Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	knowledge_n	understanding_n	wisdom_n	6,916	5	6.5948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46809	The blind guide, or, The doting doctor composed by way of reply to a late tediously trifling pamphlet, entituled, The youngling elder, &c., written by John Goodwin ... : this reply indifferently serving for the future direction of the seducer himself, and also of those his mis-led followers, who with him are turned enemies to the word and grace of God : to the authority of which word, and the efficacie of which grace are in this following treatise, succinctly, yet satisfactorily vindicated from the deplorably weak and erroneous cavills of the said John Goodwin in his late pamphlet / by William Jenkyn ...	Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1648 (1648)	Wing J645; ESTC R32367	109,133	166

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imply_v that_o a_o man_n have_v power_n over_o it_o and_o may_v dissolve_v subdue_v and_o destroy_v it_o if_o he_o will_v answ_n no_o he_o impli_v no_o such_o thing_n he_o only_o intend_v that_o it_o arise_v from_o a_o man_n self_n and_o be_v order_v by_o a_o man_n own_o free_a will_n as_o other_o corrupt_a act_n be_v the_o evil_n which_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o his_o power_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o dissolve_v subdue_v and_o destroy_v they_o as_o for_o the_o instance_n of_o original_a corruption_n blindness_n by_o birth_n frailty_n of_o life_n mortality_n corruptiblenesse_n of_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o none_o of_o these_o be_v act_n under_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o be_v order_v thereby_o as_o unbelief_n be_v 3_o object_n questionless_a a_o teacher_n will_v not_o encourage_v man_n 71._o ibid._n pag._n 71._o or_o persuade_v man_n to_o encourage_v themselves_o to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o judge_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o do_v answ_n 1._o that_o 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offer_v grace_n which_o be_v wi●●_n such_o general_a term_n as_o therein_o no_o man_n have_v cause_n to_o think_v himself_o exclude_v the_o author_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o god_n thus_o explain_v his_o own_o mind_n pag._n 603._o this_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o god_n outward_a dispensation_n and_o manife●ation_n of_o his_o mercy_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n wherein_o no_o difference_n be_v make_v betwixt_o person_n nor_o excertion_n of_o any_o so_o as_o it_o call_v not_o into_o question_n the_o secret_a counsel_n and_o vernal_a decree_n of_o god_n sir_n you_o vindication_n master_n sou●●●_n vindication_n with_o many_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o province_n of_o london_n give_v 〈◊〉_d against_o this_o tenant_n of_o master_n john_n goodwin_n viz._n touch_v 〈…〉_o asserte_n ●_o that_o by_o improvement_n of_o nature_n a_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o such_o 〈◊〉_d be_v upon_o which_o save_v conversion_n always_o follow_v this_o i_o judge_v to_o be_v a_o error_n 2.14_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o for_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o natural_a man_n reicive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v 〈…〉_o he_o neither_o can_v be_v kn●w_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual●y_a 〈◊〉_d 8._o rom._n 8.5_o 7_o 8._o and_o he_o say_v also_o they_o that_o be_v after_o the_o flesh_n as_o all_o natural_a man_n be_v saumur_n or_o mind_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o fas●_n and_o again_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o indeed_o can_v be_v so_o that_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v please_v god_n wherefore_o man_n by_o no_o natural_a power_n can_v improve_v the_o gift_n of_o nature_n so_o as_o without_o special_a grace_n to_o

knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o will_n not_o able_a to_o receive_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n the_o natural_a man_n etc._n etc._n i_o add_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v speak_v of_o by_o jude_n the_o aposile_n vers_fw-la 19_o he_o join_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d separatist_n sensual_a or_o natural_a not_o have_v the_o spirit_n together_o so_o james_n join_v natural_a and_o devilish_a together_o the_o 3._o cap._n 15._o ver_fw-la the_o wisdom_n that_o be_v not_o from_o above_o be_v sensitall_a or_o natural_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o devilish_a so_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n 1_o cor._n 2.14_o be_v unregenerate_a 2._o you_o say_v that_o by_o natural_a man_n be_v mean_v a_o weak_a believer_n because_o by_o natural_a here_o and_o carnal_a cap._n 3.1.3_o be_v mean_v the_o same_o man_n now_o by_o carnal_a there_o be_v mean_v the_o weak_a believer_n answ_n it_o be_v evident_a 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that_o have_v the_o spirit_n from_o he_o that_o have_v it_o not_o but_o c._n 3.1_o the_o spiritual_a man_n and_o the_o carnal_a differ_v only_o gradu_fw-la in_o degree_n and_o measure_n of_o participation_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n as_o you_o yourself_o assert_v 4._o you_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v simple_o or_o in_o general_a of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n nor_o particular_o of_o thing_n simple_o necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v to_o salvation_n but_o only_o of_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n which_o thing_n v._o 6._o he_o have_v call_v wisdom_n answ_n the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a by_o the_o context_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v general_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o gospel_n christ_n crucify_v c._n 1.24_o make_v to_o we_o of_o god_n wisdom_n etc._n etc._n c._n 1.30_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n c._n 2.7_o as_o oppose_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n v._o 6._o the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n make_v know_v by_o the_o 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