o not_o then_o acknowledge_v we_o when_o we_o know_v not_o thou_o now_o that_o there_o be_v a_o number_n of_o we_o which_o love_v thou_o desire_v thy_o abode_n and_o acknowledge_v thou_o hold_v on_o thy_o love_n still_o depart_v not_o from_o we_o deny_v we_o not_o o_o thou_o god_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o god_n that_o change_v not_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v or_o can_v forget_v we_o call_v upon_o thou_o yet_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o thy_o great_a name_n which_o be_v call_v upon_o by_o we_o and_o therefore_o for_o thy_o glory_n sake_n and_o for_o thy_o bless_a name_n sake_n which_o in_o our_o destruction_n shall_v be_v rend_v and_o run_v through_o spare_v we_o spare_v we_o good_a lord_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a deal_n which_o thou_o have_v ever_o keep_v with_o those_o which_o in_o prayer_n have_v have_v recourse_n unto_o thou_o and_o according_a to_o the_o old_a and_o unchangeable_a nature_n of_o a_o merciful_a kind_a spare_v and_o long_o suffer_v god_n which_o mercy_n we_o do_v not_o o_o lord_n desire_v to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v tumble_v and_o wallow_v ourselves_o in_o our_o accustom_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o thy_o holy_a word_n but_o together_o with_o mercy_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o reward_n of_o they_o we_o most_o humble_o crave_v upon_o the_o knee_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v how_o long_a or_o how_o short_a soever_o we_o with_o denial_n and_o detestation_n of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o our_o wicked_a lust_n may_v offer_v up_o unto_o thou_o in_o jesus_n christ_n ourselves_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o be_v servant_n at_o thy_o holy_a commandment_n in_o that_o reasonable_a service_n which_o the_o high_a reason_n of_o thy_o holy_a word_n do_v prescribe_v and_o to_o be_v weapon_n or_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n as_o they_o have_v be_v heretofore_o of_o the_o contrary_n all_o which_o thing_n as_o whatsoever_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v further_a needful_a for_o we_o or_o for_o any_o of_o the_o church_n we_o pray_v thou_o as_o our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v etc._n etc._n a_o confession_n of_o sin_n with_o faith_n and_o repentance_n o_o merciful_a and_o heavenly_a father_n we_o thy_o servant_n do_v humble_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o thy_o majesty_n acknowledge_v here_o in_o thy_o sight_n our_o heinous_a offence_n commit_v against_o thy_o majesty_n see_v &_o behold_v thy_o heavy_a wrath_n against_o they_o we_o feel_v ourselves_o laden_a o_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o a_o huge_a company_n of_o horrible_a sin_n whereof_o even_o the_o very_a lest_o be_v but_o conceive_v in_o thought_n be_v sufficient_a in_o judgement_n to_o throw_v we_o down_o to_o the_o everlasting_a burn_a lake_n our_o own_o conscience_n o_o lord_n do_v bear_v witness_n against_o we_o of_o our_o manifold_a transgression_n of_o thy_o bless_a law_n of_o our_o security_n and_o senseless_a blindness_n run_v headlong_o to_o destruction_n commit_v sin_n after_o sin_n although_o not_o notorious_a to_o the_o world_n yet_o horrible_a before_o thy_o eye_n the_o thought_n of_o our_o heart_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o the_o vanity_n of_o our_o talk_n before_o thy_o majesty_n condemn_v we_o the_o wickedness_n of_o our_o deed_n from_o thy_o sight_n reject_v we_o all_o our_o wicked_a thought_n word_n and_o deed_n with_o the_o inward_a corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n do_v altogether_o as_o it_o be_v a_o whole_a lump_n and_o load_n of_o sin_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o we_o and_o with_o their_o intolerable_a weight_n do_v even_o press_v we_o down_o to_o hell_n we_o do_v daily_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o they_o inward_o lament_v our_o own_o folly_n so_o greedy_o run_v into_o they_o in_o heaven_n earth_n or_o hell_n we_o see_v none_o able_a to_o sustain_v the_o weight_n of_o they_o but_o even_o thy_o dear_o belove_a son_n jesus_n christ_n who_o in_o mercy_n infinite_a and_o compassion_n endless_a have_v sustain_v and_o overcome_v that_o endless_a punishment_n due_a unto_o they_o in_o he_o therefore_o in_o he_o most_o merciful_a father_n and_o through_o he_o we_o come_v to_o thou_o be_v full_o assure_v according_a to_o thy_o promise_n that_o thou_o will_v accept_v and_o take_v that_o full_a recompense_n which_o he_o thy_o dear_a son_n have_v make_v for_o we_o as_o a_o just_a ransom_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o those_o who_o with_o a_o true_a faith_n take_v hold_v on_o he_o in_o he_o therefore_o we_o see_v thy_o anger_n towards_o we_o appease_v thy_o wrath_n satisfy_v &_o our_o debt_n pay_v increase_v in_o we_o good_a lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o this_o lively_a and_o feel_a faith_n for_o we_o feel_v it_o oftentimes_o in_o we_o very_o weak_a and_o trouble_v with_o many_o doubt_n increase_v it_o in_o we_o o_o lord_n that_o we_o may_v through_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n be_v assure_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v full_o in_o thy_o son_n discharge_v make_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o feel_v this_o same_o in_o our_o soul_n and_o conscience_n that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v we_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v do_v that_o we_o be_v graft_v into_o his_o body_n and_o make_v one_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o fellow_n heir_n with_o he_o of_o everlasting_a life_n let_v we_o not_o only_o have_v these_o word_n in_o our_o mouth_n good_a lord_n but_o through_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n let_v we_o feel_v the_o comfort_n of_o they_o in_o our_o heart_n full_o seal_v and_o settle_v in_o we_o that_o we_o feel_v ourselves_o inward_o before_o thy_o judgement_n seat_n discharge_v and_o our_o conscience_n towards_o thou_o appease_v may_v be_v swallow_v up_o with_o a_o unfeigned_a love_n towards_o thy_o heavenly_a majesty_n and_o towards_o our_o brother_n for_o thy_o sake_n make_v sin_n to_o die_v in_o we_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o that_o we_o may_v hate_v detest_v and_o utter_o abhor_v all_o sin_n &_o wickedness_n in_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v strong_o through_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n set_v ourselves_o in_o open_a war_n

again_o but_o if_o fast_n neither_o stand_v nor_o sit_v neither_o under_o the_o law_n nor_o under_o the_o gospel_n neither_o of_o the_o weak_a nor_o of_o the_o strong_a can_v draw_v we_o into_o love_n and_o in_o love_n into_o practice_v thereof_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v a_o marvelous_a poison_n of_o rebellion_n in_o our_o nature_n which_o all_o this_o triacle_n of_o the_o lord_n high_a authority_n and_o of_o such_o authorize_v example_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n will_v not_o cast_v forth_o howbeit_o the_o lord_n leave_v we_o not_o here_o but_o unto_o his_o lordly_a authority_n of_o command_v this_o exercise_n of_o fast_a have_v add_v fatherly_a promise_n to_o allure_v we_o unto_o the_o same_o as_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o treatise_n shall_v plain_o appear_v this_o exercise_n therefore_o of_o fast_v be_v both_o of_o such_o authority_n and_o of_o so_o great_a weight_n to_o pull_v wrath_n upon_o we_o if_o it_o be_v neglect_v let_v we_o now_o see_v in_o what_o thing_n especial_o it_o do_v consist_v and_o they_o be_v in_o number_n two_o the_o former_a be_v of_o the_o outward_a and_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o 4.8_o 1._o tim._n 4.8_o of_o the_o bodily_a exercise_n the_o other_o be_v of_o the_o inward_a virtue_n help_v forward_o by_o the_o bodily_a exercise_n for_o the_o outward_a ceremony_n it_o be_v a_o abstinence_n for_o a_o time_n from_o the_o commodity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n thereby_o to_o make_v we_o the_o apt_a to_o the_o inward_a virtue_n and_o this_o outward_a abstinence_n be_v therefore_o command_v that_o we_o shall_v both_o feel_v and_o in_o feeling_n profess_v that_o we_o be_v unworthy_a either_o of_o life_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o uphold_v thereof_o and_o albeit_o it_o may_v appear_v but_o a_o childish_a thing_n to_o carnal_a man_n and_o a_o thing_n unworthy_a the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o place_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o bodily_a exercise_n see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o spirit_n &_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n &_o truth_n and_o see_v that_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a can_v not_o make_v we_o either_o better_o or_o worse_o yet_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n ordinance_n who_o have_v so_o command_v it_o we_o can_v not_o be_v but_o most_o assure_v that_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o institute_v it_o will_v give_v it_o a_o blessing_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o prosper_v to_o that_o end_n whereunto_o he_o have_v ordain_v it_o if_o we_o undertake_v it_o in_o his_o fear_n and_o in_o a_o conscience_n of_o obey_v the_o lord_n commandment_n those_o which_o come_v either_o to_o run_v 9.25_o 1._o cor._n 9.25_o or_o to_o wrestle_v for_o the_o best_a game_n be_v wont_a to_o abstain_v from_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v hinder_v their_o exercise_n or_o make_v they_o less_o able_a to_o perform_v they_o with_o praise_n and_o whatsoever_o either_o pith_n in_o their_o arm_n or_o swiftness_n in_o their_o leg_n they_o have_v otherwise_o yet_o as_o they_o neglect_v not_o that_o abstinence_n so_o they_o find_v that_o it_o great_o profit_v they_o to_o the_o better_a breathe_n and_o other_o inhable_n of_o they_o to_o their_o exercise_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o the_o diet_n which_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v appoint_v to_o the_o fit_v of_o we_o towards_o the_o spiritual_a wrestle_v with_o our_o fleshly_a mind_n shall_v not_o have_v a_o singular_a fruit_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o fruit_n of_o this_o abstinence_n but_o that_o the_o enemy_n mouth_n shall_v thus_o be_v stop_v which_o charge_v the_o gospel_n to_o set_v open_a a_o school_n to_o all_o licentiousness_n of_o eat_v and_o to_o give_v as_o it_o be_v a_o sauce_n to_o provoke_v man_n appetite_n thereunto_o which_o be_v otherwise_o too_o sharp_o set_v of_o themselves_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o small_a effect_n of_o our_o abstinence_n in_o deed_n the_o papist_n charge_v upon_o we_o be_v here_o the_o same_o and_o no_o other_o 33._o luke_n 5_o 33._o than_o the_o pharise_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n but_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o if_o we_o desire_v that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v well_o speak_v of_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n of_o such_o speech_n but_o let_v we_o see_v wherein_o this_o abstinence_n do_v consist_v where_o first_o of_o all_o come_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o abstinence_n from_o meat_n and_o drink_n whereof_o as_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o outward_a observation_n the_o whole_a exercise_n take_v the_o name_n 20.26_o 2._o sam._n 12.16.17_o ezr._n 10.6_o levi_n 23.32_o judg._n 20.26_o and_o the_o word_n itself_o with_o the_o practice_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sober_a use_n of_o meat_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v continual_a all_o the_o life_n long_o or_o a_o more_o spare_a diet_n then_o at_o other_o time_n but_o a_o utter_a abstinence_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n from_o all_o kind_n of_o meat_n &_o drink_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o popish_a fast_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o fast_a which_o the_o scripture_n teach_v for_o they_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o this_o abstinence_n both_o by_o fullness_n and_o by_o delicacy_n by_o fullness_n in_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a as_o other_o day_n at_o dinner_n to_o fill_v themselves_o with_o anything_o flesh_n only_o except_v at_o evening_n &_o morning_n to_o fill_v themselves_o with_o bread_n and_o drink_v by_o delicacy_n for_o that_o where_o man_n on_o that_o day_n shall_v content_v themselves_o with_o common_a and_o coarse_a meat_n sufficient_a only_o for_o preservation_n of_o health_n the_o papist_n in_o their_o abstinence_n do_v either_o not_o so_o much_o as_o aim_v at_o this_o mark_n or_o else_o they_o shoot_v gross_o wide_a for_o in_o permit_v the_o use_n of_o all_o thing_n at_o their_o dinner_n beside_o flesh_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o leave_v great_a dainty_n &_o great_a stirrer_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n than_o 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