Selected quad for the lemma: master_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A18615
|
The Best choyce a funerall sermon / published at the desire of some of the friends of the dead.
|
|
1607
(1607)
|
STC 5141.7; ESTC S288
|
17,327
|
59
|
show_v we_o his_o desire_n and_o in_o his_o desire_n show_v we_o that_o death_n and_o dissolution_n be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v desire_v of_o the_o godly_a when_o the_o labourer_n have_v wrought_v stout_o in_o the_o vineyard_n all_o the_o day_n and_o at_o length_n the_o evening_n come_v wherein_o he_o may_v rest_v he_o be_v glad_a of_o it_o yea_o he_o do_v desire_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o evening_n that_o he_o may_v rest_v our_o life_n here_o beneath_o be_v but_o as_o a_o day_n and_o a_o short_a winter_n day_n and_o here_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o in_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n we_o be_v appoint_v to_o labour_n so_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o labourer_n hire_v to_o work_v in_o the_o vineyard_n matth._n 20._o do_v teach_v us._n when_o the_o evening_n of_o our_o day_n namely_o death_n do_v come_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n rejoice_v that_o he_o may_v rest_v from_o his_o labour_n yea_o in_o wisdom_n he_o shall_v desire_v the_o come_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v rest_v from_o his_o labour_n for_o death_n bring_v such_o rest_n the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o heaven_n affirm_v to_o john_n the_o evangelist_n reu._n 14.13_o that_o they_o which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n do_v rest_n from_o their_o labour_n and_o be_v therein_o bless_v and_o a_o wise_a poet_n true_o say_v it_o est_fw-la finis_fw-la miseria_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la in_o death_n our_o misery_n end_v when_o the_o soldier_n have_v put_v on_o armour_n and_o lie_v in_o camp_n against_o the_o enemy_n he_o long_v for_o victory_n that_o he_o may_v put_v off_o his_o armour_n and_o rest_n from_o that_o dangerous_a and_o painful_a service_n and_o when_o that_o wish_a day_n be_v come_v he_o rejoice_v for_o his_o rest_n for_o as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n answer_v the_o king_n of_o aram_n though_o he_o that_o gird_v on_o his_o armour_n boast_v himself_o yet_o he_o that_o put_v it_o off_o after_o victory_n have_v whereof_o to_o boast_v now_o we_o be_v all_o soldier_n and_o our_o life_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o warfare_n so_o jerome_n read_v the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o job_n milita_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la a_o warfare_n say_v he_o fight_v against_o invisible_a adversary_n and_o we_o be_v send_v into_o this_o world_n as_o the_o lord_n press_v man_n under_o the_o banner_n of_o christ_n follow_v he_o our_o captain_n to_o fight_v against_o sin_n against_o the_o flesh_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n by_o do_v good_a work_n and_o resist_a tentation_n sin_n fight_v against_o we_o and_o often_o take_v we_o captive_n rom._n 7.23_o paul_n say_v i_o see_v a_o other_o law_n in_o my_o meber_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o lead_v i_o captive_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n the_o flesh_n fight_v against_o we_o strive_v against_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o spirit_n strive_v against_o the_o flesh_n and_o peter_n bid_v we_o abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n because_o they_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n 1._o pet._n 2.11_o the_o devil_n come_v fierce_o upon_o we_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n and_o fight_v against_o us._n eph._n 6.16_o be_v arm_v with_o fiery_a dart_n and_o the_o world_n do_v not_o love_v those_o who_o god_n have_v choson_n out_o of_o the_o world_n john_n 15.19_o and_o the_o battle_n which_o we_o have_v to_o maintain_v against_o those_o enemy_n be_v most_o perilous_a because_o eph._n 6.22_o we_o wrestle_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o principality_n and_o power_n against_o the_o worldly_a governor_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n this_o battle_n end_v not_o till_o the_o day_n of_o our_o dissolution_n come_v then_o be_v we_o free_v from_o tentation_n and_o deliver_v from_o sin_n for_o roman_n 6.7_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n then_o do_v we_o rest_v and_o rejoice_v triumph_v over_o all_o our_o enemy_n save_v that_o death_n for_o a_o time_n hold_v our_o body_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o day_n of_o our_o dissolution_n as_o the_o end_n of_o our_o both_o painful_a and_o dangerous_a war_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v he_o that_o can_v discern_v between_o labour_n with_o weariness_n &_o rest_n with_o reward_n between_o war_n with_o peril_n and_o victory_n with_o joyful_a peace_n he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o a_o good_a man_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v more_o than_o life_n because_o life_n be_v labour_n with_o weariness_n and_o woe_n with_o peril_n but_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n bring_v rest_n with_o reward_n and_o victory_n with_o joyful_a peace_n cyprian_n in_o a_o treatise_n of_o he_o de_fw-fr mortalitate_fw-la in_o the_o three_o section_n say_v of_o life_n quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la quam_fw-la pugna_fw-la adversus_fw-la diabolum_fw-la quotidie_fw-la geritur_fw-la quam_fw-la adversus_fw-la iacula_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o tela_fw-la conflictationibus_fw-la assidius_fw-la dimicatur_fw-la while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n what_o do_v we_o but_o fight_v against_o the_o devil_n and_o war_n with_o continual_a conflict_n against_o his_o arrow_n and_o dart_n but_o of_o death_n he_o say_v illa_fw-la est_fw-la pax_fw-la nostra_fw-la illa_fw-la fida_fw-la tranquillitas_fw-la illa_fw-la stabilis_fw-la &_o firma_fw-la &_o perpetua_fw-la securitas_fw-la death_n be_v our_o peace_n our_o sure_a tranquillity_n our_o stable_n firm_a and_o perpetual_a security_n when_o balaam_n that_o false_a prophet_n that_o love_v the_o wage_n of_o iniquity_n be_v hire_v by_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n to_o curse_n israel_n have_v consider_v that_o curse_a can_v not_o be_v the_o end_n of_o god_n people_n but_o that_o they_o be_v heir_n of_o blessing_n he_o pronounce_v these_o word_n number_n 23.10_o let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a let_v my_o last_o end_n be_v like_o he_o the_o man_n do_v see_v his_o eye_n be_v open_v of_o god_n that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o righteous_a for_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v the_o day_n of_o dissolution_n to_o a_o righteous_a man_n be_v like_o that_o day_n in_o which_o joseph_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n he_o have_v long_o be_v in_o bond_n in_o prison_n he_o be_v base_o clothe_v as_o become_v a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o end_n his_o fetter_n be_v lay_v aside_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o prison_n he_o put_v off_o his_o base_a attire_n he_o be_v wash_v and_o shave_v he_o put_v on_o new_a apparel_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o make_v a_o ruler_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n the_o just_a man_n life_n be_v like_o the_o time_n of_o his_o captivity_n and_o his_o death_n be_v like_a to_o his_o delivery_n while_o we_o live_v the_o soul_n be_v enclose_v in_o the_o body_n as_o in_o a_o prison_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o flesh_n as_o with_o filthy_a garment_n and_o be_v clog_v with_o sin_n as_o with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n and_o brass_n and_o be_v cumber_v with_o injury_n and_o tentation_n more_o grievous_a and_o noisome_a than_o the_o hunger_n cold_a and_o noisome_a savour_n of_o the_o prison_n but_o when_o the_o hour_n of_o dissolution_n come_v the_o prison_n be_v break_v and_o we_o be_v deliver_v we_o put_v off_o the_o rag_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o white_a we_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o fetter_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v wash_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o be_v make_v together_o with_o jesus_n christ_n heir_n of_o a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o as_o joseph_n desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v and_o have_v cause_n to_o riot_n when_o that_o day_n come_v even_o so_o may_v the_o righteous_a desire_n their_o dissolution_n &_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v when_o the_o day_n thereof_o draw_v nigh_o the_o death_n indeed_o of_o the_o wicked_a be_v very_o fearful_a and_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o be_v avoid_v if_o it_o can_v be_v avoid_v for_o their_o death_n be_v like_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o slothful_a servant_n when_o his_o master_n will_v examine_v his_o day_n work_n it_o be_v like_o the_o come_n home_o of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n that_o have_v wrap_v his_o talent_n in_o a_o napkin_n and_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o ground_n he_o be_v call_v to_o account_v and_o because_o he_o have_v be_v idle_a mat._n 25.26_o his_o talon_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o give_v to_o a_o other_o and_o after_o sharp_a rebuke_n he_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n it_o be_v like_o the_o fearful_a assize_n and_o day_n of_o goal_n delivery_n unto_o the_o malefactor_n who_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o prison_n
hand_n his_o dissolution_n so_o judas_n the_o traitor_n not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o disgrace_n of_o his_o own_o treason_n in_o betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o his_o master_n make_v a_o quick_a dispatch_n of_o himself_o matth._n 27.5_o and_o not_o only_o the_o wicked_a but_o the_o godly_a also_o have_v sometime_o hasten_v their_o death_n and_o desire_v the_o day_n of_o their_o dissolution_n upon_o weak_a reason_n which_o as_o i_o dare_v not_o disallow_v so_o i_o can_v great_o commend_v when_o samson_n by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o a_o harlot_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n they_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o grind_v in_o a_o mill_n and_o when_o on_o a_o certain_a day_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistines_n be_v come_v together_o to_o sacrifice_v unto_o dagon_n their_o god_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o praise_n to_o have_v deliver_v their_o enemy_n into_o their_o hand_n than_o samson_n be_v call_v for_o he_o must_v be_v bring_v forth_o to_o make_v they_o merry_a and_o within_o a_o large_a house_n who_o weight_n be_v bear_v uppe_o with_o two_o mighty_a pillar_n in_o the_o midst_n samson_n be_v place_v near_o those_o same_o pillar_n who_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o strengthen_v he_o with_o all_o his_o power_n pre_v the_o pillar_n and_o overthrow_v the_o house_n jud._n 16.30_o and_o slay_v a_o great_a multitude_n for_o there_o be_v without_o upon_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o house_n three_o thousand_o beside_o they_o that_o be_v within_o and_o among_o the_o multitude_n he_o himself_o perish_v the_o good_a man_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v his_o calling_n to_o destroy_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o he_o love_v not_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v with_o loss_n thereof_o finish_v the_o work_n of_o his_o call_n and_o good_a elias_n that_o zealous_a prophet_n of_o god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahab_n flee_v from_o jezebel_n into_o the_o wilderness_n beyond_o beersheba_n and_o sit_v under_o a_o juniper-tree_n desire_v to_o die_v say_v 1._o king_n 19.4_o it_o be_v enough_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o my_o father_n he_o be_v somewhat_o impatient_a and_o will_v have_v have_v his_o dissolution_n hasten_v because_o he_o can_v rest_v no_o where_n in_o safety_n from_o the_o wrath_n of_o jezebel_n for_o many_o &_o diverse_a cause_n which_o for_o the_o time_n have_v take_v away_o the_o sweetness_n of_o life_n and_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n many_o have_v desire_v the_o hasten_v of_o their_o dissolution_n but_o sudden_a short_a unconstant_a &_o not_o always_o justifiable_a be_v the_o desire_n ground_v upon_o those_o cause_n burden_n press_v we_o not_o continual_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v ever_o weary_a of_o bear_v peril_n endure_v not_o ever_o that_o we_o shall_v ever_o fear_v reproach_n do_v not_o always_o attend_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v out_o of_o a_o big_a heart_n mislike_v our_o life_n for_o shame_n pain_n and_o discontentment_n do_v not_o abide_v with_o we_o still_o that_o we_o shall_v ever_o wish_v to_o die_v the_o desire_n to_o be_v dissolve_v ground_v upon_o these_o cause_n can_v be_v last_v there_o be_v only_o one_o true_a reason_n that_o take_v away_o all_o bitterness_n of_o death_n and_o overcom_v all_o sweetness_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o breed_v in_o we_o a_o true_a constant_a and_o sound_a desire_n of_o dissolution_n and_o that_o be_v this_o that_o the_o apostle_n here_o remember_v as_o the_o commodity_n or_o advantage_n of_o death_n draw_v his_o desire_n namely_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o christ_n and_o obtain_v fellowship_n with_o he_o by_o fight_n and_o not_o by_o faith_n the_o gain_n and_o glory_n and_o sweetness_n of_o which_o fellowship_n we_o shall_v consider_v when_o we_o come_v to_o handle_v those_o last_o word_n which_o be_v best_a of_o all_o here_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o consider_v and_o show_v that_o the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n be_v gain_v by_o dissolution_n and_o that_o the_o godly_a die_a do_v go_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o two_o malefactor_n which_o be_v crucify_v with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o one_o upon_o the_o cross_n beseech_v he_o say_v luk._n 23.42_o lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n to_o who_o he_o make_v answer_v in_o the_o 43._o verse_n this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n of_o which_o favour_n afford_v to_o the_o thief_n ambrose_n speak_v excellent_o write_v upon_o the_o 38._o psalm_n and_o frame_v a_o little_a short_a speech_n to_o the_o devil_n by_o who_o judas_n have_v be_v late_o before_o set_v on_o to_o betray_v his_o master_n the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n say_v ambrose_n in_o his_o understanding_n see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n which_o judas_n can_v not_o see_v in_o the_o feast_n &_o supper_n of_o christ_n therefore_o do_v this_o heavenly_a voice_n second_v the_o thief_n prayer_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n thou_o do_v triumph_v o_o fierce_a dragon_n that_o thou_o have_v draw_v away_o a_o apostle_n from_o christ_n plus_fw-fr amisisti_fw-la quam_fw-la sustulisti_fw-la qui_fw-la latronem_fw-la vides_fw-la in_o paradisum_fw-la esse_fw-la translatum_fw-la thou_o have_v lose_v more_o than_o thou_o have_v get_v and_o so_o think_v when_o thou_o see_v the_o thief_n translate_v into_o paradise_n for_o who_o shall_v be_v exclude_v when_o a_o thief_n be_v admit_v thy_o minister_n o_o devil_n enter_v thither_o from_o whence_o thou_o be_v cast_v out_o but_o leave_v further_o comment_v upon_o those_o word_n in_o they_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o same_o day_n and_o hour_n when_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o true_a believer_n depart_v from_o the_o body_n it_o take_v a_o happy_a journey_n and_o be_v carry_v by_o angel_n into_o paradise_n to_o enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o fourteen_o of_o john_n verse_n 2._o jesus_n say_v in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o i_o will_v have_v tell_v you_o i_o go_v to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o you_o and_o though_o i_o go_v to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o you_o i_o will_v come_v again_o and_o receive_v you_o unto_o myself_o that_o where_o i_o be_o there_o may_v you_o be_v also_o his_o father_n house_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o ample_a kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o many_o mansion_n there_o be_v the_o bless_a rest_a place_n of_o the_o saint_n jesus_n go_v to_o prepare_v those_o place_n in_o his_o ascension_n he_o come_v again_o to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o dissolution_n and_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n receive_v our_o soul_n to_o himself_o that_o in_o the_o same_o kingdom_n they_o may_v rest_v with_o he_o till_o they_o receive_v their_o body_n in_o the_o resurrtction_n when_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n they_o shall_v continue_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o this_o promise_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v again_o and_o receive_v they_o to_o himself_o do_v make_v they_o say_v augustine_n in_o his_o 77._o tractate_n upon_o john_n certes_o &_o fidentes_fw-la post_fw-la pericula_fw-la tentationum_fw-la se_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la esse_fw-la mansure_n sure_a and_o confident_a that_o after_o the_o peril_n of_o tentation_n that_o be_v after_o death_n &_o dissolution_n they_o shall_v continue_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n unto_o that_o former_a place_n join_v a_o other_o testimony_n out_o of_o john_n in_o his_o seventeenth_o chapter_n from_o the_o twenty_o verse_n to_o the_o 25._o jesus_n pray_v for_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o with_o he_o by_o a_o most_o strait_a conjunction_n and_o in_o the_o verse_n 24._o that_o they_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o say_v father_n i_o will_v that_o those_o which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v where_o i_o be_o that_o they_o may_v see_v my_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o for_o thou_o do_v love_v i_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v say_v jesus_n that_o they_o be_v where_o i_o be_o then_o as_o he_o leave_v the_o world_n to_o ascend_v unto_o his_o father_n so_o they_o must_v leave_v the_o world_n which_o they_o do_v in_o death_n to_o ascend_v up_o unto_o jesus_n christ_n a_o notable_a place_n be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n 5._o chapter_n 6._o verse_n we_o be_v always_o bold_a though_o we_o know_v that_o while_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n for_o we_o walk_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n nevertheless_o we_o be_v bold_a and_o love_v rather_o to_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o dwell_v with_o the_o lord_n so_o long_o as_o we_o dwell_v in_o these_o