Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	mortality_n	young_a	youth_n	19	3	8.1764	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91558	A present for youth, and example for the aged, or, The remains of Damaris Pearse containing her speech after she kept her bed, and a copy of a written paper, of her own composing, which she left as her last legacy to her brothers and sisters, and was the last thing that ever she wrote : and also several pious expressions, occasionally uttered in her last sickness, worth minding : together with her funeral-sermon, preached by a reverend minister of the Gospel.	Pearse, Damaris, 1659-1679.	1683 (1683)	Wing P969C; ESTC R43889	49,302	145

through Christ to clear up your evidences to get down your rebellious corruptions or in your place family common-wealth is there any service to be done foreflow it not but finish dispatch it while our work is not done we are not ready 4. Be often thinking of your future blessedness this will set an edg upon your affections what 's the reason that people are so much in love with the world It is because their minds do run out upon it and they promise themselves great matters from it they have inlarging fancies and therefore they have inlarged desires answerable therewith The same would also be with us as to heavenly matters if our mind were more upon them it would then make us impatient till we were in the full fruition of them Touching the present occasion tho I know that Funeral-Panegyricks and the promiscuous commendation of the dead does abundance of mischief for hereby the godly are justly grieved and offended and the wicked hardned and heartned in their evil courses the ministry disgraced Yet as the death of Gods people is precious in his sight so it should be glorious in the eyes of men I could wish therefore that the just praises and true sincerity of every child of God were published even by some Seraphical tongue that both the glory of his grace might shine bright to posterity and that such a fire of Zeal for imitation might be inkindled to the heaters that they passing thorow the same course of holiness might at length be made partakers of the same happiness with the Saints of God let this be an apology for what I shall say touching this gracious person whose Funeral we now solemnize as one said of an honest man that he was decalogus explicatus so I may say of this our Friend deceased This Sermon was exemplified in and by her she longed after God she desired after God in ordinances when she had health diligently attending on them fruitfully partook of them God had blessed her with a good memory as appeared by the many hymns and various texts of Scripture which she repeated in her sickness Her custom was that tho she penned nothing of the Sermons in the hearing of them yet the next day she would write them out in a very methodical way not only the general heads but the particulars with the inlargements the which I have seen She desired God in ordinances and communion with him in the same and she was very careful to improve sabbaths which is an evidence that she hath now immediate communion with God in heaven and is entred into everlasting rest It pleased God to visit her with pains for a long time together and for some dayes before her departure she was as upon a rack her flesh and bones and bowels under much torture yet exceeding patient under the hand of God and would still say Yet God is good and tho God break me in pieces yet will I trust in God As she longed for God in Ordinances so likewise for the immediate fruition of God which proceeded from a full assurance of her interest in him which God was pleased to give in unto her she would say I did heretofore cry out with the Psalmist O spare me a little before I go hence and shall be no more Oh but now with the Apostle I desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ and often would she breathe out these words of the Text Oh when shall I appear before God! She was observed to smile under her pains and being askt the reason of it O said she Satan shall be trod under foot shortly and I cannot but rejoice at the thoughts of it She gave good counsel to her brothers and sisters and to those that did watch with her to take heed of sin and of evil company and that they should redeem their time and provide for a blessed eternity All understanding serious Christians that were acquainted with her could not but observe the graces of Gods spirit sparkling forth in her and I remember one said I could give all that I have that it were thus with my children Many other things might be added but I shall say no more she is at rest as to her soul and as she would say her flesh doth rest in hope and now that she is at rest let none disquiet her Relations by any false reports it is a most disingenious thing The Poet could say Pascitur in vivos liber post fata quiescit When men are living they are maligned and reproacht but this ceases when they are dead If any should be so wicked let them know that God may reckon with them here for the same but assuredly hereafter Jude 15. God will convince of hard sayings he that will not pass by an idle word will surely call to an account for bitter sarcasms venomous taunts and devil-like reproaches I have but two words more 1. One to the Parents of this servant of God that they grieve not immoderately for the death of their dear relation Oh remember the evidences that she gave of her interest in the special favour of God of her effectual calling out of the world into the kingdom and fellowship of the blessed God! Graceless relations dying with the marks of their unregeneracy upon them do even scorch the hearts of their gracious surviving Relations with the sence of those flames which they suffer This is supposed by some the reason of that lamentable ingemination of David 2 Sam. 18. and last verse O my Son Absalom my son my son Absalom would God I had died for thee O Absalom my son my son as if he had said Absalom died in rebellion I fear he is fallen into a worser hand than Joab's Oh that my death might have prevented so dreadful a miscarriage O Absalom would God I had died for thee But now when your Relation gave you such testimonies and evidences of her gracious estate I may say as Christ to Mary Why weep ye While you are mourning on earth she is rejoicing in Heaven while you are clothed with black she is clothed in white even the long robes of Christs righteousness therefore do not prophane your Scripture-hope with an unscriptural mourning but let your moderation be seen 2. The other word is to young persons here is an instance besides thousands of others of the frailty and mortality of youth a young Woman in the flower of her age she is gone down to the grave O you that are young then remember your Creator in the days of your youth as this young womans counsel was provide for an happy death and a blessed eternity Oh consecrate your first time to God it may be for any one knows your only time you may die and never come to old age It is storied of a youth that came to a Jewish Rabbi to learn him the law of God the Rabbi asked him what age he was he told his age Why says he thou art too young yet thou