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	reap_v	sow_v	9,564	5	10.7381	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85487	The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1397; Thomason E107_1; ESTC R9775	26,314	47

62. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as where the Psalmist saith to God Thou renderest to every man according to his workes By this supplement no merit but the kind or quality and measure or quantity of reward is intended Gal. 6. 7 8. In regard of the kinde whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reape He that soweth wheat shall reape wheat he that soweth tares shall reape tares He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reape corruption but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reape life everlasting 2 Cor. 9. 6. In regard of the measure He which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully Therefore he adds the next generall particle All 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for All compriseth many things under it and excludeth not any at all That which he pleads of his owne doing in this phrase that I have done is not to be taken in reference to his owne ability in and of himself 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but to the manifestation of the power of Gods Spirit in him Zach. 4. 6. 1 Cor 15. 10. which God himselfe thus expresseth Not by might nor by power but by my spirit and Saint Paul thus I have laboured more abundantly then they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me For further amplification of what he did he ads the persons in whose behalfe he did all that he did for this people He meanes hereby the Iewes among whom he then was and thereupon as pointing at them he useth a double demonstrative particle as if to the full it had bin thus expressed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for this people even this Well might he set this emphasis upon that people because at that time they were the only Church of God Exod. 19. 5. a peculiar treasure unto him above all people Thus have you the plaine meaning of the Text. The summe of all in two words is Saints Support Which is in one word GOD. This Support of Saints is set downe in forme of a Petition Therein is expressed 1. The Person petitioned 2. The Point prayed The Person is set out 1. By his generall title GOD. 2. By his speciall relation MY In the Point prayed for ye may observe 1. The Kind 2. The End of it The Kinde points at 1. An Act desired of God THINK VPON 2. The speciall Object thereof ME. The End is 1. Generally propounded FOR GOOD 2. Particularly amplified In the amplification are distinctly set downe 1. The Ground THAT I HAVE DONE 2. The Rule ACCORDING TO 3. The Extent ALL. 4. The Restraint or Limitation FOR THIS PEOPLE Thinke upon me my God for good according to all that I have done for this People The Observations hence arisings are these I. GOD is the Support of Saints This Saint by directing this his Petition to God gives instance hereof II. The LORD is a peculiar GOD to a Beleever This appropriating particle MY being uttered by a beleever in reference to God evinceth as much III. GOD hath Remembrancers He that said to God thinke upon or remember was such an one IV. GODS mind is soonest drawne to his owne He that could say my God was one of Gods owne and thereupon was perswaded to say to his God thinke upon ME in confidence that God would soon so doe V. Prayer may be made for ones owne good This phrase for good intends as much VI. Workes may be pleaded before GOD. So doth he that in his prayer to God thus pleads that I have done VII Mans workes are the rule of Gods reward This is implied by the word fitly supplyed according VIII Every thing well done shall be rewarded This generall particle All extends to every good work and intends such an extent of reward IX Good done to GODS people is most acceptable Thus much is manifested as by the expression of this people so by the emphasis added thereto this people even this These are the principall intendments of this Text. That ye may the better discerne the true and just ground of all these points and especially of this Patriots confidence whereby he was enboldened to put his God in mind to thinke on him for good according to all that he had done for his people I suppose it will not be impertinent nor yet unprofitable to give you a briefe view of such particular acts done by him as are in this booke distinctly specified from the beginning to my Text. Hereby yee may have a pertinent patterne for Justification of what ye have done and direction for what remains yet to be done and withall ye may see in what courses and causes yee may with confidence depend on your God and say Thinke on us our God for good according to all that we have done for this people 1. The first particular noted of him is an inquisitive disposition after the State of the Church how it fared with her So soone as he heard that Hanani and others were come from Iudah Neh. 1. 2. he asked them concerning the Iewes and concerning Jerusalem He himselfe was in a safe and secure place He had the favour of the greatest Monarch then on Earth yet he thought not that enough hee must know how the Church doth By this enquiry he came to know what otherwise it may be he should never have knowne and then the Church might have wanted all that good which he did for it Ignoti nulla cuptilo What eye sees not or eare heares not heart rues not Naturall men are in a most woefull plight But because they know nothing of it they are no whit mooved with it nor care to seeke any redresse for it Many doe nothing for the Church because they know nothing of the Church Be we therefore inquisitive after it 2. That which he heard of the Churches distresse wrought much compassion in him Neh. 1. 4. For he sate down and wept and mourned certain dayes By this sympathy he shewes himself a true member of the Church 1 Cor. 12. 26. If one member suffer all the members suffer with it This cannot but beseem the best For of God himself it is thus said Iud 10. 16. Isa 63. 15. Hos 11. 8. His soul was grieved for the affliction of Israel In such cases his bowells are said to sound and his heart to be turned within him Art thou Lord so affected and afflicted at our misery and we no whit moved with our own or others distresses Amo. 6. 1 c. Woe saith the Prophet woe to them that are at ease c. that stretch themselvs upon their couches and eate the Lambs out of the flock that chant to the sound of the violl that drink wine in bowles and annoint themselvs with the chief ointments but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph What good can be expected from such sencelesse dispositions That compassion which was wrought in this Patriot set him on work to do