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	judgement_n	time_n	5,214	5	3.9408	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76313	A door of salvation opened unto all men: or a short treatise, discovering that all man-kinde as they are considered under the fall of Adam, have an equal and a like respect with almighty God, and that by Jesus Christ he hath prepared eternal salvation for all, and afforded unto all, means sufficient to bring them thereunto. In which also, sundry objections, grounds of reason, and texts of scripture, for the contrary opinion are alleadged and answered. / By R.B.	R. B.	1648 (1648)	Wing B166; Thomason E1166_1; ESTC R208726	64,273	125

a_o door_n of_o salvation_n open_v unto_o all_o man_n or_o a_o short_a treatise_n discover_v that_o all_o mankind_n as_o they_o be_v consider_v under_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n have_v a_o equal_a and_o a_o like_a respect_n with_o almighty_a god_n and_o that_o by_o jesus_n christ_n he_o have_v prepare_v eternal_a salvation_n for_o all_o and_o afford_v unto_o all_o mean_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v they_o thereunto_o in_o which_o also_o sundry_a objection_n ground_n of_o reason_n and_o text_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v allege_v and_o answer_v by_o r._n b._n ezek._n 18.4_o behold_v all_o soul_n be_v i_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n so_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n be_v i_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v london_n print_v for_o wil._n larnar_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o blackmore_n near_o bishopsgate_n 1648._o to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n as_o concern_v what_o i_o here_o present_a unto_o thou_o i_o be_o neither_o ignorant_a of_o my_o swerve_v therein_o from_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o time_n nor_o yet_o insensible_a of_o the_o many_o censure_n i_o shall_v incur_v from_o some_o by_o reason_n thereof_o but_o he_o that_o observe_v the_o wind_n shall_v not_o sow_v and_o he_o that_o regard_v the_o cloud_n shall_v not_o reap_v eccles_n 11.4_o the_o scope_n of_o scripture_n and_o light_n of_o reason_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o my_o belief_n and_o my_o only_a rule_n in_o this_o from_o which_o i_o have_v not_o conscious_o err_v in_o any_o thing_n contain_v therein_o notwithstanding_o consider_v my_o own_o with_o the_o common_a frailty_n of_o all_o man_n now_o live_v i_o crave_v not_o thy_o acceptance_n in_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o what_o after_o a_o diligent_a perusal_n with_o a_o free_a and_o impartial_a examination_n upon_o the_o foresaid_a ground_n shall_v appear_v warrantable_a unto_o thou_o all_o which_o i_o humble_o desire_v thou_o as_o well_o for_o thy_o own_o happiness_n depend_v thereupon_o as_o for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o other_o thankful_o and_o glad_o to_o receive_v in_o the_o love_n thereof_o faithful_o to_o practice_n and_o industrious_o to_o promote_v in_o thy_o whole_a conversation_n and_o so_o refer_v thou_o to_o the_o discourse_n itself_o and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n discover_v therein_o i_o rest_v thou_o in_o all_o christian_a duty_n r._n b._n a_o table_n direct_v to_o some_o of_o the_o most_o principal_a head_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n a_o all_z man_n as_o they_o be_v consider_v in_o adam_n have_v a_o like_a esteem_n and_o respect_n with_o god_n page_z 5_o 7_o 8._o adam_n make_v mutable_a and_o why_o pag._n 33._o adam_n first_o offence_n incur_v not_o the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n 58._o c_o child_n not_o dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n nor_o liable_a to_o the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n by_o birth_n pag._n 57_o 58._o christ_n be_v send_v into_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o saviour_n for_o all_o man_n pag._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o christ_n have_v redeem_v all_o man_n from_o death_n bring_v upon_o they_o by_o adam_n disobedience_n 13_o 32_o 58_o 92._o christ_n have_v prepare_v and_o open_v a_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n for_o all_o man_n pag._n 13_o 14_o 47_o 48._o when_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v give_v p._n 92_o 93._o that_o it_o be_v extend_v unto_o all_o man_n p._n 90._o how_o work_n be_v require_v thereby_o to_o salvation_n p._n 79_o 80._o wherein_o it_o be_v most_o proper_o distinguish_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n p._n 83_o 84_o 85_o 86_o 87._o and_o in_o what_o respect_v it_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 87_o 88_o 89._o e_o none_n elect_v to_o salvation_n as_o they_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o disobedience_n p._n 72_o 73_o 80._o f_o wherein_o faith_n consist_v p._n 51._o how_o it_o be_v beget_v in_o man_n ib._n that_o none_o be_v unavoidable_o enforce_v thereunto_o p._n 5_o 6_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o that_o if_o faith_n be_v enforce_v none_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o it_o p._n 44_o 45_o 46_o 54_o 55_o 56._o in_o what_o respect_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n p._n 50_o 51_o 52_o 53_o 54._o that_o man_n may_v possible_o fall_v away_o from_o it_o p._n 11_o 12_o 14_o 101_o 102_o 103_o 104._o g_o that_o god_n require_v not_o more_o of_o any_o man_n to_o their_o salvation_n than_o what_o by_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o mean_n they_o may_v perform_v p._n 22_o 23_o 24_o 27_o 36_o 37_o 42_o 43._o god_n neither_o harden_v the_o heart_n blind_v the_o eye_n nor_o work_v wickedness_n in_o any_o man_n p._n 31_o 32._o h_o that_o all_o virtue_n and_o vice_n proceed_v from_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n p._n 44_o 45_o 54_o 55_o 56._o that_o every_o man_n judgement_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o the_o thing_n only_o that_o be_v free_o choose_v and_o entertain_v therein_o ibid._n m_o in_o what_o respect_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n p._n 57_o 58_o 59_o 60_o 61_o 62_o 63_o 64_o 65_o 66._o how_o man_n be_v teach_v of_o god_n and_o draw_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 66_o 67_o 68_o 69._o how_o it_o be_v wrought_v in_o they_o to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v etc._n etc._n p._n 69_o 70_o 71._o how_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o to_o repent_v p._n 77_o 78_o 79._o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n p._n 76_o 77._o and_o how_o god_n put_v his_o law_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n p._n 95._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n s_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n nor_o no_o man_n be_v save_v thereby_o without_o his_o obedience_n unto_o it_o p._n 15_o 16._o in_o what_o nature_n salvation_n be_v give_v by_o god_n unto_o man_n p._n 15_o 16_o 49_o 50._o and_o what_o in_o general_n be_v require_v of_o all_o man_n for_o the_o obtain_n thereof_o p._n 55_o 56_o 81_o 82._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n through_o 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from_o thence_o to_o a_o estate_n of_o immortality_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o come_v wherein_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n do_v in_o this_o life_n and_o be_v thereupon_o often_o require_v to_o remember_v their_o latter_a end_n deut._n 32.20_o to_o wit_n death_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v to_o the_o intent_n that_o from_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o they_o may_v be_v lead_v so_o to_o pass_v the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v here_o in_o fear_n 1_o pet._n 1.17_o that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o at_o that_o day_n it_o have_v

if_o that_o some_o man_n shall_v by_o god_n be_v necessitate_v to_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n they_o can_v be_v no_o more_o justify_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o christ_n in_o relation_n thereunto_o than_o any_o other_o man_n can_v be_v condemn_v with_o reference_n to_o such_o evil_a action_n whereunto_o they_o be_v enforce_v by_o a_o power_n which_o they_o can_v no_o way_n possible_o resist_v to_o make_v this_o evident_a by_o the_o scripture_n in_o mat._n 16.27_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o christ_n himself_o that_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n he_o will_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n in_o like_a manner_n revel_v 22.12_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o come_v quick_o and_o my_o reward_n be_v with_o i_o to_o give_v to_o every_o man_n according_a as_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v agreeable_a unto_o which_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o 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otherwise_o then_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o reward_n and_o recompense_v of_o their_o obedience_n repentance_n etc._n etc._n so_o neither_o be_v the_o scripture_n evidence_n that_o faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n a_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o prove_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v either_o infuse_v into_o man_n heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o intrude_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o irresistible_a operation_n thereof_o or_o that_o it_o be_v any_o otherwise_o obtain_v by_o they_o then_o through_o the_o voluntary_a use_n and_o improvement_n of_o the_o mean_n that_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v unto_o they_o for_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o god_n give_v the_o israelite_n bread_n from_o heaven_n and_o feed_v they_o thereby_o psal_n 78.25_o joh._n 6.31_o deut._n 8.3_o and_o yet_o none_o will_v from_o thence_o affirm_v that_o he_o either_o inspire_v they_o therewith_o or_o enforce_v they_o to_o eat_v thereof_o or_o that_o their_o sustentation_n thereby_o do_v not_o 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and_o determine_v in_o the_o other_o mat._n 12.34_o which_o plain_o argue_v that_o all_o virtue_n and_o vice_n proceed_v from_o thence_o and_o that_o every_o man_n judgement_n in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v not_o according_a to_o such_o thought_n or_o action_n whereunto_o they_o be_v enforce_v but_o according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v free_o choose_v embrace_v and_o accept_v by_o they_o in_o their_o own_o heart_n pro._n 4._o 23._o if_o that_o faith_n and_o repentance_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o free_a and_o voluntary_a choice_n of_o man_n will_n as_o thereby_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o impenitent_a and_o disobedient_a so_o neither_o shall_v he_o find_v any_o favour_n or_o acceptation_n with_o god_n by_o reason_n thereof_o or_o receive_v any_o reward_n from_o he_o at_o the_o last_o day_n for_o the_o same_o if_o i_o do_v this_o thing_n willing_o say_v paul_n i_o have_v a_o reward_n 1_o cor._n 9.17_o but_o 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