Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56447	Christs gracious intentions of peace and mercy towards sinners, freely tendred together with the necessity of observing the season, and accepting the offer of peace and reconciliation while it may be attained : evidenced in a sermon at St. Pauls, London, Martii 3, 1661 : from Luke 19 verse 41,42 / by Rich. Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1661 (1661)	Wing P546; ESTC R32209	25,708	88

by faith in Christ Repentance from dead works Eccles 9.10 and holy living or else he shall never now or never while grace and the man live together in this present world so long there is hope but when grace is gone and thou art driven hence to thy long home thy day is lost and the poor sinner irrecoverable You had best consider in time what hour of the day 't is with you Note what is the date of thy life how many daies and years can each of you reckon you can tell how long you have lived and enjoied the means of grace but can you tell how long you shall live in this world or under the discipline of grace with a win-able heart You can neither command time or grace but you may in time accept the grace offered It may be some that are here present this day before the Lord can say with joy and thankfulness They had their day and knew it the Angel moved and they stept in their hearts were touched and they yielded the offer was made and they accepted Christ was near and they embraced him they stood not out but closed with him in the day of his power they were made willing and now Christ is theirs Psal 110.3 and they are Christs they love him heartilie and hate sin perfectlie and live holilie lift up your heads pretious soules and be thankful you have not lost your day you are happie now and in a fair way to heaven and if you continue in faith and love of Jesus and grow in grace you shall be for ever happie in glorie when you have finished your course It may be some others are here standing some young some aged with whom Gods Ministers have been treating and Gods Spirit striving formerlie and they have stood out untill now Who knows but that they have bin reserved for such a time as this now another prize is put into your hand this may be to them the acceptable time a day of reconciliation and peace a day you have now which thousands who now lay under wrath and final despaire would prize above Mountains of gold and Rocks of Rubies if they had once again such an opportunitie as this it may be God hath determined that hitherto to this day thou shalt come and grace and mercie shall wait on thee now but no farther Christ may be passing on by thee now Note and looks on thee and gives a secret touch and bids thee Come away after him and leave thy sins and follow him and saith as to Zacheus I will come to thy house and bring salvation this day Oh if there be any such among you who is touched at heart this minute let him not quench the spirit nor reject the motion let him take this opportunitie and make up the match now even now in this place ere he stirre hence and then he may conclude he hath not lost his day but whatever he hath been before yet now he may be be a converted man a pardoned man an happie man in this his day of visitation if he lay it now to heart and consider it It may be there are others here with whom there is no prevailing no mercie moves them no teares melts them no intreaties winne them no promises allure them in whom the custome of sin hath worne off the sense of sinne and miserie to whom nothing but the world and pleasures and sin is of any account to whom the Riches and treasures of grace and glories of heaven are accounted poor and mean and foolish things Such there may be here now who have had some impressions on them of good but now worn out again those who it may be were once almost perswaded but now again altogether as obstinate as ever who can make a mock of sin and scoffe of Religion who can laugh or sleep at a Sermon of life and death and scorn reproof and defie God to his face and are growing worse and worse filthie and more filthie and what may be thought of such Have they lost their day Alas Answ for such we know not what God will do with them yet but those are sad notices of men given over this we say Many dais they have lost many mercies have they abused many offers have they rejected many motions have they quenched much patience have they wronged and trulie if there be any day yet for them left but the day which they cannot avoid the day wherein God will judge the world all obstinate impenitent sinners to eternal flames they had best look to it that they may take it when it comes lest if that passe away too and be hid from their eyes also and they not converted in that day neither then must they lie down in sorrow saying Oh that I had but known but now it is hid from mine eyes I shall never see the day of salvation for I would not know nor lay to heart the day of visitation oh sinners think on this Note and trie your tempers and consider how long alreadie you have refused will you not henceforth from this time crie unto the Lord if peradventure he may yet be gracious to thee if thou return after thou hast done all these things even then turn turn unto the Lord Jer. 3.4 even now and put all out of doubt close now with Christ cast away your sins and the question will be best resolved by your practice So much toward resolving the quaerie as far as God hath given us any hints about particular times or seasons of getting or losing a mans interest in peace and reconciliation by Christ offered in a day During a mans life Now I know there are some would make a quick answer to to this demand and enough to gratifie the humours of many loose and vain persons but not at all to satisfie a sober soul that thinks of another world Tush say they What trouble you your self about these niceties take your pleasure now while you may and take your time of repentance at leisure a little time will do that work do you not remember that At what time soever And the Thief on the Crosse Answ Indeed here is a rare Example Answ and a short halfe-sentence which men abuse to their undoing I could answer this at large but this I onlie say now to you that have not debauch'd your Reason and lost Consideration When any of you can dispatch the whole dutie of man the All of Faith and Repentance and new Obedience in a trice and on your death-bed and can be assured withall that you shall have then time enough and grace enough and will enough and strength enough to perform all then you may deferre untill your dying day but untill this be made sure to you be not so foolish as to cast away your soules upon such desperate attempts and impossibilities And for the Thief when any of you or any bodie else you know can have the like opportunitie