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	soul_n	spirit_n	17,497	5	5.6554	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16748	The good and the badde, or Descriptions of the vvorthies, and vnworthies of this age Where the best may see their graces, and the worst discerne their basenesse.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1616 (1616)	STC 3656; ESTC S104792	20,529	48

and of the poore learnes but a heart-breaking profession his bed is the earth and the heauen is his Canapy the Sunne is his Summers comfort and the Moone is his Winter candle his sighes are the notes of his musick and his Song is like the Swanne before her death his study his patience and his exercise prayer his dyet the herbes of the earth and his drinke the water of the Riuer his trauell is the walke of the woful and his horse Bayard of ten-toes his apparell but the clothing of nakednesse and his wealth but the hope of heauen He is a stranger in the world for no man craues his acquaintance his funerall is without Ceremony when there is no mourning for the misse of him yet may he be in the state of Election and in the life of loue and more rich in Grace then the greatest of the World In sum he is the griefe of Nature the sorrow of Reason the pittie of wisedome and the charge of Charity A Iust man A Iust man is the Child of Truth begotten by vertue and kindnesse when Nature in the temper of the spirit made euen the ballance of Indifferency his eye is cleere from blindnesse and his hand from Bribery his will from wilfulnesse and his heart from wickednesse his word and deed are all one his life shewes the nature of his loue his care is the charge of his Conscience and his comfort the assurance of his Saluation In the Seat of Iustice he is the grace of the Lawe and in the iudgement of Right the honour of Reason he feares not the power of Authority to equall Iustice with Mercie and ioyes but in the iudgement of Grace to see the execution of Iustice his Iudgement is worthy of honour and his Wisedome is gracious in Truth his Honour is famous in Vertue and his Vertue is precious in Example In summe he is a spirit of Vnderstanding a braine of Knowledge a heart of Wisedome and a Soule of Blessednesse A Repentant Sinner A Repentant Sinner is the Child of Grace who being borne for the seruice of God makes no reckoning of the mastershippe of the world yet doth he glorifie God in the beholding of his creatures and in giuing praise to his holy Name in the admiration of his Work-manship He is much of the nature of an Angell who being sent into the world but to do the will of his Master is euer longing to bee at home with his fellowes He desires nothing but that is necessary and delighteth in nothing that is transitory but contemplates more then hee can conceiue and meditates onely vpon the Word of the Almighty his Senses are the tyrers of his Spirit while in the course of nature his Soule can find no rest He shakes off the ragges of Sinne and is cloathed with the Robe of Vertue he puts off Adam and puts on Christ His heart is the Anuile of Truth where the braine of his Wisedome beates the thoughts of his Minde till they be fit for the seruice of his Maker His labour is the trauaile of Loue by the rule of Grace to find the high-way to Heauen His feare is greater then his Loue of the World and his Loue is greater then his feare of God In summe he is in the Election of Loue in the booke of Life an Angell incarnate and a blessed Creature A Reprobate A Reprobate is the Childe of sinne who being borne for the seruice of the Deuill cares not what villany he does in the world His wit is alwaies in a maze for his courses are euer out of order and while his will stands for his wisedome the best that fals out of him is a Foole Hee betrayes the trust of the simple and sucks out the blood of the Innocent His breath is the fume of Blasphemy and his Tongue the fire-brand of Hell His desires are the destruction of the Vertuous and his delights are the Traps to damnation Hee bathes in the bloud of Murther and sups vp the broth of Iniquity He frighteth the Eyes of the Godly disturbeth the hearts of the Religious he marreth the wits of the Wise and is hatefull to the Soules of the Gracious In summe he is an inhumane Creature a fearefull Companion a man-Monster and a Diuell incarnate An Old man AN Old man is the declaration of Time in the defect of nature and the imperfection of sense in the vse of Reason He is in the obseruation of Time a Kalender of experience but in the power of Action he is a blanke among Lots He is the subiect of weakenesse the Agent of sicknesse the displeasure of life and the forerunner of death Hee is twise a Child and halfe a man a liuing Picture and a dying Creature he is a blowne Bladder that is onely stuffed with winde and a withered Tree that hath lost the sappe of the Roote or an old Lute with strings all broken or a ruined Castle that is ready to fall Hee is the eye-sore of Youth and the iest of Loue and in the fulnesse of Infirmitie the Mirror of Misery Yet in the honour of Wisedome he may be Gracious in Grauity and in the gouernment of Iustice deserue the Honour of Reuerence Yea his Words may be notes for the vse of Reason and his Actions examples for the imitation of discretion In summe in whatsoeuer estate he is but as the snuffe of a Candle that pinke it neuer so long it will out at last A Young man A Young man is the Spring of Time when Nature in her Pride shewes her Beauty to the World He is the delight of the Eye and the study of the minde the labour of instruction and the Pupil of Reason His Wit is in making or marring his Wealth in gaining or losing his Honour in aduancing or declining and his Life in abridging or increasing He is a Bloome that either is blasted in the Bud or growes to a good fruit or a Bird that dies in the nest or liues to make vse of her wings Hee is a Colt that must haue a Bridle ere hee bee well managed and a Faulcon that must be well man'd or hee will neuer be reclaimde Hee is the Darling of Nature and the charge of Reason the exercise of Patience and the hope of Charity His exercise is either Study or Action and his study either Knowledge or Pleasure His disposition giues a great note of his generation and yet his breeding may eyther better or worse him though to wish a Black-Moore white bee the losse of labour and what is bred in the bone will neuer out of the flesh In summe till experience haue seasoned his Vnderstanding hee is rather a Childe then a man a prey of flattery or a praise of prouidence in the way of Grace to proue a Saint or in the way of sinne to grow a Deuill A Holy man A Holy man is the chiefest Creature in the workemanship of the World He is the highest in the Election of Loue and the neerest to the Image of the humane Nature of his Maker Hee is serued of all the creatures in the Earth and created but for the seruice of his Creator Hee is capable of the course of Nature and by the rule of Obseruation finds the Art of Reason his senses are but seruants to his Spirit which is guided by a power aboue himselfe his Time is onely knowne to the Eye of the Almighty and what hee is in his most greatnesse is as nothing but in his Mercy He makes Law by the direction of life and liues but in the mercy of Loue he treads vpō the face of the Earth til in the same substāce he be trod vpon though his Soule that gaue life to his senses liue in Heauen till the resurrection of his flesh Hee hath an Eye to looke vpward towards Grace while Labour is onely the punishment of sinne his Faith is the hand of his Soule which layeth hold on the promise of Mercy his Patience the Tenure of the possession of his Soule his Charity the rule of his life and his hope the Anchor of his Saluation His study is the state of Obedience and his exercise the continuance of Prayer his life but a passage to a better and his death the rest of his labours His heart is a watch to his Eye his wit a doore to his Mouth his Soule a guard to his Spirit and his Limmes but labourers for his Body In summe hee is rauisht with Diuine Loue hatefull to the nature of Sinne troubled with the Vanities of the World and longing for his Ioy but in Heauen FINIS

t is tenne to one of his pride and if he be poore he breakes without his fast In summe hee is the disgrace of a Marchant the dishonour of a Citty the discredit of his parish and the dislike of all A good man A Good man is an image of God Lord ouer all his Creatures and created only for his seruice he is made capable of Reason to know the properties of Nature and by the inspiration of Grace to know things supernaturall He hath a face alwaies to looke vpward and a Soule that giues life to all the Sences hee liues in the World as a Stranger while Heauen is the home of his spirit his life is but the labour of sence and his death the way to his rest his study is the word of Truth and his delight is in the lawe of loue his prouision is but to serue necessity and his care the exercise of Charitie he is more conuersant with the diuine Prophets then the worlds profits and makes the ioy of his soule in the tidings of his saluation he is wise in the best wit and wealthy in the richest treasure his hope is but the comfort of mercy and his feare but the hurt of sinne Pride is the hate of his soule and Patience the worker of his peace his Guide is the wisedome of Grace and his trauaile but to the heauenly Ierusalem In summe hee is the Elect of God the blessing of Grace the seede of loue and the fruite of life An Atheist or most badde man AN Atheist is a figure of desperation who dare do any thing euen to his soules damnation he is in nature a Dogge in wit an Asse in passion a Bedlam and in action a Diuell Hee makes Sinne a iest Grace an humour Truth a fable and Peace a Cowardice his Horse is his pride his Sword is his Castle his Apparell his riches and his Punke his Paradise hee makes Robberie his purchase Lechery his Solace Mirth his Exercise and Drunkennesse his Glory hee is the daunger of Society the loue of Vanitie the hate of Charitie and the shame of Humanitie hee is Gods enemie his Parents griefe his Countries plague and his owne confusion hee spoiles that is necessarie and spends that is needlesse he spightes at the Gracious and spurnes at the Godly the Tauerne is his Palace his belly is his God a Whore is his Mistris and the Diuell is his Master Oathes are his Graces Wounds his Badges Shifts are his practices and beggery his paiments Hee knowes not GOD nor thinkes of Heauen but walkes thorow the world as a Diuell towards Hell Vertue knowes him not Honesty findes him not Wisedome loues him not and Honour regards him not hee is but the Cutlers friend and the Chirurgeons Agent the Thiefes Companion and the Hangmans Benefactor he was begotten vntimely and borne vnhappily liues vngraciously and dies vnchristianly Hee is of no Religion nor good fashion hardly good complexion most vile in condition In summe hee is a Monster among men a Iewe among Christians a foole among Wisemen and a diuell among Saints A Wise man A Wise man is a Clocke that neuer strikes but at his houre or rather like a Diall that being set right with the Sunne keepes his true course in his compasse So the heart of a Wise man set in the course of Vertue by the spirit of Grace runnes the course of life in the compasse of eternall comfort Hee measureth Time and tempreth Nature imployeth Reason and commandeth Sense Hee hath a deafe Eare to the Charmer a close mouth to the Slaunderer an open hand to Charity and an humble mind to Piety Obseruation and experience are his reasons labours and Patience with Conscience are the lines of his Loues measure Contemplation and Meditation are his Spirits exercise and GOD and his Word are the ioy of his Soule Hee knowes not the Pride of Prosperity nor the misery of Aduersitie but takes the one as the Day the other as the Night Hee knowes no Fortune but builds all vpon prouidence and through the hope of Faith hath a fayre ayme at Heauen His words are weighed with Iudgement and his Actions are the examples of Honour Hee is fit for the seat of Authority and deserues the reuerence of Subiection Hee is precious in the counsell of a King and mighty in the sway of a Kingdome In summe hee is Gods seruant and the Worlds Master a stranger vpon Earth and a Citizen in Heauen A Foole. A Foole is the Abortiue of wit where Nature had more power then Reason in bringing forth the fruit of imperfection his actions are most in extremes and the scope of his braine is but Ignorance onely Nature hath taught him to feede and Vse to labour without knowledge Hee is a kind of shadow of a better substance or like the Vision of a Dreame that yeelds nothing awake he is commonly knowne by one of two speciall Names deriued from their qualities as from wilfull Willfoole and Hodge from Hodge-podge all meates are alike all are one to a Foole His exercises are commonly diuided into foure parts Eating and Drinking Sleeping and Laughing foure things are his chiefe Loues a Bawble and a Bell a Coxecombe and a Pide-coate Hee was begotten in vnhappinesse borne to no goodnes liues but in beastlinesse and dies but in forgetfulnesse In summe he is the shame of Nature the trouble of Wit the charge of Charity and the losse of Liberality An Honest man AN Honest man is like a plaine Coate which without welt or gard keepeth the body from winde and weather and being well made fits him best that weares it and where the stuffe is more regarded then the fashion there is not much adoe in the putting of it on so the mind of an Honest man without tricks or complements keepes the credit of a good Conscience from the scandal of the World and the worme of Iniquity which being wrought by the Worke-man of Heauen fits him best that weares it to his seruice and where Vertue is more esteemed then Vanity it is put on and worne with that ease that shewes the excellency of the Workeman His study is Vertue his word Truth his life the passage of Patience and his death the rest of his Spirit His trauaile is a Pilgrimage his way is plainnesse his pleasure Peace and his delight is Loue His care is his Conscience his wealth is his credit his charge is his Charity and his content is his Kingdome In summe hee is a Diamond among Iewels a Phaenix among Birds an Vnicorne among Beasts and a Saint among men A Knaue A Knaue is the scumme of Wit and the scorne of Reason the hate of Wisedome and the dishonour of Humanity He is the danger of Society and the hurt of Amity the infection of Youth and the corruption of Age He is a Traytor to Affiance and abuse to imployment and a rule of Villany in a plot of mischiefe Hee hath a Cats eye and a Beares paw a Sirens