Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A58780
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The saints privilege, or, Gain by dying
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Scott, Chr. (Christopher), fl. 1655.
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1673
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Wing S2034; ESTC R39520
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chap._n 21.23_o that_o city_n have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n lighten_v it_o and_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n thereof_o no_o no_o the_o saint_n needy_a day_n be_v go_v now_o their_o want_a time_n be_v over_o here_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v desirable_a and_o here_o be_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v desirable_a yea_o fullness_n of_o all_o desirableness_n and_o eternity_n to_o complete_a all_o when_o once_o death_n have_v waste_v they_o over_o upon_o that_o shore_n they_o shall_v find_v nothing_o want_v to_o complete_a their_o everlasting_a blisfulness_n as_o i_o remember_v one_o speak_v of_o hell_n say_v possem_fw-la n_z =_o *_o non_fw-la mihi_fw-la si_fw-la centum_fw-la linguae_fw-la sint_fw-la oraque_fw-la centum_fw-la ferrea_fw-la vox_fw-la omnes_fw-la scelerum_fw-la comprendere_fw-la formas_fw-la omnia_fw-la paenarum_fw-la percurrere_fw-la nomina_fw-la possem_fw-la non_fw-la mihi_fw-la si_fw-la centum_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o 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119.115_o ps_n 120.5_o psal_n 16.3_o do_v not_o the_o psalmist_n banish_v such_o his_o society_n away_o from_o i_o you_o wicked_a do_v not_o he_o complain_v woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o dwell_v in_o mesech_n do_v he_o not_o profess_v all_o my_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o saint_n that_o dwell_v on_o earth_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a he_o do_v so_o and_o the_o like_a do_v all_o saint_n desire_v as_o man_n be_v a_o sociable_a creature_n so_o by_o his_o society_n you_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o man_n wicked_a man_n be_v for_o company_n like_o themselves_o and_o saint_n for_o saint_n society_n the_o righteous_a be_v abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o wicked_a be_v abomination_n to_o the_o righteous_a canaanites_n be_v thorn_n in_o the_o israelite_n side_n and_o prick_v in_o their_o eye_n i_o will_v as_o soon_o guess_v at_o a_o man_n bind_v for_o heaven_n or_o hell_n by_o his_o companion_n as_o by_o most_o mark_n i_o know_v it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o a_o good_a woman_n lie_v 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no_o wicked_a belialite_n to_o vex_v persecute_v trouble_n mock_v reproach_n or_o bark_v against_o holiness_n and_o holy_a person_n no_o they_o be_v go_v by_o themselves_o to_o a_o place_n of_o their_o own_o and_o shall_v never_o more_o disquiet_v thou_o in_o thy_o eternal_a and_o uninterrupted_a enjoyment_n of_o thy_o long_a wish_a for_o rest_n and_o peace_n oh_o what_o a_o gainful_a change_n be_v this_o to_o heart_n true_o gracious_a company_n well_o amend_v that_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n then_o second_o they_o change_v company_n of_o a_o inferior_a and_o low_a rank_n for_o prince_n and_o king_n society_n nay_o indeed_o none_o come_v there_o but_o king_n all_o crown_a person_n rev._n 1.6_o he_o have_v make_v we_o king_n and_o priest_n to_o god_n such_o they_o be_v here_o though_o their_o glory_n be_v obscure_v but_o now_o they_o go_v to_o have_v their_o