Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	apostle_n	bring_v	sin_n	4,680	5	5.1414	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84086	The eating of the body of Christ, considered in its principles. By John Despagne minister of the gospel. Translated out of French into English, by John Rivers of Chaford in Sussex, Esquire.	Espagne, Jean d', 1591-1659.; Rivers, John, of Chaford in Sussex.; Beau, Wil.	1652 (1652)	Wing E3257; Thomason E1309_2; ESTC R209023	55,931	203

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the_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o this_o effusion_n be_v make_v the_o sacrament_n which_o represent_v it_o as_o do_v and_o accomplish_v be_v without_o effusion_n of_o blood_n to_o show_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o blood_n shed_v for_o sin_n hence_o it_o be_v we_o have_v no_o more_o a_o sacrament_n which_o require_v the_o kill_n of_o any_o creature_n but_o sign_n wherein_o death_n do_v not_o intervene_v as_o be_v of_o themselves_o without_o life_n and_o of_o another_o substance_n than_o of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n chap._n xvii_o the_o nine_o consideration_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n man_n principal_o the_o common_a people_n do_v natural_o love_v similitude_n because_o they_o be_v draw_v from_o thing_n perceptible_a to_o the_o sense_n or_o otherwise_o common_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v conceive_v but_o similitude_n represent_v not_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o subject_n and_o do_v not_o say_v what_o a_o thing_n be_v but_o what_o it_o resemble_v so_o our_o lord_n will_v not_o tell_v we_o simple_o that_o his_o body_n have_v resemblance_n unto_o bread_n nor_o only_a that_o the_o bread_n be_v a_o seal_n unto_o we_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o body_n but_o also_o have_v show_v we_o the_o cause_n and_o quality_n of_o this_o communion_n these_o word_n to_o eat_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n signify_v not_o only_o to_o take_v it_o for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o we_o take_v food_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o our_o body_n this_o similitude_n if_o we_o specify_v no_o more_o teach_v we_o but_o very_o general_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o communion_n and_o do_v not_o set_v forth_o the_o entire_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o in_o the_o eucharist_n our_o lord_n do_v not_o propound_v himself_o as_o flesh_n in_o general_a but_o as_o flesh_n sacrifice_v for_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o point_n of_o great_a consequence_n in_o this_o matter_n i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o the_o word_n eat_v be_v 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who_o add_v thereto_o something_o of_o their_o own_o chap._n xviii_o the_o ten_o consideration_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o supper_n we_o know_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o carry_v a_o similitude_n beyond_o its_o end_n for_o when_o two_o divers_a thing_n be_v compare_v to_o one_o another_o it_o be_v never_o in_o all_o and_o through_o all_o but_o only_o in_o some_o regard_n when_o for_o example_n our_o lord_n in_o st._n matth._n 13._o v._n 46._o compare_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o a_o pearl_n of_o great_a price_n his_o intention_n be_v but_o to_o express_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o value_n and_o richness_n of_o the_o gospel_n now_o he_o that_o will_v under_o pretence_n of_o this_o word_n pearl_n dispute_v philosophical_o of_o all_o the_o kind_n and_o propriety_n of_o pearl_n search_v of_o what_o matter_n they_o be_v make_v and_o how_o they_o be_v form_v and_o subtle_o fit_v all_o this_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n will_v surpass_v the_o bound_n wherein_o jesus_n christ_n have_v confine_v the_o similitude_n for_o he_o do_v not_o in_o all_o quality_n compare_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o a_o pearl_n but_o only_o in_o the_o price_n or_o esteem_v which_o man_n have_v of_o it_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v few_o find_v among_o those_o who_o expound_v the_o scripture_n who_o keep_v themselves_o within_o these_o limit_n there_o be_v even_o of_o those_o who_o regard_v no_o measure_n when_o they_o handle_v a_o comparison_n if_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o vine_n they_o will_v name_v all_o sort_n of_o vine_n and_o their_o difference_n and_o tell_v you_o what_o territory_n be_v proper_a to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prune_v and_o keep_v also_o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o

small_a fault_n and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o flatter_v ourselves_o with_o this_o pernicious_a maxim_n of_o the_o vulgar_a viz._n we_o have_v no_o need_n of_o so_o much_o knowledge_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o christian_n who_o strive_v to_o instruct_v himself_o more_o and_o more_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o these_o omission_n which_o he_o be_v force_v to_o make_v up_o do_v deprive_v he_o of_o the_o save_a communion_n of_o the_o sacrament_n not_o without_o cause_n do_v the_o scripture_n give_v we_o to_o know_v that_o even_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o when_o jesus_n christ_n give_v they_o the_o eucharist_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n be_v defile_v with_o notable_a error_n luke_n 22._o v._n 24._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o know_v more_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o understand_v better_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n jesus_n than_o his_o disciple_n do_v when_o they_o be_v admit_v to_o that_o first_o supper_n chap._n ii_o why_o do_v not_o the_o read_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n move_v we_o so_o much_o as_o the_o read_n of_o many_o other_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n we_o know_v that_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o we_o declare_v in_o the_o supper_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v naked_a and_o idle_a or_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o brain_n it_o must_v descend_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o stir_v up_o the_o affection_n now_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o ought_v to_o move_v we_o equal_o with_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o least_o of_o his_o anguish_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o sensible_a unto_o we_o than_o those_o of_o all_o man_n together_o nevertheless_o if_o we_o read_v that_o sad_a preparation_n of_o abraham_n go_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n or_o the_o pitiful_a word_n of_o jacob_n when_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o some_o beast_n have_v devour_v joseph_n or_o the_o sack_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o babylonian_n yea_o how_o they_o handle_v that_o miserable_a king_n zedekias_n we_o be_v touch_v more_o lively_a and_o these_o story_n will_v draw_v more_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n than_o the_o history_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o as_o there_o be_v tear_n of_o joy_n they_o will_v soon_o fall_v from_o our_o eye_n in_o read_v how_o joseph_n meet_v with_o his_o brother_n and_o of_o the_o cry_n which_o he_o cast_v forth_o when_o he_o make_v himself_o know_v unto_o they_o than_o in_o hear_v of_o christ_n come_v forth_o of_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o the_o joy_n which_o his_o disciple_n have_v to_o see_v he_o rise_v again_o yet_o so_o it_o be_v that_o neither_o the_o knife_n which_o be_v to_o cut_v jsaacks_n throat_n nor_o the_o bloody_a coat_n of_o joseph_n nor_o the_o desolation_n and_o cry_v in_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o to_o we_o of_o such_o importance_n as_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o his_o resurrection_n be_v more_o considerable_a to_o we_o than_o the_o exaltation_n of_o joseph_n for_o to_o resolve_v this_o question_n we_o have_v divers_a thing_n to_o consider_v first_o the_o suffering_n of_o those_o who_o be_v but_o man_n do_v easy_o move_v we_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o natural_a than_o to_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n in_o the_o calamity_n of_o those_o who_o be_v like_o we_o but_o the_o grief_n of_o jesus_n christ_n present_v themselves_o unto_o we_o in_o a_o person_n which_o can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o any_o commiseration_n or_o natural_a commotion_n for_o we_o think_v of_o god_n himself_o suffer_v in_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o he_o forbid_v the_o tear_n of_o those_o who_o bewail_v he_o as_o a_o man_n who_o affliction_n be_v pity_v or_o the_o loss_n of_o who_o be_v much_o lament_v luke_n 23._o v._n 28._o whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o the_o history_n of_o the_o passion_n be_v not_o write_v in_o a_o pitiful_a and_o pathetic_a style_n as_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremiah_n or_o the_o complaint_n of_o david_n over_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n or_o the_o ulcer_n of_o job_n or_o the_o sad_a solitude_n of_o the_o jsraelite_n by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n for_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o propound_v unto_o we_o a_o spectacle_n of_o human_a calamity_n but_o a_o point_n of_o high_a consideration_n moreover_o this_o condole_v which_o have_v place_n in_o other_o subject_n be_v find_v either_o exclude_v or_o swallow_v up_o in_o this_o here_o by_o more_o noble_a and_o more_o spiritual_a motion_n as_o be_v the_o horror_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o have_v crucify_v the_o prince_n of_o glory_n the_o terror_n of_o that_o dreadful_a severity_n which_o god_n have_v display_v upon_o his_o own_o son_n the_o admiration_n of_o his_o incomparable_a wisdom_n who_o can_v join_v his_o mercy_n with_o his_o justice_n the_o unspeakable_a joy_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o thence_o unto_o we_o and_o the_o ardent_a love_n which_o we_o bear_v towards_o the_o father_n who_o have_v give_v his_o son_n and_o towards_o the_o son_n who_o have_v give_v himself_o to_o death_n for_o we_o for_o these_o be_v the_o true_a resentment_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o spiritual_a resentment_n be_v not_o natural_o perceptible_a of_o our_o affection_n but_o be_v a_o stranger_n unto_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o move_v towards_o it_o but_o as_o they_o be_v draw_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o even_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n they_o be_v not_o carry_v thither_o with_o so_o full_a a_o vigour_n and_o so_o much_o readiness_n as_o towards_o those_o object_n whereto_o they_o be_v enclineable_a of_o themselves_o moreover_o the_o spiritual_a affection_n although_o they_o be_v strong_a and_o vehement_a be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v move_v and_o to_o be_v feel_v for_o forasmuch_o as_o 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