Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	lord_n	son_n	13,150	5	5.2455	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93431	Some queries propounded to this professing generation the people called Baptists, or any of the professors upon the earth for them to answer, and heedfully to weigh and consider	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1659 (1659)	Wing S4331; ESTC R229335	9,565	10

name of the Father the Son and the holy Ghost marke it was in the name and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of our God were the Saints sanctified washed and cleansed which were sometimes uncleane with the washing of water by the word but what is this to you all this while that run from the word within into the water without you for w●shing when there is no mention made of water outwardly and would be found setting up your selves in the Apostles seat and seem to be found doing their worke when as they though they had a Command yet stirred not untill they were indued with power from on high But you have neither the Apostles command nor yet their power therefore your work is your own who required it at your hands what have you to do with their worke or set your selves in their seat that are out of their life and power when he that was in the life and in the power and one with them declares he was not sent to baptise AND is that which you are so much pleading for and contending about and would have held up any more then elementary and therefore to be dissolved the time of it's dissolution must come for are not the elements to melt with fervent heat and is that which is to be melted and must come to it's dissolution worth while so much to be contended about laboured after and and wrangled for while you are so doing do you any more then spend your mony for that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfieth not For what satisfaction hath your many years travell ministred unto you being from that which gives the satisfaction not harkening diligently to the Law of God which restoreth the soul which law is light that your souls may live and so are striving and contending about the Commands and not yet come to know the Commander Christ the light of the world the Saviour thereof who was given for a leader and Commander 〈◊〉 the people who lighteth every man that cometh into the world and talking about ordinances and are not yet come to the Fathers house being from the light and not walking in it whe●● with Christ hath enlightened you for God who is light dwelleth in the light which you yet manifest your selves strangers unto therefore first come to the house and then you shall know the ordinances of the house the out-goings and in-comings thereof for is not that first necessary to be known or how many things doe you make necessary unto life and salvation BVT if you have been in the water and done the thing you are so much contending about are you alwayes to stick there come on to perfection for if you stand in the elements and keep your station there when will you come to perfection or be perfect as Christ commanded his to be Is that which stands in meates and drinkes outward observations and carnoll ordinances able ever to make perfect as pertaining to the conscience to make the comers thereunto perfect if not why strive you so much to have people come unto it Ought you not rather to bring people to Christ the lightithat doth increase to grow up in the increase of God then to keep people out of it and neither come to it your selves nor suffer them that would that keep them in a talk of that which doth decrease or will that ever bring you to perfection or make you perfect which doth decrease and perish with the using Gods Kingdome is within which the light within leads again into without which the entrance cannot be found Or the way to the Kingdom discovered which is the first thing to be sought after MAny shall strive to enter but shall not be able such are not turned to the light who are the unable wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him Heb. 7.25 Mans ability is lost or strength to get in for whosoever findeth the strength he hath found the power of God in which the strength is in which is everlasting strength And nene taste of the power of God and receive it but who beleive in the light and receive it wherewith Christ hath enlightened them who is the true light of the world and lighteth every man that cometh into the world that all through him might beleive and who beleive in the light and receive it wherewith they are enlightened to them he gives the power such have the power given unto them to them ability is given to enter and strength to get which is found in the power that is given unto them who are turned to the light and it receive which cometh from Christ to whom all power in heaven and earth is given For in the fall and driven out state man hath lost the power he hath lost the strength to get in his ability is lost and is become weake he cannot enter for the flaming sword at Edens gate turneth every way to keepe the way of the tree of life soe that there is no entrance in but through the death to the life to come to the tree of life And mans willing and running availes not his striving cannot get in it is only the tender mercy of God availes which is made manifest in the light of his Son where the mercy comes to be shewed the light sheweth it which lighteth every man that cometh into the world which is only able to bring man in again for man in his willing and running obtains not his willing cannot get in but waiting in the light receiving it and being turned to it wherewith he is enlightened he comes to find a grafting in again upon the right stock juice and body naturall the light sheweth wherein the tender mercy of God is found that brings man in again without his willing running and striving Therefore all yee professors disputers and people who cannot say this you have found the ter der mercy of God unto your soules wait in the light wherewith Christ you hath enlightened and turn to it that sheweth it Come to the search for he that seeketh findeth keep to the light which is the eye wherein the tender mercy of God is seene the light sheweth it whereby the entrance comes again to be found in the light stand still come to stillnesse coolenesse quietnesse in your own spirits out of all heats buslings and strivings for that obtains it not it doth not give the entrance in stand still in the light and will nothing that sheweth the mercy be silent out of your own thoughts and comprehensions or reachings out and wait to be gathered in in the light wherewith Christ hath enlightened you for all flesh is to be silent before the Lord God and you kept on the watch waiting in the light and obedience thereunto the entrance in again will find which is out of your own willing and runing and only of God that sheweth