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	month_n	year_n	6,993	5	5.4455	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87060	Lacrymæ Ecclesiæ; or The mourning of Hadadrimmon for Englands Iosiah. Delivered in two sermons, Janu. 30. 1660. at the solemn fasting and humiliation, for the martyrdom and horrid murder of our late gracious King Charles the First, of ever blessed memory. In the church of the borough of Blechingley in the county of Surry. / By Wil. Hampton rector of the said church.	Hampton, William, 1599 or 1600-1677.	1661 (1661)	Wing H634; Thomason E1086_9; ESTC R202530	24,674	40

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anger_n therefore_o my_o wrath_n shall_v be_v kindle_v against_o this_o place_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v quench_v but_o to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n that_o send_v you_o thus_o shall_v you_o say_v to_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n as_o touch_v the_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o thou_o have_v humble_v thyself_o before_o i_o when_o thou_o hear_v what_o i_o say_v against_o this_o place_n and_o against_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o to_o make_v it_o a_o desolation_n and_o a_o curse_n and_o have_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o have_v weep_v before_o i_o i_o have_v also_o hear_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v therefore_o i_o will_v gather_v thou_o unto_o thy_o father_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n and_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o see_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o will_v bring_v upon_o this_o land_n now_o that_o this_o judgement_n pronounce_v may_v be_v accomplish_v upon_o 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battle_n he_o lose_v his_o life_n verse_n 23._o and_o the_o archer_n shoot_v at_o king_n josiah_n and_o the_o king_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n have_v i_o away_o for_o i_o be_o sore_o wound_v his_o servant_n therefore_o take_v he_o out_o of_o that_o chariot_n and_o put_v he_o into_o the_o second_o chariot_n that_o he_o have_v and_o they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o one_o of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o his_o futhers_n and_o then_o follow_v my_o mournful_a text_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v for_o josiah_n and_o jeremiah_n lament_v for_o josiah_n etc._n etc._n jusiah_n die_v by_o a_o fatal_a arrow_n as_o our_o josiah_n by_o a_o dismal_a blow_n to_o the_o unexpressible_a grief_n of_o his_o people_n the_o church_n of_o god_n decay_n of_o religion_n and_o damage_n of_o the_o state_n which_o the_o nation_n be_v sensible_a of_o betake_v themselves_o as_o our_o nation_n now_o do_v to_o a_o general_a lamentation_n and_o a_o bitter_a mourning_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v etc._n etc._n and_o jeremiah_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o have_v 1._o the_o person_n lament_v and_o mourn_v for_o and_o that_o be_v josiah_n a_o godly_a and_o religious_a king_n yet_o slay_v by_o cruel_a hand_n the_o archer_n shoot_v he_o wound_v he_o sore_o and_o he_o die_v 2._o the_o sad_a lamentation_n make_v for_o he_o where_o we_o have_v 1._o the_o generality_n of_o the_o mourner_n the_o whole_a land_n mourn_v the_o whole_a church_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n all_o the_o sing_a man_n and_o sing_v woman_n all_o the_o people_n both_o city_n and_o country_n prophet_n and_o other_o this_o be_v the_o great_a mourning_n that_o we_o read_v of_o therefore_o the_o very_a quintessence_n of_o mourning_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o this_o zach._n 12.11_o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a mourning_n in_o jerusalem_n like_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o magiddon_n and_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n whether_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o man_n the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v or_o the_o evil_a that_o follow_v upon_o his_o death_n be_v consider_v 2._o the_o continuation_n of_o this_o mourning_n it_o be_v not_o only_o for_o a_o time_n for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o or_o a_o week_n or_o two_o a_o month_n or_o two_o and_o no_o more_o but_o it_o be_v continue_v from_o time_n to_o time_n from_o year_n to_o year_n by_o a_o ordinance_n make_v for_o it_o in_o israel_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o have_v public_a mourner_n at_o their_o funeral_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o use_v to_o make_v lamentation_n in_o doleful_a tune_n at_o the_o death_n of_o person_n of_o worth_n as_o appear_v eccl._n 12.5_o man_n go_v to_o his_o long_a home_n and_o the_o mourner_n go_v about_o the_o street_n in_o these_o lamentation_n they_o use_v to_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o party_n decease_v and_o to_o mourn_v for_o they_o thus_o they_o do_v for_o josiah_n in_o their_o solemn_a mourning_n for_o other_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o he_o insomuch_o that_o it_o become_v a_o constant_a custom_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o settle_a law_n or_o ordinance_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o sad_a loss_n of_o josiah_n in_o their_o doleful_a elegy_n or_o it_o may_v be_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o king_n a_o special_a law_n be_v enact_v for_o it_o as_o our_o nation_n and_o state_n have_v now_o pious_o and_o prudent_o do_v that_o at_o all_o other_o solemn_a mourning_n there_o shall_v be_v mourning_n for_o josiah_n and_o that_o public_a mourner_n observe_v the_o same_o this_o be_v mean_v when_o it_o be_v say_v and_o make_v they_o a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n 3._o the_o record_n for_o the_o commemoration_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n in_o the_o continue_a mourning_n for_o he_o and_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamentation_n some_o conceive_v the_o 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undergo_v a_o violent_a death_n and_o this_o i_o gather_v from_o the_o person_n lament_v josiah_n a_o good_a and_o godly_a king_n a_o bless_a saint_n yet_o slay_v by_o cruel_a hand_n the_o archer_n shoot_v he_o 2._o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o i_o gather_v from_o the_o mourner_n in_o the_o text_n the_o church_n of_o god_n judah_n and_o jerusalem_n jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n all_o betake_v themselves_o to_o sad_a and_o solemn_a mourning_n for_o josiahs_n death_n 3._o that_o the_o death_n especial_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o a_o good_a king_n be_v a_o ground_n of_o a_o great_a mourning_n to_o all_o good_a people_n good_a josiah_n be_v so_o unhappy_o slay_v judah_n and_o

nature_n itself_o be_v apt_a enough_o to_o show_v itself_o upon_o all_o occasion_n of_o this_o nature_n in_o mourning_n for_o our_o near_a relation_n we_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o err_v in_o the_o excess_n then_o in_o the_o defect_n to_o mourn_v immoderate_o then_o to_o fail_v in_o mourning_n for_o our_o friend_n decease_v therefore_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o exceed_v nor_o give_v too_o much_o way_n to_o our_o passion_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o forbid_v all_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a but_o immoderate_a sorrow_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o grieve_v and_o take_v on_o like_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o bless_a state_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o ever_o see_v they_o again_o because_o they_o be_v not_o persuade_v of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o so_o mourn_v out_o of_o measure_n 1_o thes_n 4.13_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o ignorant_a brethren_n of_o they_o that_o be_v asleep_a as_o you_o sorrow_n not_o even_o as_o other_o that_o have_v no_o hope_n for_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o jesus_n die_v and_o arise_v again_o even_o they_o also_o which_o sleep_n in_o jesus_n will_v god_n bring_v with_o he_o there_o be_v four_o cordial_n let_v i_o give_v you_o to_o moderate_v and_o mitigate_v this_o sorrow_n regulate_v this_o passion_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v our_o common_a condition_n death_n be_v no_o new_a or_o strange_a thing_n but_o the_o lot_n and_o portion_n of_o every_o child_n of_o adam_n as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v rom._n 5.12_o do_v we_o see_v some_o friend_n go_v before_o we_o let_v we_o not_o be_v too_o much_o trouble_v nothing_o have_v happen_v to_o they_o but_o what_o must_v happen_v to_o we_o yea_o to_o all_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o to_o die_v our_o father_n be_v go_v before_o we_o and_o we_o must_v follow_v after_o they_o 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thought_n david_n put_v a_o end_n to_o that_o sorrow_n for_o his_o child_n which_o he_o so_o dear_o love_v but_o now_o he_o be_v dead_a wherefore_o shall_v i_o fast_o can_v i_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o 2_o sam._n 12.23_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v death_n be_v common_a to_o all_o i_o shall_v die_v as_o well_o as_o he_o i_o must_v follow_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o death_n the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o return_v hither_o therefore_o why_o shall_v i_o afflict_v myself_o any_o more_o 2._o because_o death_n come_v by_o god_n appointment_n and_o determination_n with_o he_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n he_o have_v fix_v and_o appoint_v our_o time_n here_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n will_v i_o wait_v till_o my_o change_n come_v say_v job_n so_o that_o god_n have_v set_v down_o how_o long_o every_o one_o time_n shall_v be_v the_o number_n of_o our_o month_n 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their_o labour_n sorrow_n trouble_n misery_n affliction_n molestation_n of_o this_o present_a evill-world_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o desire_a home_n of_o true_a aest_n of_o bliss_n rnd_v perfect_a happiness_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la plangendus_fw-la sit_fw-la qui_fw-la hac_fw-la luce_fw-fr caruerit_fw-la quam_fw-la gratisicandum_fw-la ei_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la tantis_fw-la malis_fw-la eraserit_fw-la say_v the_o father_n that_o he_o which_o depart_v hence_o in_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v lament_v for_o because_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o this_o light_n as_o to_o be_v rejoice_v for_o in_o that_o he_o be_v escape_v out_o of_o such_o a_o sea_n of_o misery_n and_o land_v safe_o in_o the_o sure_a harbour_n of_o endless_a felicity_n take_v up_o to_o the_o true_a light_n 4._o because_o we_o have_v assurance_n of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o lose_v or_o go_v from_o we_o for_o ever_o but_o only_o go_v before_o we_o 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