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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	word_n	work_v	worldly_a	35	3	7.7745	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15015	The redemption of time, or a sermon containing very good remedies for them that haue mis-spent their time shewing how they should redeeme it comfortably. By M.W. Master in Arts.	Whately, William, 1583-1639.	1606 (1606)	STC 25318; ESTC S102139	30,092	81

vnderstanding is weak especially the time of sicknes is so filled with paine so shaken with distractions and incumbred with greefes sorrows that one is nothing fit to repent or pray or heare or to do any such thing Now when a man in the prime of his daies and in the fulnesse of his health will giue himselfe to seeke heauen will heare the word meditate vpon it apply it to himself will confesse his sins and force himselfe to bewaile them will pray to God for good things and set the whole course of his life in a right frame he hath well taken the opportunitie he shall haue rest in his latter dayes much quiet and contentment at least much strength assistance in his sicknesse because hee hath somthing in store against the time of want But alas how doe the common sort of men beewray their monstrous folly in this behalfe What more common then that sottish brutish speech at least such ignorant and prophane thoughts men will repent when they be old and cry God mercie when they feel themselues sick amend all when they be ready to go out of the world And foolish man thou knowest not whether thou shalt dye suddainly whether thou shalt haue thy wits and sences or whether thou shalt haue power of heart to make the least colour of repentance in those extremities How many haue died suddainly How many sottishly And yet how do men for all these warnings defer the best busines namely the work of repentance turning to God which will require the whole strength of the soule to the worst and most crasie time of sicknesse or old age As if a prisoner at what time a man was offring him a pardon and calling vpon him to take it some good space beefore the Assises should say Nay let me alone I will not looke after my pardon till immediately before I am to come before the iudge This were a most fond part especially if it were so that theefe knew not whether or no the next day should be the day of his arraignement so the case stands betwixt the Lord and vs. If any man therefore haue beene so little carefull of his owne eternall good as to put off repentance and conuersion till that dead time or doth foster any such harmefull conceit in his heart let him now cast it out now that he hath his health and strength vpon better deliberation take in hand this work Be not so extreemely mad as to giue more time to the diuell then to God especially to giue the principall time He were a foolish trauailer that would willingly gallop all the day quite cōtrary to his way being told of it would answere when it drawes towards Sun-set I will turne into the right way Why bee men thus blockish for their soules that knowing themselues to be out of the way to life will yet of purpose deferre to set their feete into the right path till sicknesse or age when the sunne of their life is at the point of setting Ah let our prouerbe teach vs more wit Make hay while the Sun shines Turne turne whilst thou hast health and strength vse all to get repentance saluation The last cheef opportunitie of getting good is when a man hath company and is in the societie of some godly wise man able to giue sound councell and direction able to answere all doubts obiections and scruples of ones minde now there is a fit opportunitie to grow in wisdome to be resolued of all doubts and to seeke direction So then a man ought not to suffer bashfulnes or other foolish matters to put by that good communication whereby he might enrich his soule It it a speciall fauour of God that anie man can come where his seruants are that haue excellent gifts and hee doth depriue himselfe of much good that wil not seeke to benefit himselfe by them When the woman of Samaria perceiued Christ to be a Prophet she proposed her doubt vnto him albeit he was a stranger When Iohn Baptist might be come to the Publicans sinners came and asked what they should do Whilst the Iayler had Paul in his keeping he came to aske that needefull question What shall I doe to be saued So if there be any man whose heart is perplexed with some doubt or ouerburdened with some temptation or ouermastered by some sin it is a part of good discretion for such a one to go and seek the aduice of some able Christian or wise man before that eyther himselfe be too far gone or he want the opportunitie of such a councellor or helper These be three speciall occasions of obtaining good to a mans own soule from things without him In all which to take the time is a most commendable point of wisedome but to be negligent is such folly as Salomon reproues whē he saith That a foole hath a price in his hand to get wisdome but hee wants a heart Oh that men would beware of this hartlesnesse and take heed of loosing their price by which they might get wisdome Now I come to speake of the occasions of doing good And these are eyther in others or in out selues First in others and that for their soule body Sometimes a man shall finde a kinde of tractablenesse in those with whom hee hath to deale that their ears stand open and they are readie to drink in an exhortation or reproof by reason of some affliction that is vpon them or some need they haue of our help or such like occasion Here is time for a kinde and sound admonition then a man ought in all loue and yet with all plainnesse to follow the occasion striking as our prouerbe is whilst the iron is hot speaking when he sees him in the melting vaine ready to take all wel and in good part And so Elihn notes that when a man is bought to his death bed and to abhor all worldly delights then his eares are bored and then there is work for an interpreter Before the bones clattered and the mourners looked for the funerall an interpreter was despised but now his words are obserued Thus a man may doe much good to his neighbours or seruants soule if he waite for a time when he is fit to receiue admonition then giue it him as the husbandman in dry weather waites for a showre of raine and then sets in his plow Againe for the body sometimes one shall meet with one that hath true need that is in distresse for his bodily estate and doth indeed want reliefe This is an occasion and fit time to shew liberalitie Now a man must open his purse and be ready to giue freely I meane not that euery time a man meetes a beggar he should be giuing for to those a man should not giue but in the very extremitie of necessitie but if our brother hath beene afflicted by any losse through fire or such like that he doe not make himself needy