Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	lord_n	people_n	word_n	7,267	5	4.0951	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41981	Unto all that wait in Sion, for the consolation of Christ Jesus, is the word of peace and comfort declared and sent in this trying day that all may be comforted, and in God may rejoyce and be glad, who lives for ever and ever : containing three letters, written at three sundry times unto the gathered of God, into the covenant of endless life &c. / by William Green.	Green, William, 17th Cent.	1665 (1665)	Wing G1814A; ESTC R24971	5,408	10

in other Nations for the holy blessed Testimony by Gods Eternal Spirit given unto us to bear forth amongst this peevish and perverse Generation of People O it will gain more to the Lord then if we should live the dayes of Methuselah to bear forth our Testimony in words Therefore all my dear Friends unto the Word of Gods Power that lives and will abide and indure the hottest tryal with patience and content that ever may or shall come do I commit my self you and all that love his appearance who cannot deny the many refreshings that we have received by him although we suffer deeply for the same assuring you that all is and will be well unto the sincere and upright before God So live in the light and dwell in the Power that was before wicked men and unjust Laws Statutes or Decrees and will remain when they and the Actors by them shall come to nought And thus having signified the love in my heart that is unto you who retain your integrity and keep your first love testifying unto you that a day of pain sorrow and anguish shall come upon the Deceitful and Hypocrites and Sinners in Sion shall be afraid I take my leave of you being now something eased having let forth the streams of my love unto you who truly love fear obey and serve the living God in whom my Brethren my Sisters and near related Friends whether at Liberty or in Bonds for the unchangeable Truth I wish comfort and consolation and bid you all Farewel Who am a Companion unto all that wait in Sion for the dayly refreshing and shouring down of that life that lasts for ever Your Friend and Brother W. G. London the 26 of the 12 month 1664. DEar and well-beloved Friends and Gathered of God into the Covenant of endless life and mercy which endures for ever in the holy blessed Seed which God hath raised up to bear witness for him amongst this crooked and untoward Generation and seed of evil doers Unto you do I send the Salutation and Greeting of my Life in the bowels of love and mercy You have I often remembred and the uprightness of your hearts towards the Lord and his Truth am I deeply affected with and this is the cry of my Life or the Spirit 's Voyce within me Be Noble Bold and Valiant and in the Dominion of the Life of God Reign over the world and the worldly Spirit both within and without and dwell in the holy Seed that God hath raised up within you and is comforting and will comfort you for ever unto all eternity and bless all those wbo stand wholly and freely resigned up into the will of God committing of your cause unto him alone who will plead it to the uttermost and preserve the single-hearted who rest in his heavenly Will O this I say unto you Keep single unto the Lord that as the heart of one man that feeleth of the goodness of him that is living and eternal which makes it to rejoyce and be glad ye may rejoyce and be glad and magnifie his holy Name So dwell as a City compact together whose Builder and Founder is the Lord and the Gates of Hell shall never prevail against you And although the Wicked do rejoyce and the Ungodly boast themselves as if some great Prize was befallen to them yea although the Sea rageth and the winds blow strongly it 's but for the blowing away of the Chaff the weighty Seed shall remain and into the Garner will the Lord gather and preserve it for ever So look up unto the Lord and trust in the mighty Cod and the Lord will dayly appear amongst you in his life and heavenly power to the comforting your Souls and astonishment of the Heathen that neither know you nor the Lord nor what is your life nor by what you are supported Therefore be of good courage and be not affrighted in the least because of the noyse of the many waters and many various cries that are at this day against God and you his people but be you strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Quit your selves like men for ever and as for your enemies after they have done their work which they are come up to do even as a Mill-stone into the Sea shall they sink into confusion and perpetual sorrow shall their present rejoycing which is but for a time be turned into Therefore in that which lives for ever do ye abide and dwell and ye that are strong strengthen the weak and say unto them that are ready to faint Be of good courage for he that hath begun the good work in us by whom we have been preserved to this very moment will perfect it to his everlasting praise although it is confest these are trying times and perilous yet is the Lord the same unto us as he was in the beginning and daily renews his mercies and continues his wonted favours and bows down his ear unto the cry of the oppressed and the sighs of the sufferers and the groans of the prisoners for his Name and Truth he hears and hath regard unto and he never can forget nor never will cast off those that make their moan unto him So my Friends in the holy blessed Seed and Covenant of endless Life feel the stream of my love which runneth freely unto you in the openness of my heart for the prosperity of Sions Seed and be ye fruitful ye lively Plants who are grafted into the stock of Salvation and abide in the Vine and keep to the Fountain that Life may break forth in you and through you to the Glory of God for ever in whom I heartily wish the encrease of all spiritual comforts and inward refreshings which flow from the presence of the Father and in this holy blessed Life do I reach unto you and dearly salute you in the Covenant of Life and endless Peace and so remain Your Friend and Brother in the Truth as it is in Jesus William Greene. Noylesworth in Gloucestershire the 5 of the 12 month 1664. DEar and well-beloved Friends and Heirs of Life and Immortality and of the Kingdom that never fades away Lift up your Heads in the Life of God that by him alone ye may be preserved and in him live and dwell who liveth and abideth for evermore O ye beloved of the Father and ye comforted by him day after day O dwell dwell and abide in the Tents of Jacob that the beauty and comeliness therein ye may behold and daily drink at the Well of Salvation For now is the stone rolled away and the Fountain is opened for all the thirsty ones O Drink drink your fill and keep unto the Fountain and Well-spring of Life continually so will the blessings of God rest upon you and his living Presence Power and Arm compass you about and be a Sheild unto you for ever in the midst of all tryals streights and afflictions whatsoever Therefore rejoyce in God and give all glory and honour to him who is become our life and support in this the day of our tryal in which God doth manifest himself in a miraculous manner unto the consolations of his little ones whose trust and confidence is in him such he will never fail in the time of great need but will be as he hath been and now is a Tower of Defence and a Rock of Refuge to flee unto in this the day of Battle So my Friends be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might live and reign for ever so will peace be in your habitations and comfort in your dwelling-places unto all eternity and your borders God will enlarge and your strength daily renew therefore be vigilant and faithful to him in all things Peace be with you all Amen My Love Salutes you all in the Truth W. G. Newgate-prison London the 1 of the 1 month 1664 5. where I am a Prisoner for the Truth as it is in Jesus for the first offence so called Let these be sent abroad to be read in the Assemblies of the People of the true and living God when they are met together in Gods holy fear The End