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death_n	dead_a	die_v	live_v	15,229	5	5.8506	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20390	Two precious and divine antidotes against the plague of pestilence; or any other judgement incident vnto vs Giving excellent instructions and comforts vnto all that well vse them in time of neede. The first prescribing holy preservatiues against this, or any other plague: written by a Christian and charitable well-willer vnto his countrey. The second, setting downe sweete consolations for such as be visited by the plague: written by a famous, learned, and faithfull pastour, vnto some of his flocke in the time of their visitations.	S. P., fl. 1625.	1625 (1625)	STC 680; ESTC S118833	14,265	22

the remainders of sinne in vs not to our selues but that the spots of the soule may be drawn forth by these Plague-spots on the body and the sinne-sores of the soule may runne and be cut out of these bodily sores that sin and death if it proceed so farre may be dead by that our bodily death that the head of this Goliah may be cut off by his owne sword and death by death destroyed and our soules may escape as a bird out of the snare of the Fowler and may flee to their rest not in the Tabernacle like Davids Psal 84. Luk. 16. 22. sparrow but in Gods owne bosome As Lazarus when none of Dives houshold would come at him had Angells attending him to carry his soule into Abrahams bosome so when feare and danger this is part of this chastisement prohibite others from vs he hath given his Angels a charge concerning vs to convoy our soules to heaven and meane whiles to guard Psal 91. 11. their vnregarded bodies on earth Lift vp the eyes of your faith in beleefe of Gods promises you shall see by faith that which Elisha's servant did with bodily eyes the Cittie 2 King 6. of London full of Charets and horses of fire round about every Elisha God himselfe is the refuge of his servants a house to Psal 91. 1. them in this time of grace a temple to them beyond all times in glory Come Lord Iesus to fetch and receiue me to Apoc. 21. thy selfe and come in what chariot it shall please thee if in a chariot of fire as thou didst to Elias or if in infected aire by pestilent stroke thou that triumphedst on the Crosse over death hell and the devill canst triumph over my crosses and by suffering canst make me triumph also over them all Thy cōming to me by this or any other sicknesse or death is but my passage to come to thee and to goe to Christ and see him as he is doth infinitely more then recompence Phil. 1. 21. 1 Ioh. 3. Rom. 8. 18. all the losses rubbes and whatsoever irkesomnesse in the way and passage And as for death we and ours are vaine and mortall we die daily our life is but a Candle which in shining burneth and wasteth it selfe Me thinkes it is better to haue a summons though by pestilentiall arrest then to be dead whiles we liue as many are which are giddy and drunken with full cups of prosperitie or whiles 1. Tim. 5. 6. Pro. 1. 32. Luk. 12. Heb. 6. 10. we are singing Soule take thine ease suddenly to be snatched out of the world God is not vnfaithfull to forget your free-will offerings lately to his poore members he will reward it with a new grant as to Hezekiah in his pestilence with a new Esa 38. terme of life here or which is best of all with that life where no plague nor Devill nor sicknesse nor death nor Apoc. 21. crosse nor grievance shall haue possibilitie to annoy where is fulnesse of ioy in his presence and pleasures at his right hand Psal 16. for evermore and those such as eye hath not seene nor eare heard nor heart conceived where we shall drinke of the River Psal 36. 8. of his pleasures c. But I must end though They doe not Your visitation hath not loft 〈…〉 gotten all these lines and my daily and more fervent prayer for you and yours to him who is able to keepe you that you fall not Your loving Pastour S. P. REad often Psal 119. and 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. and almost all of the Psalmes You haue I thinke the Martyr booke read the Epistles of Bradford Hooper Philpot and Carelesse with innumerable others you haue there also Read often Heb. 11. 12. 13. and the story of Christs passion Esay from the fortie Chap. to the end of that booke being full of sweete promises Also the eight to the Rom. Pray pray pray and cast all your care vpon God for he careth 1 Pet. 5. 7. for you With Peter agreeth Paul Phil. 4. 6. Be carefull for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplicatiō with thanksgiving let your request be made knowne to God and 1. Cor. 11. 32. When we are iudged we are chastened of the Lord that we should not be cōdemned with the world It is a short hell which we can haue here but our heaven will last for ever and ever My poore loue will scarsly suffer me to leaue you as you see by this long writing But God is all loue he comes thus to build you that is to hew saw cut with the chissell and with all his crosse-tooles to frame you to be a dwelling for himselfe a temple for his spirit a vine branch to his sonne thus purged to bring forth more fruit Ioh. 15. FINIS