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A19491 A defiance to death Wherein, besides sundry heauenly instructions for a godly life, we haue strong and notable comforts to vphold vs in death. By Mr. William Covvper, minister of Gods Word. Cowper, William, 1568-1619. 1610 (1610) STC 5917; ESTC S120025 84,536 398

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ministry_n of_o grace_n god_n have_v reserve_v it_o to_o himself_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n by_o which_o he_o give_v grace_n he_o have_v concredit_v to_o man_n moses_n give_v the_o law_n but_o grace_n come_v by_o christ_n john_n baptise_v with_o water_n jesus_n baptise_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n paul_n may_v plant_v and_o apollo_n water_n but_o god_n must_v give_v the_o increase_n yet_o be_v it_o much_o that_o it_o plese_n god_n to_o give_v his_o grace_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o love_v the_o one_o we_o must_v not_o mislike_v the_o other_o that_o same_o holy_a spirit_n who_o command_v philip_n to_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o eunuch_n chariot_n 8.27_o to_o teach_v he_o may_v by_o himself_o have_v teach_v the_o eunuch_n but_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o the_o minstery_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o lord_n may_v have_v cause_v the_o angel_n who_o he_o send_v to_o cornelius_n to_o have_v teach_v he_o 10.1_o but_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o peter_n and_o notable_a be_v it_o that_o while_n peter_n be_v preach_v the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v upon_o cornelius_n and_o his_o friend_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o god_n who_o give_v the_o grace_n give_v it_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n 10.13.14_o god_n have_v link_v in_o one_o chain_n all_o the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n and_o man_n shall_v not_o press_v to_o sunder_v they_o they_o who_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v but_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o on_o who_o they_o believe_v not_o how_o shall_v they_o believe_v but_o by_o hear_v how_o shall_v they_o hear_v but_o by_o preach_v and_o how_o shall_v man_n preach_v
must_v look_v to_o other_o of_o the_o father_n who_o d●ed_v the_o common_a course_n of_o death_n gen._n 27.1_o gen._n 49.33_o the_o godly_a also_o alive_a at_o christ_n come_n shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v but_o we_o have_v no_o warrant_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v of_o that_o number_n for_o before_o chri●ts_n come_v the_o i●wes_n must_v be_v recall_v rom._n 11.24_o it_o be_v out_o of_o all_o doubt_n our_o body_n must_v be_v dissolve_v by_o death_n heb._n 13.14_o all_o fortification_n against_o death_n be_v in_o vain_a deu._n 28._o 28._o as_o adam_n be_v the_o first_o live_v man_n so_o the_o first_o that_o die_v by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n but_o now_o so_o many_o have_v go_v through_o death_n before_o we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o we_o to_o scare_v at_o it_o seneca_n by_o the_o earthly_a house_n our_o body_n here_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v for_o two_o cause_n be_v our_o body_n call_v a_o house_n i_o for_o the_o c●mly_a and_o orderly_a workmanship_n thereof_o other_o creature_n be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o to_o the_o make_n of_o man_n god_n put_v too_o his_o hand_n also_o and_o consultation_n among_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n go_v before_o basil_n hexam_n h●m_fw-la 10._o tortul_n de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr car_fw-fr this_o preparation_n before_o show_n that_o some_o great_a th●ng_n be_v to_o follow_v as_o it_o do_v indeed_o aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 10._o cap._n 12._o man_n a_o excellent_a workmanship_n even_o i●_n respect_n of_o his_o body_n gregor_n m●ral_a l._n 32._o sect_n 13._o bernard_n a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o excellent_a workmanship_n of_o man_n body_n as_o it_o be_v give_v by_o solomon_n psal._n 139._o man_n even_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o body_n be_v a_o world_n of_o wonder_n eccles._n 12._o we_o shall_v not_o d●shonour_v the_o body_n which_o god_n have_v honouredso_o high_o 2_o the_o body_n be_v call_v a_o house_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o soul_n dwell_v in_o it_o man_n for_o his_o two_o 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ambros._n hexam_n l._n 6._o cap._n 6._o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n over_o man_n be_v more_o th●n_n that_o which_o the_o potter_n have_v over_o his_o clay_n 1._o cor._n 10.22_o therefore_o woe_n to_o he_o who_o live_v in_o enmity_n with_o god_n act._n 12_o 20._o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o original_n do_v le●rne_v we_o humility_n they_o who_o will_v not_o learn_v it_o by_o their_o original_n ●et_v they_o look_v to_o their_o end_n and_o they_o shall_v see_v no_o cause_n of_o pride_n gen._n 23.4_o greg._n moral_a l._n 16._o sect_n 105_o neither_o be_v there_o strength_n nor_o beauty_n nor_o stature_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v delight_v in_o esa._n 40.6_o the_o body_n like_o a_o wall_n of_o clay_n plaster_a over_o and_o paint_v with_o colour_n esa._n 14.11.19_o remembrance_n of_o that_o which_o we_o have_v be_v shall_v keep_v we_o from_o wax_a proud_a for_o that_o which_o we_o ar●_n second_o the_o b●dy_n be_v call_v a_o earthly_a house_n because_o it_o be_v upholden_v by_o 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55._o it_o be_v answer_v that_o this_o ●nion_n of_o their_o ●oule_n and_o body_n be_v for_o their_o great_a punishment_n aug._n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 13._o c._n 13_o a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o death_n of_o the_o christian_a and_o the_o wicked_a the_o christian_a shall_v never_o die_v that_o death_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o wicked_a can_v free_v themselves_o of_o that_o death_n which_o they_o inflict_v on_o the_o godly_a ●_o beside_o that_o a_o worse_a abide_v they_o by_o death_n we_o get_v deliverance_n from_o our_o present_a evil_n aug._n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 9_o cap._n 10._o what_o a_o great_a benefit_n it_o be_v that_o our_o body_n be_v mortal_a by_o death_n we_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n to_o enjoy_v our_o great_a good_a aug._n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 9_o c._n 20._o athanas_n in_o q●estionibus_fw-la quaest_n 18._o many_o look_n to_o the_o dissolution_n but_o not_o to_o the_o coniuction_n make_v by_o death_n and_o therefore_o be_v afraid_a at_o it_o two_o thing_n remove_v which_o make_v death_n fearful_a 1_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n after_o death_n ambr._n de_fw-mi bono_fw-mi mortis_fw-la c._n 8_o but_o indeed_o death_n be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o thatwhich_v come_v after_o it_o 2_o a_o apprehension_n that_o death_n destroy_v man_n ambros._n ibid._n death_n itself_o be_v not_o terrible_a but_o the_o opinion_n of_o death_n nazian_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr funere_fw-la patris_fw-la greg._n moral_a l._n 4._o sect_n 47._o death_n shall_v not_o be_v look_v upon_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o the_o mirror_n of_o the_o gospel_n comfortable_a phrase_n by_o which_o death_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n gen._n 25.8_o deu_fw-la 31.16_o psal._n 16.9_o luke_n 2._o pet._n 1.14_o s._n paul_n express_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o death_n by_o thr●e_a similitude_n 1._o he_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o change_n of_o a_o garment_n to_o the_o sow_v of_o seed_n in_o the_o earth_n tha●_n it_o may_v grow_v again_o 1._o cor._n 15._o 3_o to_o a_o flit_a from_o one_o house_n to_o another_o albeit_o death_n be_v certain_a yet_o the_o time_n place_n and_o kind_a thereo●_n be_v uncertain_a many_o dream_n of_o more_o day_n they_o they_o have_v &_o be_v far_o deceive_v at_o the_o length_n aug._n ber._n de_fw-fr fallatia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la praesentis_fw-la time_n of_o our_o death_n leave_v uncertain_a to_o make_v we_o the_o more_o vigilant_a gregor_n the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v but_o a_o life_n that_o turn_v upon_o seven_o day_n and_o in_o one_o of_o they_o man_n must_v die_v therefore_o sh●ld_v he_o take_v heed_n to_o they_o all_o the_o place_n of_o death_n uncertain_a we_o can_v come_v to_o no_o place_n in_o the_o which_o some_o have_v not_o die_v before_o us._n bernard_n the_o kind_n of_o death_n be_v also_o uncertain_a that_o for_o all_o death_n we_o may_v be_v prepare_v we_o come_v all_o into_o the_o world_n by_o one_o way_n but_o we_o go_v out_o of_o it_o by_o many_o we_o shall_v not_o much_o care_n for_o the_o kind_n of_o death_n but_o for_o the_o way_n we_o go_v after_o death_n aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 11._o man_n shall_v not_o be_v violent_a actor_n of_o their_o own_o death_n but_o patient_a sufferer_n gen._n 9_o 2._o mac_n 14._o a_o self_n murderer_n never_o allow_v but_o condemn_v in_o holy_a scripture_n the_o second_o par●_n o●●he_v verse_n contain_v the_o vantage_n we_o ●ave_n by_o death_n the_o comfort_n give_v here_o against_o death_n concern_v the_o soul_n only_o comfort_n concern_v the_o loss_n of_o our_o body_n by_o death_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v ●n_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o lord_n will_v no●_n forsake_v that_o body_n whi●h_o be_v