Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	life_n	time_n	18,635	5	3.9362	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02722	Tvvo sermons vvherein we are taught, 1. Hovv to get, 2. How to keepe, 3. How to vse a good conscience. Preached in Alldermanbury Church, London. Not heretofore published. By Robert Harris.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1630 (1630)	STC 12854; ESTC S105942	21,197	47

thou_o can_v not_o claim_v kindred_n of_o paul_n upon_o such_o a_o conscience_n with_o turk_n and_o heathen_n thou_o may_v ob._n the_o three_o ground_n be_v this_o my_o conscience_n do_v not_o only_o check_v i_o for_o what_o be_v past_a but_o curb_v and_o reins_n i_o in_o before_o sin_n be_v commit_v i_o dare_v not_o do_v as_o the_o most_o do_v nay_o i_o dare_v not_o omit_v good_a duty_n shall_v not_o i_o read_v pray_v every_o day_n i_o can_v not_o sleep_v in_o the_o night_n etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v sol._n it_o must_v be_v consider_v whence_o that_o fear_n arise_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o very_a custom_n and_o education_n will_v make_v a_o child_n afraid_a to_o omit_v his_o devotion_n when_o he_o go_v to_o bed_n if_o we_o will_v establish_v the_o heart_n with_o comfort_n we_o must_v make_v good_a two_o thing_n first_o that_o we_o work_v upon_o right_a motive_n not_o only_o because_o such_o have_v be_v our_o custom_n such_o our_o education_n so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o our_o parent_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o we_o need_v such_o help_n god_n love_v such_o service_n and_o we_o find_v strength_n come_v upon_o such_o performance_n second_o that_o we_o heed_v the_o manner_n of_o perform_v as_o well_o as_o the_o matter_n perform_v not_o rest_v in_o the_o work_n do_v but_o mourn_v for_o our_o dulness_n distraction_n coldness_n and_o other_o fail_n in_o the_o do_n for_o this_o be_v once_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o shame_n and_o humble_v a_o upright_a man_n than_o his_o overt_n and_o slight_a performance_n of_o his_o master_n work_n object_n the_o three_o ground_n they_o settle_v upon_o be_v their_o peace_n their_o sin_n do_v not_o daunt_v they_o nor_o their_o conscience_n damp_n they_o all_o be_v quiet_a within_o and_o they_o have_v no_o doubt_n of_o their_o salvation_n sol._n i_o answer_v there_o be_v the_o devil_n peace_n and_o god_n peace_n there_o be_v a_o negative_a peace_n or_o cessation_n only_o of_o torment_n and_o a_o positive_a peace_n or_o 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mouth_n god_n create_v peace_n by_o his_o word_n and_o lip_n 19_o as_o isaiah_n speak_v unless_o it_o bear_v his_o stamp_n and_o have_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n write_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v not_o right_a it_o will_v not_o pass_v as_o currant_n three_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o holy_a peace_n work_v thankfulness_n to_o christ_n humility_n in_o we_o mercifulnesse_n towards_o bruise_a spirit_n obj_fw-la the_o four_o ground_n be_v this_o i_o can_v abide_v unconscionablenesse_n in_o other_o i_o can_v with_o no_o patience_n see_v man_n go_v against_o conscience_n sol._n i_o answer_v the_o devil_n be_v a_o great_a rifler_n and_o accuser_n of_o other_o conscience_n but_o a_o conscionable_a man_n be_v busy_a at_o home_n mild_a abroad_o be_v so_o or_o be_v nothing_o object_n but_o i_o strain_v at_o the_o least_o sin_n sol._n so_o do_v the_o pharisee_n conscience_n be_v not_o right_a unless_o it_o strain_v at_o all_o sin_n endeavour_v all_o duty_n as_o paul_n speak_v in_o both_o table_n consider_v compare_v and_o so_o pass_v sentence_n and_o here_o a_o end_n of_o this_o use_n now_o to_o instruction_n and_o here_o will_v all_o that_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n be_v as_o saint_n paul_n his_o bond_n except_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v needful_a to_o say_v much_o to_o those_o who_o have_v feel_v heaven_n and_o hell_n both_o in_o their_o conscience_n they_o see_v the_o difference_n as_o for_o other_o what_o can_v i_o say_v when_o as_o man_n can_v believe_v i_o without_o experience_n if_o they_o will_v receive_v other_o testimony_n they_o may_v well_o conceive_v that_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v beyond_o all_o create_v good_n and_o a_o bad_a worse_o than_o all_o positive_a evil_n for_o first_o what_o so_o desirable_a to_o all_o live_a thing_n as_o life_n what_o will_v not_o man_n part_v withal_o for_o life_n 4._o though_o it_o be_v from_o skin_n to_o skin_n yet_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o wise_a man_n prize_v above_o life_n they_o will_v die_v a_o thousand_o death_n rather_o than_o lose_v conscience_n and_o whilst_o they_o live_v they_o live_v no_o long_o than_o conscience_n speak_v peace_n look_v upon_o a_o experience_a man_n and_o when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o peace_n no_o meat_n no_o place_n no_o wealth_n no_o company_n no_o life_n be_v pleasant_a he_o only_o live_v because_o he_o dare_v not_o die_v second_o for_o a_o ill_a conscience_n what_o more_o terrible_a and_o hateful_a to_o nature_n than_o death_n yet_o death_n be_v sweet_a to_o a_o wound_a conscience_n do_v he_o think_v that_o death_n will_v end_v his_o torment_n he_o will_v not_o live_v nay_o though_o he_o apprehend_v a_o judgement_n a_o hell_n at_o the_o heel_n of_o death_n yet_o many_o time_n he_o rush_v upon_o it_o and_o conclude_v that_o certain_o hell_n can_v be_v no_o worse_o and_o probable_o better_a than_o a_o ill_a conscience_n loe_o my_o brethren_n what_o conscience_n both_o way_n be_v one_o so_o sweet_a that_o heaven_n will_v be_v no_o heaven_n without_o it_o the_o other_o so_o bitter_a that_o hell_n be_v no_o hell_n to_o it_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o experience_n i_o can_v say_v no_o more_o to_o persuade_v i_o think_v now_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v but_o direction_n and_o the_o way_n to_o set_v you_o in_o paul_n circumstance_n be_v to_o guide_v you_o first_o to_o the_o get_n second_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n get_v for_o the_o first_o resolve_v first_o on_o the_o thing_n and_o thus_o conclude_v whatever_o it_o cost_v i_o what_o shift_n soever_o i_o make_v i_o must_v have_v a_o good_a conscience_n etc._n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o have_v wealth_n a_o poor_a man_n may_v be_v honest_a here_o happy_a hereafter_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o have_v health_n a_o weak_a man_n may_v to_o heaven_n nay_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o i_o must_v live_v my_o happiness_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o this_o life_n but_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n without_o this_o i_o can_v neither_o 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thy_o truth_n sake_n make_v good_a this_o word_n this_o scripture_n this_o do_v thou_o must_v attend_v his_o method_n and_o run_v his_o course_n and_o dict_z he_o prescribe_v &_o thou_o must_v follow_v this_o method_n first_o make_v thy_o conscience_n bright_a and_o lightsome_a he_o have_v write_v a_o physic_n for_o conscience_n no_o physic_n book_n for_o conscience_n but_o he_o from_o this_o book_n thou_o must_v gather_v knowledge_n for_o darkness_n defile_v the_o understanding_n as_o paul_n fay_v and_o darkness_n be_v timorous_a and_o stagger_a a_o man_n can_v have_v no_o true_a no_o positive_a peace_n whilst_o he_o live_v in_o darkenesle_n either_o all_o thing_n or_o nothing_o shall_v be_v lawful_a and_o where_o it_o be_v

have_v leg_n so_o use_v conscience_n and_o have_v conscience_n for_o by_o use_n the_o heart_n be_v keep_v soft_a and_o will_v soon_o smite_v we_o as_o danid_n do_v by_o use_v our_o inward_a light_n be_v exercife_v and_o strengthen_v and_o we_o make_v able_a to_o discern_v heb._n 5.14_o nay_o use_n and_o exercise_n do_v both_o facilitate_v and_o delight_v for_o what_o be_v do_v ordinary_o and_o habitual_o be_v do_v with_o no_o small_a content_n sure_a with_o no_o great_a contention_n and_o reluctancy_n custom_n and_o exercise_n make_v the_o hard_a of_o work_n at_o least_o sufferable_a on_o the_o other_o side_n difuse_v conscience_n and_o though_o it_o continue_v in_o the_o root_n yet_o the_o fruit_n will_v down_o first_o the_o light_n of_o it_o will_v more_o and_o more_o decay_n like_o the_o fire_n that_o be_v not_o blow_v second_o the_o life_n of_o it_o will_v also_o wear_v as_o the_o dull_a sluggard_n live_v not_o half_a so_o much_o as_o the_o diligent_a do_v and_o this_o appear_v if_o we_o consider_v those_o act_n and_o evidence_n of_o life_n sense_n and_o motion_n for_o sense_n a_o conscience_n unconsult_v unexercised_a unexamined_a become_v like_o a_o sleepy_a leg_n when_o a_o man_n have_v sit_v long_o he_o feel_v not_o his_o limb_n the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n be_v sometime_o freeze_v and_o arrest_v with_o cold_a sometime_o intercept_v in_o their_o passage_n by_o too_o much_o suppression_n of_o that_o part_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o conscience_n first_o load_n it_o and_o then_o let_v it_o lie_v still_o without_o motion_n and_o in_o fine_a it_o will_v not_o feel_v itself_o but_o be_v as_o dead_a and_o senseless_a as_o braw_v yea_o sear_a flesh_n and_o this_o experience_n justify_v in_o many_o who_o conscience_n lie_v bedridden_a and_o look_v how_o some_o in_o that_o case_n of_o sickness_n void_a much_o filth_n and_o feel_v it_o not_o so_o these_o spew_v forth_o abhor_a blasphemy_n and_o outrage_n and_o discern_v they_o not_o as_o for_o motion_n even_o as_o the_o limb_n by_o long_o sit_v grow_v stiff_a and_o stark_o that_o we_o can_v go_v so_o the_o conscience_n unfrequented_a it_o will_v rust_v like_o a_o clock_n which_o sleep_v a_o winter_n or_o two_o and_o so_o lose_v its_o tongue_n not_o once_o tell_v you_o where_o you_o be_v either_o in_o the_o day_n or_o night_n just_a so_o a_o rusty_a conscience_n it_o will_v neither_o counsel_n nor_o comfort_n check_n nor_o excuse_n it_o will_v speak_v neither_o to_o matter_n past_a nor_o to_o come_v but_o lie_v as_o dead_a within_o a_o man_n as_o the_o dead_a child_n do_v within_o a_o woman_n oh_o it_o be_v a_o most_o comfortless_a thing_n for_o a_o live_a woman_n to_o bear_v death_n in_o her_o bowel_n such_o a_o burden_n fill_v she_o with_o many_o fear_n for_o the_o present_a at_o least_o make_v she_o too_o too_o heavy_a and_o unwieldy_a and_o put_v she_o to_o great_a extremity_n in_o the_o close_n there_o be_v more_o adce_n with_o one_o dead_a birth_n then_o with_o two_o live_a child_n it_o be_v no_o better_o with_o a_o dead_a conscience_n the_o less_o that_o travel_n the_o more_o we_o must_v with_o fear_n and_o anguish_n and_o therefore_o as_o we_o call_v upon_o woman_n to_o stir_v that_o their_o fruit_n may_v be_v stir_v too_o so_o must_v we_o ftirre_v up_o ourselves_o that_o conscience_n may_v be_v do_v for_o a_o dead_a conscience_n make_v but_o a_o dead_a estate_n a_o dead_a heart_n a_o dead_a man_n a_o dull_a life_n and_o dead_a it_o will_v be_v unless_o we_o put_v it_o to_o use_v now_o before_o we_o can_v proceed_v to_o exhortation_n i._n we_o can_v but_o bewail_v and_o control_v two_o sort_n of_o man_n first_o such_o as_o utter_o disuse_n second_o such_o as_o seareful_o misuse_v their_o conscience_n how_o many_o be_v there_o of_o the_o first_o fort_n who_o live_v and_o die_v stranger_n to_o themselves_o they_o dare_v not_o for_o their_o ear_n ask_v their_o own_o heart_n what_o be_v our_o case_n in_o what_o term_n stand_v we_o with_o god_n child_n be_v we_o or_o 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read_n of_o some_o book_n the_o hear_n of_o some_o sermon_n the_o ceiling_n of_o some_o inward_a or_o outward_a pinch_n they_o stop_v their_o ear_n divert_v their_o thought_n sing_v whistle_z drink_n game_n and_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o out-talk_v and_o drown_v conscience_n this_o the_o practice_n of_o hundred_o but_o how_o ill_o this_o practice_n be_v first_o the_o cause_n second_o the_o consequence_n will_v show_v the_o cause_n hereof_o disuse_n first_o pride_n man_n will_v be_v somebody_o with_o himself_o and_o therefore_o be_v loath_a to_o look_v upon_o his_o own_o stain_n and_o to_o see_v his_o own_o face_n in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o conscience_n second_o hypocrisy_n man_n have_v such_o a_o desire_n to_o cozen_v that_o he_o will_v if_o he_o can_v cozen_v himself_o and_o will_v fain_o make_v himself_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a with_o he_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v three_o unbelief_n he_o look_v for_o no_o mercy_n in_o case_n he_o peach_v himself_o and_o therefore_o place_v all_o his_o safety_n in_o secrecy_n and_o so_o secret_a will_v he_o be_v that_o by_o his_o will_n his_o left_a hand_n shall_v not_o know_v what_o his_o right_n have_v do_v these_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o what_o fruit_n can_v you_o in_o reason_n expect_v from_o such_o a_o root_n sure_o the_o issue_n can_v but_o be_v bitter_a consequence_n for_o first_o by_o disuse_v conscience_n man_n come_v to_o lose_v conscience_n and_o consequent_o their_o armour_n against_o sin_n take_v away_o conscience_n and_o you_o can_v hardly_o set_v down_o atheism_n second_o by_o this_o mean_v sin_n be_v exceed_o aggravate_v for_o no_o man_n can_v neglect_v so_o near_o a_o monitor_n as_o conscience_n be_v without_o great_a presumption_n and_o wilfulness_n and_o second_o a_o man_n reckon_v no_o way_n further_v for_o do_v what_o we_o can_v we_o must_v come_v to_o a_o account_n and_o conscience_n will_v know_v we_o at_o last_o whether_o we_o acknowledge_v it_o or_o not_o nay_o by_o how_o much_o the_o less_o we_o regard_v it_o now_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o will_v shake_v we_o hereafter_o and_o rise_v upon_o we_o like_o a_o flame_n with_o so_o much_o the_o great_a fury_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o it_o be_v for_o the_o present_a keep_v down_o and_o stifle_v the_o second_o sort_n reprove_v 1._o be_v such_o as_o abuse_v conscience_n and_o this_o be_v do_v as_o sometime_o otherwise_o so_o most_o thus_o first_o when_o conscience_n be_v set_v low_a and_o bind_v apprentice_n to_o the_o outward_a man_n i_o mean_v thus_o when_o man_n do_v not_o receive_v all_o blow_n that_o let_v drive_v at_o conscience_n upon_o their_o name_n estate_n skin_n etc._n etc._n but_o contrary_o rather_o suffer_v conscience_n to_o be_v wound_v than_o the_o outmost_a skin_n raise_v second_o when_o conscience_n be_v thrust_v from_o its_o seat_n depose_v degrade_v gage_v so_o violence_v that_o it_o must_v not_o speak_v though_o friend_n god_n man_n call_v upon_o us._n three_o when_o 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