Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	sin_n	soul_n	work_n	7,280	5	5.6981	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07603	Mohammedis imposturæ: that is, A discouery of the manifold forgeries, falshoods, and horrible impieties of the blasphemous seducer Mohammed with a demonstration of the insufficiencie of his law, contained in the cursed Alkoran; deliuered in a conference had betweene two Mohametans, in their returne from Mecha. Written long since in Arabicke, and now done into English by William Bedwell. Whereunto is annexed the Arabian trudgman, interpreting certaine Arabicke termes vsed by historians: together with an index of the chapters of the Alkoran, for the vnderstanding of the confutations of that booke.	Bedwell, William, ca. 1561-1632.	1615 (1615)	STC 17995; ESTC S112749	61,486	122

And therefore by his aide and assistance whatsoeuer it be that doth seeme to vs and our sences heauie and difficult shall be made light and easie AH These great perfections were by our Prophet attributed to the glorious Gospell and therefore he calleth it perfect and a gift giuen of God SH It must needs be confessed that he attributeth to him a diuine perfection and that his power it was which was seene to be in him by reason of those many miracles which he did As it is read That hee gaue sight to the blind which was so borne by nature Hearing to the deafe Speech to the dumb And life vnto the dead after they had bene laid in the graue AH How was the law of Moses receiued of the Iewes which they did so much withstand SH The law of God was confirmed by miracles blood of Martyrs and Demonstratiō It was giuen by God vnto Moses in mount Sina with thunder lightening and fire falling vpon the multitude of men which stood vnder the mount For the men heard and saw all that was done to come ●rom God And therefore they did confesse that that same law was giuen by God Moses also did shew great miracles and was famous amongst men for his Religion and loue of God almightie toward him AH But the Alkoran was not thus confirmed Therefore it is not the law of God In like maner also if the law of our Prophet and his Alkoran of so great esteeme be giuen of God it is meete that it be confirmed by the testimony of Martyrs By the perswasion of miracles And by some demonstration from God almighty SH The Alkoran of Mohammed established by Stafford law In the Alkoran there is no mention at all made of miracles done by our Prophet more thē of a prophecy of the said Prophet saying That his law is good and giuen of God And that whosoeuer shall not follow it or shall not receiue it he ought to be slaine with the sword Or else he must pay a tribute if he persist in his owne religion AH Seeing then that God almightie for the confirmation of his law and of his owne word did shew miracles continually Why now are there required the speare and sword which are offensiue things spilling of blood seeing that he himselfe out of the fulnesse of his mercy saith I wish not death murthers but life Moreouer he created vs in his good pleasure that we with a good will in loue might receiue his law and yeeld that vnto him which is due to our God and Creator SH So it is written by our Prophet and so he hath commanded vs. But I will not forget to answer your second question which you proposed before to wit out of the Gospel Whether there be in it any thing to be obserued of God or no And what thing the nature of God is I say that thou hast in making these questions committed a great sinne in that thou durst for shame speake such a thing For man ought to know that God is constant and true And that he is the Creator of all things visible and inuisible But what his essence and nature is that we cannot vnderstand or know For within the compasse of our vnderstanding that his nature doth not fall But when our vnderstanding doth diue into the i●uention of this thing it is left wholly in base ignorance Euen as our eie being opposed against the beames of the Sunne doth not onely not see it and lose the light of it but doth wholy lose the faculty of seeing which before it had Beleeue therefore good sonne in humility whatsoeuer is to be beleeued concerning the things of God And run not out at any time into speeches to say That God cannot do all things For God is omnipotent and doth much in many matters whose causes we can by no meanes know neither ought we to search into them For they remaine layd vp in the treasurie of his secrets which cannot be comprehended AH I haue sinned and I do acknowledge my sinne For it is true that thou hast said But I would willingly know for what cause our Prophet doth call Christ The word of God or the soule of God or his spirit That Christ is the word of God And the breath and spirit of God Mohammed sheweth by a similitude Yet I know not whether I may aske that question or not SH Yes you may and it is easie to answer it Christ is the soule or word of God as the beames of the Sunne are the very essence of the Sunne and nature thereof AH Therefore we may say As the Sunne is in heauen and in earth perfectly by his beames So is God in the height and in the earth by Christ his word SH It is right There can no comparison nor similitude be made of any thing amongst all the works of God to r●present this vnto the vnderstanding but by this example AH I thinke so But I see another thing beside the beames and the Sunne and that also distinctly to wit heate by whose cause and vertue whatsoeuer is seene vpon the earth doth grow and spring SH So is there in God almightie and his word For out of them do proceed and arise the holy Spirit by whom our spirit doth liue and moue to do that which is good And where there is the helpe furtherance of this spirit increasing there euery thing is easie and there is much ioy AH The Lord blesse you I am very glad of this sweet conference and my soule is much comforted in all thou hast said SH This fruite springeth not from me But it sheweth it selfe out of the vnfained workes God bestoweth vpon vs these good fruits and fame thereof vpon all men For they do reioyce and delight themselues and rest quiet in the vnderstanding and in the spirit as thou dost at this time AH O that all Musslemans were taught and instructed by thee For then I hope that euery one of them would be as wise men are ioying and contenting themselues in that pleasure that is infinite For that man which resteth not satisfied and contented in these demonstrations is by me esteemed as a foole and no wiseman SH Our Prophet also doth honour and magnifie the mysteries of God the most high but doth conceale them And therefore he hath adiudged it to be true and without doubt That Christ was borne of Mary the virgine For so he doth absolutely confesse and he maketh no doubt at all of it but that this natiuity was one of the great workes of the blessed God And this ought to be the faith and confession of euery one and to make no question of it For that were a meere deniall of it AH Why do we search into the profound secrets of the power of God and of the knowledge of him which is infinite seeing we do not know the causes of naturall operations which are wrought in our owne bodies and