Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	life_n	separation_n	6,353	5	10.2058	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05271	Deathes generall proclamation also fine preceptes of vertuous and honest lyfe.	Leigh, Valentine, fl. 1562.	1561 (1561)	STC 15415; ESTC S2174	10,682	51

euidently appereth the whole worlde to be almost drowned in filthines and shamlesse maners flowyng in deceates and surmountyng in oppression where neither faithe pietie peace iustice rest or quietnesse remaineth Where mooste horrible crimes rule ouer al where the brother intendeth the bane of his brother where the sonne oft thirsteth tyll we fetche his father where the woman ofte longeth tyll we strike her husbande where the man as muche hungreth tyl we catche his wyfe wheremoste men scrapeth coueteth and hourdeth where eche man speaketh fayre and woorketh the contrary where chastitie is cōtemned and matrimonie polluted where hunger thyrste sicknes impotencie nedynes nakednesse pouertie imprisonment and so many daungers and continuall labours doo assayle men on al sydes where all kynde of miseries doo so compasse all maner of creatures that none or veraie fewe in numbre in all their lyues can lyue one whole daie out of some vexation or trouble Nowe what wyse manne is there then that settyng apart al affections and ryghtely ponderynge the manifolde cares perils grefes and sorowes wherwith mans lyfe is enuironned on euery syde dothe not worthelye iudge our maiestyes commynge to be daily wisshed for yea and those creatures to be three tymes blessed that soonest aryueth at our sure landing place Such is the beneuolence of oure hyghnesse that we fynyshe al paines we loose all bondes we dryue awaye feare and exclude all doubtes Yea and lyke as men before their concepti-and natiuitie knew no lack no heuines no penurie no oppressiō no distresse vnquietnes or trouble no more shal the good fele any the like beyng once passed our narowe and strayte passage And as our maiestie supposeth in our conceite who so hath once escaped the terrour of our violence he standeth by and by safe on the shoare and derydynge lawghyng at the foly of others his successours whyche had rather be styll tombled and tossed with the stormy tempest is and horrible surges in the cruel troublesom seas of worldly miseries thā to prepare themselues redily to passe through vs into quietnes Thus haue we sufficientely opened proued to all you our louyng subiectes the force of our highnesse the iustice of our maiestie the beneuolent clemencie of our gracious goodnesse that regardynge youre moste bounden dueties of allegeance ye might the rather in cōsideration therof feare and obey vs worthily esteeme vs and humblye thanke vs. FINALLY forasmuche as oure maiestie doth wel ponder and perceaue our owne highnesse in this latter age of the worlde which draweth faste to his appoynted ende and consummation to be wel nere growne to the latter tyme of oure yeares and consyderyng also that our myght force and violence by reason of our shorte continuaunce hereafter is nowe farre more extreme to all people then it was at the begynnyng when Adam as ye reade lyued .viii. hundreth yeares Noe .ix. hundreth and .xv. yeares and Abraham Clxxv. yeres where as we doo not suffre you oure subiectes nowe adaies ye se and most of this tyme to lyue passyng fiftye or .lx. yeres or at the vttermost respityng very fewe tyl they may attain to the nūbre of .lxx. or ful .lxxx. Further for that we throughely perceiue that sens our fyrst creatiō at the fall of man when he was banished out of that pleasant garden of Edom there was neuer age of all the sixe ages past that euer did flowe or abounde in ail kynde of iniquitye and abhomination as this laste age dooth whiche waloweth all togither in sinne and wickednes and is growen to such mischief that if it should long endure men wold scant beleue there were either God heauen or helle after this mortall lyfe but that by oure separation of the lyfe from the carkas both body soule wer vtterly extincte yea and all hope of resurrection frustrat We therfore of our maiesties mere motiō special grace and beneuolence wishyng the safegarde of all and the distruction of none if it might be do presently publish and declare vnto you euery of you our louing subiects throughout our hole earthly dominions this our general pleasure precept and laste commaundement beyng the only ground waightiest cause and pithyest matter ment intended and expressed in this our Proclamation that we in the name of our owne Supreme maiestie and hyghnesse doo generally wyll and requyre you and neuerthelesse in the behalfe of the father omnypotente oure eternall soueraigne doo straightly charge and commaunde you and euery of you of what sexe age state degree or condition soeuer ye be or herafter shal be immediatlye vpon the recept syght hearyng notice or publication of these presentes all delayes and excuses sette aparte wyth asmuche conuenyente speede and dylygence as is possyble euery one of you prepare youre selues wyllyngely to leaue thys vayne worlde and to forgoe the vanities inticementes and deceaptefull pleasures of thys frayle and transytorye lyte makynge you redye and meete to attende and wayte on our maiestyes personne where and whenne so euer ye shall by our auctorytye be sodeinly summoned cyted or called that at our vnknowen commyng ye may be thoroughe oure hyghenesse areste founde gladde and preste to passe into an other muche better lyfe replenyshed wyth al stable ioyes and tranquyllytye Further exhortynge all you oure louynge subiectes in the meane tyme to fall to repentaunce for youre former euyll lyues to crye hartelye to the almyghtye to graunte you hys mercye to Sacryfyce to hym youre humble prayers euen frome the bottome of your sorye and contrite heartes to obeye his commaundementes to seeke onely his prayse and honour in all your deedes to relieue your poore brethren with parte of your goodes And to conclude to lyue christianly to deale iustly and to passe youre tyme vertuousely that beeynge once passed vs ye may enter into the glorious kyngedome of God the Fathers dere sonne and our halfe brother Iesus Fayle ye not this to dooe as ye entende not onely to auoyde ours but also his terrible indignation for dooynge the contrarye and also incurre in the latter dreadefulle daye the heauye bitter and mooste wofull domynyon of oure cruelle Successoure Deathe eternall Where we assure you remayneth nothynge but moste horrible paynes inexplicable tormentes myserable sorowes endlesse displeasure ineffable terrour and gnasshyng of teeth with fyre and brymstone perpetually bournynge and durable for euer ¶ Geuen at our maiesties inuisible honour and pallaice imperiall Situate in the Ayrie Region the laste day of Iune in the yeare since our highnes first creation accordyng to the writyng of the Hebrues fyue thousande .v. hundred and eyghtene FINIS Here folovveth fyue preceptes of pure and honest lyfe FIrste To feare prayse and honour Almyghty God the eternall Creatoure of heauen and earthe and all thynges therein conteyned with an humble and faithfull mynde that is not defiled or contaminated with fleshely luste worldly desires or wicked affections is the chief and moste principall poynt of perfect vertue or vnspotted lyfe The nexte and seconde is That a man warely take hede to his talke speeche or tonge That he neuer speake eyther blasphemye of God slaunder of his neyghbour or any wicked lyes or vntruth And for his better instruction let manne haue alwayes these three tymes apointed for communication in his remembrance Not to speake but when a question is asked of hym or when no necessitie constrayneth hym to demaunde a question or to enforme or enstructe any parson in knowledge vertue or honest maners to the parties edification to whome he speaketh In these three only prescribed tymes Speche is better then sylence In all other tymes it is better to holde a mans tongue then to speake for sylence is the handmayde to wysedome and prudence The third rule or precept is To be lowly and gentyll of behauiour and maners that is To salute euery man gladlye to presume before none to contemne or despise no persone be their estate and condition neuer so meane poore or symple And this rule is so profytable to the societie of mans lyfe that it wil not only procure and continue a good name to him who so vseth it but also to brynge to passe that he shall haue eche man to bee his frende and none to be his ennemy The fowerth rule to bee learned is To abandon and vtterly eschewe all bodylye luste vayne pleasures play and ydlenes the nourisher of vices And to forsee that those battes and enticementes be with vigilancye wholly abiected repulsed For who seeth not in fleshely lust and delytes three continuall euyls that is to say The exhaustynge or consumynge of the lyuely vygour and powers as well of the body as of the mynde The hastenynge also of ryueled age with the shortnyng of mans lyfe And the heauye and moste wofull bitinge or gnawynge of that helly scorpion repentaunce Now in pleasures and play what is there followinge but extreme folye waste and losse of that precious treasure Tyme and in the ende for the moste parte myserye pouertye and dispayre And as for ydlenesse is not onelye of all these euylles aboue rehersed but also of a thousande mischiefes moe the very patrone ladye and maystresse and the readye patheway to Pluto his infernal dwellyng place The fyfthe rule or poynt to be learned is Daiely with dilygence and attencion to applye thy selfe to some vertuouse and godly exercise that is to say Thou muste addicte thy mynde to the studye and learnynge of some serious and lawdable science or knowledge whiche maye eyther presently be a lanterne to thy lyfe and behauiour or nowe and hereafter profitable to the mayntenance and lawfull honeste augmentation of thy lyuynge and substaunce lettynge no daye escape withoute dooyng somme beneficiall exercyse that at the visitation of syckenesse or age thou bee not oppressed with myserye and indigence for the lacke of humayne necessaries whyche wyll then ouerwhealme thee with intollerable calamities ¶ Thus endeth these fyue preceptes of vertuous and honest lyfe wourthye to bee marked and folowed ❧ Perused and allovved according to the Quenes maiesties iniunctions Henry Sutton dwellyng in Pater noster row at the signe of the blacke Boy The .8 day of Ianuary Anno. M.D.LXI