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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	grave_n	sin_n	sting_n	4,163	5	11.3993	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

hath it with the Creature with the whole order of nature with his armies celestiall terrestiall seeing all depend vpon his pay taketh the watch word from him who guideth their blowes and directs them as it pleaseth him even those which would seeme vnto thee mortall to be for thy health and for thy salvation Peace with the Elements for he bridleth the Sea moderateth the fire so as he who lodgeth vnder the shaddow of the Almightie Psal 91.1 needes not feare any thing which terrifieth by night or flyeth in the day which destroyeth at noone tyde Peace with the beasts of the field for he muzzells the mouth of the hungrie Lyon Out of the eater he giues meate and out of the strong he bringeth forth sweetnesse Iudg. 14.14 Peace with men though worse one to another then Lyons for sayth the Prophet Ps 56. God is on my side what then can man or flesh doe vnto mee Peace with death Psal the 3. so that although thousands should set thēselues in battayle array against mee I should not sleepe a whit the worse because he is on my side Peace with the graue and with hell for is it not he that bringeth to the graue and rayseth vs vp againe and what can death bring vnto mee but life Death which is but for a moment life eternall 1 Cor. 15. the 54.55 Death is swallowed vp into victory Our Lord Iesus hath not he triumphed for vs O death where is thy victory Henceforth where are thy triūphs Hell where is thy sting The power of sinne being now abolished by grace And therefore wee haue peace with all seing al their might and weapons turne to our peace all their curses into blessings all their gashes how terrible soever they may be are turned into balme their tempests into safe havens All these things I say and all others whatsoever worke together as sayth the Apostle vnto our good and that because of the loue of God which is purchased for vs by Iesus Christ for in steade of a judge he is now become a father and of a iust revenger a gracious protector disposing all against the haire to our victory to our peace to our glory and salvation Peace also amongst our selues with our brethren though some be hardly and not easily to be reconciled yet when we come to consider what and how many offences God hath forgiven vs and doth also daily forgiue vs even that God who is judge soveraigne Lord of all the world not sparing his owne Sonne for the ransome of our sins what offence then ought there to be so grievous vnto vs that should make vs to beare malice in our hearts against our brother or what pardon should seeme hard or difficult vnto vs be it to require be it to graunt to keepe backe or recover friendship with them But there is yet more for will they nill they thou hast peace with them though it be wanting on their part whilst thou giuest not place to wrath whilst thou renouncest revenge in doing good for evill Rom. 12.20 When thou holdest thy selfe for revenged by doing them good A glorious revenge and of a high straine farre more glorious then any other for ther by though they make not vse of it thou heapest coales of fire vpon their heads And such was that peace which David that valourous Prince had who overcame a Lyon with his strength a Goliah by his prowesse who had both given and also wonne so many battayles who fasted and put on sackcloth for his enemies who in the middest of the ruine which they plotted against him begged of God their life having them in his full power was contented with the skirt of his garment Lord sayth he if I haue not kept him who wrongfully oppressed mee let the Enemie pursue mee and take me let him treade my life vpon the ground and lay my honor in the dust Psal 7. A true figure of him who here leaues vnto vs his peace and yet more liuely in his owne example who prayed for those that crucified him and was crucified for them that offended him This Philosophy nay rather Chivalry how farre remote is it from that of the world Moreover he tells vs hereafter that hee leaveth it not vnto vs as the world doth Now peace in our selues behold the principal peace for in vaine will it be for vs to haue peace without vs if wee haue warre within vs health in the Cittie if the Plague be in our bosome if our conscience accuse vs if our sinnes warre against vs But is it possible to smoother sin in our selues Let vs if we can But who can doe it and who is it that doth not every houre kiddle it Yea rather giue fire as it were vnto it We would faine still the sting of Conscience Alas the remedie is worse then the disease What will it be but a gangrene in stead of an vlcer Let vs then imbrace that grace which God offereth vnto vs in Iesus Christ by a liuely faith Let vs awaken our Conscience to find out her sinnes to search her wounds to the bottome being assured that in confessing them it shall besayd vnto vs goe in peace and in laying them open it shall become our healing And which is more wee shall be strengthened in spirit to wrestle against flesh and bloud against all spirituall powers and wickednesses so that the flesh striving within vs against the spirit wee may notwithstanding say with the Apostle Gal. 2.20 In that I liue now in the flesh I liue yet by the faith of the Sonne of God who hath loved me and given himselfe for mee Though I fight and the Combat be sharpe yet the quarrell is just and the issue certaine I haue kept the faith sayth S. Paul therefore the Crowne of righteousnesse is layd vp for me 2 Tim. 4.8 These things haue I sayd vnto you sayth our Lord vnto his Apostles that you might haue peace in mee in the world you shall haue affliction yea he foretold them of all sorts of afflictions Whence then is this peace He addeth but be of good courage I haue overcome the world and am now about to giue it the last deadly blow for you principally as for my selfe it is alreadie overcome the victory is yours which obtaines for you perfect peace that is your reconciliation with God and the consequent thereof a freedome from all perills and feare For if whilst we were enemies there being nothing in vs nor ought that could proceede from vs which did not provoke his anger wee were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne Rom. 5.10 being now reconciled his good favour being restored againe vnto vs shall wee not then much more be saved by his life He living in vs raigning for vs who vouchsafed to dye for vs Is not the Kingdome of God within vs to wit righteousnesse as the Apostle sayth peace and ioy Rom. 14.17 Hence it is that the Apostle amongst the fruits of