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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	die_v	live_v	5,530	5	5.7934	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05969	A golden chain of four links to draw poor souls to their desired habitation or, The four last things briefly discoursed of, viz. Death, which is most certain, judgment, which is most strict, hell, which is most dismal; heaven, which is most delightfull. To which is added wholsome instructions both to young and old, in order to prepare themselves for their latter end, and avoid all sinful allurements, which usually obstructs that great and necessary work of salvation. With some necessary directions to die well, in order to avoid hell, and obtain heaven. / By Mr. J. Stevens.	Stevens, Joseph, fl. 1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5497B; ESTC R184642	10,619	16

A Golden Chain OF FOVR LINKS To draw poor Souls to their desired Habitation Or The Four last Things Briefly discoursed of viz. Death which is most Certain Judgement which is most Strict Hell which is most Dismal Heaven which is most Delightfull To which is added Wholsome Instructions both to Young and Old in order to prepare themselves for their Latter End and Avoid all sinful Allurements which usually obstructs that great and necessary Work of Salvation With some Necessary Directions to Die well in order to avoid Hell and obtain Heaven By Mr. Jos Stevens EDINBURGH Printed and Sold by James Watson in Craig's Closs on the North side of the Cross 1700. COnsidering that this Ungratful Age abounds with so much Infidelity Impiety Unbelief as to make some so obstinate as to affirm That the Spirit of Man vanisheth with his breath and that Death is only the end of this Life and not the beginning of another I thought it highly necessary as well as Proper and Convenient in order to awaken the hardened and drowsie Consciences of such to give some lively though brief touches upon the Four last things viz. Death which is most certain Judgment which is most strict Hell which is most dismal Heaven which is most delightfull All which I shall particularly and briefly instance I. Of Death Psalm 89.4 What Man is he that liveth and shall not see Death OUt of the Dust was Man formed and unto the Dust shall Man return It is appointed for all Men once to die Heb. 9.27 Death to the Wicked is the end of all Comfort and the beginning of all Misery but Death to the Godly is a happy discharge freedom from Sin Sorrow and the only inlet to Peace and Happiness the Saints Enjoyments shall be incomparable when the Sinners Torments shall be intolerable when a Sinner dies he carries his bad with him leaves his good behind him But when a Believer dies he leaves all his bad behind him carries his good with him The Sinner goes from Good to Evil the Believer from Evil to Good When a Saint leaves the World his Flesh turns to Dust his Spirit returns to rest When a Sinner leaves the World his Body goes to Worms to be consumed and his Soul to Flames to be tormented When you come into the World you do but live to die again when you go out of the World you do but die to live again He that lives well cannot die ill He that lives without fear shall certainly die wthout hope He that hath no grace in his Life can have no true peace in his Death This King of Terrors Death levelleth the highest Mountains with the lowest Valies the Robes of Princes the Rags of Beggars are both laid up alike in the wardrobe of the Grave which is a bed to rest in but not a Shop to trade in therefore go to your beds as you were going to your Graves and so close your Eyes in one World as you would open them in another remember that God can as easily turn you into Dust as he took you thence to Day is your living day tomorrow may be your dying one In short the Meditation of Death is the only Motive in order for a Preparation thereunto Therefore Christian Soul whosoever thou art consider the shortness of thy Life how uncertain Death is he may come this Hour before the next Thou art not sure when thou goest to bed at Night to take thy rest whether thou shalt ever awake again though never so well if so be thou awake in the Morning whether thou shalt live till Night for Death is the great Messenger of Mortality his coming is certain but when is uncertain There is no resisting of his mighty Power when he comes He sweeps all before him both Rich and poor Old and Young it 's all one to him for when their Glass is run they must stay no longer here but to change this Life for a better or worse according as thou hast spent thy time here whether in doing Good or doing Evil. Therefore dear Soul put not off thy Repentance until another Day for thou art not sure to see an end of this Provide therefore that thy Bed may rather find thee fitted for God than fit thee so order thy Estate and thy Soul in thy Health that when Death comes thou mayst have nothing to do but to die Let not thy Thoughts be how thou shalt live here but how thou shalt live hereafter mind not the vain pleasures of this World which is but momentary but rather pray to God for his Grace without which you can do nothing that you may endure all Hard ships and Crosses here with patience and Comfort and that you may do all the Good that in you lies to the Advancement of his Glory and your Eternal Welfare II Of Judgment MEditate upon Judgment which is most strict We must all appear before the Judgment-Seat of Christ they who have been graceless in their Days will be speechless in this Day they who would not come before his Mercy-Seat shall be forced to come before his Judgment-Seat those that would not believe his promises shall tremble at his Threatnings and indeed it must be very Amazing to see the Earth flaming the Heavens melting the Stars falling the Graves opening the Judgment hastening the Sun and Moon declining and Christ and his Angels coming He that comes to raise the Dead comes also to judge the Dead Oh! this great Day to great Sinners will be a terrible ghastly day when they shall behold Christ coming in the Clouds having the person of a Man but the power of God being crowned with Dignity and guarded with Angels enraged with Anger and enabled with power to bring forth both High and Low Rich and Poor to his Bar where he will judge them not by the whiteness of their Countenance but by the Blackness of their Consciences and though he was guarded to the Cross with a Band of Soldiers yet here he is guarded with a glorious Train of Angels You that make no account of his coming what account will you make at his coming therefore for the Lord's sake meditate upon Judgment for it is the only means to make you Judgment proof O Christian seriously consider this and repent of your Sins before it is too late and break those Bands assunder that leads to utter Destruction for there 's no Repentance after Death for after Death comes Judgment O ye Drunkards Swearers Lyars Whoremongers Covetous and Oppressors of the Poor you that do despite to the Spirit of Grace will not hearken to the many loving Calls invitations of Almighty God by his Spirit Ministry take notice that this Day of God's Wrath will be a Day of Terrors to you which will make your Hearts sink within you your Countenance to change your Joints to be loosed when the Terrors of the Almighty at this time shall