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	person_n	son_n	20,542	5	6.1434	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08027	The choise of change: containing the triplicitie of diuinitie, philosophie & poetrie, short for memorie, profitable for knowledge, and necessarie for maners: whereby the learned may be confirmed, the ignorant instructed, and all men generally recreated. / Newly set foorth by S.R. Gent. and student in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge..	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.	1585 (1585)	STC 21132; ESTC S94922	45,848	96

maruelous coniunctions as Luther saith in the exposition on that xx cap. Gen. The coniunction of the Father and Sonne in diuinitie The coniunction of diuinitie and humanity in Christ The coniunctiō of Christ with his church 55 Christ confoundeth that worlde and all things therein 3. waies He accounts the chiefe wisedome therof to be folishnes He reckoneth their best workes for iustice He changeth their best good into euill 56 Christ hath made vs partakers of thrée necessarie things Of his Crosse Of his Gospel He hath redemed vs by his death on the crosse He hath instructed vs by his gospell He hath confirmed and sanctified vs by his spirite Of his spirite 57 The whole world did maruell at three workes of Christ Chrys That he rose againe after death That he ascended into heauen in the flesh That he conuerted the whole worlde by his twelue apostles 58 Christ had thrée witnesses which did testifie of him Iohn Baptist Ioh. 1. ver 15. His works Ioh. 5. ver 36. His Father Math 3. ver 17. 59 Christ doth excell the Saintes in three things In dignitie of person In worthynes of office These doe not exclude his diuinitie In perfectnes of giftes 60 The ioy which the aungels did expresse at the natiuity of Christe is said to be great for 3. causes For the matter which is great namely our reconciliation with God For the continuance and stedfastnes thereof for it continueth constant for euer Because it is spiritual pertaining vnto all those that haue the gift of faith 16 Christ did foreshew 3. kinds of war Of outward enimies Of seducers Paule saith fighting abroad feare within dāgers in false brethrē Of false brethren 62 Christ did raise thrée persons from death as some iudge in 3. seuerall yeares The first yeare the widowes sonne Mar. 7 ver 14. 15. The second yeare the daughter of Iairus Luk. 8. ver 54. 55. The third yeare Lazarus Ioh. 11. ver 44. 63 Christ reuealed three singular secretes vnto three Apostles Iohn the Euangelist Peter and Iames. His transfiguration on the hil Thabor Luk 9. ver 28. The reuining of Iairus daughter Luk. 8. ver 51. The treason which Iudas practised against him Ioh. 13. ver 26. 64 Christe is to be considered of vs in three times Before his incarnation At the time of his incarnation God the worde the Image the sonne of God Iesus Christ God and man the sonne of Mary the sonne of god the sonne of man Emanuell Al God al man the truth of his diuine humane nature remaining In his glorification after his resurrection and ascension 63 Thrée thinges doe teache vs that the holy ghost is true God with the father and the sonne Testimonies out of the scripture as Actes 5. Ananias did lie vnto the holy ghost not vnto men but vnto God The worke of creation Iob 33. the spirite of God made me and the breath of the almightie receiued me That which is euery where seeth killeth al things with his presence knoweth and hearesh al things Psal 139. whether shall I go from thy spirit 66 The Apostles receiued thrée giftes when the holy Ghost descended vpon the day of the feast of Pentecost The gift Of interpreting the scriptures Of knowledge of al languages Of a constant heart bold to set forth the truth 67 The light of the holy Ghost doth rule vs in three things In our counsels In our maners In the actions of our whole life 68 The holy Ghost doeth confirme three things in vs. Faith Hope Loue. 69 The holy Ghost doeth gouerne thrée things in euery godly person The minde The heart It doth lighten the mind with the light of thy holy word It doth kindle the heart that it may cōceiue the motions of good works and vertues which please God It doth moue the will to bée willing to doe whatsoeuer God willeth in his word The will 70 Thrée especial heresies which do ouerthrow the doctrine of the holy ghost Of the Graecians which will haue the holy ghost to proceede from the Father only and not so likewise from the sonne The Macedonians which say the holy spirite is a liuing crature Of the Sabellians which affirme the holie ghost to be all one with the Father and Sonne and not three persons 71 Wee commit sinne three maner of waies In not rewarding good thinges with good things In requiting euill with euill things On the contrary these 3. things are praiseworthy To reward good thinges with good things Not to acquite euil with euil To recōpence euil thinges with good In recompensing the good with euil things 72 The almightie created three vitall spirites Which is not couered with flesh Which is couered with flesh but dieth not courced with f●esh Of Angels Of men Of brute beastes Whiche is couered with flesh and dieth with the flesh 73 We sinne 3. maner of waies Of infirmitie Of ignorance Against the Father because he is the God of might Against the Sonne because he is the perfection of wisedome Against the holy ghost because he is the giuer of grace Of malice 74 Wee are put in minde of three things so oft as we beholde a rainebowe Of the anger of god when he destroyed the worlde with water whereof the blew colour is a witnesse Of the mercy of God who wil not vse that punishment againe Of the latter iudgement and burning the worlde with fire The fierie coulour of the rainbowe shewing the same 75 The creation of the world is an euident testimonie of three excellent things Of the Wisedome Omoipotencie Goodnesse of God 76 Three things shew that the ende of the world is at hand Because the ende of the Romane Empire is at hand Because there is a generall defect and apostacie from the Faith throughout the world Because the Gospell hath bene preached throughout the worlde 77 Three sayings of Angels are vsed in the scriptures more th●n oth●rs Michaell who is like God Dan. 10 12 chap. Raphaell Gods Phisition Tob. 3. verse 17 Gabriel The strength of God Dan. 8. and 9. chap. Luke 1 78 Three chiefe offices which Angels doe execute towards vs. They withdrawe vs from sinne They defend vs from enemies They lead vs into heauen 79 The holy Ghost the comforter giueth vs three thinges The earnest of saluation That he may beare witnesse tothy spirit that thou art the Sonn of God The light of knowledge That whē thou hast don al that thou caust thou shouldst think thy self to be an vnprofitable seruant The strength of life That which is vnpossible for thee by nature is made easie to thee by grace 80 Three things to be cōsidered in the creation of the cceature Who made it By what hee made it If we aske who made it God For there is no authour more excelthen God If by what hee made it Hee saide it was done No Arte of more force then the word of God If therefore hee made it because hee is good No causebetter thē that