Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	call_v	life_n	spirit_n	4,419	5	5.0185	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45559	The pilgrims wish, or, The saints longing discussed in a sermon preached in St. Bennet Grace Church at the funeral of Mrs. Anne Dudson ... who departed this life the 4th day of January, 1658 ... / by Nath. Hardy ...	Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.	1659 (1659)	Wing H738; ESTC R2193	17,690	36

granted for which they pray when they say Thy Kingdome come in which respect the fore-mentioned Father expostulateth Quid oramus petimus ut adveniat regnum caelorum si captivitas terreâ—â— delectat Why do we daily pray that the Kingdome of Heaven may come when as we are so much pleased with a captivity on earth The truth is we are so farre from making death the Object of our desire that it is the ground of our fear yea we tremble at the very thought of it Indeed that they should fear death who being called Christians lead wicked lives is no wonder and well were it if many of them did more fear it then they doe But why oh why this Pusillamous spirit in good Christians Let him be afraid to die who is not born again of water end of the Spirit who looketh upon the continuation of life as a respite from torment to come and his first death to be a passage to a second But for Belivers who are the Children of God Members of Christ and Heires or Glory to be afraid to depart how incongruous Receive therefore a word of Exhortation Give not over till you have brought your hearts to this sweet frame He hath not enough con'd Happinesse that is loath to goe to it though it be through a dead Sea nor can he be justly thought desirous of Heaven who is unwilling to shake hands with earth It was justly said to that lame begger who refused the offer of his Prince to take him into his Coach Optime mereris qui in luto haereas Thou well deservest to stick in the mire And surely it is but fit that they should live and lie in sorrow who are unwilling that Christ should take them up to himself What is the Devils great design but to keep our souls from Christ and shall we comply with him in an unwillingnesse to depart that we may be with him Our belssed Iesus willingly came down from Heaven to earth that he might be with and die for us Shall not we willingly goe from earth to Heaven though it be by death that we may be and live with him Especially considering the great advantage which hereby accrueth to us And that leads me to 3. The Equity and justnesse of the Reason enducing St. Paul to this desire in those words which is farre better The Emphasis of the Greek phrase is very observable it is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} better nay {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} farre better nay {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} much rather or as our translation farre better The Arabick seemeth to labour in expressing it by two words of the same signification which is farre more excellent and transcendent withall annexing the Pronoune for me which is not mentioned but to be supplied in the Greek To die in respect of all is not better then to live but in respect of them who dying are with Christ For St. Paul to die though it were to be with Chriss was not better for the Philippians he intimateth in the next verse that it was needfull for them that he should live in the flesh but for himself it was better farre infinitely far better that he should depart and be with Christ And now I am fallen upon a pleasant subject the transcendent happinesse of being with Christ But I cannot long insist upon it nor if I should am I able fully to unfold it We shall never know the blisse of being with him till we come to be with him Only in a few words let me give you a glimpse or taste of its surpassing excellency To this end I shall make use of that three-fold good which is the Object of mens desire in this world and maketh them so much in love with it namely Profit Honour and Pleasure in all which respects it is far better to be with Christ 1. It is farre better in point of Profit Christ is said by the Author to the Hebrews to be appointed Heir of all things Being now in Heaven he is in possession of these all things whereof he is Heir And when we shall be with him we shall be {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Co-heires with Christ who though our Elder Brother admits us to have a share in the Inheritance Whatsoever we enjoy in this world is but a small pittance in comparison of that Inheritance Christ in the Person of Wisdome saith of himself With me are riches yea durable riches With him they are not for himself only but all that are with him Yea whereas the riches of this world are uncertain those are durable and therefore as to wealth it is better farre better to be with Christ 2. It is better in point of Honour To be with Christ is to sit together with him in heavenly places that is St. Pauls phrase to the Ephesians More then so it is To sit with him in his Throne that is St. Iohns phrase The Saints with Christ have a full view of his Glory So our Saviour prayeth Father I will that those whom thou hast given me be where I am that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me Nor do they only behold but participate of it {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} we are glorified together with him yea {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} we shall reign with him They are both St. Pauls Phrases which latter fully answers to that of sitting with him in his Throne Whereas the Servants of Christ in this world are for the most part in a low and mean condition they shall be no lesse then Kings when they are with Christ having Crowns on their heads and Septers in their hands farre excelling all secular Dignities And therefore as to Honour it is farre better to be with Christ 3. Once more It is better in point of Pleasure To be with Christ is to Sup with him so St. Iohn and no Dainties so sweet as those which are prepared for us in that Supper of Glory To be with Christ is to be with him in Paradise and no delights comparable to those of Paradise It is to be with the Fountain of life and no waters so sweet as those which we drink at the Fountain It is to be with the Sun of Righteousnesse And if there be a great deal of refreshment in the beames which this Sunne sometimes darts upon us whilest we are here oh what content is there in being with the Sunne it self The Truth is none of these carnal pleasures which this world affords can give the soul satisfaction so that as the Dove found no rest till it returned to the Ark it finds no content till it come to Christ Our greatest joy here is the hopes of being with him hereafter to whom those words of the Psalmist may be truly applyed In thy presence is fulnesse of Joy and at thy right hand

another place This world in this respect is compared to an Inne since as Cicero well Natura nobis commorandi non habitandi locum dedit God hath given us here not an house to dwell but only a place to sojourne in It is said of our Saviour {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} he dwelt among us but as in a Tent yea he was borne in an Inne to teach us that he for his time and surely then we for ours are but so many Travellours still upon Departure Indeed it is a very frequent Metaphor by which our present condition is described we are said by the Apostle Peter to be Pilgrims and strangers Omnis homo advena nascendo compellitur migrare moriendo saith the Father elegantly Every man is borne a stranger and when death comes he must be gone in reference to which is that of Iob Man giveth up the ghost and where is he which is not to be understood absolutely for to say a Man is no where at all is to say he is nothing but restrictively he is no where here upon earth he is not among the living he is vanished out of this world To close up this 1. Since we Depart by Death why do we dote on life and seeing we must leave why do we love this world If a Man in a forreigne Countrey where his stay will be but for some Moneths should put himself to a great deale of cost in Building and Planting for his delight or one who liveth in an house whereof he hath but a Lease for a few yeares should lay out a great deale of money in adorning and beautifying it would he not be accounted a Foole Oh what mad Men are we who set our hearts and bestow both our love and care upon this world when we must ere long depart Let me therefore bespeake you in the language of the Prophet Micah Arise ye and depart for this is not your rest you cannot fix or stay long here depart before you depart let your affections depart from the love of before your persons depart from their being in this world and let your souls by divine love go forth whilst yet they are in your bodies 2. When death comes we must Depart why do we not make ready for our Departure when we depart we must walke through a shady Valley Oh let us provide for our journey having according to our Saviours counsell Our loynes girt and our lights burning or rather the Greeke word belonging most properly to Marriners when we depart we launch into Mare mortuum the dead Sea Oh let us before hand Rigge the Vessell of our souls that it may be fit to Saile let Faith be her Rudder Hope her Anchor Sincerity her Ballast a profession of the Truth her Sayles Love her Cordage good Workes her freight a good Conscience her Pilot And being thus provided whensoever the time of our Departure shall come we may navem committere with confidence commit our Ship into the hands of Christ And so much shall suffice for the first part of Deaths Description in that word Depart which is as it were the Heart and Center of the Text wherein the severall Lines meet Go we on to The other part of Deaths Character which is the consequent of it in regard of good-men and that is being with Christ In every locall motion there is a double term to wit Ã quo and ad quem from whence and to which It is so in this Departure whereof my Text speaketh the terme from which is not mentioned but hath been already supplyed the soul departs out of the body and the man out of the world the terme to which he Departs is plainly and punctually exprest to be with Christ Indeed this is not true of every one who departs by death but only of the good Balaam saw so much which made him wish O that I might dye the Death of the Righteous When we dye the souls of all go ad Deum Judicem to God a just Judge but only of the good ad Christum redemptorem Christ a mercifull Saviour It is not a common favour to every man nor yet is it a personall priviledge of St. Paul To me saith this Apostle a little before to live is Christ and here Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ put them together and you may see the just latitude of this benefit every one who in some measure liveth to Christ when he dyeth shall be with him What here St. Paul assureth himself of Christ promiseth to the Thief on the Cross thou shalt be with me not only eminent Saints such as St. Paul was but penitent sinners such as the Thief was shall be with Christ Blessed are the dead saith St. Iohn who dye in the Lord all who by a lively faith and timely repentance die in are blessed in being with him This being with Christ is that which all true Christians partake of not before and in some respect presently after their departure 1. We cannot be with Christ till we depart hence This Apostle is express Whilst we are in the body we are absent from the Lord It is one thing to be in Christ and another to be with him that is by faith and is now attainable this is by sight and is not to be enjoyed till hereafter we must be in him before we dye else we cannot dye in him but we shall not be with him till we are dead It is one thing for Christ to be with us and another for us to be with Christ that is our comfort in life but this our happiness after death now he walketh among his golden Candlesticks the Churches but then it is the Members of his Church shall walk with him now his spirit is with us but then it is that our spirits shall be with him It is one thing to come to Christ and another to be with him that is a preparation for this it being impossible to be with him to whom we do not come but whereas that is the duty of this life this is the felicity of that other life Finally there was a time when Christ was on Earth and then his Disciples whilest alive had the honour to be with him but now he is gone into Heaven and therefore we must leave earth or we cannot be with him 2. Not till we dye and withall when we dye we shall be with him From henceforth is St. Iohns word Blessed are the dead To day was our Saviours language to the Thief and here being with Christ is set down as the immediate consequent of our departure Indeed had not St. Paul hoped to be with Christ before the Resurrection his desire of departing had been irrationall it being far better to live in doing Gods service then to sleep in a Grave or if he had desired to depart it must have been only upon the account of being at rest from trouble not

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