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	hell_n	sin_n	6,361	5	4.7591	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96767	Salt upon salt: made out of certain ingenious verses upon the late storm and the death of His Highness ensuing. By which contemplative object, occasion is taken, to offer to consideration the probable neer approaching of greater storms, and more sad consequences. / By Geo. Wither, Esquire.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1658 (1658)	Wing W3188; Thomason E1827_2; ESTC R204101	33,469	72

plac'd him in a higher Sphere of Glory VVe gave him Attributes vvhich unto none Belongs but to the Deitie alone And towards him our selves oft so behaved As if by him alone we could be saved VVhich peradventure did provoke GOD's vvrath To do to Him and Us as done He hath GOD's dealing therefore let us duly vveigh To do him all the honour that we may For no respect of Persons Love or Fear Should from that Duty flatter or deter To that intent it will have some Relation To know and heed that his last Visitation By Sickness did that Day on him appear VVhich made the time compleatly just a Year Since he solemnized a Publick Fast To pacifie GOD's Wrath for Failings Past As also for removing from our Clime Such Sicknesses as raged at that time And that some Cautions for that day prepar'd VVere in their Season unto him prefer'd To minde him vvhat small good could be expected From Formal-Fasts vvhere Justice was neglected And what at last would follow thereupon If Works of Mercy were still left undone At that time such Pre-Cautions tendred vvere As if need be hereafter you shall hear For GOD to offer them did me incline And to his hands they were prefer'd by mine But whether he perused them or no Since they presented were I neither know Nor vvhat Effect they had if that be none VVhich at the years end did ensue thereon We should consider too how on that day Just that day twelve-month he was took away Wherein he kept a Formal Celebration Of Thankfulness for publike preservation That very day of his chief Triumphs turning Into a sad and Fatal day of mourning How that day whereon if Fame hath not lide He purpos'd to be crowned King he dide Leaving an Image with a waxen Face To be instal'd and crowned in his place Which as since we defac'd Crowns 't was the first That wore one I desire may be the worst Who shall from this time forward live to bear A Soveraign Scepter or a Crown to wear If we consider duly as we ought These things with such like as to serious thought Are thereby tendred more from thence there might Inferred be then I think fit to write Or should I tell vvhat vvas prepar'd likewise To make compleat his Formal Sacrifize Last mentioned and what effects it had Some wholsome uses might thereof be made Which must deferred be because my Reason Perswades me that they are not yet in season I know a Flatt'rer feared not to say That was the third time his Victorious day By conqu'ring Death But wisemen do contemn That Gloss because that day Death conquer'd him And do believe and know that none but he Who dide for our Redemption on a Tree And rais'd himself to breathe immortal breath Ought to be stil'd the Conqueror of Death He onely vvho above the Heav'ns doth dwell And conquered vvith Death both Sin and Hell Deserves that Attribute and they vvho dare To others give the same Blasphemers are Except in that sense which makes all who die In him partakers of his Victorie He had his share of Honour and not little His Portion was Let not his Masters Title Ascribed be to him For they who hear it And are his Servants cannot will not bear it Nor be affraid to speak vvhat may encrease GOD's honour vvhose soe're it maketh less GOD call'd him hence that day to make us heed That he in all his Actings doth proceed By Number Weight and Measure both to places And Times referring them in many cases To make observable his Visitations As also to raise up our contemplations To that vvhich he Designs yea he advances Their executions oft with Circumstances Not common that by fearching we may finde His meaning and conform unto his minde I know he vvas upon that day advis'd To somewhat vvhich he should not have despis'd Whereto he gave small heed or none at all Till vvhat vvas justly feared did befal And vvho knows vvhat beside that vvwas neglected VVhat vvas pretended then vvhat since projected Or vvhat mise-prosecuted or mis-done Which might provoke the great Almighty-one To call him on that very day from hence VVhich vvas the day of his magnificence And lay the Scepter level with the spade Oh! make thereof such use as should be made For knowing vvhat I know relates thereto I cannot unobserved let it go We know that Death vvhich is the hire of Sin On that day always payable hath bin In vvhich 't is acted though GOD by reprieve Defers it oft or vvholly doth forgive We know there are some sins for vvhich ev'n they VVho are GOD'S chosen ones are took away From those Enjoyments vvhich they might have had Until a Forfeiture of them is made Moses for speaking rashly was denyed The promis'd Land and in that Desart dyed Where others fell and thus it doth befal To many of GOD's Saints if not to all We either know or vve should know likewise That for our National impieties As vvell as for their own sins Princes may In wrath be given or be took away The Holy-Ghost hath said that when to lies The King gives ear and such are Flatteries The people there are wicked And our sin The Cause in chief hath peradventure bin VVhich from his first Intentions him declin'd To that vvhich vvas not for our weal design'd Nor for his honour yea our selves vve may Most justly blame if he forsook the way VVherein he by the Publike-Card should steer For some of us thereto his Tempters were And by our servile Flatt'ries both made voyd His first Resolves and our own Hopes destroy'd As therefore when GOD gave the Jews a King He then did by a dreadful Thundering And by a great Rain in their Harvest time Declare that they had much displeased him So peradventure that Storm which did roar So universally four days before He took hence our Protector was intended To signifie that he is much offended With all this Land ev'n from him that 's on high Enthron'd to him who in the street doth lie For not alone high Palaces it rock'd But also very dreadfully it knock'd At ev'ry door and made a signal spoile In ev'ry Shire and Province of this Isle Oh! let us therefore search out his intent For when he speaks loud there is somewhat meant Deserving more then ordinary heed Whereon if sleighted mischief will succeed He seldom putteth forth a dreadful Voyce Save unto those whom nothing moves but Noyse And if that wakes them not nor makes them fear him The next time they shall feel him ere they hear him Let not a vain respect to Worms and Dust Make us to GOD and to our selves unjust For what he acts and how he doth proceed We ought in ev'ry Circumstance to heed Whomever it concerns and nothing hide Whereby he may be duly glorifide Or men reform'd Then let us since we may Be dead to morrow hear his Voyce to day We have had many days wherein he hath Shewn Mercy and