Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	believe_v	life_n	sin_n	7,878	5	4.6423	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B16254	The path-way to please God Which way whomsoeuer walketh, especially in the time of anie worldly affliction, shalbe defended against all temptations.	Wallis, Thomas, fl. 1583.	1617 (1617)	STC 24991.5; ESTC S106290	15,317	128

doth fall from thee But euen for thine owne agony and passion sake I beseeche thee to intreate my Heauenly father for me to release and pardon my former negligence and wretched carelesse vnthankfulnes and to forgiue my great transgressions and offences Through which I haue spent so long a time without calling for Grace receiue my humble Petitions and heartie submission accept my repentance which my hart mind and soule doe yeelde vnto thee and with perfect consent agreement do earnestly sue vnto thee for thy fauour and louing countenaunce with assured hope that thou wilte intreat for me and strengthen me and that thorow thee I may obtaine grace frō aboue wherby I may euer hereafter truly serue my Lord God and neuer fall from him againe Suffer thou not my mercifull Redeemer that sathan and his wily Ministers and subtile spirits who according vnto theyr kinde can craftily change themselues into Angelles of light bearing or rather counterfeting the countenance of truth by their practises and sundry temtations are able to ouerthrow and deeeiue so manie ouer whome thou giuest them power to preuaile and generably ouer all creatures whose force is ouer-weake if thy grace and holy Spirit be not assistaunt or rather a defendant in the behalfe of vs miserable wretches against the assaultes and allu●ements of so great mighty aduersaries Wherefore O Christ in thy might defende vs keepe vs vnder thy protection bee thou our continuall mediatour vnto our Heauenlie Father for vs his prodigall children the straying sheepe from his folde and the widdowes lost groat Bee thou our aduocate that he may receiue vs againe as obedient and penitent children confessing our Sinnes against him with most harty repentance Our onelie hope and trust of saluation O Christ resteth in thee and our vtter and euerlasting Damnation commeth thorough our own manifold transgressions nothing can helpe vs nor other remedie wee haue none but this that it pleased our heauenly father to send thee to be our redeemer and Sauiour euen so many as doe faithfully beleeue through thy Death for vs to haue receiued full free redemption and remission of sins Such O Christ haue euerlasting life and shall not come vnto damnation but are escapt from death vnto life Bee thou therefore continually with vs i● grace faith and hope comforte vs in all distresse affliction and troubles accept and receiue our lamentable and greeuous complaints for our sins past Mollifie these our stome hearts that we may truly hartily and sincerelie cry vnto our heauenly father for mercy that we may serue him with all our hearts mindes and strength and diligentlie search the holy scriptures for in them we haue eternall life and they are the Testimonie and witnesse bearers of our Heauenly Father Deny not O most deere Christe thy mercie to vs penitent and sorrowfull sinners Let vs that seeke thy fauour and heartily repent vs of our wicked liues find release and forgiuenesse at thy pittifull hand Open vnto vs O Christ euen vnto vs that do earnestly knocke with the heauie Teares of our hearts at the still gentle gates of thy tender mercy those gracious gates frō which all Mercie doth abound according to that heauenly and gladde proclamation commanding vs to aske and wee shall obtain mercy to seek and wee shall finde fauour to knock and it shall be opened vnto vs what euen all aboundance of Grace plentie of mercy fauour free remission and forgiuenesse of sinnes yea and all ioy blisse and life euerlasting If we return from this worlde vnto thee if wee leaue following the desires thereof and cleaue vnto thee thou art the only peacemaker betwixt vs and our Heauenly father To whome with thee the holy Ghost bee all praise honor and glorie for euer Amen A praier to bee said going to bed Thankes be giuen to thee O Lord God for all thy mercies Hallowed be thy name for all thy wonderfull workes Vouchsafe this night to preserue me in thy safe custody as thou hast this day past defended me Make me strong thorough thee to vnderstand all maner of temptations illusions dreams and fantastes of the night through the deceits wherof a number of wretched souls haue faln from thee Ah my Lorde God I do heartily beseech thee that I may not onely receyue quiet rest of body but that my mind may also be quiet and my soul safely preserued from all perils and dangers Saue mee for Christe his sake in thy blessed tuition and lightē in me the bright flames of thy grace Wee miserable sinners O Lord God euen all the nūber of earthly creatures haue no power of our selues to withstand the assaults temptations of our bodilie and Ghostly aduersaries but through thee Againe such are the fierce temptations subtil baits and craft● fl●ights of our Enemies that if thou bee not our defender our soules cannot escape the snares which day and night are laide to catch vs and bring our soules vnto confusion Louing father all this thou knowst and doost not wish the death of a sinner remember vs how weake wee are and defend vs sithe in thee is all our trust Let not our enemies by night or day preuayle against vs for if thou bee our keeper no euill can subdue and ouercome vs vnlesse thou O Lord God doest permit and suffer it Into thy hands commend I my Soule beseeching thee to receiue the same into thy blessed tuition Shew vnto me thy louing Countenance and make me thy true seruant strengthen me in all good things that may make me able to serue thee Let thy peace and grace remayne with me at all times and that the loue of thy blessed sonne Christ shewed towardes all creatures in redeeming vs may euermore continue towards vs to the comfort of our souls and let the comfortable fellowshippe of thy holy spirite direct all my thoughtes and workes assuring my Life in this vale of wretchednes that in my life I may serue thee and at my death glorify thee Through Christ our Lord Amen A prayer to be said in the time of sicknes Through the extremity of this thy gentle louing correction O Lord I am put in remembrāce of my greeuous sinnes through which I haue falne from thee I acknowledge to haue deserued more sharper scourge But such is thy mercie to chastice me so gently for which I hartily thank thee am hartily sorrie that I haue so much displeased thee Lord haue mercy vpon me and regard mine humble submission and reiect me not because I haue bene stubborne heretofore In thee alone resteth al my hope comfort consolation I trust through our Lord Iesus Christ thy deere son to haue remission and free pardon of all my sins and offences which are in numerable and which do deserue great punnishment if thou shouldest reuenge in thy wrath or deale with me according to my worldly actes but I do firmely beleeue that through the onely merits of christ al my

faults shal bee vtterly blotted out of thy sight at the day of thy general iudgment that my name shal be registred ●…n the booke of euerlasting ●…fe Mittigate O Lord GOD thy heauie wrath which I haue deserued ●…elease me of those punishments where-with thou 〈…〉 mercy hast prooued me Euen as thy will is O Lord solet it be with me vnto the end of this transitory life This thy gentle chastisement which we cal a gentle correctiō by the which we whom it hath pleased thee to visite are touched with grief of the stomack ache of the bones paine of the head and generally in all other partes of the Bodye is not a sufficient correction for vs. I know O lord God that in my selfe is not one good thought or deed and that thereby I thy miserable wretched creature haue iustly deserued death and damnation both of bodie and soule were not thy Mercies aboue my innumerable iniquities wherfore I do humblie sue vnto thee for reliefe and comfort in whome resteth all health of Bodye in this worlde and the saluation of the soul in the world to come nothing doubting but that it wil please thee to haue pity and compassion vpon me to restore vnto me my health again in this world and that alwayes I may heereafter liue in thy feare or that it wil please thee to dissolue this flesh in me and when thy good pleasure is take me out of this life giue mee a place with thee among thy holy Angels A prayer for Grace and Wisedome MOst mighty God and mercifull father pour into my hart thy heauenly grace Wisedome Comfort my sinfull soule with thy heauenly manna mollifie my hard heart with the sweete and pleasant Oyle of thy most holye word Suffer mee not O mercifull Lord to swerue or slide from the wayes of trueth but grant that by helpe of thy holie Spirit I may walke in the same vnto my liues end and let not thy heauenly wisdom depart frō me at any time during this life According to the multitude of thy mercies doe away mine offence Preserue mee from this my youth and infancy vnder thy fauourable protectiō Giue mee O Lorde that grace that I may euen to the graue continue a faithfull manly soldier in defence of thy trueth that I may in al my life daily grow to the ripe perfection of godly wisedom and truely and iustly acknowledge thee my onelyl God that I may only fear and honour thee That I may cleaue fast vnto thee that I may trust only to thee That I do not after the abhomination of any idolatrous people worship stocks or stones Neither let me O Lord hearken to any false Prophets that reach their own imaginations and not the word of God Now vouchsafe O Lord God to heare mee and let thy holy wisedom gouern mee I know O GOD that no creature can truly say I haue done my duty in the seruice of the Lord neither is it in the power of Man who is so deeply subiect to sinne to escape al these stumbling blocks which haue made our waies so dangerous and perillous thorough those innumerable slightes and practises where-with sathan our great enemie through his malice craft hath deuised to intrap our sinfull soules to our vtter destruction Lord of thy great mercy roote and pull out of my hart all the workes of sathan namely fornication Adulterie vncleannesse Wantonnesse pride enuy vnnaturall desires vnpure thoughts lewde behauiour ydlenesse and al other vicious and naughtie actions which beeing followed according to the pleasures and delig●ts of the Worlde in this Life bring with them euerlasting Damnation of bodye and soule in the worlde to come Encrease in mee O Lorde such aboundance of thy Grace Wisedome and Heauenly Blessing that thorough the operation of the same in mee I may prooue a true workman in thy haruest such a seruant as occupyeth his Maisters Tallent vnto gaine a witnes that beareth testimonie of Christ to all People and at all times and in euerie place continue constant in thy trueth during the whole course of this my mortal life In thy truth O God doe I delight therefore make mee perfect in that same In thee alone do I repose my whole trust and confidence saue me O god of all m●rcie and defend me against my enemies Establish and confirme mee O Lord in faith towardes thee Keepe thou my lips and gouerne my tongue Suffer not my hart to purpose any thing that may displease thee nor my tongue or lippes at any time to speak oght whereby I should purchase thy wrath Whosoeuer doth trust in thee O God shall vnderstand thy truth the faithfull shall haue rest in thy fauor but the vngodly according to their own wicked thoughts shal find corruption The soules of the iust are in the hāds of God and the force of deth shall not touch them All wisedom commeth from the Lorde and hath beene with him alwayes and is with him from the beginning The feare of the Lord doth expell sin Lord of thy great mercie graunt me thy Heauenly wisedom wherby I may truly learne to know thee rightly and be diligent to performe all thy precepts effectually Lord leaue mee not in my yong daies but let thy heauenly wisedome enter into my hart make thy habitation in my soule so shall I liue in thy fauour and perseuer in thy lawes through thy grace Let not them that trust in thee O Lord GOD of hoastes bee ashamed let not those that seek thee be confounded O God heare me in the truth of thy saluation In thee alone O heauenly Father are all good things generally what is not of thee is altogither nought Replenth ofesse me O Lord with all good gifts shewe thy louing countenance towardes mee gouerne me by thy grace cōtinue me in the fauor and protect and defēd me now and euermore vnder the winges of thy manifolde mercies so shall no vile temptation haue power to preuaile against me Such is the force of thy Heauenly Wisedome O God that whosoeuer obtaineth the same and directeth his life accordingly shall prosper see good dayes O Lord GOD vouchsafe to graunt these things vnto mee for thy sons Christ his sake our onely Lord and sauiour Amen A godly praier for the preseruation of the Kings Maiesty GRant O lord God vnto this little Realme of England that our royall King Iames may long liue raigne and rule ouer vs poure the rich plentifull gifts of thy heauenly wisedome and grace into his godly heart by the continuall operation whereof he may euermore frō hence foorth as heeretofore his grace hath done ordaine establish good wholesome laws both for the increase maintenance and preseruation of the free passage of thy holy worde and sure and perfect establishing of the same in all parts of his Realmes and dominions according to his Highnesse godly will great care and zealous endeuour so many yeares already spent and