Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	conscience_n	good_a	life_n	4,272	5	4.6749	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09507	The good conscience. Or, The soules banquet royall. In a sermon by T.P.	Pestell, Thomas, 1584?-1659?	1615 (1615)	STC 19789; ESTC S114583	21,753	36

the day translated from the kingdome of darknes into his meruellous light So as the righteous soule needes no taper or torch-light at his feast specially if we remēber what company is therefore First there is the comforter the bright and glorious spirit which makes him that is spirituall to discerne all things 1. Cor. 2.15 There is also God the Father in companie who is Pater luminum the Father of Light Iames 1.17 and Christ Iesus who is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Light of the world the day-spring from on high a Light to bee reuealed to the Gentiles and the glorie of his people Israell 4 As for the last circumstance of Musicke the good conscience hath inough euery string of his heart sounds out a pleasant melody pleasing in the cares of Almighty God himselfe First God playes on the heart strings of his children Vt sila cordaram sic corda filioram tangit and moues them easily then they sound forth his prayse in Psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songs making melody in their hearts vnto God at which Musicke the enuious diuell ftāds without the dore like the elder brother in the Parable fretting and discontent at the noyse hee heares within Secondly the very afflictions here endured as they are musicke to a good conscience according to that of Prudencius Tormenta carcer vngulae stridenque flammis c. All kind of tortures are pleasant to a Christian Thy rodde sayeth Dauid comforts mee So likewise do they serue as so many musicall iustruments to prayse God withall as it was sayd of Romanus the Martyr Tot ecce laudant ora quet sunt vuinera That all his gaping woundes were so many mouthes to celebrate Gods glory And as their suffering so their prayers teares are sweeter musicke in the eares of God then Spheares or the harmony of Angels Especially the repentant teares of a sad soule are an excellent Musicke in voyces that is heard as hie as heauen So God tels Manasses Thou hast wept before me and I haue heard it it seemes the Angels heare it too for it is sayde of them that they reioyce at a weeping sinners conuersion And yet here is not all For it is not onely a feast but a continuall feast The royall feast of Assuerus in Est 1. lasted but a 100. 80. dayes but this is euerlasting A good conscience then holds out in all weathers which made Pindar call it the sweet nurse of a mans old age The comfort of prophane worldlings like a torrent soone runnes it selfe drie and away but the godly mans peace is like a perpetuall spring hee growes and goes on in grace Therefore in Ezechiel onely the stayres of the Temple were left vnnumbered vnmeasured intimating that the ascension to God grace and so to his glory is endlesse Therefore Gods mercy his grace are stiled a rich grace a great mercy a superabundant grace a lasting mercy better then all conserues and preserues of which the Poet sayeth Inamarescunt epulae sine fine petitae They will grow bitter if common but this is as sweet and tender and delicate to a man in his age as in his youth nay sweeter and sweeter like that wine in Iohn 2. best at last So that the good mans feast beginnes at All-Saints at our sanctity and holines here and lasts till the great generall Purification till our bodies be deputed of all earthly drosse our foules of sinne that is till wee arriue at Heauen It is true the godly mans condition in respect of death is all one with the wicked hee must die but when death like a Voyder comes to take away hee doth not then rise from his banquet discontent as the wicked soule Vitaque cum gemita fugie indignata sub vmbras with noyse and murmuring but he departs Cedit vticonuiua satur like a full guest satissied to sleepe to rest till supper For so death to a man that hath this feast of a good conscience is but a Feast of slumber till supper time till hee come to that Marriage Supper of the Lambe spoken of in Reu. 19.9 Where for plenty and variety of meate and drinke he shal be better then before for it is saide in Gods presence is fulnes of ioy and at his right hand are pleasures for euermore psalm 16.11 where for his Banquet of grace he shall haue one of glorie for the fruits of the spirit heere he shall there feed on the fruits of the Tree of life which beares 12. manner of fruits Reuel 22.2 And for Light he shall need none there neither Sunne nor Moone to lighten that holy Citie For the glory of God doth lighten it the Lambe is the light of it And for company beside man●… that shal come from the East from the west and shall sit down at table with Abrah Isack Iacob in the kingdome of heauen Mat. 8.11 a huge nūber in Reu 7 9. which no man can nūber of all nations kindreds which shal stand before the Lamb clothed with long white robes palmes in their hands and besides the fellowship of Saints and Angels the soule shall there enioy her olde company of the Glorious blessed Trinitie and then shall see GOD not any longer in aenigmatè but see him face to face know euen as shee is knowne As also she shall still retaine her ancient attendants of the blessed Angells our blessed Sauiour telleth vs he wil wayt vpon vs. In the Saturnals saith Macrobius masters serue their seruāts at this high bāquet our Lord M. Cor. Ies wil gyrd himself be our seruitour And lastly for Musicke All the Angels shall loudly sound their Clarions The Prophets shal bring their harpes of gold and Iuory And the glorious army of Martyrs shall bring their trumpets of siluer all the whole Quire Chorus of heauen shall sing Huleluiah that song of 3. parts Holy Holy Holy Lord God of Saboath Amen blessing glory wisdome and thanksgiuing and honor power be vnto our God for euer and ouer Amen In a word to resolue this speculation into vse practise Let vs learne not to loue the world or the vaine profit foolish pleasures of this life we see there is no true mirth no sound ioy to be found in thē let therfore vain worldlings pamper fill thēselues with such painted food and so obtaine perhaps a painted tombe or a partial flourishing Epitaph after death But let vs labour for the meate that perisheth not the food that lasteth euer as graces abundance of content namely a good conscience which is both a feast in this life and a preparatiue to a banquet in the life to come Amen Gloria Deo in Excelsis FINIS