Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	king_n	time_n	69	3	3.3720	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57477	The preciousnesse of Christ unto beleevers. Or, A treatise wherein the absolute necessity, the transcendent excellency, the supereminent graces, the beauty, rarity and usefulnesse of Christ is opened and applyed. By John Robotham, preacher of the Gospel	Robotham, John, fl. 1654.	1647 (1647)	Wing R1733; ESTC R208474	115,896	303

the_o temple_n do_v profane_v the_o sabbaoth_n and_o be_v blameless_a though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o highpriest_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o inferior_a sacrifice_a priest_n at_o once_o heb._n 9_o 6._o but_o now_o christ_n be_v a_o priest_n alone_o he_o by_o himself_o alone_o have_v appear_v to_o take_v away_o sin_n he_o have_v by_o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n heb._n 1._o 3._o his_o own_o self_n bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o prophet_n i_o even_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o beside_o i_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n second_o in_o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n there_o be_v a_o change_n a_o succession_n and_o a_o moveablenesse_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v many_o priest_n be_v 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d the_o apostle_n they_o be_v not_o suffer_v 〈…〉_o by_o reason_n of_o death_n heb._n ●_o 23._o but_o 〈…〉_o be_v for_o ever_o after_o 〈…〉_o of_o melchise●●●_n 〈◊〉_d ●●ich_a melchisedec_n be_v 〈…〉_o father_n 〈…〉_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d beginning_n of_o life_n or_o end_n of_o day_n heb._n 7._o 3._o ●●at_o be_v his_o priesthood_n come_v not_o by_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o kindred_n as_o that_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n do_v the_o leviticall_a priest_n have_v their_o priesthood_n by_o generation_n by_o succession_n from_o father_n to_o son_n it_o be_v hereditary_a to_o they_o neither_o may_v they_o be_v put_v beside_o it_o except_o it_o be_v for_o some_o natural_a blemish_n as_o blindness_n lameness_n crookedness_n and_o the_o like_a levit._n 21._o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n but_o melchisedec_n priesthood_n be_v not_o after_o this_o manner_n his_o be_v not_o by_o natural_a descent_n but_o it_o be_v institute_v and_o give_v he_o of_o god_n at_o a_o time_n neu●●_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n neit●●●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o expiration_n or_o end_v there_o 〈…〉_o ●●oken_n of_o that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v a_o ap●●●semblance_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o everlasting_a priesthood_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o impasseable_a priesthood_n a_o priesthood_n that_o can_v pass_v or_o be_v translate_v from_o he_o to_o another_o heb._n 7._o 24._o in_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n order_n every_o priest_n bare_a office_n but_o for_o his_o own_o time_n and_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v put_v out_o for_o misdemeanour_n as_o we_o see_v in_o abiathar_n 1_o king_n 2._o 26._o yea_o and_o the_o whole_a order_n be_v dissolve_v at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o christ_n himself_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o his_o priesthood_n continue_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o and_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o infinite_o beyond_o all_o time_n therefore_o he_o will_v have_v no_o successor_n or_o vicar_n christ_n priesthood_n like_o melchisedec_n come_v neither_o by_o father_n or_o mother_n as_o you_o hear_v for_o he_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v as_o touch_v priesthood_n save_v only_o that_o a_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v once_o to_o his_o cost_n usurp_v that_o office_n and_o again_o as_o we_o read_v not_o of_o the_o moment_n of_o melchisedec_n either_o inauguration_n or_o cease_v so_o be_v christ_n ever_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n a_o priest_n and_o ever_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o end_n yesterday_o and_o to_o day_n and_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o three_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n offer_v daily_a offering_n oftentimes_o the_o priest_n go_v always_o into_o the_o first_o tabernacle_n accomplish_v the_o service_n of_o god_n heb._n 9_o 6._o and_o the_o highpriest_n enter_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n viz._n the_o inmost_a tabernacle_n every_o year_n with_o blood_n ver_fw-la 25._o but_o christ_n offer_v but_o one_o sacrifice_n once_o for_o ever_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v he_o appear_v to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o say_v the_o apostle_n ver_fw-la 26._o and_o he_o do_v illustrate_v this_o truth_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o argument_n his_o simile_n be_v in_o those_o word_n as_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n so_o christ_n be_v once_o offer_v to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o and_o unto_o they_o that_o look_v for_o he_o shall_v be_v appear_v the_o second_o time_n without_o sin_n unto_o salvation_n heb._n 9_o 27_o 28._o the_o explication_n or_o unfolding_n of_o this_o similitude_n take_v thus_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o interpose_v between_o the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n and_o his_o eternal_a doom_n or_o judgement_n nothing_o can_v either_o mar_v or_o mend_v his_o estate_n but_o as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o shall_v lie_v whether_o towards_o the_o north_n or_o towards_o the_o south_n towards_o heaven_n or_o towards_o hell_n so_o between_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o second_o come_v there_o be_v no_o hilasticall_a or_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n interject_v either_o to_o add_v perfection_n to_o the_o first_o or_o to_o ransom_n those_o that_o have_v contemn_v it_o and_o to_o this_o look_v that_o scripture_n where_o it_o it_o be_v say_v if_o we_o sin_v wilful_o after_o that_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n hebrew_n 10._o 26._o there_o be_v not_o a_o second_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v expect_v christ_n shall_v appear_v the_o second_o time_n without_o sin_n that_o be_v without_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n man_n must_v lay_v hold_v of_o that_o one_o once_o offer_v and_o not_o despise_v it_o not_o seem_v to_o embrace_v it_o and_o afterward_o cast_v it_o away_o for_o if_o they_o do_v there_o will_v never_o come_v a_o second_o to_o expiate_v such_o a_o offence_n the_o argument_n which_o the_o apostle_n use_v to_o prove_v that_o christ_n sacrifice_n 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four_o other_o priest_n and_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v but_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v heb._n 10._o 1._o and_o so_o likewise_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o the_o utensile_n thereof_o in_o and_o by_o which_o they_o officiate_v chap._n 9_o 9_o but_o now_o christ_n be_v the_o very_a 1._o very_a ita_fw-la interpretandum_fw-la est_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 10._o 1._o essential_a form_n or_o the_o lively_a and_o substantial_a representation_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v shadow_v in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o which_o he_o offer_v not_o make_v with_o hand_n as_o the_o other_o be_v heb._n 9_o 11._o for_o that_o other_o be_v a_o figure_n for_o the_o time_n present_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v but_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n be_v the_o very_a substance_n and_o thing_n itself_o figure_v by_o that_o resemblance_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o all_o those_o mystical_a and_o shadowish_a service_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 1._o 17._o the_o dispensation_n of_o life_n and_o righteousness_n christ_n alone_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o leviticall_a priest_n and_o bull_n and_o goat_n and_o altar_n and_o ceremony_n may_v be_v type_n 23._o type_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pattern_n heb._n 9_o 23._o but_o he_o be_v the_o antitype_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o all_o five_o other_o priest_n enter_v only_o into_o that_o place_n which_o be_v typical_o holy_a the_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o figure_n for_o the_o time_n then_o present_a heb._n 9_o 8_o 9_o it_o be_v make_v with_o hand_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v 1._o call_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 9_o 1._o a_o worldly_a sanctuary_n

upon_o it_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v perfect_o good_a but_o only_o he_o check_v the_o pharisaical_a opinion_n of_o perfection_n in_o those_o that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o man_n christ_n be_v more_o than_o a_o mere_a man_n if_o the_o young_a man_n have_v know_v so_o much_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v reprove_v for_o call_v he_o good_a in_o a_o sense_n of_o absoluteness_n and_o perfection_n such_o a_o epithet_n be_v right_o applyable_a unto_o christ_n have_v the_o young_a pharisee_n be_v ware_n of_o his_o deity_n or_o have_v he_o know_v the_o strange_a manner_n of_o his_o conception_n viz._n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o may_v have_v say_v of_o he_o as_o the_o psalmist_n do_v thou_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o so_o the_o title_n of_o good_a master_n will_v never_o have_v be_v except_v against_o second_o christ_n as_o man_n also_o be_v abase_v and_o yet_o in_o his_o abasement_n he_o be_v very_o excellent_a it_o be_v a_o very_a comely_a sight_n to_o see_v a_o great_a personage_n of_o a_o meek_a humble_a and_o lowly_a carriage_n willing_a to_o stoop_v and_o to_o come_v down_o from_o his_o height_n so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o a_o sordid_a and_o unfitting_a way_n now_o so_o it_o be_v with_o christ_n he_o wash_v the_o very_a foot_n of_o his_o disciple_n he_o become_v poor_a to_o make_v we_o rich_a he_o fast_v that_o we_o may_v feast_v he_o go_v on_o foot_n that_o we_o may_v ride_v as_o i_o may_v say_v he_o die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v the_o apostle_n say_v that_o though_o he_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n and_o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n or_o sacrilege_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n yet_o he_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n philip_n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8._o now_o mark_v i_o pray_v the_o antithesis_fw-la or_o opposition_n which_o these_o word_n hold_v forth_o christ_n be_v from_o all_o eternity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o *_o essential_a form_n of_o god_n essence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v the_o outward_a shape_n face_n or_o figure_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o because_o god_n have_v not_o therefore_o here_o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o divine_a essence_n or_o in_o the_o glorious_a nature_n and_o condition_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o take_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o state_n be_v and_o condition_n of_o a_o servant_n he_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n call_v therefore_o the_o mighty_a god_n and_o the_o everlasting_a father_n esa_n 9_o 6._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a or_o the_o true_a god_n 1_o john_n 5_o 20._o yet_o he_o be_v content_a to_o be_v find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o similitude_n and_o shape_n of_o man_n that_o be_v in_o the_o very_a rank_n nature_n and_o quality_n of_o man_n subject_a to_o man_n passion_n and_o every_o way_n a_o right_a man_n sin_n only_o except_v whereof_o you_o hear_v before_o again_o be_v think_v it_o no_o rapine_n or_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n yet_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v denude_v and_o robe_v of_o his_o glory_n by_o sinful_a man_n god_n call_v he_o the_o man_n that_o be_v his_o fellow_n zach._n 13._o 7._o and_o yet_o he_o be_v make_v a_o fellow_n to_o thief_n and_o malefactor_n yea_o he_o be_v make_v inferior_a and_o underling_n to_o base_a man_n a_o very_a murderer_n be_v prefer_v before_o he_o though_o he_o be_v full_a of_o glory_n and_o excellency_n yet_o he_o do_v empty_v himself_o of_o all_o for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o evacuate_v or_o empty_v himself_o that_o be_v he_o reduce_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v to_o nothing_o or_o as_o a_o father_n have_v it_o he_o exhaust_v himself_o he_o draw_v himself_o dry_a last_o though_o he_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o lord_n of_o life_n yet_o he_o humble_v himself_o unto_o death_n and_o the_o base_a death_n of_o all_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v a_o roman_a kind_n of_o execution_n and_o assert_v even_o by_o a_o roman_a orator_n to_o be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o ignominious_a and_o shameful_a civem_fw-la romanum_fw-la scelus_fw-la est_fw-la verberare_fw-la propè_fw-la paricidium_fw-la n●care_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la in_o crucem_fw-la tollere_fw-la say_v that_o orator_n it_o be_v a_o heinous_a wickedness_n to_o beat_v a_o roman_a it_o be_v almost_o parricide_n to_o kill_v he_o what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o crucify_v he_o how_o beyond_o measure_n heinous_a be_v that_o yet_o thus_o low_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n bring_v and_o it_o add_v likewise_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o humility_n and_o lowliness_n that_o he_o be_v voluntary_a in_o all_o this_o debasement_n he_o be_v not_o force_v or_o compel_v to_o it_o no_o man_n take_v my_o life_n from_o i_o say_v he_o but_o i_o lay_v it_o down_o of_o myself_o joh._n 10._o 18._o and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o his_o life_n be_v true_a also_o of_o all_o his_o divine_a glory_n it_o be_v not_o violent_o snatch_v from_o he_o whither_o he_o will_v or_o no_o but_o he_o do_v willing_o cheerful_o spontaneous_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n divest_v and_o strip_v himself_o of_o it_o now_o certain_o thus_o to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n from_o divinity_n to_o humanity_n from_o a_o kingdom_n to_o slavery_n from_o life_n to_o death_n and_o all_o this_o of_o his_o own_o free_a and_o willing_a disposition_n without_o any_o compulsion_n or_o enforcement_n this_o add_v no_o little_a grace_n and_o lustre_n to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o very_a seemly_a sight_n to_o see_v a_o venerable_a person_n condescend_v stoop_v low_a and_o deny_v himself_o to_o see_v a_o king_n cast_v aside_o his_o robe_n of_o majesty_n and_o descend_v to_o a_o low_a pitch_n for_o the_o do_v 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