Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	5,115	5	10.1244	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00664	An ansvvere to VVilliam Alablaster [sic] his motiues. By Roger Fenton preacher of Grayes Inne	Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616.; Alabaster, William, 1567-1640.	1599 (1599)	STC 10799; ESTC S101956	37,337	52

was from the law of nature to the subiection of the law written The second from the seueritie of the law vnto the obedience of the Gospell Christ being the summe of all but with difference For in the state of nature he was discerned a farre of as a bodie In the law he was distinguished neerer as a man In the Gospell he is seene face to face Both these chaunges were restitutions of the former but with some perfection For Moses restored the decalogue sacrifice worship of one God circumcision tenths sabbaths and such like which were in the state of nature but arbitrarie for harmonie In the Gospell Christ the interpretation of the law which was corrupted and the three great parts of religion iustificaon by faith which was exemplified in Abraham the sacrifice of himselfe which was figured in Isaack and in the Pasca the mysterie of baptisme which was instituted in the deluge and redde sea and the Eucharist which was acted by Melchisedech For like as when Thamar the daughter in law of Iuda brought forth her twinnes Zaram and Phares Zaram first put forth his hand and the midwife tied a red threed about it and he pulled it in againe and his brother Phares was borne afore him So the Sacraments of the Gospell which are bound about with the redde threed of Christ his passion did first shew their hand in Abraham and Melchisedech but the Sacraments of the Iewes were borne before them So that these two be not chaunges but restitutions and these are two earthquakes registred in the scripture prophecied of before expected by the Church brought in with prodigious signes confirmed by the visible presence of God in miracles and one more we expect which shall chaunge all things temporall into eternall at the ende of the world Besides these neither the scripture mentioneth any more neither the iudgement of the Chuch and fathers did expect other For what prophesie either in the old testament or in the new made way for this reformation after 1000. or 1500. yeares What prodigious signes gaue the world warning of Luthers comming which of the creatures out of course gaue attendance at his birth with what extraordinarie power was he garded with what miracles was his doctrine graced That a religion venerable for age certaine for succession comely for order admirable for vnitie approued by experience allowed by prouidence confirmed by miracles rooted in so many kingdomes that neuer was doubted of but by heretikes neuer saw change but by her enemies should vpon one mans and such a mans credit and authoritie without greater cause nay without any cause fly the world leaue her kingdom and royalty at the dispose of one Apostata and Monke and an incestuous Monke ANSVVERE THose two memorable varieties one restoring nature by the moral law adding withal a vaile of shadowes and religious ceremonies the second remouing that vaile changing the moonelight of the law into the sunshine of the Gospell haue the preeminence before all other changes whatsoeuer neither is there any past or herafter to be expected cōparable to these two Notwithstanding besides these there haue been many restitutions of the Church from errours and heresies in al ages you discern none at all Yet of all others I wonder you spied not that of the morning starre Iohn Baptist so conspicuous aboue the rest so consonant to your owne notes Registred in Scripture prophesied of before expected by the Church brought in with prodigious signes who made a memorable varietie not onely by way of restitution in the doctrine of repentance but also by addition in his watrie baptisme The rising of which starre was the moone-set of Moses and the Prophets making a period of the law For so saith the text The law the Prophets lasted till Iohn Baptist who shined till the son of God appeared and then ceased Oportet illum crescere meautē minui Moreouer besides these three lights if I should take vpon me to reckon the lesser lights of the Church which haue restored it from darkenesse and corruption in all ages I might as well number the starres in the firmament Were not Abraham and Lot lights to expell the mistes of that idolatrous age Did not false gods after so farre preuaile that they entred into the familie of blessed Iaacob and possessed all that were about him till he rose as a starre in his brightnes to cleere his whole family and make restitution of his former religion in Bethel How many relapses in the time of the law not onely the congregation of Israel adored a calfe but euen the Priest himselfe was vrged to consent as you confesse Pope Liberius was to Arrianisme Did not all Israel after the death of Ioshua and that good generation runne after Baalim In the time of Saul the Arke of God was neuer sought for till that glorious starre of Israel king Dauid restored it againe How many Idols were after erected by the kings of Ierusalem and Iuda All the abhominations of the nations and the whole host of Heauen worshipped in Israel carued Images seated in the temple of God yea the booke of the law lost by the priestes Yet notwithstanding as their backslidings were many so was there manifold restitution made by the lightes of Israel the Church still reformed againe by the Prophets and holy men of God And can you spie neuer a reformation besids those two grand ones of Moses and the sonne of God This was the condition of the natural branches the Iewes and no lesse is to be expected of the Church of the Gentiles in this state militant but that it be sometimes darkned eclipsed as wel in abuse of practise as error of doctrine in some ages more in some lesse again by diuine prouidence raising vp some of notable learning and extraordinary spirit enlightned and restored to her first integritie so farre forth as truth can preuaile with corruption of the time such were the Catholike Bishops that restored her from the deluge of Arrianisme Neither is it to be expected that any of the creatures should be out of course to giue the world warning of such reformers For it is well knowne these reformations be of a farre other kind then those former made by Moses Iohn Baptist the son of God For those were euer with some addition of perfection not reuealed before Therefore no reason the world should take notice of them without diuine confirmation by signes wonders For had Moses Iohn Baptist or the Messias himselfe borne witnesse of themselues without the testimonie of miraculous workes or former prophesies there being neitheir Canon of Scripture to proue them nor diuine reuelation to discerne them by no reason in the world nor religionin the Church could possibly haue entertained them But sithence the last perfection is now reuealed by the Gospell and that absolute Canon of Scripture giuen to the Church to which nothing must be added in paine of eternall plague of