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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	death_n	sin_n	sin_v	3,797	5	9.4651	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09542	The believers happy change by dying as it was recommended in a sermon preached, on the occasion of the death of Capt. Thomas Daniel Esq. who was interred the day before, November 17th. 1683 / by the reverend Mr. Joshua Moodey, late pastor of the Church of Christ at Portsmouth in New-England, now gone to rest.	Moodey, Joshua, 1633?-1697.	1697 (1697)	Wing M2521; ESTC W38384	17,311	36

brings them to ease quiet and rest That dreadful thing Death the King of Terrours shall be to them their Sleep and Rest Use 2. Then Death is not so dreadful to the People of God as it is represented and supposed usually to be If it be their Rest or that which gives them a Passage or Entrance into Rest it is a very pleasant sweet desirable and comfortable thing It 's true Death is indispensibly the Lot of all and made so by Divine Appointment Heb. 9. 27. and it is to Nature very irksome and unto sinning Nature terrible and affrighting but to them that are in Christ and so have their sins pardoned c the Sting of Death removed it should not be so And to prevent its being so the Lord is pleased to find out the most sweet pleasant and alluring Metaphors to set forth the Nature of it by not only to take away the Terror of it but to render it delightsome and desirable to them and among many other these two of Rest and Sleep which are not only harmless things but very desirable and attractive too how does the labouring and travelling man long for the setting of the Sun and end of his Journey that he may rest the sick and pained man to whom wearisome days and nights are appointed what would he give for a nights sleep Oh that I could sleep Oh that I could take my Rest that I could get a little sleep Then why should a true Believer be scared at Death there is no matter of Affrightment in going to rest And that is one thing the Lord is aiming at in making the World a weary World to his people that they may be willing to leave it long to be out of it desirous of the Grave that they may go to Rest therein Use 3. Then be not over much troubled at the removal of any of our pious Friends whom God has taken away by Death they are but gone to Rest and why should that grieve us When persons are sick or diseased and weak one of the principal things we are solicitors about in their behalf is that they may take their Rest when their eyes have been long held waking O how do we wish for them that they might take their Rest we make all quiet still suffer no noise nor any disturbance that might hinder them of their Rest and if we can see them take their Rest we hope they shall do well So when night comes we get our Children to bed and if they be once asleep we are pleased and think all is well with them And why are we not as well satisfied and contented about our Friends that Dy in the Lord they do Sleep in Jesus and so shall do well they have been toyling in the world and are tired with the labour of it and are now gone to Sleep why should we begrudge them their Rest Indeed for our own loss of them we should grieve and for Gods displeasure that may appear in the stroke we should mourn and for our sins that have made God angry we should cry bitterly but for them that are gone to Rest see that we weep as though we wept not The Grave is called an House and Bed it is so sanctified by the Death of Christ that it is a good house a good bed both soft and warm a comfortable bed a place of quiet and repose a place of Security and Secrecy hence Job speaks of Gods hiding him in the Grave Job 14. 13. a man in the Grave is hidden from the strife of Tongues hidden from the rage and malice of evil men out of the reach of all that devise mischief against him he is there freed from all Trouble and Molestation whatsoever There the Servant is free from his Master and they hear not the cry of the Oppressor Job 3. 13 17 18 19. They that are lodged in the Grave are lodged in an house where they are safe from fear are not disturbed by all the noise and lumber in the World tho' the Earth quake the Sea roar they are not moved though the Mountains be cast into the midst of the Sea they are not affected with it the sound of the Trumpet and Alarms of Wars do not affright them There is no aking head sick stomach pained Bowels spending weakning Cough to break their Rest no Evil Tidings can make their ears Tingle or hearts Tremble Diseases Pains Business Cares Fears would not let them rest here but none of these things shall molest them there nothing shall awaken them till the Last Trumpet sounds when they shall arise to receive that Incorruptible Crown that fades not away reserved in the Heavens for them Then let not us disturb our selves about them be at rest concerning them there let them rest quiet till the Morning of the Resurrection in which they shall rise to the full Enjoyment of that Christ in whose Bosome they are now sleeping If they be quiet in their Beds let us be quiet also about them if they be at Rest labour we to compose our selves unto free submission to Soveraign Disposal yea and comfort our selves in this that however it may fare with us or others yet such and such of ours are well and at rest gotten quite out of harms way that no evil shall come near their dwelling however they are safe enjoying quiet rest till the Pit be digged for the wicked Psal 94. 13. Such of our Friends are out of the Gunshot of the malice and rage of men and Devils Rather let us so believe and live so work and labour while here that when we dye we may rest with them than spend our time in inordinately grieving for them who are at rest Use 4. Let this serve also to comfort and quiet us against all the labour toyl and travel that God hath appointed to us in this World Work willingly labour chearfully bear our Cross which God lays on us without repining or reluctance it is but for a little while Rest is a coming It comforts the Hireling while he is bearing the heat and burden of the day that it is but for a Day and when he hath accomplished his Day there is a Recompence and Rest ready for him when he hath ended his work he shall have his Reward and go to his Rest And as the Rest of a labouring man is sweet when it comes so the fore thoughts of it should be sweet while he is at work be sure it should be so with all the Godly It should make every good mans work go off hand with the more content and comfort I shall rest anon and the harder my work the sweeter my Rest The Parents of Noah when he was born by a Spirit of Prophecy no doubt Gen. 5. 29. called him Noah promising themselves Rest by him under all their Toyl c. Jesus Christ is the true Noah from whom all true Rest comes he hath by his lying in the Grave made it a place of