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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42143	A sermon preached at Alderly in the country of Gloucester, January IV, 1676/7 at the funeral of Sir Matthew Hale, kt, late Chief Justice of His Majestie's court of the King's bench / by E.G. ...	Griffith, Evan, A.M., Minister of Alderly.	1677 (1677)	Wing G1995; ESTC R2788	11,865	34

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nunc_fw-la dicitur_fw-la morer●_fw-fr ne_fw-fr pecces_fw-la then_o it_o be_v say_v to_o man_n if_o thou_o sin_v thou_o shall_v die_v now_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o righteous_a man_n dye_v that_o thou_o may_v not_o sin_v sin_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o death_n be_v the_o daughter_n and_o the_o daughter_n shall_v become_v the_o destroyer_n of_o her_o own_o mother_n unto_o the_o christian_a death_n be_v a_o perfect_a mortification_n of_o all_o his_o earthly_a member_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o sin_n 2._o the_o good_a which_o death_n bring_v to_o the_o righteous_a man_n be_v manifold_a 1._o it_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n our_o father_n redeemer_n and_o comforter_n a_o immediate_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n 2._o the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o god_n to_o see_v his_o face_n rev._n 22.4_o to_o see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o 3._o union_n with_o god_n 4._o fruition_n of_o god_n and_o that_o for_o the_o manner_n immediate_o all_o mean_n cease_v for_o the_o measure_n full_o enjoy_v god_n in_o all_o and_o all_o in_o god_n for_o time_n eternal_o for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o revelat._n 22.5_o for_o th●_n place_n in_o the_o three_o heaven_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n the_o paradise_n of_o god_n where_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o lamb_n be_v for_o the_o company_n join_v with_o we_o the_o innumerable_a company_n of_o glorious_a angel_n and_o bless_a saint_n from_o this_o fruition_n will_v arise_v endless_a and_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n and_o glory_n that_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o usus_fw-la 1._o in_o that_o death_n can_v be_v avoid_v we_o shall_v learn_v to_o prepare_v and_o wait_v for_o it_o to_o have_v our_o loin_n gird_v as_o the_o israelite_n and_o our_o staff_n in_o our_o hand_n ready_a to_o take_v our_o 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god_n elect_n to_o conscience_n that_o it_o be_v pure_a undefiled_a void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n to_o conversation_n that_o it_o be_v such_o as_o become_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v holy_a and_o in_o heaven_n a_o good_a life_n will_v sit_v we_o for_o a_o comfortable_a death_n and_o a_o comfortable_a death_n will_v assure_v we_o of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n usus_fw-la 2._o death_n to_o the_o righteous_a be_v not_o hurtful_a therefore_o not_o to_o be_v fear_v but_o be_v beneficial_a therefore_o to_o be_v desire_v unto_o the_o gracious_a christian_a who_o conscience_n be_v purge_v from_o dead_a work_n death_n shall_v neither_o be_v fearful_a nor_o bitter_a acerbitas_fw-la non_fw-la mortis_fw-la sed_fw-la culpae_fw-la the_o bitterness_n be_v not_o in_o death_n but_o in_o sin_n as_o a_o serpent_n want_v a_o sting_n may_v hiss_v but_o can_v hurt_v a_o man_n may_v take_v it_o in_o hand_n and_o put_v it_o in_o his_o bosom_n so_o the_o righteous_a man_n may_v welcome_v and_o embrace_v death_n and_o be_v sure_a it_o will_v never_o hurt_v he_o it_o be_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o man_n but_o of_o sin_n in_o the_o man_n it_o be_v not_o the_o destruction_n but_o the_o absolution_n of_o the_o christian_a the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o absolution_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o than_o not_o death_n itself_o but_o the_o opinion_n of_o death_n be_v terrible_a for_o since_o it_o translate_v we_o from_o this_o present_a evil_a wo●●d_n and_o va●e_n of_o misery_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n into_o everlasting_a life_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n how_o can_v it_o be_v call_v death_n say_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v nomine_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la re_fw-la formidabilis_fw-la formidable_a rather_o in_o name_n than_o indeed_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o god_n that_o be_v death_n but_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n be_v only_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n therefore_o such_o as_o be_v 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mansion_n in_o his_o father_n house_n he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n but_o in_o the_o actual_a possession_n of_o it_o and_o look_v how_o far_o heaven_n do_v excel_v the_o earth_n eternal_a good_a thing_n momentary_a and_o perish_a vanity_n the_o true_a joy_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n the_o false_a delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n so_o much_o be_v his_o condition_n better_o than_o we_o be_v or_o his_o be_v when_o with_o we_o oh_o then_o pereat_fw-la contristatio_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la tanta_fw-la consolatio_fw-la forget_v we_o our_o sadness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o such_o joy_n and_o let_v these_o consolation_n allay_v the_o bitterness_n of_o our_o grief_n and_o dry_v up_o in_o