Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	call_v	life_n	soul_n	8,027	5	5.0745	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67467	The life of Dr. Sanderson, late Bishop of Lincoln written by Izaak Walton ; to which is added, some short tracts or cases of conscience written by the said Bishop.	Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Judgment concerning submission to usurpers.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Pax ecclesiae.; Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600. Sermon of Richard Hooker, author of those learned books of Ecclesiastical politie.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Judgment in one view for the settlement of the church.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Judicium Universitatis Oxoniensis. English.	1678 (1678)	Wing W667; ESTC R8226	137,878	542

way_n which_o either_o the_o rigid_a calvinist_n or_o the_o arminian_n have_v take_v quaere_fw-la then_o whether_o or_o no_o the_o eternal_a decree_n of_o god_n concern_v man_n salvation_n may_v not_o be_v convenient_o conceive_v in_o this_o order_n viz._n that_o he_o decree_v 1._o to_o make_v himself_o glorious_a by_o communicate_v his_o goodness_n in_o produce_v powerful_o and_o ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la a_o world_n of_o creature_n and_o among_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o man_n endue_v with_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o organical_a body_n as_o a_o vessel_n and_o subject_n capable_a of_o grace_n and_o glory_n 2._o to_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o this_o reasonable_a creature_n common_o call_v the_o first_o covenant_n of_o work_n to_o bestow_v upon_o he_o life_n and_o glory_n if_o he_o shall_v continue_v in_o his_o obedience_n but_o if_o otherwise_o than_o not_o only_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o blessedness_n covenant_v but_o also_o and_o instead_o thereof_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o actual_a misery_n and_o eternal_a death_n 3._o after_o this_o covenant_n make_v to_o leave_v man_n in_o manu_fw-la consilij_fw-la svi_fw-la by_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o his_o own_o will_n to_o lay_v hold_n either_o on_o life_n by_o obedience_n or_o by_o transgression_n on_o death_n 4._o to_o permit_v man_n thus_o leave_v to_o himself_o to_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o cast_v himself_o out_o of_o that_o covenant_n into_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o corruption_n and_o damnation_n with_o a_o purpose_n in_o that_o permission_n to_o serve_v himself_o of_o man_n fall_n as_o a_o fit_a occasion_n whereby_o to_o magnify_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o glory_n yet_o far_o in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o infinite_a both_o justice_n and_o mercy_n 5._o that_o the_o whole_a species_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o creature_n may_v not_o perish_v everlasting_o and_o without_o all_o remedy_n to_o provide_v for_o mankind_n pro_fw-la genere_fw-la humano_fw-la a_o most_o wise_a sufficient_a and_o convenient_a mean_n of_o reparation_n and_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n by_o the_o satisfactory_a and_o meritorious_a death_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o incarnate_a son_n of_o god_n jesus_n christ_n god_n bless_v for_o ever_o 6._o in_o this_o jesus_n as_o the_o mediator_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o second_o covenant_n with_o mankind_n common_o call_v the_o new_a covenant_n or_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v lay_v hold_n on_o he_o by_o a_o true_a and_o steadfast_a faith_n shall_v attain_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v not_o believe_v shall_v perish_v everlasting_o in_o his_o sin_n 7._o lest_o this_o covenant_n shall_v yet_o be_v ineffectual_a and_o christ_n die_v in_o vain_a because_o leave_v to_o themselves_o especial_o in_o this_o wretched_a state_n of_o corruption_n none_o of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n can_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la have_v repent_v and_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o elect_v and_o cull_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o particular_a person_n out_o of_o the_o corrupt_a lump_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v advance_v into_o this_o covenant_n and_o thereby_o entitle_v unto_o salvation_n and_o that_o without_o any_o cause_n or_o motive_n at_o all_o in_o themselves_o but_o mere_o ex_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la of_o his_o own_o free_a grace_n and_o good_a pleasure_n in_o jesus_n christ_n pretermit_v and_o pass_v by_o the_o rest_n to_o perish_v just_o in_o their_o sin_n 8._o to_o confer_v in_o due_a season_n upon_o the_o person_n so_o elect_v all_o fit_a and_o effectual_a mean_n and_o grace_n needful_a for_o they_o unto_o salvation_n proportionable_o to_o their_o personal_a capacity_n and_o condition_n as_o namely_o 1._o upon_o infant_n that_o die_v before_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n the_o sacrament_n of_o christian_a baptism_n administer_v and_o receive_v in_o the_o name_n and_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n with_o sacramental_a grace_n to_o such_o person_n as_o for_o the_o want_n of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n never_o come_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o habitual_a or_o actual_a grace_n of_o faith_n repentance_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v to_o judge_v to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o their_o salvation_n 2._o upon_o man_n that_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n soon_o or_o late_a such_o a_o measure_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n of_o repentance_n from_o dead_a work_n of_o new_a and_o holy_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n together_o with_o final_a perseverance_n in_o all_o these_o as_o in_o his_o excellent_a wisdom_n he_o see_v meet_v wrought_v and_o preserve_v in_o they_o outward_o by_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o inward_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n shed_v in_o their_o heart_n whereby_o sweet_o and_o without_o constraint_n but_o yet_o effectual_o their_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n be_v subdue_v to_o the_o acknowledgement_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o both_o these_o be_v do_v ordinary_o and_o by_o ordinary_a mean_n 3._o into_o some_o man_n it_o may_v be_v and_o extraordinary_o especial_o in_o the_o want_n of_o ordinary_a mean_n god_n may_v infuse_v faith_n and_o other_o grace_n accompany_v salvation_n as_o also_o modo_fw-la nobis_fw-la incognito_o make_v supply_v unto_o infant_n unbaptise_v some_o other_o way_n by_o the_o immediate_a work_n of_o his_o holy_a and_o almighty_a spirit_n without_o the_o use_n of_o the_o outward_a mean_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n of_o which_o extraordinary_a work_n we_o can_v pronounce_v too_o spare_o the_o special_a use_n whereto_o it_o serve_v we_o be_v the_o suspending_a of_o our_o censure_n not_o rash_o to_o pass_v the_o sentence_n of_o damnation_n upon_o those_o infant_n or_o man_n that_o want_v the_o ordinary_a outward_a mean_n since_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o say_v how_o god_n in_o his_o infinite_a power_n can_v and_o how_o in_o his_o rich_a mercy_n he_o have_v do_v or_o will_v deal_v with_o they_o 9_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o salvation_n of_o those_o who_o god_n have_v of_o his_o free_a grace_n elect_v thereunto_o but_o with_o the_o reprobate_n who_o he_o have_v in_o his_o justice_n appoint_v to_o destruction_n he_o deal_v in_o another_o fashion_n as_o concern_v who_o he_o have_v decree_v either_o 1._o to_o afford_v they_o neither_o the_o extraordinary_a nor_o so_o much_o as_o but_o the_o outward_a and_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o faith_n or_o else_o 2._o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o outward_a mean_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n to_o withhold_v the_o inward_a concurrence_n of_o his_o enlighten_v and_o renew_v spirit_n to_o work_v with_o those_o mean_n for_o want_v whereof_o they_o become_v ineffectual_a to_o they_o for_o their_o good_a work_v upon_o they_o either_o malignant_o so_o as_o their_o heart_n be_v the_o more_o harden_v thereby_o in_o sin_n and_o unbelief_n or_o infirm_o so_o as_o not_o to_o work_v in_o they_o a_o perfect_a conversion_n but_o to_o produce_v instead_o of_o the_o gracious_a habit_n of_o sanctification_n as_o faith_n repentance_n charity_n humility_n etc._n etc._n some_o weak_a and_o infirm_a shadow_n of_o those_o grace_n which_o for_o their_o formal_a semblance_n sake_n do_v sometime_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o those_o grace_n they_o resemble_v but_o be_v never_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o very_a true_a grace_n themselves_o and_o in_o the_o end_n be_v discover_v to_o have_v be_v false_a by_o the_o want_n of_o perseverance_n iv._o utilitas_fw-la huius_fw-la seriei_fw-la this_o way_n of_o order_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n beside_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o to_o hold_v correspondency_n more_o than_o any_o other_o as_o well_o with_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n especial_o of_o st._n augustine_n and_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o as_o with_o the_o present_a doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o article_n and_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o have_v also_o three_o notable_a commodity_n viz._n 1._o hereby_o be_v fair_o avoid_v the_o most_o and_o great_a of_o those_o inconvenience_n into_o which_o both_o extreme_n run_v or_o at_o the_o least_o which_o either_o extreme_a press_v sore_o upon_o the_o opposite_a extreme_a the_o arminian_n accuse_v the_o rigid_a calvinist_n as_o a_o betrayer_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o place_v the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n before_o that_o of_o adam_n fall_n and_o be_v again_o accuse_v by_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o make_v the_o efficacy_n thereof_o to_o depend_v upon_o man_n free_a will_n whereas_o both_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v preserve_v entire_a by_o follow_v this_o middle_a way_n for_o 1._o there_o can_v lie_v no_o imputation_n upon_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n though_o he_o have_v reprobate_v some_o

heart_n be_v fix_v o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v where_o true_a joy_n be_v to_o be_v find_v his_o thought_n sseem_v now_o to_o be_v whole_o of_o death_n for_o which_o he_o be_v so_o prepare_v that_o that_o king_n of_o terror_n can_v not_o surprise_v he_o as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n for_o he_o have_v often_o say_v he_o be_v prepare_v and_o long_v for_o it_o and_o as_o this_o desire_n seem_v to_o come_v from_o heaven_n so_o it_o leave_v he_o not_o till_o his_o soul_n ascend_v to_o that_o region_n of_o bless_a spirit_n who_o employment_n be_v to_o join_v in_o consort_n with_o he_o and_o sing_v praise_n and_o glory_n to_o that_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o that_o place_n into_o which_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n can_v enter_v thus_o this_o pattern_n of_o meekness_n and_o primitive_a innocence_n change_v this_o for_o a_o better_a life_n it_o be_v now_o too_o late_o to_o wish_v that_o my_o life_n may_v be_v like_o he_o for_o i_o be_o in_o the_o eighty_o five_o year_n of_o my_o age_n but_o i_o humble_o beseech_v almighty_a god_n that_o my_o death_n may_v and_o do_v as_o earnest_o beg_v of_o every_o reader_n to_o say_v amen_o 32.2_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n postscript_n if_o i_o have_v have_v time_n to_o have_v review_v this_o relation_n as_o i_o intend_v before_o it_o go_v to_o the_o press_n i_o can_v have_v contract_v some_o and_o alter_v other_o part_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v hasten_v from_o i_o and_o now_o too_o late_o for_o this_o impression_n if_o there_o be_v a_o second_o which_o the_o printer_n hope_v for_o i_o shall_v both_o do_v that_o and_o upon_o information_n mend_v any_o mistake_n or_o supply_v what_o may_v seem_v want_v i._o w._n dr._n pierce_n letter_n good_a mr._n walton_n at_o my_o return_n to_o this_o place_n i_o make_v a_o yet_o strict_a search_n after_o the_o letter_n long_v ago_o send_v i_o from_o our_o most_o excellent_a dr._n sanderson_n before_o the_o happy_a restoration_n of_o the_o king_n and_o church_n of_o england_n to_o their_o several_a right_n in_o one_o of_o which_o letter_n more_o especial_o he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v i_o a_o narrative_a both_o of_o the_o rise_n and_o the_o progress_n and_o reason_n also_o as_o well_o of_o his_o young_a as_o of_o his_o last_o and_o ripe_a judgement_n touch_v the_o famous_a point_n controvert_v between_o the_o calvinian_o and_o the_o arminian_n as_o they_o be_v common_o though_o unjust_o &_o unskilful_o miscall_v on_o either_o side_n the_o whole_a letter_n i_o allude_v to_o do_v consist_v of_o several_a sheet_n whereof_o a_o good_a part_n have_v be_v make_v public_a long_o ago_o by_o the_o most_o learned_a most_o judicious_a most_o pious_a dr._n hammond_n to_o who_o i_o send_v it_o both_o for_o his_o private_a and_o for_o the_o public_a satisfaction_n if_o he_o think_v fit_a in_o his_o excellent_a book_n entitle_v a_n pacifick_n discourse_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o decree_n in_o full_a accordance_n with_o dr._n sanderson_n to_o which_o discourse_n i_o refer_v you_o for_o a_o account_n of_o dr._n sanderson_n and_o the_o history_n of_o his_o thought_n in_o his_o own_o hand-writing_n wherein_o i_o send_v it_o to_o westwood_n as_o i_o receive_v it_o from_o boothby_n panel_n and_o although_o the_o whole_a book_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1660._o and_o reprint_v since_o with_o his_o other_o tract_n in_o folio_n be_v very_o worthy_a of_o your_o perusal_n yet_o for_o the_o work_v you_o be_v about_o you_o shall_v not_o have_v need_n to_o read_v more_o at_o present_a than_o from_o the_o 8_o the_o to_o the_o 23_o the_o page_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o end_n of_o §_o 33._o there_o you_o will_v find_v in_o what_o year_n the_o excellent_a man_n who_o life_n you_o write_v become_v a_o master_n of_o arts._n how_o his_o first_o read_v of_o learned_a hooker_n have_v be_v occasion_v by_o certain_a puritanical_a pamphlet_n and_o how_o good_a a_o preparative_n he_o find_v it_o for_o his_o read_n of_o calvin_n institution_n the_o honour_n of_o who_o name_n at_o that_o time_n especial_o give_v such_o credit_n to_o his_o error_n how_o he_o err_v with_o mr._n calvin_n whilst_o he_o take_v thing_n upon_o trust_n in_o the_o sublapsarian_a way_n how_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v a_o clerk_n of_o the_o convocation_n for_o the_o diocese_n of_o lincol_n 1625._o he_o reduce_v the_o quinquarticular_a controversy_n into_o five_o scheme_n or_o table_n and_o thereupon_o discern_v a_o necessity_n of_o quit_v the_o sublapsarian_a way_n of_o which_o he_o have_v before_o a_o better_a like_n as_o well_o as_o the_o supralapsarian_a which_o he_o can_v never_o fancy_n there_o you_o will_v meet_v with_o his_o two_o weighty_a reason_n against_o they_o both_o and_o find_v his_o happy_a change_n of_o judgement_n to_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o the_o year_n 1625_o even_o 34_o year_n before_o the_o world_n either_o know_v or_o at_o least_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o more_o particular_o his_o reason_n for_o reject_v dr._n twiss_n or_o the_o way_n he_o walk_v in_o although_o his_o acute_a and_o very_o learned_a and_o ancient_a friend_n t.p._n i_o now_o proceed_v to_o let_v you_o know_v from_o dr._n sanderson_n own_o hand_n which_o be_v never_o print_v and_o which_o you_o can_v hardly_o know_v from_o any_o unless_o from_o his_o son_n or_o from_o myself_o that_o when_o that_o parliament_n be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o convocation_n therewith_o dissolve_v a_o gentleman_n of_o his_o acquaintance_n by_o occasion_n of_o some_o discourse_n about_o these_o point_n tell_v he_o of_o a_o book_n not_o long_o before_o publish_v at_o paris_n a._n d._n 1623._o by_o a_o arriba_n spanish_a bishop_n who_o have_v undertake_v to_o clear_v the_o difference_n in_o the_o great_a controversy_n de_fw-fr concordiâ_fw-la gratiae_n &_o liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la and_o because_o his_o friend_n perceive_v he_o be_v greedy_o desirous_a to_o see_v the_o book_n he_o send_v he_o one_o of_o they_o contain_v the_o four_o first_o book_n of_o twelve_o which_o he_o intend_v then_o to_o publish_v when_o i_o have_v read_v say_v dr._n sanderson_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n of_o the_o same_o letter_n his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o pope_n greg._n 15._o he_o speak_v so_o high_o of_o his_o own_o invention_n that_o i_o then_o begin_v rather_o to_o suspect_v he_o for_o a_o mountebank_n than_o to_o hope_v i_o shall_v find_v satisfaction_n from_o his_o performance_n i_o find_v much_o confidence_n and_o great_a pomp_n of_o word_n but_o little_a matter_n as_o to_o the_o main_a knot_n of_o the_o business_n other_o than_o have_v be_v say_v a_o hundred_o time_n before_o to_o wit_n of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o all_o thing_n past_a present_a and_o future_a in_o ment_fw-la divinâ_fw-la realiter_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o his_o whole_a three_o book_n only_o he_o interprete_v the_o word_n realiter_fw-la so_o as_o to_o import_v not_o only_a praesentialitatem_fw-la objectivam_fw-la as_o other_o hold_v before_o he_o but_o propriam_fw-la &_o actualem_fw-la existentiam_fw-la yet_o confess_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o make_v this_o intelligible_a in_o his_o four_o book_n he_o endeavour_n to_o declare_v a_o twofold_a manner_n of_o god_n work_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la the_o one_o sub_fw-la ordine_fw-la praedestinationis_fw-la of_o which_o eternity_n be_v the_o proper_a measure_n the_o other_o sub_fw-la ordine_fw-la gratiae_n whereof_o time_n be_v the_o measure_n and_o that_o god_n work_v fortiter_fw-la in_o the_o one_o though_o not_o irresistibiliter_fw-la as_o well_o as_o suaviter_fw-la in_o the_o other_o wherein_o the_o freewill_n have_v his_o proper_a work_n also_o from_o the_o result_n of_o his_o whole_a performance_n i_o be_v confirm_v in_o this_o opinion_n that_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o work_n of_o both_o grace_n and_o freewill_n in_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o event_n the_o consistency_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n foreknowledge_n at_o least_o though_o not_o with_o any_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a predestination_n with_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n and_o the_o contingency_n of_o inferior_a cause_n and_o effect_n these_o i_o say_v we_o must_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o think_v it_o bootless_a for_o i_o to_o think_v of_o comprehend_v it_o and_o so_o come_v the_o two_o acta_fw-la synodalia_fw-la dordrectana_fw-la to_o stand_v in_o my_o study_n only_o to_o fill_v up_o a_o room_n to_o this_o day_n and_o yet_o see_v the_o restless_a curiosity_n of_o man_n not_o many_o year_n after_o to_o wit_n a.d._n 1632._o out_o come_v dr._n twiss_n his_o vindiciae_fw-la gratiae_n a_o large_a volume_n purposely_o write_v against_o arminius_n and_o then_o notwithstanding_o my_o former_a resolution_n i_o must_v needs_o

the_o love_n of_o obedience_n the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o thy_o necessity_n the_o eye_n of_o singleness_n and_o sincere_a meaning_n guide_v thy_o footstep_n and_o thou_o can_v not_o slide_v you_o see_v what_o it_o be_v to_o ask_v and_o seek_v the_o next_o be_v knock._n there_o be_v always_o in_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o ask_v and_o which_o we_o seek_v some_o main_a wall_n some_o bar_a gate_n some_o strong_a impediment_n or_o other_o object_v itself_o in_o the_o way_n between_o we_o and_o home_o for_o removal_n whereof_o the_o help_n of_o strong_a hand_n than_o our_o own_o be_v necessary_a as_o therefore_o ask_v have_v relation_n to_o the_o want_n of_o good_a thing_n desire_v and_o seek_v to_o the_o natural_a ordinary_a mean_n of_o attainment_n thereunto_o so_o knock_v be_v require_v in_o regard_n of_o hindrance_n let_n or_o impediment_n which_o be_v door_n shut_v up_o against_o we_o till_o such_o time_n as_o it_o please_v the_o goodness_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o set_v they_o open_a in_o the_o mean_a while_n our_o duty_n here_o require_v be_v to_o knock_v many_o be_v well_o content_v to_o ask_v and_o not_o unwilling_a to_o undertake_v some_o pain_n in_o seek_v but_o when_o once_o they_o see_v impediment_n which_o flesh_n and_o blood_n do_v judge_v invincible_a their_o heart_n be_v break_v israel_n in_o egypt_n subject_n to_o misery_n of_o intolerable_a servitude_n crave_v with_o sigh_n and_o tear_n deliverance_n from_o that_o estate_n which_o then_o they_o be_v full_o persuade_v they_o can_v not_o possible_o change_v but_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v for_o the_o better_a be_v set_v at_o liberty_n to_o seek_v the_o land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v unto_o their_o father_n do_v not_o seem_v tedious_a or_o irksome_a unto_o they_o this_o labour_n and_o travel_v they_o undertake_v with_o great_a alacrity_n never_o trouble_v with_o any_o doubt_n nor_o dismay_v with_o any_o fear_n till_o at_o the_o length_n they_o come_v to_o knock_v at_o those_o brazen_a gate_n the_o bar_n whereof_o as_o they_o have_v no_o mean_n so_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o break_v asunder_o mountain_n on_o this_o hand_n and_o the_o roar_a sea_n before_o their_o face_n then_o all_o the_o force_n that_o egypt_n can_v make_v coming_z with_o as_o much_o rage_n and_o fury_n as_o can_v possess_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o proud_a potent_a and_o cruel_a tyrant_n in_o these_o strait_n at_o this_o instant_n oh_o that_o we_o have_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o die_v where_o before_o we_o live_v a_o life_n though_o toilsome_a yet_o free_a from_o such_o extremity_n as_o now_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o be_v this_o the_o milk_n and_o honey_n that_o have_v be_v so_o speak_v of_o be_v this_o the_o paradise_n in_o description_n whereof_o so_o much_o gloss_v and_o deceive_a eloquence_n have_v be_v spend_v have_v we_o after_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n leave_v egypt_n to_o come_v to_o this_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o mutinous_a cogitation_n moses_n with_o all_o instancy_n beat_v and_o god_n with_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o omnipotency_n cast_v open_v the_o gate_n before_o they_o maugre_o even_o their_o own_o both_o infidelity_n and_o despair_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a then_o nor_o that_o they_o afterward_o stand_v in_o like_a repine_a term_n for_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o the_o river_n jordan_n the_o least_o cross_a accident_n which_o lie_v at_o any_o time_n in_o their_o way_n be_v evermore_o unto_o they_o a_o cause_n of_o present_a recidivation_n and_o relapse_n they_o have_v the_o land_n in_o their_o possession_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o heart_n thereof_o and_o all_o their_o hard_a encounter_n past_a joshua_n and_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o their_o governor_n who_o see_v the_o wonder_n which_o god_n have_v wrought_v for_o the_o good_a of_o that_o people_n have_v no_o soon_o end_v their_o day_n but_o first_o one_o tribe_n than_o another_o in_o the_o end_n all_o delight_v in_o ease_n fearful_a to_o hazard_v themselves_o in_o follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o god_n weary_a of_o pass_v so_o many_o strait_a and_o narrow_a gate_n condescend_v to_o ignominious_a condition_n of_o peace_n join_v hand_n with_o infidel_n forsake_v he_o which_o have_v be_v always_o the_o rock_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o so_o have_v none_o to_o open_v unto_o they_o although_o their_o occasion_n of_o knock_v be_v great_a afterward_o more_o and_o great_a than_o before_o concern_v issachar_n the_o word_n of_o jacob_n the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n be_v these_o issachar_n though_o bonny_a and_o strong_a enough_o unto_o any_o labour_n do_v couch_v notwithstanding_o as_o a_o ass_n under_o all_o burden_n he_o shall_v think_v with_o himself_o that_o rest_n be_v good_a and_o the_o land_n pleasant_a he_o shall_v in_o these_o consideration_n rather_o endure_v the_o burden_n and_o yoke_n of_o tribute_n than_o cast_v himself_o into_o hazard_n of_o war_n gen._n 49._o we_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n all_o of_o issachar_n disposition_n we_o account_v ease_v cheap_a howsoever_o we_o buy_v it_o and_o although_o we_o can_v happy_o frame_v ourselves_o sometime_o to_o ask_v or_o endure_v for_o a_o while_n to_o seek_v yet_o loathe_v we_o be_v to_o follow_v a_o course_n of_o life_n which_o shall_v too_o often_o hem_v we_o about_o with_o those_o perplexity_n the_o danger_n whereof_o be_v manifest_o great_a but_o of_o the_o duty_n here_o prescribe_v of_o ask_v seek_v knocking_z thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v the_o promise_v follow_v which_o god_n have_v make_v 2._o ask_v and_o receive_v seek_v and_o find_v knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o you_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v and_o such_o while_o they_o be_v in_o expectation_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o painfulness_n with_o they_o but_o when_o the_o time_n of_o performance_n and_o of_o present_a fruition_n come_v it_o bring_v joy_n abraham_n do_v somewhat_o rejoice_v in_o that_o which_o he_o see_v will_v come_v although_o know_v that_o many_o age_n &_o generation_n must_v first_o pass_v their_o exultation_n far_o great_a who_o behold_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o embrace_v in_o their_o arm_n he_o which_o have_v be_v before_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o have_v find_v that_o messiah_n have_v see_v the_o salvation_n behold_v here_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n these_o be_v speech_n of_o man_n not_o comfort_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o that_o they_o desire_v but_o rape_v with_o admiration_n at_o the_o view_n of_o enjoy_v bliss_n as_o oft_o therefore_o as_o our_o case_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o prophet_n david_n or_o that_o experience_n of_o god_n abundant_a mercy_n towards_o we_o do_v wrest_v from_o our_o mouth_n the_o same_o acknowledgement_n which_o it_o do_v from_o his_o i_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v rescue_v his_o servant_n i_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o he_o save_v i_o thou_o lord_n have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o death_n my_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v i_o have_v ask_v and_o receive_v seek_v and_o find_v knock_a and_o it_o have_v be_v oopened_a unto_o i_o can_v there_o less_o be_v expect_v at_o our_o hand_n than_o to_o take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o bless_v magnify_v and_o extol_v the_o mercy_n heap_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n ps._n 116._o be_v we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o they_o who_o as_o yet_o do_v any_o ask_v and_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o be_v but_o attendance_n a_o small_a time_n we_o shall_v rejoice_v then_o but_o how_o we_o shall_v find_v but_o where_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v but_o with_o what_o hand_n to_o all_o which_o demand_n i_o must_v answer_v use_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la what_o be_v these_o thing_n unto_o we_o be_v it_o for_o we_o to_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o the_o way_n he_o have_v to_o bring_v his_o counsel_n &_o purpose_n about_o god_n will_v not_o have_v great_a thing_n bring_v to_o pass_v either_o altogether_o without_o mean_n or_o by_o those_o mean_n altogether_o which_o be_v to_o our_o seem_a probable_a and_o likely_a not_o without_o mean_n lest_o under_o colour_n of_o repose_n in_o god_n we_o shall_v nourish_v at_o any_o time_n in_o in_o ourselves_o idleness_n not_o by_o the_o mere_a hability_n of_o mean_n gather_v together_o through_o our_o own_o providence_n lest_o prevail_v by_o help_n which_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n yield_v we_o shall_v offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o whatsoever_o prey_n we_o take_v to_o the_o net_n which_o our_o singer_n do_v weave_v than_o which_o there_o can_v be_v to_o he_o more_o intolerable_a injury_n offer_v vere_n &_o absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la say_v st._n bernard_n