Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	eternal_a	life_n	work_n	4,896	5	5.7141	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62579	The remaining discourses, on the attributes of God Viz. his Goodness. His mercy. His patience. His long-suffering. His power. His spirituality. His immensity. His eternity. His incomprehensibleness. God the first cause, and last end. By the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. Being the seventh volume; published from the originals, by Ralph Barker, D.D. chaplain to his Grace.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.; Barker, Ralph, 1648-1708, publisher.	1700 (1700)	Wing T1216; ESTC R222200	153,719	440

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brute_n creature_n those_o suffering_n which_o nature_n inflict_v upon_o they_o be_v very_o few_o the_o great_a they_o meet_v withal_o be_v from_o man_n or_o upon_o their_o account_n for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v chief_o make_v and_o to_o who_o reasonable_a use_n and_o gentle_a dominion_n they_o be_v consign_v it_o be_v necessary_a from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o these_o creature_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v passive_a and_o liable_a to_o pain_n and_o yet_o it_o do_v in_o no_o wise_n contradict_v either_o the_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o make_v such_o creature_n because_o all_o these_o pain_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n full_o recompense_v by_o the_o pleasure_n these_o creature_n find_v in_o life_n and_o that_o they_o have_v such_o a_o pleasure_n and_o happiness_n in_o life_n be_v evident_a in_o that_o all_o creature_n notwithstanding_o the_o misery_n they_o endure_v be_v still_o fond_a of_o life_n and_o unwilling_a to_o part_v with_o it_o no_o creature_n but_o man_n who_o only_o have_v pervert_v his_o nature_n ever_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o itself_o and_o since_o all_o brute_n creature_n be_v so_o loath_a to_o go_v out_o of_o be_v we_o may_v probable_o conclude_v that_o if_o they_o can_v deliberate_v whether_o they_o will_v be_v or_o not_o they_o will_v choose_v to_o come_v into_o be_v even_o upon_o these_o hard_a condition_n but_o however_o that_o be_v this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o they_o suffer_v chief_o from_o we_o and_o upon_o our_o account_n we_o who_o be_v their_o natural_a lord_n have_v deprave_v ourselves_o first_o be_v become_v cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a to_o they_o nay_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o suffer_v for_o our_o sake_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o be_v in_o bondage_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o this_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a that_o be_v make_v principal_o for_o man_n they_o shall_v suffer_v upon_o his_o account_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o good_n and_o estate_n not_o as_o a_o punishment_n to_o they_o which_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o punishment_n they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o but_o as_o a_o punishment_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o they_o they_o be_v by_o this_o mean_n become_v more_o weak_a and_o frail_a and_o less_o useful_a and_o serviceable_a to_o he_o for_o who_o they_o be_v make_v so_o that_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o creature_n below_o we_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o be_v charge_v up-us_a under_o who_o dominion_n god_n have_v put_v they_o 2_o dly_z as_o for_o the_o affliction_n and_o suffering_n which_o befall_v man_n these_o be_v not_o natural_a and_o of_o god_n make_v but_o the_o result_n and_o fruit_n of_o our_o own_o do_n the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o the_o ill_a use_n of_o our_o own_o liberty_n and_o free_a choice_n and_o god_n do_v not_o willing_o send_v they_o upon_o we_o but_o we_o wilful_o pull_v they_o down_o upon_o ourselves_o for_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n as_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o lam._n 3.33_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n chap._n 1.12_o 13._o god_n make_v not_o death_n neither_o have_v he_o pleasure_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o live_n but_o man_n pull_v destruction_n upon_o themselves_o with_o the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n all_o the_o evil_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v either_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n as_o poverty_n and_o disgrace_n pain_n disease_n and_o death_n which_o be_v sometime_o more_o immediate_o inflict_v upon_o man_n by_o a_o visible_a providence_n and_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o be_v usual_o bring_v upon_o we_o by_o ourselves_o in_o the_o natural_a course_n and_o order_n of_o thing_n or_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n bring_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n by_o the_o malice_n and_o cruelty_n of_o other_o and_o these_o evil_n though_o they_o be_v procure_v and_o cause_v by_o 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