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	lord_n	prayer_n	8,251	5	6.2240	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57946	A vvarning to England: or, The nations looking-glass Wherein they may plainly see what are those good things, that are with-held by the sins of the nations. Also, vvhat are those national sins, which withold good things from us. Some of these have been lately endeavoured to be surprest by act of Parliament. To which is added, An earnest exhortation, to break off our sins by a timely repentance, least the Lord break forth in wrath against us. By Robert Russel, in Sussex, author of the Book of the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost. Licensed according to order.	Russel, Robert, fl. 1692.	1695 (1695)	Wing R2348D; ESTC R220004	13,301	25

A VVARNING TO England OR THE Nations Looking-Glass WHEREIN They may plainly see what are those Good Things that are with-held by the sins of the Nation ALSO VVhat are those National Sins which withhold Good Things from us Some of these have been lately endeavoured to be surprest by Act of Parliament To which is Added An earnest Exhortation to break off our Sins by a timely Repentance least the Lord break forth in wrath against us By Robert Russel in Sussex Author of the Book of the Unpardonable Sin against the Holy Ghost Hosea 4.2 By Swearing Lying Killing and Stealing the land mourns Licensed according to Order Printed for J. Blare on London-Bridge A Warning to ENGLAND c. Jer. 5.25 Your Iniquities have turned away these things And your Sins have with-holden good things from you AMongst the many Books that I have formerly wrote I think it now very necessary at last to write a Book whereby people may be convinced of their evil ways and wicked practices hoping that by the special Blessing of God the Inhabitants of this Nation may reform their lives and turn to God by unfeigned Repentance so that God may avert those judgments which the sins of this Nation do daily cry aloud for and are continually hanging over our heads Many there are as I have told you in my book of Joshua's resolution to serve the Lord complain of the badness of the times because trading is so low money so dead taxes so great and the wars continuing thus long still expecting the end of the wars and the coming of good peaceable times But Friends deceive not your selves you cannot expect good peaceable times so long as wickedness abounds so in the land as it doth For I verily think that since the time that England has been a Nation there never was more prophaneness and ungodliness than there is now there never was more swearing cursing cheating oppressing lying prophaning the Sabbath and all manner of uncleaness as there reigns amongst us in these our days this Land certainly is like another Sodom for wickedness therefore instead of hoping for better times we have just cause to fear that except there be a timely Reformation amongst us some sader stroak of Vengeance will fall on this nation than yet has befallen us People complain because the times are bad and because these troubles are continued so long among us whereas they themselves are the cause 't is their sins that stands as a cloud and ●tops good things from descending upon them As the Prophet tells us in the words of my Text Your Iniquities have turned away these things and your sins have with-helden good things from you The Doctrin which I shall raise from these words shall be this That it is the sins of a people or nation that keeps back Mercy and hinders good things from coming upon it This whole chapter contains a discovery of God's judgments upon the Jews for their transgressions the substance of which is sum'd up in short in the Text Your Iniquities have turned away these things and your sins have with-holden good things from you Now from the Text we have considerable these two things First To shew you what are those good things which sin doth with-hold from a people or nation Secondly What are those sins which do keep back mercy and hinders good things from coming unto a people or nation And so I shall conclude all with a word or two of Application I begin with the first to shew you what are those good things which sin doth with-hold from a people or nation Now those good things that sin doth with-hold I shall reduce into these three Ranks First Spiritual good things Secondly Tem●●● good things Thirdly National good things First Sin doth with-hold from a people or nation spiritual good things Now those spiritual good things which sin doth with-hold from a people are such as the pardon and forgiveness of all their sins the special love and favour of God through Jesus Christ revealed to their souls in the full and free pardon of their sins the saving graces of God's spirit to change them and renew them these are those special and excellent good things which sin doth commonly deprive a people of God has in his great mercy to our souls given us all his ordinary ways and means whereby these spiritual blessings might be procured he has given us his Word his Gospel his Ministers his Day and Ordinances Now in the careful and diligent use of these means God has promised to give his Son and with him all the saving graces of his spirit b●● if a people will slight and contemn the Ordinance of God and will love and delight in their sins and follow the lust and carnal desires of their own hearts God many times in justice leaves them to their own hearts lust that because they love and delight to be wicked and unclean and will be so and never care to seek to the Lord by fasting and prayer and by using the means prescribed in his word for the graces of his spirit to change and renew them Therefore it is God's order and way in justice to give such over to obdurancy and hardness of heart so that they will be wicked and unclean still For this cause saith the Apostle Rom. 1. God gave them up to vile affections and to uncleanness to follow the dosires of their own hearts Thus God dealt with his own people the Jews Psa 81.12 that because they would not hearken to his voice and would have none of him therefore he gave them up to their own lusts and they walked in their own counsel Friends it is our sins our wilful fins our continued rebellion against God that hinders spiritual good things from descending into our own souls it is our delighting and living in sin that hinders our prayers from being granted and that hinders our services from being accepted If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me saith David Psa 66.18 God declares himself not only willing but able to bestow the choicest of his blessings upon those that seek him in the use of means Isa 59.1 Behold the Lords hand is not shortened that it cannot save neither is his ear heavy that it cannot hear But saith the Prophet in ver 2. your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins hath hid his face from you that he will not hear It is a peoples sins that with-holds good things from them even spiritual good things Secondly The sins of a people or nation keeps back from them temporal good things also our blessed Saviour has promised Mat. 6. that if we s ek first the Kingdom of God and the Righteousness thereof that then all outward good things shall be added unto us But our seeking to please the flesh and to satisfie our lust and living in sinful ways this hinders the stream of God's blessing from descending upon this our land Have we not seen