Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bear_v	life_n	live_v	4,791	5	5.2156	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04608	Certaine sermons preached of late at Ciceter, in the countie of Glocester vpon a portion of the first chapter of the Epistle of Iames: wherein the two seueral states, of the riche and poore man are compared and examined, the differences in quality, and duety betwixt them shewed, both directed to such Christian parts and offices, as the sufficiencie of the one may, and ought to performe, and the wants of the other do necessarily require. Penned at the earnest requests of diuers well affected inhabitantes of the place: and now published as wel for the vse of others, as for the further profit of that particular congregation. By Philip Iones, preacher of the word of God in the same towne. Allowed by authoritie.	Jones, Philip, fl. 1589.	1588 (1588)	STC 14728; ESTC S119440	57,767	138

good age which is the blessing of God whereas the gorged riche man doeth by his intemperance abbreuiate the continuance of his own life and so committes a greate sinne in the breach of the sixt commaundement of the lawe Exod. 20.13 Further the poore man by reason of his daylie labour and ordinarie trauell in his vocation doth so weaken the forces powers of his bodie for the time as that in the euening and houre of rest he refresheth himselfe with great pleasure hauing that sweet comfort of nature which is sleepe as it were at his commandement whereby he is so sufficiently reuiued that in the morning he returneth againe to his common busines fresh lustie ioyfull and fit for his worke whereas the riche man is in this point like to Ahassuerosh the king of Persia of whom we read in the booke of Hester Hest 6.1 who could not sleepe in the night and therefore called for the booke of the Records or Chronicles of the lande that by perusing of them hee might driue out the time of the night our riche men consider not that it pleaseth GOD manye times for a punishment to them to withholde his benefite of natural sleepe from their eyes the same being a speciall gifte of his for the preseruation of our nature which otherwise without the same could not possibly indure The first man Adam coulde not sleepe of himselfe vntill the Lord caused it to fall vpon him Gen. 2.21 as shewing thereby that it is in his hands either to giue it or not to giue it to send it or to withdraw it as pleaseth him And therefore in the vse of his iustice he doth many times depriue the riche mē of this comfort suffering them to lye tossing tumbling vpon their beds desiring this ordinary refreshing but cannot haue it and I my selfe haue hearde many of them complayning of the want thereof that they passe many nightes with little or no sleepe at al taking the same to come by some happe or fortune by the length of the night or some stirre and noyce not considering the iustice of God afflicting them in that sorte with vnrest in the night to put them in remembrāce of the ill spending of the day which thing being regarded of Salomon Eccl. 5.11 made him to affirme that the sleepe of him that trauaileth is sweete whether hee eate little or muche but the satietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe and againe the hearte of suche a man taketh no rest in the night Ib. 2.23 Moreouer the poore man by reason of the perpetuall necessities of his life is so well accustomed with common afflictions as hunger losse displeasure iniuries want of money and suche like thinges as that it is no trouble nor disquietnesse vnto him when he is in any such sort pinched because his youth and age and all the dayes of his life hath beene nothing els but as it were a schoole of discipline and furnace of tryall to him and therefore whatsoeuer crosse happeneth hee doeth endure it with patience and vndergoe it with contentation beyng well pleased with his lot but the rich man that hath bin acquainted with no such crosses hauing liued in ease wealth friendshippe prosperitie quietnesse pleasure and delight and therefore not knowing what affliction meaneth when he by the hand of God is neuer so little touched whether it be with an iniurie enemies hunger losse of children landes or wealth he is by by carried away beyonde the limites of all reasonable patience he fretteth and fumeth and taketh on like a madde man yea sometimes fometh out blasphemies against God and complaineth of the harde dealing of God towardes him as though God were bound by the receite of some benefite of his to extend alwayes the partes of loue curtesie for shew of thankfulnesse and so thinking that God shoulde still let him liue in such a flourishing state as somtimes he did when he feeles but a smal alteration though it be but a gentle admonition he takes it in no good part he growes outragious will not be perswaded to any moderatiō of mind so that it is impossible that the singuler vertue of patience should possesse his soule but the poore man is prepared for euery occasion come what affliction or aduersitie will come it is no newes to him seeing the whole course of his life hath been a practise of bearing and suffering Lastly the poore man hauing liued in his simple estate with a good conscience caried in all his actions when the time commeth that hee must pay his due to nature and goe the way of all flesh death which is common to al is welcome to him hee hath no great wil or testament to make no goods gotē by vsury and opression to restore no masse of money to leaue behinde him no store of treasure to breede in him a hatred of death but knowing that the same is his port of rest and conclusion of all sorowes he receiues it quietly ioyfully and Christianly But oh what a terror to the mind of the riche man is the consideration of death howe many greeuous sinnes hath he marching before him which makes him to abhorre the ende of his life the respect of his former felicitie in this world his wife his wealth his place his cofers his lands his houses his seruants euery of these perticulers ministers a thousand occasions of desiring life to his heart and as he lyeth loath to dye so hee knowes not howe to prepare himselfe for the same but many times it comes so to passe that the man that hath passed all his life in sinne and securitie and vanitie without a discharge of a good conscience towards God and the worlde is by the iustice of God so farre from repentance and a Christian ende as that what with carnall cares and hope of longer continuance and other things of the like qualitie wherof Satan at that time will powre in plentie and sufficient number into his head and braines he shall haue no remembrance of making an attonement betwixt God and his soule but shall die desperately without hope of mercie and impenitently without remorse for his sinne this point of difference in the departure of the rich and poore man is notably touched by the sonne of Sirachi Ecclus. 41.1.2 who in one verse cryeth out O death how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liueth at rest in his possessions vnto the man that hath nothing to vexe him that hath prosperitie in all things But in the next verse he proclaymeth O death how acceptable is thy iudgment to the needy vnto him whose strength fayleth and is vexed with all thinges c. Whereby is prooued that good resolution concerning death that the poore man carieth being glad when the ende of his miseries approcheth but contrariwise the horror and feare of death which possesseth the mind of the rich man who can in no case abide to