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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	fire_n	soul_n	4,333	5	5.0921	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07516	Sommons to doomes daie sent vnto his beloved England, as a memoriall of his deepe printed loue and loyaltie. / By Henoch Clapham..	Clapham, Henoch.	1595 (1595)	STC 5345.7; ESTC S91454	27,025	82

white Horse in the * Rev. 6.2 first seales opening namely vppon the worde of truth meeknes and righteousnes so shall hee returne for the perdition of the Antichristian body vpon the same worde or * Revel 19.11 c. white Horse issuing out of Heaven the Church then opening and the armies of faithfull issuing foorth with him for the destruction of the Gentiles the Beast the earthly Kings false Prophetes and Idolatrous marked People At the perimplishment whereof I look for the generall obedience of Israel prophecied plainely of by Isaiah 59.20 60. by Zechariah 12.10 c. by Paule Rom. 11.25.26 and the glory of their Church figured out plainlie Revel 21. compared with Isaiah 60. All which well waighed some may say Many things fore prophecied of and yet vnfulfilled are to fall out before that day therefore not like it is at hand I answere how things are effected abroad in the world I nor thou wholie vnderstand Secondly I feare that the multitude of the worlde will not perceiue these effects nor acknowledge the holy Church but rather arise with weapons to assist * Revel 20.7 c. Gog and Magog against the Church till fire come downe from heauen devoure them Thirdly the Apostle Peter not ignorant of the former prophecies did notwithstanding in his time crye out The day of the Lord is at hand 1. Epist 4.7 teaching vs so to fix our eye on this great day as no numbers of yeares foregoing may be deemed a day in comparison of that eternitie of time that then beginneth This Time finite and endable that infinite and without end as to the elect saved so to the reprobate damned as also to stirre vs vp to account of Time as God accompteth time that is future time to be present before our eies the glasse of time runne the Iudge at the doore and therefore accordingly to prepare our selues to judgment This necessarilie by the way now to the vse of the doctrine Will the day of the Lord come as a theefe even then when all the inhabitants of the earth shall no more discerne the time then did Sodome Gomorrha Zeboim Admah the fire and sulphure rained downe vppon them Oh how had wee neede to watch and * Luk. 21.34 to take heede to our selues as our Saviour admonisheth lest at any time our hearts be oppressed with surfeting drunkennes and cares of this life lest that day come vpon vs vnawares how had we need to watch and pray continuallie that wee may bee compted worthie to escape al these things that then shall come to passe and that wee may stand before the Sonne of man If a servant knew that his Lord at such a time would come he would happelie within that time orderly dispose of all things but alasse we are ignorant of the time of our Lords repaire Sure we are he wil come but how sodainly we know not except even then when we least dreame of his comming If any man say tush tush the day of the Lord is not neere I answere but thou knows that thy day is neere Admit the Great day be farre of yet thy death-day is not farre off What lease hast thou of thy life but till to morrowe and when thou art dead all the world is dead with thee As thou falls so receiues thy soule judgment Haue thou bene never so righteous if thou be cut downe in sinne vnrepented off * Ezech. 18. all thy former righteousnes shall be forgotten thou shalt vntill the greate day of the Lord be chained in the prison of horrour where the vnfaithfull and disobedient to * 1. Pet. 3.19 Noahs preaching are stil pent in that general doome the body shall be vnited with his soul and as they sinned togeather so liue a never dying death togeather Let not the Devill therefore sounde in thine cares the day of the Lord is nor neere wherein all souls shall be judged considering there is a day neere wherein thy soule shall be judged Death may as suddenly arrest thee vnto this particular doome or Fore-session as fire shall sommon the whole world vnto that generall Assises and Iudgment He that now saith Heart be at rest may by and by heare Oh Ideot this night they shall take away thy soule When Noah preached the end of all flesh they eat drank married builded planted sported out the daye and slept out the night but then even then the Cataracts of Heaven burst open and the waters belowe mounted aboue their bounds swelling till they overpeered the highest mountaines suffocated all flesh excepting them in Noahs Arke when with the fat franked Boare and rainging Heifer they deemed themselues most happy even then they became haples and accursed With the faithfull Sorrowe is ouer night and ioy in the morning but with the prophane and vnbeleever Ioye is ouer night and sorrowe in the morning Feare feare tremble then oh thou Earthworme who savours nothing but earth and dust as doth the serpent who was appointed to * Gen. 3.14 glide on the earth and to feede on dust Salomon knew it a * Prou. 28.14 blessed thing alwaies to feare and art thou wiser in thinking thy self blessed living fearelesse As the lightening flashing sodainely from East to west so shall the comming of the Son of man be Outward conjectures may bee drawne of his neere approching as is Faith liuely hard to bee founde Coldnes of loue vnnaturalitie c. but the period of time be it day moneth yeare as vncertaine as is the day moneth yeare of the theeues assailment vnto the housholder Ephes 6. As wise housnolders therefore haue we alwaies ready the helmet of Saluation not of Damnation the brestplate of Righteousnes not of Iniustice the girdle of Truth not of Falshood the sheild of Faith not of Vnbeliefe the sword of the Spirite not of the Flesh shooes prepared to carrie vs to Vtter forth and to heare the Gospell of peace not to carrie vs from vttering and hearing he peaceable Gospell and aboue all other things let vs Alwaies pray that come the Day generall or particular wee may be founde well exercised that when the wicked shal yell and roare and crie out to the mountaines to cover them then wee may with comfort lift vp our heades because that is the daye of our Redemption But because the Apostle wel knew that the bare and naked saying The day of the Lord will come sodainlie wold smallie availe to rowse vp persons addicted vnto the things of the worlde hee in the next place joineth with his comming such an effect as happilie may cause churlish Nabal to tremble The Heauens saith hee shall passe away with an hissing noise the Elements shall loose with heate and the Earth vvith the works therein shall be burnt vp Heere sed pace Doctorum dixerim by Heauens I vnderstand the celestiall globes of the seaven planeticall or wandering Starres together with the firmamentall sphere and first Moouer as

a sodaine momentaine lust and then bee damned to the pit of torment for ever who will be so mad as for sparing a little meate and drinke with the proud glutton from the needie to sell his body and soule to the Devill and the damnable pit for ever Oh foolish and vntoward fleshe of ours that remembers not this day this fearefull day to the workers of vnrighteousnes It is written of a certaine Ancient that he so lived as ever opening his eare and listening vnto the voice of the Angels trumpet that shuld cry Come come away vnto Iudgment If we would so liue as ever listening after the appearance of the Lord in this his day then assuredlie wee would not dare to rush into adulterie stealth and other prophanesses as we doe When thou art tempted to defile thy Neighbours bed to filtch away thy Neighbours goods to imprison or kill the innocent c. Then say thus within thy selfe Oh miserable man nowe the spirite of Hell with the bellowes of his malice is blowing and puffing vppe thy lustes to sette them on fire that so thy members may commit iniquitie this Sathan doeth to haue me damned with him If I followe the motion of this wicked spirit what gaine shal I therby win I shall satisfie my lust of vncleannes of filching of wrath of pride Oh but God hath damned that lust and set his curse vpon that work what if the terrible day of the Lord come as I am committing that sinne or if not howe shall I exspect Gods mercie vnto repentance after the doing of the sinne that knowes before hand that it is displesing vnto my God what is an howres plesure to fierie torments induring for ever why should I grieue God and cause the Devill to bee merrie thogh the great day of the Lord come not vppon me at this instant yet this day may be the day of my death then commeth my soules Iudgement shall I then hazard my soule nay shal I wittinglie commit it to the Devils seruice who is desirous to drawe me with himself vnto the black burning pit Thus debate with thy selfe then tell mee what pleasure thou canst take in sinning Oh Lord sweet Lord Iesus though this shal be a terrible day to the Atheist mocker and counterfeit Christian whose pleasure then endeth and whose endles pain and torture then beginneth yet vnto thy poore afflicted sonnes and daughters it shal be a day of glee and gladnes for then shall their dolour end and their never fading glorie beginne then shall the wicked be tormented in hell fire but thy people shall raigne in the beauteous heavens then shall the wicked be coupled and chained with the Devill and his Angels in the Iron bandes of thy wrath but thy sanctified members shall be * Iohn 3.2 like thee see thee as thou art wait vpon thee the Lambe whither soever thou goest Sweete Iesus sanctifie the consideration heereof vnto thy people that by the torture of the wicked the glorie of the godlie they may be drawn from sinne to serue thee in righteousnes and holines all the daies of their life But how shall this day come The Apostle hauing learned that of our Saviour Iesus what time hee preached vnto them the destruction * Mat. 24. of Ierusalem doth answer it shal come as a theefe in the night that is even as the theefe stealeth vpon a man in the night season vnawares to the housholder even in the time of his sleepe so shall this day of the Lord vnawares and sudenly come vpon the inhabitants of the earth ey our Saviour according to Lukes rehearsall saith that this day shall as a * Luk. 21.35 snare come on all them that dwell vppon the face of the whole earth that is even as the beast or bird not thinking of any danger neer is then vnawares caught in a snare so shall the dwellers on the earth sodainly without foreknowledge be arrested by the day of the Lord. Methinks to him that is content but to vnderstand according to sobrietie Rom. 12.3 another question and that a curious one is heerein answered Many demaund in what daye or in what yeare This great day of the Lord shall fall Of the houre and daye no professor of Christ dare define because our Saviour hath said plainlie * Matth. 24.36 Of that day and houre knoweth no man no not the Angels of Heauen but my Father only but concerning the yeare some dare determine for say they though the houre and day be not reveiled in the word yet the year is clear lie vnderstood from Daniel 12. c. neither say they let it be marveled that the yeare should be pointed at considering the Devils had some foreknowledge of that time when they cried * Mat. 8.29 Art thou come hither to torment vs before our time As also Elias plainlie fore-prophesied The World shall stand six thousand yeares and then it shal be consumed with fire And having determined the vttermost day to fall out Anno 1700. they then qualifie their judgment by saying that somthing of these times must be cut off from Mat. 24.22 c. To answer to all these things at large would require a peculiar treatise and it is bruited but I knowe it not of certaintie that * L. Chadderton M. of that Colledge one of Immanuel in Cambridge hath publikelie there confuted the opinion I therefore as I speak of it but by the way will therefore but by the way shape foorth this litle answere The shortning of the daies Matth. 24.22 is properlie spoken of the cutting of them troublous daies of miserie which came vpon Ierusalem what time the Romanes besieged it This may bee gathered from our Saviours words in the 15.16.17.18.19.20.21 verses aforegoing The people there are willed for avoiding them troubles to flee out of Iudea If them daies were ment of the daies immediatelie before the ending of the world to what end should hee speake of flying out of Iudea to what end should he will the people to make such haste in flying from house and substance and howe should it then bee better for such women as were not with child then for these that were except he ment that the first might with lesse paine and trouble flie away from the sworde of Titus and his souldiers as also from the sworde of the * Read Iosephus de bello Iud. Divided in the Citie why should he wish them to pray that these troubles might befall Iudea in the sommer rather than in the winter but that hee knewe that snowe and foule weather wold hinder the speedines of their flight Secondlie to cause our Saviour in DANIEL to giue foorth a limited yeare and then in the time of his fleshe to cut somewhat from that time even 12. yeares as some haue is to make Christ yea and nay which the Apostle PAVLE denieth 2. Corinth 1.19.20 as also a breaker of the Prophets which himselfe denieth Mat. 5.17