Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	keep_v	let_v	pawn_n	154	3	17.4387	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11197	Christ and the doves heavenly salutations, with their pleasant conference together: or A sermon before the communion in Anwoth. Anno 1630. By that flour of the Church, Mr. Samuel Rutherfurd	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1660 (1660)	STC 21464; Wing R2372A; ESTC S100009	19,105	30

The Debt of Faith and Obedience that we are aughting to GOD now to speak so is not our Debt but Christs and he is Cautioner for us It were a shame that a Poor Friend should be Imprisoned for his Chiefs Debt especially since he is a Rich-man and able to pay Now let us consider the Mutual Interest Christ and the Kirk has every one of another He is Mine and I am His He is my Husband and I am His Wife He is my Head and I am His Body He is my King and I am His People He is my Rich Cautioner and I am His Dyvour Now let us see what claim Christ has in the Kirk and what claim the Kirk has in Christ Now to hold upon the Comparison of this Song betwixt a Husband and a Wife for the Husband the Wife has no Sundry Goods if he be a King she is a Queen If he have a fair Inheritance it is hers also as long as he Lives If they Live ever together it is ever hers Then when she says he is mine I am his CHRIST is mine and I am his and all his his Flesh and his Blood his Death and Merits his Glory his Kingdom his Court and Credit and all is Mine and all Mine is His my Soul and Body my Sins my Trouble my Cross they are all His Christ and She is to speak so carded throw other John 15. Abide in Me and I in You Cursed be he that says not Amen to that John 17. 21. That they also may be one as Thou Father art in Me and I in Thee that they also may be one in Vs I in them and they in Me But we will labour to Reduce them the Particulars to a certain Number There be these Things Common to us betwixt Christ and Us First There is a Sibness of Nature betwixt Christ and us There be Pawns given and received betwixt both Sides He has a Pawn of Ours Our Flesh and he took that Pawn with him to heaven and he is never minded to give it again but we have as Good a Pawn of him his Spirit We were of that Flesh and Blood Hebrews 2. 14. Let us keep Christ's Pawn as long as he keeps Ours Let him not be to the fore with Us Now he keeps our Pawn for ever He will never lay down our Flesh We are never minded to lose the Pawn let him keep it for ever Long may he keep it Let us keep his Spirit For it is not his Will to loose that Pawn Let him keep it for ever Hebrews 4. 2. Christ would also be a Bairn and Partaker of Flesh and Blood Would to GOD ye would all strive to get his Pawn and to keep it well Seek his Spirit and keep it well Worldly Men Ye have little claim to Jesus GOD help you there is no Borrowing nor Lending betwixt You and Christ Secondly Community We got all his Good and he gets all our Ill that 's a Good Cooss for Us He took our Curses we took his Blessings He our Shame We his Glory He our Sins We his Righteousness He is the Kirks and the Kirk is Christs That Day GOD laid upon Christ he was shifted our from under GODs Wrath and GOD strook the Kirk's Head to let the Members go free When Christ was in blocking to buy his Kirk he knew the Faults in the Wares he kend well enough that Curse of GOD and Wrath of GOD and Hell and Sin and many Ills followed the Kirk Yet Christ wad not rew in time He said freely I will take her and all the Ills that follow her how beit she be Blind Lame yea a Cursed Bride Yet I will make her my Wife Would to GOD we could take Christ and all the faults that follow Him There be Men that will not Cooss with Christ but will keep their Will their Lust GOD was about to strike Us and had lifted to speak so his Wand to bring a Stroak of his Wrath upon Us and Christ came in and held his Hand and laid down himself and bade his Father lay upon Him Yea never saw such a Suiter as Christ he prays Us to Cooss for the better He crys to you for GODs Sake give me your Dross and ye shall get my Gold Give me your Sins and I give you My Righteousness Is it not an hard matter Men will not give their Ill to Christ and transfer and give over their Sins to Christ He says to you Give Me your Lust that I may Crucifie it and I will give you Love for it Give Me your Anger and I will give you My Zeal for it Then make a Cooss and take him at his Word ilk day be making New Blocks with Christ Deny your Folly and give it to him to Crucifie And seek ye his Wisdom you must do this ever while all Nature be away and done and nothing in you but Grace Thirdly There is a Community of Gifts and Graces betwixt Christ and Us Not a Grace we get from GOD but it comes throw Christ's hands to us So that Christ keeps the Pawns betwixt GOD and Us GOD gives Grace to his Kirk but where is it It is in Jesus Grace is laid in Pledge in the Hands of Jesus and it was made a running over Fountain For as we see in a Race the Wages or the Garland is not in the Hand of the Runners but some Friends keeps the Staikes for both So Christ keeps the Wage for the Father and Us Christ indeed is the Fountain John 1. 14 We beheld His Glory as the Glory of the Only begotten Son Some Friend keeps the Staikes for both There the Well running over But for what End Verse 16. That out of His Fulness we might all Receive even Grace for Grace So GOD gives us Life Eternal But who has this Life in Pledge Even Jesus Christ 1 John 5. 11. And this is the Witness that GOD hath given us even Eternal Life and this Life is in His Son LORD send us part of this consigned Grace Again ye send not up a Sigh to GOD but first it must be laid down in the hand of him that keeps the Pawns Revelation 8. 12. Be the Way I shall give the Vse with every Article of the Doctrine Try thy Light try thy Grace try thy Honour and Credit Riches all the Blessings that ye have The Silver the Gold whether these Blessings be Impawned in Christ's Hand or ye get them If ye get them not in Christ they are Unchristened Blessings and they want the Fashion Wo be to these Blessings that came never throw Christ's Holy Hands Again try your Prayers Sighs and Desires and your Service if ye offer them to GOD in CHRIST Many Unchristened Prayers goes to Heaven that are never Welcomed of GOD Ye must take your Communion out of GODs Hand at the nearest but out of CHRIST's Hand there should be nothing done betwixt GOD and Us but CHRIST should be at it Fourthly There is a