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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	work_v	world_n	worthy_a	23	3	6.1480	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68419	Siuqila too good, to be true : omen : though so at a vewe yet all I tolde you is true, I vpholde you, now cease to aske why? for I can not lye : herein is shewed by way of dialogue, the wonderful maners of the people of Mauqsun, with other talke not friuolous.	Lupton, Thomas.	1580 (1580)	STC 16951.5; ESTC S1352	138,381	186

an ingrate Mariner which climing vp to the toppe of a Shippe slipt sodainelye downe when if God had not guided he was as like to haue fallen into the Sea as into the Shippe who when hée perceyued that hée had no harme he sayde mockingly there my Nose saued me once neuer thanking God for his safetie but afterwards when he thought himselfe in no daunger a sodaine blaste of winde did blow him out of the Shippe into the Sea and then neyther his nose his handes nor hys legges coulde saue hym And thus GOD did suffer this wretch to perish that did yéelde that to hys nose iestinglye that hée shoulde attribute to GOD moste thankefullye OMEN Me thinkes such wonderful and rare examples should be a sufficient schoolemaister to teach thē to be thankfull to God that are deliuered out of suche desperate daungers for without his power and prouidence we can neyther incurre the same nor escape the same SIVQILA You say most true yet ther is not one amongest a hundred I had almost said a thousande when they do escape great perils most wonderfully and contrary to mans expectation that doe then fall downe humbly vpon their knées and giue God most humble and harty thanks for preseruing them from that peril and daunger Perhaps you wil saye I had good lucke to escape thus neither making anye great accompt that they are escaped nor how they are escaped but if he may be counted a naughtie man that will not once thanke him that hath saued him from faling into a pit then they must néeds be most vile wicked and ingrate that do not giue God thankes that deliuers them daily from perils and dangers I beséech you sir are such as write against suche vices with you commended and they that write learned and vertuous workes with you estéemed OMEN Yea truly are they and if their manners and abilitie be correspondent thereto they are had in great reputation and come the sooner to preferment SIVQILA Yea but it is with vs quite contrary for they that hope to attaine to any greate office beare any rule or come to any preferment think scorne though they are able to penne or publish any Bookes though the matter be neuer so good necessary or honest and wherfore think you forsooth bycause most peruersely and péeuishly they should be therefore of the higher sorte disdained of their equals dispraised of their inferiors derided of the profited therby not thanked and of some that can not amende it detracted So that but what reasō is in it I know not the most part with vs think it as vnséemely for one that is in authoritie or beares rule to publish and worke as it is for a Pedler to preach But I am cleane of a contrarie mind Moyses was the chiefe Duke of the Israelites and yet he thought no scorne when he was in his Dukedome to write fiue books which at this day are called the fiue bookes of Moyses Dauid was a worthy king and one whome God loued dearely and yet for al that he did not disdayne to write Diuine and misticall Psalmes whych are called vntill this daye Dauids Psalmes and wil be to the ende of the world Salomon was a sumptuous King and as wise as the beste of them all and yet he thought it no dishonour to him to write these excellent bookes that is the booke of Wisedome Ecclesiastes the Prouerbs and the Canticles whiche are called the Prouerbs and Canticles of Salomon Dioscorides being a worthy Knight did not grut●he to sette forthe a notable and profitable Booke of the nature and propertie of Herbes besides many other noble personages who are more tedious to be recited than méete to be lefte oute by which their bookes they are more famed their names more remembred and they muche more commended than if they had bin Dukes Kings without writing any bookes S. Augustine is nowe better knowne by his Bookes than by hys Bishopricke Galen farre inferiour to a King yet an excellent Phisition is fresh in memorie at this day by his learned bookes but there haue bene a thousand kings that haue raigned with great Maiestie that we neuer heard of I pray you sir be any with you suffered to buy or begge any offices OMEN No I warant you for we are assured that they that would buye doe meane for to sel and they that do beg do vse seldome to giue Who will buye an office vnlesse it be more for hys priuate profite than for a commō commodity we beléeue verilye whosoeuer begs an office doth it more for their owne preferment than for the executing of it truly therefore none are admitted into any office with vs but are called and chosen for their godlynesse vertue wisedome and knowledge SIVQILA I would all officers were so chosen with vs though some officers would not so For many that are méet should then be in Office and many that are vnméete should be Iacke out of office Do the rich with you kéep good Hospitalitie for their poore neyghbours and strangers that shall passe that way OMEN I thinke you neuer hearde of the like for there is not one with vs if he be riche and able to maintaine a good house but is so loath that any should passe by their house before they haue wel refreshed them with good meat drinke that they appoint mē to watch purposely about their house to will and desire the trauellers that come by to eate and drinke ere they go SIVQILA Suche a number of good and frée house-kéepers as you speake of are harde to finde I haue hearde of fewe suche I knowe but few suche and I thinke I shall finde as fewe suche In our Countrey perhaps may be some niggardly house kéeper that will set one to watche rather to beate them away that come for any meate and drinke Yet we haue many good and worthy house-kéepers that do feast their friends succour many straungers and plentifullye reléeue the poore but I wyll giue your house-kéepers the prick and price of all that euer I heard What if any be maymed with you in the defence of his Countrey shall be haue anye reliefe after therfore OMEN You may be sure that suche cannot be suffered to lacke especiallye in such a godly and ciuile Countrey as ours is we haue houses purposely therefore erected wyth sufficient landes appertayning to the same in which houses euery maymed person are admitted to be during their liues and haue therein sufficient meate drinke cloth lodging and other necessaries and they ar alowed a sufficient and godly preacher who hath a reasonable stipende allowed to him out of the same lande SIVQILA Surely it is a politike order a charitable déede and a necessarie thing I woulde we had the like with vs for then the Prince woulde be profited the maymed maintained the soldior encoraged For what pore souldiour will not go to the warres more willingly and fight whē he commeth there more couragiously when he knowes hée