Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A19199
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Complaynt of the soule
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STC 5609; ESTC S109069
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unfaythful_a /_o and_z with_o out_o faith_n no_o man_n may_v please_v the_o /_o and_z thus_o all_o my_o life_n be_v dysplease_v unto_o the._n ¶_o a_o good_a lord_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o i_o want_v faith_n of_o the_o /_o fere_n of_o the_o /_o love_n of_o the_o /_o &_o drede_v of_o the_o /_o but_z i_o want_v not_o the_o drede_n of_o the_o world_n /_o love_n of_o the_o world_n /_o and_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thus_o the_o image_n of_o my_o soul_n be_v defaut_v &_o make_v foul_a in_o thy_o sight_n and_o be_v depreve_v thy_o great_a virtue_n where_o by_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v fair_a and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v than_o but_o turn_v i_o to_o the_o &_o ask_v mercy_n for_o that_o i_o have_v spenbed_n my_o life_n so_o myserable_o a_o than_o i_o may_v call_v my_o soul_n a_o sinful_a soul_n which_o be_v without_o drede_n of_o the_o &_o wtout_fw-fr shame_n of_o sin_n understand_v that_o after_o the_o order_fw-fr of_o thy_o ryghtwysnesse_n sin_n must_v have_v sorrow_n /_o than_z my_o soul_n ought_v to_o have_v sorrow_n /_o and_o all_o my_o life_n shall_v he_o we_o ping_a /_o &_o who_o shall_v gyve_v teres_fw-la enough_o to_o my_o eye_n that_o i_o may_v weep_v enough_o for_o my_o miserable_a lyve_a /_o and_o lament_v that_o i_o ever_o have_v spend_v so_o myserable_o my_o time_n which_o i_o can_v not_o now_o revoke_v agayen_fw-mi /_o ne_o fruytful_o recompense_v but_o by_o sorrow_n for_o my_o sin_n ¶_o alas_o i_o have_v lose_v the_o well_o of_o life_n and_o of_o all_o true_a solace_n /_o and_z i_o have_v delve_v in_o the_o old_a stynk_n cysterne_a of_o sin_n /_o and_o the_o deceyvable_a water_n there_o of_o which_o seem_v in_o yâ—_z begin_n sweet_a and_o delectable_a /_o &_o now_o it_o be_v turn_v in_o to_o bitterness_n /_o abhomynacyon_n /_o and_z great_a sorrow_n ¶_o o_o moost_n merciful_a lord_n which_o art_n the_o well_o of_o pyte_n &_o of_o grace_n from_o who_o the_o flode_n of_o celestyall_a glory_n do_v streme_a upon_o all_o the_o heavenly_a court_n replenysshing_n they_o with_o all_o pleasure_n &_o delectacyon_n pass_v yâ—_z possybylyte_n of_o man_n think_n /_o gyve_v i_o good_a lord_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o my_o serye_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o name_n the_o spirit_n of_o compunccyon_n that_o i_o may_v bytter_o weep_v for_o my_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v prevylegyate_a by_o thy_o grace_n never_o from_o hen_n forward_o dampnable_o to_o affend_v the._n ¶_o o_o merueylous_a god_n how_o myserable_o be_v my_o soul_n /_o which_o only_o can_v not_o sorrow_n accord_v to_o the_o grevous_a offence_n that_o it_o have_v do_v in_o this_o life_n but_o also_o it_o be_v in_o manner_n benomen_fw-la and_o deed_n /_o for_o it_o fele_v not_o the_o great_a goostly_a sorrow_n that_o it_o have_v /_o whereby_o except_o it_o have_v help_v by_o mean_a of_o penance_n it_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o bitter_a pain_n of_o everla_a death_n a_o i_o may_v curse_v sin_n the_o which_o have_v bring_v i_o so_o far_o from_o the_o good_a lord_n /_o and_z so_o far_o from_o myself_o that_o i_o have_v lose_v my_o feeling_n yâ—_z quyckenesse_n of_o my_o spirit_n /_o and_o the_o goosty_o taste_v of_o all_o sprytuall_a pleasure_n and_o delectacyon_n in_o virtue_n ¶_o a_o miserable_a soul_n a_o sinful_a soul_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o dulle_a &_o so_o slow_a to_o all_o good_a werke_n which_o be_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n /_o and_z to_o thy_o perpetual_a promocyon_n and_o endless_a joy_n /_o perpetual_a bliss_n and_o hertely_a gladness_n /_o why_o be_v thou_o so_o prompt_a and_o so_o ready_a to_o all_o wretchedness_n and_o all_o werke_n of_o abominable_a sin_n which_o be_v to_o yâ—_z great_a dyspleasure_n of_o almyghty_a god_n /_o and_z to_o thy_o great_a pain_n and_o sorrow_n and_o dampnacyon_n both_o of_o soul_n &_o of_o body_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o oblyvyous_a and_o forgetful_a of_o fruytfull_a &_o virtuous_a doctrine_n /_o and_o so_o retentyâ—e_a of_o evyll_n fpeke_n and_o word_n incyte_v to_o sin_n woo_v woe_n may_v thou_o be_v which_o leveste_fw-ge the_o way_n of_o virtue_n &_o chose_v the_o way_n of_o hyce_n /_o leve_v the_o way_n of_o saluacyon_n and_o take_v the_o way_n of_o dampnacyon_n thou_o haste_v life_n and_o death_n both_o lay_v before_o the_o /_o and_z which_o thou_o will_v thou_o may_v choose_v love_v thou_o not_o life_n /_o hate_v thou_o not_o death_n love_v thou_o not_o delectacyon_n and_o pleasure_n /_o hate_v not_o thou_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n alas_o how_o unhappy_a art_n yâ—_z than_o which_o chose_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n /_o the_o way_n of_o death_n /_o yâ—_z way_n of_o pain_n &_o endless_a sorrow_n /_o and_o wilful_o leve_v yâ—_z way_n of_o virtue_n which_o lede_v to_o lyâ—e_v joy_n and_o endless_a mirth_n with_o all_o yâ—_z herte_v can_v think_v or_o desire_v consolacyon_n thou_o rennes_n to_o bodily_a death_n &_o not_o only_o bodily_a whereby_o thy_o soul_n shall_v be_v depart_v from_o thy_o body_n /_o but_o also_o the_o goostly_a sight_n of_o death_n where_o thou_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o depart_v from_o the_o face_n and_o clear_a vysyon_n of_o god_n which_o be_v yâ—_z life_n to_o thy_o soul_n like_a as_o thy_o soul_n be_v life_n to_o thy_o body_n /_o the_o pain_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o terryble_a sight_n of_o the_o devylles_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o grevous_a unto_o the_o /_o as_z the_o sondr_a from_o thy_o lord_n god_n which_o full_a sure_a the_o thou_o shall_v see_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n will_v not_o thou_o say_v that_o such_o a_o man_n be_v worthy_a sorrow_n and_o pain_n which_o will_v choose_v to_o go_v that_o way_n be_v it_o never_o so_o pleasant_a there_o he_o know_v certain_o /_o if_o he_o continue_v therein_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v with_o thief_n rob_v and_o put_v to_o the_o moo_v byttere_a pain_n of_o death_n then_o i_o counseyll_v the_o by_o time_n leave_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n /_o for_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v endless_a sorrow_n /_o and_o the_o pleasure_n yâ—_z come_v thereof_o be_v it_o never_o so_o great_a it_o shall_v hasty_o pass_v and_o if_o thou_o come_v to_o that_o end_n thou_o shall_v take_v thy_o leave_n also_o true_a as_o god_n be_v true_a from_o all_o pleasure_n without_o end_n our_o lord_n of_o his_o great_a mercy_n offer_v to_o the_o eternal_a pleasure_n for_o a_o short_a temporal_a pain_n suffer_v accord_v to_o the_o ordenaunce_n of_o his_o will_n /_o if_o thou_o will_v refuse_v so_o great_a a_o lucre_n for_o so_o lytel_fw-mi a_o payment_n than_o thou_o be_v a_o unhappy_a merchant_n then_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o follow_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o suffer_v of_o this_o pain_n /_o but_o will_v fulfil_v thynowne_v will_n in_o take_v thy_o short_a &_o sinful_a pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n /_o be_v not_o thou_o than_o worthy_a /_o by_o the_o ryghtwysenes_n of_o god_n to_o lose_v and_o be_v depryve_v of_o this_o perpetual_a joy_n &_o pleasure_n thou_o can_v not_o reasonable_o say_v nay_o for_o thou_o that_o will_v refuse_v so_o inestymable_a a_o joy_n for_o so_o lytell_fw-mi a_o price_n /_o than_o thou_o set_v lytell_a thereby_o /_o &_o in_o that_o thou_o dysabl_a thyself_o to_o have_v it_o ¶_o and_o of_o very_o equyte_v thou_o which_o wilful_o and_o syful_o forsake_v â—â—â—â—nal_a saluacyon_n /_o thou_o deserve_v by_o the_o ryghtwysnesse_n of_o god_n to_o have_v eternal_a pain_n and_o dampnacyon_n then_o behold_v upon_o the_o right_a side_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o gyve_v the_o perpetual_a joy_n for_o a_o short_a virtuous_a pain_n and_o behold_v upon_o the_o lyfte_a hand_n the_o ryghtwysnesse_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v gyve_v the_o eternal_a pain_n for_o refuse_v of_o eternal_a joy_n which_o thou_o forsoke_v for_o a_o short_a syful_a pleasur_n /_o than_o beware_v what_o thou_o do_v /_o he_z of_o his_o great_a grace_n offer_v the_o perpetual_a joy_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v so_o lyght_o refuse_v it_o /_o than_z he_o thryte_v the_o with_o endless_a sorrow_n and_o pain_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o escape_v his_o hand_n /_o choose_v the_o now_o whether_o thou_o will_v for_o a_o lytel_fw-mi pain_n have_v endless_a pleasure_n /_o or_z for_o a_o lytel_n simple_a solace_n have_v endless_a pay_n and_o sorrow_n /_o and_o one_o thou_o must_v needs_o choose_v i_o counseyll_v the_o to_o take_v pain_n and_o leave_v pleasure_n /_o draw_v the_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o find_v at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n among_o the_o damn_a people_n upon_o the_o lyfte_a hand_n /_o leave_v vain_a and_o sinful_a temporal_a joy_n for_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v sorrow_n /_o if_o thou_o lyvest_n after_o thy_o pselaunt_n desire_v of_o thy_o flesh_n it_o shall_v