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spirit_n	holy_a	word_n	work_n	7,504	5	5.1951	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93347	Gods unchangeableness: or Gods continued providence, in preserving, governing, ordering and disposing of all creatures, men, actions, counsels and things, as at the beginning of the world, so to the end of the world, for ever, according to the counsel of his own will. From whence is gatherd six necessary inferences very applicable to the changes, alterations and vicissitude of these our present times. Wherein is clearly demonstrated and proved, that Oliver Cromwell is by the providence of God, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. to whom the people owe obedience, as to him whom God hath set over them. Unto which is added, the causes of discontent, repining and murmurings of men: also, some serious advertisements, and seasonable admonitions to the discontented, and reprehensions to all impetuous, arrogant murmurers. Together with answers to some cheif objections made against the Lord Protector and his present government, endeavouring (if possible) satisfaction to all men. / Therefore written and published for publicke good, by George Smith, Gent.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing S4036; Thomason E824_4; ESTC R207687	84,417	65

the heathen and wicked men of the world to prepare for the work of the spiritual Temple they shall be his drudges to do that bloudy work to hew the Nations and Kingdoms as pleaseth him they shall be his Instruments to cut down dig up and hew one another and cast down the mig●ty Mountains till they be made Plains they shall doe it in wrath and revenge one to another but God will work by them after the counsell of his own will And then as in the Reformation in the d●ies of Hezechiah God will prepare the hearts of his own people and the thing shall be done suddenly x they shall be a willing people in the day of his power this it consonant to holy Scriptures and hath been the manner of Gods doings Not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of the Lord of Hosts y Besides David in his Reign was a Type of the Churches troubles and war es Solomon was a Type of the Churches peace and flourishing condition Bus I finde not that David nor Solomon ever made an offensive war against any Nation but it was ever defensive except by command from God or a providence leading to it as in the case of the Ammonit●s when they had abused Davids Embastadors and his friendly courtesie and disgraced them that were his Messengers And the Assyrians who joyned with them z but for them to attempt things for which they have neither command nor any leading providence but upon their own wils fancies or as some say by the direction and guidance of the spirit to these men not I but the Lord Christ saith unto them as to James and John when they would have had him to command fire to come down from heaven upon the Sama●itans Ye know not what manner of spirit of spirit ye are of a The Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them These men have spirits of infirmies croo●ed spirits like that woman whom the Lord Christ healed b the Lord in mercy cure thew We are commanded not to beleeve every spirit c in Rev. 16. 13. there were three unclean spirits went out of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the Beast and cut of the mouth of the false Prophet What were these spirits these were the spirits of devils working miracles and what else they go to the Kings of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty ver. 14. The Spirit of God saith expresly that in the latter times some shall depart from the saith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils d Hence is that precept of the Apostle to try the spirits whether they are of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the world 1 Joh. 4. 1. I know many good men are seduced and do seduce at this day And it is grievous to them and unsufferable to them to bear it to be told they are seduced because they have a zeal to God and to holinesse Surely so had Paul when he was in a great errour and so was David full of holy and right zeal to God yet his spirit erred his spirit was prest to build God an house so as he vowed to do it Psa. 132 2. And he consulted with the Prophet Nathan about it and Nathans spirit closed with his spirit and said Go do all that is in thine heart for the Lord is with thee e But the spirit of holy David and the Spirit of the Prophet Nathan were both con●rary to Gods spirit in that work for the word of the Lord to Nathan forbad it afterward Give me le●ve I beseech you in the mercies of God to say unto you that are Fifth Monarch men as St James saith to the whole Church and Sa●n●s Do not ●rre my beloved Brethren f it is most true that violent ungrou●ded affections are violent temp●ations and will bring violent and certain affl●ctions upon men and Nations Obedience is better then Sacrifice blinde Sacrifices nor uncommanded service by God were never accep●e● Who hath required this at your hand Let us therefore walk humbly with God ●eny our selves our own spirits our own righteousnesse and ●et up the Lord Christ in our hearts that he may spiritually rule over us and in us by mortifying our corruptions subduing our carnall reason and our unbridled lusts this is i● the Lord Jehovah hath promised and this is it we are taught to pray for Thy Kingdom come And for this as for all other mercies thereon attending let us be ever diligent in the use of all lawful means in behalf of our selves or Nation and the whole Church of God with submission to Gods will And truly he that will impartially and strictly examine his own heart and be sure it deceive him not shall finde that all his endeavours will be too little to bring his will to the will of God in every thing but the heart is deceitfull above all thing and desperately wicked who can know it g and from the deceit of our own hea●●s together Satans instigations we labour to bring Gods will to our will and hence ariseth great evils and distractions even among Christians at this day All boast of the Spirit and yet walk contrary to the ●pirit for the Spirit is one and is not divided the Spirit leads into the way of one truth not many truths give me leave to put the question which Paul in the like case Are ye not carnal h yet these Corinth●aus to whom Paul speaks were beleevers Sain●s in the Apostles esteem for he gives them the right hand of brotherhood though in this respect carnall in their divisions concerning spirituall things and those things if not prevented will bring sore judgements and prevent the mercies by us exp●cted and t● the Church promised The lawfull means to prevent the one and to possesse the other are of two sorts spiritual and civil which for brevity I shall but name for I intend not p●olixity in this discou●se The first and chief means is praier Pray continually , that 's the rule given i and pray earnestly k and fervently l But we must come to pray with humble hearts else God will not hear our prayers He giveth grace to the humble m bu● he resisteth the proud God heareth the desire of the humble and will prepare their heart and incline his heart to hear n he dwelleth with the humble and will revive the spirit of the humble and contrite ones Isa 57. 15. and we must pray for such things as are according to Gods will such things as are according to Gods will such things as we have p●omise for not according to our own wils You ask and receive not and why because ye ask a●●sse o This is the considence we have in him that if we ask any thing according to his will h●heareth us p but