Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	work_n	wrought_v	yield_v	16	3	6.3778	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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particular_n this_o concurrence_n consist_v in_o divers_a particular_n the_o action_n and_o concurrence_n of_o god_n the_o father_n in_o and_o about_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o his_o son_n it_o consist_v in_o divers_a particular_n take_v we_o notice_n of_o five_o or_o six_o of_o they_o 1._o he_o be_v privy_a to_o it_o he_o foresee_v it_o he_o foreknow_v it_o it_o he_o foresee_v it_o this_o he_o do_v from_o eternity_n so_o he_o do_v all_o his_o work_n know_a unto_o god_n be_v all_o his_o work_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n act._n 15.18_o whatsoever_o god_n bring_v to_o pass_v in_o time_n it_o be_v

be_v free_a from_o his_o master_n so_o job_n describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a job_n 3.17_o 18_o 19_o thus_o do_v god_n our_o heavenly_a father_n make_v use_n of_o this_o as_o his_o handkerchief_n to_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o child_n as_o we_o have_v it_o rev._n 7._o last_o after_o death_n there_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o death_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n as_o that_o other_o text_n have_v it_o chylus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ae_n chylus_fw-la rev._n 21.4_o death_n let_v out_o the_o christian_a as_o it_o do_v all_o man_n from_o the_o sense_n and_o fear_n of_o all_o temporal_a evil_n 2._o yea_o it_o free_v he_o from_o what_o be_v far_o worse_a from_o spiritual_a evil_n spiritual_a spiritual_a give_v a_o quietus_n est_fw-la as_o to_o the_o body_n so_o to_o the_o soul_n free_v he_o 1._o from_o sin_n he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n sin_n from_o sin_n 6.7_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o with_o a_o mortify_a soul_n a_o regenerate_a person_n that_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a dead_a to_o sin_n which_o the_o apostle_n there_o chief_o aim_v at_o he_o be_v free_v from_o it_o viz._n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o it_o but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o partial_a freedom_n which_o be_v complete_v and_o perfect_v in_o and_o by_o natural_a death_n by_o which_o the_o believer_n obtain_v a_o perfect_a freedom_n be_v hereby_o so_o free_v from_o sin_n as_o in_o this_o life_n he_o can_v be_v free_a from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o from_o the_o inbeing_n of_o it_o from_o the_o behold_n of_o it_o it_o from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o 1._o from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o which_o while_o he_o be_v here_o he_o be_v not_o can_v be_v however_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n there_o forego_v rom._n 6.6_o the_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o christ_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o far_o destroy_v that_o henceforth_o the_o regenerate_a person_n do_v not_o serve_v sin_n he_o have_v thus_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n cease_v from_o sin_n as_o st._n peter_n have_v it_o 1_o pet._n 4.1_o corruption_n be_v in_o measure_n mortify_v he_o do_v not_o now_o sin_n as_o before_o he_o do_v so_o as_o to_o make_v a_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o yet_o through_o weakness_n he_o do_v commit_v some_o act_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o daily_a there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o eccl._n 7.20_o but_o death_n give_v the_o believer_n a_o perfect_a discharge_n so_o as_o thenceforth_o he_o sin_v no_o more_o he_o that_o have_v enter_v into_o his_o rest_n say_v the_o apostle_n he_o also_o have_v cease_v from_o his_o own_o work_n as_o god_n do_v from_o his_o heb._n 4.10_o god_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n keep_v a_o sabbath_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n such_o as_o he_o have_v wrought_v upon_o the_o six_o day_n before_o so_o do_v the_o believer_n in_o death_n he_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n that_o eternal_a sabbatisme_n where_o he_o cease_v from_o his_o own_o work_n such_o work_n as_o he_o here_o wrought_v in_o the_o flesh_n special_o from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n sinful_a work_n loc_fw-la opera_fw-la nostra_fw-la vocantur_fw-la labores_fw-la &_o curas_fw-la vocationis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la tùm_fw-la opera_fw-la carnis_fw-la &_o noturae_fw-la vitiosae_fw-la peccatae_fw-la quae_fw-la veer_fw-la sunt_fw-la nestra_fw-la quia_fw-la â_fw-la nobis_fw-la fiunt_fw-la nec_fw-la probantur_fw-la dec_n etc._n etc._n pareus_n com._n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la which_o as_o pareus_n there_o note_v upon_o it_o may_v most_o proper_o be_v call_v a_o man_n own_o work_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o do_v they_o of_o himself_o without_o any_o approbation_n or_o allowance_n from_o god_n from_o these_o work_n the_o godly_a man_n after_o death_n whole_o cease_v which_o the_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o who_o be_v in_o hell_n cease_v not_o to_o blaspheme_v god_n like_a as_o the_o follower_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v say_v to_o do_v upon_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o vial_n they_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n because_o of_o their_o pain_n etc._n etc._n rev._n 16.9_o 11_o 21._o so_o do_v the_o damn_a in_o hell_n because_o of_o their_o torment_n they_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o commit_v other_o sin_n such_o as_o that_o their_o state_n be_v capable_a of_o which_o whether_o they_o be_v formal_o and_o proper_o sin_n in_o they_o not_o lie_v under_o a_o law_n as_o here_o they_o do_v i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v but_o material_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o be_v be_v the_o same_o sinful_a act_n which_o here_o they_o commit_v but_o from_o such_o act_n shall_v the_o believer_n now_o cease_v so_o as_o never_o more_o to_o commit_v any_o sin_n no_o nor_o yet_o to_o be_v in_o any_o possibility_n of_o commit_v it_o such_o a_o state_n do_v death_n bring_v god_n child_n to_o a_o state_n in_o this_o respect_n far_o more_o happy_a than_o that_o wherein_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v in_o paradise_n there_o they_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n but_o not_o from_o a_o possibility_n of_o sin_v which_o the_o event_n show_v but_o god_n saint_n by_o death_n be_v free_v from_o this_o be_v hereby_o put_v into_o a_o impeccable_a state_n and_o so_o confirm_v as_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o more_o have_v any_o will_n or_o inclination_n to_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a thus_o be_v they_o free_v from_o the_o act_n the_o commit_v of_o sin_n 2._o it_o from_o the_o inbeing_n of_o it_o and_o so_o second_o from_o the_o inbeing_n the_o indwel_n of_o it_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n while_o they_o be_v here_o they_o have_v sin_n dwell_v in_o they_o it_o be_v no_o more_o i_o that_o do_v it_o say_v paul_n but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o rom._n 7.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereby_o meaning_n loc_fw-la innolita_n illa_fw-la pridem_fw-la peccandi_fw-la consuetndo_fw-la grot._fw-la annot._fw-la ad_fw-la loc_fw-la not_o that_o habit_n and_o custom_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o 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