Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	pray_v	prayer_n	supplication_n	6,912	5	11.1562	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08768	Reasons of a fast, appoynted by the Commission of the General assemblie to bee kept through all the kirks of this kingdom, on the Lords day; December 22, 1650.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1650 (1650)	Wing C4251B; ESTC R171358	7,559	18

Children when they come to years of Capacity their Baptism the ends and vse thereof and the obligation therby layeth vpon them as consecrated to Christ 5 The not making vse of this Sacrament all a-long the course of our lyf for renewing strengthening our cōfort in the Fayth and assurance of our Regeneration Adoption and of our interest in God as our GOD and Father in CHRIST and for strenthening through Christ our resolutions endeavours of Mortification and newness of lyf Which is a great despysing of this Ordinance In the Lords Supper 1. The great profanation ther of by the comming and admitting there vnto of many gross Ignorants who cānot discern the Lords Body nor knoweth how to examine thēselves māy profane Ones Godless Livers without the Worship of GOD in private and into many places al sorts of persons promiscuously without making a difference between the precious the Vyle whereby the Blood of Christ is much profaned altho the constitutions of our Kirk were they well observed doth sufficiently guard against these evills Which no doubt is one of the mayn sins for which GOD hath beene provoked to suffer so much of our blood to be shed See 1 Cor. 11.30 2. The little or no care or payns that is taken for preparation to so high and holy an Ordinance wherein we are called to the nearest and most familiar Communion with Christ that is heere vpon earth most part contenting themselves giving their presence at a Preparation Sermon many not making conscience of so much as this Very few separating themselves as is needfull to examine themselves that being sensible of their Guiltyness Spirituall inlacks c. They might come with humble broken and contrite Spirits with Spirituall hunger and thirst for Christ Crucified And sincere purposes of heart to forsake their former sinfull courses and to renew their Covenant with GOD in the strength of CHRISTS Grace 3 The great and lamentable Blockishness of the most part in the participation of this Ordinance who may be have some kynd of amazement at the Solemnityes thereof but doth no wyse therein exercyse themselves in remembring the Lords Death till He come agayn to apply the same to themselves for peace with GOD and mortifying the Body of Sin for working deep Repentance and Gospell sorrow for Sin and getting the Love of Christ more kindled in them and their hearts enlarged with greater thankfulness towards Him Who loved vs and gave Himself for vs. And on the other hand the great heartless sinfull Dejection of many sensible Souls who at no tyme are readyer to be plunged in legall heavyness feeding as it were on gall and Worm-wood then at this Ordinance wherein they ought to be most rejoycing through Fayth on the propitiation in the Death of Christ so familiarly set foorth therein to them 4 That the tyme and occasion of this Sacrament is vsed by the most part only for some outward restraint of grosser sins for a day or two before and after but all such goodnes being as a morning clowd no constancie nor reall reformation but presently turning to wonted naturall worldly and carnall courses Not-with-standing renewed remembring of the Death of CHRIST and Profession of renewing Covnants with GOD. 3. IN Relation To the Ordinance of Discipline 1. Which partiality in the administration of thereof with respect of persons and according to affection which appeareth in that whyle as Offences and Scandalles in meaner persons are taken notice of challenged and censured There is not the lyke Christian-Freedom Faythfulness and Zeall used towards such as are more eminent for Wealth Place or Dignitie in the World 2 Want of a Spirit of Meekness sometymes in the administration thereof whereby men if GOD peradventure would give them Repentance might bee recovered out of the Snare of Satan And on the other hand want of Zeall often tymes to saue others with fear plucking them out of the Fyre 3 Much Vilifying Contemning of the Censures Exercise of Discipline Yea hateing thereof and the Officers of the Kirk for it 4 Not making use of it as a Spirituall Medicine and Means of Salvation but as a meer Punishment which as it is in it selff a miss-apprehension and abuse of this Ordinance So is no doubt the cause of so much impatience and indignation agaynst it in people and of so much inaequality and mixture of selfish affection in the administration thereof 5 The great Formality that is every where in the vse thereof whyle as so bee it that persons under censure continue out their set tyme and dayes of censure little care or respect is had of the effects for which it was instituted To wit Humiliation of hearr and Godly sorrow bringing foorth Repentance not to bee repented of which maketh the administration thereof to look too lyke the way of Popish Pennance 4. IN Relation to Prayer 1. Great neglect thereof by most part of persons and families throughout the Land in private and secret 2 Many more imminent persons in the World accounting the performance thereof in their families altho this bee incumbent to them by their Place and Station a disparidgement and therefore turning it over vpon others as a Service bee low them 3 In the publick Prayers of the Kirk Peoples lying by from joyning therein al along with their Spirits which should bee stryving together with the Minister either mutering words of their own or taking liberty to themselues to bee ydle in the work and raving in their thoughts As if the Minister only were to bee an Actor in that Service 4 Not using this Ordinance as a mean of communion with GOD and of obtayning blessings from Him But using it meerly as a Duety and many as a matter of meer task Whereof many may bee convinced by this That they do not make conscience nor setteth themselues to obserue what commeth of their Prayers how they are taken off their hand what speed they haue come and what answer they get 5 The little care that is had either by Ministers or others to pray in the Spirit or to imploy the Spirit of Grace and Supplication for this Service The most part in their performāces thereof too evidētly acting meerly their own memory invention wit c. And that often tymes with apparent affectation 5. RElating more immediatelye to CHRIST Himself and the Free Grace of GOD in Him which is the Matter and Object of the Gospell as 1 Gross ignorance in the most part and great short comeing of the best in the knowledge of Iesus Christ His Person offices His blessings and benefits of the Covenant of grace established in Him and the way of making vse of Christ and the covenant of grace 2 Undervaluing and misprysing of Christ communion with Him His spiritual graces and blessings Which appears most evidently by the great neglect of the vse of these means and exercyses publick privat secret wherein He offereth Himself to be sought found the great wearying