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
B04405	The Christian's companion under soul-exercise : or, A sermon preached at the Hole of the Gate-rige in the parish of Bathgate and shire of Linlithgow. May 26. 1678. By Mr. John Mosman.	Mosman, John, ca. 1634-1693.	1678 (1678)	Wing M2857AA; ESTC R180720	15,365	25

this that it will put him by his Ordinarie it will make him to keep himself within Rooff and Wall it will make him forget to keep within Doors it will make him to cry out aloud What Means that may ye say to Cry I 'le tell you it Imports these Three or Four Things First It Imports Seriousness It may be that the Man had a Form of Words but now he is put by it Would the LORD say to the Man that had nothing but a Form I gart him Cry and turn Serious and let him not rest upon his bare Form of Words Secondly Crying it Imports felt Distance For ye know that ye must cry to the Man at a Distance that ye cannot speak quietly too When a Man is put to Cry it Imports That GOD is far from that Man as to his Sense at lest it Imports that Soul is under much felt Distance from GODs Presence Thirdly Crying It Importeth some Great Weight on another upon the Soul If a Man were Travelling upon a Hill and a Heavie Burden on his Back and his Strength failing him would he not cry for Help So Crying Importeth a Sore Pressure or Burden upon the Mans Spirit Ye know Moses when standing on the Sea-shore and the Red-sea before him and Pharaoh behind him and Rocks on everie Hand and not a Word was he crying at all And yet see what the LORD says He saw a Heavie Burden or Pressure upon the Man's Spirit And as it was a Heavie Burden to Moses so a loud Cry to the LORD And therefore says the LORD Exod. 14.15 Wherefore cryest thou unto Me Fourthly Crying Imports apparent Danger If a Child were Travelling through a Wood after his Father and if a Lyon appeared to him and his Father a stap or two from him would he not cry for fear of Danger Even so when a Christian apprehends and sees that he is near Lost and the Lyon has him almost in his Paw it will make him to cry And from this it may be Observed that those that is always one and the same and is no more that they see not their Danger or else if they saw it they would be put to cry as well as others But a Third Note that I would speak a Word too is this That it is no small Business or Difficultie for a Christian to get a Prayer sent up to GOD in the Day of his Sore Trouble or Affliction Now I shall let you see the Difficultie that a Christian hath to Direct his Prayer to GOD in the Day of his Sore Trouble in these Three or Four Things First Because Sore Trouble fills a Mans Heart with Prejudices at CHRIST This ye see clear in the 73. Psalm and 13. Verse when David saw the Prosperitie of the Wicked and the Affliction of the Godlie he is offended at it Is this all the Kindness I get for being Godlie to be dailie in Affliction while the Wicked Prosper in the World Verilie I think that I have been a verie Great Fool for verily I have Cleansed my Heart in Vain and Washed my Hands in Innocency for all Day long have I been Plagued and Chastned every Morning A Man in such a Frame as that will find it a Great Business and no small Matter for him to get his Prayer directed to GOD. Secondly It is a Great Difficultie for a Man in such a Case to direct his Prayer to GOD because Misbelief presents the Work of Prayer to the Man as Useless When a Man is under a Prevailing Power of Unbelief That Temptation will tell him his Praying will be but in Vain Is it a small Matter for a Man under Sore Trouble to pray then think ye no indeed It is a great Business to win at it to pour out his Heart to GOD in such a Case Thirdly It is a Great Matter for a Man to Direct his Prayer to GOD while under Sore Trouble and that because oftentimes Sore Trouble is accompanied with Terror from GOD and when the LORD is not accompaning a Mans Spirit in Trouble it is meikle for him to pray Indeed if the LORDs Spirit accompany a Mans Spirit tho' it were under Sore Trouble it is not meikle for him to pray to GOD. Ay Prayer will be Easie But after the Terror of GOD comes with the Affliction and Sore Trouble ye see what Job says Job 6.4 The Terrors of GOD sets themselves in Battle aray against me Now for a Man to pray while under the Terrors of GOD is no small Difficultie Fourthly It must be a Great Matter for a Man to pray to GOD when under Sore Trouble And why Because oftentimes Sore Trouble bring alongs with it Great Confusion and Distractedness of Spirit Now is it a small Matter think ye to pray then when a Man or Woman is under Great Confusion and Distraction of Spirit I answer with Job 10. Chap. 15. Verse Therefore see thou my Affliction says he in time of Sore Affliction It is no small Matter to get leave to put up a Petition or Bill before the Throne But now I come to the Fourth Note and shall but speak a Word to it which is this That ordinarlie these Duties that are gone about against maniest Temptations and over the Belly of maniest Discouragements is most Successfull and prospers best And wherefore is it so may ye say I 'll tell you the Reason of it in these Three Things shortlie for I must hast And the First Reason I 'll give you of it is this That these Duties done against maniest Discouragements cannot but Prosper best And why Because they proceed from much Love and this makes them Desirable and much Love makes them Acceptable to Him in their Dutie and so they cannot but Prosper in the following of that Dutie when they in that piece of Service is acceptable to GOD. And Secondly These Duties that are gone about over the Belly of much Discouragement as they are done in much Love so likewise they are done in verie much Seriousness and Singleness of Heart and that makes them to Prosper I 'll tell you the great thing that makes Dutie not to Prosper in your Hands is your want of Seriousness And ye were but as Serious about Religion as ye are for your Daily Bread ye would come better speed in Dutie and ye would thrive well in Religion and the Way of GOD be ye do Thirdly These Duties that are gone about with the greatest Difficulties and Discouragements in the way of them ordinarlie they are attended with most Help from GOD. The LORD will not leave that Man that undertakes his Dutie in such a Case He will not leave that Soul that for His Sake under many Temptations undertakes a piece of Work for Him that Man is sure of GOD for his Help And a Man that is sure of Heaven for his Help he needs not fear in following of his Dutie whatever be in his Way for he shall be well helped Now we come to the Fifth