Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	destroy_v	life_n	power_n	4,521	5	4.6802	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01935	Certaine sermons preached upon severall occasions viz. The vvay to prosper. The vvay to be content. The vvay to vvell-doing. A summer sermon. A vvinter sermon. Vnknowne kindnesse. The poore mans hope. By Iohn Gore Rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to prosper.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to be content.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to well-doing.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Summer sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Unknowne kindnesse.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Poore mans hope.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Oracle of God.	1636 (1636)	STC 12071; ESTC S120526	199,234	334

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dead_a for_o all_o these_o heinous_a indignity_n nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o revenge_n that_o he_o pray_v for_o their_o life_n that_o seek_v and_o wrought_v his_o death_n the_o most_o terribble_n wonder_n that_o ever_o our_o saviour_n do_v be_v but_o two_o and_o those_o no_o way_n prejudicious_a to_o the_o person_n or_o life_n of_o any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n the_o one_o be_v his_o curse_v and_o blast_v of_o the_o barren_a figtree_n and_o this_o be_v but_o symbolical_a not_o do_v in_o any_o spleen_n to_o the_o poor_a tree_n but_o only_o to_o show_v his_o indignation_n against_o all_o unfruitful_a profession_n when_o man_n make_v a_o outward_a show_n

himself_o to_o lie_v languish_v so_o long_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o seem_v to_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o misey_n the_o best_a answer_n i_o can_v give_v be_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o mother_n john_n 2._o 4._o nondum_fw-la venit_fw-la hora_fw-la my_o hour_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o you_o must_v conceive_v there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o hour_n we_o have_v our_o hour_n and_o god_n have_v his_o hour_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o sicken_v that_o we_o feel_v but_o any_o pain_n or_o find_v the_o want_n of_o any_o ease_n then_o be_v our_o hour_n to_o be_v heal_v then_o do_v we_o cry_v out_o as_o it_o be_v fit_a we_o shall_v have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o weak_a lord_n heal_v i_o for_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v psal_n 6._o 2._o but_o god_n have_v another_o hour_n and_o that_o you_o shall_v find_v 2_o chron._n 7._o 14._o when_o my_o people_n humble_v themselves_o and_o pray_v and_o seek_v my_o face_n and_o turn_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n that_o be_v when_o they_o be_v better_v and_o amend_v by_o my_o affliction_n then_o say_v god_n will_v i_o hear_v in_o heaven_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o and_o heal_v their_o land_n god_n complain_v of_o that_o people_n in_o many_o place_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v wax_v fat_a that_o they_o will_v not_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n nor_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n nor_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n ne_fw-la convertantur_fw-la ut_fw-la sanem_fw-la mat._n 13._o 15._o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v convert_v and_o i_o shall_v heal_v they_o so_o that_o the_o time_n of_o our_o conversion_n be_v god_n healing-time_n first_o labour_v to_o be_v convert_v and_o then_o look_v to_o be_v heal_v and_o not_o before_o so_o act_v 3._o 19_o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o then_o and_o never_o till_o then_o look_v for_o a_o tempus_fw-la refrigerij_fw-la a_o time_n of_o refresh_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o 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hand_n of_o her_o mistress_n so_o do_v our_o eye_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n until_o that_o he_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o mark_v that_o same_o donec_fw-la misereatur_fw-la until_o he_o have_v mercy_n that_o be_v though_o god_n show_v thou_o not_o mercy_n this_o day_n nor_o to_o morrow_n nor_o the_o next_o day_n may_v be_v not_o till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o yet_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v dismay_v but_o let_v thy_o soul_n true_o wait_v upon_o god_n until_o he_o show_v thou_o mercy_n let_v he_o show_v it_o when_o he_o will_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n know_v thou_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o wise_a and_o gracious_a god_n who_o measure_v every_o dram_n ofsorrow_n that_o thou_o feel_v who_o will_v not_o only_o be_v about_o thy_o bed_n but_o will_v ever_o make_v all_o thy_o bed_n in_o thy_o sickness_n and_o will_v so_o establish_v and_o underprop_v thou_o with_o his_o grace_n that_o though_o thy_o body_n lie_v in_o pain_n thy_o soul_n shall_v lie_v at_o ease_n though_o thy_o outward_a man_n consume_v and_o melt_v away_o for_o very_a heaviness_n yet_o that_o same_o interior_n cordis_fw-la homo_fw-la as_o saint_n peter_n speak_v the_o inner_a man_n of_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v so_o strengthen_v with_o might_n and_o arm_v with_o patience_n and_o guard_v with_o peace_n that_o neither_o pain_n of_o death_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o thou_o in_o a_o word_n if_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o cast_v thou_o down_o upon_o that_o same_o lectum_n languoris_fw-la that_o bed_n of_o languish_v which_o david_n speak_v of_o psal_n 41._o 4._o for_o that_o we_o all_o must_v make_v account_n of_o though_o we_o now_o lie_v and_o laze_v upon_o our_o bed_n the_o time_n may_v come_v that_o we_o shall_v lie_v and_o languish_v on_o our_o bed_n wish_v as_o they_o do_v in_o deuteronomy_n when_o it_o be_v morning_n will_v god_n it_o be_v evening_n and_o when_o it_o be_v evening_n will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n if_o ever_o such_o a_o doleful_a time_n shall_v happen_v to_o thou_o i_o pray_v god_n of_o his_o mercy_n look_v gracious_o upon_o thou_o and_o say_v unto_o thy_o bleed_a soul_n as_o he_o do_v once_o to_o that_o forlorn_a infant_n ezech._n 16._o 6._o dixi_fw-la in_o sanguinibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o live_v yea_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v if_o god_n do_v but_o say_v thou_o shall_v live_v though_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n though_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o grave_n his_o word_n shall_v fetch_v thou_o for_o his_o grace_n if_o it_o stand_v with_o his_o glory_n be_v sufficient_a to_o heal_v thou_o 4._o the_o last_o and_o chief_a thing_n whereunto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o god_n grace_n be_v sufficient_a be_v ad_fw-la salvandum_fw-la to_o save_v the_o soul_n of_o every_o one_o that_o have_v it_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o grace_n that_o bring_v salvation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tit._n 2._o 11._o for_o as_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n bring_v destruction_n so_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bring_v salvation_n to_o every_o soul_n that_o entertain_v it_o saint_n paul_n be_v direct_v ephes_n 2._o 5._o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n within_o we_o which_o our_o saviour_n compare_v to_o salt_n mark_v 9_o 50._o habete_fw-la salem_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v salt_n in_o yourselves_o and_o peace_n with_o one_o another_o because_o as_o salt_n preserve_v the_o flesh_n so_o do_v grace_n preserve_v the_o spirit_n from_o corruption_n and_o rottenness_n in_o sin_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v over_o and_o above_o we_o i_o mean_v his_o favour_n and_o love_a kindness_n which_o lighten_v upon_o we_o from_o heaven_n as_o we_o pray_v in_o our_o liturgy_n let_v thy_o mercy_n lighten_v upon_o we_o as_o our_o trust_n be_v in_o thou_o take_v it_o either_o way_n it_o hold_v good_a and_o true_a for_o by_o the_o one_o we_o be_v prepare_v for_o salvation_n by_o the_o other_o salvation_n be_v prepare_v for_o we_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n within_o we_o prepare_v we_o for_o salvation_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n over_o we_o prepare_v salvation_n for_o we_o so_o both_o way_n it_o be_v our_o happiness_n by_o grace_n to_o be_v save_v it_o be_v god_n merciful_a promise_n deut._n 11._o 12._o my_o eye_n shall_v be_v upon_o this_o land_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o end_n thereof_o such_o be_v god_n goodness_n where_o he_o bestow_v his_o grace_n such_o a_o care_n have_v god_n of_o their_o soul_n that_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o conversion_n to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o as_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o to_o watch_v over_o they_o so_o his_o hand_n be_v with_o they_o to_o conduct_v they_o in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o please_a god_n and_o of_o save_v their_o own_o soul_n deut._n 33._o 3._o all_o his_o saint_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n as_o a_o father_n lead_v his_o child_n so_o do_v god_n lead_v his_o saint_n by_o his_o grace_n and_o by_o his_o good_a spirit_n from_o all_o thing_n prejudicial_a to_o all_o thing_n profitable_a to_o his_o service_n and_o their_o own_o salvation_n to_o conclude_v this_o point_n because_o as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v well_o ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la desideratur_fw-la gratia_n a_o man_n have_v need_v of_o grace_n to_o every_o action_n that_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o well_o without_o it_o let_v we_o all_o