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	sting_n	victory_n	14,564	5	9.4854	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07402	The godly and Christian decease of the illustrious and high-borne Prince, Mauritius of Nassau, Prince of Orange, of happy memory. For the comfort and edification of all true Christians. / First written in Dutch, by master Iohn Bogerman, minister of the word of God, at Leeuwarden: and now translated into English..; Het christelijk overlijden van den prince Mauritius van Nassau. English	Bogerman, Johannes, 1576-1637.	1625 (1625)	STC 3204.5; ESTC S91125	20,527	33

THE GODLY AND CHRISTIAN DECEASE of the Illustrious and High-borne PRINCE MAVRITIVS of NASSAV Prince of ORANGE of happy Memory For the comfort and edification of all true CHRISTIANS First written in Dutch by Master IOHN BOGERMAN Minister of the word of God at Leeuwarden And Now Translated into English LONDON Printed by T. S. for Nathanael Newbery and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Starre in Popes head Pallace and vnder Saint Peters Church in Cornehill 1625. WEe here vnder-written professors of Diuinity in the Vniuersity of Leyden hauing read and examined this Relation of the Christian decease of the Illustrious and High-born Prince Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange written by the worshipfull Doctor Iohn Bogerman being the very words which his Princely Excell being deadly sicke spoke doe declare by these presents that we doe hold this Relation to be very necessary to bee published in Print not doubting but it will be very acceptable vnto all impartiall Readers and will bee read with great edification of all persons both high and low and will not onely serue them for a patterne but also as a motiue to stirre them vp vnto hearty Repentance and true faith in Iesus Christ to the glory of God and the saluation of their owne soules Datum 26. Maij 1625. IOH. POLIANDER ANT. WALaeVS ANDREAS RIVERTVS ANTONIVS THYSIVS To the High and Mighty Lords THE ESTATES GENERAL of the vnited Prouinces AND To the High-borne Prince FREDERICK HENRY Prince of Orange And also To the Illustrious Lord ERNEST CASIMIR Count of Nassau Catzenelnbogen c. MOst High and mighty and most gracious Lords I doe present vnto your Excell and by you vnto all faithfull Inhabitants of these vnited Prouinces the description of the Christian decease of the Illustrious and High-borne Prince Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange c. Both whose life and death shall be of immortall memory This is a small matter in regard of my selfe and my labour but very great in respect of that great Prince who doth here speake his last words in a matter of greatest moment and who doth here fight the greatest fight that can befall and so doth finish the greatest worke that can be done on earth and after his labour is ended wee see him goe from misery into ioy and rest leauing the whole world in a tumult of vnrest It hath beene alwaies held a commendable custome to make knowne the last words and actions of great personages that it might serue for an example vnto others therefore all impartiall people shall vnderstand that it is more then reason to publish and make knowne vnto the world the last words and deeds of the High-renowned Lord the Prince of Orange especially since it is both of high and low so much desired and longed for that all true-hearted people who haue receiued the spirit of impartiality may iudge whether among all the words of his Excell any be to be found that are not very religiously spoken and ought of euery of vs to be followed We may well say the Lord hath loued this Prince vniill the end In his life he hath made him a patterne of all heroicke and Militarie actions and Politicke wisedome in his death hee hath in an extraordinary manner made him an obiect of his mercy and an example of Christian Piety and Godlinesse In his life time he gaue him the victorie ouer his bodily and outward enemies and at his death he made him extraordinarily victorious triumphing ouer his spirituall enemies So guiding him by his holy spirit that with an extraordinary resolute courage hee did despise all earthly things saying many times I will not be troubled with any worldly matters So that leauing the world and the heauy burthen of his weighty affairs together he did wholly apply himselfe to fight this spirituall fight as wisely and couragiously as euer hee did in temporall combats For in all his spirituall actions he did most looke at that whereat we most stumble when wee haue to doe with the Lord Our Sinnes which being put quite from vs wee obtaine free accesse vnto the Lord yea we become familiar with him as the child with the father Blessed is he that getteth the practise of this In this worke his P. Excell hath followed the steps of the most Valiantest Champions which haue beene among the people of God As Dauid Daniel Esay Ieremy and others Whereof we haue speciall examples in the Psalmes where we see that Gods children hauing to doe with God doe so often looke vpon their sinnes and so humble themselues therewith that thereby afterwards they come to receiue in their hearts a filiall faith feare and obedience His P. Excell did know that our spirituall enemy which wee beare about vs was ouercome and that death had lost her sting and hell her victory This enemy Sinne we doe ouercome First by true repentance and doe hate him as our deadlyest enemie Secondly when we by true faith cast them vpon the shoulders of that vnspotted Lambe Iesus Christ who can only beare them carry them away thirdly when on the contrary we become louers of righteousnes and whatsoeuer is acceptable vnto the Lord. These three perticulars may euery one finde that is any thing experienced in holinesse that the Holy Ghost hath in aspeciall manner wrought in this Prince His Excell knowing that there is but one way to heauen for the greatest potentate and the meanest subiect hath not flattered himselfe nor sought to iustifie his sinnes but hath as one of the least of Gods seruants with an humble hart and vnfained repentance confessed them before the Lord and hath in true faith taken his refuge onely to Iesus Christ in whom his soule found rest And thereunto hee so often declared his hearty desire to serue the Lord better then he confessed to haue done as the Lords great benefits vnto him did require And this is the speciall mercy of God which all good christians may boast of that the Lord who knew the good desire of his Excell hauing freed him from all worldly hinderances for a crowne vnto all his laudable deeds hath suffered his Excell to vse such a solemne and holy action as this is not onely for the rest and saluation of his owne soule but also for the edification of all good christians And therefore I doe not without cause say once more that the Lord hath loued this Prince vnto the end For I do from my hart confesse that in all the times I visited his Excell His Excell did so behaue himselfe that I did not once goe from him without being edified not doubting but it will doe the like to all good christians that shall happen to reade it Wherefore I doe comfort my selfe and doe praise the Lord that within this my weakenesse of body wherewith I did not thinke to haue done any more publike seruice he hath so strengthned mee to doe this spirituall seruice vnto this famous Prince and through him vnto