Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	know_v	scripture_n	truth_n	7,532	5	5.8743	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84015	The English hermite, or, Wonder of this age. Being a relation of the life of Roger Crab, living neer Uxbridg, taken from his own mouth, shewing his strange reserved and unparallel'd kind of life, who counteth it a sin against his body and soule to eate any sort of flesh, fish, or living creature, or to drinke any wine, ale, or beere. He can live with three farthings a week. His constant food is roots and hearbs, as cabbage, turneps, carrets, dock-leaves, and grasse; also bread and bran, without butter or cheese: his cloathing is sack-cloath. He left the Army, and kept a shop at Chesham, and hath now left off that, and sold a considerable estate to give to the poore, shewing his reasons from the Scripture, Mark. 10. 21. Jer. 35.	Crab, Roger, 1621?-1680.	1655 (1655)	Wing E3089; Thomason E826_1; ESTC R25357	16,709	21

town_n or_o city_n that_o shall_v defraud_v his_o brethren_n and_o shall_v advance_v themselves_o in_o pride_n by_o oppression_n and_o tyranny_n imitate_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o abomination_n if_o any_o see_v this_o imitate_v in_o england_n it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o we_o or_o they_o that_o so_o see_v to_o become_v imitator_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o prophet_n first_o in_o order_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o come_v before_o christ_n who_o be_v order_v by_o their_o practice_n to_o show_v israel_n their_o transgression_n in_o drink_v water_n by_o measure_n and_o in_o make_v bread_n for_o ezekiel_n take_v of_o wheat_n barley_n and_o bean_n and_o lentil_n and_o millet_n and_o fitch_n and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o vessel_n and_o make_v bread_n thereof_o and_o instead_o of_o butter_n and_o spice_n he_o be_v to_o take_v cow_n dung_n instead_o of_o man_n dung_n to_o prepare_v his_o bread_n with_o and_o he_o be_v to_o have_v his_o portion_n by_o weight_n ezek._n 4.9_o thus_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o show_v they_o their_o error_n in_o matter_n of_o food_n and_o for_o clothing_n you_o may_v see_v in_o isa._n 20._o who_o be_v a_o prophet_n of_o god_n order_v not_o only_o to_o wear_v sackcloth_n but_o to_o go_v naked_a and_o without_o shoe_n three_o year_n if_o these_o scripture_n be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n imitation_n and_o practice_n than_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v which_o be_v the_o prophet_n of_o god_n by_o this_o practice_n in_o scripture_n and_o if_o so_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v prophet_n of_o god_n but_o some_o will_v say_v we_o be_v to_o follow_v christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o if_o you_o will_v have_v it_o so_o than_o we_o must_v exact_o see_v what_o order_n they_o have_v in_o their_o commission_n that_o we_o may_v know_v they_o from_o hireling_n we_o find_v in_o the_o commission_n that_o they_o be_v to_o go_v and_o preach_v without_o money_n or_o scrip_n or_o shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n but_o to_o be_v shod_v with_o sandal_n mark_n 6.8_o so_o we_o may_v doubt_v whether_o we_o shall_v find_v any_o apostle_n too_o if_o we_o shall_v judge_v by_o christ_n commission_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o own_o these_o scripture_n neither_o let_v we_o try_v they_o that_o mark_v out_o the_o false_a apostle_n and_o teacher_n namely_o john_n 10._o where_o he_o say_v the_o hireling_n be_v not_o his_o shepherd_n and_o mat._n 7._o where_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v know_v they_o by_o their_o fruit_n inward_o they_o be_v raven_a wolf_n many_o more_o scripture_n to_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v but_o if_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o your_o hireling_n still_o you_o will_v believe_v no_o scripture_n that_o be_v against_o he_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o for_o he_o so_o that_o all_o the_o true_a practical_a part_n of_o scripture_n must_v be_v lay_v aside_o only_a talk_n of_o it_o and_o dispute_v of_o it_o a_o little_a and_o pick_v out_o of_o it_o a_o few_o place_n to_o preach_v out_o off_o and_o to_o write_v to_o get_v some_o money_n to_o uphold_v their_o pride_n and_o honour_n in_o this_o world_n to_o please_v the_o old_a man_n in_o the_o flesh_n sure_o if_o john_n the_o baptist_n shall_v come_v forth_o again_o and_o call_v himself_o leveller_n and_o take_v such_o food_n as_o the_o wilderness_n yield_v and_o such_o clothing_n and_o preach_v up_o his_o former_a doctrine_n he_o that_o have_v two_o coat_n shall_v give_v away_o one_o of_o they_o and_o he_o that_o have_v food_n shall_v do_v likewise_o how_o scornful_o will_v our_o proud_a gentleman_n and_o gallant_n look_v of_o he_o that_o have_v get_v three_o or_o four_o coat_n with_o great_a gold_n and_o silver_n button_n and_o half_o a_o score_n dainty_a dish_n at_o his_o table_n beside_o his_o gallant_a house_n and_o his_o furniture_n therein_o therefore_o this_o scripture_n must_v be_v interpret_v some_o other_o way_n or_o else_o deny_v and_o this_o be_v our_o condition_n if_o the_o scripture_n will_v not_o serve_v for_o our_o own_o end_n to_o fulfil_v selfish_a desire_n to_o uphold_v the_o old_a man_n in_o his_o fleshly_a honour_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n only_o who_o god_n have_v make_v a_o minister_n for_o thy_o wealth_n sake_n and_o do_v not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o innocency_n nor_o christ_n in_o the_o spirit_n for_o there_o be_v small_a sign_n of_o the_o old_a man_n die_a or_o put_v off_o whilst_o he_o smite_v his_o fellow_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o fleshly_a desire_n and_o this_o be_v our_o condition_n that_o love_v the_o world_n in_o who_o the_o love_n of_o god_n can_v be_v 1_o john_n 2.15_o 16._o love_v not_o the_o world_n neither_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n as_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n but_o be_v of_o the_o world_n these_o scripture_n have_v i_o endeavour_v former_o to_o interpret_v some_o other_o way_n by_o absurdity_n and_o consequence_n how_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o wear_v superfluous_a thing_n thousand_o of_o people_n will_v starve_v for_o want_v of_o trade_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n bring_v great_a evil_a upon_o we_o so_o i_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o lose_v my_o pride_n and_o worldly_a pomp_n i_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o even_o god_n himself_o and_o all_o for_o want_v of_o some_o glimpse_n of_o spiritual_a light_n which_o my_o natural_a eye_n in_o reason_n can_v not_o discern_v therefore_o the_o most_o high_a be_v please_v to_o convince_v i_o with_o natural_a form_n namely_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n which_o every_o day_n bring_v i_o intelligence_n according_a to_o my_o worldly_a occasion_n for_o almost_o three_o year_n space_n i_o have_v observe_v they_o for_o they_o will_v foretell_v i_o of_o any_o danger_n or_o cross_n or_o any_o joy_n from_o friend_n i_o mean_v any_o danger_n or_o dishonour_n to_o my_o person_n or_o loss_n of_o cattle_n or_o corn_n or_o any_o other_o disadvantage_n to_o my_o advancement_n in_o the_o world_n and_o this_o clear_o convince_v i_o that_o there_o be_v a_o power_n above_o man_n then_o i_o consider_v the_o wise_a man_n say_v eccles._n 10.10_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n neither_o curse_v the_o rich_a in_o thy_o bed_n chamber_n for_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n shall_v carry_v the_o voice_n and_o that_o which_o have_v wing_n shall_v declare_v the_o matter_n also_o i_o consider_v that_o god_n make_v use_v of_o a_o bird_n to_o feed_v elias_n the_o prophet_n by_o this_o i_o see_v that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o natural_a cause_n to_o fulfil_v natural_a desire_n so_o i_o come_v to_o know_v god_n in_o nature_n moreover_o i_o consider_v the_o scripture_n where_o the_o lord_n speak_v against_o the_o soothsayer_n and_o against_o astrologer_n sorcerer_n and_o wizard_n all_o these_o i_o find_v to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o darkness_n and_o will_v reach_v no_o further_o than_o the_o old_a man_n in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o very_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v that_o we_o may_v avoid_v the_o evil_a thereof_o christ_n and_o the_o prophet_n know_v all_o these_o thing_n or_o else_o they_o will_v never_o have_v speak_v against_o they_o but_o we_o in_o the_o old_a man_n have_v often_o speak_v against_o thing_n that_o we_o know_v not_o out_o of_o blind_a zeal_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n therefore_o let_v the_o scripture_n rule_v we_o that_o we_o judge_v no_o man_n heart_n which_o belong_v to_o god_n only_o in_o the_o spirit_n but_o our_o judgement_n must_v be_v external_a of_o every_o tree_n according_a to_o their_o fruit_n for_o by_o their_o fruit_n we_o ought_v to_o know_v they_o so_o to_o reprove_v every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n to_o his_o face_n leave_v off_o backbiting_a and_o slander_v one_o another_o and_o make_v up_o our_o laughter_n in_o deride_v the_o action_n of_o other_o which_o we_o can_v do_v unless_o we_o think_v ourselves_o wise_a than_o they_o this_o sad_a thing_n have_v i_o observe_v in_o many_o family_n when_o they_o have_v happen_v in_o any_o discourse_n it_o seldom_o or_o never_o end_v without_o backbiting_n or_o deride_v one_o another_o behind_o their_o back_n with_o their_o tongue_n which_o cause_v envy_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n every_o man_n that_o use_v it_o against_o his_o neighbour_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n jam._n 3._o and_o this_o come_v for_o want_v of_o mortify_v the_o old_a man_n in_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8.13_o these_o and_o many_o other_o help_v there_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v it_o to_o overcome_v the_o flesh_n for_o christ_n say_v

for_o before_o the_o old_a man_n fight_v with_o his_o steel_n sword_n with_o his_o fleshly_a power_n against_o old_a man_n and_o that_o envy_v in_o he_o beget_v envy_n in_o they_o and_o both_o of_o the_o devil_n in_o pretence_n of_o liberty_n and_o peace_n it_o be_v easy_o judge_v of_o by_o the_o event_n for_o our_o sight_n to_o regulate_v government_n in_o the_o old_a man_n we_o see_v it_o still_o as_o bad_a if_o not_o worse_a than_o it_o be_v before_o therefore_o let_v we_o put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n with_o his_o fleshly_a law_n which_o reach_v no_o far_o than_o the_o government_n of_o earthly_a body_n so_o that_o every_o one_o for_o their_o obedience_n to_o god_n in_o this_o fleshly_a law_n receive_v a_o reward_n to_o uphold_v his_o fleshly_a body_n here_o upon_o earth_n and_o will_v go_v no_o further_o than_o reason_n can_v reach_v in_o the_o organ_n of_o flesh_n therefore_o this_o law_n can_v never_o give_v life_n in_o the_o spiritual_a christ_n but_o the_o practificer_n thereof_o be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o christ_n as_o you_o shall_v see_v full_o in_o their_o call_n of_o christ_n devil_n and_o put_v of_o he_o to_o death_n mat._n 10._o luke_n 23._o far_o worse_a than_o bloody_a butcher_n for_o they_o destroy_v their_o fellow_n creature_n for_o gain_n and_o to_o feed_v their_o body_n but_o these_o destroy_v that_o innocent_a lamb_n of_o god_n mere_o out_o of_o devilish_a zeal_n and_o envy_n against_o innocency_n this_o move_v the_o butcher_n to_o the_o question_n to_o know_v why_o i_o will_v forbear_v eat_v of_o flesh_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o i_o do_v it_o exemplary_a from_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n chap._n 1._o which_o say_v the_o king_n meat_n defile_v his_o body_n and_o beseech_v that_o he_o may_v eat_v pulse_n and_o drink_v water_n this_o first_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v because_o the_o scripture_n say_v so_o 2._o i_o believe_v it_o from_o experience_n 3._o from_o reason_n 1._o i_o have_v experience_n that_o god_n have_v enlighten_v my_o understanding_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n more_o than_o before_o i_o take_v this_o course_n so_o that_o all_o the_o tithe-monger_n and_o self-ended_a people_n profess_v religion_n be_v afraid_a to_o meet_v i_o in_o any_o public_a dispute_n hut_n lest_o i_o shall_v judge_n myself_o wise_a in_o my_o own_o conceit_n then_o my_o understanding_n will_v bear_v i_o out_o i_o be_o here_o ready_a to_o be_v try_v by_o any_o person_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o and_o so_o much_o for_o experience_n now_o i_o shall_v show_v some_o reason_n my_o first_o reason_n be_v that_o god_n never_o accept_v of_o any_o creature_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o flesh_n that_o will_v destroy_v a_o body_n of_o flesh_n to_o feed_v on_o and_o also_o forbid_v his_o people_n the_o jew_n to_o feed_v on_o they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o practice_n of_o dog_n and_o wolf_n bear_n and_o lion_n hog_n and_o raven_n kite_n and_o hawk_n and_o many_o such_o like_a devourer_n of_o flesh_n and_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o have_v no_o need_n to_o fear_v their_o life_n but_o from_o or_o of_o some_o of_o that_o same_o kind_n no_o innocent_a creature_n need_v never_o fear_v his_o life_n from_o a_o innocent_a creature_n if_o all_o bird_n will_v take_v the_o dove_n for_o a_o example_n 〈◊〉_d all_o beast_n take_v the_o lamb_n for_o their_o example_n and_o all_o man_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n for_o their_o example_n than_o mars_n and_o saturn_n the_o two_o 〈◊〉_d devil_n will_v be_v trample_v under_o foot_n such_o a_o time_n be_v 〈◊〉_d but_o nor_o yet_o but_o god_n wait_v with_o long_a patience_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n whilst_o they_o prepare_v themselves_o by_o thirst_v after_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o be_v thereby_o make_v fit_a to_o destroy_v each_o other_o therefore_o harken_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n in_o matth._n chap._n 5._o 6._o deny_v yourselves_o humble_v yourselves_o undo_v yourselves_o of_o all_o righteousness_n of_o the_o flesh_n become_v as_o little_a child_n like_o lamb_n like_o dove_n than_o christ_n be_v we_o and_o we_o be_v he_o few_o word_n to_o the_o wise_a be_v sufficient_a i_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o reasonable_a part_n of_o the_o law_n in_o this_o nation_n which_o exclude_v butcher_n from_o be_v juryman_n of_o life_n and_o death_n sure_o if_o they_o be_v judge_v uncapable_a of_o be_v of_o a_o jury_n because_o they_o kill_v the_o creature_n they_o that_o buy_v it_o with_o their_o money_n to_o devour_v it_o can_v be_v clear_a for_o we_o always_o count_v the_o receiver_n more_o subtle_a and_o worse_o than_o the_o thief_n so_o that_o the_o buyer_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o butcher_n but_o mars_n be_v the_o god_n of_o war_n be_v the_o governor_n of_o these_o destroyer_n and_o while_o he_o can_v get_v flesh_n to_o feed_v on_o he_o will_v increase_v his_o desire_n to_o destroy_v flesh_n so_o that_o mars_n be_v servant_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n breed_v they_o up_o with_o flesh_n until_o they_o be_v full_a of_o corruption_n then_o he_o raise_v up_o trangressor_n against_o transgressor_n to_o destroy_v each_o other_o as_o you_o have_v it_o in_o isa._n 21.2_o where_o it_o say_v a_o grievous_a vision_n be_v show_v unto_o i_o the_o transgressor_n against_o the_o transgressor_n and_o the_o destroyer_n against_o the_o destroyer_n go_v up_o elam_n besiege_v media_n etc._n etc._n have_v my_o parent_n be_v so_o innocent_a as_o to_o have_v teach_v i_o this_o doctrine_n in_o the_o time_n of_o my_o youth_n i_o have_v save_v my_o skull_n from_o be_v cleave_v to_o the_o brain_n in_o the_o late_a war_n for_o the_o parliament_n against_o the_o king_n and_o also_o save_v myself_o from_o the_o parliament_n two_o year_n imprisonment_n which_o they_o give_v i_o for_o my_o pain_n and_o from_o my_o sentence_n to_o death_n in_o the_o field_n by_o my_o lord_n protector_n but_o all_o those_o thing_n wrought_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o i_o and_o in_o my_o estimation_n be_v of_o more_o value_n than_o a_o office_n of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n a_o year_n for_o i_o in_o some_o measure_n know_v myself_o and_o before_o i_o neither_o know_v god_n nor_o devil_n nor_o myself_o but_o now_o have_v find_v out_o that_o my_o body_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o inclination_n of_o my_o constitution_n from_o the_o starry_a heaven_n have_v try_v it_o with_o many_o sort_n of_o food_n and_o with_o much_o fast_v and_o pray_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_a which_o give_v i_o light_n to_o the_o constitution_n of_o other_o and_o enable_v i_o to_o administer_v physic_n to_o other_o so_o that_o i_o have_v have_v a_o hundred_o or_o six_o score_n patient_n at_o once_o this_o give_v i_o a_o great_a light_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o come_v by_o eat_v of_o flesh_n if_o my_o patient_n be_v any_o of_o they_o wound_v or_o feverish_a i_o say_v eat_v flesh_n or_o drink_v strong_a beer_n will_v inflame_v their_o blood_n venom_n their_o wound_n and_o increase_v their_o disease_n so_o there_o be_v no_o proof_n like_o experience_n so_o that_o eat_v of_o flesh_n be_v a_o absolute_a enemy_n to_o pure_a nature_n pure_a nature_n be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o a_o pure_a god_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n under_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o devil_n now_o for_o the_o objection_n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o v._n 3._o where_o it_o say_v thus_o forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v create_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o give_v thanks_o of_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o vers._n 4._o it_o say_v for_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a and_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v refuse_v if_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n this_o scripture_n be_v very_o useful_a for_o the_o purpose_n and_o will_v give_v much_o light_n to_o the_o adhearer_n to_o this_o opinion_n and_o conform_v they_o of_o sound_a principle_n within_o themselves_o for_o whosoever_o shall_v forbear_v marry_v or_o abstain_v from_o meat_n from_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n which_o pretend_v his_o command_n to_o be_v of_o god_n all_o that_o be_v obedient_a hereunto_o will_v serve_v the_o devil_n and_o must_v needs_o be_v without_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n neither_o be_v they_o believer_n neither_o obey_v the_o truth_n so_o that_o if_o they_o shall_v eat_v of_o every_o creature_n there_o will_v a_o hundred_o be_v poison_v at_o a_o meal_n for_o want_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o power_n and_o sanctification_n which_o paul_n and_o other_o have_v by_o the_o promise_n which_o promise_v they_o if_o they_o drink_v any_o deadly_a poison_n it_o shall_v not_o hurt_v they_o and_o can_v take_v away_o serpent_n and_o if_o they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o sick_a they_o shall_v recover_v as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o mar._n 16._o vers._n 18._o another_o objection_n be_v allege_v from_o