Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	according_a	eternal_a	work_n	4,290	5	5.6981	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15693	Englands vnthankfulnes for Gods mercie A sermon preached at a funerall at Strovvd in Gloustershire the 16. of August. 1621. By W.W. Doctor in Diuinity.; Sermon upon Ezechiel	Woodwall, William.	1621 (1621)	STC 25970.5; ESTC S102104	40,922	81

prolonged his daies for 15 yeres afterward so examples might be giuen of many others Againe it may bee answered that Soule in this place is taken for the life of man as Ionas delareth the like Io. 4. 3. saying And now O Lord I beseech thee to take away my life for it is better for me to die then liue Where the Latine word which is put for life is Anima which signifieth the soule so that the righteousnesse of any man that is his perfection vprightnesse or holinesse of life is but to deliuer him from some temporall Plague or punishment and not that neither except hee require and seeke it at the handes of God in and by the righteousnesse merits and Mediation of Iesus Christ By whome as the Apostle saith Col. 4. 13 I am able to doe all thinges by the helpe of Christ who strengthneth me and without whome we are able to do nothing as himselfe teacheth Ion. 15. vers 5. saying Sine me potest is nihil Without mee yee can doe nothing But dooth not this gaine say the opinion of our aduersaries the Papists both for Inuocation Saints and for merrit of workes let it be well considered that followeth and ye shall see The words that followe are these Saith the Lord which words are added for a confirmation of the former Doctrine in mine opinion as if the holy Ghost had foreseene as no doubt but he did how much heereafter it would bee impugned as wee see how it is come to passe at this day amongst our aduersaries the Papists who relye much vpon the helps and audience of persons departed this life and also teach and holde both the merrit of the person and of the worke affirming that there is such a dignitie in the person that Infants dying immediatelye after Baptisme are worthy of eternall life because although they want good workes yet are not voide of this kinde of merrit And for the merrit of workes they say there is such a dignitie or excellencie in the work wherby it is made fit enabled to deserue euerlasting life for the dooer For works as they holde are meritorious two waies First by couenant because God hath made a promise of reward to them Secondly by their owne dignitie for Christ hath merited that they should merit as they say both which pointes are sufficiently repelled by this our Text wherein the prophet saith Though these three men Noe Daniel and Iob c. which were as holy worthy and excellent as euer were any yet they shal deliuer but their own soules by their owne righteousnesse By which falleth to ground all merrit of workes as well of congruo and condigno as of supererogation that because partlye as our text saith They shall deliuer but their own soules as also because no flesh is righteous in his sight whereby neither Infants how young soeuer they die who are defiled in the wombe and elders who liue they neuer so long yet cannot boast of one daies cleanenesse nor iustly say my heart is pure further because all our dignitie excellencie and righteousnes is non otherwise thē a defiled cloath finally if any man would builde vp inuocation of Saints heeron besides the verie expresse words of our Text the Apostle Saint Paul will tell vs that there is but one mediator betweene God and man euen Iesus Christ who gaue himselfe a ransome for al men to be a testimonie in due time 1. Tim. 2. 5. 6. And so as God which is the God of al trueth hath spoken and said Though Noe Daniel and Iob were amongst them yet they shall deliuer but their owne soules by their righteousnesse which may teach vs not to build our saluation vpon any mans holines guifts or perfection but rather euerie man to looke vnto God and to the doctrine of his holy word which teacheth first that the iust shall liue by faith and secondly that he will reward euerie man according to his workes that is to them which by continuance in well dooing seeke glorie and honor and immortallitie eternall life but vnto them that are contentious and disobey the truth and obey vnrighteousnesse shall be indignation and wrath Therefore let no man so deuote himselfe vnto other men though they seeme as holy iust and righteous as Noe Dantel and Ioh that in respect of thē him or them they contemne all others A common fault in these daies God for his mercies sake giue vs eies to see and hearts to vnderstand the holy misteries of his sacred word that we be not onely hearers of the same but doers also And for so much as by our sins we haue caused thy iudgements of dearth and famine with the rest to be powred vpon vs giue vs O Lord a true touch and feeling thereof inwardly in our hearts that wee dally no longer with our selues in our sinnes and abuse of thy good creatures but rather consider with our selues how farre and how much we haue thereby prouoked thy wrath remembring also that for eating one peece of an Apple thou expelledst Adam out of Paradice for one lye thou destroyedst Ananias and Zaphira And for gathering of a few stickes on the Saboath day thou causedst that Israelite to bee stoned But our sinnes against thee committed haue not bene by one and by one but by Millions and Thousands so that if we should take vpon vs to number them wee know not where to begin nor how to make an end And yet thou continuest holy sendest foorth the light of thy word and the found of thy Trumpet to awake and raise vs vp and to guide our feet into the way of peace O Lord make vs wise vnto the kingdome of heauen that we may no longer relye vpon our owne wits workes or wisdome which is carnal sensual and diuelish but teach vs how to deliuer our owne soules by our righteousnesse that thou maist deliuer both our soules and bodies from all euill both heere in the kingdome of grace and there heereafter in the kingdome of glorie that we thy Church militant may be like thy Church Tryumphant and that by the merits and mediation of Iesus Christ onely in whome are all thy promises both yea and Amen Vnto which Iesus Christ with thee O father and the holy Ghost our comforter three persons in one eternall and blessed deitie be giuen all praise power glorie and benediction both now and for euer Amen A prouerbe pronounced to all the cruell couetous and hard hearted Corne-maisters Cloath-maisters and al other olde Pinching penny-fathers at this day amongst vs who esteem more of their vnrighteous Mammon then of the counsell of Christ our blessed Sauiour who aduertiseth them to make them friends therof in due time that they might be receiued into euerlasting tabernacles and yet will not FOr as much as it is saide by Christ our Sauiour in his holy Gospell that it is easier for a Camell to goe through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to