Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	faith_n	know_v	true_a	3,886	5	5.1140	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59160	Man become guilty, or, The corrruption of nature by sinne, according to St. Augustines sense written originally in French by Iohn-Francis Senault ; and put into English by ... Henry, Earle of Monmouth.; Homme criminel. English	Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S2500; ESTC R16604	405,867	434

sinful_a because_o the_o father_n which_o unite_v she_o to_o the_o flesh_n as_o a_o secondary_a cause_n communicate_v unto_o she_o his_o disorder_n not_o give_v she_o a_o remedy_n for_o it_o power_n his_o poison_n into_o she_o and_o do_v not_o present_v she_o with_o a_o anima_fw-la antidote_n make_v she_o inherit_v adam_n sin_n and_o do_v communicate_v unto_o she_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ._n this_o it_o be_v which_o saint_n augustine_n insinuate_v unto_o we_o in_o other_o term_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o body_n pass_v into_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o close_a commerce_n that_o be_v between_o they_o make_v their_o misery_n common_a between_o they_o and_o that_o without_o extraordinary_a help_n a_o innocent_a soul_n can_v be_v lodge_v in_o a_o guilty_a body_n the_o pure_a liquor_n be_v taint_v in_o musty_a vessel_n corrupt_a air_n poison_v those_o who_o breath_n therein_o and_o infect_v house_n give_v the_o plague_n to_o those_o that_o live_v in_o they_o thus_o do_v concupiscence_n glide_v from_o the_o body_n into_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o wicked_a host_n give_v death_n to_o she_o that_o give_v he_o life_n if_o these_o reason_n do_v not_o content_v the_o reader_n let_v he_o know_v that_o i_o glory_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o saint_n augustine_n understand_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v show_v myself_o too_o rash_a if_o i_o shall_v think_v to_o give_v a_o entire_a light_n to_o the_o obscure_a part_n of_o divinity_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v unfaithful_a if_o i_o shall_v pretend_v to_o make_v a_o truth_n evident_a by_o reason_n which_o be_v only_o know_v by_o faith_n the_o five_o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o concupiscence_n christian_n religion_n may_v true_o boast_v that_o all_o her_o maxim_n be_v paradox_n which_o agree_v with_o truth_n give_v against_o humane_a reason_n for_o she_o propose_v nothing_o which_o be_v not_o as_o strange_a as_o true_a and_o which_o cause_v not_o as_o much_o astonishment_n as_o light_v in_o the_o soul_n he_o who_o will_v prove_v this_o truth_n must_v make_v a_o induction_n of_o all_o our_o mystery_n and_o represent_v all_o the_o wonder_n which_o she_o comprehend_v but_o without_o stray_v from_o my_o subject_n it_o will_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v one_o of_o her_o strange_a paradox_n and_o that_o if_o much_o of_o reason_n be_v require_v to_o prove_v it_o no_o less_o of_o faith_n be_v requisite_a to_o believe_v it_o for_o what_o more_o prodigious_a be_v there_o then_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o man_n that_o a_o father_n rebellion_n shall_v engage_v all_o his_o child_n in_o disobedience_n that_o his_o malody_n shall_v be_v contagious_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o murderer_n of_o all_o man_n before_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d their_o father_n and_o that_o unfortunate_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n many_o age_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v thus_o be_v this_o misfortune_n more_o general_a than_o the_o deluge_n which_o drown_v the_o world_n more_o universal_a than_o the_o fire_n which_o shall_v consume_v it_o and_o war_n and_o pestilence_n which_o do_v so_o easy_o enlarge_v themselves_o be_v not_o so_o contagious_a evil_n as_o be_v this_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v wonderful_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o effusion_n it_o be_v no_o less_o miraculous_a through_o its_o other_o quality_n for_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o divinity_n that_o it_o be_v voluntary_a in_o the_o father_n and_o natural_a in_o the_o child_n that_o that_o which_o be_v only_o a_o fault_n in_o adam_n be_v both_o a_o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n in_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o he_o that_o we_o contract_v by_o birth_n what_o he_o willing_o commit_v and_o that_o that_o which_o be_v free_a in_o its_o beginning_n shall_v become_v necessary_a in_o the_o progress_n thereof_o he_o may_v have_v keep_v from_o disobedience_n and_o we_o can_v neither_o shun_v the_o punishment_n nor_o the_o fault_n we_o be_v surprise_v by_o this_o misfortune_n in_o our_o conception_n we_o be_v slave_n before_o we_o have_v the_o use_n of_o liberty_n and_o we_o have_v already_o offend_v god_n before_o we_o know_v he_o we_o be_v rather_o the_o object_n of_o his_o anger_n then_o of_o his_o mercy_n but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o deplorable_a we_o be_v so_o corrupt_v from_o the_o moment_n of_o our_o birth_n as_o that_o we_o oppose_v ourselves_o to_o his_o will_n if_o he_o favour_v we_o in_o our_o baptism_n the_o first_o use_n we_o make_v of_o reason_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n engage_v in_o error_n we_o follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o our_o first_o father_n and_o his_o sin_n make_v such_o powerful_a impression_n upon_o our_o soul_n as_o we_o sin_n in_o our_o first_o thought_n we_o for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v use_n of_o our_o liberty_n only_o to_o estrange_v ourselves_o from_o god_n we_o have_v a_o secret_a opposition_n to_o his_o ordinance_n we_o be_v so_o enclose_v within_o ourselves_o as_o we_o can_v love_v nothing_o but_o for_o our_o own_o interest_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o action_n and_o we_o neither_o love_n nor_o desire_v any_o thing_n save_o what_o be_v either_o useful_a or_o please_a to_o we_o such_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n as_o there_o be_v almost_o nothing_o in_o it_o which_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v so_o mislead_v by_o sin_n as_o all_o the_o inclination_n august_n thereof_o be_v pervert_v in_o this_o unfortunate_a condition_n man_n can_v neither_o know_v nor_o do_v good_a he_o be_v enslave_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o the_o desire_n of_o liberty_n though_o he_o groan_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o iron_n he_o be_v afraid_a of_o be_v free_v from_o they_o and_o though_o his_o imprisonment_n be_v painful_a yet_o be_v not_o he_o weary_a thereof_o he_o delight_v in_o do_v evil_a and_o find_v difficulty_n to_o do_v what_o be_v good_a the_o great_a inclination_n he_o have_v to_o sin_n do_v not_o excuse_v his_o offence_n and_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v guilty_a though_o he_o can_v shun_v sin_n in_o general_a to_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o so_o many_o evil_n he_o be_v blind_a and_o insensible_a he_o see_v not_o the_o evil_n that_o environ_v and_o threaten_v he_o he_o be_v full_a of_o wound_n and_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o they_o believe_v himself_o to_o be_v whole_a he_o seek_v not_o for_o help_v &_o through_o proud_a blindness_n he_o despise_v the_o physician_n that_o will_v restore_v he_o to_o health_n every_o man_n that_o come_v 8._o into_o this_o world_n be_v in_o this_o miserable_a q_o condition_n and_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o these_o crime_n and_o charge_v with_o all_o these_o punishment_n before_o we_o be_v regenerate_v in_o baptism_n after_o this_o sacrament_n we_o become_v innocent_a but_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v miserable_a sin_n forsake_v we_o but_o punishment_n wait_v upon_o we_o and_o though_o we_o be_v no_o more_o guilty_a we_o be_v notwithstanding_o out_o of_o order_n our_o father_n sin_n forego_v we_o but_o concupiscence_n remain_v this_o monster_n be_v not_o much_o less_o savage_a than_o be_v the_o 38._o cause_n which_o produce_v it_o it_o follow_v the_o inclination_n thereof_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o wicked_a it_o be_v at_o least_o full_a out_o as_o irregular_a it_o be_v much_o more_o opinionate_a then_o the_o father_n that_o beget_v it_o our_o life_n be_v to_o short_a to_o cut_v it_o off_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n not_o to_o be_v overcome_v wound_n give_v it_o new_a life_n it_o gather_v strength_n by_o scar_n and_o it_o must_v cost_v we_o our_o life_n to_o be_v the_o death_n thereof_o our_o first_o divine_n which_o be_v the_o apostle_n have_v give_v it_o the_o very_a 23._o name_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v more_o fatal_a than_o its_o father_n they_o term_v it_o the_o strength_n and_o law_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o content_a to_o persuade_v we_o to_o the_o crime_n but_o endeavour_n to_o enforce_v we_o thereunto_o it_o mingle_v force_n with_o persuasion_n and_o when_o it_o think_v the_o way_n by_o solicitation_n to_o be_v to_o mild_a it_o have_v recourse_n to_o violence_n and_o tyranny_n it_o grow_v the_o more_o furious_a by_o opposition_n it_o be_v stomach_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n by_o inhibition_n &_o it_o never_o become_v more_o insolent_a then_o when_o law_n be_v prescribe_v unto_o it_o to_o express_v the_o nature_n thereof_o to_o the_o life_n we_o must_v represent_v a_o tyrant_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o sin_n will_v enlarge_v his_o father_n empire_n &_o make_v all_o mankind_n his_o slave_n it_o establish_v its_o throne_n in_o our_o soul_n darken_v our_o understanding_n infuse_v wickedness_n into_o our_o will_n and_o fill_v our_o memory_n with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o all_o unjust_a act_n it_o abuse_v all_o

it_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o youth_n and_o revenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o own_o countenance_n for_o the_o unchaste_a thought_n which_o they_o without_o design_n have_v cause_v they_o never_o appear_v in_o public_a unvail_v they_o veland_n sentence_v themselves_o not_o to_o see_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v see_v very_o well_o know_v that_o these_o two_o fault_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n they_o will_v not_o cause_v love_n for_o fear_n of_o receive_v it_o they_o be_v so_o scrupnlous_a as_o they_o think_v their_o chastity_n blemish_v by_o man_n eye_n that_o as_o fruit_n lose_v their_o verdure_n if_o once_o touch_v a_o woman_n lose_v her_o chastity_n if_o once_o see_v and_o that_o since_o adultery_n begin_v by_o the_o eye_n sight_n be_v as_o much_o to_o be_v shun_v as_o touch_v they_o remember_v that_o their_o beauty_n be_v cause_n of_o scandal_n in_o heaven_n and_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n they_o fear_v to_o cause_v love_n in_o man_n since_o they_o imagine_v their_o mother_n have_v do_v the_o like_a in_o angel_n in_o c●ultimo_fw-la fine_a these_o chaste_a woman_n do_v sufficient_o witness_v by_o their_o negligence_n how_o much_o they_o undervalue_v their_o beauty_n for_o sackcloth_n be_v their_o habit_n ash_n the_o powder_n with_o which_o they_o perfume_v their_o head_n the_o white_a of_o innocency_n and_o red_a of_o shamefacedness_n be_v the_o paint_n they_o use_v modesty_n do_v give_v life_n to_o all_o their_o action_n and_o thus_o adorn_v they_o have_v jesus_n christ_n for_o their_o lover_n if_o the_o example_n of_o these_o famous_a woman_n can_v reform_v the_o disorder_n of_o those_o of_o our_o age_n yet_o ought_v they_o at_o least_o to_o think_v that_o beauty_n be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a to_o those_o that_o possess_v it_o than_o to_o those_o that_o covet_v it_o that_o it_o be_v expose_v to_o temptation_n and_o environ_v with_o scandal_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o occasion_n thereof_o and_o that_o if_o it_o do_v not_o form_v bad_a desire_n it_o be_v at_o least_o unfortunate_a in_o cause_v they_o this_o effect_n be_v so_o ordinary_a to_o beauty_n as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n make_v 2._o the_o contrary_a pass_n for_o a_o miracle_n for_o if_o the_o comeliness_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n infuse_v good_a thought_n if_o her_o countenance_n inspire_v chaste_a desire_n and_o if_o her_o eye_n the_o tear_n whereof_o do_v propagate_v our_o soul_n health_n do_v raise_v man_n soul_n to_o god_n it_o be_v rather_o a_o effect_n of_o grace_n then_o of_o nature_n and_o as_o her_o innocency_n be_v a_o privilege_n wherewith_o the_o heaven_n will_v honour_v her_o purity_n the_o sense_n of_o piety_n which_o she_o inspire_v into_o man_n heart_n be_v a_o favour_n wherewith_o they_o will_v advantage_v her_o beauty_n other_o saint_n do_v not_o deserve_v to_o obtain_v so_o much_o though_o nothing_o be_v so_o precious_a to_o they_o as_o their_o chastity_n they_o perceive_v nevertheless_o that_o their_o countenance_n cause_v sometime_o unchaste_a thought_n that_o flame_n i●hued_a from_o their_o eye_n which_o against_o their_o will_n set_v man_n heart_n on_o fire_n and_o that_o though_o their_o body_n be_v consecrate_v to_o jesus_n christ_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o cease_v to_o be_v please_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o enemy_n therefore_o do_v they_o revenge_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o upon_o themselves_o they_o sentence_v their_o mouth_n to_o moan_n their_o eye_n to_o tear_n and_o their_o heart_n to_o sigh_n ambros_n they_o do_v penance_n for_o a_o sin_n which_o they_o never_o commit_v and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v satisfy_v they_o punish_v the_o innocent_a for_o the_o guilty_a some_o of_o they_o be_v so_o generous_a as_o they_o pull_v out_o their_o own_o eye_n not_o be_v able_a to_o resolve_v to_o keep_v one_o part_n of_o their_o body_n which_o without_o their_o consent_n have_v be_v cause_n of_o unchastity_n if_o the_o beauty_n of_o unpolluted_a soul_n be_v so_o dangerous_a we_o must_v not_o wonder_v if_o the_o like_a in_o lose_a woman_n be_v so_o pernicious_a and_o that_o the_o devil_n make_v use_v thereof_o to_o corrupt_v the_o mighty_a man_n for_o woman_n be_v a_o fatal_a instrument_n in_o the_o devil_n hand_n he_o be_v never_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v then_o when_o assist_v by_o this_o fatal_a second_o if_o he_o undo_v adam_n by_o eve_n cunning_a if_o he_o make_v so_o many_o wound_n with_o one_o blow_n and_o if_o by_o one_o single_a combat_n he_o get_v so_o many_o victory_n it_o be_v because_o our_o first_o mother_n hold_v intelligence_n with_o he_o if_o he_o can_v tire_v out_o iob_n 2._o patience_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o good_n and_o his_o child_n he_o have_v recourse_n to_o his_o wife_n speak_v through_o her_o mouth_n he_o endeavour_n to_o make_v he_o despair_v and_o to_o persuade_v he_o under_o pretence_n of_o compassion_n to_o end_v his_o unhappy_a life_n by_o a_o honourable_a death_n but_o of_o all_o woman_n the_o handsome_a be_v proper_a for_o his_o design_n and_o when_o a_o singular_a beauty_n serve_v he_o for_o organ_n or_o interpreter_n he_o be_v almost_o sure_a to_o overcome_v those_o he_o assail_v by_o dalila_n charm_n he_o triumph_v over_o sampson_n c_o david_n strength_n by_o the_o allurement_n of_o bathsheba_n he_o engage_v david_n in_o adultery_n and_o in_o murder_n by_o the_o idle_a discourse_n of_o a_o handsome_a stranger_n he_o persuade_v the_o wise_a of_o all_o king_n to_o offer_v up_o incense_v to_o the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n he_o robe_v he_o of_o his_o wisdom_n by_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o continency_n and_o to_o execute_v so_o great_a a_o design_n he_o only_o use_v the_o countenance_n of_o a_o pagan_a princess_n but_o he_o never_o appear_v more_o powerful_a than_o when_o he_o set_v upon_o the_o whole_a army_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o when_o in_o a_o moment_n he_o make_v it_o unchaste_a and_o idolatrous_a this_o wicked_a spirit_n have_v to_o no_o purpose_n arm_v the_o midianite_n against_o the_o jew_n all_o their_o endeavour_n prove_v vain_a though_o their_o number_n be_v great_a and_o their_o soldier_n better_a warrior_n they_o be_v ever_o either_o repulse_v or_o beat_v the_o very_a name_n of_o israelite_n wan_a battle_n the_o glitter_a of_o their_o arm_n rout_v their_o enemy_n and_o the_o element_n anticipate_v the_o valour_n of_o these_o conqueror_n do_v most_o common_o begin_v the_o battle_n so_o many_o bad_a success_n make_v the_o devil_n have_v recourse_n to_o his_o old_a trick_n he_o command_v his_o partner_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o faithless_a prophet_n to_o set_v upon_o those_o with_o woman_n who_o he_o can_v not_o overcome_v by_o man_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o beauty_n where_o strength_n be_v bootless_a obey_v this_o his_o counsel_n they_o place_v before_o their_o battalion_n a_o troop_n of_o loose_a woman_n who_o carry_v look_a glass_n and_o idol_n in_o their_o hand_n invite_v the_o israelite_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n to_o lose_v their_o continence_n and_o to_o forgo_v their_o religion_n this_o wile_n be_v of_o so_o great_a power_n that_o the_o army_n in_o who_o favour_n the_o heaven_n have_v do_v so_o many_o miracle_n do_v adore_v these_o woman_n and_o their_o idol_n they_o forget_v their_o duty_n to_o obey_v their_o love_n and_o renounce_v their_o faith_n to_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n he_o still_o use_v the_o same_o cunning_n he_o corrupt_v christian_n as_o he_o do_v the_o israelite_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o woman_n be_v the_o small_a temptation_n wherewith_o he_o astonish_v the_o courage_n of_o man_n a_o handsome_a woman_n be_v the_o court_n plague_n after_o she_o have_v once_o resolve_v to_o bereave_v heart_n and_o to_o have_v servant_n she_o purchase_v as_o many_o subject_n to_o the_o devil_n as_o she_o deprive_v christ_n jesus_n off_o after_o once_o she_o have_v resolve_v to_o hazard_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o honest_a woman_n to_o purchase_v the_o name_n of_o a_o stately_a dame_n she_o turn_v to_o be_v a_o false_a deity_n to_o which_o all_o unchaste_a people_n offer_v incense_n a_o idol_n which_o make_v more_o idolatour_n than_o impiety_n make_v libertine_n a_o contagion_n which_o be_v take_v in_o by_o all_o the_o sense_n sweep_v away_o more_o man_n than_o the_o plague_n do_v consume_a fire_n which_o heat_v whatsoever_o it_o come_v nigh_o and_o burn_v all_o that_o it_o touch_v a_o monster_n 50._o which_o be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o please_a scatter_v abroad_o impurity_n wheresoever_o it_o pass_v and_o which_o commit_v murder_n and_o adultery_n by_o all_o the_o part_n of_o its_o body_n her_o look_n undo_v man_n the_o flame_n which_o proceed_v from_o her_o eye_n reduce_v soul_n to_o ash_n her_o word_n bewitch_v those_o that_o hear_v

thunder_n shall_v never_o roar_v over_o our_o head_n and_o though_o the_o sea_n shall_v never_o exceed_v her_o bound_n the_o element_n which_o we_o bear_v about_o we_o will_v notwithstanding_o condemn_v we_o to_o death_n death_n be_v so_o a_o punishment_n as_o it_o be_v also_o a_o consequence_n of_o our_o constitution_n whatsoever_o be_v compose_v of_o contrariety_n can_v not_o subsist_v without_o miracle_n and_o when_o the_o contrary_a party_n do_v no_o long_o agree_v their_o division_n must_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o what_o they_o compose_v man_n immortality_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n be_v not_o a_o effect_n of_o nature_n he_o lose_v this_o privilege_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o lose_v his_o righteousness_n and_o experience_n teach_v he_o that_o nature_n without_o grace_n can_v not_o keep_v he_o from_o death_n 117._o he_o shall_v then_o be_v unjust_a if_o he_o shall_v complain_v of_o a_o misfortune_n which_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n natural_a unto_o he_o and_o he_o may_v just_o be_v accuse_v of_o too_o much_o nicety_n if_o he_o shall_v not_o patient_o endure_v a_o punishment_n which_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v without_o a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n but_o i_o dare_v add_v that_o death_n be_v rather_o a_o favour_n than_o a_o punishment_n and_o that_o in_o the_o estate_n whereinto_o sin_n have_v reduce_v man_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o mark_n of_o justice_n as_o of_o mercy_n the_o evil_n which_o we_o undergo_v consider_v to_o live_v eternal_o will_v be_v eternal_a misery_n earth_n will_v become_v hell_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o our_o torment_n will_v make_v we_o wish_v death_n which_o be_v not_o dreadful_a save_v to_o those_o abuse_a soul_n which_o think_v themselves_o happy_a the_o miserable_a desire_n it_o and_o as_o death_n to_o one_o who_o live_v content_o be_v a_o punishment_n so_o be_v life_n to_o he_o who_o live_v discontentedly_n tertul._n cain_n desire_v to_o die_v have_v not_o the_o heaven_n prolong_v his_o life_n to_o punish_v his_o parricide_n he_o have_v prevent_v lamech_n cruelty_n and_o after_o have_v be_v his_o brother_n murderer_n he_o will_v have_v be_v his_o own_o hangman_n poet_n who_o cloak_n truth_n under_o fable_n have_v not_o without_o reason_n feign_a nature_n to_o have_v invent_v death_n to_o oblige_v her_o child_n for_o see_v that_o their_o offence_n have_v incense_v heaven_n that_o their_o life_n become_v a_o misery_n that_o fortune_n entrench_v upon_o their_o good_n calumny_n upon_o their_o innocency_n and_o sickness_n upon_o their_o health_n that_o the_o fever_n burn_v up_o their_o entrail_n by_o unsupportable_a heat_n that_o the_o gout_n sting_v their_o nerve_n and_o that_o they_o live_v not_o but_o in_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n she_o break_v the_o cord_n wherewith_o the_o soul_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o body_n and_o end_v their_o life_n to_o shorten_v their_o misery_n to_o leave_v fable_n to_o infidel_n be_v it_o not_o a_o constant_a truth_n among_o christian_n that_o life_n will_v be_v a_o eternal_a punishment_n do_v not_o death_n come_v in_o to_o the_o succour_n of_o old_a age_n mise●iae_fw-la to_o deliver_v we_o from_o it_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n if_o we_o be_v condemn_v to_o live_v there_o after_o we_o have_v lose_v the_o use_n of_o our_o member_n by_o the_o palsy_n and_o be_v grow_v blind_a and_o deaf_a hell_n be_v only_o more_o cruel_a than_o earth_n for_o that_o death_n be_v banish_v thence_o if_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o damn_a can_v have_v a_o end_n they_o shall_v los●_n the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o rigour_n and_o those_o miserable_a one_o will_v find_v some_o ease_n in_o their_o suffering_n if_o after_o many_o age_n they_o be_v assure_v to_o die_v nothing_o make_v they_o despair_n but_o that_o eternity_n of_o their_o punishment_n and_o nothing_o do_v so_o much_o comfort_v man_n as_o the_o shortness_n of_o their_o torture_n tyrant_n who_o unjust_o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v god_n in_o justice_n complain_v that_o death_n free_v their_o enemy_n from_o their_o indignation_n and_o that_o by_o assist_v the_o miserable_a it_o hinder_v their_o design_n for_o they_o very_o well_o know_v that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o revenge_v himself_o of_o his_o enemy_n who_o put_v he_o sudden_o to_o death_n and_o that_o those_o who_o will_v taste_v the_o pleasure_n of_o revenge_n never_o condemn_v a_o guilty_a man_n to_o die_v till_o he_o be_v re-possessed_n of_o their_o favour_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v few_o who_o owe_v not_o thanks_o to_o death_n thyeste_n those_o who_o fear_v he_o in_o prosperity_n invoke_v he_o in_o adversity_n those_o who_o shun_v he_o in_o opulency_n seek_v he_o out_o in_o poverty_n and_o those_o who_o list_v not_o to_o know_v his_o name_n in_o health_n call_v upon_o he_o in_o sickness_n he_o be_v the_o only_a cure_n of_o the_o incurable_a the_o assure_a succour_n of_o the_o afflict_a the_o desire_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o miserable_a and_o of_o as_o many_o as_o implore_v his_o succour_n there_o be_v none_o more_o oblige_v unto_o he_o than_o those_o who_o misery_n and_o desire_n he_o preven_v though_o these_o thought_n may_v seem_v uncouth_a to_o those_o who_o love_n life_n they_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v approve_v of_o by_o christianity_n and_o to_o pass_v for_o truth_n among_o the_o faithful_a if_o death_n be_v rigorous_a because_o he_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v please_v because_o he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o have_v change_v nature_n since_o he_o be_v consecrate_v in_o the_o person_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o have_v forgo_v those_o dreadful_a name_n which_o cause_v terror_n to_o assume_v those_o please_a one_o which_o bring_v consolation_n he_o be_v only_o asleep_a which_o charm_v our_o disquiet_n a_o passage_n which_o lead_v we_o unto_o life_n a_o happy_a shipwreck_n which_o throw_v we_o into_o the_o haven_n a_o enemy_n which_o take_v we_o out_o of_o prison_n a_o tyrant_n which_o break_v our_o chain_n and_o a_o son_n of_o sin_n which_o furnish_v we_o with_o weapon_n wherewithal_o to_o fight_v with_o and_o to_o overcome_v his_o father_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n death_n be_v a_o punishment_n wherewith_o divine_a justice_n do_v threaten_v man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o chastisement_n august_n wherewith_o she_o do_v punish_v the_o faulty_a and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n which_o she_o require_v at_o our_o hand_n and_o whereby_o she_o be_v appease_v former_o to_o astonish_v man_n he_o be_v tell_v if_o thou_o sin_v thou_o shall_v die_v and_o now_o to_o fortify_v he_o in_o persecution_n it_o be_v say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o die_v thou_o shall_v sin_v death_n which_o be_v a_o punishment_n be_v become_v a_o victim_n and_o the_o sinner_n chastisement_n be_v become_v the_o merit_n of_o the_o just_a the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v thus_o instruct_v we_o by_o his_o example_n when_o he_o will_v fight_v with_o sin_n he_o take_v up_o no_o other_o arm_n than_o death_n he_o think_v the_o victory_n will_v be_v more_o honourable_a wherein_o he_o shall_v employ_v the_o son_n against_o the_o father_n and_o where_o he_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o the_o effect_n to_o destroy_v the_o cause_n paul_n this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o great_a apostle_n teach_v we_o in_o these_o word_n where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v overcome_v sin_n by_o sin_n and_o that_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o offence_n he_o have_v find_v a_o remedy_n to_o cure_v we_o fictitious_a hercules_n vaunt_v himself_o among_o the_o poet_n to_o have_v overcome_v furent_fw-fr monster_n by_o other_o monster_n to_o have_v make_v himself_o weapon_n by_o their_o spoil_n and_o to_o have_v end_v his_o last_o labour_n by_o the_o help_n of_o what_o he_o have_v purchase_v in_o the_o former_a this_o fable_n of_o hercules_n be_v become_v a_o truth_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n oblige_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o the_o death_n of_o god_n which_o falsehood_n have_v find_v out_o in_o the_o life_n of_o man_n for_o he_o by_o die_v have_v satisfy_v his_o father_n he_o have_v destroy_v sin_n by_o its_o son_n he_o have_v save_v the_o sinner_n by_o his_o punishment_n religion_n bind_v we_o to_o confess_v that_o death_n be_v the_o rise_n of_o our_o happiness_n that_o it_o be_v the_o christian_n vow_v that_o without_o be_v miserable_a they_o rejoice_v in_o be_v mottall_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v want_v somewhat_o of_o their_o glory_n if_o since_o jesus_n christ_n do_v lose_v his_o life_n upon_o the_o cross_n they_o be_v to_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n without_o die_v they_o live_v with_o pain_n they_o die_v with_o pleasure_n and_o to_o describe_v a_o true_a christian_a according_a to_o tertullia_n language_n we_o must_v say_v that_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n