Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	holy_a	prayer_n	7,724	5	6.1286	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26746	An answer to the Brief history of the Unitarians, called also Socinians by William Basset ...	Basset, William, 1644-1695.	1693 (1693)	Wing B1048; ESTC R1596	64,853	180

with_o one_o consent_n apply_v it_o to_o christ_n mat._n 3._o 3_o mark_v 1_o 2_o 3._o luk._n 3_o 4._o and_o joh._n 1._o 23._o where_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o the_o voice_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v the_o baptist_n and_o that_o the_o way_n he_o be_v to_o prepare_v be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o messiah_n therefore_o according_a to_o their_o application_n of_o scripture_n the_o prophet_n do_v style_v the_o son_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n observe_v far_o that_o this_o text_n call_v the_o messiah_n lord_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v jehovah_n which_o we_o shall_v prove_v be_v a_o incommunicable_a name_n of_o god_n which_o therefore_o assert_v the_o divinity_n of_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v apply_v and_o consequent_o the_o prophet_n in_o this_o place_n declare_v he_o to_o be_v god_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n compare_v psal_n 46._o 6_o 7._o with_o heb._n 1._o 8._o and_o psal_n 102._o 25._o with_o heb._n 1._o 10._o and_o you_o will_v find_v that_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n application_n of_o those_o text_n the_o psalmist_n ascribe_v to_o the_o son_n a_o everlasting_a throne_n and_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o certain_o this_o describe_v he_o not_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n but_o as_o god_n §_o 4._o this_o pen_n have_v thus_o attack_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o son_n now_o turn_v itself_o against_o that_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n affirm_v p._n 16._o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v only_o the_o power_n and_o inspiration_n of_o god_n at_o least_o be_v not_o himself_o god_n which_o they_o bold_a be_v ascertain_v by_o these_o consideration_n consid_n 1._o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o spirit_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 4_o 5._o luke_n 1._o 35._o ch._n 11._o 2c_fw-la mat._n 12._o 28._o luk._n 24._o 49._o compare_v with_o act._n 1._o 4_o 5._o answ_n he_o be_v here_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v only_o the_o power_n and_o inspiration_n of_o god_n but_o be_v not_o himself_o god_n but_o these_o text_n say_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o consequent_o do_v not_o ascertain_v this_o position_n 2._o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v not_o proper_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n but_o something_o distinct_a from_o it_o for_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 8_o 9_o 10._o wisdom_n faith_n etc._n etc._n be_v give_v by_o the_o spirit_n whence_o heb._n 2._o 4._o they_o be_v call_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n hence_o each_o text_n distinguish_v between_o the_o spirit_n and_o these_o gift_n but_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n for_o inspiration_n be_v the_o act_n whereby_o the_o holy_a ghost_n convey_v these_o gift_n to_o man_n which_o v_o 11._o be_v call_v a_o divide_v they_o this_o be_v clear_a from_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o all_o scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inspire_v or_o give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n here_o scripture_n be_v the_o gift_n or_o thing_n inspire_v god_n be_v the_o giver_n or_o inspirer_n therefore_o inspiration_n can_v be_v but_o the_o act_n whereby_o it_o be_v give_v or_o inspire_v therefore_o as_o the_o grace_n before_o mention_v viz._n wisdom_n faith_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n must_v give_v they_o by_o way_n of_o inspiration_n the_o socinian_n then_o do_v here_o confound_v the_o agent_n and_o the_o act_n make_v the_o giver_n and_o the_o give_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v as_o false_a and_o absurd_a as_o to_o say_v my_o act_n of_o donation_n be_v my_o person_n 3._o he_o assert_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v only_o the_o power_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o he_o often_o explain_v himself_o be_v neither_o god_n nor_o a_o person_n but_o this_o be_v neither_o prove_v nor_o ever_o can_v be_v because_o such_o power_n can_v know_v no_o more_o of_o god_n than_o a_o grace_n or_o virtue_n can_v do_v which_o be_v quality_n not_o person_n but_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 10._o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n whence_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v not_o a_o simple_a power_n but_o a_o person_n endow_v with_o a_o infinite_a knowledge_n and_o that_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o god_n what_o the_o letter_n oppose_v the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o for_o act._n 5._o ananias_n do_v lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whence_o v_o 4._o say_v he_o lie_v not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n must_v be_v god_n eniedinus_fw-la who_o be_v much_o more_o manly_a in_o his_o performance_n than_o this_o epistler_n parallel_n this_o of_o ananias_n lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o god_n with_o the_o jew_n reject_v samuel_n and_o god_n thus_o the_o jew_n reject_v samuel_n immediate_o who_o be_v set_v over_o they_o but_o they_o reject_v god_n mediate_o who_o do_v set_v samuel_n over_o they_o so_o ananias_n lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o who_o be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n but_o he_o lie_v to_o god_n mediate_o who_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o apostle_n whence_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v sin_n different_o against_o samuel_n and_o god_n viz._n immediate_o and_o mediate_o so_o do_v ananias_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o god_n whence_o he_o will_v have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o god_n as_o much_o distinct_a as_o samuel_n and_o god_n and_o that_o be_v essential_o answ_n that_o place_n as_o put_v by_o the_o objector_n be_v not_o parallel_v with_o this_o for_o that_o say_v they_o reject_v not_o samuel_n but_o god_n but_o this_o do_v not_o say_v that_o ananias_n lie_v not_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o to_o god_n therefore_o this_o text_n do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o god_n as_o that_o do_v between_o samuel_n and_o god_n and_o consequent_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o god_n be_v not_o here_o make_v so_o distinct_a as_o samuel_n and_o god_n but_o take_v these_o text_n right_a and_o we_o may_v allow_v a_o parallel_n but_o than_o it_o must_v lie_v between_o samuel_n and_o peter_n and_o again_o between_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n thus_o the_o jew_n think_v they_o reject_v samuel_n only_o as_o ananias_n think_v he_o lie_v to_o peter_n only_o but_o say_v god_n to_o samuel_n they_o reject_v not_o thou_o but_o i_o and_o say_v peter_n to_o ananias_n thou_o have_v lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n therefore_o while_o that_o text_n distinguish_v between_o samuel_n and_o god_n as_o different_a this_o unite_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o god_n as_o the_o same_o consid_n 2._o p._n 17._o a_o manifest_a distinction_n be_v make_v as_o between_o god_n and_o christ_n so_o also_o between_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v god_n himself_o his_o quotation_n be_v rom._n 5._o 5._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 36._o you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o you_o and_o rom._n 8._o 27._o he_o the_o spirit_n v._n 26._o make_v intercession_n for_o the_o saint_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n answ_n he_o know_v we_o grant_v there_o be_v a_o personal_a distinction_n that_o as_o the_o son_n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o god_n the_o father_n this_o be_v all_o these_o text_n do_v prove_v without_o which_o there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o trinity_n but_o none_o of_o they_o prove_v that_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o god_n which_o be_v the_o design_n of_o this_o consideration_n but_o because_o rom._n 8._o 27._o here_o quote_v ascribe_v personal_a act_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o make_v intercession_n therefore_o that_o he_o may_v at_o once_o destroy_v his_o divinity_n and_o personality_n both_o he_o plead_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o a_o person_n by_o the_o same_o figure_n that_o charity_n be_v describe_v as_o a_o person_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 4_o 5._o the_o argument_n lie_v thus_o personal_a act_n can_v prove_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v a_o person_n because_o they_o can_v prove_v that_o charity_n be_v a_o person_n answ_n this_o do_v as_o effectual_o destroy_v the_o personality_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n as_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o according_a to_o this_o argument_n personal_a act_n do_v not_o prove_v the_o father_n or_o the_o son_n to_o be_v person_n because_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o charity_n be_v a_o person_n but_o that_o argument_n which_o prove_v too_o much_o prove_v nothing_o at_o all_o 2._o the_o scripture_n do_v ascribe_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n not_o only_o those_o personal_a act_n which_o they_o do_v not_o to_o

charity_n or_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o be_v not_o a_o person_n but_o a_o subsistence_n to_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n together_o in_o the_o same_o text_n 1_o john_n 5._o 7._o there_o be_v three_o the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n imply_v that_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v as_o real_a and_o personal_a as_o that_o of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n they_o ascribe_v to_o he_o also_o life_n understanding_n will_n and_o power_n for_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 11._o he_o divide_v the_o manifold_a gift_n of_o god_n to_o every_o one_o as_o himself_o will_v whence_o these_o two_o case_n be_v so_o unlike_a that_o even_o biddle_n the_o socinian_n be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o for_o notwithstanding_o this_o of_o charity_n he_o assert_v the_o personality_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n even_o while_o he_o deny_v his_o divinity_n 3._o scripture_n must_v not_o be_v take_v figurative_o without_o a_o necessity_n else_o you_o may_v turn_v the_o whole_a into_o a_o allegory_n and_o loose_v at_o once_o both_o the_o letter_n and_o design_n in_o a_o cabalistical_a sense_n now_o this_o necessity_n do_v lie_v in_o the_o case_n of_o charity_n as_o much_o as_o in_o that_o of_o the_o anthropomorphites_n mention_v let._n 4._o p._n 159._o for_o all_o man_n do_v as_o well_o know_v that_o charity_n can_v be_v no_o person_n as_o that_o god_n can_v have_v no_o human_a part_n as_o eye_n ear_n hand_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lie_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o let._n 3._o p._n 99_o do_v confess_v that_o all_o the_o arrian_n and_o many_o socinian_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o person_n whence_o this_o be_v a_o conceit_n so_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o novel_a that_o even_o the_o unitarian_n themselves_o as_o he_o idle_o call_v they_o be_v divide_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v plain_a then_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o own_o party_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o church_n 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the_o spirit_n yet_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v give_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o be_v give_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o give_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o term_n and_o 2._o this_o utter_o destroy_v his_o argument_n which_o be_v this_o that_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o bestow_v his_o own_o gift_n therefore_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o god_n but_o the_o spirit_n must_v bestow_v his_o own_o gift_n else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v his_o own_o gift_n but_o must_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o he_o that_o bestow_v they_o therefore_o the_o antecedent_n be_v false_a the_o consequent_a must_v be_v false_a too_o now_o that_o the_o spirit_n do_v bestow_v these_o thing_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v express_o assert_v by_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o where_o he_o say_v of_o these_o very_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o 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declare_v act._n 5._o 31._o he_o viz._n the_o son_n have_v god_n exalt_v to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n which_o imply_v faith_n to_o israel_n and_o act._n 2._o speak_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n say_v v_o 32_o 33._o that_o jesus_n who_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a be_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n exalt_v he_o viz._n the_o same_o jesus_n have_v shed_v forth_o this_o which_o you_o do_v see_v and_o hear_v the_o result_n be_v 1._o that_o the_o socinian_n be_v partial_a and_o unjust_a in_o quote_v one_o text_n of_o scripture_n in_o opposition_n to_o another_o and_o 2._o he_o have_v not_o only_o lose_v his_o own_o argument_n but_o have_v also_o furnish_v we_o with_o one_o against_o himself_o for_o he_o argue_v thus_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o give_v these_o gift_n to_o man_n therefore_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o god_n which_o imply_v that_o if_o the_o spirit_n do_v give_v these_o gift_n than_o the_o spirit_n be_v god_n but_o we_o see_v 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as_o if_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o god_n but_o personal_o for_o god_n the_o father_n and_o therefore_o can_v distinguish_v they_o only_o from_o the_o father_n my_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o other_o scripture_n as_o we_o have_v say_v do_v not_o only_o style_v the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n but_o do_v also_o ascribe_v to_o they_o infinite_a perfection_n which_o be_v not_o compatible_a to_o any_o creature_n and_o likewise_o attribute_v to_o they_o the_o name_n jehovah_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n as_o we_o shall_v prove_v anon_o therefore_o if_o you_o make_v that_o word_n god_n in_o this_o text_n to_o signify_v god_n essential_o and_o consequent_o to_o exclude_v the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o deity_n then_o this_o text_n must_v contradict_v all_o they_o but_o that_o can_v be_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o one_o text_n which_o contradict_v another_o and_o 2._o st._n paul_n himself_o do_v thus_o explain_v it_o ephes_n 6._o 23._o faith_n 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