Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	grace_n	lord_n	word_n	8,211	5	4.0056	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40949	The saints duty, and safety, in a trying time, and when they are attended with a suffering condition: or, The saints duty in meeting together in the way of God, as worshippers of him and their safety and happinesse in continuing and abiding with the Lord in that wherein the Lord hath appeared, & doth continue and abide with them, to minister unto them both in a time of suffering, and in a time of rejoycing. And also, the danger of being negligent in meeting together, to per- [sic] perform their duty and service to God, through any wile, and crafty mysterious working of Satan, whereby he labours to seduce and deceive them, &c. Written in the 4. moneth, 1664. by R.F. To be read amongst Friends at their meetings, and upon occasions, to such as there may be a service,	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1664 (1664)	Wing F502A; ESTC R215744	12,166	18

arm and power of the Lord so we have had many testimonies of his love and refreshings from his presence brought home upon our hearts and reached into our spirits and therefore we have had many encouragements from him to continue and abide with the Lord when ever we are afflicted and tried The Lord hath given his Word unto us and we have the promise of the Lord that he will never fail us nor forsake us And therefore have we cause to believe in his Word for though we are brought forth into a trying time yet it is the Lords own doing and he who hath begotten us to himself through the Son of his love into a Covenant of Grace and brought us forth to appear for him in that principle and spirit of Jesus wherein we and our services are acceptable and well pleasing to the Lord though opposed and hated by the principle and spirit of the world he knows how to keep and preserve us to his own praise For the Lord hath appeared unto us and joyned himself with us in a spiritual way and after a spiritual manner and he hath signified by his good spirit that we are his people and he is our God and we have this testimony that we and our services are acceptable and well pleasing unto him and therefore we have good cause to continue and abide with the Lord. Dear friends be at peace amongst your selves and let the peace of God rule in your hearts give way to nothing that would obstruct or hinder it and let the word of Christ dwell plentifully in you Be diligent and faithful to the Lord for he hath been and is faithful unto you you have no just cause of complaint against him therefore let him have no just cause of complaint against you And for as much as he hath chosen you and manifested his love unto you and joyned himself with you deal not unworthily with him so as to forsake him break no Covenant with him neither do you separate your selves from him again but be true and faithfull unto the Lord and continue with him notwithstanding all tribulations and afflictions that doth or may attend you in a trying time and under a suffering condition Be tender and loving one to another as the Lord hath been and is tender and loving to you do not uncover one anothers nakednesse to the world nor to such as do or may seek an occasion against them and the truth for the Lord hath not dealt so with you therefore do unto others as the Lord hath done unto you and alwayes appear for the Lord in the principle and spirit of God that you may reach unto and be answered again by the witnesse of God Take heed of judging any appearance of God in one another but cherish every good thing and judge this rather that you lay not a stumbling block in anothers way to offend the weak or cause them to fall turn aside from the truth and way of the Lord. And be diligent and faithful in meeting together in the way of the Lord as worshippers of him and do not forsake the assembling of your selves together for fear of an outward suffering from men for it is your duty to assemble and meet together in the fear of the Lord and it is a danger to be negligent in that respect if men command you to neglect the assembling of your selves together in the way of the Lord as worshippers of him in such a case it is better to obey God rather then man for if you for your obedience and faithfulnesse to God in assembling and meeting together in the way of his worship wherein he hath enjoyned you to walk do fall into the hands of men and be liable to suffer by them for so doing the Lord knows both how to support you under the sufferings and can also deliver you from them but if you do forsake the way of the Lord wherein he hath appeared unto you and wherein he hath for many years owned you and given you many testimonies of his love and acceptation and fall into the hand and displeasure of God for so doing no King nor Potentate upon earth can deliver you therefrom Therefore it is better and more safe to obey the Lord and fall into the hands and displeasure of men for the same then to disobey the Lord to obey the will of man and fall under the displeasure of God for so doing because that no man can deliver you from the wrath of the Lord but the Lord can deliver from the wrath and displeasure of man and cause one to rejoyce and be glad under a suffering condition for tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope which makes not ashamed You know what the Lord hath been unto you in former trialls and how he hath taken all slavish fears and faintnesse of heart from you and hath letten forth his power and virtue within you and put boldnesse and courage upon you so that you have been possessed with the power of heaven and made to rejoyce and triumph under a suffering condition when you have suffered for the Lord and his truth so that he hath both armed and prepared you for himself that you may give up into his will to be ordered and disposed of by him for ye are not your own but are bought with a price Therefore glorifie God in your bodies souls and spirits which are the Lords that you may be the people of his praise The Lord hath a right to dispose of you both by creation and by redemption and hath delivered your souls from under the power of the enemy who sought your destruction and hath prevented him and preserved you unto this day and also been with you in many dangers and stood betwixt you and the danger and delivered you therefrom and kep● you to appear at this time for him and it would be great unkindnesse and unworthinesse in you now to deny the Lord and give him occasion against you Oh therefore be strong in the Lord in the faith in the love and power of his might and be bold and valiant for you who is worthy God blessed for ever Written in the 4. Moneth in the year 1664. By R. F. The End