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	word_n	16,070	5	4.2011	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43714	A word of advice to all such as are going on in sin and more particularly to my neighbours and townsmen in and about Colchester; to forsake their evil ways, and turn to the Lord while they have time, with a word of incouragement to such as mourn for want of salvation. And a word of advice to the priests of this nation, that they choak not the tender desires that are begotten in people after holiness.	Hailes, John, 1666 or 7-1732.	1693 (1693)	Wing H191; ESTC R221265	5,459	1

A Word of Advice To all such as are going on in SIN and more particularly to my Neighbours and Townsmen in and about Colchester to forsake their Evil Ways and turn to the Lord while they have time with a Word of Incouragement to such as Mourn for want of Salvation And a Word of Advice to the Priests of this Nation that they choak not the tender desires that are begotten in People after Holiness I Have been concerned many a time on your behalf who still lyes in wickedness with cryes and tears to my God that you might be gathered into a Sence of your Condition how it stands between God and your Souls For many of you seem to have a profession of Godliness and to change from one Religion unto another but I desire you in the Love of God that as you change your Religion you may also change your Lives and Conversations and so serve God in earnest in your day and Generation You young ones especially who were my Companions in Wickedness I ha●e been concerned for you many a day that as I have found Mercy at the hand of God you may find it also For I know by experience that God is Me●●iful and slow to anger as ever he was if he had not I had surely been in a miserable State as I fear many of you are and yet would be called Christians But examine your selves have you learned of Christ by his Spirit who said Learn of me I am meek and low in heart this is the Teacher I was directed to after I had heard many Teachers who Teach for Money and would say there was no living without Sin in this Life which is an incouragement to Youth to go on in Sin and so it was to me till this Teacher that cannot be removed into a Corner condemn'd me for Sin and never consented to Sin neither in you nor me Come examine a little and acquaint your selves with God and be at peace some perhaps may be so blind as I was to say where or how can I acquaint my self with God I will tell thee the Prophet Amos said he that shews unto man what his thoughts are the Lord the God of Hosts is his name Now thou needst not go to any man to teach thee but try what the Spirit of God can do for thee whoever thou art when thou art tempted to do evil by the Devil or his Servants then try whether he that searcheth thy heart and shews unto thee thy evil be not able if thou be truly willing to forsake it to keep thee out of the evil none that truly trust in God dare say the contrary but will be ready to say as Joseph did when he was tempted by his Mistris how can I do this evil and sin against God Oh that I could see you my acquaintance and others to be afraid to sin against God and if we walk in the Light as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with another and the Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all Sin This is a better fellowship then you and I had in our Wickedness which as we come to know then shall we be ready to say to one another Come hither and I will tell you what God hath done for my Soul and this little Experience of the Dealings of the Lord in your selves is better then all hearsay of him Therefore seek the Lord while he may be found and call upon him while he is near for the Lord hath said my Spirit shall not always strive with man Therefore do not mock at the Spirit of God nor at them that are guided by it for as the Scripture faith he that hath not the Spirit of Christ is none of his and they are the Sons of God that are led or guided by the spirit of God Thus with Examination with lowlin●ss of mind you may know whose Servants you are surely his to whom you yield your Members Servants to obey whether it be of Sin unto Death or Obedience unto Righteousness Come you young ones serve God and fear him and then you will begin to be wise For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of true wisdom and to depart from Iniquity is a good understanding Therefore first seek the Kingdom of God and the Righteousness thereof and all other things shall be added For the Lord knows such as truly seek him and that goes bowed down in Spirit all the day of what profession soever through the Sence of the weight of their Iniquity and that mourns for want of Gods Salvation and that desires to find peace with him If you fear God and work Righteousness you shall be accepted of him but if you be Swearers Lyers Whoremongers Drunkards or proud persons then remember that no unclean thing can enter into Gods Kingdom Therefore you that are young and would be Gods Children bend your necks to the Yoak of Christ in the days of your youth For if I should ask you when you would be willing to serve God it may be some of you would be ready to say in your old Age but how many do we see are taken away in their Youth and in their Sins It would be more commendable in the fight of Men and much more acceptable in the sight of God to see young Men and Women walk in the Truth and remember their Creator in the days of their Youth least the evil day come upon them and overtake them a● unawares Therefore awake unto righteousness and consider what the Lord hath done for you in Sparing you unto this day Do you think it was for any desert of yours No it was his love in pr●serving us hitherto when other Nations and Countries have been distressed with Wars and Earthquakes And how have some of you been ready to make promise when the Judgements of the Lord seemed to be coming upon you as when the Earthquake was here and also when there was a report raised of t●e Irish being coming and also since of the French being Landed upon our Coast at the hearing whereof many went Crying about the Streets and wringing their Hands and some promising to live a better life if the Lord would preserve them and some upon a Bed of sickness have made promises to the Lord that if he would restore them again they would serve him in newness of Life Friends as this may come to any of your hands who in times of Distress have been making such promises before the Lord when your hearts have been tendered by his Judgements see to it thay you keep your Promises and look unto him and he will look unto you for he hath promised said that unto that man will I look that is of a broken heart and contrite spirit and that trembles at my Word He wills not the death of a Sinner but rather that he should repent and live but the way to life is by