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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76195	A description of a prerogative royal. Shevving how far a soveraigne may according to the VVord of God require service of his subjects by his prerogative. Also how far a subject is to give true obedience unto his soveraigne. By M: B. wishing happy prosperity unto the King, Parliament and kingdome.	M. B.	1642 (1642)	Wing B134; Thomason E114_16; ESTC R9675	5,249	8

true Christianity And those miserable wretches being crost in their wicked designes have laboured by all meanes possible to make variance betweene the King and his Parliament and so by this consequence they raise a breach between the King and this Kingdome by their inchanting spirituall witchery flattering and dissembling and so seducing the King under pretence of honesty and plaine dealing when there is no such matter but only meere deceit and all for their owne ends But be they what they will be so long as they continue in those wicked courses and practises that make themselves instruments and slaves to their master the Divell and he will one day pay them their wages to their utter shame and confusion of soule and body for evermore except God in his mercy doe give them grace to repent The second Use is to advise them to pray unto God that he will be mercifull unto them to open the eyes of their understanding and to give them a cleare sight and feeling of their sins that they may not be blinded in them through delight or custome as reprobates are But that they may bee weary of them much grieved for them if the Lord of his mercy touch their hearts with true repentance that they bee inwardly sory for all sins not to take any delight or pleasure in any ●in but that they turne to the Lord with all their heart and seeke him while he may be found and call upon him when he is neare and whiles he offereth grace and mercie unto them before it be too late Furthermore seeing the King is subject to none but to God then here is a duty for all Christian Subjects to entreat the Lord by dayly prayer so to sanctifie and direct our Kings heart that he may raigne rule and governe us according to his blessed and sacred will revealed in his word that is to say in Truth Iudgement and Righteousnesse and that God would vouchsafe to enrich his royall heart with the manifold graces of his holy Spirit that he may be an advancement to his glory and comfort to his Church and a terror to his enemies keeping from treason and treacheriet at home and abroad and especially from the conspiracie of Romanists and from seducing deluding flatterers giving him to see what belongs to his peace and give him a heart earnestly bent to set up the practice of the same give him all grace necessary for his place and necessary for his owne salvation continue his government peaceably and prosperously amongst us and as thou hast made him the breath of our nostrills and a gracious instrument for the saving of many thousand soules So O Lord let his owne soule be saved in the day that thy Sonne Jesus Christ shall appeare and grant deare Father that wee his subjects may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty and now O Lord we beseech the strengthen his Majesty and sanctifie his royall affection that he may imitate thy good servant King David in the reformation of his house from the nearest to the furthest the highest to the lowest fix his eyes O Lord upon the faithfull of the land that they may dwell with him Psal 101. and to have respect to those that walke in the perfect way to serve him and give him O Lord a setled resolution that no deceitfull person dwell within his house and he that flattereth and telleth lies may not remaine in his sight Amen so be it So that if all faithfull subjects that are Housholders will take this for a president to receive and entertaine good and faithfull servants and to turne out all wicked and profane wretches that have no feare of God before their eyes so that when these people shall see themselves cast out of the favour of God good men and their services and pious families by reason of their wicked behaviour by this means they may be brought to see their owne misery and grosse sins they have committed and considering what vile wretched persons they have been like to the prodigall sonne spoken of in the Gospel Luke 15. thereby grace may worke upon them as to turne their wayes from evill to goodnesse and change their mindes from vice to vertue and to pray to God to give them true and hearty repentance that whereas they were before prophaners of the Lords day they may be sanctifiers of the Lords day of blasphemers and foule mouth'd swearers to become reverend speakers of proud to bee humble of damnable idolaters to bee true worshippers of God according to his Word of railers and spitefull haters of the true preachers and professors of Gods Word to be true hearted lovers of the Preachers and professors of Gods Word of ignorants of God to learne to be well acquainted with God and his word of hurtfull harmlesse of filthy whore-mongers and wantons to become chaste livers of beastly drunkards to become sober people of cheaters and theeves to hate and detest all sinne as the very hang-man or cut-throat of our soules These are some of the fruits of true repentance so that they may be regenerated faithfull and religious people to the glory of God and salvation of our own soules in Jesus Christ our onely Saviour and Redeemer But now to answer to an objection that may bee made by Papists Atheists Newters and Protestants at large Object This which you have before spoken is too much precisenesse we are not to live so precisely and none are so precise but Puritans Answ First precisenesse in matters of Religion is not only necessary but also of necessity because St. Paul doth confirme it In the time or after the way which you call heresie so worship I the God of my Fathers beleeving all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets Acts 24.14 Secondly precisenesse in Religion is of necessity else we should be ignorant of the knowledge of God and then mark what judgements of God will follow Saint Paul saith in the Romans chap. 1. vers 28. For as they regard not to know God even so God delivereth them up unto a reprobate mind to doe the things that are not convenient Againe in 2 Thess 1.8.9 And unto you that are troubled resteth us when the Lord Jesus shall shew himselfe with his mighty Angels in flaming fire rendring vengeance to them that know not God and obey not the Gospell of our Lord Jesus Christ which shall be punished with everlasting perdition from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power Thirdly I would willingly know what opinion Puritans as you tear me them doe hold contrary to that as every one hath promised to God in his baptisme and is bound upon pain of damnation to performe it If you can prove any thing contrary to that covenant made unto God then make it appeare and spare not But if you cannot prove any thing contrary to that we have promised and vowed in our Baptisme as indeed you cannot then take heed how you doe hate and deride the Preachers and Professors of the Gospel giving them nick-names and scoffing termes for Christ his words wil prove true that hath threatned against those railing despitefull and envious wretches that it shall be easier for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement then for such Matth. 10.15 Then being so it were good for those people that are given over to such a habit of deriding and despising Gods ordinances that they take into consideration the great danger they doe pull upon their owne soules and bodies which are judgements in this life and eternall torment in the world to come First judgements in this life as ignorants of God thereby comes blindnesse of minde Esa 6.9.10 and 59.8.9 10. Hardnesse of heart infidelity and unbeliefe Matth. 3.5 Exo. 9 34.35 Secondly eternall torments as to be separated from a good and mercifull gracious God and to burne in the lake of fire and brimstone for evermore which is the second death Rev. 21.8 Consider what is said and the Lord be with your understanding in all things 1 Tim. 2.7 FINIS