Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	adam_n	body_n	spirit_n	4,811	5	5.6331	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20739	A true relation of the right Christianly departure, or death, of the most Noble Earle Philippus Lodouicus Earle of Hanaw and Rieneck, Lord of Mutzenbergk, &c. Vncle to the Count Palatine. Who blessedly deceased, in the Lord, on Sunday the ninth of August 1612. betwixt eight and nine of the clocke in the morning, being returned from his great ambassage for England. Faithfully penned by Ioannes Appelius preacher at Alten-Hasell. Translanted out of the Germane tongue by S.R.	Appelius, Joannes.; S. R.	1612 (1612)	STC 712; ESTC S100203	16,541	36

praise God as they did at Bethlem And when I would comfort his Excellencie with the hope of recouerie of his health hee answered very earnestly these words My louing Minister can you counsell me with a good conscience that I should thrust my selfe againe into this wicked and troublesome world On Friday Morning his Excellencie charged to shut all the doores and to admit no man vnto him that hée might not be séene vncouered because of the excéeding great heat But about the Euening beginning againe to speake very comfortably of eternall life hée cryed twise with a loude voyce Open all the doores let all my people come in that they may sée how ioyfully I dye that they all may be comforted by my example Hee thought also on his Wife in Childe-bed and said How well and wisely doth the Lord ordaine all things hee hath deliuered my Wife from the pangs and labour of Childe-birth that shée should not haue two griefes at once shée will the sooner passe ouer the griefe of my departure The Phisitians counselled his Excellencie not to ouer-weary himselfe by too much speaking wherevnto he answered Should I not speake of my louing God he hath giuen mée a tongue to that end They did likewise disswade him from taking the fresh Ayre by opening of a window his Excellencie answered Should I not behold the faire heauens whether I shal come anone When his Excellencie did sée through the window his new built Turret and spake of it I said This is a fayre Turret but your Excellencie knoweth well which is the spirituall Turret of our soules from thence shall you receiue helpe and consolation his Excellencie said héerevpon Good-night and caused the window to be shut and looking on his bed said Christ hath suffered for me at the fearefull Crosse I am not worthy of this ease I answered your Excellencie is worthy of it and seeing God hath giuen you the same receiue it thankfully Lying on his bed he stretched his right legge on the side stoke his hand on it and said O you deere legge you haue had a long time no rest your rest draweth néere One of his Exceilencies seruing-men going out of the Chamber his Excellencie commended vnto me his diligence and faithfulnesse His Excellencie did lift vp to heauen his hands and eyes very often and said O thou great and strong God Thou almightie God Thou holy God Thou good and true God and added alwaies therevnto some short and feruent prayer Docter Luther calleth such prayers Stossgebete that is thrusting or thronging prayers because they come from the zealous heart with force and are cast out before the mercie seate of God according vnto the speach of the 55. Psalme Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. His Excellencie did also often repeate these sentences Psalme 50. verse 15. Call vpon mee in the day of trouble so will I deliuer thee and thou shalt glorifie mee Psalme 91. 15. Hee shall call vpon mee and I will heare him I will be with him in trouble I will deliuer him and shew him my saluation Philip. 1. 23. I desire to be loosed and to be with Christ Psalme 27. 14. Hope in the Lord be strong comfort thine heart and trust in the Lord. I depart in peace and in ioy should not I be glad I haue obtayned of my God what I demaunded yea more then I requested His Excellencie could not be satisfied with the 23. Psalm The Lord is my shepherd hée caused mée to reade the same thrée times and as once I read these words yea though I should walke through the darke valley his Excellencie said that darke valley is now vnto me reasonable light O Lord stay thine anger from me that I may be refreshed before I goe hence Hée made likewise very good vse with the two last verses of the 38. Psalme Forsake mee not O Lord bee not thou farre from me my God Haste thee to helpe me O Lord of my saluation Hence it appeareth that man consisteth of flesh and spirit that the old and new Adam dwelleth in him and that these two are alwayes in combat one against another as long as man liueth héere And when man is cast by the Counsell of God into the Ouen of misery and is tempted by the heate of the Crosse then Soule and Body Flesh and Spirit fight one against the other The worldlings haue no féeling of such a Spirituall combat but Gods children féele the same euery day and pray O Lord Leade vs not into temptation yet leade vs according vnto thy will but deliuer vs soone from the Euill-one and from all that might hinder our saluation Hence it commeth that the true beléeuers when they féele such a combat betwixt the Spirit and the Flesh or sée and heare it in others that they hould it for a good token according vnto the saying of Saint Iames Cap. 1. 2. My Brethren count it exceeding ioy when you fall into diuers tentations Also verse 12. Blessed is the man that endureth tentation The vnbeléeuing worldlings and Hipocrites who know not how wonderfully God dealeth with his Saints hold it for an euill signe or token and speake with derision of it which they would not doe if they vnderstood the example of our Sauiour Iesus Christ who was tempted thrée times by the Diuell Also if they knew that all things doe turne good vnto those that loue God Also that they must be made like vnto the Image of his Sonne Rom. 8. Hence it fell out that his Excellencie besides these excellent speaches of consolation feeling in his heart the testimonie of Gods holy Spirit did vtter sometimes words of complaint and sorrow by the frailtie of his sinnefull siesh and of old Adam yet sought finally the victorie Hée complayned sometimes of the miserie of this life of the manifold sinnes wherevnto the corrupt nature is subiect of the fearefulnesse of death of the paines of hell and said Ah I miserable sinfull man O Lord hast thou forgotten mée wilt thou shew no more mercy Is thy mercy turned to anger c. euen as Dauid speaketh in the 77. and 88. Psalmes Also my paines are too great I can suffer them no longer And whereas these words did séeme to come from vnpatience against the gracious helpe of God his Excellencie was comforted and admonished by me and other assistants with many good and holy sentences vnto Christian patience it is not néede to set them downe here His Excellencie did receiue this comfort and did correct his former vnpatience with these words Ah I doe prouoke my God vnto anger by my vnpatience I will doe it no more If I haue receiued from God good things I will beare patiently the euill hée will not forsake me he hath not forsaken me yet I will prescribe vnto him no measure forsake me not O Lord that I forsake not thée Besides went on thus Ah what a heauy battell is before me wherevpon I told him your Excellencie is now in the estate wherein your