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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89619	Divinity-knots vnloosed or a cleare discovery of truth; by resolving many doubts, according to scripture, orthodox divines, and sound reason, so as weake capacities may receive satisfaction therein. To which purpose, a number of points are explained by familiar simile's. A treatise intended specially for the instruction of young Christians in Rothstorne parish in Cheshire: but published for a further extent of the benefit thereof, to the Israel of God. By Adam Martindale, one of the meanest labourers in the Lords harvest.	Martindale, Adam, 1623-1686.	1649 (1649)	Wing M856; Thomason E1352_2; ESTC R209407	38,259	96

did it of ignorance they out of spite and malice So that as bad an act may be forgiven as forgivenesse is denyed to But the maine reason why this sin where it is found cannot be pardoned is that they being convinced of the truth and yet still resisting it are given up to delusions to beleeve lyes z 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. Simile and so goe on to damnation For as a wound which would be found curable enough if good Salve were in due time applyed thereto may be the death of the man if he be distracted and will suffer nothing to be layd to it so though no transgression can be so vile as to be simply unpardonable yet if it be accompanied with such circumstances that impenitency must needs follow as here it alwayes doth it can never be forgiven Deering on Heb. p. ult But on the other side as saith learned Master Deering he that carefully repenteth and trembleth at the thought of this sin is farre from it is the East is from the West CHAP. X. Of Perseverance and Assurance 42. Doubt IS it not a ready course to make men carelesse of their wayes when they are taught they can never fall away from grace Resol No but rather a great encouragement to be diligent a 1 Pet. 1.5 13. 2 Pet. 1.10 for he that would not serve God out of love though he noching benefited himselfe thereby is not yet in the state of grace and then what have such to doe with perseverance But he that is truely godly finding himselfe to be delivered from his enemies will serve him without feare in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of his life b Luke 1.74 75. and if he falter herein though God will never utterly cast him off he will be offended and chastise him with corporall and spirituall scourges 43. Doubt I have heard some in these dayes speake much against trying a mans selse by Scripture markes and signes calling it a kindling of sparkes of our owne and I much desire to know whether it be safe so to try my selfe Resol Under favour it is to say no worse a great mistake to call the worke of the spirit within us or any arguments drawne from thence according to the testimony of the Spirit and word of Grace sparkes of our kindling for they are sparkes of Gods kindling this sort of teaching being a Scripturall teaching c 2 Cor. 13.5 1 Joh. 3.14 Jam. 3.17 and if rightly used may be of singular use and comfort for they are as way-markes discovering to us whither our courses tend And you know it is a great deal of satisfaction to a Traveller that he is in his way when he findeth such a place of note as his Map tels him he must passe thorow before he arrive at his journeys end 44. Doubt Yet I understand not the right use of these notes or tryals and therefore I beseech you proceed further Resol I shall goe on in my last comparison and shew you the rules Suppose than a Christian to be the Traveller Heaven the place to which his way lyeth these notes or signes remarkables in the way Then First As the remarkables be they Hills Rocks c must be so fully and truely described that the Traveller may know when he comes at them neither doubting of them nor mistaking other things for them So whatsoever grace is pitcht upon we must have distinct knowledge of it what it is and how discernable from counterfeits before we can assuredly say we are come to it Secondly A diligent Traveller comming to such a place as assures him to be in his way stayes not there but goeth on towards his journeys end No more must Christians stay because they find they have gone aright so farre but proceed from strength to strength and grow in grace Thirdly A Traveller should not dispaire as if he were out of his way though he find not his way-marke which perhaps is a good distance off as soone as he sets out but hope that although it yet appeareth not or very dimly yet in due time hee shall perfectly discerne and recover it So though one that desires to feare God and beleeve in him doe not at first so clearely as he desireth discerne some graces in himselfe he should not dispaire but goe on hoping in the Lord till he be pleased to speake peace d Psa 85.8 Isa 40.31 50.10 Fourthly If a Traveller have once attained to a cleare sight of such a remarkable place as afterward he looseth the sight of by going through some valley a mountaine interposed he is still to hope and hold on till he againe recover the sight thereof So though Christians which formerly have found the precious fruits of the spirit in themselves fall afterwards into temptation or mountaines of difficulty arise they are to remember how it hath been with them hoping in God and continuing in the use of meanes till they recover their comfort againe 45. Doubt If men be dead in sinne till they be regenerate and alive ever after what need is there of markes or signes He that is alive knowes that he lives and a dead man can make no use of them Resol The comparison halteth for though the spirituall life and death in many things resemble the naturall in many things they differ especially concerning the matter in hand It is almost a miracle of madnesse for a living man to think himselfe dead and yet in ordinary experience we find many weake Christians in whom there is the life of grace which cannot for a long time be assured thereof It is impossible that a dead man should either know himselfe to be dead or thinke he is alive but we read of diverse spiritually dead that have so judged of themselves as Caine Judas and many in humane Stories * Read the Story of Spira amongst whom Julian the Apostate deserves the first place who having in a Battell received his deaths wound belched out this desperate blasphemy Vicisti Galilaee meaning Christ as an enemy had vanquished him And too frequently to our griefe doe we meet with Hereticks Hypocrites Civilians c. which have deaths brand upon them and yet are confident their case is as good as any mans insomuch that no arguments without the speciall assistance of Gods spirit are sufficient to convince them of the contrary 2. Though life were easie to be perceived yet growth is many times more difficult and this Doctrine of tryall doth as well enquire into the growth as truth of gr●ce 46. Doubt How should there be any certainty in trying a mans selfe by these notes when an eminent Preacher of these dayes hath proved that neither universall obedience nor love to the Brethren which are accounted two of the plainest have any certainty in them Not the first because there is no such thing in any meere man as universall obedience Nor the second because this love hath such qualifications as