Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	reign_v	sin_n	sin_v	4,155	5	9.6123	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90622	A discovery of the priests, that say they are sent off by the Lord, but upon trial are found out of the commands of Christ, the prophets, and Apostles, and to be those that are not sent of the Lord, but to be such that the sent ones of the Lord did cry wo against, and to be such that are false apostles, deceitful, wicked, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ: and no marvail, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light; therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, ... With a few words to such professors and prophane, that together joyn to persecute the righteous: and to the ranters that do commit all manner of sins with greediness. Darkness denied by the children of Light, and the babe of Christ growing up to a perfect man. / Written from one who is known to the world by the name of John Pain, who accounts it great riches to suffer reproaches, and afflictions with the people of the Lord, who scornfully by the world are called Quakers, ... Written from Starford in Hartford-shire the 7. day of the 4. month. 1655.	Pain, John, shoemaker.	1655 (1655)	Wing P188; Thomason E848_22; ESTC R203094	39,396	39

sixteenth but they have salt in themselves to savor withal at all seasons they shall not need to run to old Authors to patch piece up Sermons and to write them down and tell the people this is the word of the Lord when he never spake that unto them this is their artificial preaching that their study and Art have furnished them with all this is their boldness before the Lord to speak their own inventions and not the word of the Lord. The word of the Lord is life and power the word of the Lord doth sanctifie the word of the Lord doth ingraft the word of the Lord 's a sword to cut down the word of the Lord is fire the word of the Lord doth purifie the word of the Lord is a hammer Joh. 17.17 but where are these things witnessed amongst you where is the power of the word Whom hath it sanctified whom hath it ingrafted Heb. 4.12 whom hath it cut down what hath it burned up is your Lead and Tin consumed are you purified by it what hath it broke down amongst you doth not your high thoughts stand still doth not your own wills stand still doth not pride and covetousness stand still doth not wrath stand still doth not envy stand still do not these fruites of the flesh and such like stand Flatter not your selves Jam. 1.21 for such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience those that spake the word of the Lord witnessed these things to pass upon them and so they did first learnt their own Ministery thorow the death of the first wisdom Isa 23.29 and so came to witness the Ministery of death to be glorious and so came to witness Moses and never none come to witness the glorious Ministery of life but come to witness the glorious ministration of death death doth pass upon all men for all men have sinned and so come to witness deaths reign from Adam to Moses who is the figure of him that was to come and so come to witness that as sin hath raigned unto death even so grace reigns thorow righteousness unto eternal life thorow Jesus Christ our Lord and so came to witness both states of death and life and so came to witness the Prophets John and the Apostles and witness the covenant of peace and life this was their way they went in these were the sootsteps of the flock of Christ and then went forth to preach to the world and did gather a people out of the world by their Ministery and there were daily added to the Church such as should be saved and those that were thus gathered by the eternal word living in them were of one heart and one minde and they were the 〈◊〉 of the Lord and those did edifi● one another in their most holy faith they were not of the world but chosen out of the world and the Church vvas in God and in Christ and it is the pillar and ground of truth the fulness of him that doth fill all things Heb. 2.11 to the 15. all members of his body for both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren saying I will declare thy name among my brethren they are begotten by the immortal seed of God partakers of the Divine nature the Sons of God living stones builded upon the rock Christ Jesus in vvhom the whole building fitly framed together groweth up to a holy Temple in the Lord and from his Holy Temple doth he make known his will to the intent that novv unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God Eph. 2.10 Therefore silence proud flesh that would be exalting it self above your fellow members Now professors see and try if it be thus with you and your teachers can they witness this way into the Ministery or can you witness that you are of this Church of the first born whose names are vvritten in heaven and come to the spirits of just men made perfect If not in your measures flatter not your selves with a Ministery and a Church and Ordinances for it vvill not avail you Remember the Jews I spake of before their Ordinances and their Priveleges were very great they had the true form but wanted the power they did offer sacrifices they did observe Sabbaths and nevv Moons Isa 1.13 14 15 16 17. and had solemne dayes they had obligations and incense yet these were counted by the Lord iniquity the soul of the Lord hated them they were a burden to him he was weary to bear them and though they made many prayers yet he would not hear them yet these were ordinances of the Lords appointing there vvas not a ceasing to do evil and a learning to do vvell they did not seek judgement nor relieve the oppressed nor judge the fatherless nor defend the vviddovv there vvas no fruites of righteousness brought forth in their high profession a fruitless profession reaching at the shaddovvs but did neglect the substance friends deal honestly vvith your selves do you think the profession of truth vvill serve your turns and stand you in any stead before the Lord. When the secrets of all hearts shall be laid open they that have the form of the truth and not the povver 2 Tim. 5. to the 7. vve are commanded from such to turn avvay and vvill not the Lord turn avvay from such vvhich he hath commanded us to turn avvay from yea he vvill of such sort are those that lead filly vvomen captive ever learning and never able to come to the knovvledge of the truth Is it not thus in your Assemblies vvhich are so great some learning ten yeers some tvventy yeers some fourty yeers some threescore yeers and yet ignorant of the very first principle of that which turns the minde to God and so no good do know but ever Learning when for the time yee ought to be teaching ye had need that one teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God these are the house creepers for had Paul spoke against preaching in a private house Act. 28.29 20 31. he had spoke against his own practice for it was his manner so for to do he did preach in his own hired house and did dispute in markets and reason in the Jews Synagogues with the devout persons daily and how oft was Paul haled out beaten and stoned while some supposed he had been dead some said what will this babler say they counted it new doctrine and strange things and thus it is at this day calling it a disturbance so for to do and by the same spirits are persecuted Now as those were then haled Act. 5.25 rent and torn read the Scriptures and see if these things be not so and there you may finde your own actions done by the same spirits therefore boast not your selves but this