Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	brethren_n	know_v	love_v	5,050	5	7.2282	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52375	Godly adversity far better than wicked prosperity, or, The rage of the wicked, should not hinder the race of the Godly being a few comfortable reasons or encouragements against the fear and terrour of man : very seasonable & sutable [sic] for the consideration of God's people in this day of tryal, to fortifie them against all troubles and oppositions whatsoever : together with a heavenly discourse concerning the saints in their kingdom, wherein is discovered the excellency of the kingdom itself, and the wonderful glory and happiness of the saints in their heavenly habitation / by Edward Noble ...	Noble, Edward.	1661 (1661)	Wing N1197; ESTC R4611	58,130	70

his earthly Glory and Dignity and did mightily bear up his soul in the midst of sufferings Yea further let me tell you this very Consideration was a great support even unto our Saviour Christ himself under all his afflictions and a great comfort to him in all his sufferings therefore we are exhorted to consider his example and to make him our pattern in this very particular Heb. 12.2 3. where the Apostle bids us Look unto Jesus the Author and finisher of our Faith who for the JOY that was set before him endured the Cross and despised the shame and is now set down at the right hand of the Throne of God Mark The JOY that was set before him and the Crown that was laid up for him was that which did exceedingly bear up his Soul to endure the Cross and carry him forth to despise the Shame for he knew that though he was attended with sorrows here on Earth yet there was joy enough in Heaven to make him amends for all And though he was now cloathed with shame and reproach yet he should shortly be cloathed with Glory and Majesty in his Fathers Kingdom and for his Cross he should receive a Heavenly Crown Therefore he willingly bore the Cross and patiently underwent the Reproach knowing that this Glorious Reward would largely requite him for all his Troubles Therefore sayes the Apostle Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds When we are surrounded with Sorrow and compassed about with Troubles let 's remember our Heavenly Portion where we shall have fulness of joy and pleasures for ever and when we are attended with crosses and several calamities then let 's remember our Crown of Glory reserved for us in our Fathers Kingdom Let us in all things consider the example of Jesus Christ and be sure to follow his steps and then we shall be sure to partake of the same encouragement and be in a better capacity to run with patience the Race that is set before us Thus much for the third Use by way of Encouragement But Fourthly by way of Exhortation this may serve to exhort us to three things First Seeing it is so That the Lord hath so much tender love and respect for his People as to provide and prepare a Kingdom for them Oh! then let us be exhorted to increase and abound in our love one towards another Let us be sure to continue stedfast in Brotherly Love and to abound in Christian charity one towards another as becomes the Elect of God for if the Lord himself have such Bowels of Love and Affection for them as to honour them with a Crown and Kingdom how much more should we have Bowels of Love and affection one towards another for whom this Kingdom is provided And if the Lord himself tender his People as the Apple of his Eye and count them worthy of Eternal Glory Oh! how may this engage us to be tender one towards another and count one another worthy of respect and love yea it may engage us to manifest abundance of tender love and cordial affection even to the meanest and poorest of the Lords People yea though they be never so contemptible in the eyes of the World and never so mean and low in their earthly stations yet let us be tender towards them and embrace them in love and let us account them honourable and esteem them lovely for they are all Heirs of a Glorious Kingdom and they are all the dearly Beloved of the Lord Therefore this may engage us to love one another and this may engage us to be exceeding careful of each others welfare Therefore sayes the Apostle 1 Joh. 4.11 Beloved if God so loved us how ought we to love one another If the Lord himself hath so much love for us as to make us heirs of life and glory how should this enjoyn us to endeavour to exceed in our love one towards another and to abound in our affections towards all Saints Oh! let us take heed of slighting and contemning one another and let us take heed of scorning and setting at nought even the very poorest and meanest of Gods Jewels But let all those that truly fear the Lord be dear and precious to us though they are never so vile and ridiculous in the account of the World for they are all lovely in the sight of God and they are all precious in the eyes of the Lord and we are all his Children by faith in Jesus Christ therefore let us live in unity and love like Brethren Let us get and maintain an affection suitable to our Spiritual Relation and be sure to discharge a tender duty one towards another for we are all Children of one Father and we are all fed from one Fountain and we all belong to one Family and we are all Heirs to one Kingdom Therefore let us take heed of dividing in our Love and of difference in Affection seeing we are all one in Spiritual Relation and all concern'd in one Portion and seeing we are all travelling towards one Country and all journying towards one Land Oh! let us take heed that we do not quarrel and fall out by the way but rather let us like honest Travellers love and pitty one another and comfort and encourage one another and bear one anothers burden and help one another forward in our progress towards Heaven that so we may manifest our selves to be the Children of God and the Disciples of Christ by our love and affection one towards another and that we may make it appear to the world that we are living Christians by our love to Christians and that we are Born of God by our love to his Begotten for sayes the Apostle 1 Joh. 3.14 We know that we have passed from Death to Life because we love the Brethren for he that loveth not his Brother abideth in Death Mark He that hath not love and affection towards his Christian Brethren it is an evident sign that he is in a state of Death and that he is very unfit to stand as a Member in the Church of Christ for he is of no more use there than a rotten Branch in a fruitful Tree or a wooden legg in a mans Body which stands only for an outward shew but hath no life in it to refresh the Body and if all the members of the Body should be afflicted with grief yet still that would feel no pain nor would not at all be sensible of the Bodies sufferings and the reason is because it 's a dead member and wants the life that maintains and feeds the Body even so it is with a professed Christian that wants love to his Brethren he can hear of the afflictions of his Brethren and not at all be troubled and he can understand that his Brethren are in great want and misery and have no sympathy nor fellow-feeling with them in their condition and the reason is because he is