Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	serpent_n	sin_n	sting_n	4,692	5	12.2188	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17231	A true description of the passion of our Sauiour Iesus Christ as it was acted by the bloodie Iewes: and registred by the blessed Euangelists. In English meetre by Iohn Bullokar, Calend. Nouemb. 1618.	J. B. (John Bullokar)	1622 (1622)	STC 4085; ESTC S117069	12,475	36

A true DESCRIPTION OF THE PASSION OF OVR SAVIOVR IESVS CHRIST As it was acted by the bloodie Iewes And registred by the blessed Euangelists In English Meetre by IOHN BVLLOKAR Calend. Nouemb. 1618. LONDON Printed by George Purslowe for Samuel Rand and are to be sold at his shop neere Holburne Bridge 1622. A true DESCRIPTION of our Sauiours PASSION WRapt in our sinfull flesh yet free from sinne The louing-worlds Redeemer lōg had sought Vnto himselfe the stubborne Iewes to winne With mighty signes wonders daily wrought But wished fruit his zeale could neuer gaine He plowd the sands and reapt but losse of paine And when he had full thirty three yeeres space For men and with men dwelt on earth below Lending rich treasures of his heauenly grace To pay those countlesse debts that Sinne did owe. The time was come that should our God restore To heauen aboue from whence he came before Whose passage must by Death prepared be As erst the holy Prophets had foretold That so his death from death might set vs free Whom sinne from life as slaues to death had sold So deadly was the diuellish Serpents sting That nought but Gods death life to man could bring Which to assure vs ere he parted hence He leaues behind for our immortall good A full release of Adams first offence Scaling the Charter with his dearest blood That man might see his loue and learne thereby To loath the sinne that made a God to die Yet neuer could the powerfull stroke of death Nor Fate nor Chance nor Satans secret blow Nor humane force enforce him yeeld his breath Vntill his Will gaue leaue it should be so The Iewes might rage yet heauen had fore decreed He chose to die though they did act the deed But lest the sudden storme if vnforetold Should drowne the seeds of Faith so lately sowne Or make new kindled loue of him grow cold In weak conceits not to perfection growne He shewes them euery thing must come to passe That of him in the Scripture written was And knowing that the houre approched now To his small number of Disciples he Plamely foretels his death and manner how Withall the time when as his death should be To strength their doubtfull thoughts make thé know He could foresee though would not shun the blow Two dayes there are saith he and then the Feast Of Easter comes when Moses did command In memory that Israel was releast From hard oppression of proud Egypt land The Paschall lambe should yeerely eaten be Of all their seed whom God had Io set free But now the old Lawes end approcheth nie These shadowing Figures shortly must away The Sonne of man shall be betraid to die And on the Crosse the worlds great ransome pay To free it from infernall Charons power Whose tyrant rage would life and soule deuoure Thus hauing warn'd whilst at Bethania he Receiu'd in Simons house doth there remaine A woman by him late from sinne set free Doth come her louing Lord to entertaine Bringing a boxe of Alabaster faire Fill'd with an oyntment costly sweet and rare O Loue sole life of Peace and death of Strife Strong knot to tye sweet vnion of consent Thoughts purity faire Mappe of Angels life Heauens new-made Liuery Nurce of all content How true it is the world of thee doth say That whoso loues can brooke no long delay The curious Boxe she breaks and quickly powres This precious liquor on her Sauiours head Whose sweet distilling drops full mainly showres Adowne his necke and on his garments shed Refining all the ayre neere which they fell With fragrant odour of their pleasing smell But enuious Malice soone occasion finds This womans godly meaning to reproue Some standers by do murmure in their minds As discontent to see such zealous loue His owne Disciples too that sate at bord Do grudge such cost bestowd vpon their Lord. Why need this needlesse waste be made say they Of what was worth three hundred pence at least It better had bin sold and giuen away To poore for almes against this holy Feast 'T is pitie such sweet oyle so dearely bought With idle vaine expence should come to nought Thus they But Christ that sought to saue his foes Forgets not now to helpe a friend at need He soone perceiues the grudging thoughts of those That were mislikers of this womans deed And mildly doth rebuke them for their sinne With praise of her that did the worke begin O why should you whom I haue chose for mine Against your louing Lord offended be Why should your murmuring hearts with spite repine At her whose faith wrought this good worke on me Take heed this lesson first was learnt at Hell To grudge at grace and enuie doing well The poore may be relieued when you will No want of them the earth doth euer find But me you shall not haue amongst you still The work 's now done that heauen had erst assign'd And she that knew I shortly hence must go Against my buriall did this cost bestow Of truth therefore I say in each place where The worlds Redemption shal be preacht or taught This womans zeale shall be related there In memory of what she now hath wrought Great loue shall surely reape a great reward Heauen do's the hart not outward shews regard By this the Priests and Scribes whose hearts were set A fire with burning spite and deadly hate At Caiaphas palace are together met In councell closely to deliberate How they might Iesus take by subtill traine And with some shew of Iustice haue him slaine Yet must we not say they in any wise At this great Feast in such a course proceed Left the rude people should against vs rise Or stir rebellion to withstand the deed His words his workes and doctrine haue bin such That him as now we cannot safely touch But Sathan fearing lest by this delay His long-desired worke should rest vnwrought Presents them with an vnexpected way Wherby their mischiefe might to passe be brought Iudas one of the Twelue whom Christ had chose Vnhappy wretch to this assembly goes There doth the Traitour set his Lord to sale Mongst those he knew long sought to sucke his blood Whose precious worth this caitiffe counts so small He bids them make the price as they thought good What will you giue me thus doth Iudas say And I into your hands will him betray O blessed Lady hadst thou present beene When thus thy Sonne by theeuish hands was sold To bloody Merchants it had soone beene seene How deare true owners wel-got pearles do hold Thy tender loue had pitcht the price so hie That Iewish wealth one haire should neuer buy But thou true picture of pure piety Resignst to heauens decree thy proper right Suffering a damned wretch contemptuously To make a market of thy dearst delight Then hie thee hie thee since the case so stands Come buy thine own frō these Priests murthring hands And Iudas O if greedy hope of gaine Entice