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
A61667	The voice of the rod, or, God's controversie pleaded with man being a plain and brief discourse on Mich. 6, 9 / by Samuel Stodden.	Stoddon, Samuel.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5716; ESTC R26260	166,900	354

Hopes Oh beware then how you perch your selves on such a Bough as you are warn'd will break under you 4. Watch against the Scorus of the world Though you cannot watch to prevent them yet watch to bear them and not only so but to improve them too Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake Matth. 5.11 No wonder if fools blaspheme Alas Iud. v. 10. they speak evil of what they know not But wisdome is justified of her children 'T is but a little while you are like toly under these Scorns You shall shortly hear them change their Note When the ends of us both shall be compared together and the definitive Sentence of a just and impartial Judg shall have convinc't them of their madness You shall then mount above their reach and be as much their envy as now you are their scorn Come ye blessed and Go ye cursed will surely bring them to their right witts and a more true and honourable opinion of you 5. Watch against the Persecutions of the world Here is work for your Patience for your Prudence too For Patience to suffer what you cant prevent and for Prudence to prevent what you may foresee and warrantably escape Let not your Imprudence wrong your Patience nor your Impatience force your Prudence Your liberties liycs are dear to Christ as well as to your selves you are as the Apple of his eye Zech. 2.8 Oh take heed then you do not foolishly expose the Apple of Christs eye to every thorn that would pierce it as long as you may avoid it without dishonour 'T is true the Just shall live by his Faith Heb. 2.4 but not aband on his Reason he will trust God Psal 91.11 12. but he will not tempt him Though Angels are charged concerning him and in their hands they shall bear him up Yet it is written Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God Matth. 10.22 ve 16. vir 17. Matth. 4.6 7. He that hath said Fea● not them which kill the body hath also said in the same Place Beware of men And 〈◊〉 wise as Serpents But I hope I need not use much ado with you here Self-preservation is a Principle of Nature But watch your Patience rather how to bear that which you are called unto And should I tell you all your encouragements hereunto I must set open the very heart of Christ and the Gates of Heaven to you which is a task too hard and too high for a poor finite shallow mortal Creature to do 6. Take heed of the Cares of the world Those choaking things Matth. 13.22 The care of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choak the word They will choak your graces and your comforts too I would have you without carefulness 1 Cor. 7.32 How did Christ labour to beat his Disciples out of this Matth. 6.17 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his Stature What have you gotten by all your Immoderate cares Han't you found them to be unsatiable ●exing tormenting things Whosoever drink●eth of this water shall thirst again Joh. 4.13 Have your cares ever filled your Bellies Or are they ever like to do it Han't you bin as when a hungry man dreameth Isa 29.8 and behold he ●ateth but he awaketh and his Soul is empty Besides they are entangling things the Cords and Fetters of the Heart 2 Tim. 2.4 Nay let me tell thee Christian these sinful cares ●re the Instruments of Petsecution and cruelty ●he spears in the heart of Christ and Thorns ●n thy own Soul What Fires and Feudes do they kindle in your Affections What shuffling and partiality do they introduce on your Duties-Certainly I cannot tell you the thousandth part of the mischiefs of these poysoned Arrows these pestilent sordid Christ persecuting heart-ensnaring cares Nor can I stand at present to enlarge as I thought to have done 5. Lastly watch against Death Not only agaist the Stroak of Death which is common to all but against the Sting of Death Le● not Death find you out of the way of Life no● out of a lively activity in that way Wait with Patience till your Change come Iob. 14.14 which shall change your Patience to possession Le● not Death be in your Mouths only but in your Hearts that both heart and mouth may joyn in your eternal Triumph This is you last Enemy overcome this and you shall wear the Crown to all eternity and set up your everlasting Trophies in the Throne of your God Watch that Death find you no● onely in the Vineyard but in your work tha● you may dye not only in Christ but in Comfort too Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing Luk. 12.43 Oh Christians When God shall call you out of your hardest work and snatch you as it were out of the midst of crue storms When he shall break in through you Prison-doors and lead you out by the hand or send his fiery Chariots to convey you from your glorious Martyrdom to your most gloriou● Mansions Oh! conceive then if you can with what in effable compassions will he la● you up in the victorious arms of his Love and place you in his eternal Rest oh hold out ●●ith and Patience one hour one year one ●attel more For yet a little while and he ●●at shall come will come and will not tarry ●eb 10.37 Thus I have told you what it is you are specially concern'd to watch against I hope here are but few among Christians that are question the reality or necessity of such ● Duty Yet to keep you the better waking ●● this sad and dismal night when so many ●f our Watchmen are forsaking the Walls or ●●llen asleep I shall propose these five quickning Motives 1. They are Enemies that you are to Watch against Such as will be sure to do you ● mischief if possible they never intended you ●ny good It never goes well with Sin longer ●han it is feeding on the blood of your Souls and the spoils of your Duties Oh how would ●he Devil rejoice to see you falling like Starrs from Heaven and God blotting your Names but of the Book of Life Nothing stands more directly opposite to your peace and happiness ●han Self How full is the World of venom and ●nmity and Death waits but for the word to ●trike his last blow at you to consummate ●our eternal Ruin Oh my Brethren you ●hat have to do with enemies had need be watchful 2. They are Mortal Enemies Such as thirst for your blood The wages of Sin is death Rom. 6.23 What doth the Labourer look and long for but his wages oh how hard is Sin at its daily work to earn the undoing wages of thine eternal death 't is that it looks and longs for 1 Pet. 5.8 What is it the Devil is seeking after and hunting up and down the