Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	dwell_v	spirit_n	7,032	5	5.7677	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93437	The doome of heretiques: or, A discovery of subtle foxes, who were tyed tayle to tayle, and crept into the Church to doe mischiefe. As it was delivered in a sermon at Wickham-Market in Suffolke, upon the fast day, being the 26 of May. 1647. / By Zeph: Smyth, minister of Gods Word. Imprimatur, Ia: Cranford, August 22. 1648.	Smyth, Zeph. (Zephaniah), fl. 1646-1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing S4363; Thomason E467_7; ESTC R204204	27,627	23

thee come these are good evidences thou art a true saint Secondly There are some notes of tryall whereby thou mayest perswade thy selfe concerning another that he or she is a true saint First when thou feest they are as carefull to walke close with God in a generall and particular calling at home as well as abroad many are zealous abroad amongst such as will observe them who but they for religion but if you follow these men home then 〈◊〉 may be yee shall see they neither regard body nor soule are faithfull neither in the duties of their generall calling nor particular neither truly if it be so that man or womans heart is very suspicious Secondly A gracious man is an humble man That soul that God makes his residence withall is an humble soule I dwell with the humble saith the Lord Jsa 57.15 and I will looke to him that is poore and of a contrite spirit Isa 66.2 When we see a soule walke humbly with God Mich. 6.8 this may give good evidence to others that such a one is godly and on the contrary it makes such suspicious as are proud self-conceited esteeme well of themselves and are ready to scorne others Thirdly When we see men and women established in the truth this gives good evidence unto others of their uprightnesse as saith the Apostle Col. 2 7. Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith not like the wandring stars Iude 13. which runne from one errour to another untill they have lost all truth but fixed staires established in the truth stedfast unmoveable and abundant in the worke of the Lord. When wee see them so established as nothing can remove them but with Paul are willing to be bound and to dye for the Lord Jesus this man gives good evidence of an upright heart it is the expression of Salomon Pro. 14.15 The foole beleeveth every thing but the prudent man will consider his goings Fourthly A man gives others good testimony of his uprightnesse when he takes reproofes well Give admonition to the wise and he will be wiser saith the wise man Prov. 9.9 When reproofe is to him as Jewels of gold and he ready to say blessed be God for this reproof as David who said to Abigall Blessed be thou of the Lord who met me to keep my hand from shedding of blood and in another place Let the righteous smite me for it is a benefit it is the property of a godly man to take reproofes well and on the contrary when a man hates him that reproves in the gate Amos 5.10 and counts him that reproves an enemy and ready to say Why doth he reprove me Is he not as bad himself and I could have charged him with as much as he charged me and I know as much by him as he doth by me these expressions savour of a bad heart Fifthly A man gives others good evidence of his uprightnesse when he is not a respector of persons but loves the meanest saint that beares the Image of God as well as the richest my meaning is not that a godly man should not give that civill respect to every one that their place calls for Honour to whom honour belongs but that I minde you of is that where there is true grace there will be a true love and respect to those saints that go in gray coats ay and thred-bare coats too such as go out to their day labour such as live in a poor cottage as well as those that are arrayed in silkes and sattins and live in stately houses there is many a man loves so much as they see of the fashion in another and so much as they see of their opinions in another but the godly love whatsoever they see of God in another Hereby saith our Saviour shall all men know ye are my disciples if yee love one another Iohn 13.35 The saints love the Image of Christ wheresoever it is So that yee see beloved that though all that externally seeme to be saints are not yet there is a possibility for a man to know himselfe to be a true saint and to be perswaded that another is a true saint Wee come in the next place to that which followeth and here I might insist upon their coming into the Church which is subtily They creep in unawares but I intend not to speake of that now but to come to the point of doctrine which arises from their condition Which were of old ordained to condemnation for having the doctrine of Reprobation held forth in the Text I shall insist upon that and handle it somewhat more generall then as it concernes the persons spoken of in the Text the doctrine therefore is this That God did of old ordaine some unto condemnation And because it is a doctrine not often insisted upon and at this time is denyed I intend to prove it from Scripture Secondly To give you the reason Thirdly Answer objections Fourthly Make application But before I come to the proofe of the doctrine it is very necessary that I should shew you what Reprobation is Predestination hath two parts Election and Reprobation for it is Gods eternall and unchangeable decree to save some of the lost race of Adam by Jesus Christ and to passe by others leaving them under sinne in a state of condemnation as they were lest in Adam without any possibility of mercy so that Reprobation is Gods eternall and unchangeable decree to passe by some of the Iost race of Adam leaving them in that condition they were lost in Adam without any possibility of recovering for ever First It is Gods decree you have the proofe in the Text They were of old ordained to Condemnation so 1 Peter 2.8 To which they were ordained it was ordained that they should stumble at Christ Secondly To passe by some Rom. 9.11 12 13. For the Children not being yet borne neither having done any good or evill that the purpose of God according to Election might stand not of workes but of him that calleth it was said too here The elder shall serve the younger as it is written Iacob have I loved Esau have I hated here we see plainly God chose some and passed by others not for foreseene works and merits for God saw nothing in Iacob that deserved his love more then he saw in Esau but he chose some and rejected others because it so pleased him therefore saith the Apostle That the purpose of God might stand so that it is plaine that it was Gods purpose to passe by some of the lost race of Adam Thirdly They are left without any possibility of recovering for ever because Gods decree to leave them under sinne and condemdation cannot be altered Psal 33.11 the counsel of the Lord shal stand for evermore his purpose is unchangeable yea it is as impossible for the Reprobate to be saved as it is for God to change and alter his purpose so that though Christs death was sufficient in it selfe to ransome not onely