Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	die_v	live_v	11,962	5	5.5900	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04705	A pillar erected to the memory of that holy, humble, and faithful servant of Iesus Christ, Mr. Henry Iesse, who rested from his labours upon the fourth day of the seventh month, 1663. In the sixty third year of his age.		1663 (1663)	Wing P2238; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[53]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[74]	1,125	1

A PILLAR ERECTED To the Memory of that Holy Humble and Faithful Servant of Iesus Christ Mr. Henry Iesse who rested from his Labours upon the fourth day of the seventh Month 1663. In the Sixty Third Year of his Age. IS Jesse Dead How can this be resolv'd We grant you the Compositum that 's dissolv'd But for his Soul it lives among the blest His Bodi 's but asleep and gone to rest If neither Soul nor yet his Body dye Then Grave stand forth and shew thy Victory What though his eyes be clos'd he dwells in Light And Death hath onely turn'd his Faith to Sight Death hath but broke the Glasse that Refract rayes May be no more the Vision of his Dayes But direct Beams in that Caelestial Place Where Sa●●●●●●hold their Father Face to Face What though his Body in the dust did drop It 's but to Raise it up a Spirit'al Crop To make it fitter for to Tune those Psalms Which Saints do Sing that bear Triumphant Palms But if you 'l call this Sleep a death then say Jesse is gone to bed till it be day Till Christ shall wake him that he may put on Like Glorious robes to those which cloaths the Son And with him on his Throne a Seat obtain When Crowned Saints over the Earth shall Reign But what was Jesse that so great a Throng Of Saints should Croud to Usher him Along Unto his Bed could no lesse serve the Turne To draw the Curtains round about his Urne But such a Number which did seem to be About his Hearse like to a Prodigie Why Jesse he was one that lov'd them all And had this Love repaid at 's Funeral As in his Heart he had a General Love For ev'ry one whose birth was from above So with a General Love he 's compast round When he like Seed is cast into the Ground His short Afflictions which on Earth have bin Such weighty Glory have wrought out for him That though in largenesse could our hearts arise Unto the sand which on the Sea-Shore lies Yet could we not conceive much lesse Declare His Fight of Faith is fought ev 〈…〉 And he hath laid hold on Eternal Life The Conflict's over and the Race is Run The Gole is Touched and the Prize is Won His Course is finish'd he the Faith did keep And having done his Work is fall'n asleep Then be ye Jesse's Follow'rs as ye see Jesse did follow Christ so follow ye That when with Jesse you shall end your Dayes You may have nought to do but sing forth Praise And look on Death which is the King of Fears But as a Bridge over this Vale of Tears To Land you on those Banks along whose side Rivers of Pleasure evermore do Glide And at the Last Day may be found to stand With Henry Jesse at our Lords Right Hand HIS EPITAPH Hare Lyeth One whom if thou knew'st can'st tell He Liv'd in Heav'n whil'st he on Earth did dwell And though to Heav'n he now Translated be Yet still 〈◊〉 Liv●… on Earth and Speaks to Thee London Printed in the Year 16●●