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 live_v sin_n 15,494 5 5.7006 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A50862 A sermon preached at the fvnerall of that reverend divine Mr. Robert Collard, batchlour in divinity and pastor of Chilton-Folliat in the county of Wilts fifty yeares, on the 9 of November 1648 by Iohn Millet ... Millet, John. 1652 (1652) Wing M2069; ESTC R32091 18,319 24

There are 3 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

child_n of_o who_o i_o travail_v in_o birth_n again_o till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o you_o 4.19_o gal_n 4.19_o it_o be_v record_v by_o mr_n lattimer_n the_o martyr_n in_o his_o sermon_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n that_o come_v to_o a_o gentleman_n house_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o strait_n he_o have_v be_v put_v unto_o all_o his_o life_n long_o what_o affliction_n he_o have_v endure_v answer_v none_o whereupon_o the_o goodman_n turn_v to_o his_o servant_n say_v abeamus_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la hic_fw-la let_v we_o be_v go_v for_o god_n be_v not_o here_o it_o be_v a_o positive_a truth_n that_o we_o must_v through_o many_o tribulaton_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 12.22_o act._n 12.22_o 2_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v with_o david_n say_v turn_v thy_o face_n unto_o i_o use_v 2_o and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o for_o i_o be_o desolate_a and_o in_o misery_n 25.16_o psal_n 25.16_o the_o sorrow_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v enlarge_v o_o bring_v i_o out_o of_o my_o trouble_n look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n &_o my_o travail_n and_o forgive_v i_o all_o my_o sin_n and_o to_o embrace_v the_o same_o prophet_n method_n when_o my_o spirit_n be_v in_o perplexity_n within_o i_o and_o my_o heart_n within_o i_o be_v amaze_v then_o do_v i_o remember_v the_o time_n past_a i_o meditate_v in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n psal_n 143.4.5_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o natural_a corruption_n which_o cast_v we_o into_o miserable_a use_n 3_o plunge_n and_o strait_n &_o strive_v to_o mortify_v it_o o_o if_o we_o have_v sight_n of_o our_o natural_a corruption_n thereby_o of_o our_o subjection_n to_o sin_n we_o will_v cry_v out_o against_o the_o intolerable_a burden_n of_o they_o and_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n they_o have_v so_o compass_v i_o and_o take_v such_o hold_n of_o i_o 38.4_o psal_n 38.4_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o look_v up_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n &_o as_o a_o weighty_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o teach_v we_o if_o we_o see_v our_o brethren_n in_o strait_n any_o manner_n of_o way_n use_v 4_o not_o to_o deal_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sorrow_n as_o job_n friend_n do_v with_o he_o 16.2_o job_n 16.2_o which_o prove_v miserable_a comforter_n and_o physician_n of_o no_o value_n it_o be_v a_o command_n in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n that_o a_o kid_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v sod_a in_o its_o mother_n milk_n which_o philo_n judaeus_n expound_v thus_o 6.6_o amos_n 6.6_o thou_o shall_v not_o add_v affliction_n to_o he_o that_o have_v enough_o already_o few_o remember_v the_o affliction_n of_o god_n joseph_n to_o who_o that_o of_o the_o church_n may_v just_o be_v retort_v have_v you_o no_o regard_n all_o you_o that_o pass_v by_o behold_v 1.12_o lam_n 1.12_o and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o sorrow_n like_a unto_o my_o sorrow_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o i_o o_o then_o pass_v no_o evil_a censure_n on_o god_n afflict_a one_o but_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o in_o all_o their_o trouble_n they_o may_v be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n i_o desire_v part._n 2_o this_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a wish_n but_o a_o fervent_a and_o earnest_a longing_n after_o his_o dissolution_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o heart_n be_v ravish_v above_o earth_n and_o earthly_a obect_n doct._n it_o be_v carry_v above_o the_o sphere_n of_o changeable_a mortality_n to_o the_o jontemplation_n of_o his_o creator_n inestimable_a glory_n hence_o note_v that_o the_o godly_a earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v from_o fleshly_a bond_n to_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n thus_o david_n like_v as_o the_o hart_n desire_v the_o water_n brook_v so_o long_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n 42.1_o psal_n 42.1_o so_o simeon_n lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n luc._n 2.29_o reas_n 1_o because_o here_o they_o want_v the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o their_o god_n they_o can_v here_o enjoy_v the_o fellowship_n of_o their_o best_a friend_n while_o we_o be_v present_a in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n this_o shall_v move_v we_o to_o desire_v death_n shall_v we_o more_o esteem_v this_o wretched_a carcase_n than_o our_o gracious_a god_n who_o only_a presence_n in_o glory_n shall_v fill_v we_o with_o eternal_a delight_n who_o will_v be_v withhold_v from_o the_o society_n of_o innumerable_a angel_n alas_o the_o most_o of_o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o here_o as_o one_o entire_a and_o faithful_a friend_n if_o we_o have_v many_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o incomparable_a fellowship_n of_o the_o saint_n who_o will_v be_v glad_a of_o we_o and_o entertain_v we_o with_o unwearied_a delight_n if_o we_o be_v thorough_o apprehensive_a hereof_o we_o will_v think_v every_o shower_n a_o year_n till_o we_o be_v with_o they_o sing_v and_o praise_v the_o lord_n to_o all_o eternity_n reas_n 2_o because_o we_o be_v here_o but_o maim_v and_o deform_a creature_n and_o can_v have_v no_o solid_a contentment_n we_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o sound_a understanding_n till_o we_o be_v at_o heaven_n our_o holiness_n will_v never_o be_v complete_a till_o we_o be_v dead_a let_v a_o man_n live_v a_o thousand_o year_n here_o yet_o his_o heart_n will_v be_v unsatiable_a his_o appetite_n will_v be_v always_o crave_v one_o thing_n or_o other_o reas_n 3_o this_o desire_n of_o death_n distinguish_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o this_o life_n it_o be_v true_a both_o jump_n in_o the_o affection_n of_o desire_a death_n but_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n and_o end_n thereof_o the_o wicked_a desire_n it_o with_o importunity_n or_o else_o prefix_v god_n a_o time_n or_o else_o they_o will_v destroy_v themselves_o and_o they_o do_v it_o either_o because_o they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o live_v any_o long_a or_o else_o to_o prevent_v danger_n like_o to_o befall_v they_o or_o else_o to_o avoid_v the_o perpetual_a stinging_n of_o their_o corrode_a conscience_n forget_v that_o of_o the_o poet_n cura_fw-la non_fw-la ipsa_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la relinquunt_fw-la but_o none_o of_o these_o can_v induce_v the_o godly_a to_o desire_v death_n for_o they_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o a_o ecstasy_n at_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o better_a life_n desire_v after_o they_o but_o yet_o they_o stay_v the_o lord_n leisure_n subordinate_v their_o will_n to_o the_o lord_n will_v i_o honour_v paul_n for_o his_o resolution_n but_o more_o for_o stay_v the_o lord_n pleasure_n reas_n 4_o because_o as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v they_o displease_v god_n who_o will_v desire_v to_o live_v here_o to_o offend_v god_n to_o grieve_v his_o spirit_n though_o this_o reason_n be_v little_o persuasive_a to_o wicked_a man_n yet_o it_o be_v prevalent_a with_o the_o godly_a who_o account_v god_n love_a kindness_n better_o than_o life_n itself_o &_o find_v nothing_o so_o bitter_a as_o to_o displease_v he_o how_o much_o th●n_n shall_v we_o desire_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o that_o condition_n wherein_o we_o still_o provoke_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o be_v where_o we_o shall_v anger_v he_o no_o more_o because_o this_o life_n be_v a_o pilgrimage_n in_o which_o be_v uncertainty_n gen._n 47.9_o reas_n 5_o it_o be_v a_o flower_n in_o which_o be_v mutability_n isay_n 40.7_o it_o be_v a_o smoke_n in_o which_o be_v vanity_n psal_n 102.3_o it_o be_v a_o weaver_n shuttle_n in_o which_o be_v volubility_n job_n 7.6_o it_o be_v a_o shepherd_n tent_n in_o which_o be_v variety_n isay_n 38.12_o it_o be_v as_o a_o ship_n on_o the_o sea_n still_o pass_v away_o a_o vapour_n jam._n 4.14_o last_o because_o than_o they_o be_v free_v from_o evil_n to_o come_v isay_n 57.1_o reas_n 6_o for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o further_o trouble_v may_v be_v on_o we_o or_o on_o the_o church_n therefore_o the_o lord_n tell_v josiah_n he_o will_v take_v he_o away_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o calamity_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o israel_n 2_o king_n 22.20_o for_o reproof_n of_o those_o which_o tremble_v and_o quake_v with_o faelix_fw-la if_o they_o use_v 1_o think_v or_o hear_v of_o death_n but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v hezekiah_n mourn_v when_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o david_n say_v let_v my_o soul_n live_v and_o it_o shall_v praise_v thou_o and_o christ_n say_v let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o i_o answer_v hezekiah_n do_v so_o because_o at_o this_o time_n he_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o promise_a issue_n to_o succeed_v he_o david_n because_o he_o be_v in_o a_o great_a temptation_n and_o if_o he_o have_v then_o die_v his_o enemy_n have_v triumph_v and_o christ_n because_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o shameful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n as_o divine_n suppose_v these_o do_v so_o for_o information_n since_o the_o wicked_a love_n this_o
funeral_n of_o all_o their_o vice_n sin_n and_o imperfection_n and_o the_o resplendent_a and_o orient_a spring_n time_n of_o all_o their_o virtue_n death_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o death_n shall_v be_v fullfil_v the_o daughter_n shall_v destroy_v the_o mother_n we_o shall_v never_o more_o than_o be_v infect_v with_o sin_n nor_o trouble_v with_o frantic_a humour_n nor_o molest_v with_o passionate_a jealousy_n and_o discontent_n nor_o puff_v up_o with_o the_o ulcerous_a tumor_n of_o pride_n death_n shall_v cure_v we_o perfect_o of_o all_o malady_n anguish_v from_o which_o its_o impossible_a to_o be_v cure_v in_o this_o transitory_a life_n yea_o then_o shall_v be_v a_o glorious_a resurrection_n of_o our_o grace_n our_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v perfect_a our_o love_n complete_a but_o our_o faith_n and_o hope_n shall_v vanish_v away_o because_o than_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o end_n of_o our_o faith_n even_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n use_v 1_o 1_o for_o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a who_o death_n be_v not_o a_o lose_n and_o therefore_o very_o fearful_a for_o they_o they_o have_v most_o cause_n to_o mourn_v their_o birth_n be_v bad_a their_o life_n worse_o their_o departure_n worst_a of_o all_o for_o they_o shall_v seek_v death_n and_o it_o shall_v flee_v from_o they_o for_o they_o be_v a_o death_n without_o a_o death_n 9.6_o rev._n 9.6_o a_o end_n without_o a_o end_n a_o defect_n without_o a_o defect_n for_o their_o death_n shall_v always_o live_v their_o end_n shall_v always_o begin_v and_o their_o defect_n shall_v never_o fail_v it_o will_v little_o avail_v the_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n to_o cry_v on_o his_o death_n bed_n o_o lamentable_a state_n of_o i_o now_o i_o be_o go_v to_o ●_o place_n where_o my_o eye_n shall_v see_v but_o lamentable_a spectacle_n my_o ear_n shall_v hear_v nothing_o but_o woe_n woe_n wo_n without_o end_n it_o shall_v be_v nopurpose_n for_o they_o then_o desperate_o to_o say_v o_o earth_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o swallow_v i_o o_o mountain_n why_o do_v you_o not_o hide_v i_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o judge_n who_o gospel_n i_o have_v contemn_v who_o minister_n i_o have_v revile_v who_o sabbath_n i_o have_v profane_v who_o patience_n i_o have_v abuse_v o_o you_o bewitch_a pleasure_n how_o have_v you_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n whence_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v free_v where_o the_o worm_n never_o die_v and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o ob._n wicked_a will_v say_v they_o have_v know_v many_o bad_a man_n die_v like_a lamb_n and_o good_a man_n have_v die_v unquiet_o 9.44_o mar._n 9.44_o sol._n what_o do_v wicked_a die_v like_o lamb_n nay_o rather_o naball-like_a as_o slave_n as_o they_o live_v a_o sottish_a &_o senseless_a life_n so_o a_o senseless_a death_n they_o die_v &_o what_o though_o the_o godly_a go_v by_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o extremity_n of_o their_o disease_n fuminng_a up_o into_o their_o brain_n they_o may_v speak_v they_o know_v not_o what_o but_o man_n changeable_a tongue_n can_v alter_v god_n unchangeable_a decree_n touch_v the_o salvation_n of_o he_o peradventure_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n verity_n against_o sin_n may_v make_v they_o say_v my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o but_o know_v this_o he_o never_o die_v ill_a that_o live_v well_o we_o must_v judge_v man_n by_o their_o life_n &_o not_o any_o by_o their_o behaviour_n at_o their_o death_n to_o groan_n within_o ourselves_o and_o to_o wait_v for_o the_o adoption_n of_o our_o use_n 2_o body_n look_v for_o our_o saviour_n who_o shall_v change_v our_o vile_a body_n 3.20_o phil_n 3.20_o and_o make_v they_o like_o his_o glorious_a body_n ob_fw-la how_o shall_v i_o be_v prepare_v for_o my_o lose_n first_o in_o your_o life_n time_n take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n which_o be_v sin_n second_o think_v nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o death_n though_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a for_o place_n time_n and_o manner_n fourthly_a learn_v to_o die_v by_o little_a and_o little_a that_o so_o when_o the_o lord_n call_v you_o may_v sweet_o and_o comfortable_o depart_v this_o life_n say_v lord_n i_o be_o not_o afraid_a to_o die_v nor_o ashamed_a to_o live_v in_o my_o life_n thou_o have_v protect_v i_o in_o my_o death_n thou_o will_v receive_v i_o ob_fw-la must_v i_o in_o my_o youth_n and_o strength_n learn_v to_o die_v will_v it_o not_o be_v time_n enough_o to_o have_v such_o thought_n when_o i_o be_o old_a but_o i_o demand_v will_v you_o wound_v yourself_o to_o try_v the_o chirurgeon_n skill_n will_v you_o sin_n in_o your_o youth_n that_o you_o may_v repent_v in_o your_o old_a age_n shall_v the_o devil_n have_v the_o flower_n of_o your_o time_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o weed_n shall_v the_o devil_n have_v the_o wine_n and_o god_n the_o dregs_o as_o the_o fashion_n of_o many_o be_v when_o as_o some_o say_v a_o man_n can_v repent_v too_o late_o i_o be_o sure_a a_o man_n can_v repent_v too_o soon_o and_o woeful_a experience_n witness_v late_a repenance_n be_v seldom_o true_a here_o be_v a_o three_o fold_v comfort_n to_o the_o elect_a concern_v their_o lose_n use_v 3_o first_o it_o be_v put_v of_o their_o old_a clothes_n it_o be_v but_o to_o remove_v out_o of_o a_o old_a house_n it_o be_v but_o as_o seed_v cast_v into_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o first_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v clothe_v with_o rot_a soul-garment_n which_o death_n do_v slip_v we_o off_o and_o clothe_v we_o with_o the_o garment_n of_o salvation_n more_o sumptuous_a than_o solomon_n rich_a attire_n to_o desire_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o not_o to_o be_v dissolve_v ●s_a to_o desire_v to_o put_v on_o new_a clothes_n without_o put_v of_o our_o old_a second_o the_o apostle_n compare_v our_o body_n to_o old_a mudwalled_a house_n to_o a_o rot_a tent_n and_o our_o heavenly_a estate_n to_o a_o most_o glorious_a 5.1_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o and_o princely_a palace_n make_v by_o the_o most_o curious_a workman_n that_o ever_o be_v it_o be_v such_o a_o edifice_n that_o will_v never_o be_v out_o of_o repair_n now_o for_o a_o godly_a man_n to_o die_v be_v but_o to_o remove_v from_o a_o old_a rot_a house_n ready_a to_o fall_v to_o a_o stately_a palace_n do_v that_o landlord_n offer_v his_o tenant_n any_o hard_a measure_n that_o will_v fetch_v he_o out_o of_o his_o base_a cottage_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o his_o own_o manor_n house_n no_o other_o thing_n do_v god_n to_o we_o when_o by_o death_n he_o remove_v we_o out_o of_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n to_o settle_v we_o in_o his_o everlasting_a habitation_n three_o our_o boddy_n be_v as_o seed_n a_o man_n which_o have_v never_o see_v the_o experience_n of_o it_o perhaps_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o seed_n cast_v into_o the_o ground_n have_v be_v spoil_v but_o nature_n have_v show_v the_o return_n of_o the_o grain_n with_o advantage_n a_o man_n can_v easy_o be_v cure_v of_o this_o folly_n the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v god_n choice_a seed_n and_o what_o do_v death_n more_o than_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o earth_n we_o may_v be_v assure_v as_o the_o grain_n so_o our_o body_n shall_v rise_v more_o flourish_a and_o beautiful_a then_o before_o for_o six_o thing_n shall_v befall_v they_o 1_o incorruptiblenesse_n 2_o immortality_n 3_o spiritualnesse_n 4_o splendour_n 5_o immunity_n from_o weakness_n 6_o enjoyment_n of_o happiness_n in_o every_o member_n in_o all_o these_o respect_n 116.15_o psal_n 116.15_o we_o may_v then_o say_v with_o david_n precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n their_o death_n be_v no_o death_n but_o a_o lose_n a_o dissolution_n for_o immediate_o upon_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n they_o be_v with_o christ_n 4._o pat._n 4._o to_o be_v with_o christ_n a_o christian_a can_v choose_v but_o by_o faith_n be_v assure_v that_o death_n be_v a_o dissolution_n will_v open_v a_o gap_n for_o he_o to_o come_v into_o the_o sweet_a embracement_n of_o jesus_n christ_n paul_n know_v that_o immediate_o upon_o his_o departure_n his_o soul_n shall_v be_v transport_v into_o christ_n arm_n here_o observe_v that_o the_o godly_a immediate_o after_o their_o departure_n be_v with_o jesus_n christ_n thus_o job_n in_o significant_a term_n can_v prognosticate_v say_v i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o lie_v shall_v stand_v the_o last_o day_n upon_o the_o earth_n 19.25.26_o job_n 19.25.26_o and_o though_o worm_n devour_v my_o flesh_n yet_o i_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o my_o flesh_n not_o with_o other_o but_o with_o my_o own_o eye_n what_o donative_n can_v christ_n better_a bestow_v upon_o the_o penitent_a thief_n then_o this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v
life_n and_o fear_v death_n use_v 2_o they_o prophesy_v to_o themselves_o a_o future_a bad_a estate_n the_o sadduce_n be_v loath_a to_o die_v because_o he_o fear_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o epecure_a fear_n to_o die_v because_o he_o shall_v loose_v his_o pleasure_n the_o wicked_a fear_n to_o die_v because_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v worse_o be_v if_o it_o be_v a_o sleep_n who_o will_v fear_v to_o take_v his_o rest_n if_o it_o be_v a_o annihilation_n of_o the_o totum_fw-la cumpositum_fw-la as_o some_o thought_n or_o that_o it_o make_v man_n insensible_a who_o will_v fear_v that_o which_o one_o can_v feel_v therefore_o this_o fear_n of_o death_n in_o the_o wicked_a do_v presage_v some_o strange_a torment_n to_o those_o man_n whereof_o they_o have_v a_o taste_n already_o before_o they_o die_v like_o saules_n spirit_n which_o vex_v he_o before_o his_o death_n to_o desire_v death_n but_o with_o these_o limitation_n 1_o to_o resign_v our_o will_n to_o use_v 3_o the_o lord_n will_v 2_o for_o the_o manner_n not_o to_o be_v out_o own_o carver_n but_o to_o embrace_v what_o messenger_n the_o lord_n will_v send_v for_o we_o 3_o to_o be_v disburden_v of_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n 4_o that_o we_o may_v enjoy_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n ob_fw-la be_v it_o not_o lawful_a to_o desire_v death_n to_o avoid_v misery_n here_o else_o why_o do_v jonah_n desire_v to_o die_v and_o moses_n to_o be_v raze_v out_o of_o god_n book_n and_o job_n and_o eliah_n what_o avail_v it_o i_o to_o live_v sol._n in_o jonah_n it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o impatience_n yet_o i_o think_v these_o desire_n be_v not_o simple_o unlawful_a if_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n thus_o i_o be_o trouble_v with_o a_o linger_a disease_n or_o i_o be_o in_o prison_n i_o will_v be_v free_v by_o death_n if_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o fit_a i_o suffer_v many_o trouble_n here_o i_o will_v fain_o go_v to_o heaven_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v his_o ambassador_n for_o i_o thus_o job_n elias_n other_o do_v use_v 4_o for_o comfort_n to_o they_o which_o have_v good_a conscience_n they_o may_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v he_o which_o know_v himself_o to_o have_v a_o grant_n of_o his_o life_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n at_o his_o great_a landlord_n hand_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o he_o shall_v desire_v death_n but_o he_o that_o have_v no_o assurance_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o better_a life_n hereafter_o he_o may_v leave_v the_o world_n grudge_o and_o fear_v this_o king_n of_o fear_n more_o than_o all_o the_o terror_n of_o this_o life_n he_o have_v rather_o to_o be_v sick_a and_o cold_a &_o poor_a and_o hungry_a and_o beg_v then_o die_v because_o he_o know_v what_o he_o suffer_v here_o but_o know_v not_o what_o he_o shall_v suffer_v hence_o he_o have_v not_o learned_a christ_n yet_o as_o paul_n do_v for_o no_o man_n esteme_n this_o life_n when_o he_o relish_v the_o other_o to_o any_o purpose_n for_o then_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n fall_v from_o he_o as_o elias_n mantle_n when_o he_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n paul_n indeed_o have_v see_v many_o good_a thing_n in_o his_o day_n and_o be_v never_o satisfy_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v he_o thirst_v still_o but_o no_o water_n can_v quench_v his_o thirst_n but_o the_o water_n of_o life_n riches_n honour_n pleasure_n do_v not_o make_v the_o elect_a willing_a to_o die_v but_o their_o desire_n breed_v in_o they_o a_o unrest_n until_o they_o be_v loose_v which_o be_v my_o three_o part_n part._n 3_o to_o be_v loose_v death_n have_v among_o the_o ancient_n many_o description_n it_o be_v call_v the_o privation_n of_o natural_a life_n the_o philosopher_n style_v it_o a_o eternal_a sleep_n as_o they_o foolish_o dream_v some_o o●_n they_o call_v it_o the_o fear_n of_o rich_a man_n the_o desire_n of_o poor_a man_n a_o inevitable_a event_n a_o uncertain_a pilgrimage_n the_o robber_n of_o mankind_n a_o common_a fate_n the_o passage_n of_o life_n the_o departure_n of_o the_o live_n but_o pa●_n here_o call_v it_o a_o dissolution_n for_o as_o life_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o union_n or_o combination_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n so_o death_n be_v a_o part_n between_o they_o observe_v that_o death_n to_o the_o elect_a be_v nothing_o but_o a_o lose_n doct_n 3_o so_o solomon_n eccles_n 12.7_o the_o body_n return_v to_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o god_n th●●_n give_v it_o thus_o paul_n say_v we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n make_v without_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n 1_o because_o our_o body_n here_o be_v earthly_a house_n who_o foundation_n 〈◊〉_d reas_n 1_v not_o of_o marble_n who_o wall_n be_v not_o of_o brass_n who_o gate_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d iron_n but_o of_o clay_n which_o as_o they_o be_v quick_o frame_v so_o be_v quick_o dissolve_v into_o their_o first_o principle_n reas_n 2_o 2_o because_o then_o the_o godly_a be_v loose_v from_o this_o life_n and_o have_v no_o more_o society_n with_o they_o that_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n he_o shall_v no_o more_o come_v to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o place_n know_v he_o any_o more_o for_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o body_n till_o the_o day_n of_o resurrection_n then_o like_o old_a acquaintance_n they_o rejoice_v together_o for_o ever_o yea_o death_n to_o the_o godly_a may_v be_v call_v a_o lose_n or_o dissolution_n in_o four_o regard_n 1_o because_o the_o elect_a then_o be_v loose_v from_o all_o their_o strong_a tempest_n and_o cross_n and_o labour_n here_o they_o meet_v with_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o than_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n rev._n 14.13_o 2_o because_o the_o day_n of_o their_o lose_n be_v the_o day_n of_o receive_v their_o wage_n 7.2_o job_n 7.2_o not_o of_o merit_n but_o of_o mercy_n than_o god_n will_v pay_v to_o every_o godly_a man_n his_o penny_n do_v not_o the_o hirl_a long_o to_o receive_v his_o wage_n for_o his_o day_n work_n 3_o because_o the_o day_n of_o their_o dissolution_n be_v their_o birth_n day_n their_o day_n of_o freedom_n and_o coronation_n a_o birth_n day_n because_o it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o their_o everlasting_a joy_n therefore_o it_o be_v miscall_v when_o we_o say_v it_o be_v our_o last_o day_n beside_o it_o be_v our_o day_n of_o coronation_n when_o we_o shall_v have_v paul_n incorruptible_a crown_n and_o peter_n crown_n that_o never_o fade_v away_o put_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v our_o day_n of_o freedom_n for_o then_o the_o soul_n be_v loose_v out_o of_o a_o dungeon_n for_o the_o body_n in_o this_o life_n be_v but_o a_o loathsome_a prison_n of_o restraint_n wherein_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v free_a to_o the_o exercise_n of_o itself_o either_o in_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a thing_n for_o the_o body_n so_o domineer_v by_o sense_n and_o so_o fierce_o carry_v by_o appety_n the_o same_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v compel_v too_o often_o to_o satisfy_v bodily_a lust_n yea_o the_o body_n be_v a_o dark_a prison_n shut_v up_o the_o light_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o dark_a cloud_n do_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o as_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v it_o night_n which_o make_v paul_n cry_v out_o 27._o rom._n 27._o o_o wreathe_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n now_o death_n do_v but_o as_o a_o strong_a wind_n dissolve_v this_o cloud_n that_o the_o sun_n of_o christ_n image_n in_o the_o soul_n may_v shine_v clear_o nay_o it_o pull_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o this_o stink_a bodily_a prison_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v receive_v some_o fresh_a air_n in_o the_o open_a light_n of_o glory_n or_o else_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o soul_n may_v appear_v thus_o this_o world_n be_v a_o sea_n our_o life_n be_v like_o so_o many_o galley_n toss_v with_o continnuall_a storm_n our_o body_n like_o galleyslave_n put_v to_o hard_a service_n by_o the_o great_a turk_n the_o devil_n who_o tyrannical_o do_v command_v hard_a thing_n now_o the_o soul_n like_o the_o hart_n of_o some_o galleyslave_n may_v be_v free_a so_o as_o to_o loathe_v that_o bondage_n &_o inward_o to_o detest_v that_o tyrant_n but_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v fetter_v to_o the_o body_n it_o can_v get_v away_o now_o death_n come_v like_o a_o unresistable_a giant_n and_o carry_v the_o galley_n to_o the_o shore_n and_o dissolve_v they_o and_o let_v the_o soul_n the_o prisoner_n lose_v from_o their_o body_n three_o death_n as_o it_o be_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n so_o it_o be_v the_o absolution_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v their_o solemn_a funeral_n day_n for_o death_n be_v the_o