Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	let_v	lord_n	word_n	7,980	5	4.1866	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55001	A Platform of church discipline gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders, and messengers of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P2396; ESTC W2574	37,140	44

receive_n of_o they_o into_o o●…r_o 〈◊〉_d w●…d_v ●…ather_o loose_a 〈◊〉_d cor●…pt_v our_o church_n ●…hen_o gain_n and_o heal_v the●…_n a_o little_a 〈◊〉_d lay_v in_o a_o lump_n of_o dough_n will_v soon_o le●…n_n the_o whole_a lump_n than_o the_o whole_a l●…mp_n w●…ll_v sw●…eten_v i●…_z we_o therefore_o find_v it_o safe_o to_o squ●…re_o rough_a and_o unhew_v 〈◊〉_d bef●…e_v he_o ●…e_v lay_v n_n o_o the_o building_n rath●…r_o than_o ●…o_o h●…nimer_n and_o hue_n the●…_n ●…hen_o ●…hey_n lie_v ●…renly_fw-mi ●…n_n the_o building_n and_o according_o w●…_n mean_n w●…e_a u●…e_a y●…_n and_o 〈◊〉_d such_o ●…s_n be_v ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a 1_o the_o public_a min●…stery_n of_o the_o w●…_n ●…pon_o w●…ch_o they_o be_v invited_o counsel_n and_o require_v by_o wholesome_a l●…wes_n 〈◊〉_d a●…_n the_o word_n it_o be_v wh●…ch_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o the_o call_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ●…f_a sou●…_n 2_o p●…ivate_a conferr●…nce_n and_o conviction_n by_o the_o elder_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…f_a 〈◊〉_d church_n who_o they_o do_v the_o ●…ore_o respective_o heark●…n_n unto_o wh●…n_n they_o see_v no_o 〈◊〉_d ●…f_o enjoy_v church-fellowship_n or_o participation_n in_o the_o sacrament_n for_o 〈◊〉_d or_o their_o 〈◊〉_d till_o they_o approve_v their_o judgement_n to_o be_v sound_a and_o or●…hodox_a and_o th●…_z live_v ●…ubdued_v to_o some_o hope_n of_o a_o godly_a 〈◊〉_d wh●…t_o can_v classical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self_o do_v more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d case_n the_o 3_o exception_n wrapp●…th_v up_o in_o ●…t_a a_o three_o fold_n domestical_a inconvenience_n and_o each_o o●…_n they_o meet_v to_o be_v eschew_v 1_o disunion_n in_o family_n between_o each_o rel●…tion_n 2_o d●…sappointment_n of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o want_v of_o opportunity_n in_o the_o governor_n of_o family_n to_o take_v account_n of_o th●…_z hear_v by_o the●…r_o child_n and_o servant_n 3_o disoursment_n of_o chargeable_a maintenance_n to_o the_o several_a church_n whereto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d person_n of_o their_o family_n be_v join_v all_o which_o inconvenience_n either_o do_v no●…_n fall_v out_o in_o congregational-church●…_n or_o be_v easy_o redress_v for_o none_o be_v o●…derly_o admit_v into_o congregational-churche_n bu●…_n such_o as_o be_v well_o approve_v by_o good_a testimony_n to_o be_v due_o observant_a of_o familyrelation_n or_o if_o any_o otherwise_o dispose_v shall_v creep_v in_o they_o be_v either_o orde●…ly_a heal●…_n or_o d●…ly_o remove_v in_o a_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d nor_o be_v they_o admit_v unl●…ss_v they_o can_v g●…e_v some_o good_a account_n of_o their_o pr●…iting_n by_o 〈◊〉_d ●…fore_o the_o elder_n and_o brethren_n of_o the_o church_n and_o much_o more_o to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o master_n godly_a tutor_n in_o the_o university_n can_v t●…ke_v a_o account_n of_o their_o pupil_n and_o godly_a 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o c●…ty_n can_v take_v account_n ●…f_o their_o child_n and_o servant_n how_o they_o profit_v by_o the_o wo●…d_n they_o have_v hear_v in_o several_a church_n and_o that_o to_o the_o great_a ed●…fication_n of_o the_o whole_a f●…mily_n ●…y_v the_o variety_n of_o such_o administration_n bee_n may_v bring_v the_o more_o honey_n and_o wax_v into_o the_o hive_n when_o they_o be_v not_o l●…mited_v to_o one_o garden_n of_o flower_n but_o may_v fly_v abroad_o to_o man●…_n no●…●…s_v any_o ch●…rge_n expect_v from_o 〈◊〉_d child_n or_o servant_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o congregational_a church_n 〈◊〉_d her_o th●…n_n they_o ●…e_v 〈◊〉_d w●…h_v personal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wh●…h_n may_v enable_v th●…_z to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o su●…h_a 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o ha●…e_v and_o 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o they_o have_v not_o god_n accept_v not_o robbery_n for_o a_o sacrific●…_n and_o though_o a_o godly_a householder_n may_v j●…stly_o take_v himself_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o cr●…tybute_n to_o any_o such_o church_n whereto_o 〈◊〉_d wife_n or_o child_n or_o servant_n do_v stand_v in_o relation_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o aggr●…ate_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o charge_n no_o more_o than_o if_o they_o be_v receive_v member_n of_o the_o same_o church_n whereto_o himself_o be_v relate_v but_o why_o do_v we_o stand_v thus_o long_o to_o plead_v exemption_n from_o exception_n the_o lord_n help_v all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n whe●…her_o presbyterial_a or_o congregational_a to_o judge_n and_o shame_v ourselves_o before_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o our_o former_a compliance_n to_o great_a enormity●…_n in_o church-government_n then_o be_v to_o be_v find_v either_o in_o the_o congregational_a or_o presbyterial_a way_n and_o then_o sure_o either_o the_o lord_n will_v clear_v up_o his_o own_o will_n to_o we_o and_o so_o frame_v and_o subdue_v we_o all_o to_o one_o mind_n and_o one_o way_n ezck._n 43._o 10_o 11._o or_o else_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n in_o a_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n it_o will_v then_o doubtless_o be_v far_o from_o we_o so_o to_o attest_v the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o detest_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n so_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o seameless_a coat_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o crucifi●…_n the_o live_a member_n of_o christ_n so_o to_o divide_v ourselves_o about_o church_n communion_n as_o through_o breach_n to_o open_v a_o wide_a gap_n for_o a_o deluge_n of_o antichristian_a and_o profane_a malignity_n to_o swallow_v up_o both_o church_n and_o civil_a stat●…_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v more_o be_v difference_n about_o church-order_n beco●…_n the_o inlett_n of_o all_o the_o disorder_n in_o the_o kingdom_n have_v the_o lord_n indeed_o leave_v we_o to_o such_o hardness_n of_o heart_n that_o church-government_n shall_v become_v a_o snare_n to_o z●…on_n as_o sometime_o moses_n be_v t●…_n egypt_n exod._n 10._o 7._o that_o we_o can_v leave_v 〈◊〉_d and_o contend_v about_o it_o till_o the_o kingdom_n be_v destroy_v do_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o he_o dedicate_v his_o suffering_n for_o his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d his_o also_o unto_o his_o father_n make_v it_o his_o earnest_n and_o only_a p●…ayer_n for_o we_o in_o this_o world_n that_o we_o all_o may_v be_v one_o in_o he_o john_n 17._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o he_o who_o the_o father_n ●…eard_v alway●…_n john_n 11._o 42._o shall_v not_o have_v this_o last_o most_o solemn_a prayer_n hear_v and_o grant_v or_o shall_v it_o be_v grant_v for_o all_o the_o saint_n elsewhere_o and_o not_o for_o the_o saint_n in_o england_n so_o that_o among_o they_o disunion_n sh●…ll_v grow_v even_o about_o church-union_n and_o communion_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o little_a faith_n so_o much_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardse●…d_n to_o remove_v a_o mountain_n be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o so_o much_o strength_n of_o faith_n as_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o godly_a in_o the_o kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d remove_v those_o image_n of_o jealousy_n and_o to_o cast_v those_o stumbling-block_n out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o may_v hinder_v the_o free_a passage_n of_o brotherly_a love_n among_o brethren_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o the_o national_a covenant_n do_v just_o engage_v both_o party_n faithful_o to_o endeavour_v the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o the_o antichristin_n hierarchy_n and_o much_o more_o of_o all_o blasphemy_n heresy_n and_o damnable_a error_n certain_o if_o congregational_a discipline_n be_v independent_a from_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n be_v it_o not_o much_o more_o independent_a from_o the_o delusion_n of_o satan_n what_o fellowship_n have_v christ_n with_o belial_n light_n with_o darkness_n truth_n with_o error_n the_o faithful_a jew_n need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…y_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n yea_o they_o reject_v their_o help_n when_o it_o w●…_n offer_v 〈◊〉_d 4._o the_o 1_o 2_o 3._o a●…d_v if_o the_o congregational_a w●…y_n be_v a_o way_n of_o truth_n as_o we_o believe_v and_o if_o the_o brethren_n that_o walk_v in_o it_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o truth_n and_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n as_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o ho●…y_a discipline_n they_o be_v instruct_v 2_o john_n 10_o 11._o then_o very_o there_o be_v no_o branch_n in_o the_o national_a coven●…_n that_o engage_v the_o covenanter_n to_o abh●…re_v either_o congregational_a church_n or_o their_o way_n which_o be_v due_o administer_v do_v no_o less_o effectual_o extirpate_v the_o a●…christian_a hierarchy_n and_o all_o blasphemy_n heresy_n and_o perni●…ous_a error_n than_o the_o other_o way_n of_o discipline_n do_v which_o be_v more_o general_o and_o public_o receive_v and_o ratify_v but_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 〈◊〉_d with_o ●…ll_a ou●…_n h●…ts_v in_fw-la ●…ret_fw-la and_o ●…e_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o king_n of_o his_o ch●…ch_n let_v he_o ●…e_v ple●…_n to_o excer●…ise_v his_o kingly_a power_n in_o our_o spirit_n th●…t_v so_o his_o k●…ngdome_n may_v come_v into_o our_o church_n in_o p●…rity_n and_o peace_n amen_n amen_o chapter_n i._o of_o the_o form_n of_o church-government_n and_o that_o it_o be_v one_o immutable_a and_o prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 1_o

whereas_o person_n be_v of_o better_a ability_n there_o it_o be_v most_o expedient_a that_o they_o make_v their_o relation_n and_o confession_n personal_o with_o 16_o their_o own_o mouth_n as_o david_n profess_v of_o himself_o 5_o a_o personal_a and_o public_a confession_n and_o declare_v of_o god_n manner_n of_o work_v upon_o the_o soul_n be_v both_o lawful_a expedient_a and_o useful_a in_o sundry_a respect_n and_o upon_o sundry_a ground_n those_o three_o thousand_o acts._n 2._o 37._o 41._o before_o they_o be_v admit_v by_o the_o apostle_n do_v manifest_a that_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n at_o peter_n sermon_n together_o with_o earnest_a desire_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o their_o sin_n which_o now_o wound_v their_o conscience_n and_o their_o ready_a receive_n of_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o exhortation_n we_o be_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o ●…der_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o we_o to_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v we_o th●…fore_o 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v be_v able_a and_o ready_a upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o declare_v and_o show_v our_o repentance_n for_o sin_n faith_n unfamed_a and_o effectual_a call_n because_o these_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o well_o ground_a hope_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v 〈◊〉_d thy_o righteousness_n from_o the_o great_a congregation_n psal_n 40._o 10._o 6_o this_o profession_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n as_o it_o must_v be_v make_v by_o such_o at_o their_o admission_n that_o be_v never_o in_o church-society_n before_o so_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o the_o same_o way_n also_o be_v perform_v by_o such_o as_o have_v former_o be_v member_n of_o some_o other_o church_n and_o the_o church_n to_o which_o they_o now_o join_v themselves_o as_o member_n may_v lawful_o require_v the_o same_o those_o three_o thousand_o acts._n 2._o which_o make_v their_o confession_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o so_o be_v they_o that_o be_v baptise_v by_o john_n church_n may_v err_v in_o their_o admission_n 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