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	scripture_n	teach_v	6,681	5	6.3763	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

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yet_o blasphemous_a sectarian_n army_n have_v not_o our_o army_n ask_v counsel_n 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o advise_v with_o his_o people_n befo●●_n they_o have_v enter_v upon_o the_o work_n and_o yet_o blasphemous_a sectarian_n army_n have_v not_o our_o army_n have_v many_o day_n 〈◊〉_d fast_v and_o pray_v and_o have_v they_o not_o sen●●_n their_o letter_n to_o the_o well-affected_a both_o i●●_n england_n and_o wales_n to_o entreat_v they_o to_o see_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o clear_v the_o way_n befor●…_n ●●em_v &_o yet_o a_o blasphemous_a sectarian_n army_n be_v not_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o officer_n 〈◊〉_d the_o army_n man_n so_o well_o doctrinate_v in_o 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o christ_n that_o they_o can_v and_o be_v ●●dy_a to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o their_o hope_n in_o 〈◊〉_d &_o yet_o a_o blasphemous_a sectarian_n army_n do_v they_o not_o endeavour_v to_o punish_v swear_v 〈◊〉_d steal_v sabbath-breaking_a and_o all_o ●●er_a thing_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 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and_o cry_v peace_n and_o he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d t_v not_o into_o their_o mouth_n they_o even_o prepare_v 〈◊〉_d against_o he_o now_o i_o do_v but_o ask_v you_o whe●●_n you_o have_v not_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o 〈◊〉_d again_o i_o do_v but_o ask_v you_o whether_o you_o 〈◊〉_d not_o bite_v sore_o with_o your_o tooth_n of_o la●●_n again_o i_o do_v but_o ask_v you_o whether_o you_o 〈◊〉_d not_o war_n in_o your_o heart_n against_o he_o 〈◊〉_d put_v not_o into_o your_o mouth_n or_o pa●…_n not_o his_o due_n as_o you_o call_v it_o now_o i_o do_v 〈◊〉_d ask_v you_o whether_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o or_o 〈◊〉_d you_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o hear_v i_o charge_v you_o 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o you_o lo_o then_o here_o the_o ground_n why_o you_o do_v not_o behold_v nor_o ●●nnot_v see_v the_o lord_n in_o all_o these_o mercy_n ●●hy_o it_o may_v be_v you_o have_v cause_v the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d err_v and_o bit_n at_o the_o saint_n with_o your_o ●…eth_n there_o be_v your_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v &_o 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in_o that_o than_o you_o will_v hotelling_n the_o people_n that_o this_o which_o they_o 〈◊〉_d mercy_n be_v no_o mercy_n if_o say_v you_o that_o you_o 〈◊〉_d consider_v by_o who_o these_o thing_n come_v but_o when_o i_o have_v turn_v over_o the_o leave_v the_o bible_n and_o there_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o age_n under_o all_o dispensation_n there_o be_v innumerable_a company_n of_o that_o tribe_n common_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o priest_n prophet_n or_o watchman_n or_o seer_n yet_o ●●ese_n man_n above_o all_o other_o have_v have_v their_o ●●ese_n hand_n in_o all_o the_o bloody_a and_o barbarous_a plot_n insurrection_n and_o rebellion_n use_v to_o carry_v on_o these_o

any_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o all_o our_o spring_n a●●_n in_o he_o and_o all_o our_o supply_n be_v from_o hi●…_n and_o that_o all_o power_n centre_n in_o he_o as_o t●●_n fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o small_a stream_n 〈◊〉_d power_n do_v flow_v i_o have_v affirm_v furthe●…_n that_o as_o this_o power_n be_v give_v free_o to_o 〈◊〉_d from_o he_o so_o it_o be_v limit_v in_o we_o by_o he_o a●●_n when_o the_o creature_n have_v improve_v his_o po●…er_n to_o the_o high_a he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o dut●…_n luk._n 17._o 10._o our_o salvation_n be_v of_o freegrace_n notwit●…standing_n i_o have_v not_o say_v that_o our_o impr●…ving_n or_o not_o improve_n our_o power_n c●●_n save_v we_o or_o damn_v we_o but_o this_o i_o have_v affir●…ed_v and_o do_v affirm_v that_o by_o our_o non-improu●…ment_a it_o will_v exceed_o harm_v we_o for_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v lose_v much_o of_o our_o outward_a and_o pe●…haps_o inward_a joy_n and_o comfort_n both_o in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o death_n i_o do_v not_o say_v our_o eternal_a we●●_n be_v do_v depend_v upon_o it_o all_o our_o shall_fw-mi 〈…〉_o ion_n be_v of_o freegrace_n from_o god_n through_o 〈◊〉_d redemption_n of_o the_o son_n and_o evidence_n of_o spirit_n 1._o so_o that_o our_o obedience_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d our_o salvation_n for_o god_n love_n be_v the_o 〈…〉_o fe_o joh._n 3._o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n etc._n etc._n 2._o our_o obedience_n and_o good_a work_n be_v 〈…〉_o t_o the_o way_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n 3._o our_o improvement_n of_o our_o power_n in_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es of_o good_a work_n be_v not_o the_o evidence_n as_o 〈…〉_o ourselves_o for_o that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o irit_n of_o god_n in_o we_o 4._o but_o our_o good_a work_n do_v glorify_v god_n 〈…〉_o d_o inform_v and_o edify_v our_o neighbour_n first_o they_o glorify_v god_n mat._n 5._o 16._o second_o it_o do_v inform_v our_o neighbour_n 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v judge_v of_o we_o but_o by_o our_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v know_v a_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n say_v christ_n three_o it_o do_v edify_v our_o neighbour_n ●●en_o every_o step_n of_o our_o conversation_n be_v a_o ●●●truction_n to_o he_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v ●●t_v some_o be_v win_v to_o god_n by_o the_o good_a ●…nversation_n of_o other_o 2._o and_o as_o for_o freewill_n in_o man_n i_o know_v ●…ne_v unless_o it_o be_v such_o a_o freewill_n as_o be_v 〈◊〉_d paul_n rom._n 7._o 18._o for_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ver_fw-la 13._o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o i_o know_v no_o freewill_n th●●_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o freewill_n to_o sin_n a_o man_n natural_o can_v act_v in_o thing_n supernatur●…_n as_o to_o instance_n a_o man_n can_v believe_v unl●●_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_n faith_n in_o the_o sou●…_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n according_a to_o common_a providence_n may_v bring_v his_o body_n to_o the_o ordnance_n of_o hear_v which_o be_v the_o mean_n ordinary_o by_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v work_v fai●…_n rom._n 10._o 17._o but_o he_o the_o lord_n god_n 〈◊〉_d mighty_a be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o heb._n 12._o 2._o and_o he_o make_v we_o willing_a a●…_n desirous_a to_o have_v it_o wrought_v in_o we_o so_o t●●_n he_o do_v not_o work_v it_o whether_o we_o will_v no._n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o work_v fai●●_n be_v not_o say_v to_o believe_v man_n be_v say_v to_o ●●lieve_v now_o though_o man_n can_v believe_v of_o hi●…_n self_n without_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v to_o attend_v upon_o all_o mean_n as_o hear_v read_v meditation_n conference_n for_o th●…_n be_v his_o appointment_n and_o he_o have_v promi●●_n his_o presence_n in_o and_o blessing_n upon_o the_o us●●_n these_o mean_n to_o make_v they_o effectual_a h●●●_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o wait_v he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n prov._n 20._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d wait_n on_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v save_v thou_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v all_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d 31._o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es that_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n shall_v renew_v their_o 〈…〉_o gth_n isa_n 49._o 23._o for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v asha_n 〈…〉_o that_o wait_v for_o i_o lam._n 3_o 25._o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d seek_v he_o isa_n 64._o 4._o eye_n have_v not_o see_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o hear_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v prepare_v ●…hose_v that_o wait_n for_o he_o now_o a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o wait_v upon_o use_v unless_o he_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o ●●ans_n to_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v his_o pre●●ce_n which_o be_v his_o appointment_n and_o ●●lks_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v now_o be_v and_z 〈…〉_o eafter_o will_v be_v find_v next_o i_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o reason_n why_o ●…ave_v write_v of_o the_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a ●●wer_n viz._n first_o i_o have_v hear_v many_o say_v they_o ought_v 〈…〉_o to_o pray_v read_v meditate_v 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