Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	devil_n	sin_n	soul_n	4,124	5	4.9357	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68046	A new yeres gift, intituled, a christal glas for all estates to looke in wherein they may plainly see the iust rewarde, for unsaciate and abhominable couetousnesse. M.D.LXIX.	Fering, W.	1569 (1569)	STC 10821; ESTC S121798	2,076	1

A new yeres Gift intituled a Christal glas ' for all Estates to looke in wherein they may plainly see the iust rewarde for Vnsaciate and Abhominable Couetousnesse M.D.LXIX ACcordyng to my custom daily I did muse Vpon Gods holy worde which for euer shall endure I thought it the best exercise that any man could vse Daily to be frequented in the Scripture The .xii. of Luke I beheld a place both plaine and pure Geuing generall warning in saying these wordes to vs Beware of Couetousnesse saith Christ Iesus It first confounded Adam being then in Paradice Coueting to be as God and so began to slide He presumed to haue knowledge and also to be wise Not contented with his state nor therin did abide His coueting Alas set him cleane beside Regarding Sathans wordes which coueted his transgression Couetously he presumed to be his own confusion The roote of all euill it is as witnesseth the Scripture An odious and secret mischeif as any man can sow For what Blossom or bud thinke ye that can prosper Or what Flower or Fruite did euer man se grow But a roote it must haue first this full wel we know Beware therfore of it for this I do confesse The originall of all sin must needes be couetousnesse Of all sin couetousenesse first poluted Adam Linked with infidelitie Pride and disobedience Which pestiferous sin dwelleth almost in euery man For lacke of grace constancy and good intelligence So we like Adams children forgetting our obedience Seking our destruction without cause or reward Like Achab and Iezabell coueting Nabothes vineyard Thus couetousnesse slew Naboth against all right The nature of it is such it neuer was founde good Wo be to the couetousnesse thou wofull wight That without all mercy so canst thirst for bloud Thou broughtest the generall Deluge at Noes Flud And Gehezie by couetousnes if ye herken to this songe Became a foule Lipper euen all his life longe King Dauid by couetousnesse deceyued was And by concupiscence the story doth testify In coueting the onely wife of Vrias Greatly offended Gods deuine maiesty But reproued by Nathan wept and cried bitterly Serche now the scripture and do what you can For nothing is founde worse then a couetous man He that delighteth in couetousnes hath his soule to sell Thus saith Sirach to such as they are Christ by Iustice must condempne such to hell As maketh Marchandice of any such ware The couetous man doth alwaies both scrape and spare Still to satisfie but his greedie desire Which at last shall bring him to vnquenchable fier In gathering therfore of Riches be not to bolde For with assurance they are but as dunge For when many sinnes are waren olde Then Couetousnesse will seeme most yonge This my Pen vttereth in steede of my tunge The children of the couetous beyng stoute and braue Daily wisheth in their harts to se there fathers graue Locke not in thy breast this sinfull couetousnes Foster it not vp for any flattering fees Beware and be not nurce to such wickednes Least thou be founde as a Droane amonge Bees Not esteemed in common wealth but as rotten trees Worthy to be brent where euer that thou dwell According to Gods prouidence fier brandes in Hell Herod the kinge coueted to ●lea the onely Lorde Resisting thereby his only saluation As too manie there be that hateth Gods worde And shall therefore receiue dampnation The second of Mathewe maketh declaracion How Herode coueted a kingdom not permanent And therfore slew many a yonge Innocent Some coueteth to bie both house and lande But hospitalitee they will none keepe For Couetousnesse taketh cruell thinges in hande Deuouring the poore as the Wolfe doth the sheepe In securitie of sinne they are rockt fast a sleape Night and day caringe for thinges that be vaine But wotteth not who shalbe lorde of al his trauel paine Sainct Barnards Chariot they will ride in Wherin let them continew and dwell Which named is Securitie of vice and sin Leading them poast to the Deuill of Hell For such myzers haue their soules to sell Foure wheeles it hath to carie on the same Of all which foure I will shew you the name The first whéele is called Gredie desire Ingratitude and contempt of God for other twaine And forgetfulnesse of Death therto they require Which foure wheeles do continew and remaine To the Charet of Auarice which is led certaine By three strong horses which runneth forth the race Named past shame past repentaunce and past grace To this Chariot a carelesse Carter they must haue Whose name is called Neuer contente His whip in his hande like a cruell slaue With two stringes called wilful paine restlesse tormēt These are ordeyned for euerlasting punishment To belong to this Chariot for their negligence To carie away couetous persons frō good mens presence This Chariot of Auarice with his horses so fell Daily is set a worke to to in many a place But whether goeth this Chariot I pray you now tell Some thinke to Sathan to be resident in place Caried away by violence from all mercy and grace To follow the generacion of vngodly store Neuer to haue mercy nor se light any more Seing couetousnesse doth rob vs of mercie and grace B●ing the roote of all sinne and wickednesse Let vs remember whilst we haue space Calling to god to be our righteousnesse To ayde and succour vs in all distresse And now to couet his euerlasting presence With him to raigne for euer when we depart hence What is the cause of both sacralige and Simony I will now declare and manifestly expresse And shew the iniciation of detestable vsery Now being compelled the truth to confesse The origenall of both is very couetousnesse Likewise of Bankeroutes and Informers as I here tell Couetousnesse lately inuented by Sathans counsell ꝙ VV. Fering FINIS ¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetstreete by William How for Richarde Iohnes and are to be solde at his shop vnder the Lotterie house