Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	sin_n	sting_n	14,375	5	12.1860	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14860	A posie of spirituall flowers taken out of the garden of the holy scriptures, consisting of these sixe sorts: hearts ease, true delight, the worlds wonders, the souls solace, times complaint, the doom of sinners. Gathered for the encouragement of beginners, direction of proceeders, meditation of good hearers, consolation of true beleeuers, expectation of Sions mourners, confusion of irrepentant sinners. By George Webbe, minister of the word.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1610 (1610)	STC 25164; ESTC S102126	70,373	214

so vile a subiect as the world shall I be staied from the noble seruice of my God for the loue of any earthly vanities No no all these I will trample vnder feete and reckon of them no better then they are And now my soule mount vp aloft vnto the place where all thy treasure lieth I will lift vp mine eyes to the hils from whence commeth all my help Psal 120. Luke 17.37 Eagle like will I soare aloft where my soules food is and fixe my thoughts on none but Christ he is the center from whence all my cogitations are drawne and the circle to which they tend let the Marthaes of this world comber thēselues about many things ful well I know there is but vnum necessarium Luke 10.41.42 one necessarie thing God graunt mee with Mary to chuse the better part As for other pleasures I count them but bitter sweetes in regard of the ioyes of heauen where is fulnes of pleasures for euermore As for other riches Ephes 1.18 I count them all trash in respect of the glorious riches of the inheritance of Saints all other honour I esteeme as base in respect of my glorious calling in Christ Iesus all other nobilitie I count obscure in respect of new birth and regeneration by the holy Ghost Iohn 44. all other beautie I esteeme but foule Psal 84. in respect of the beautie of Bethel which is made by Christ Iesus without spot or wrinkle all other buildings I deeme as ruines in respect of that building which is not made with hands 2. Cor. 5.1 but eternal in the heauens Matth. 10.37 Father and mother sister and brother sonne and daughter must needes giue place to the loue of Iesus or else I were not worthie of him my Sauiour Let others reioyce in their wit and policie my reioycing shall be the testimonie of a good conscience that in simplicitie and godly purenes and not in fleshlie wisedome but by the grace of God I haue had my conuersation in the world 2. Cor. 1.12 Let others be puft vp with knowledge of humane Arts and Sciences yet I esteeme no knowledge to the knowledge of Christ Iesus and him crucified 2. Cor. 2.2 by which knowledge I may be able to comprehend with all Saints Ephes 3.18.19 what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the loue of Christ which passeth knowledge Stoope downe all earthly happines to this in regard wherof all other gaines are but losses all other priuiledges are but trifles yea doubtlesse I think all things but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord Philip. 3.8 for whō I haue counted all things losse and doe iudge them to be dung that I may winne Christ and might be found in him O sweete Iesu how great and innumerable be the gaines which I finde in thee Psal 42.1 As the Hart braieth for the riuers of water so panteth my soule after thee O Christ my Lord my God my Sauiour and my Redeemer Psalme Whō haue I in heauen but thee and who is there on earth that I desire in comparison of thee Cantic 1.2 Thy name is as an ointment powred out Isai 9.6 therefore the virgins loue thee Thy name is Wonderfull Counsellor the mightie God the euerlasting Father the Prince of Peace Reuel 1.5.8 Thou art that faithfull witnesse that Prince of the Kings of the earth that Alpha and Omega the first and the last which hast the key of Dauid Reuel 2.7 and openest and no man shutteth Reuel 1.18 and shuttest and no man openeth yea the very keyes of hell and of death Heb. 13.8 Iesus Christ yesterday and to day the same for euer O thou whom my soule loueth Christ the true gaine Philip. 1.21 my only gaine Christ Iesus thou art to mee both in life and death aduantage In life for thus I liue and yet not I but Christ liueth in mee In this life and in that I now liue in the flesh I liue by faith in the sonne of God Galat. 2.20 who hath loued me and giuen himselfe for me So that here what expert Arithmetician can reckon vp my gaines euen in this life receiued by him Remission of sins Ephes 1.7 By him I haue redemption through his blood euen the forgiuenes of my sinnes according to his rich grace Imputation of his obedience for our iustification He is made vnto vs of God wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption and his full perfect and alsufficient obedience is made a gaine to me sillie simple vile and sinful creature by imputation By him we haue accesse through faith vnto his grace Accesse to God Rom. 5.2 wherein we stand and reioyce vnder the hope of the glorie of God Adoption Rom. 8.15 By him I am adopted to be the childe of God yea heire of happinesse and eternall blisse By him I doe recouer backe againe that right and title to his creatures Right vnto the creatures Ephes 2.15 which was lost by Adam By him the curses of this life are turned into blessings Afflictions good Rom. 8.26 for all things worke together for the best to them that are in him And what shall I say more All that we haue wee haue in him who is made all in all vnto vs hee hath taken our pawne and left vs his seale he hath taken vpon himself our sinnes Ephes 2.16 Reuel 1.6 and inuested vs with his merits he hath made vs Kings and Priests vnto God and euen in this life hath giuen vnto vs the earnest of his spirit Matth. 28. with a full assurance that hee will neuer faile vs. But if in this life only wee had hope in Christ Christ is ourgain in death 1. Cor. 15.19 we were of al men the most miserable Blessed be he the author of our blessednesse who as he is our gaine in life so is he also our gaine in death in as much as he hath taken away the sting of death and hath changed the condition of it by making it of the gate of hell the priuie portall of eternall life O death 1. Cor. 15.55.56.57 where is thy sting O graue where is thy victorie the sting of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the law but thankes be vnto God that hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ Yea after death in him doth rest our chiefest gaine for then shall we finde the vertue of his resurrection in raising vp our dusty bodies into flesh again which neuer shall corrupt who shall change our vile bodie Philip. 3.21 that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious bodie according to the mightie working whereby hee is able to subdue all things to himselfe And euen then when all other gaines shall proue mens losses he to his will proue the onely gaine For what shall it profit a man to win