Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,987	5	9.8633	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45359	A private letter of satisfaction to a friend concerning 1. The sleep of the soul, 2. The state of the soul after death, till the resurrection, 3. The reason of the seldom appearing of separate spirits, 4. Prayer for departed souls whether lawful or no.	Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?	1667 (1667)	Wing H465; ESTC R18021	32,635	88

and_o temper_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o god_n than_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n nay_o he_o can_v never_o do_v it_o for_o it_o be_v as_o possible_a for_o the_o sun_n to_o withhold_v his_o beam_n from_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o leave_v the_o disconsolate_a world_n to_o a_o eternal_a night_n of_o sorrow_n and_o darkness_n as_o for_o god_n the_o sun_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v divide_v from_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o life_n and_o suspend_v his_o kindly_a influence_n from_o the_o tender_a production_n of_o his_o nature_n i_o can_v soon_o believe_v that_o darkness_n shall_v desert_v its_o black_a and_o pitchy_a cavern_n and_o sport_n with_o light_n and_o the_o day_n or_o that_o the_o element_n shall_v change_v their_o nature_n and_o the_o frame_n and_o beauteous_a order_n of_o thing_n be_v tumble_v into_o a_o eternal_a confusion_n as_o once_o to_o entertain_v a_o thought_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v unkind_a and_o severe_a to_o the_o pious_a breathe_n of_o a_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a soul_n there_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o world_n so_o many_o true_o religious_a person_n who_o affectionate_o pant_v and_o aspire_v after_o a_o great_a communication_n of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v deny_v those_o opportunity_n of_o perfect_a their_o mind_n which_o other_o enjoy_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o place_n and_o station_n assign_v they_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o unerring_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o transitory_a life_n there_o be_v likewise_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n lie_v yet_o under_o a_o squalid_a barbarity_n whole_o oppress_v and_o load_v with_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o break_a nature_n who_o yet_o the_o son_n of_o god_n think_v not_o unworthy_a his_o care_n and_o love_n sure_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a eyesore_n and_o blemish_n in_o heaven_n righteous_a oeconomy_n and_o dispensation_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v real_o no_o time_n or_o mean_n allow_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o these_o lapse_v soul_n who_o condition_n though_o it_o be_v very_o sad_a and_o calamitous_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o desperate_a nor_o be_v they_o sink_v below_o the_o compassion_n of_o their_o maker_n but_o still_o lie_v under_o a_o benign_a aspect_n and_o though_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n seem_v to_o set_v in_o a_o cloud_n and_o leave_v their_o hemisphere_n to_o a_o night_n of_o darkness_n yet_o there_o be_v hope_n that_o there_o will_v come_v a_o time_n if_o it_o be_v not_o already_o wherein_o he_o will_v rise_v again_o with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n and_o visit_v the_o desolate_a and_o deject_a region_n of_o the_o world_n with_o his_o cheer_v heat_n and_o vigour_n and_o their_o entangle_a pinion_n be_v again_o set_v loose_a and_o their_o plume_n free_o dispread_v in_o the_o open_a and_o boundless_a tract_n of_o immortality_n and_o joy_n it_o be_v not_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o any_o innocent_a person_n shall_v perish_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v some_o time_n and_o place_n where_o the_o young_a and_o tender_a efformation_n of_o god_n holy_a life_n in_o the_o more_o harmless_a pagan_n and_o such_o who_o live_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o ignorant_a age_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o their_o due_a measure_n of_o maturity_n and_o perfection_n for_o to_o think_v they_o be_v damn_v be_v not_o suitable_a to_o that_o everlasting_a goodness_n which_o be_v the_o source_n and_o root_n of_o the_o divine_a perfection_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o immediate_o translate_v into_o heaven_n proper_o so_o call_v will_v appear_v from_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o 2._o as_o a_o appendix_n to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v that_o heaven_n be_v rather_o a_o state_n than_o a_o place_n and_o consist_v in_o the_o frame_n and_o temperament_n of_o a_o man_n mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o if_o we_o can_v imagine_v a_o degenerate_a and_o sinful_a person_n take_v up_o into_o heaven_n unless_o god_n do_v likewise_o miraculous_o change_v and_o alter_v the_o present_a temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o will_v be_v a_o pain_n and_o affliction_n to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v be_v no_o more_o capable_a of_o dwell_v in_o that_o glorious_a brightness_n than_o owl_n and_o night-bird_n to_o face_n the_o sun_n and_o steady_o behold_v that_o amaze_a lustre_n when_o the_o benign_a creator_n of_o all_o thing_n produce_v the_o glorious_a fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o replenish_v all_o the_o empty_a region_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o vast_a capacity_n of_o immense_a space_n with_o diverse_a sort_n and_o degree_n of_o being_n he_o so_o wise_o order_v and_o dispose_v every_o thing_n that_o nothing_o shall_v act_v beyond_o its_o sphere_n but_o proportionate_o to_o those_o power_n and_o faculty_n it_o become_v invest_v with_o for_o so_o the_o order_n and_o frame_v of_o the_o world_n require_v thus_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n can_v live_v perpetual_o in_o the_o water_n nor_o fish_n in_o the_o air_n because_o the_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o one_o be_v adapt_v to_o the_o gross_a and_o more_o compact_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o to_o the_o fluid_a and_o yield_a element_n of_o the_o water_n the_o angel_n which_o be_v a_o order_n of_o spirit_n above_o the_o rank_n of_o humane_a soul_n can_v actuate_v and_o inform_v a_o terrestrial_a body_n nor_o can_v man_n in_o his_o earthly_a state_n become_v a_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o thin_a tract_n and_o region_n of_o pure_a aether_n when_o therefore_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v mankind_n foresee_v that_o they_o will_v not_o always_o continue_v in_o the_o immortal_a mansion_n of_o paradise_n but_o eat_v and_o die_v and_o instruct_v themselves_o by_o unhappy_a experiment_n in_o the_o frail_a and_o imperfect_a fate_n of_o this_o low_a world_n he_o fit_v they_o with_o such_o vital_a power_n and_o congruity_n as_o may_v capacitate_v they_o for_o action_n that_o so_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o wheel_n of_o providence_n though_o wide_o and_o seem_o intricate_a and_o perplex_v may_v at_o last_o appear_v equal_a and_o unerring_a there_o be_v then_o a_o peculiar_a crasis_n or_o congruity_n require_v to_o inform_v that_o heavenly_a body_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o reward_n of_o depart_a saint_n at_o the_o day_n of_o god_n and_o that_o not_o to_o be_v awaken_v but_o by_o a_o long_a and_o regular_a depuration_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o perfect_a submission_n and_o resignation_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o can_v rational_o imagine_v that_o any_o one_o shall_v pass_v immediate_o from_o the_o body_n to_o those_o region_n of_o light_n and_o glory_n before_o this_o divine_a principle_n be_v sufficient_o invigorate_v and_o the_o other_o perfect_o lay_v asleep_o and_o to_o think_v that_o god_n will_v immediate_o call_v forth_o into_o act_n this_o aethereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o pious_a man_n depart_v this_o life_n be_v to_o set_v the_o miraculous_a power_n of_o god_n at_o a_o very_a cheap_a and_o easy_a rate_n beside_o that_o it_o despoil_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o render_v useless_a and_o ineffectual_a such_o faculty_n as_o without_o this_o supernatural_a check_n and_o control_v will_v in_o their_o due_a time_n awake_v for_o the_o orderly_a accomplishment_n of_o that_o to_o who_o production_n we_o entitle_v the_o immediate_a operation_n of_o the_o divinity_n nor_o do_v it_o less_o entrench_v upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n by_o draw_v such_o a_o scheme_n of_o thing_n wherein_o god_n must_v continual_o unbare_v his_o arm_n and_o upon_o every_o occasion_n exert_v his_o eternal_a power_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o which_o will_v certain_o arise_v in_o its_o order_n and_o proportion_n by_o the_o attempt_n and_o operation_n of_o rational_a agent_n accompany_v with_o the_o concurrence_n and_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o benediction_n for_o so_o we_o see_v that_o god_n work_v in_o man_n now_o and_o we_o may_v as_o well_o think_v that_o god_n shall_v take_v every_o man_n immediate_o into_o heaven_n upon_o his_o first_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n and_o by_o his_o infinite_a power_n make_v he_o a_o perfect_a saint_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o for_o they_o upon_o their_o deathbed_n or_o upon_o their_o dis-union_n from_o their_o body_n farr_n be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o entitle_v such_o precarious_a and_o unaccountable_a action_n to_o the_o deity_n but_o rather_o believe_v that_o the_o constancy_n and_o immutability_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v such_o that_o he_o always_o work_v orderly_a and_o according_a to_o those_o law_n and_o rule_n he_o have_v place_v in_o the_o world_n unless_o a_o visible_a and_o certain_a good_a of_o a_o part_n or_o the_o whole_a creation_n intervene_v and_o can_v so_o advantageous_o be_v effect_v

of_o their_o hope_n that_o of_o st._n paul_n phil._n 1.23_o make_v little_a to_o their_o purpose_n who_o think_v the_o soul_n go_v present_o to_o heaven_n upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n for_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v receive_v by_o christ_n into_o merciful_a joyful_a and_o safe_a custody_n as_o dear_a pledge_n 1.12_o commit_v to_o his_o trust_n and_o care_n till_o hades_n shall_v deliver_v up_o its_o dead_a and_o then_o we_o who_o before_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d invisible_a shall_v come_v forth_o and_o be_v present_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n and_o receive_v that_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o christ_n have_v lay_v up_o for_o st._n paul_n and_o you_o and_o i_o and_o all_o that_o long_o for_o his_o appearance_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v this_o that_o it_o can_v be_v make_v good_a either_o from_o scripture_n or_o reason_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v this_o life_n go_v immediate_o upon_o their_o separation_n to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n in_o a_o scholastical_a sense_n for_o this_o we_o have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o justin_n martyr_n who_o dispute_v with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n tax_v those_o as_o erroneous_a who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o three_o demand_n carry_v with_o it_o more_o difficulty_n and_o while_o i_o discourse_v of_o it_o i_o be_o whole_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o can_v only_o give_v you_o a_o conjectural_a essay_n which_o if_o it_o may_v be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o my_o purpose_n that_o be_v please_v and_o gratify_v your_o fancy_n and_o like_o the_o little_a dot_n or_o character_n in_o brachygraphy_n bring_v to_o your_o mind_n a_o more_o copious_a illustration_n of_o the_o present_a theme_n i_o shall_v obtain_v my_o desire_n i_o consider_v therefore_o the_o whole_a world_n under_o god_n the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o creation_n so_o many_o i_o mean_v as_o participate_v of_o reason_n and_o intellect_n to_o fall_v under_o a_o political_a government_n and_o it_o seem_v altogether_o necessary_a that_o among_o the_o aereal_a inhabitant_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o they_o be_v a_o mix_v and_o heterogeneous_a number_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o due_a execution_n of_o those_o eternal_a and_o sacred_a law_n enact_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o promote_a and_o establish_v piety_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o evert_n and_o eradicate_v vice_n and_o impiety_n the_o condition_n of_o all_o good_a and_o holy_a man_n will_v be_v unspeakable_o grievous_a and_o miserable_a there_o be_v so_o many_o degenerate_a spirit_n who_o be_v only_o awake_a to_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v whole_o dead_a to_o all_o sense_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n please_v themselves_o in_o wreak_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o furious_a and_o exorbitant_a lust_n upon_o the_o innocent_a and_o virtuous_a who_o calamity_n must_v needs_o be_v eternal_a shall_v not_o that_o just_a nemesis_n which_o pervade_v the_o essential_a contexture_n and_o inmost_a capacity_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n erect_v a_o polity_n and_o kingdom_n of_o light_n to_o preside_v over_o and_o curb_v the_o lawless_a action_n of_o the_o dark_a associate_n and_o as_o the_o condition_n and_o state_n of_o separate_a soul_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n quite_o different_a from_o we_o so_o their_o law_n and_o mulct_n be_v diverse_a and_o be_v best_a know_v to_o those_o that_o live_v under_o they_o but_o whatever_o they_o be_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a their_o penalty_n be_v severe_o execute_v upon_o offender_n and_o for_o the_o due_a effect_n of_o this_o and_o conserve_n the_o peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o this_o great_a empire_n of_o intellectual_a agent_n there_o be_v aethereal_a prince_n set_v over_o the_o several_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o subordination_n to_o they_o be_v the_o governor_n or_o tutelary_a angel_n of_o province_n and_o little_a exarchate_n and_o last_o of_o all_o every_o man_n particular_a genius_n or_o guardian_n angel_n so_o that_o this_o government_n reach_v even_o from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o none_o can_v through_o subtlety_n or_o power_n free_v themselves_o from_o it_o consider_v therefore_o the_o blue_a arch_n or_o concave_a of_o heaven_n be_v so_o full_a of_o eye_n and_o careful_a inspector_n of_o the_o several_a action_n and_o demeanour_n of_o separate_a spirit_n and_o their_o punishment_n so_o sharp_a and_o heavy_a it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o they_o will_v easy_o be_v induce_v to_o violate_v any_o of_o their_o law_n of_o which_o perchance_o this_o may_v be_v one_o of_o conceal_v their_o state_n from_o we_o mortal_n unless_o some_o one_o beg_v a_o patent_n or_o dispensation_n to_o satisfy_v the_o importunity_n of_o a_o relict_n friend_n or_o discharge_v the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o this_o may_v be_v one_o reason_n why_o we_o hear_v so_o little_a news_n from_o the_o aereal_a region_n another_o great_a cause_n of_o their_o so_o seldom_o appear_v to_o we_o may_v be_v the_o difficulty_n and_o uneasiness_n of_o incrassate_v their_o vehicles_n thus_o have_v i_o see_v of_o twenty_o boy_n bathe_v and_o wash_v in_o the_o stream_n scarce_o one_o delight_n in_o dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o if_o perchance_o he_o do_v his_o stay_n be_v so_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a that_o have_v he_o be_v send_v on_o embassy_n to_o the_o fish_n the_o time_n will_v scarce_o permit_v he_o to_o have_v audience_n before_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o disappear_v and_o i_o be_o the_o more_o confirm_v in_o this_o persuasion_n from_o those_o assiduous_a apparition_n of_o spirit_n among_o the_o laplander_n who_o air_n be_v gross_a and_o clammy_a it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n for_o a_o daemon_n to_o condensate_a it_o to_o visibility_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o people_n use_v to_o inter_v their_o decease_a friend_n under_o their_o hearth_n that_o so_o the_o warmth_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n accelerate_v the_o putrefaction_n of_o their_o body_n and_o rarefy_v the_o crazy_a consistency_n of_o the_o air_n may_v prohibit_v their_o otherwise_o more_o frequent_a visit_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v recollect_v some_o of_o those_o many_o story_n of_o phantasm_n and_o the_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n which_o every_o age_n supply_v we_o with_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o those_o artifices_fw-la and_o way_n which_o in_o all_o probability_n they_o make_v use_v of_o when_o they_o intend_v to_o show_v themselves_o to_o the_o frail_a eye_n of_o man_n he_o can_v but_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v a_o pain_n and_o affliction_n to_o constipate_v and_o hold_v together_o the_o gross_a particle_n and_o glutinous_a suffusion_n of_o their_o vehicles_n for_o any_o considerable_a time_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o spectra_fw-la which_o infest_v the_o earth_n be_v general_o maleficent_a daemon_n who_o spirital_a part_n grow_v fat_a and_o dull_a through_o a_o perpetual_a indulgence_n to_o their_o low_a faculty_n like_o swine_n they_o take_v a_o great_a complacency_n in_o dabble_v and_o soak_v their_o vehicle_n in_o the_o miry_a and_o caliginous_a tract_n of_o the_o air_n and_o often_o become_v visible_a by_o ferment_v and_o agitate_v the_o stagnant_a blood_n of_o their_o despicable_a body_n they_o leave_v behind_o they_o and_o which_o the_o charity_n of_o man_n lay_v to_o rest_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o by_o the_o way_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o sometime_o the_o spectra_fw-la have_v never_o be_v see_v or_o hear_v of_o after_o the_o burn_a and_o consume_v of_o their_o body_n which_o furnish_v they_o with_o effectual_a instrument_n and_o provision_n for_o their_o gamesome_a or_o wicked_a attempt_n but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o ready_a at_o hand_n they_o descend_v into_o the_o nasty_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o attract_v to_o they_o the_o thick_a fume_n and_o exhalation_n or_o else_o suck_v in_o the_o impure_a and_o fulsome_a steam_n arise_v from_o the_o blood_n of_o slay_a beast_n like_o the_o zabii_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o egyptian_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v nor_o only_o a_o kind_n of_o nutriment_n to_o their_o vehicle_n but_o the_o most_o likely_a mean_n to_o transform_v themselves_o into_o whatsoever_o visible_a shape_n they_o please_v to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o porphyry_n 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o familiar_n and_o imp_n of_o witch_n make_v themselves_o a_o kind_n of_o teat_n in_o some_o part_n or_o other_o of_o the_o body_n of_o their_o accurse_a consort_n whereby_o they_o exhaust_v their_o blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o render_v their_o visage_n for_o the_o most_o part_n horrid_a and_o ghastly_a like_o themselves_o when_o they_o appear_v to_o they_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o