Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	good_a	let_v	4,185	5	4.2812	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52918	Vox clamantis, or, A cry to Protestant dissenters calling them from some unwarrantable ways, with which they are vulgarly, and perhaps too truly charged, viz. from all unnecessary medling in matters of state, from too deep engagement of themselves in this present world, and too great conformity to it : from thinking too highly of themselves for their separation-sake only : from fanaticism, properly so called, in their prayers, sermons, books, &c. : and seriously exhorting them to the minding of the great concerns of heaven, to fruitfulness in well-doing, to sobriety, and the use of reason in all religious matters / by N.N. a Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England, as far as that church dissents from Christian liberty, to holiness and charity, and no further.	N. N., Protestant and declared dissenter from the Church of England.	1683 (1683)	Wing N63; ESTC R5934	64,696	84

except ye speak on the prevailing side which if you can't do it is best most prudent and safest not to speak at all others may do it better than you and you should be the last if at all concerned in those matters especially as you are private men and Christians not called to any place of Councel or advice in these matters And if it be not scarce at any time safe and seldom Christian and right to meddle in publick affairs in a way of opposition how ill then and unjustifiable are they that make such things the matter of or at least bring them into their Prayers Sermons c. and by that means both sin against God their Neighbours their Rulers and expose themselves and all that are reckoned of the Dissenting Party to hatred if not to destruction Secondly Further consider that as the Kingdom of Christ is not of this World so neither are you that are his subjects to be much concerned about it nor to reckon or account of any great matter for your selves in it The Saints of God of old did as we are now commanded to do and have greater reason for it than they viz. To be as strangers and pilgrims in this present World And to pass the time of our sojourning here in fear We have work enough to do and time little enough to do it in to work out our salvation to discharge the work and duty we have to do as men and Christians in our Places Standings and Relations to give a good account to God of our coming in and continuing for a while in this World to mind the great design and purpose of Christ and his coming into the World which all that would be accounted his Servants and Subjects in his Kingdom are bound to mind i. e. How to save our selves and others and by all good example and otherwise to draw men from off their sins unto God unto righteousness and holy living that they may escape the condemnation that is hasting apace against all sinners unrepentant and to endeavour this way to encrease the number of Christs subjects and followers this blessed design will find us and you all work enough I wonder much that among all your talking about News and Stories Matters and Affairs that are working that you do not mind those things more and why they are not the subject matter of your Discourse as often as you can that all may see to whom you do belong and according to whose Spirit and Principle you are led and may see that indeed you have been with Jesus and learned somewhat of his Spirit I know no concerns we have to busy our selves meerly as Christians and meddle in matters of State-affairs now more than the Christians of old had that lived under the Heathen Emperors or they who now live under other Princes that are of a different Religion the Ancient Christians were right glad if they could be but quiet in their Religion and Profession being in that Dissenters from the State they lived in and could they enjoy peace and liberty this way they seemed to be pleased well enough For indeed surely the Christian Religion was never much favoured where it was professed in the purity simplicity and excellent liberty of it nor for ought we can know ever will be by the power and greatness of this World and when ever they have gone about to help it by the addition of their Power and Authority and with the assistance of State Interest and Policy it hath scarce ever or seldom thrived or been encreased thereby We know and 't is upon record how excellently this holy Religion and Profession of Christ Jesus did thrive and grow when the greatness and powers of this World yea of all the World were against it when it stood upon its own Legs went forth conquering and to conquer in its own power and having no carnal but spiritual weapons to assist it and fight for it even such as it had in it self and in its own nature The Divine power secretly but most effectually wrought in it Oh! the excellency of the Divine Power of this excellent Religion called Christian if it were left to its self and to the conduct of the great Author of it by his Spirit that is promised to attend it both in its progress in the World and in the hearts of men Since the Powers of this World would needs extend their favours to it and exert their force in behalf of it and not letting it proceed upon its own Principles but adding to it the Interest and Policy of State Oh! how feeble is it grown it can make no such progress in the World as it did but hath lost much ground of what it had as is plain in many and especially in the Eastern Parts of the World and elsewhere So my Christian Friends and Brethren should it be as to your way or profession if it be of God and of the same Spirit with the Doctrine of Christ to which it pretends it will be enough to live of it self without any dependance on the State where you live and make profession of it and it would encrease and enlarge too if men lived up to it and managed it according to that Spirit of holiness and heavenly vertue that it teaches so that you need not concern your selves lest you should lose your Liberty your Religion your Posterity be over-run with Popery and Tyranny and great fears in this kind are sometimes more than there is cause for How many have sadly and foolishly troubled themselves lived in fear of Popery Plots Massacres all their days spoiled their own peace and have died a thousand deaths before they needed It is sufficient to die once and not to live in a constant fear of it which is worse than death In a word If you and all such had minded their own business been earnest to work out their salvations had let their light shine before men in all peace and patience goodness and beneficialness to all doing all good and bearing all evil ye would have found that your own and the publick good and welfare had been better provided for and you had done more to promote the Kingdom and Glory of Christ in the World and better secured the peace liberty and quiet both of your selves and posterity than now by all your strivings motions and concerns in State Affairs and matters relating thereunto This is the wisdom that is from above that is first pure then peaceable that by patient continuing in well doing obtains all good overcomes all evil secures the main of all unto us both in this World and in the World to come Godliness hath the promise of both To which the Lord Jesus conduct us all in safety granting to us to walk in this way unto happiness and in no other to think to find it O Lord let thy Kingdom thus come c. Fourthly Whereas it is confidently pleaded that you have a right and Birthright to all