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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28350	The yellow book, or, A serious letter sent by a private Christian to the Lady Consideration, the first day of May, 1659 which she is desired to communicate in Hide-Park to the gallants of the times a little after sun-set : also a brief account of the names of some vain persons that intend to be there, whose company the new ladies are desired to forbear.	W. B. (William Blake), fl. 1650-1670.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3153F; ESTC R24202	17,764	24

The Yellow Book OR A SERIOUS LETTER SENT BY A Private Christian TO THE Lady CONSIDERATION The first day of May 1659. Which she is desired to communicate in Hide-Park to the Gallants of the Times a little after Sun-set ALSO A brief Account of the Names of some vain persons that intend to be there whose company the new Ladies are desired to forbear LONDON Printed and are to be sold by Tho. Butler in Lincolns-Inn-fields neer the Three Tun-Tavern by the Market place and by The Brewster at the three Bibles at the West-end of Pauls 1659. A serious Letter sent by a private Christian to the Lady Consideration the first day of MAY 1658. LADY I Am informed fine Mrs. Dust Madam Spot and my Lady Paint are to meet at Hide-Park this afternoon much of pride will be there If you please to take an Hackney I shall wait upon your Honour in a private way But pray let us not be seen among the foolish ones that ride round round wheeling of their Coaches about and about laying of the naked breast n●ck and shoulders over the boot with Lemon and a Fan shaking it at young Mrs. Poppet crying Madam Your most humble Servant your very humble servant sweet Madam while some are doing worse Young Sir William Spruce Monsieur Flash the Lord Gallant will be all on horseback Mr. Belt and Mr. Feather Mr. New Exchange Mr. Old will be there Sir Thomas Cavy is poor and ashamed to come some of the name will be there and some Commanders of the Army but the Ladies hate then generally Mrs. Come-up Mrs. Totherday and Ioan hold my Staff they cannot abide neither nor indeed any of the new Gently which I hope God wil keep from their vanities Pride Covetousness and Hypocrisie Mrs. Contempt and Mrs. Envy will be there Mrs Luxury Mrs. Wanton Mrs. Faith and troth Mrs. Hop about Mrs. Never pray and Mrs Never go Mr. Church and Mr. Careless wil be all in a Coath together Sin Guilt and a little Content wil be with them Time and Vanity swiftly driving them away as upon the wings of the mighty wind but Death Hell and Eternity follow after Rev. 6. 8. After the black Horse and the pale Horse death and hell follows a cursing of the Ministers who are apt to dine with them speak to them and yet wink at them Martins Pauls Covent Garden this is a judgement of God and the greater because so little minded Madam I had rather beg my bread from door to door then be in the case of some of these Ladies which are as beautifull as Angels but more miserable and poysonous than Toads Let me live with one of them under a stone and die with a dog in a ditch ●ather then in a golden bed in one of their conditions And your vain Roysters are as bid young Gallants that are sporting and courting these dancing shadows at the brinks of hell and are ever studying how to please their lusts and their lmps one way or another which they are ever waiting on they think there is no heaven but if there be and a hell too What will become of them I had rather fear the worst the best will help it self But if they go to that farewell Hide-Park May day and pleasures too The Fishes never get up that once fall down into the dead Sea called Mare mortuum the River Nilus carrieth them thither but fetcheth not them back Pleasures carry thousands but sorrow fetcheth none from the dead Sea and the deadly Lake where streames of brimstone ever run over and over their heads hearts and souls that fall into that Tophet is prepared of old yea for the King that is the greatest and the breath of the Lord like a Stream of brimstone kindles it Isa. 30. 33. I know many will not mind this and Mrs. Busie is putting on her gown but I would she would put on Christ and his righteousnesse Rev. 6. 18. Buy of me glod sayes he that than may the rich and white rayment that thou may the cloathed that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear This rayment I had rather have than a skin to cover my bones naked soules are more common and miserable than naked bodies a thousand times but not half so much pitied by the world some had rather be dead than not in the fashion and cloathes to put on on such a day as this others rather buried alive than want Christ and the righteouness of Christ Run to my Taylor bring them done or undone cryes Mrs. Would be gone fetch my green petticote and my white sattin mantle my Lady Impatience stayes for me yea and some body else too and will have you when you take your short journey if you have not Christ to go a long with you to your long home and you may chance quickly to be there as well as at the Park what is your life but a vapour or a shadow sayes Iames ch. 4. v. 24. Some Ladyes get the Pox and die with a fear others get a Cold and die with a Feaver few live long that do not die soon eternall life is the fruit of a short living unto Christ and eternall death is the wages of an old sinner the wages of sin is death Rom. 6. 23. Yea of all sinners that have not Christ and the righteouness of Christ for cursed is every one that continueth nor to doe all that is written in the Law Gal. 3. 12. Madam some are of the opinion that no unsanctified Ladies shall go to heaven nor no ungodly Lords go to hell providing they beleeve and repent but if they do not so and be throughly washed in Iudah's Fountain Zic 13. 1. the fountain which God hath set open for sin and uncleanness both Lords and Ladies too shall be eternally damned and thrown into the midst of flames hell and divels Lords and Ladies have more reason to be damned than poore people a thousand times for where much is given much will be required Matt. 25. 30. they sin more and draw more to sin and yet may best serve God besides they are many of them the very factors and purveyors of hell a great road leads to a great Town and a great man to a great devill some goes to the bridge foot to drinke wine and others to the devills mouth in following them they ride on poor mens backs and devils ride on theirs the Prince of the Air that now rules in them Ephes. 2. 2. yea both are carried somtime in close Sedan but to day they are more open doe not you see the Lord of Kill Chicken and the Lady Be graceless one eats both full of sin and good creatures it is pity mountain Larks should feed such Swine Kites are too good for them that doe nothing but eat drink and put it out some study Musick Doctors kill many but a good book never hurts O Timothy give thy self to reading saith Paul but many go to hell a pick-pack more