Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	eternal_a	sin_n	wage_n	12,499	5	11.2125	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19439	An armor of proofe brought from the tower of Dauid, to fight against Spannyardes, and all enimies of the trueth, by R.C.	Cotton, Roger.	1596 (1596)	STC 5865; ESTC S108854	18,101	34

in dayes of Iudges long before the Lord his solde to spoylers rounde about because their goddes they dayly did adore and praysed them whom God had bid thrust out but quite forgot the Lord who did redeeme their neckes from thrall him did they not esteeme And hath not this of vs yet taken holde Not full I hope for though great store therebe who make them Gods of wealth and wedge of gold of lustes of flesh and pleasures of the eye All those who loue their wealth or pleasure more then they do God to them Gods they are sure But yet this sinne on all hath not layde holde For though on some yet many more there bee who neuer sought to Gods yet made of mould or Sunne or Starres for such ne heare nor see To one they call who can their sute well heare and doth to them by worde and workes appeare To God alone we seeke in hope to finde by meanes of Christ eternall sonne of his who did our sinnes and foes to tree fast binde when he on earth Gods statutes none did mis yet death he tooke the wages due for sinne and so by death spoyld him that death brought in Who after death all glorie was to haue which earst he had with God before all time and there doth sit in shape of man to craue the lyke for all that are of him true vine Wherefore by him our prayers we present which are to God a sweete and pleasing scent We maruell much what foolysh doults do meane to fall to blockes or call to Saincts on hie since none on earth or heauen yet doth raigne but God alone who can our thoughtes espie For Abram knoweth vs not doth Esai say and Iacob wanteth eares to heare vs pray That Virgin pure most blessed was in deede in wose small wombe the Lord of lyfe did dwell yet for to know what time we stand in neede she hath no skill the Scripture playne doth tell for God alone our prayers all doth heare wherefore to him by Christ we still draw neare We holde them fooles that labour so in vayne to call on Paul or Peter or on Pope for had they eyes saint Iohn hath tolde them playne that who now sinnes Christ now must be his hope for he now only mediator is cause Arons trade our sinnes could not dismis We haue Gods worde to teach vs fayth and feare we learne by it all secrets meete to know No writ of man to vs yet is so deare or like esteemd Gods councels vs to shew We are most sure that God by it must gayne such wanderyng soules as must with Christ heere raine We haue the Sacramentes in perfect sort as Christ him selfe at first did them ordayne Our foes are false who giue vs this report that we holde not that Christ doth there remayne But how not Really as they do teach but there by fayth as learned heere do preach Yf this be true that all Gods trueth we holde what neede we then of Spayne to be afrayde For God I say hath neuer yet such solde to sworde of foe but still hath sent them ayde The trueth we haue yet therein walke not wee wherefore oft times God hisseth for a bee In deede Then must we all looke for the same for few there be that will of God do seeke but all degrees contemne his holy name Few rich or poore one Saboth true do keepe and all are bent their owne willes to obey but will of God we seeke it no one day For whereas we should spend our lyues and time in Gods owne Booke his will to see therein great store there be that neuer sought one lyne to write in hart that so they might know him And so Gods will of vs not being knowne he castes vs off to follow wayes our owne O Englande then consider well thy state oft reade Gods worde and let it beare chiefe sway within thy hart or els thou canst not scape the wrath of God for he will surely pay Yea diuers rods the Lord of Hostes doth vse to chasten such as do his worde refuse His sworde thou knowest he threatened sore to draw in eightie eight but then he did thee spare yet since that time in thee great sinnes he saw wherefore for thee great plagues he did prepare The Pestilence through out thy coastes hath bin and now with sworde to threat he doth begin Thy land as hard as Brasse hath oft bin made Thy heauens haue as Iron bin likewyse they both conspier to stay their wonted trade whereby to thee great darthes and famines ryse Thy corne fayre growen with blasting hath bin spoyld well gotten in yet meldeaw hath it soyld Thy Trees thy Vines thy Cow and clothing Sheepe all fruitefull thinges to thee oft fruiteles are because with God thou promise none dost keepe thy feeldes and fayth through barrennes are bare In steade of rayne much dust abrode doth fly for want of deaw thy ground doth burned ly Thy Oxe and Cow with blaynes and murrens mad thy Sheepe with rot destroyed oft haue bin Thy house with fire thy goodes thy foes haue had thy land and right the vile oft tymes do win Thy troubles great by law do dayly ryse because Gods worde can not yet make thee wyse And for this cause opprest thou art with wrong yea pylde and polde by tythes by toules by rent by Landlordes bad who thinke thy Lease too long by neighbours ill to mischiefe that are bent Thy owne bad minde to law oft moueth thee and wilt not cease tyll all be spent on fee. Thy foes and aduersaries dayly do aryse God styrreth them thy troubles to increase And all for this yet art thou not so wyse to know that he doth make them breake thy peace But rather thou the like for like dost lend whereas by them thou shouldst thy selfe amend Thy Seruantes they rebellious be and nought they fyltch they steale they rob seeke thy spoyle in goodes and name thy hinderance they haue sought they run range they daunce and keepe a quoyle Thy neighbours tongues by them are set on talke for prate and heare they must as they by walke And when a tale to some of them is tolde they can well add to bring thee in disgrace for thy deare name for nought by them is solde to many more that dwell in further place And by and by as ware that rots with them they make great hast to sell it other men And thus the land with wicked tongues is fraught whereby one may in maner playne descrne that Gods pure law by them is iudged naught for els by it to speake well they would learne Wherefore as men from flesh do wysedome take so fleshly rods do often times