Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	sin_n	soul_n	world_n	9,573	5	4.8199	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29282	Living water, or, Waters for a thirsty soul drawn out in severall sermons upon Rev. 21:6 / by W. Bagshavve ...	Bagshawe, William, 1628-1702.	1653 (1653)	Wing B433; ESTC R2699	66,248	270

because it comes in a holy shape The Devill is never the better because he wears Samuels mantle Hab. 1.13 The Lord is of purer eyes then that he should behold other sins and of a purer heart then that he should behold this sin of hypocrisie God hates a soul hand worse because a fair glove is drawn over it He who loves a broken heart best Deus amat contritum non fissum lowres upon a cloven heart most It addes deformity to an Ape to be so like a man It makes sin exceeding sinfull when it comes under a form most beautifull 2. Laesa patienita fit furor Abused mercy will turn to fury Mercy saith one is the sorest enemy as well as the sweetest friend If the goodnesse of God lead us not to repentance Rom. 2.4 5. then we treasure up wrath against the day of wrath The more like stubble we are dryed in the heat of the Sun the fitter fewell are we for hell fire If a man sin against justice mercy may plead for him But if he sin away mercy whither will he appeal Poyson made of this honey is most deadly 3. Gospell priviledges are all to be under stood in a way of perfection Good cordials against despair are bad arguments to presumption Christ de frayed the debts of humble sinners but will not defend the wastfulnesse of proud prodigals 2 To take sinfull encouragement from the consideration of Gods abundant mercy argueth grosse ignorance of the nature of the mercy of God Gods mercy is 1. A wise mercy We may not blasphemously think that the end of Gods love manifested in the Gospell is that men may reject his will propounded in the Law There is mercy with God that he may be feared Psal 130.14 I have heard of a King who built cottages to shelter Serpents because they could kill men so suddenly But farre be it from us to think that this King would build shelters for sin because it so suddenly kils not mens bodies only as those Serpents did but bodies and souls God in mercy spares sinners but in justice will not spare sinne 2. Gods mercy is a pure yea a purifying mercy Purifying souls 1 By way of engagement The consideration of the love of Christ should * 2 Cor. 5.14 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nos totos possidet vel undique circumsistit sicut fit in obsidiombus Leigh Cr. S. constrain souls to live to him who died for them This is the strongest cord to draw the strictest band to tye us Though t is very high and hard to get the heart under the power of love yet as the heaviest bel which is most hardly got up it gives the biggest sound The ship of the soul is never carryed so swiftly and strongly as before these gales This hems in the thoughts when they would go away and off from duty This would therefore be exceeding sad that souls should draw iniquity with cords of mercy that the oile of grace should feed the flame of our corruption in stead of the flame of our devotion 2. By way of enablement Christians may do great things through grace strengthening them Phil. 4 13. One gale of winde is worth a hundred strokes of oares One drop of oile upon the wheel of the Chariot will further its motion more then the strength of a horse A little of this grace will avail more then all the powers of nature When our hearts are upon the shore and stick in the mire of deadnesse these windes alone can fetch us off 1 Cor. 15.10 Paul laboured abundantly yet not he but the grace of God in him Again to take encouragement in sin from the consideration of Gods full mercy argueth grosse unbelief 1. This sets up self even corrupt self This makes grace the string by which prophane self gets into the saddle This is to use Gospell liberty as a cloak for licentiousnesse This is exceeding sad when men bring the river of sin to get life from the fire of grace Men are not content with poyson except with the Spider they do suck it out of sweet flowers When men will turn prodigals will no cheaper stuffe then grace serve them to spend will men make mortall that which is medicinall 2. This doth as much as in creatures lies debase God It veils the glory 1. of God the Father in effect accusing him 1. Of fondnesse As if God should any way patronize mens gracelesnesse because they pretend to an interest in his graciousnesse Faith though it ascribes every thing which savours of perfection yet nothing which savours of imperfection unto God Shall this King approve of rebellion in men because they are his professed subjects Will a wise earthly father be so indulgent as that his children may thereby be exorbitant Nay 1 Pet. 4.17 are not the flames of wrath hottest neer the Ark When the destroying Angel is upon his march doth he not begin at the Sanctuary 2. This chargeth God the Father with Injustice Shall God exclude one out of heaven who is in the same disposition fitnesse and capacity with another who is admitted into heaven 'T is true Heaven is designed for some Hell deserved of all Hell is of merit Heaven of mercy Yet Col 1.13 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 't is as true that souls are made meet though not worthy to bee partakers of the Inheritance with the Saints in light The stones of the Temple in heaven are first polished by grace before they be placed in glory Shall not the Judg of the world do right Shal he absolve a wicked soule continuing such This would be a justifying the wicked 2. Taking encouragement from the fulnesse of Gods grace through Christ to live in sin dishonoureth God the Son 1. This thwarteth the end of Christs death Such sinners justifie in their living what Christ condemned in his dying Sin never received so fatall a blow as when this Samson died 1 Jo. 3.8 Christ died that he might destroy the works of the devil and shall we build what he destroyed Faith nails sin to Christs Crosse and saith when Christ came in the flesh we crucified him when he comes in the spirit shall he not crucifie us 2. This denyeth the Compleatnesse of Christs Redemption The Recovery by Christ answers the Apostasie in Adam Christ procured for soules not onely the Favour of God which they before enjoyed but also the Image of God which they before possessed Christ redeemed men not onely from sins Condemning but also from sins Commanding power Christ redeemed souls that they might be a peculiar people Tit. 2.13 14. Peculiar not onely in respect of the grace of God displayed on them but also in respect of the graces of God exercised by them Peculiar in respect of the white robes of Christs Innocency as well as the purple robes of his Satisfaction in respect of inherent and not onely in respect of imputed righteousnesse 3. This derogateth