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	sin_n	word_n	8,197	5	4.1049	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77549	A certaine warning from a naked heart before the Lord, to the earthly, wise, great, and honourable men, and inhabitants of the earth, and to all among them, without respect of persons, that know not the rocke of ages, the light, the higher power, the sure foundation, the truth, the way, the life, which is the grace that brings salvation that appeares to all men, as saith the Scripture, Titus 2.11. : With a quick loud thundring alarum, sounded in the holy mountaine, of the Lords house of holinesse that the inhabitants and great men of the earth might be awakened, and tremble, and cease from idolitry, and prepare to meet the mighty God, the everlasting light and life of men, who sheweth to man what is his secret thoughts, Amos 4.12,13. : Given forth from the hand of a freind [sic] to the whole creation, and of precious soules (of the sons and daughters of men without respect of persons) that lyeth under the bondage of corruption, a freind [sic] and servant to him that's arising to smite the earth with the rod of his mouth. / Daniel Baker.	D. B. (Daniel Baker), fl. 1650-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing B481; ESTC R39860	9,420	8

A Certaine WARNING from a naked Heart before the Lord to the earthly wise great and honourable Men and Inhabitants of the Earth and to all among them without respect of Persons that know not the rocke of Ages the light the higher pow●r the sure foundation the truth the way the life which is the grace that brings salvation that appeares to all Men as saith the Scripture Titus 2.11 With a quick loud thundring alarum sounded in the holy Mountaine of the Lords House of holinesse that the Inhabitants and great Men of the Earth might be awakened and tremble and cease from Idollitry and prepare to meet the mighty God the everlasting light and life of Men who sheweth to Man what is his secret thoughts Amos 4.12 13. Given forth from the hand of a freind to the whole Creation and of precious soules of the Sons and Daughters of Men without respect of Persons that lyeth under the bondage of corruption a freind and servant to him that 's arising to smite the Earth with the Rod of his mouth Daniel Baker HEarken and heare O yee Men that shall dye and let the sp●rit in Prison in you answer mee whether every soule is not to be subj●ct to t●e higher power the light wh●ch is higher then self or the power of darknesse which is not to be exalted above the light of Christ the gift of God in man wh●ch is the higher power and whether your soules be excluded by the good spirit of God that spake forth these words from such a good subjection and whether the everlasting light of Jesus or word or spirit of truth that reproves the world for sin and is not the world in mans h●art see Eccles 3. evill doing or speaking be not the higher power that is of God in man as also is the soul in man to which the soul is to subj ct in all things And whether a measure of this power or l●ght of Christ or grac gift or good spirit of God that brings salvation with it hath not appeared to and in you and to all men to the end that your souls even as others without resp●ct of persons may become subj●ct to it when received and no● rej●cted seeing the scripture saith it hath appeared to all men see Titus 2.11 And whether you think you can prosper or doe any thing that may be acceptable or well pleasing to the invisible everlasting pure spirit of the L●●d God that is opprest in you yet till your first rebellious self-exalting deceiptfull nature is changed and so your pretious soules become subj●ct to th●s g●ft or grace or power t●at's able not only to change the first nature but to save to the utmost of the everlasting God in you which in any wise behold I testifie to you never could nor can neither ever will consent to or approve of the very appearance or ground of any evill thought idle evill words evill way or action or any thing of selfe and whether he that resist●th the power doth not resist the ordinance of God and whether such shall not receive to themselves damnation And whether it may not be very good and profitable and very whelsome and exceeding pretious and wholesome to yeeld and subject to such a pure good power the one thing needful which I say and testifie is in you though yet opprest oh that it might arise and shine forth when shall it once be O yee men that oppress greive and vex the good spirit of the most high in your selves and others that never changeth its nature or property though the transgressing nature be neer that 's to be over-tu●ned and removed which rebels and hath gone a whoring or departed from this one good thing needfull days and times without number this is the good spirit or light or word or power of the Lord God the God of the spirits of all fl●sh that will not always strive with or in man Wherefore be yee warned to cease to doe evill and to abstain even from the appearance of it and so learne to doe well with and by subjecting to th●s good one thing needfull that will surely try and p●ove all things the many things that offend within and without you and this is the equall ballance of the true sanctuary least yee be devoured with or by this sword which is the spirit or word of the everlasting God And know of a truth that the children of light of the day that beleive in it doe not expect the abollishing throwing downe or breaking to peices all idolls within and without you and graven Images and the dissanulling and making void all unrighteous decrees and Popish Laws root and branches and all oppressions wicked covenants and oppressors Popish Preists and their successors that are yet fed fat with gifts and rewards together with the Popes maintenance Tithes Piggs Eggs and handfulls and shocks of Corn and goods taken by force like or rather far worse then the sons of Bel●all 1 Sam. 2. Chap. 12.16 verses oh for shame let these things be taken away and let not the cry of the innocent come before any of you to be turnd aside from judgement any more least the Lords fury break forth speedily in the midst of you and destroy you and confound and overturn your councells and bring forth deliverance some other way which then shall be hid from your eyes to your perpetuall shame and reproach for the Lord our God is proceeding to do his marvailous and quick work in the earth and who knoweth whether you may become serviceable in it if so it will be your honour which is not of man neither of this world that lyes in wickedness Therefore let your hands be strong when yee as on man every particular of you bow down and subject to the meek low just equall noble principle or gift or grace of God yet opprest in you and so with it your hands shall be strong prosper in throwing down all idols idols temples and bells to come down after the organs which the transgressor set up when they forgot the Lord and so did Israel see Hos 8 14. And these things you may know hath fed and strengthned people's wicked vain minds out of Gods fear and from Gods witnesse in them and so it feeds them as the Tithes do the greedy covetous Priesthood of Englands dominions I say we do no● neither cannot expect in any wise that these things can be swept away by you till you come down to this and the noble just equall pure spirit of the Lord God yet opprest in you by it to be guided to speak and act for God which only can make you truly honorable or break you to peeces and reward you according to your works which if they be good then shall the work of the Lord the most h●gh God prosper in your hands Wherefore lay aside all flattering Titles and self-exalting spirits and take heed yee let not in after yee have w●th the good