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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	die_v	let_v	4,392	5	4.3555	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81333	The true speech delivered on the scaffold by Iames Earl of Derby, in the market-place at Boulton in Lancashire, on vvednesday last, being the 15. of this instant October, 1651. With the manner of his deportment and carrage on the scaffold: his speech concerning the King of Scots. And his prayer immediately before his head was severed from his body. As also his declaration and desires to the people. Likewise, the manner how the King of Scots took shipping at Graves-end, on the fourth of this instant October, with Captain Hind, disguised in sea-mens apparel, and safely arrived at the Hague in Holland. Published by Authority.	Derby, James Stanley, Earl of, 1607-1651.	1651 (1651)	Wing D1094; Thomason E643_19; ESTC R206007	6,309	8

which made him cry out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me But yet his soul did not die So when Stephen died his soul went to Christ It is true when a child of God dies the soul goes to sleep How is that The soul goes to sleep in a Scripture-sense that is it goes to rest in Abrahams bosom O blessed sleep it goes to rest in the imbraces of God it goes into the arms of its Redeemer it goes to the heavenly Paradise it goes to be alwayes present with the Lord But take heed of that wicked opinion to say that the soul sleeps in an Anabaptistical sense that is That it lies in a strange kind of Lethargy neither dead nor alive neither capable of ioy nor sorrow untill the resurrection Though Stephens body fell asleep yet his soul did not fall asleep but immediatly went unto Jesus Christ in Heaven Thus I have given the Explication of the words Now give me leave to make some Application of all unto our selve If the death of Gods children be nothing else but a falling asleep then let this comfort us against the deaths of our godly friends though they die unnatural and violent deaths though they be stoned to death though they be burnt to asbes though they be sawn asunder c Here is a message of rich consolation which as a Minister of Christ I hold out unto you this day viz. That the death of a child of God let it be after what manner soveer it will it is nothing else but a falling asleep he goes to his grave as to his bed and therefore our burying places are called ●oimeteria do●mitoria our sleeping-houses A child of God when he dies he lies down in peace and enters into his rest Dr. Green he being upon the Sea fold spake as followeth to the Earl of Derby You have this morning in the presence of a few given some accompt of your Religion and under generall notions or words have given an accompt of your faith charity and repentance To those on the Scaffold If you please to hear the same questions asked here you shall find that it may be a general testimony to you all that he died in the favour of God Now Sir I degin to deal with you you do acknowledg that this stroak you are by and by to suffer is a just punishment laid upon you by God for your former sins Derby I dare not only not deny it but dare not but confess it I have no opportunity of glorifying God more then by taking shame to my self and I have a reason of the Justice of God in my own bosome which I have put to your bosome Doctor You acknowledg you deserve more then this stroak hf the Ax and that a far greater misery is due to you even the pains and torments of Hell that the damned there endure Derby I know it is due in righteous judgment but I knw again I have a satisfaction made by my elder Brother Christ Jesus and then I say it is not due t is due from me but quitted by his righteousnesse Doctor Do you believe to be saved by that Mediatot and none others Derby By that and that only renouncing all secondary causes whatsoever Doct. Are you truly and unfainedly sorry before God as you appear to us for all those sins that have brought you hither Derby I am sorry and can never be sorrowfull enough and am sorry I can be no more sorty On Satturday last came intelligence of the King of Scots arrival at the Hague in Holland And of his taking Shipping at Graves-end on the fourth of this instant October being disguised in a Sea-mans Apparel FINIS