Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	lord_n	power_n	8,674	5	4.5803	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06572	Here begynneth the testame[n]t of Iohn Lydgate monke of Berry which he made hymselfe, by his lyfe dayes.; Testament	Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?	1520 (1520)	STC 17035; ESTC S121895	8,198	26

¶ Here begynneth the testamēt of Iohn̄ Lydgate monke of Berry which he made hymselfe by his lyfe dayes ⸫ THe yeres passed of my tender youthe Of my fresshe age feared the grenenesse Lust apalled thexperyence is couthe The vnweldy ioyntes starked with rudenesse The cloudy syght mysted with darkenesse Without redresse recure or amendes To me of dethe haue brought in the kalendes ¶ Of my spent tyme a fole may well complayne Thyng impossyble agayne for to recure Idell dayes ylost who can call agayne Them to refourme by any aduenture Eche mortall man is called to the lure Of dethe alas vncertayne the passage Whose chiefe maryner is called croked age ¶ One of his bedellys named Feblenes Came with his potent in stede of a mace Sommoned me and afterwarde came sickenes Malyncolyke erthely and pale of face With their warrant these twayne can manace That dethe of me his due dette sought And to a bedde of langoure they me brought ¶ Whervnto me a none their dyd apere Whyle that I lay complayning in a traunce Cladde in a mantell a woman sadde of chere Blacke was her abyte sobre was her countenaūce Strange of her port frowarde of dalyaunce Castyng her loke to mewarde in certayne Lyke as of me she had had dysdayne ¶ This sayd woman called was Remembraūce Of myspent tyme in youthes lustynes Which to recorde dyd me great greuaunce Than came her suster named Pensyfnes For olde surfettes gan vnto me dresse A wofull byll which brought vnto my mynde My greatr outrages of long tyme left behynde ¶ Lyeng alone I gan to Imagyne Howe with foure tymes departed is the yere First howe in Vere the soyle tenlumyne Buddes gynning open agayne the sonne clere The baume vpraysed most souerayne and entere Out of the rote dothe naturally ascende With newe lyuere the barayne soyle tamende ¶ The Honysocle the fresshe Primmerolles Their leaues splay at Phebus vprisyng The amorous foules with notes and carolles Salewe that season euery mornyng Whan Aurora her lycoure dystellyng Sent on herbes the perly dropes shane Of syluery dewes tenlumyne with the grene ¶ This tyme Vere is named of greennesse Tyme of ioye of gladnesse and dysport Tyme of growyng chyefe mother of fresshenesse Tyme of reioysing ordayned for confort Tyme whan tyme maketh his resort In gerysshe Marche towarde the Aryete Our emyspery to gladen with his here ¶ But to dyrect by grace my mater Makely knelyng Iesu in thy presence I me purpose to gynne with prayer Vnder thy mercyfull fructuous influence So thou Iesu of thy benyuolence To my requestes by mercyfull attendaunce Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce My wretched lyfe tamendden and correct I me purpose with support of thy grace Thy dethe thy passyon thy crosse shall me dyrect Which suffredyst deth Iesu for our trespace I wretche vnworthy to loke vpon thy face Thy fete enbrasyng from which I shall nattwyn Mercy enquiryng thus woll I begyn Oratio O Mighty lorde of power mightyest Without whom all force is feblenes Boūteous Iesu of good goodlyest Mercy thy bedyll or y u thy dōe dresse Delayeth rygour to punysshe my wyckednesse Lengest abyding lothest to do vengeaunce O blessed Iesu of thyne hyghe goodnesse Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Though thou be mighty y u art eke mercyable To all folkes that mekely them repent I a wretche contagyous and culpable To all outrages redy for to assent But of hole hert and wyll in myne entent Of olde and newe all vycious gouernaunce Of youth and age and of mistyme spent Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Of my confessyon receyue the sacryfice By my tong vp offred vnto the That I may say in all my best gyse Mekely with Dauyd haue mercy vpon me Salue all my soores that they nat cancred be With none olde rust of dyseperaunce Which of hole hert cry vpon my kne Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ O Iesu Iesu here myne orison Bridell myne outrage vnder thy dysciplyne Fetter sensualyte enlumyne my reason To folowe the traces of spyrituall doctryne Let thy grace lede me right as a lyne With humble hert to lyue to thy plesaunce And blessed Iesu or I this lyfe shall fyne Graunt of thy mercy shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Suffre me to haue sauour nor swetnes But in thy name that called as Iesu All forayne thynges to me make bytternes Saue onely Iesu moost souerayne of vertue To my professyon acordyng and moost due Euer to be paynted in my remembraunce At myne ende to graunt me this yssue Tofore my dethe shrift housellf repentaunce ¶ No lorde but Iesu moost merciable benygne Which of mercy toke our humanyte And of loue to shewe a souerayne sygne Suffred passyon vpon the rode tre Onely to fraunchyse our mortalyte Which stode in danger of Sathans encombraūce Or I passe hens Iesu graunt vnto me Tofore my dethe shrift housell repentaunce ¶ I am excyted and moued of nature This name of Iesu soueraynly to prayse Name commended moost hyghly in scripture Which name hath power deed men to rayse To lyue eternall whose vertue dothe so payse Agayne my synnes wayed in balaunce That grace and mercy shall so counterpayse Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Let me nat rest nor haue no quyete Ocupy my soule with spyrituall trauayle To syng and say mercy Iesu swete My protectyon agayne fendes in batayle Settyng asyde all other apparayle And in Iesu to put all myne affyaunce Treasour of tresours that may me moost auayle Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ My fayth my hope to the Iesu dothe call Which glorious name shall neuer out of mynde I shall the seke what happe that euer befall By grace and mercy in trust I shall the fynde And but I dyd truely I were vnkynde Which for my sake was pearsed with a launce Vnto the hert Iesu leaue nat behynde Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ There is no god but thou Iesu alone Soueraynest and eke moost mercyfull Fayrest of fayre erly late and soone Stable and moost strong pytuous and rightfull Refourmyng synners that ben in vertue dull Dauntyng the proude mekenesse to enhaunce Thy tonne of mercy is euer lyke full Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Suffre of mercy I may to the speke O blessed Iesu and goodly do aduert Who shall gyue leaser out to breake That thou Iesu mayst entre into myne hert There tabyde more nere than my shert With aureate letters graue therin substaunce Prouyde for me and let it nat astert Graunt or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Say to my soule Jesu thou art myne helth Hearyng this voyce after I shall pursue Skoure that place from all goostly fylth And vyces all from thens do remewe Thyne holy goost close in that lytell mewe Parte nat lightly make suche cheupsaunce To encrease in vertue and vyces to eschewe And or I dye shrift housell repentaunce ¶ Shewe glad thy face thy light