Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	darkness_n	light_n	shadow_n	7,372	5	9.4624	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13270	The royall passing-bell: or, Dauids summons to the graue A sermon preached (lately) in the parish-church of Orchard-Portman in Sommerset. At the funerall of the most hopefull, and truely-noble, Sr. Hugh Portman, baronet; the great losse and sorrow both of his name and countrie. By Humphrey Sydenham, Master of Arts, late fellow of Wadham Colledge in Oxford.	Sydenham, Humphrey, 1591-1650?	1630 (1630)	STC 23571; ESTC S118111	24,485	48

grew-up_a we_o have_v he_o only_o in_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o bloom_a of_o youth_n when_o the_o damask_n and_o the_o lily_n dance_v in_o the_o cheek_n before_o his_o noon_n he_o be_v reap_v away_o and_o his_o sheaf_n bound-up_a and_o now_o he_o be_v go_v go_v like_o the_o day_n you_o hear_v of_o the_o yesterday_o or_o the_o watch_n or_o the_o shadow_n or_o the_o dream_n or_o the_o grass_n or_o the_o frail_a flower_n nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o memory_n that_o he_o be_v and_o why_o vniversa_fw-la vanitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la home_n sure_o man_n be_v vanity_n every_o man_n be_v vanity_n every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v vanity_n every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n so_o the_o word_n run_v in_o the_o next_o part_n every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n every_o man_n in_o he_o parstertia_fw-la parstertia_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o translation_n here_o run_v diverse_o so_o do_v the_o faucy_n on_o they_o vniversa_fw-la vanitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la locuin_n august_n musculus_fw-la mollerus_n jun._n trem._n in_o locuin_n so_o saint_n augustine_n omnis_fw-la vanitas_fw-la universus_fw-la homo_fw-la so_fw-mi musculus_fw-la mera_fw-fr vanitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la so_o mollerus_n and_o omnimoda_fw-la vanitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la so_o junius_n and_o tremelius_fw-la every_o translation_n be_v double-strung_a and_o harp'_v altogether_o on_o the_o plural_a the_o prophet_n say_v not_o i_o be_o vain_a or_o man_n be_v vain_a or_o man_n be_v vanity_n nor_o that_o man_n be_v vain_a or_o vanity_n but_o the_o whole_a series_n 39_o aynsworth_n in_o psal_n 39_o and_o descent_n come_v within_o the_o chorus_n every_o man_n be_v vanity_n nay_o every_o man_n be_v every_o vanity_n all_o mankind_n all_o manner_n of_o vanity_n so_o the_o root_n all_o adam_n all_o hebeb_n all_o mankind_n all_o vanity_n there_o be_v nothing_o within_o the_o round_a of_o this_o little_a world_n the_o whole_a circuit_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n whosoever_o whatsoever_o or_o how_o great_a soever_o but_o it_o be_v vain_a 11._o bolduc_n in_o cap._n 11._o joh._n v._o 11._o vanity_n all_o vanity_n and_o therefore_o some_o commentator_n peruse_v that_o of_o the_o eleven_o of_o job_n vers_fw-la 11._o god_n know_v vain_a man_n read_v it_o novit_fw-la deus_fw-la hominum_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la god_n know_v the_o vanity_n of_o man_n or_o as_o other_o more_o nimble_o novit_fw-la deus_fw-la homines_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la god_n know_v the_o man_n of_o vanity_n so_o saint_n augustine_n paraphrase_v on_o that_o of_o the_o preacher_n eccles_n 1._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n will_v not_o read_v the_o word_n 21._o aug._n lib_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la cap._n 21._o vanitas_fw-la vanitatum_fw-la but_o vanitas_fw-la vanitantium_fw-la as_o if_o man_n make_v the_o vanity_n and_o not_o vanity_n the_o man_n so_o neque_fw-la frustra_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la vanitantium_fw-la say_v the_o father_n quia_fw-la si_fw-la vanitante_n detrahas_fw-la non_fw-la eritcorpus_fw-la vanitas_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la quamuis_fw-la extremam_fw-la pulchritudinem_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la errore_fw-la remonstrabit_fw-la in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la a_o religione_fw-la cap._n 21._o and_o indeed_o we_o too_o much_o injure_v and_o disparage_v not_o only_o the_o time_n we_o live_v in_o but_o also_o those_o of_o our_o predecessor_n cry_v out_o on_o the_o vanity_n of_o either_o when_o the_o stoyicke_n tell_v we_o hominum_fw-la sunt_fw-la ista_fw-la 56._o sen._n epist_n 56._o non_fw-la temporum_fw-la the_o vanity_n be_v in_o the_o man_n and_o not_o in_o the_o age_n or_o if_o it_o be_v there_o and_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o creature_n within_o it_o man_n will_v engross_v it_o all_o so_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n expound_v the_o apostle_n 53._o aug._n in_o cap._n 8._o ro._n cap._n 53._o vanitati_fw-la subiecta_fw-la est_fw-la creatura_fw-la the_o creature_n be_v subject_a unto_o vanity_n rom._n 8._o first_o put_v his_o all_o vanity_n into_o the_o creature_n and_o then_o all_o creature_n into_o man_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o calumny_n or_o injustice_n so_o he_o profess_v omnem_fw-la creaturam_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la homine_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la calumnia_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la in_o his_o tract_n upon_o the_o roman_n cap._n 13._o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v just_a that_o he_o who_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o creature_n while_o he_o stand_v clothe_v in_o his_o integrity_n shall_v have_v all_o their_o frailty_n too_o when_o he_o be_v disrobe_v and_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o at_o length_n that_o he_o that_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o vanity_n man_n be_v all_o vanity_n himself_o 4._o verse_n 4._o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o he_o be_v but_o like_a unto_o it_o man_n be_v like_a unto_o vanity_n psal_n 144._o now_o he_o be_v vanity_n itself_o it_o be_v his_o essential_a and_o proper_a quality_n not_o in_o part_n or_o resemblance_n only_o but_o altogether_o vanity_n man_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n and_o what_o be_v that_o 38._o aug._n in_o psal_n 38._o totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la transit_fw-la vanitas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la every_o transitorinesse_n be_v a_o vanity_n that_o which_o reside_n not_o we_o call_v vain_a because_o it_o vanish_v so_o do_v a_o vapour_n we_o say_v or_o a_o smoke_n and_o man_n be_v both_o and_o therefore_o a_o vanity_n and_o a_o vanity_n or_o if_o you_o please_v once_o more_o a_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n for_o that_o which_o the_o septuagint_n read'_v so_o in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierome_n and_o other_o will_v have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vapour_n fumi_fw-la and_o aurea_fw-la tenuis_fw-la the_o vapour_n of_o a_o smoke_n or_o a_o thin_a air_n hebel_n a_o soon_o vanish_v vapour_n as_o the_o breath_n of_o one_o mouth_n or_o nostril_n so_o vives_z note_n be_v upon_o the_o father_n in_o his_o twenty_o de_n civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 3._o it_o be_v true_a then_o whatsoever_o vanish_v we_o call_v vanity_n and_o man_n that_o vanish_a vanity_n insomuch_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o frail_a creature_n indeed_o some_o what_o less_o than_o vanity_n or_o beyond_o it_o 109.23_o psal_n 109.23_o and_o therefore_o our_o prophet_n do_v not_o only_o compare_v he_o to_o a_o shadow_n which_o must_v as_o a_o shadow_n vanish_v but_o to_o that_o shadow_n when_o it_o decline_v psal_n 109.23_o and_o it_o seem_v this_o be_v not_o enough_o neither_o and_o therefore_o 102.12_o psal_n 102.12_o psal_n 102.12_o dies_fw-la mei_fw-la simile_n umbrae_fw-la declinatae_fw-la i_o be_o go_v ae_z a_o shadow_n decline_v he_o be_v go_v and_o decline_v not_o decline_v as_o if_o his_o passage_n be_v rather_o conjecture_v then_o discern_v and_o therefore_o in_o scripture_n we_o seldom_o find_v man_n age_n resemble_v to_o a_o shadow_n but_o there_o be_v a_o fugit_fw-la with_o it_o fugit_fw-la velut_fw-la umbra_fw-la job._n 14.12_o job_n 14.12_o 14.12_o he_o sty_n as_o a_o shadow_n flie'_v with_o a_o nimble_a wing_n so_o nimble_o that_o sometime_o he_o out-doe's_a the_o acuteness_n of_o our_o sight_n i_o be_v hold_v he_o say_v david_n and_o he_o be_v go_v 37.37_o psal_n 37.37_o i_o seek_v he_o and_o he_o be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v so_o also_o dies_fw-la nostri_fw-la quasi_fw-la umbrae_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la 29.15_o 1._o chron._n 29.15_o &_o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la mora_fw-la 1._o chron._n 29.15_o our_o day_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n upon_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o stay_n they_o pass_v along_o nay_o they_o fly_v fly_v so_o swift_o that_o they_o be_v go_v when_o we_o think_v they_o go_v like_o a_o gasp_a coal_n which_o in_o one_o act_n glare'_v and_o die'_v or_o the_o rude_a salutation_n of_o fire_n and_o powder_n which_o but_o meet_v and_o part_n touch_v and_o consume_v and_o indeed_o if_o we_o but_o observe_v a_o shadow_n be_v not_o so_o proper_a a_o resemblance_n of_o our_o life_n as_o of_o our_o death_n or_o rather_o something_o between_o both_o it_o be_v a_o unequal_a mixture_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n or_o rather_o a_o light_n mask_v or_o vayl'd-vp_a in_o darkness_n so_o that_o the_o great_a part_n must_v be_v obscurity_n and_o that_o resemble_n death_n what_o remayne'_v of_o light_n be_v screen_v and_o intercept_v and_o so_o look_n but_o dim_o towards_o life_n every_o shadow_n be_v a_o imperfect_a night_n and_o every_o night_n a_o metaphorical_a death_n sleep_v and_o death_n have_v be_v long_o since_o call_v two_o sister_n and_o night_n the_o mother_n of_o they_o both_o moreover_o as_o every_o shadow_n be_v a_o imperfect_a night_n so_o every_o life_n be_v a_o imperfect_a death_n the_o great_a the_o shadow_n be_v the_o near_a unto_o night_n and_o so_o be_v the_o life_n protract_v unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o our_o prophet_n know_v that_o his_o earthly_a tent_n be_v a_o little_a wind-shooke_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o daily_a ruin_n will_v have_v his_o age_n embleme_v by_o a_o shadow_n that_o be_v decline_v ad_fw-la

occasum_fw-la vergens_fw-la 109.23_o in_o psal_n 102.12_o &_o 109.23_o &_o in_o tenebras_fw-la evanescens_fw-la say_v muscuius_fw-la hasten_v to_o darkness_n and_o the_o night_n and_o that_o night_n death_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o meridian_n and_o the_o beam_n of_o it_o perpendicular_a to_o our_o body_n shadow_n change_v not_o sudden_o but_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o decline_v to_o the_o fall_n every_o moment_n almost_o they_o vary_v and_o therefore_o his_o day_n be_v velut_fw-la umbrainclinata_fw-la seu_fw-la serotina_fw-la ibid._n museul_n ibid._n as_o a_o evening_n shadow_n which_o decline_n with_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o set_z for_o though_o shadow_n appear_v large_a when_o the_o sun_n be_v near_o the_o fall_n yet_o that_o greatness_n be_v not_o fatre_n from_o vanish_v vanity_n i_o shall_v say_v the_o vanity_n in_o the_o text_n here_o man_n who_o honour_n and_o triumph_n at_o the_o height_n and_o in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v but_o as_o shadow_n at_o noon_n and_o his_o day_n but_o as_o shadow_n near_o the_o set_v nay_o not_o so_o hopeful_a for_o they_o return_v again_o with_o the_o sun_n but_o man_n once_o set_v rise_v not_o till_o the_o sun_n and_o heaven_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o job._n 14.12_o and_o it_o be_v well_o that_o only_o the_o time_n of_o man_n life_n be_v vanity_n but_o his_o action_n in_o that_o time_n be_v a_o wild_a vanity_n than_o the_o other_o the_o poet_n signify_v so_o much_o when_o they_o set_v in_o combustion_n all_o greece_n and_o asia_n for_o a_o gaudy_a apple_n and_o all_o troy_n and_o greece_n for_o a_o fair_a courtesan_n two_o dainty_a trifle_n to_o cause_v such_o bloody_a agitation_n in_o state_n and_o empire_n what_o but_o vanity_n can_v have_v project_v it_o what_o but_o this_o omnimoda_fw-la vanitas_fw-la put_v it_o in_o execution_n but_o who_o know_v not_o that_o most_o thing_n arrive_v mankind_n as_o they_o seem_v not_o as_o they_o be_v as_o we_o please_v to_o fancy_v they_o not_o as_o they_o prove_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o so_o we_o be_v fool_v out_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o realty_n of_o thing_n by_o a_o vain_a apprehension_n of_o what_o they_o be_v not_o show_v one_o thing_n in_o the_o rind_n a_o external_a appearance_n another_o in_o the_o core_n and_o internal_a essence_n sophistication_n imposture_n lie_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n complain_v on_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o they_o love_v vanity_n and_o follow_v after_o lie_v psal_n 4.9_o not_o only_o because_o all_o worldly_a allurement_n yield_v no_o true_a contentation_n and_o felicity_n but_o because_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o tend_v either_o to_o equivocation_n or_o falsehood_n a_o deceivable_a falsehood_n so_o the_o word_n cozab_n signifie'_v which_o be_v such_o a_o lie_n 4.9_o aynesworth_n in_o psal_n 4.9_o as_o deceiue'_v man_n expectation_n and_o therefore_o that_o which_o in_o the_o twelve_o psalm_n verse_n 3_o we_o translate_v deceitful_a lip_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v false_a vanity_n or_o vain_a falsehood_n the_o word_n shau_n note_v both_o vanity_n of_o word_n and_o deed_n and_o sometime_o that_o which_o be_v false_a too_o here_o upon_o the_o prophet_n agur_n among_o other_o petition_n he_o prefer_v to_o his_o god_n his_o principal_a desire_n be_v that_o he_o will_v remove_v from_o he_o vanity_n and_o lie_n pro._n 30.8_o and_o common_o they_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v vain_a must_v be_v false_a too_o insomuch_o that_o under_o the_o word_n vanity_n a_o lie_n pass_v srequent_o in_o scripture_n or_o 11._o vide_fw-la pineda_n &_o boldnc_n in_o cap._n 11._o job_n 11._o at_o least_o in_o the_o exposition_n on_o it_o so_o in_o the_o eleven_o of_o job_n what_o the_o vulgar_a read'_v hominum_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la vanity_n of_o man_n pagnine_n call_v homines_fw-la mendaces_fw-la and_o caietan_n homines_fw-la falsitatis_fw-la lie_v man_n or_o man_n of_o falsehood_n 11._o pagn_n vatab._n caiet_fw-mi in_o cap._n 11._o job_n 11._o and_o vatablus_n unwilling_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o sunder_v vanity_n from_o the_o lie_n translate_n both_o way_n novit_fw-la deus_fw-la quàm_fw-la vani_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la quàm_fw-la homines_fw-la god_n know_v how_o vain_a and_o false_a man_n be_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o 62._o psal_n 10._o the_o latin_a have_v it_o mendaces_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o stateris_fw-la man_n be_v lie_n in_o the_o balance_n the_o english_a thus_o man_n be_v vanity_n in_o the_o balance_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n come_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o these_o two_o word_n if_o they_o be_v of_o cheap_a and_o humble_a condition_n they_o be_v call_v vanity_n if_o of_o a_o more_o climb_v high_a and_o noble_a estate_n a_o lie_n man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v ally_n psal_n 62.9_o 62.9_o aynsworth_n in_o psal_n 62.9_o a_o lie_n or_o a_o vanity_n nay_o light_a than_o both_o so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v lay_v in_o balance_n together_o they_o will_v mount_v up_o say_v the_o text_n in_o balance_n to_o mount_v up_o they_o together_o be_v light_a than_o vanity_n intimate_v 62.10_o psal_n 62.10_o that_o if_o all_o man_n be_v put_v together_o in_o one_o balance_n and_o this_o vanity_n and_o lie_n in_o another_o the_o balance_n will_v mount_v up_o and_o the_o frailty_n in_o man_n side_n a_o pretty_a piece_n of_o aeyre_n and_o levity_n that_o vanity_n shall_v weigh-downe_z or_o ally_v childhood_n or_o wantonness_n or_o folly_n or_o ignorance_n be_v not_o so_o light_a nay_o not_o the_o levity_n of_o all_o these_o woman_n the_o locust_n or_o the_o grasshopper_n creature_n of_o emptiness_n and_o fear_n be_v no_o great_a slave_n of_o the_o wind_n than_o he_o he_o be_v toss_v to_o and_o froas_fw-la the_o grasshopper_n and_o drive_v away_o as_o the_o locust_n umbra_fw-la aug._n jun._n &_o trem._n psal_n 30._o in_o imagine_v none_o in_o umbra_fw-la psal_n 109.23_o thus_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v but_o a_o toss_n or_o a_o drive_v type_n of_o instability_n and_o trouble_v and_o these_o in_o a_o vain_a way_n too_o so_o our_o psalmist_n here_o he_o walk_n be_v in_o a_o vain_a image_n as_o if_o his_o life_n be_v rather_o suppositious_a and_o imaginary_a than_o a_o life_n indeed_o and_o in_o this_o he_o be_v at_o no_o peace_n but_o he_o disquiet_v himself_o in_o vain_a or_o as_o some_o read_v it_o in_o vanity_n do_v he_o make_v a_o stir_n and_o what_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o vain_a tumult_n he_o beap_v up_o riches_n and_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v gather_v they_o in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o this_o psalm_n of_o all_o earthly_a vanity_n this_o be_v the_o most_o superlative_a the_o omuimoda_fw-it vanitas_fw-la in_fw-it the_o text_n 3._o aug._n de_fw-fr temp._n 49._o in_o cap._n 3._o be_v not_o so_o vain_a as_o this_o conturbaris_n o_o homo_fw-la say_v augustine_n vanè_fw-la conturbaris_fw-la quare_fw-la thesaurizas_fw-la cvi_fw-la nescis_fw-la a_o rare_a providence_n no_o doubt_n to_o treasure_n up_o i_o know_v not_o what_o for_o i_o know_v not_o who_o the_o scripture_n scarce_o afford'_v a_o fleet_a at_o tribute_n to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o riches_n have_v a_o share_n in_o it_o man_n be_v call_v vanity_n so_o be_v riches_n shadow_n so_o be_v riches_n nothing_o so_o be_v riches_n hark_v mammonist_n here_o be_v a_o vanity_n as_o well_o of_o riches_n ibid._n aug._n ibid._n as_o of_o man_n and_o both_o these_o a_o shadow_n and_o a_o nothing_o but_o suppose_v those_o riches_n firm_a and_o solid_a what_o then_o non_fw-la infructuosè_fw-la conturbaris_fw-la sed_fw-la vanè_fw-la conturbaris_fw-la say_v the_o father_n perchance_o the_o trouble_n be_v not_o so_o fruitless_a but_o it_o be_v as_o vain_a vain_a why_o thou_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v gather_v they_o and_o if_o thou_o know_v not_o that_o why_o do_v thou_o heap_v they_o up_o or_o if_o thou_o do_v tell_v i_o for_o who_o thyself_o dare_v thou_o say_v so_o that_o be_v to_o die_v thy_o issue_n then_o dare_v thou_o say_v so_o of_o those_o that_o shall_v magna_fw-la pietas_fw-la thesaurizat_fw-mi pater_fw-la filijs_fw-la imò_fw-la magna_fw-la vanitas_fw-la thesaurizat_fw-la moriturus_fw-la morituris_fw-la the_o father_n still_o in_o his_o nine_o and_o forty_o sermon_n de_fw-fr tompore_fw-la but_o grant_v thy_o heap_n enlarge_v thy_o fortune_n prosperous_a thy_o loin_n fruitful_a yet_o there_o be_v a_o moth_n and_o gangrene_n haunt_v that_o estate_n that_o be_v purchase_v with_o too_o much_o solicitude_n the_o heir_n of_o it_o oftentime_n subject_a to_o a_o fit_a of_o improvidence_n or_o luxury_n or_o pride_n or_o folly_n or_o else_o that_o common_a fever_n of_o lust_n and_o riot_n or_o perchance_o the_o palsy_n of_o a_o die_n shake'_v out_o his_o posterity_n into_o misery_n and_o want_v and_o then_o i_o will_v fluenào_v perdidit_fw-la quod_fw-la tu_fw-la laborando_fw-la congregâsti_fw-la supra_fw-la aug._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la what_o before_o be_v a_o dropsy_n be_v now_o grow_v