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	soul_n	18,529	5	5.0289	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70699	Behold you rulers, and hearken proud men and women who have let in the spirit of the world into your hearts, whereby you are lifted up in the earth, hear what truth saith	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing N265; ESTC R891	5,025	12

departed from him through covetousnesse and disobedience cryed Hoour me before the people who had lost the kingdom of God had lost his honour had lost that which binds the conscience and to which the soule is to be subject who cryed Honor me before the People from whom God was departed who had departed from God who sought honor to himself without God the Kingdom of God being rent from him his honor departed So you that would have Honor seek God and retain him exalt his Kingdom in your hearts and he will add honor thereto but if you be disobedient and your own souls be not subject to the higher Power then another power rules to which the righteous soul cannot subject for conscience sake then gets up he that 's out of Gods Kingdom and cries honor me before the people And this is he that sought Davids life and seeks the life of his seed who is disobedient who is covetous who is greedy of Honor who is a murderer who keeps not the Word of God nor abode in the Truth to keep down Pride and vain glory then the false Prophet cries worship this so such as be out of the Faith of Christ disobedient to the Law of God and in respect of Persons such as be Flatterers Lyars Scorners Fighters Suers Drunkards Swearers and such as be out of the Kingdom of God whose souls are not subject to the higher power for conscience sake such bow and worship with putting off Hats and bowing of the knee to the person but the soul of such is not subject to the Power that is of God for conscience sake yet such is the darkness of many Rulers as to account this subjection to Authority while such whose souls do truly bow to the Power of Righteousness Justice and equity where ever it is without flattering where it is not are condemned for unmannerliness disorder and suffer as disobedient to Authority but to that of God in every Conscience do we appear whether such souls exalt the Power which is of God and seek his honor or their own and so as you honor God with God shall you be honored but seek it as eagerly as you will without him it will flee from you though flattery you may obtain which will corrupt your judgment and let in upon you everlasting dishonor Wherefore turn to the Lord with your whole hearts and seek his Glory alone that he may put upon you his Spirit of humility and righteous Judgment that you may be covered therewith as with a Garment so shall you freely have our souls subjection which now in secret mourns for you with Prayers and tears before God and openly suffers under you for a test●mony against you and now you that are not in place to rule and seeks to be worshipped of us what is it you would have us bow to in you or upon you Gladly would we see humility appear in you and behold you covered with the Spirit of God that in our souls we might subject thereto and so in the Lord honor you but should we bow to your Gold and Silver Lace your costly Apparel or Earthly Riches To that of God in you all we appear if we should not worship Idols and break the Law of God for which doing how should we be excused before God at the day of account let such as fear God more than man judg J. N. O You Rulers and Teachers of these Nations to which Christ Jesus hath shewed so much savor as to honor these Nations with his first appearance now after so long a night and that from hence the Sun-rise of Righteousness should shine forth in clearness to the world over the head of all Idolatry false Worships corrupt Laws violence and oppression and all the numberless number of vain customs pride and excess in which the whole world lies in wickedness and with which the Holy pure One is burdened and hath been grieved these many yeers against which he is now arisen in many of his Servants openly to declare not only here but in most parts of the World and should you be the men now to set your selves against this work by evil intreating such as are called thereto and are found therein nor doth your Teachers go about it themselves what will you answer the Lord to these things is there no need of this work at home or abroad Is your streets and markets cleer and your worships pure Where can the pure eye of God look out and not behold iniquity and provocation do you look for his coming and evil intreat his servants whom he sends to prepare his way before him Would you have him to find you as Sodom at his coming If you see these evils abound in the World why do you set your selves against such as call to Repentance where these things most abound Is your Streets and Temples prepared for the pure God to walk and be worshiped in with delight when a mortal man who hath but modesty in his face cannot behold but be grieved with the excess of vanity and deceit shining openly therein is the way prepared in your streets Temples for the Lamb when a Lyon cannot pass for Briars Thorns and other fruitless Trees tearing and haling and bruising Did you love him in truth you would also hate that which would grieve his holy spirit at his coming in your selves and in others and you would hinder none that come in his Name who seek to make an end of sin seeing nothing else hinders his appearance nor hath caused his departure from the children of men and you that call your selves Ministers of Christ had not the spirit of slumber possessed you this would be your work did the holy Spirit dwell in your Houses and look out at your windows you could not be silent till you had driven Iniquity into a corner and made Pride to blush and Lying swearing and all cursed speaking afraid to utter its voyce in the streets that the pure eye might bless you and the holy one delight to walk in the open streets of your greatest Meetings should not this be the work of the Ministers of Righteousness and Messengers of Christ Jesus rather than to petition the Rulers of the World against such as are found in this work to the utmost of your power hindering it both at home and abroad neither going about it your selves nor suffering them that would were you seen to be diligent in this work you should appear to be such Servants as truly wait for your Lords coming in Peace and not in Wrath and that you had received the earnest of the Spirit which travels for the delivering of the Creation from the bondage of Corruption and the glorious Liberty of the Sons of God and the Joy and Peace of the King of Righteousness at his coming over the whole World J. N. These was Written in Oliver Cromwels Time to him his Rulers and Teachers and published and the former of them then printed and now reprinted THE END LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Sign of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1660.