Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	die_v	eat_v	5,786	5	6.8715	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28541	The way to Christ discovered by Iacob Behmen ... ; also, the discourse of illumination, the compendium of repentance, and the mixt world, &c.; Weg zu Christo. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Selections. English. 1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing B3426; ESTC R19225	128,989	352

according_a to_o his_o awaken_v property_n for_o the_o great_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o body_n cause_v it_o 50._o and_o then_o man_n must_v be_v try_v whether_o he_o will_v stand_v and_o subsist_v in_o his_o own_o power_n before_o the_o tempter_n the_o devil_n and_o before_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n and_o whether_o the_o soul_n will_v continue_v in_o the_o equal_a agreement_n of_o the_o property_n in_o true_a resignation_n under_o god_n spirit_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o god_n harmony_n a_o tune_a instrument_n of_o divine_a joyfulness_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o strike_v upon_o this_o be_v try_v by_o this_o tree_n here_o and_o this_o severe_a commandment_n be_v add_v thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o for_o at_o that_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n 51._o but_o it_o be_v know_v to_o god_n that_o man_n will_v not_o stand_v and_o that_o he_o have_v already_o imagine_v and_o lust_v after_o good_a &_o evil_a god_n say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o we_o will_v make_v he_o a_o help_v meet_v for_o he_o 52._o for_o god_n see_v that_o adam_n can_v not_o generate_v magical_o have_v enter_v with_o his_o lust_n into_o vanity_n now_o therefore_o moses_n say_v god_n cause_v a_o deep_a sleep_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o sleep_v that_o be_v see_v man_n will_v not_o continue_v in_o obedience_n of_o the_o divine_a harmony_n in_o the_o property_n submit_v himself_o to_o stand_v still_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n therefore_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o fall_v from_o the_o divine_a harmony_n into_o a_o harmony_n of_o his_o own_o viz._n into_o the_o awaken_v property_n in_o evil_a and_o good_a the_o spirit_n of_o his_o soul_n go_v into_o these_o 53._o and_o there_o in_o this_o sleep_n he_o die_v from_o the_o angelical_a world_n and_o fall_v to_o be_v the_o share_n of_o the_o outward_a fiat_n and_o then_o bad_a farewell_n to_o the_o eternal_a image_n which_o be_v of_o god_n beget_n here_o his_o angelical_a form_n &_o power_n lay_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n 54._o and_o then_o by_o the_o fiat_n god_n make_v the_o woman_n out_o of_o he_o ex_fw-la matrice_n veneris_fw-la of_o the_o matrix_fw-la of_o venus_n viz._n out_o of_o that_o property_n wherein_o adam_n have_v the_o begettresse_n in_o himself_o and_o so_o out_o of_o one_o body_n he_o make_v two_o and_o divide_v the_o property_n of_o the_o tincture_n viz._n the_o watery_a and_o fiery_a constellation_n in_o the_o element_n yet_o not_o whole_o in_o substance_n but_o in_o the_o spirit_n viz._n the_o property_n of_o the_o watery_a and_o fîery_a soul_n 35._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n but_o the_o property_n of_o the_o tincture_n be_v divide_v the_o desire_n of_o self-love_n be_v take_v out_o of_o adam_n and_o form_v into_o a_o woman_n according_a to_o his_o likeness_n and_o therefore_o man_n now_o so_o eager_o desire_v the_o matrix_fw-la of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o woman_n desire_v the_o limbus_n of_o the_o man_n viz._n the_o fire-element_n the_o original_n of_o the_o true_a soul_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v the_o tincture_n of_o fire_n for_o these_o two_o be_v one_o in_o adam_n and_o therein_o consist_v the_o magical_a beget_n 56._o and_o as_o soon_o as_o eve_n be_v make_v out_o of_o adam_n in_o his_o sleep_n both_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v at_o that_o instant_n ordain_v and_o constitute_v in_o the_o outward_a natural_a life_n have_v the_o member_n give_v they_o for_o bestial_a and_o animal_n propagation_n multiplication_n and_o also_o the_o earthly_a worm_n carcase_n into_o which_o they_o may_v put_v their_o vanity_n and_o live_v like_o beast_n 57_o which_o the_o poor_a soul_n that_o be_v captivate_v in_o vanity_n be_v at_o this_o day_n ashamed_a of_o that_o its_o body_n have_v get_v a_o bestial_a monstrous_a shape_n as_o be_v manifest_a and_o from_o hence_o come_v mankind_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o member_n and_o nakedness_n and_o to_o borrow_v their_o clothîng_n from_o the_o earthly_a creature_n have_v lose_v the_o angelical_a form_n and_o be_v change_v into_o a_o beast_n 58._o this_o clothing_n show_v man_n sufficient_o that_o have_v this_o awaken_v vanity_n and_o heat_n and_o cold_a seize_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n with_o his_o soul_n therein_o for_o the_o vanity_n together_o with_o this_o false_a clothing_n must_v perish_v and_o be_v sever_v from_o the_o soul_n again_o 59_o now_o when_o adam_n awake_v from_o sleep_n he_o behold_v his_o wife_n and_o know_v that_o she_o come_v out_o of_o he_o for_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o eat_v of_o vanity_n with_o his_o outward_a mouth_v but_o with_o the_o imagination_n desire_n and_o lust_n only_o 60._o and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o desire_n of_o eve_n that_o she_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o vanity_n of_o evil_n and_o good_a to_o which_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n persuade_v she_o say_v that_o her_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o she_o be_v as_o god_n himself_o which_o be_v both_o a_o lie_n and_o truth_n 61._o but_o he_o tell_v she_o not_o that_o she_o shall_v lose_v the_o divine_a light_n and_o power_n thereby_o he_o only_o say_v her_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v that_o she_o may_v taste_v prove_v and_o know_v evil_a and_o good_a as_o he_o have_v do_v he_o do_v not_o tell_v she_o neither_o that_o heat_n and_o cold_a will_v awake_v in_o she_o and_o that_o the_o property_n of_o the_o outward_a astra_fw-la constellation_n will_v mighty_o domineer_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o the_o mind_n 62._o his_o only_a aim_n be_v that_o the_o angelical_a image_n viz._n the_o substance_n which_o come_v from_o the_o inward_a spiritual_a world_n may_v disappear_v in_o they_o for_o than_o they_o will_v be_v constrain_v to_o live_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o gross_a earthliness_n &_o the_o star_n constellation_n and_o then_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o when_o the_o outward_a world_n perish_v the_o soul_n shall_v then_o be_v with_o he_o in_o darkness_n for_o he_o see_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v die_v which_o he_o perceive_v by_o that_o which_o god_n have_v intimate_v and_o so_o he_o suppose_v yet_o to_o be_v lord_n to_o all_o eternity_n in_o the_o place_n of_o this_o world_n in_o his_o false_a shape_n which_o he_o have_v get_v and_o therefore_o he_o seduce_v man._n 63._o for_o when_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n evil_a and_o good_a into_o the_o body_n than_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o body_n receive_v vanity_n in_o the_o fruit_n &_o then_o vanity_n awake_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o dark-world_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n &_o dominion_n in_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o earthliness_n upon_o which_o the_o fair_a image_n of_o heaven_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o heavenly_a divine_a world_n instant_o disappear_v 64._o here_o adam_n and_o eve_n die_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o awake_v to_o the_o outward_a world_n and_o then_o the_o fair_a soul_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n disappear_v as_o to_o the_o holy_a power_n virtue_n and_o property_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o the_o wrathful_a anger_n viz._n the_o darkfire-world_n awake_v in_o it_o and_o so_o the_o soul_n become_v in_o one_o part_n viz._n in_o the_o inward_a nature_n a_o half_a devil_n and_o in_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o outward_a world_n a_o beast_n 65._o here_o be_v the_o bound_n of_o death_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n for_o which_o cause_n god_n become_v man_n that_o he_o may_v destroy_v death_n and_o change_v hell_n into_o great_a love_n again_o and_o destroy_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o devil_n 66._o let_v this_o be_v tell_v you_o you_o child_n of_o man_n it_o be_v tell_v you_o in_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n that_o you_o shall_v instant_o go_v forth_o from_o the_o abominable_a vanity_n for_o the_o fire_n thereof_o burn_v chap_n iii_o of_o the_o lamentable_a fall_n of_o man_n and_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o deliverance_n 67_o now_o when_o adam_n and_o eve_n fall_v into_o this_o vanity_n than_o the_o wrath_n of_o nature_n awake_v in_o each_o property_n and_o in_o the_o desire_n impress_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o earthliness_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n into_o itself_o 68_o and_o then_o the_o flesh_n become_v gross_a and_o rough_a as_o the_o flesh_n of_o another_o beast_n and_o the_o noble_a soul_n be_v captivate_v in_o the_o essence_n therewith_o and_o see_v that_o its_o body_n be_v become_v a_o beast_n and_o it_o see_v also_o the_o bestial_a member_n for_o multiplication_n and_o the_o stink_a carcase_n into_o which_o the_o desire_n will_v stuff_n the_o loathsomnesse_n which_o it_o be_v ashamed_a of_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o they_o hide_v

be_v he_o that_o pass_v through_o it_o be_v time_n in_o his_o young_a year_n before_o the_o devil_n build_v his_o fort_n of_o prey_n strong_a he_o may_v afterward_o prove_v a_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o christ_n and_o sow_v his_o seed_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o christ_n he_o shall_v reap_v the_o fruit_n in_o due_a time_n this_o judgement_n continue_v a_o long_a while_n upon_o many_o for_o several_a year_n if_o he_o do_v not_o earnest_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o christ_n but_o stay_v till_o the_o judgement_n of_o temptation_n first_o exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n but_o he_o that_o come_v of_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o earnest_a purpose_n and_o endeavour_v to_o depart_v from_o his_o evil_a way_n the_o temptation_n will_v not_o be_v so_o hard_a for_o he_o neither_o will_v it_o continue_v so_o long_o yet_o he_o must_v stand_v out_o valiant_o till_o victory_n be_v get_v over_o the_o devil_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v mighty_o assist_v &_o all_o shall_v turn_v to_o the_o 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thou_o not_o appear_v in_o i_o stay_v in_o i_o and_o enclose_v i_o in_o thou_o keep_v i_o in_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o depart_v from_o thou_o fill_v my_o hunger_n with_o thy_o love_n seed_v my_o soul_n with_o thy_o heavenly_a substance_n give_v it_o thy_o blood_n to_o drink_v and_o water_n it_o with_o thy_o fountain_n o_o great_a love_n awaken_v my_o disappear_v image_n in_o i_o which_o as_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n disappear_v in_o my_o father_n adam_n by_o that_o word_n which_o awaken_v image_n it_o in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o mary_n quicken_v it_o i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o thou_o life_n and_o power_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o have_v promise_v we_o say_v we_o will_v come_v to_o you_o and_o dwell_v in_o you_o o_o sweet_a love_n i_o bring_v my_o desire_n into_o this_o word_n of_o thy_o promise_n thou_o have_v promise_v that_o thy_o father_n will_v give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o those_o that_o ask_v he_o for_o it_o therefore_o i_o 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element_n have_v my_o enemy_n lie_v in_o wait_n for_o i_o every_o where_o inward_o and_o outward_o together_o with_o death_n the_o destroyer_n of_o this_o vain_a life_n and_o therefore_o i_o fly_v to_o thou_o o_o holy_a strength_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o have_v manifest_v thyself_o with_o thy_o love_n in_o mercy_n in_o our_o humanity_n through_o thy_o holy_a name_n jesus_n and_o have_v also_o give_v it_o to_o be_v a_o guide_v companion_n in_o we_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v his_o angel_n that_o minister_v to_o he_o attend_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o encamp_v themselves_o about_o we_o and_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o desire_n of_o that_o wicked_a one_o which_o shoot_v into_o we_o daily_o by_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n which_o be_v awaken_v in_o our_o earthly_a flesh_n keep_v back_o by_o thy_o strength_n the_o infectious_a ray_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o body_n star_n in_o their_o opposition_n into_o which_o rave_v the_o wicked_a one_o mingle_v himself_o with_o his_o desire_n to_o poison_v we_o in_o soul_n and_o flesh_n and_o to_o bring_v we_o into_o desire_n false_a desire_n and_o also_o into_o infirmity_n and_o misery_n turn_v away_o these_o ray_n of_o anger_n with_o the_o holy_a name_n jesus_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v not_o touch_v we_o and_o let_v thy_o good_a and_o holy_a angel_n stand_v by_o we_o to_o turn_v away_o these_o ray_n of_o poison_n from_o our_o body_n o_o great_a love_n and_o sweet_a strength_n ihsuh_o thou_o fountain_n of_o divine_a sweetness_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o great_a eternal_a name_n jehovah_n i_o cry_v with_o the_o desire_n of_o my_o

thereby_o but_o it_o be_v thus_o when_o christ_n arise_v than_o adam_n die_v in_o the_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o serpent_n when_o the_o sun_n rise_v the_o night_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n be_v no_o more_o so_o sin_n be_v forgive_v 147._o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n eat_v of_o his_o holy_a substance_n the_o inward_a man_n be_v the_o receiver_n of_o the_o holy_a substance_n he_o receive_v what_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n bring_v into_o he_o viz._n the_o temple_n of_o god_n christ_n flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o what_o do_v this_o concern_v a_o beast_n or_o what_o do_v it_o concern_v the_o devil_n or_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n these_o eat_v of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heaven_n they_o dwell_v in_o which_o be_v the_o abyss_n or_o bottomless_a pit_n 148._o and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ministry_n office_n of_o preach_v the_o ungodly_a hear_v what_o the_o outward_a soul_n of_o the_o outward_a world_n preach_v that_o he_o receive_v viz._n the_o history_n and_o if_o there_o be_v straw_n or_o stubble_n in_o that_o which_o be_v teach_v he_o suck_v the_o vanity_n out_o of_o that_o and_o the_o soul_n suck_v the_o venomous_a poison_n and_o the_o murder_a cruelty_n of_o the_o devil_n from_o it_o wherewith_o that_o soul_n tickle_v itself_o in_o hear_v how_o to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o 149._o and_o if_o the_o preacher_n be_v one_o that_o be_v dead_a an_o have_v no_o true_a life_n in_o he_o but_o sow_v venom_n and_o reproach_n proceed_v out_o of_o his_o affection_n than_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o teach_v and_o the_o devil_n that_o hear_v such_o teach_n be_v receive_v into_o a_o wicked_a heart_n and_o bring_v forth_o wicked_a fruit_n by_o which_o the_o world_n be_v become_v a_o murder_v den_n of_o devil_n so_o that_o if_o you_o look_v among_o the_o teacher_n and_o hearer_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v find_v but_o revile_n slander_n and_o reproaching_n also_o contention_n about_o word_n and_o wrangle_v about_o the_o h●sk_n 150._o but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v in_o the_o holy_a teacher_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n hear_v through_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o divine_a house_n of_o the_o divine_a voice_n sound_n in_o the_o holy_a hearer_n the_o holy_a man_n have_v his_o church_n in_o himself_o wherein_o he_o hear_v and_o teach_v 151._o but_o babel_n have_v a_o heap_n of_o stone_n into_o that_o she_o go_v with_o her_o seem_a holiness_n and_o hypocrisy_n there_o she_o love_v to_o be_v see_v in_o fine_a clothes_n and_o there_o make_v a_o very_a devout_a and_o godly_a show_n the_o church_n of_o stone_n be_v she_o god_n in_o which_o she_o put_v her_o confidence_n 152._o but_o the_o holy_a man_n have_v his_o church_n about_o he_o every_o where_o and_o in_o himself_o for_o he_o always_o stand_v and_o walk_v and_o sit_v and_o lie_v down_o in_o his_o church_n he_o be_v in_o the_o true_a christian_a church_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o christ_n the_o holy_a ghost_n preach_v to_o he_o out_o of_o every_o creature_n whatsoever_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o see_v a_o preacher_n of_o god_n therein_o 153._o here_o now_o the_o scoffer_n will_v say_v i_o despise_v the_o church_n of_o stone_n where_o the_o congregation_n meet_v but_o i_o say_v i_o do_v not_o for_o i_o do_v but_o discover_v the_o hypocritical_a whore_n of_o babylon_n which_o commit_v whore_n ome_z with_o the_o church_n of_o stone_n and_o term_v herself_o a_o christian_n but_o be_v indeed_o a_o strumpet_n 154._o a_o true_a christian_a bring_v his_o holy_a church_n within_v he_o into_o the_o congregation_n his_o heart_n be_v the_o true_a church_n where_o a_o man_n must_v practise_v the_o service_n of_o god_n if_o i_o do_v go_v a_o thousand_o time_n to_o church_n and_o to_o the_o sacrament_n sin_n every_o week_n and_o hear_v absolution_n declare_v to_o i_o every_o day_n and_o have_v not_o christ_n in_o i_o than_o all_o be_v false_a a_o unprofitable_a fiction_n and_o grave_v image_n in_o babel_n and_o no_o forgive_n of_o sin_n 155._o a_o holy_a man_n do_v holy_a work_n from_o the_o holy_a strength_n of_o his_o mind_n the_o work_n be_v not_o the_o expiation_n or_o reconciliation_n satisfaction_n but_o it_o be_v the_o building_n which_o the_o true_a spirit_n build_v in_o his_o substance_n it_o be_v his_o habitation_n but_o the_o fiction_n and_o fancy_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o false_a christian_a into_o which_o his_o soul_n enter_v with_o dissimulation_n the_o outward_a hear_n reach_v but_o to_o the_o outward_a and_o work_v in_o the_o outward_a only_a but_o the_o inward_a hear_n go_v into_o the_o inward_a and_o work_v in_o the_o inward_a 156._o dissemble_v roar_v cry_v sing_v preach_v and_o teach_v as_o much_o as_o thou_o will_v if_o thy_o inward_a teacher_n and_o hearer_n be_v not_o open_a than_o all_o be_v nothing_o but_o babel_n a_o fiction_n and_o a_o grave_a image_n whereby_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o outward_a world_n do_v model_n and_o make_v a_o grave_a image_n in_o resemblance_n to_o the_o inward_a 157._o and_o make_v a_o holy_a show_n therewîth_v as_o if_o he_o do_v perform_v some_o divine_a or_o holy_a service_n to_o god_n whereas_o many_o time_n in_o such_o service_n and_o worship_n the_o devil_n work_v mighty_o in_o the_o imagination_n and_o very_o much_o tickle_v the_o heart_n with_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o flesh_n delight_v in_o which_o indeed_o not_o seldom_o happen_v to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o to_o their_o outward_a man_n if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v great_a heed_n to_o themselves_o the_o devil_n do_v so_o ●ift_v they_o chap._n vii_o of_o unprofitable_a opinion_n and_o strife_n about_o the_o letter_n 158._o a_o true_a christian_a who_o be_v bear_v anew_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v no_o strife_n or_o contention_n with_o any_o man_n about_o religion_n he_o have_v strife_n enough_o in_o himself_o with_o his_o own_o bestial_a evil_a flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o continual_o think_v that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a sinner_n he_o be_v afraid_a of_o god_n but_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n pierce_v through_o and_o expel_v that_o fear_n as_o the_o day_n swallow_v up_o the_o night_n 159._o but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o ungodly_a man_n rest_n in_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n and_o bud_v forth_o in_o the_o pit_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o hell_n 160._o the_o christendom_n that_o be_v in_o babel_n strive_v about_o knowledge_n how_o man_n ought_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o glorify_v he_o also_o how_o to_o know_v god_n and_o what_o he_o be_v in_o his_o essence_n and_o will_n and_o they_o preach_v peremptory_o that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o every_o particular_a with_o they_o for_o knowledge_n and_o opinion_n be_v no_o christian_a but_o a_o heretic_n 161._o now_o i_o will_v fain_o see_v how_o any_o can_v bring_v all_o their_o sect_n so_o to_o agree_v in_o that_o one_o which_o may_v be_v call_v a_o true_a christian_a church_n when_o all_o of_o they_o be_v scorner_n every_o party_n of_o they_o revile_v the_o other_o and_o proclaim_v it_o to_o be_v false_a 162._o but_o a_o christian_n be_v of_o no_o sect_n he_o can_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o sect_n and_o also_o appear_v in_o their_o service_n and_o yet_o adhere_v and_o be_v addict_v to_o no_o sect_n he_o have_v but_o one_o knowledge_n only_o that_o be_v christ_n be_v he_o he_o seek_v but_o one_o way_n which_o be_v the_o desire_n always_o willing_o to_o do_v and_o teach_v that_o which_o be_v right_n and_o he_o put_v all_o his_o know_v and_o will_v into_o the_o life_n of_o christ._n 163._o he_o sigh_v and_o wish_v continual_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n may_v be_v do_v in_o he_o and_o that_o his_o kingdom_n may_v be_v manifest_v in_o he_o he_o daily_a and_o hourly_o kill_v sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n viz._n the_o inward_a man_n in_o christ_n continual_o break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n viz._n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v in_o vanity_n 164._o his_o faith_n be_v a_o desire_n to_o god_n and_o goodness_n which_o he_o wrap_v up_o into_o a_o sure_a hope_n and_o therefore_o venture_v it_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o live_v and_o die_v therein_o though_o as_o to_o the_o true_a man_n he_o never_o die_v 165._o for_o christ_n tell_v we_o say_v whosoever_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v but_o have_v pierce_v through_o from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o river_n of_o live_a water_n shall_v flow_v from_o he_o viz._n good_a doctrine_n and_o work_n 166._o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o whatsoever_o fight_v and_o contend_v about_o the_o letter_n be_v all_o babel_n the_o