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	true_a	7,339	5	5.0618	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46315	Abraham's death, the manner, time, and consequent of it opened and applied in a funeral sermon preached upon the death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Case ... June 14th, 1682 : with a narrative of his life and death / by Thomas Jacomb ...	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1682 (1682)	Wing J111; ESTC R11297	37,227	59

man_n in_o their_o die_v as_o it_o be_v to_o those_o that_o perish_v in_o the_o general_n deluge_n gen._n 7.21_o to_o ishmael_n himself_o in_o this_o gen._n 25.17_o and_o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o abraham_n may_v have_v this_o easy_a death_n but_o we_o can_v from_o he_o conclude_v that_o all_o saint_n and_o they_o only_a shall_v have_v it_o this_o be_v whole_o at_o god_n dispose_n who_o order_v every_o man_n death_n to_o be_v easy_a or_o painful_a as_o he_o please_v even_o the_o godly_a sometime_o have_v a_o rough_a passage_n to_o heaven_n while_o the_o wicked_a have_v a_o calm_a passage_n to_o hell_n do_v we_o not_o see_v this_o verify_v in_o daily_a experience_n the_o good_a die_v with_o sad_a groan_n sharp_a conflict_n acute_a pain_n and_o the_o bad_a die_v like_o lamb_n have_v a_o very_a serene_a and_o placid_a death_n as_o to_o this_o all_o thing_n fall_v alike_o to_o all_o and_o there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o love_n or_o hatred_n of_o god_n by_o it_o all_o that_o i_o can_v say_v upon_o it_o be_v this_o a_o easy_a death_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n observe_v observe_v there_o can_v hardly_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o two_o old_a companion_n such_o a_o violence_n offer_v to_o nature_n but_o there_o will_v be_v some_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n attend_v this_o but_o the_o less_o there_o be_v of_o these_o the_o more_o there_o be_v of_o mercy_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●ng_v suiton_n in_o v._o ●ng_v be_v passionate_o desire_v by_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n for_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n much_o to_o be_v desire_v provide_v that_o this_o be_v do_v with_o due_a submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o must_v not_o be_v our_o own_o chooser_n as_o to_o the_o circumstance_n either_o of_o life_n or_o death_n but_o in_o both_o entire_o refer_v ourselves_o to_o the_o sovereign_a pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o christian_n comfort_n thyself_o in_o this_o whatever_o thy_o pain_n may_v be_v in_o die_v thou_o be_v secure_v from_o those_o worse_a after-pain_n that_o will_v succeed_v these_o to_o the_o ungodly_a and_o unbelieving_a that_o death_n which_o be_v so_o painful_a to_o thou_o for_o a_o few_o minute_n hour_n or_o day_n when_o it_o have_v do_v its_o work_n will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o thy_o pain_n and_o to_o whatever_o here_o be_v afflictive_a to_o thou_o 2._o it_o import_v abraham_n readiness_n and_o willingness_n to_o die_v he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n when_o god_n call_v for_o his_o soul_n he_o free_o give_v it_o up_o there_o be_v in_o he_o no_o strive_v struggle_a or_o reluctancy_n nothing_o but_o a_o quiet_a and_o willing_a resignation_n of_o himself_o to_o die_v it_o will_v have_v be_v strange_a have_v it_o be_v otherwise_o he_o that_o be_v willing_a at_o god_n command_n 12.1_o command_n gen._n 12.1_o to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n from_o his_o kindred_n and_o father_n house_n to_o a_o land_n that_o god_n will_v show_v he_o 11.8_o he_o heb._n 11.8_o though_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v 7.5_o go_v act_n 7.5_o have_v no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o place_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n upon_o i_o say_v it_o will_v have_v be_v strange_a that_o he_o who_o so_o ready_o comply_v with_o this_o command_n of_o god_n when_o as_o to_o his_o earthly_a interest_n thing_n be_v no_o better_o circumstantiate_v shall_v have_v be_v backward_o to_o have_v comply_v with_o god_n will_n as_o to_o his_o removal_n from_o earth_n when_o he_o know_v upon_o this_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n this_o be_v in_o his_o eye_n in_o his_o removal_n from_o his_o country_n here_o for_o he_o look_v for_o a_o city_n which_o have_v foundation_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n heb._n 11.10_o but_o sure_o he_o may_v have_v and_o have_v a_o more_o immediate_a and_o proximate_a view_n of_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n in_o his_o departure_n by_o death_n which_o will_v put_v he_o into_o the_o present_a possession_n of_o it_o no_o wonder_n therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v thus_o willing_a to_o die_v a_o good_a pattern_n for_o our_o imitation_n saint_n shall_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v observe_v observe_v thus_o it_o be_v with_o abraham_n himself_o and_o thus_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o his_o seed_n also_o we_o must_v with_o the_o great_a readiness_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n whenever_o god_n demand_v it_o not_o die_v out_o of_o force_n or_o necessity_n because_o we_o can_v help_v it_o but_o out_o of_o choice_n and_o ready_a resignation_n of_o life_n to_o god_n will._n sapientis_fw-la est_fw-la exire_fw-la non_fw-la ejici_fw-la 30._o sen._n ep._n 30._o a_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o force_v out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o he_o spontaneous_o go_v out_o of_o it_o the_o wicked_a oh_o how_o averse_a be_v they_o from_o die_v and_o can_v we_o blame_v they_o for_o it_o their_o soul_n be_v pull_v out_o of_o their_o body_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o they_o do_v not_o give_v they_o up_o but_o they_o be_v take_v from_o they_o thou_o fool_n this_o night_n etc._n etc._n prov._n 14.32_o the_o wicked_a in_o drive_v away_o in_o his_o wickedness_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v hurry_v away_o by_o some_o tempestuous_a wind_n quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o natural_a inclination_n but_o the_o righteous_a have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n and_o upon_o this_o hope_n he_o die_v willing_o certain_o they_o who_o due_o consider_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o present_a life_n the_o true_a nature_n of_o death_n the_o gain_n and_o advantage_n of_o it_o to_o the_o upright_a the_o 6._o the_o quam_fw-la praeposterum_fw-la est_fw-la quamque_fw-la perversum_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la volun_n atem_fw-la fieri_fw-la postulemus_fw-la quando_fw-la evocat_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o accersit_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la statim_fw-la voluntaris_fw-la ejus_fw-la imperio_fw-la pareamus_fw-la cyprian_n the_o mortal_a serm._n 6._o sovereignty_n of_o god_n over_o man_n as_o to_z life_n and_o death_n can_v but_o be_v ready_a and_o willing_a to_o die_v ripe_a fruit_n how_o easy_o do_v it_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o gather_v it_o oh_o such_o who_o be_v fit_a to_o die_v ripe_a for_o heaven_n how_o readly_a shall_v they_o fall_v into_o god_n hand_n when_o by_o death_n he_o come_v to_o gather_v they_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o such_o bare_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o die_v but_o this_o they_o shall_v passionate_o yet_o not_o impatient_o desire_v and_o pant_v after_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n which_o be_v far_o better_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1.23_o phil._n 1.23_o in_o this_o we_o groan_v earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v clothe_v upon_o with_o our_o house_n which_o be_v from_o heaven_n 4._o 2_o cor._n 5.2_o 4._o for_o we_o that_o be_v in_o this_o tabernacle_n do_v groan_n be_v burden_v so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o amplification_n in_o the_o word_n about_o abraham_n death_n the_o second_o be_v take_v from_o the_o time_n of_o it_o then_o abraham_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n a_o old_a man_n and_o full_a of_o year_n in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sym._n in_o a_o hoary_a age_n like_o that_o of_o samuel_n i_o be_o old_a and_o gray-headed_a 1_o sam._n 12.2_o this_o god_n have_v promise_v before_o to_o abraham_n thou_o shall_v go_v to_o thy_o father_n in_o peace_n thou_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n gen._n 15.25_o and_o here_o it_o be_v make_v good_a to_o he_o the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o david_n 1_o chron._n 29.28_o of_o gideon_n judg._n 8.32_o it_o may_v here_o be_v query_v object_n object_n how_o be_v abraham_n say_v to_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n when_o if_o we_o compare_v his_o age_n with_o those_o who_o live_v before_o he_o it_o come_v much_o short_a of_o they_o what_o be_v a_o 175_o year_n to_o those_o several_a hundred_o of_o year_n that_o the_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n arrive_v at_o according_a to_o what_o be_v record_v of_o they_o gen._n 5._o and_o in_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n after_o the_o flood_n gen._n 11._o we_o find_v all_o of_o they_o one_o except_v viz._n nachor_n who_o live_v but_o 148_o year_n to_o be_v old_a than_o abraham_n be_v some_o answer_n he_o be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n answ_n answ_n a_o old_a man_n immensum_fw-la senex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la spatio_fw-la dierum_fw-la &_o temporum_fw-la cùm_fw-la junior_a obierit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la avis_n suis_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la sensu_fw-la fide_fw-la sanctimoniâ_fw-la vitæ_fw-la profecerat_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la not_o as_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o life_n by_o day_n or_o

it_o in_o scripture-record_n all_o the_o exemption_n from_o death_n that_o the_o best_a can_v claim_v or_o hope_n for_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o eternal_a but_o not_o from_o natural_a death_n grace_n do_v free_a believer_n from_o the_o former_a whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v joh._n 11.26_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o if_o a_o man_n keep_v my_o say_n he_o shall_v never_o see_v death_n joh._n 8.51_o blessed_n and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n rev._n 20.6_o but_o it_o do_v not_o free_a from_o the_o latter_a it_o may_v indeed_o and_o do_v as_o to_o this_o death_n exempt_v from_o the_o curse_n and_o sting_n of_o it_o o_o death_n 15.55_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o where_o be_v thy_o sting_n but_o not_o from_o the_o stroke_n of_o it_o not_o from_o the_o thing_n itself_o natural_o consider_v as_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o union_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n christ_n have_v unstung_a death_n for_o every_o believer_n the_o serpent_n now_o may_v hiss_v but_o it_o can_v hurt_v yet_o it_o may_v sting_v so_o far_o as_o to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o present_a life_n do_v abraham_n die_v must_v they_o die_v oh_o happy_a necessity_n bless_a be_v god_n for_o it_o this_o be_v ground_v not_o only_o upon_o their_o natural_a frame_n and_o constitution_n as_o they_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o make_v of_o the_o same_o brittle_a material_n nor_o only_a upon_o their_o have_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o where_o that_o be_v death_n must_v follow_v upon_o it_o nor_o only_a upon_o that_o universal_a statute_n it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v heb._n 9.27_o but_o also_o upon_o the_o special_a love_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n he_o have_v prepare_v a_o heaven_n for_o they_o they_o be_v design_v to_o a_o future_a state_n of_o blessedness_n shall_v be_v reward_v above_o for_o their_o service_n below_o now_o that_o they_o may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o actual_a possession_n of_o all_o this_o they_o must_v die_v death_n to_o the_o saint_n be_v but_o their_o transition_n into_o their_o everlasting_a blessedness_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o their_o misery_n but_o their_o felicity_n that_o they_o die_v this_o to_o the_o wicked_a be_v in_o judgement_n but_o to_o the_o godly_a in_o mercy_n the_o former_a die_n because_o god_n will_v glorify_v his_o punitive_a justice_n upon_o they_o in_o another_o world_n but_o the_o other_o die_v because_o god_n will_v glorify_v his_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n upon_o they_o in_o another_o world_n death_n shall_v come_v to_o a_o abraham_n but_o it_o come_v to_o he_o as_o a_o friend_n not_o as_o a_o enemy_n whilst_o he_o be_v pay_v the_o indispensible_a tribute_n due_a to_o nature_n god_n be_v carry_v on_o the_o glorious_a design_n of_o his_o grace_n towards_o he_o but_o this_o i_o pass_v over_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o threefold_a amplification_n or_o to_o the_o three_o specialty_n observable_a in_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n the_o first_o of_o which_o point_v to_o the_o order_n and_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n in_o this_o branch_n then_o abraham_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o die_v in_o the_o syriac_a version_n it_o be_v infirmatus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o be_v debilitate_a and_o weaken_a so_o he_o die_v in_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o faint_v and_o so_o he_o die_v thus_o also_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v the_o vulgar_a oleaster_n and_o divers_a other_o gen._n other_o malè_fw-la in_o 70_o interpretibus_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o deficiens_fw-la abraham_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la convenit_fw-la abrahae_fw-la deficere_fw-la &_o imminui_fw-la q●ast_n heb._n in_o gen._n hierome_n object_n against_o this_o render_v the_o word_n as_o if_o it_o do_v reflect_v upon_o such_o a_o person_n as_o abraham_n to_o faint_v but_o what_o disparagement_n can_v it_o be_v to_o he_o at_o such_o a_o age_n to_o lie_v under_o bodily_a faint_v so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n but_o strong_a in_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n rom._n 4.19_o 20._o mere_a natural_a weakness_n can_v not_o at_o all_o reflect_v upon_o he_o or_o be_v unbecoming_a to_o he_o the_o samaritan_n version_n render_v it_o by_o expiravit_fw-la he_o expire_v breathe_v out_o his_o last_o breath_n or_o his_o soul_n and_o spirit_n his_o breath_n and_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o he_o so_o he_o die_v this_o reddition_n be_v most_o general_o follow_v by_o expositor_n the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n be_v the_o usual_a expression_n to_o set_v forth_o death_n by_o so_o it_o be_v use_v as_o to_o isaac_n gen._n 35.29_o as_o to_o jacob_n gen._n 49.33_o as_o to_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 19.30_o &_o passim_fw-la we_o will_v consider_v it_o as_o it_o be_v expressive_a not_o only_o of_o abraham_n simple_a die_v but_o also_o of_o some_o adjunct_n and_o circumstance_n about_o his_o die_a it_o note_n 1._o the_o order_n of_o his_o die_v and_o what_o be_v the_o antecedent_n to_o it_o abraham_n first_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n than_o he_o die_v first_o the_o soul_n depart_v and_o then_o we_o die_v and_o when_o that_o be_v once_o go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n death_n immediate_o follow_v that_o be_v the_o live_n vital_a quicken_a principle_n in_o man_n when_o that_o be_v once_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n this_o must_v necessary_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o dead_a carcase_n a_o dead_a lump_n of_o clay_n so_o long_o as_o that_o stay_v with_o we_o we_o live_v but_o when_o it_o take_v its_o flight_n from_o we_o into_o its_o high_a mansion_n forthwith_o we_o die_v the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o union_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o it_o necessary_o antecede_v death_n so_o death_n necessary_o succeed_v upon_o it_o this_o be_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o what_o go_v before_o and_o what_o follow_v after_o in_o that_o which_o i_o 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