Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bread_n	drink_v	eat_v	9,473	5	7.6266	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96266	The narrow path of divine truth described from living practice and experience of its three great steps, viz Purgation, illumination & union according to the testimony of the holy scriptures; as also of Thomas a Kempis, the German divinity, Thauler, and such like. Or the sayings of Matthew Weyer reduced into order in three books by J. Spee. Unto which are subjoyned his practical epistles, done above 120 years since in the Dutch, and after the author's death, printed in the German language at Frankfort 1579. And in Latin at Amsterdam 1658. and now in English.	Weyer, Matthias, 1521-1560.; Spee, J.	1683 (1683)	Wing W1525A; ESTC R231717	176,738	498

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both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o seethe_v other_o full_a of_o life_n there_o it_o be_v express_v what_o lie_v hide_v in_o he_o whither_o life_n or_o death_n that_o which_o have_v renounce_v time_n can_v assume_v death_n nor_o acknowledge_v it_o although_o it_o can_v flee_v from_o the_o same_o the_o death_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v promote_v chap._n ix_o there_o be_v no_o need_n that_o any_o one_o shall_v be_v solicitous_a how_o he_o ought_v to_o come_v into_o death_n and_o corruption_n for_o it_o come_v in_o its_o own_o time_n and_o can_v be_v suppress_v as_o a_o woman_n big_a with_o child_n when_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o birth_n come_v can_v hinder_v it_o whatever_o a_o man_n know_v and_o understand_v in_o this_o death_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o he_o for_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o ditch_n in_o which_o he_o lie_v putrify_v and_o corrupt_v no_o ratiocination_n nor_o understanding_n delight_v he_o if_o yet_o he_o can_v be_v delight_v with_o any_o thing_n he_o will_v also_o 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christ_n have_v assume_v our_o nature_n but_o not_o our_o sin_n that_o which_o we_o so_o often_o mention_v concern_v nature_n we_o mean_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n and_o not_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o for_o nature_n in_o itself_o be_v good_a but_o it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n and_o ferment_v with_o sin_n just_a as_o when_o water_n and_o blood_n be_v mingle_v together_o nothing_o but_o blood_n be_v discern_v though_o both_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o water_n be_v still_o there_o christ_n have_v assume_v naked_a or_o mere_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v without_o blood_n that_o be_v without_o sin_n so_o he_o have_v assume_v our_o flesh_n but_o not_o

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chap._n xxiiii_o when_o sin_n be_v discover_v to_o a_o man_n than_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o sword_n at_o which_o he_o be_v fright_v and_o flee_v to_o god_n and_o so_o satan_n be_v kill_v by_o his_o own_o sword_n paul_n say_v from_o out_o of_o many_o sin_n righteousness_n be_v manifest_v when_o sin_n be_v multiply_v that_o be_v when_o the_o multitude_n and_o magnitude_n of_o sin_n become_v know_v to_o a_o man_n than_o he_o turn_v his_o back_n at_o last_o upon_o sin_n and_o go_v to_o god_n who_o deliver_v he_o from_o it_o and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o sin_n manife_v to_o he_o his_o own_o righteousness_n for_o as_o sometime_o many_o hound_n pursue_v after_o one_o hare_n when_o the_o dog_n be_v take_v off_o the_o beast_n be_v free_v and_o remain_v alone_o so_o also_o god_n do_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n so_o as_o they_o all_o at_o last_o leave_n follow_v a_o man_n therefore_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o psalm_n a_o thousand_o shall_v fall_v at_o thy_o 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nature_n and_o always_o receive_v he_o more_o sublime_a yet_o so_o as_o what_o have_v go_v before_o be_v still_o sow_o again_o to_o spring_v up_o into_o a_o more_o noble_a plant_n so_o that_o at_o length_n man_n receive_v christ_n without_o all_o or_o any_o creature_n thus_o man_n be_v always_o ascend_v by_o and_o through_o the_o creature_n until_o he_o have_v find_v christ_n without_o the_o creature_n a_o man_n ascend_v by_o the_o angel_n unto_o the_o son_n who_o give_v he_o up_o unto_o the_o father_n generation_n proceed_v from_o one_o degree_n unto_o another_o until_o one_o climb_v above_o all_o thing_n into_o eternity_n and_o there_o generation_n end_v for_o there_o be_v the_o eternal_a abyss_n in_o which_o he_o be_v whole_o swallow_v up_o and_o he_o who_o arrive_v so_o far_o know_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o constant_a idea_n out_o of_o which_o god_n snatch_v he_o and_o he_o always_o see_v most_o clear_o by_o what_o degree_n god_n be_v present_a with_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o 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fruit_n perish_v but_o we_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o not_o to_o despair_v chap._n v._n to_o have_v a_o nature_n whole_o selfdenied_n both_o as_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o deadly_a thing_n unless_o nature_n shall_v be_v equal_o deny_v as_o to_o god_n as_o also_o to_o the_o creature_n it_o will_v not_o go_v into_o death_n when_o the_o root_n be_v extripate_v death_n be_v present_a when_o that_o be_v accomplish_v the_o renounciation_n be_v eternal_a when_o god_n have_v once_o renounce_v nature_n then_o be_v the_o end_n come_v for_o it_o can_v never_o return_v back_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o remain_v in_o self-denial_n even_o as_o to_o god_n also_o for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n possess_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o the_o young_a sprig_n grow_v out_o of_o death_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o heir_n when_o any_o one_o still_o stand_v in_o labour_v under_o the_o law_n in_o continency_n then_o to_o morrow_n may_v that_o be_v 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length_n when_o i_o have_v find_v rest_n i_o be_v content_v which_o way_n soever_o thing_n fall_v that_o which_o agree_v with_o nature_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v omit_v and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o disagree_v thereunto_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o how_o great_a a_o difficulty_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v may_v be_v perceive_v god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n overthrow_v and_o wear_v out_o those_o israelite_n that_o still_o savour_v egypt_n and_o bring_v up_o and_o new_a generation_n which_o know_v not_o egypt_n debility_n consist_v in_o the_o lowermost_a faculty_n not_o in_o life_n but_o in_o death_n when_o the_o mind_n be_v take_v up_o to_o god_n if_o the_o gentile_n do_v constitute_v any_o thing_n they_o do_v it_o firm_o together_o with_o security_n and_o knowledge_n know_v the_o matter_n to_o be_v thus_o and_o no_o otherwise_o but_o the_o christian_n do_v not_o so_o but_o they_o stand_v in_o faith_n found_v on_o no_o security_n or_o firmness_n be_v also_o ignorant_a of_o all_o thing_n but_o be_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n whence_o paul_n say_v after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n be_v establish_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n the_o new_a creature_n have_v nothing_o for_o itself_o neither_o knowledge_n nor_o security_n nor_o firmness_n as_o have_v the_o gentile_n but_o walk_v in_o faith_n the_o faithful_a be_v lead_v into_o faith_n beyond_o security_n knowledge_n and_o science_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v take_v away_o from_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o from_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o go●_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n our_o birth_n be_v accompany_v with_o appropriation_n yet_o must_v appropriation_n be_v separate_v from_o nature_n if_o the_o law_n of_o go●_n must_v be_v set_v up_o in_o we_o which_o can_v be_v do●●_n but_o by_o the_o death_n and_o destruction_n of_o th●_n natural_a man_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o nature_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o to_o f●●●●_n the_o 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be_v meat_n not_o that_o which_o we_o consume_v but_o that_o which_o consume_v we_o of_o abraham_n it_o be_v write_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v possess_v by_o his_o seed_n and_o not_o by_o himself_o therefore_o he_o must_v go_v out_o of_o it_o if_o room_n be_v to_o be_v make_v for_o his_o seed_n in_o this_o go_v out_o a_o man_n go_v into_o strange_a country_n and_o he_o know_v not_o the_o way_n nor_o can_v he_o ask_v thereof_o yet_o he_o always_o see_v one_o step_n before_o he_o in_o this_o die_a there_o be_v great_a affliction_n but_o that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v such_o and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v carry_v himself_o also_o courageous_o acquiescence_n only_o can_v effect_v that_o for_o he_o chap._n vi_o when_o a_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o proper_a possession_n right_o he_o think_v it_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o and_o judge_v it_o unjust_a if_o it_o be_v take_v from_o he_o till_o he_o be_v convince_v but_o then_o at_o length_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o can_v 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make_v perfect_a but_o be_v only_o translate_v perfection_n be_v the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n and_o as_o much_o as_o be_v receive_v from_o he_o that_o in_o he_o be_v perfect_a holy_a new_a and_o just_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o self_n for_o he_o must_v renounce_v self_n who_o natural_a part_n be_v evil_a and_o sinful_a and_o must_v be_v make_v he_o from_o who_o it_o may_v become_v just_a good_a and_o holy_a and_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v all_o these_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o name_n give_v in_o which_o these_o thing_n can_v happen_v unto_o we_o if_o any_o song_n writing_z or_o word_n be_v accept_v of_o a_o christian_a and_o be_v grateful_a

that_o which_o god_n put_v forward_o and_o when_o a_o man_n be_v so_o reduce_v into_o his_o nothingness_n than_o also_o must_v this_o nothingness_n be_v reduce_v into_o nothing_o nor_o ought_v a_o man_n even_o to_o arrogate_v that_o to_o himself_o for_o god_n by_o his_o judgement_n have_v reduce_v he_o into_o nothing_o the_o new_a man_n do_v not_o profit_n or_o go_v forward_o for_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o but_o a_o man_n profit_v or_o go_v forward_o in_o the_o new_a man_n who_o neither_o be_v deficient_a nor_o proficient_a in_o this_o a_o man_n profit_v or_o go_v forward_o and_o increase_v the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o god_n be_v introduce_v into_o a_o man_n with_o great_a affliction_n chap._n ii_o to_o speak_v forth_o the_o hide_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v rather_o rashness_n than_o devotion_n for_o they_o be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o we_o ought_v to_o tremble_v before_o they_o but_o not_o to_o babble_v they_o out_o some_o indeed_o do_v free_o meddle_v with_o they_o even_o by_o 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kindness_n and_o a_o good_a will_n for_o they_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n when_o any_o one_o be_v free_v from_o the_o creature_n that_o he_o can_v have_v a_o in_o difference_n for_o they_o without_o grief_n or_o joy_n whether_o it_o be_v loss_n or_o gain_n there_o be_v make_v a_o break_n through_o and_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a sort_n of_o a_o singular_a death_n that_o belong_v to_o this_o case_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o work_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n many_o suppose_v themselves_o to_o be_v that_o which_o temptation_n or_o trial_n discover_v to_o they_o that_o