Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	law_n	moses_n	people_n	3,133	5	5.0838	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15864	The art or skil, well and fruitfullie to heare the holy sermons of the church written first in Latin, by a godly minister named Gulielmus Zepperus ; and now truly translated into English by T.W. ...	Zepper, Wilhelm, 1550-1607.; T. W.	1599 (1599)	STC 26124.5; ESTC S5001	76,549	165

in the teachers it cannot be but that there shall follow thereupon very excellent fruits of Sermons Tenthly godly hearers must not thinke the minister tedious or be wearie Men must not waxe weary with long Sermons or fret in themselues much lesse trudge and packe out of the Church if the Sermon be sometimes more long or grow greater than at other The ministers and preachers of Gods holy word must carefully indeuour to auoid that But perhaps the doctrine that is presently to be treated of is more plentifull and fruitfull than that it can be comprehended and concluded in a few words It may be also In what cases the minister may now then be somewhat more long and large that there was not in former time any fit opportunitie offered to propound it or may in short space after to be offered Perhaps also the present state of things requireth men againe and againe to lay vppon the same anuile The hearers sometimes are present which perhaps at another time haue not leaue or leasure to be there and for whose sake the ministers must stand vpon the present points and doctrines eyther of faith or of pietie In these cases therefore godly hearers must patiently beare some protracting of time and not be wearie A very strong reason and fit comparison but waite as it were the deliuerie of many good things we do easilie and without any loathsomenes passe away the time if that idle speeches and talkings together or disorderly and drunken or riotous feasts be deferred and put of many houres yea euen to midnight Iob. 17.12 And the day be turned into night as it is in Iob. Wherefore if in the holy assemblies and exercises of the Church we be so quickly wearie or fret and fume it is sure a signe of such a minde as is ill affected and doth not hunger and thirst after as it should the righteousnes of Gods word Matth. 5.6 Psalm 1.2 Chrysost hom 3. in Genes and hath not his delight in the law or testimonies of the Lord. On the other side as to be an hungrie is a token of bodilie health so with a great earnest desire to heare Gods holy word is a most assured argument of the good health and welfare of the soule so saith Chrysostome Surely that must needs be a long Sermon when Iehoshua read in the presence and hearing of all Israel all the words of the lawe Iehosh 8.34 35. in so much as there was not a word of all things which Moses had commanded which Iehoshua read not before all the congregation of Israel The like consideration was there also of the ecclesiasticall assemblie when Iosias the King 2. Chron. 34.30 in the hearing of all the people and that from the greatest to the smallest read all the words of the booke of the couenant which was found in the house of the Lord. The same booke of Moses law Ezra did reade from the morning vntill the mid daye before men and women Ezra 8.3 and them that vnderstoode it and yet notwithstanding the eares of all the people were in so long a Sermon directed and hearkened vnto the booke of the law Afterwards the children of Israel read in the booke of the law of their God foure times a day Ezra 9 3. How long was that Sermon of Christs which is set out in the fift sixt and seuenth chapters of the Gospell according to S. Matthew specially if we regard this that the Euangelists doe propound vnto vs onely the bare heads points or summes as I may say of Christs Sermons S. Paul being to depart from Troas the day following his speech Act. 20.7.11 continued his words and preaching euen vntill midnight and speaking long vnto them euen vntill the dawning of the day at the last he so departed Therefore it is not any new or vnaccustomed thing though sometimes for sundry causes it so fal out that Sermons be somewhat prolonged and yet the hearers be held and remaine with continuance and that also without loathing or stomacke and chasing in good and continuall attention Eleuenthly parents masters and elders must in the Sermon while obserue and looke to their children Euerie one should look to his own in the Sermon time schollers and flocke least either by sleeping or talking together or committing some light and vnseemely things or else gadding out of the Church in the Sermon time they commit something that is vnseemely or vnworthie of the holy assemblies of the Church And if perhaps any such thing should be performed they must either by and by or at home or in the schooles or vpoÌ„ euerie first occasion so falling out admonish correct them as in this behalfe For in the holy assemblies of the Church one must haue speciall regard of reuerence comelines and modestie and if as in this behalfe there be any offence committed 1. Cor. 11.4.5 1. Cor. 14.34.40 it must be corrected and censured and that according both to the doctrine and the example of Saint Paul the Apostle in his epistle to the Corinthians Schollers must write Sermons Commodities insuing that exercise Particularly schollers must be accustomed to take Sermons in writing which kind of holy exercise hath many commodities and the same of great moment also For whilest they must attend diligent hearing and ordinarie writing of Sermons continually they cannot haue leisure to giue themselues to wantonnesse and lightnesse which otherwise they do without measure exercise and practise if this or some other good matter be not laid vpon them By this meanes also men shall meet with that offence which verie easily and sometimes also not without iust cause the Church conceiueth aswell by the vnbridled and corrupted manners of children as of their masters One foule fault in schoolemasters manfesting it felf in the neglect of schoole discipline For many iudge verie hardly if not vniustly concerning schooles and schollers whilest amongest children brought vp at schoole and others who were neuer so much as at the schoole doores threshold they do as in regard of honesty and pietie see no difference at all Thirdly they shall not a little profit by this kind of exercise in Christian religion and in the true vnderstanding of the Catechisme which is taught them in the schooles specially if the Preachers in the Church striue vnto this to bring their Sermons vnto some heads or points of the Catechisme and the master in demaunding repetition of those things diligently and carefully referre and bring all and euerie one of them to that point I meane of the Catechisme Yea we may assure our selues of this that as if it were by plaie and by doing some other thing they may euen from their young yeares get vnto themselues so great knowledge in the blessed Bible booke specially if they accustome theÌ„selues to the reading of the Bible both in the schooles which thing certainely should be practised in all Christian schooles and also

to prouoke their neighbours sith the ouerlooking and care of them is committed vnto them to diligent frequenting of holy assemblies Which also the magistrate himselfe should do Magistrats that not onely by publishing lawes and decrees but chiefely aboue the rest by his owne example As Eusebius lib. 4. de vita Constans Cap. 17. 33. reporteth touching Constantine the Emperour that in the Church when it was assembled he euen taking the bookes into his handes beganne the contemplation of the holy scriptures made praiers with the whole assemblie of the Church and being in the middest of the Sermons admonished exhorted c. he would not sit But if any Christian man be readie to goe to ecclesiasticall assemblies Euery Christian man as he goeth to the Temple ought to be occupied with religious thoughts hee must in the third place euen againe and againe thinke vpon this to what ende nowe hee would goe thither and what thinges he is there to doe For euen as the Kinges and Princes of this world are by trumpets and drummes woont to giue signes when and how often they would haue their courtiers come together to eate meate So when we heare the belles ring we should thinke that a signe is giuen vs 1. Tim. 6.15 by which the King of Kings and Lord of Lords calleth his familie and household to his spirituall bankets and heauenlie table beeing readie to satisfie and refresh their hungrie fainting and sicke soules with that most sweete foode and immortall drinke of his holy word And therefore being quicke 1. Pet. 3.4 frequent and cheerefull and adorned with that inwarde man and being washed and trimmed wee should with as much delight at the least if not more come to these spirituall thinges euen as courtiers cary with them when they are to sit down and eate at their princes tables We should therfore think that we are about to goe to the house of the God of Iacob that we might pray before the Lord seeke the Lord of hosts euen as the faithfull do prouoke one another Zach. 8.21 in the prophet Zachariah the meaning is that we should set our selues in the sight and presence of Gods most holy and excellent maiestie and should heare this our God speaking with vs by the mouth of his minister and and embassadour and that by his owne word concerning his will both towards vs and touching vs and againe that we our selues should speake with this great God as with our most mercicifull father and yeeld him thankes for the benefits that he hath bestowed vpon vs and vnburthen and powre out our necessities into his bosome and that we should not be in the temple as it were certaine dumbe and deafe images or pictures For as Augustine saith Thy prayer is a familiar speech and talke with God August in Psal 8 5. when thou readest or hearest Gods word God speaketh vnto thee when thou praiest thou speakest with God Yea we should think vpon the ends why God hath created redeemed man which is his own glory and that we should set forth his praise Esa 43.7.21 1. Pet. 2.9 who hath called vs out of darkenesse into his wonderfull light And we should also thinke vpon and remember the meanes by which we may attaine and come to this end namely that according to Christs counsell commandement and rule we should first seeke the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse that is to say the righteousnesse of faith and of good works Mat. 6.33 which double righteousnesse is set out vnto vs in the Law and the Gospell from whence also it is manifest that for the seeking or searching after this we had need also to search the scriptures and to heare Moses and the prophets Iohn 5.39 Luke 16.29 2. Pet. 1.19 and to attend that most sure word of the prophets yea we must waie and consider throughly the causes that should iustly prouoke and stirre vs vp to the diligent hearing of Gods holy word Amongest which Gods most sharpe and seuere commaundement doth not without cause obtaine the first place who himselfe from heauen crieth and saith touching Christ This is my wel beloued sonne Mat. 17.5 Luke 16.29 Coloss 3.16 1. Pet. 1.19 in whom I am well pleased heare him and will haue vs to heare Moses and the prophets and to haue the word of Christ dwell in vs plenteously with all wisedome and to take heed to the most sure word of prophecie as vnto a light or candle that shineth in a dark place Iam. 1.21 with meeknes to receiue the word that is grafted in vs which is able to saue our soules Next that this is the last end both of our creation of our redemption to acknowledge God our creator and redeemer according to his word manifested by the Prophets Apostles yea by his own sonne that we should glorifie him both in this and the life to come as hath beene alreadie said Thirdly that our saluation and indred our verie chiefe good and felicitie standeth principally in this to obtaine the right knowledge of God out of his word 1. Pet. 1.23 and to be borne againe not by mortall or corruptible seede but by immortall euen the word of God which endureth for euer For in his word hath almightie God set out vnto vs remedies against our sinnes and euerlasting condemnation and that through his son manifested in the flesh By the same word he worketh faith in vs 1. Tim. 3.16 Heb. 11.6 Rom. 14.17 without which it is impossible to please God Fourthly we haue not in this very valley of teares and miseries and in the middest of so many and great both spirituall and bodily enemies any sure succour and sounde or liuely comfort against distrust and desperation but from Gods word And this is it that Dauid saith Except thy law had beene my delights I should now haue perished in mine affliction And againe Psa 119. â—â— This is my comfort in mine afflictioÌ„ that thy word hath quickned me Psal 119.53 And Ieremiah the prophet speaking vnto God saith know that for thy sake I suffer rebuke Iere. 15.15 16. O Lord thy words haue beene found and I did eat them and thy word was vnto me for ioy euen for the ioy of my hart Esay 50 1â— Wherupon also it is that Isaiah saith Who is he among you that feareth the Lod Let him heare the voice of his seruant He that hath walked in darknes had not light let him hope in the name of the Lord stay vpon his God Fiftly that Gods word is the only square rule of all Gods worship whether it be inward or outward For in this case it is not at any hand lawfull for vs Num. 15 3â— to looke after our owne heart and after our owne eies that we should go a whoring after theÌ„ neither to do that which seemeth right in our own eies neither to depart

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