Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03519	Certayne sermons, or homelies appoynted by the kynges Maiestie, to be declared and redde, by all persones, vicars, or curates, euery Sondaye in their churches, where they haue cure. Anno 1547.; Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches. Book 1.	Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.; Church of England.	1547 (1547)	STC 13640; ESTC S110029	106,479	184

stricken with a foule leprosy Other wer stinged to death with wonderful straunge firy serpentes Other wer sore plagued so that ther was killed in one day the numbre of fourtene thousand and seuen hundred for rebellion agaynst them whoÌ„ God had appoynted to be in aucthoritie Absalon also rebelling against his father king Dauid was punished with a straunge and notable death And lette no man thynke that he can escape vnpunished that coÌ„mitteth treason conspiracy or rebellion agaynste his souereigne Lorde the Kynge though he commit thesame neuer so secretly either in thought woorde or dede neuer so priuely in hys priuie chambre by hymselfe or openly communicatyng and consultyng with other For treason will not be hid treason will out at the length God will haue that moste detestable vice bothe opened and punished for that it is so directly against hys ordinaunce and agaynste hys hygh principall iudge and anoynted in yearth The violence and iniury that is committed against aucthoritie is coÌ„mitted agaynste God the common weale and the whole realme whiche God wyll haue knowen and condignely punished one way or other For it is notably wrytten of the Wiseman in Scripture in the boke called Ecclesiastes wishe the Kyng no euyll in thy thought or speake no hurt of hym in thy priuy chaÌ„bre for a byrde of the aire shall betraye thy voyce and with her fethers shall she bewraye thy wordes These lessons exaÌ„ples are writeÌ„ for our learnyng Let vs al therfore feare the moste detestable vice of rebellioÌ„ euer knowyng and remembring that he that resisteth commoÌ„ aucthoritie resisteth God and his ordinaunce as it may be proued by many other mo places of holy Scripture And here let vs take hede that we vnderstaÌ„d not these or suche other like places whiche so streightly commaunde obedience to superiors and so streightly punisheth rebellion and disobedience to thesame to be meant in any coÌ„dicioÌ„ of the pretensed power of the bishop of Rome For truely the scripture of God alloweth no suche vsurped power full of enormities abusions blasphemies But the true meanyng of these and suche places be to extol and set furthe Gods true ordinaunce and y e aucthoritie of Gods anointed kynges and of their officers appoynted vnder them And concernyng the vsurped power of the bishop of Rome which he most wrongfully chalengeth as the successor of Christe Peter we maye easely perceiue how false feined and forged it is not onely in that it hath no sufficient grounde in holy scripture out also by the fruites and doctrine therof For our sauior Christ s. Peter teacheth most earnestly and agreably obedience to kynges as to the chief supreme rulers in this world next vnder God but the bishop of Rome teacheth immunities priuiledges exempcioÌ„s and disobedience moste clearly agaynst Christes doctrine and s. Peters He ought therefore rather to be called Antichriste the succcssor of the Scribes Phariseis then Christes vicar or s. Peters successor seyng that not only in this poynt but also in other weightie matters of Christian religioÌ„ in matters of remission of synnes of saluacion he teacheth so directly agaynst both s. Peter against our sauior Christe Who not onely taught obedieÌ„ce to kynges but also practised obedience in their coÌ„uersacioÌ„ liuyng For we rede that they both paied tribute to the kyng And also we rede that the holye virgyn Mary mother to our sauior Christ and Ioseph who was taken for his father at the emperors coÌ„maundemente went to the citie of Dauid named Bethleem to be taxed emoÌ„g other to declare their obedience to the magistrates for Gods ordinaunces sake And here let vs not forget y e blessed virgin Maries obedience for although she was highly in Gods fauor and Christes naturall mother was also great with chylde that same time so nigh her trauaile that she was deliuered in her iourney yet she gladly without any excuse or grudgyng for coÌ„science sake did take that cold foule winter iourney beyng in the meane ceason so poore that she lay in the stable and there she was deliuered of Christ. And according to thesame lo how s. Peter agreeth writing by expresse wordes in his first Epistle submit your selfes saieth he vnto kinges as vnto the chief heddes or vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punishment of euill doers for laude of theÌ„ that do well for so is the wil of God I â—ede not to expouÌ„d these wordes they be so plain of theÌ„selfes S. Peter doth not say submit your selfes vnto me as supreme hed of the Churche neither he saith submit your selfes froÌ„ time to time to my successors in Rome but he saith submit your sels vnto your kyng your supreme head and vnto those that he appoynteth in aucthoritie vnder hym For that ye shal so shew your obedience it is the wil of God God will that you be in subiection to your hed and king That is Gods ordinaunce Gods coÌ„maundement Gods holy will that the whole body of euery realme and al the membres partes of thesame shalbe subiect to their hed their kynge and that as S. Peter writeth for the Lordes sake and as S. Paule writeth for conscieÌ„ce sake and not for feare onely Thus we learne by the worde of God to yeld to oure kyng that is dewe to oure kyng that is honor obedience paimentes of dewe taxes customes tributes subsidies loue and feare Thus we knowe partly our bounden dueties to commoÌ„ aucthoritie nowe let vs learne to accomplishe thesame And let vs moste instauntly and hartely praye to God the onely aucthor of all aucthoritie for all them that be in aucthoritie according as S. Paule willeth writyng thus to Timothe in his first Epistle I exhort therfore that aboue all thynges prayers supplicacions intercessions and geuing of thankes be doen for all men for kynges and for all that bee in aucthoritie that we maye liue a quiete and a peaceable life with al godlines and honestie for that is good and accepted in the sight of God our sauior Here s. Paule maketh an earnest and an especiall exhortacion concernyng geuyng of thankes and praier for kynges and rulers saiyng aboue al thynges as he might say in any wise principally chiefly let prayer be made for kynges Let vs hartely thaÌ„ke God for his greate and excellent benefite and prouideÌ„ce coÌ„cernyng the state of kynges Let vs pray for theÌ„ that they may haue Gods fauor and Gods proteccion Let vs pray that they may euer in al thinges haue God before their eyes Let vs pray that they may haue wisedom strength iustice clemeÌ„cie zeale to Gods glory to Gods veritie to christian soules and to the common wealth Let vs praye that they maye rightly vse their swourde and aucthoritie for the maintenaunce defence of the catholique faith conteined in holy scripture and of their good and honest subiectes and for the feare and punishement of

onely aucthor and prouider of thys forenamed state and ordre as it is written of God in the boke of the prouerbes through me kynges do reigne through me counsailors make iust lawes through me doo princes beare rule and all iudges of the yearth execute iudgement I am louyng to them that loue me Here let vs marke wel remembre that the high power aucthoritie of kynges with theyr makyng of lawes iudgemeÌ„tes officers are the ordinaunces not of man but of God therfore is this word through me so many tymes repeted Here is also well to be coÌ„sidered and remembred that this good ordre is appoynted of Gods wisedom fauor loue specially for them that loue god therfore he saith I loue them y t loue me Also in the boke of wisedom we may euidently learne that a kynges power aucthoritie strength is a greate benefite of God geuen of his great mercy to the comfort of our greate misery For thus wee rede there spoken to kynges Heare o ye kynges vnderstand learne ye y t be iudges of thendes of the yearth geue eare ye that rule the multitudes for y e power is geuen you of y e lord and the strength froÌ„ the highest Let vs learne also here by the infallible word of God that kinges and other supreme higher officers are ordeined of god who is most highest therfore they are here diligeÌ„tely taught to apply theÌ„selfes to knowledge wisedom necessary for the orderynge of Gods people to their gouernauÌ„ce committed And they be here also taught by almighty God that thei should reknowledge themselfes to haue al their power strength not froÌ„ Rome but immediatly of god most highest We rede in the boke of Deuteronomy y t al punishemeÌ„t perteineth to God by this senteÌ„ce vengeauÌ„ce is mine and I will reward But this sentence we must vnderstaÌ„d to pertein also vnto y e magistrates which do exercise Gods roume in iudgement punishing by good godly lawes here in yearth And the places of scripture whiche seme to remoue from emong al christian men iudgement punishment or kyllyng ought to be vnderstand that no maÌ„ of his awne priuate aucthoritie may be iudge ouer other may punish or may kil But we must refer al iudgemeÌ„t to god to kynges rulers iudges vnder theÌ„ which be gods officers to execute iustice by plain wordes of scripture haue their aucthoritie vse of y e swourd grauÌ„ted froÌ„ god as we are taught by S. Paule the dere elect Apostle of our sauior Christ whoÌ„ we ought diligeÌ„tly to obeye euen as we would obey our sauior Christ yf he wer present Thus. S. Paule writeth to the Roma Let euery soule submit hymself vnto the aucthoritie of the higher powers for there is no power but of God the powers that be be ordeined of God whosoeuer therfore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinaunce of God but they that resist shal receiue to theÌ„selfes dampnacion for rulers are not fearful to theÌ„ that do good but to theÌ„ that do euill Wilt thou be without feare of the power Do well then so shalt thou be praysed of the same for he is the minister of God for thy wealthe But if thou do that whiche is euill then feare for he beareth not the swourde for naught for he is the minister of God to make vengeaunce on hym that doth euill Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeauÌ„ce but also because of conscience and eueÌ„ for this cause paie ye tribute for they are Gods ministers seruyng for the same purpose Here let vs al learne of S. Paule the elect vessel of God y t all persones hauing soules he excepteth none nor exempteth none neither priest apostle nor prophet saieth s. Chriso do owe of boundeÌ„ duetie and euen in conscience obedience submission subiection to the hygh powers which be constituted in aucthoritie by god forasmuch as thei be gods liuetenauntes Gods presidentes Gods officers Gods coÌ„missioners Gods iudges ordeyned of God hymself of whom onely thei haue al their power and all their aucthoritie And thesame s. Paule threateneth no lesse pain then euerlasting daÌ„pnacion to al disobedieÌ„t persons to al resisters against this generall and coÌ„mon aucthoritie forasmuch as they resist not man but God not maÌ„nes deuise and inuencion but Gods wisedoÌ„ Gods ordre power and aucthoritie And here good people let vs all marke diligently that it is not lawfull for inferiors and subiectes in any case to resist the superior powers for s. Paules wordes be playn that whosoeuer resisteth shall get to theÌ„selfes daÌ„pnacion for whosoeuer resisteth resisteth the ordinauÌ„ce of God Our sauior Christe him self his apostles receiued many diuerse iniuries of the vnfaithfull wicked men in aucthoritie yet we neuer rede that thei or any of theÌ„ caused any sedicion or rebellioÌ„ agaynst aucthoritie We rede oft that they paciently suffered al troubles vexacions slaunders pangues paines and death it self obediently without tumulte or resistence They coÌ„mitted their cause to him that iudgeth righteously and prayed for their enemyes hartely earnestly They knew that y e aucthoritie of y e powers was Gods ordinaunce therfore bothe in their wordes dedes they taught euer obedience to it and neuer taught nor did the contrary The wicked iudge Pilat sayd to Christe knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifye the and haue power also to lose the Iesus aunswered Thou couldest haue no power at all against me except it were geueÌ„ the froÌ„ aboue Wherby Christe taught vs plainly that euen the wicked rulers haue their power and aucthoritie from God And therfore it is not lawfull for their subiectes by force to resyst theÌ„ although they abuse their power muche lesse then it is lawfull for subiectes to resiste their godly christian princes whiche do not abuse their aucthoritie but vse thesame to Gods glory to the profyte and coÌ„moditie of Gods people The holy apostle S. Peter coÌ„maundeth seruauÌ„tes to be obedient to their masters not onely if they be good and gentle but also if they be euil and froward affirmyng that the vocation callyng of Gods people is to bee pacient and of the sufferyng syde And there he bringeth in y e pacience of our sauior Christ to perswade obedience to gouernors yea although they be wycked and wrong dooers But let vs now heare S. Peter himself speake for his awn wordes certifye best our conscience Thus he vttereth them in his firste Epistle Seruauntes obeye your Masters with feare not onely if they be good and gentle but also if they bee frowarde For it is thanke worthy if a man for conscience towarde God suffereth grief and suffreth wroÌ„ge vndeserued for what praise is it when ye be beaten for your faultes if ye take it paciently but wheÌ„ ye do wel if you then suffre wrong take it paciently then is there cause to haue thaÌ„ke

of God for hereunto verely were ye called For so did Christ suffre for vs leauyng vs an exaÌ„ple that we should folow his steppes Al these be the very wordes of s Peter s Dauid also teacheth vs a good lesson in this behalfe who was many tymes most cruelly wrongfullye persecuted of kyng Saule and many tymes also put in ieoperdy and dauÌ„ger of his life by kyng Saule his people yet he neuer resysted neither vsed any force or violence against kyng Saule his mortall enemy but did euer to his liege Lorde master kyng Saule moste true most diligent and most faithfull seruice In so muche y t when the lord God had geueÌ„ kyng Saule into Dauides haÌ„des in his awn caue he would not hurt him when he myght without all bodily perill easly haue slain hym no he would not suffre any of his seruauÌ„tes once to lay their handes vpon kyng Saule but praied to god in this wise lord kepe me from doyng that thyng vnto my master the lordes anoynted kepe me that I laye not my hande vpon him seyng he is y e anoynted of the lorde for as truly as the lorde liueth except the lorde smyte him or except his day come or that he go doune to warre in battaill perishe the Lorde be mercifull vnto me that I lay not my hand vpon the lordes anoynted And y t Dauid mighte haue killed his enemye kyng Saule it is euideÌ„tly proued in the first boke of the kynges both by y e cuttyng of y e lap of Saules garment also by the playn coÌ„fession of kyng Saule Also another time as it is meÌ„cioned in the same boke wheÌ„ the most vnmercifull most vnkynd kyng Saule did persecute poore Dauid God did agayn geue kyng Saule into Dauides haÌ„des by castyng of kyng Saul his whole army into a dead slepe so that Dauid and one Abisai with him came in the night into Saules hoste wher Saule lay slepyng and his speare stacke in the grouÌ„d at his hed Then said Abisai vnto Dauid God hath deliuered thyne enemy into thy haÌ„des at this tyme now therfore let me smyte him once with my spear to the yearth and I will not smyte him agayn the seconde tyme meanyng thereby to haue kylled hym with one stroke to haue made him sure for euer And Dauid answered sayd to Abisai destroy him not for who caÌ„ lay his haÌ„des on the lordes anoynted be giltles And Dauid said furthermore as sure as the lord liueth the lord shal smite him or his day shall come to dye or he shall descend into battaill there perish The lord kepe me froÌ„ laiyng my handes vpon the lordes anoynted But take thou now the speare y t is at his head the cruse of water let vs go and so he did Here is euidently proued that we may not resyst nor in any wayes hurt an anoynted kyng which is Gods liuetenauÌ„t vecegerent and highest minister in that countrey where he is kyng But peraduenture some here would saye that Dauid in his awne defence might haue killed kyng Saule lawfully with a safe conscience But holy Dauid did knowe that he might in no wise resist hurt or kyl his souereigne lorde kyng he dyd knowe that he was but king Saules subiect though he wer in great fauor with God his enemy king Saule out of gods fauor Therfore though he wer neuer so much prouoked yet he refused vtterly to hurt the lordes anoynted He durst not for offending God his awne coÌ„science althought he had occasion opportunitie once lay his handes vpoÌ„ Gods high officer y e king whoÌ„ he did know to be a person reserued for his office sake onely to Gods punishmeÌ„t and iudgemeÌ„t Therfore he prayeth so ofte so earnestly y t he laye not his handes vpon the Lordes anoynted And by these .ii. exaÌ„ples s. Dauid beyng named in scripture a man after Gods awne hart geueth a general rule and lesson to all subiectes in the world not to resist their liege lord king not to take a sweard by their priuate aucthoritie against their king gods anointed who onely beareth the sweard by gods aucthoritie for the maintenauÌ„ce of the good for the punishmeÌ„t of y e euil who onely by Gods law hath the vse of the swearde at his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t also hath all power iurisdiction regiment coercion as supreme gouernor of all his realmes dominioÌ„s and that euen by the aucthoritie of god by gods ordinaunces Yet another notable story doctrine is in the second boke of the kynges that maketh also for this purpose WheÌ„ an Amalechite by king Saules awn coÌ„sent coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t had kylled kyng Saul he weÌ„t to Dauid supposing to haue had great thaÌ„ke for his message that he had killed Dauids mortall enemy and therfore he made great hast to tel to Dauid the chauÌ„ce bringyng with him kyng Saules croune that was vpon his hed and his bracelet that was vpon his arme to perswade his tidynges to be true But godly Dauid was so farr froÌ„ reioysyng at these newes that immediatly he reÌ„t his clothes of his backe he mourned wepte and sayde to the messenger how is it that thou wast not afraied to laie thy haÌ„des on the lordes anoynted to destroy him And by by Dauid made one of his seruauntes to kil y e messenger saiyng thy bloud be on thine awne hed for thy awn mouth hath testified against the grauntyng y t thou hast slain the Lordes anoynted These examples being so manifest euident it is an intollerable ignorauÌ„ce madnesse and wickednesse for subiectes to make any murmuryng rebellion resistence commocion or insurrection agaynst their moste dere most dread souereigne lorde and kyng ordeined and appoynted of Gods goodnesse for their coÌ„moditie peace and quietnes Yet let vs beleue vndoubtedly good christiaÌ„ people that we may not obey Kynges Magistrates or any other though thei be our awne fathers if thei would coÌ„maunde vs to do any thyng contrary to Gods coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes In such a case we ought to say with the Apostles we must rather obeye God then man But neuertheles in y e case we maye not in any wyse resist violeÌ„tly or rebell against rulers or make any insurrection sedicioÌ„ or tumultes either by force of armes or otherwaies against the anoynted of the Lord or any of his appointed officers But we must in suche case paciently suffre all wronges and iniuries referryng the iudgement of oure cause onely to God Let vs feare y e terrible punishmeÌ„t of almightie God against traitors or rebellious persones by the example of Chore Dathan and Abiron whiche repined and grudged against Gods Magistrates and officers and therfore the earth opened swallowed them vp a liue Other for their wicked murmuryng rebellioÌ„ wer by a sodain fire sent of God vtterly consumed Other for their froward behauiour to their rulers gouernors Gods ministers were sodainly

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