Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	good_a	life_n	4,483	5	4.5706	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95899	Speculum scripturale schismaticorum or, A scripture looking--glasse, most exactly characterizing all sorts of schismaticks: wherein, as, in a looking-glass, face answers face; so, scriptures paint seducers root and race: And, that they are the seedmen of all evil; and, must be shun'd, as serpents, or the Devil.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1649 (1649)	Wing V329; Thomason 669.f.14[65]; ESTC R211250	8,268	1

godly custom of the Saints society unto gluttony and excesse Vaporous clouds without rain and such indeed are almost all Sectaries fluttering and flashing up and down without any moisture or solidity Fruitlesse trees which also have neither life nor sap like withered trees in Autumn unfit to bring forth any good fruit of holinesse in themselves or edification to others yea trees twice dead by apostatizing and falling off from the life of grace to sin and death and as it were pluck'd up by the roots even cut off from spiritual union with Christ Raging waves and foaming seas even unsetled and proud spirits belching out abominable Doctrines and blasphemous Opinions Murmurers and complainers men of contentious and impatient spirits Admirers also of mens persons and parts for advantage and to gain by them for their base and false flattering of them Mockers and abusers of other men far better than themselves in all respects and O how daily and sadly do we see this practised especially in printed Pamphlets and that with authority wherein our most pious and painfull learned and religious Ministers are called no less than Baals priests Sons of Belial Sir Jack Presbyters and such like most base and ignominious names by the mercenary Sectarian Pamphleters of these times but to go on and conclude Separating themselves from their Brethren as sensuall and carnal self-seeking men who have not the Spirit wilfully cutting themselves off from the true spiritual Communion of Gods Church and are thereby deprived of the life grace and holy Spirit of the Prince of Peace and Union the Lord Jesus Christ John 15. 6. Wo unto the world because of offences it must needs be that Offences come but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh For whosoever shall offend one of those little ones which beleeve on me it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the Scan Matth. 18. 7. 8. Such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ and no marvell for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light Therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse whose end shall be according to their works 2 Cor. 11. 13 14 15. It is impossible for those who were once enlightned and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come if they fall away to renew them again to repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Son of God afresh and put him to an open shame The just shall live by faith but if any man draw back or fall away my soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 6. 4. and 10. 38. Consult then O all ye backsliding and apostatizing Independents Sectaries and Schismaticks this fair and faithfull Scripture Looking-Glass and see how neer ye come to the sin against the holy Ghost and fear and tremble Qui cum Jesu itis non itis cum Jesuitis vel Romanis vel Schismaticis that is Who-ere to walk with Jesus Christ delights Shun Romish and Sectarian Jesuites JOHN VICARS The Schismatical WOLF Sented MATTH 7. 15. Beware of false Prophets which come to you in Sheeps clothing but inwardly they are ravening Wolves yee shal know them by their Fruits The Heretical FOX Hunted CANT 2 15. Take us the Foxes the little Foxes that spoil the Vines for our Vines have very tender Grapes FINIS London Printed for T. M. 1649.