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	pray_v	prayer_n	13,124	5	6.7659	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52042	Meroz curse for not helping the Lord against the mightie being the substance of a sermon, preached on a day of humiliation, at St. Sepulchers, London, Decemb. 2. 1641 / by that powerfull and Godly divine, Mr. Stephen Marshall ; published in one sheet of paper, (not by the author) but by a lover of the truth, for their good especially, that are not able to buy bigger bookes ; being a very seasonable subject, wherein all that either out of policie or sloth, rfuse to helpe the Lord, may see their danger, and they that are willing are called, and directions given to them both what manner of persons they ought to be, and what they ought to doe to help the Lord ; wherein also every true Christian may see, that though they be never so weake or poore, yet they may, and ought to helpe the Lord, and by what meanes.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1641 (1641)	Wing M761A; ESTC R12794	6,603	9

prevaile with God to doe it it is prayer that bringeth all Gods promises into performances there is not any part of the world but a Christian can reach it by prayer there is not a blessing in heaven but prayer can fetch it downe prayer can knocke downe enemies when Moses held up his hands Israel prevailed David by prayer choked Achitophel Hester and her people by prayer hanged Haman So that I may say of prayer as the Author to the Hebrewes saith of the faith of those worthyes there mentioned the time would be too short to reckon up all that a Christian can doe by prayer And yet alas I feare me there are some Christians who have grace in their hearts that have not imployed this their talent for the good of Gods Church whose conscience will witnesse unto them that they have not spent an houre in their closets in exercising this talent for the good of Gods Church O be humbled this day for this your selfe-love and want of love to Gods Church And I am perswaded that the want of this hath beene the cause that the enemies prevaile so in Ireland at this time and that things goe on so heavily at Parliament here at home Wherefore you that feare God I beseech you be humbled for your omission of this duty and be exhorted to set upon the practice of it O pray pray for the Parliament O pray pray for Ireland and call upon others to pray there is no man so meane in his estate or weake in his body but if he be a Christian he may contribute something towards this great worke though he be not able to lend a peny yet he may give a subsidie of prayers Beloved if all Christians would exercise this talent aright their prayers would be as a thundring Army against the enemies of Gods Church But how shall I doe to exercise this talent aright First be sure that prayer be prayer let it not onely be in speech but powre out thy desires before God and to this end get a heart truly affected with the thing thou prayest for Labour to get an humble and selfe-denying spirit remember Abraham when he came before the Lord in prayer confessed he was but dust and ashes and Icob when he came before the Lord in prayer confessed himselfe unworthy of the least of all Gods mercies and David cryes out Heare me O Lord for I am peore Alwayes when thou goest to prayer be sure to carry thy Mediator along with thee by faith in the promises and begge earnestly for the Lords sake as Daniel did that so thy prayers may be fervent O beloved Christians if you would pray and pray thus you would be the most usefull people in all the world yea you would be the very props to these united Kingdomes marke it then you men of the world you sonnes of Belial that have beene wont to scoffe at praying Christians and to wish them all packed hence and at new England alas you know not what an evill you wish unto your selves therein if they were gone woe be to you And thus much shall suffice to have beene spoken of the talent of prayer in the next place what outward abilities soever thou hast thou must also imploy for the good of Gods Church for hee that is a rich man if hee pray and hold his purse hee cannot expect that his prayers should be availeable Wherefore if God have given thee both grace and money I doe in the name of God beseech thee to imploy both for the good of Gods Church and people else it is to be feared it may be as truly said to thee as the poore man said to the Bishop who asking him a penny for Christ his sake the Bishop answered I will not give thee a peny but I will give thee my blessing the poore man answered ah Master if you loved your blessing as well as your penny you would not give mee that neither Wherefore then to conclude whatsoever God hath given thee that may do the Church good be willing to part with it for the Churches good FINIS 1. 2. Doctr. Doctr. 2. Doctr. 3. Doctr. 4. Doctr. Doctr. Vse ● Iudg. 8. 7. 2. Vse 1. 2. Phil. 2. 20. 21. Ruth 1. 16 3. Quest Answ. 2. 3. Quest Answ. 2. Exod. 17. 11 Quest Answ. 2. Gen. 18. 17. Gen. 32. 10. 3. Dan. 9. 17.