Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	life_n	live_v	sin_n	7,486	5	4.8306	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43344	A discourse concerning meekness and quietness of spirit to which is added, A sermon on Acts 28. 22, shewing that the Christian religion is not a sect, and yet that it is every where spoken against / by Matthew Henry ...	Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.; Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714. Sermon on Acts XXVII, 22.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1699 (1699)	Wing H1475_PARTIAL; Wing H1476_PARTIAL; ESTC R14901	132,581	220

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just_a to_o their_o mind_n they_o be_v frete_v and_o vex_v and_o their_o heart_n be_v hot_a within_o they_o they_o be_v uneasy_a in_o their_o place_n and_o station_n find_v fault_n with_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v or_o do_v to_o they_o here_o want_v a_o quiet_a spirit_n which_o will_v reconcile_v we_o to_o the_o post_n we_o be_v in_o and_o to_o all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o and_o will_v make_v the_o best_a of_o the_o present_a state_n though_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o many_o inconvenience_n those_o unquiet_a people_n who_o the_o apostle_n jude_n in_o his_o epistle_n compare_v to_o rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o wander_a star_n ver_fw-la 13._o be_v murmurer_n and_o complainer_n ver_fw-la 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blamer_n of_o their_o lot_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v it_o be_v a_o instance_n of_o unquietness_n to_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o quarrel_v with_o our_o allotment_n those_o wife_n want_v a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n that_o cover_v the_o 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be_v as_o great_a a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o meekness_n as_o the_o more_o open_a noisy_a and_o avow_a passion_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o master_n we_o find_v the_o king_n chamberlain_n wroth_a with_o the_o king_n esth._n 2._o 21._o and_o cain_n quarrel_n with_o god_n himself_o for_o accept_v of_o abel_n be_v interpret_v anger_n at_o god_n gen._n 4._o 6._o why_o be_v thou_o wroth_a and_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n fall_v the_o sour_a look_n of_o inferior_n be_v as_o certain_a a_o indication_n of_o anger_n rest_v in_o the_o bosom_n as_o the_o big_a look_n of_o superior_n and_o how_o many_o such_o instance_n of_o discontent_n there_o have_v be_v especial_o under_o a_o continual_a cross_n our_o own_o conscience_n may_v perhaps_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o want_n of_o meekness_n only_o that_o make_v those_o who_o divine_a providence_n have_v put_v under_o the_o yoke_n child_n of_o belial_n that_o be_v impatient_a of_o the_o yoke_n 3._o equal_n be_v common_o very_o apt_a to_o clash_v and_o contend_v it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o meekness_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n so_o many_o pulpit_n and_o paper-quarrel_n such_o strife_n of_o word_n and_o perverse_a dispute_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o state_n such_o faction_n and_o party_n and_o between_o they_o such_o animosity_n and_o heartburning_n that_o there_o be_v in_o neighbourhood_n such_o strife_n and_o brawl_n and_o vexatious_a lawsuit_n or_o such_o distance_n and_o estrangements_n and_o shiness_fw-mi one_o of_o another_o that_o there_o be_v in_o family_n envy_n and_o quarrel_n among_o the_o child_n and_o servant_n cross_v and_o thwart_v and_o find_v fault_n one_o with_o another_o and_o that_o brethren_n that_o dwell_v together_o do_v not_o as_o they_o shall_v dwell_v together_o in_o unity_n it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o meekness_n that_o we_o be_v so_o impatient_a of_o contradiction_n in_o our_o opinion_n desire_n and_o design_n that_o we_o must_v have_v our_o own_o say_v right_a or_o wrong_n and_o every_o thing_n our_o own_o way_n that_o we_o be_v so_o impatient_a of_o competitor_n not_o endure_v that_o any_o shall_v stand_v in_o our_o light_n or_o share_v in_o that_o work_n or_o honour_n which_o we_o will_v engross_v to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v so_o impatient_a of_o contempt_n so_o quick_a in_o our_o apprehension_n and_o resentment_n of_o the_o least_o slight_a or_o affront_v and_o so_o pregnant_a in_o our_o fancy_n of_o injury_n where_o real_o there_o be_v none_o or_o none_o intend_v they_o be_v not_o only_o loud_a and_o profess_a contention_n that_o evidence_n a_o want_n of_o meekness_n but_o also_o those_o silent_a alienation_n in_o affection_n and_o conversation_n which_o make_v a_o less_o noise_n little_a pique_n and_o prejudices_fw-la conceive_v which_o man_n be_v themselves_o so_o ashamed_a of_o that_o they_o will_v not_o own_v they_o those_o show_v the_o spirit_n disturb_v and_o want_v the_o ornament_n of_o meekness_n in_o a_o word_n the_o wilful_a do_v any_o thing_n to_o disquiet_v other_o slander_v backbiting_a whisper_a tale-bearing_a or_o the_o like_a be_v too_o plain_a a_o evidence_n that_o we_o be_v not_o ourselves_o right_o dispose_v to_o be_v quiet_a and_o now_o may_v we_o not_o all_o remember_v our_o fault_n this_o day_n and_o instead_o of_o condemn_v other_o though_o never_o so_o faulty_a shall_v we_o not_o each_o of_o we_o bewail_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o have_v be_v so_o little_o act_v by_o this_o excellent_a spirit_n and_o repent_v of_o all_o that_o which_o we_o have_v at_o any_o time_n say_v or_o do_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o meekness_n and_o from_o under_o the_o direction_n and_o influence_n of_o it_o instead_o of_o go_v about_o to_o extenuate_v and_o excuse_v our_o sinful_a passion_n let_v we_o rather_o aggravate_v they_o and_o lay_v load_n upon_o ourselves_o for_o they_o so_o foolish_a have_v i_o be_v and_o ignorant_a and_o so_o like_o a_o beast_n as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v when_o he_o be_v recover_v himself_o from_o a_o intemperate_a heat_n psal._n 73._o 22._o think_v how_o often_o we_o have_v appear_v before_o god_n and_o the_o world_n without_o our_o ornament_n without_o our_o livery_n to_o our_o shame_n god_n keep_v account_n of_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o the_o unquietness_n of_o israel_n they_o have_v tempt_v i_o say_v he_o now_o these_o ten_o time_n numb_a 14._o 22._o conscience_n be_v god_n register_n that_o record_v all_o our_o miscarriage_n even_o what_o we_o say_v and_o do_v in_o our_o haste_n be_v not_o so_o quick_a as_o to_o escape_v its_o observation_n let_v we_o therefore_o be_v often_o open_v that_o book_n now_o for_o our_o conviction_n and_o humiliation_n or_o else_o it_o will_v be_v open_v short_o to_o our_o confusion_n and_o condemnation_n but_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v of_o the_o lord_n may_v we_o not_o all_o say_v as_o ioseph_n brethren_n do_v and_o perhaps_o some_o be_v as_o they_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n call_v to_o say_v it_o by_o humble_v providence_n we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n gen._n 42._o 21._o such_o a_o time_n in_o such_o a_o company_n upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n i_o want_v meekness_n and_o be_v unquiet_a my_o spirit_n be_v provoke_v and_o i_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o my_o lip_n and_o now_o i_o remember_v it_o against_o myself_o nay_o have_v not_o i_o live_v a_o life_n of_o unquietness_n in_o the_o family_n in_o the_o neighbourhood_n always_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o contention_n as_o in_o my_o element_n and_o breathe_a threaten_n and_o by_o so_o do_v have_v not_o i_o dishonour_v my_o god_n discredit_v my_o profession_n disturb_v my_o own_o soul_n grieve_v the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o be_v to_o many_o a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o all_o this_o ought_v not_o i_o to_o

write_v to_o woman_n yet_o he_o use_v a_o word_n of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n because_o the_o ornament_n he_o recommend_v be_v such_o as_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n must_v be_v adorn_v with_o grace_n as_o a_o live_a principle_n of_o regular_a holy_a thought_n word_n and_o action_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o new_a man_n eph._n 4._o 24._o sometime_o the_o inward_a man_n rom._n 7._o 22._o and_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 16._o and_o so_o here_o the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v call_v a_o man_n because_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o part_n and_o member_n and_o its_o act_n be_v vital_a and_o rational_a and_o it_o restore_v those_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n who_o by_o sin_n have_v make_v themselves_o like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v it_o be_v call_v the_o man_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o the_o life_n 23._o there_o lie_v the_o spring_n of_o the_o word_n and_o action_n and_o therefore_o into_o that_o the_o salt_n of_o grace_n be_v cast_v and_o so_o all_o the_o water_n be_v heal_v 21._o he_o be_v the_o christian_a indeed_o that_o ●s_v one_o inward_o and_o that_o circumcision_n that_o baptism_n which_o be_v of_o the_o heart_n rom._n 2._o 29._o it_o be_v call_v the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o secret_a thing_n and_o do_v not_o make_v a_o pompous_a show_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n a_o life_n that_o be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n 3_o to_o who_o secret_a thing_n belong_v therefore_o the_o saint_n be_v call_v his_o hidden_a one_o psal._n 83._o 3._o for_o the_o world_n know_v they_o not_o much_o less_o do_v it_o yet_o appear_v what_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o king_n daughter_n that_o be_v espouse_v to_o christ_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o ps._n 45._o 13._o the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v often_o represent_v as_o a_o regeneration_n or_o be_v beget_v again_o and_o perhaps_o when_o this_o good_a work_n be_v call_v the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n there_o may_v be_v some_o allusion_n to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o bone_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n which_o solomon_n speak_v of_o as_o unaccountable_a 16._o as_o be_v also_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n eccle._n 11._o 5._o compare_n john_n 3._o 8._o and_o last_o it_o consist_v in_o that_o which_o be_v not_o corruptible_a it_o be_v not_o deprave_v or_o vitiate_a by_o the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o lust_n and_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o well_o of_o live_a water_n spring_v up_o unto_o eternal_a life_n john_n 4._o 14._o in_o the_o text_n he_o instance_v in_o one_o particular_a grace_n one_o member_n of_o this_o hide_a man_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o we_o must_v every_o one_o of_o we_o adorn_v ourselves_o with_o and_o that_o be_v a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n where_o observe_v 1._o the_o grace_n itself_o here_o recommend_v to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n there_o must_v be_v not_o only_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a behaviour_n outward_o there_o may_v be_v that_o either_o by_o constraint_n or_o with_o some_o base_a and_o disguise_a design_n while_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v rough_a and_o turbulent_a and_o envenom_a the_o word_n may_v be_v soft_a than_o oil_n while_o war_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d psal._n 55._o 21._o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o discerner_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o thought_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o power_n of_o man_n law_n may_v bind_v a_o man_n to_o the_o good_a behaviour_n but_o it_o be_v only_o the_o power_n of_o god_n grace_n that_o will_v renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o he_o psal._n 51._o 10._o that_o be_v it_o that_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o then_o the_o fruit_n will_v be_v good_a the_o god_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v demand_v the_o heart_n look_v at_o the_o principle_n and_o require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n not_o only_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o own_o immediate_a worship_n that_o those_o be_v do_v in_o the_o spirit_n but_o also_o in_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o neighbour_n that_o that_o also_o be_v do_v with_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o without_o dissimulation_n the_o word_n of_o command_n which_o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n give_v be_v christian_n take_v heed_n to_o your_o spirit_n mal._n 2._o 15._o 2._o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o grace_n it_o be_v in_o the_o sigh_v of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n it_o be_v real_o a_o precious_a grace_n for_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o we_o know_v that_o he_o can_v neither_o deceive_v nor_o be_v deceive_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v use_v 1_o tim._n 2._o 9_o for_o that_o costly_a array_n which_o be_v join_v with_o gold_n and_o pearl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d person_n of_o quality_n in_o their_o ornament_n affect_v not_o so_o much_o that_o which_o be_v gay_a as_o that_o which_o be_v rich_a not_o that_o which_o make_v a_o glitter_v gawdy_a show_n and_o please_v child_n and_o ●ools_n but_o that_o which_o be_v of_o intrinsic_a value_n and_o recommend_v itself_o to_o the_o intelligent_a a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v such_o a_o ornament_n which_o have_v not_o that_o gaiety_n that_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o carnal_a world_n but_o that_o real_a worth_a which_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o grace_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o powder_n of_o the_o merchant_n cant._n 3._o 6._o far_o fetch_v and_o dear_o buy_v even_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n herein_o we_o shall_v every_o one_o labour_n and_o this_o we_o shall_v be_v ambitious_a of_o 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o great_a honour_n that_o present_a or_o absent_n live_v and_o die_v we_o may_v be_v accept_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o bless_v be_v god_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n attainable_a through_o the_o mediator_n from_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v how_o to_o walk_v so_o as_o to_o please_v he_o we_o must_v walk_v with_o meekness_n and_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n for_o this_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n therefore_o this_o mark_n of_o honour_n be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n put_v upon_o the_o grace_n of_o meekness_n because_o it_o be_v common_o despise_v and_o look_v upon_o with_o contempt_n by_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n as_o a_o piece_n of_o mean-spiritedness_a but_o however_o they_o be_v term_v and_o treat_v now_o they_o be_v happy_a and_o will_v appear_v so_o short_o who_o god_n approve_v of_o and_o to_o who_o he_o say_v well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n for_o by_o his_o judgement_n we_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v eternal_o these_o word_n therefore_o will_v easy_o afford_v we_o this_o plain_a doctrine_n that_o meekness_n and_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n be_v 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