Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	affliction_n	great_a	sin_n	1,620	5	5.2580	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10780	A frendly farewel which Master Doctor Ridley, late Bishop of London did write beinge prisoner in Oxeforde, vnto all his true louers and frendes in God, a litle before that he suffred for the testimony of the truthe of Christ his Gospell. Newly setforth and allowed according to the order apoynted in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions.	Ridley, Nicholas, 1500?-1555.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.	1559 (1559)	STC 21051; ESTC S115942	27,194	106

the world and to ioyn them vnto him self In whose cause we must if we wilbe his forsake father and mother and stycke vnto hym if we forsake hym or shrinck froÌ„ him for trouble or deathes sake whiche he calleth his crosse he wil none of vs we cannot be his if for hys cause we shal lose oure temporall liues here we shall find it again and enioy it for euermore but if in his cause wee will not be contented to leaue nor lose it here then shal we lose it so that we shall neuer finde it againe But in euerlasting death What though our troubles here be painful for the time and the stinge of death bitter vnpleasant yet we know they shal not laste in coÌ„parisoÌ„ of eternity no not the twinkling of an eie And that they pacientlye takeÌ„ in Christes cause shal procure get vs vnmesurable hepes of heueÌ„ly glory vnto the which these teÌ„poral pains troubles of death coÌ„pared are not to be estemed but to be reioysed vpon Wonder not saith S. Peter as thoughe it were anye straung matter that ye are tried by fire he meaneth of tribulacioÌ„ whiche thing saith he is done to proue you Nay but in y t ye are partners of Christes afflictions reioyse y t in his glorious reuelacion ye mai reioyse w t mery harts If ye suffer rebukes in Christes name happy are for the glory of the spirit of God resteth vpon you Of theÌ„ God is reuiled and dishonored but of you he is glorified Let no maÌ„ be ashamed in y t he suffereth as a christian and in Christes cause For now is y e time y t iudgement gods correctioÌ„ must begin at y e house of God And if it begin first at vs what shalbe thend of those thinke ye which beleue not y t gospel And if the righteous shal be hardly saued the wicked and the sinner wher shal he apere wherfor they which are afflicted accordinge to y e wil of God let theÌ„ lay downe coÌ„mit their souls to him by wel doing as to a trusty faithfulmaker this as I said may not seme strauÌ„g to vs. For we know y t al y e hole fraterniti of christes coÌ„gregatioÌ„ in this world is serued w t the like by the same is made perfect for y e feruent loue y t the appostles had vnto their master christ for y e great coÌ„modities increse of al godlines which they by their faith to ensue of afflictioÌ„s in Christes cause thirdlye for the heapes of heauenly ioyse which the same do get vnto the godly whyche shal endure in heaueÌ„ for euermore For these causes I sai the apostles of their afflictions did ioy reioysed in that they wer had accompted worthy to suffer contumelies rebukes for christes name Paul as he glorified in the grace and fauoure of God whereunto he was brought and stode in by faith so he glorified in his afflictions for the heauenli spiritual profits which resteth vppon them yea he was so much in loue wyth that y t the carnal maÌ„ lothe the so much y t is with Christes crosse that he iudged hym self to know nothing els but christ crucified he wil glori he saith in nothing els but in Christes crosse yea he blesseth al those as thonli true Israelites and elect people of god with peace and mercy which walketh after y e rule after none other O Lord what a wonderfull spirite was that that made Paule in setting forth of him self against the vanitie of Sathan his Pseudo postels and in his claime ther that he in Christes cause did excell passe them all what wonderful Spirite was that I say that made hym to recken vp all his troubles his labors his beatings his whippings his scourginges his shipwrackes his dangers and pearils by water and by lande his famine hunger nakednes and cold with many mo and the daily care of al the congregacions of Christ. Among whome euery mannes paine did pearse his hart and euery mannes grief was greuous vnto him O Lord is this Pauls primacy wherin he thought so muche good of it that he did excel other Is not this Paules sayinge vnto Timothy his owne schollers and doth it not pertaine to whosoeuer will be Christes true souldiour bere thou saith he the afflictioÌ„s like a good souldioure of Iesu Christ. This is true if we die with him he meneth Christ we shall liue with him If we suffer with him we shal reigne with him If we deny him he shall denye vs if we be faithlesse he remaineth faithfull he cannot denye him self This Paule woulde haue knowen to euery body For ther is none other wai to heaueÌ„ but Christ and his waye And al that wil liue godlye in Christ shall saith Saint Paule suffer persecution By this waye wente to heauen the Patriarckes the Prophetes Christe oure master his Apostles his Martirs and all the Godlye since the beginning And as it hath bene of olde that he whyche was borne after the fleshe persecuteth him which was borne after the spirite So it was in Isaackes time so said Saint Peter it was in his time also And whether it be so or no nowe let the spirituall man the manne I meane that is indued with the spirite of God let him be iudge Of the crosse of the Patriarckes if ye reade the booke of Genesis ye shall perceiue Of other Saint Paule in fewe words comprehendeth much matter speaking in a generalitie of the wonderfull afflictions death and tormentes whiche the men of God in Goddes cause and for the truth sake willingly did suffer after muche perticuler rehearsall of manye he saith Other were racked and dispised to be redemed that thei might obtain a better resurrection Other again were tried with Mockinges and scourginges and moreouer wyth bondes and imprisonmeÌ„t they wer stoned hewen insunder teinted fel and were slain vpon the edge of the sworde some wandred to and fro in shepes pilches in gotes pilches forsaken oppressed afflicted such godlye men as the world was vnworthy of wandering in wildernes in mountains in caues and in dens And all these were commended for their faithe And yet they abide for vs the seruauntes of God those their brethren which are to be slain as they were for the word of Gods sake that none be shut out but that we may all go together to mete our maister Christ in thair at his comminge so to be in blisse with him in body and soule for euermore Therfore seing we haue so much occasion to suffer and to take afflictions for Christes name sake paciently so many commodities therby so waighty causes so manye good examples so great necessity so sure promises of eternall life and eternall ioyes of him that can not lye Let vs throwe away what so euer might let vs all burden of sinne all kinde of carnalitie And pacieÌ„tly and constantlye let vs ronne for the best game in this race that is set before vs

compared vnto Gods word truly iudged by the same it shal plainly appere y t they be then my Lords neuer thinck other but the day shal come when ye shalbe charged with this your vndoing of that that once ye had well done with this your periury breach of your oth which oth was done in iudgement iustice and truth agreable to Gods lawe The hore of Babilon maywel for a time dally with you and make you so dronke with the wine of her filthy stewes and horedome as wyth her dispensacions and promises of pardon A pena culpa that for droÌ„kennes and blindnes ye may think your selues safe But be ye assured when the lyuing Lord shal trye the matter by the fire and iudge it according to his worde when all her abominations shall appeare what they be TheÌ„ ye my Lords I geue your Lordships warning in time repent if ye be happi and loue your owne soules helth repent I say or els without all dout ye shall neuer escape the haÌ„ds of the liuing Lord for the gilt of your Prince and the breach of your oth And as ye haue banketed line with the whore in the fornication of her whorishe dispensacions Pardons Idolatry such like abhomioacions so shal ye drink with her except ye repent be time of the cup of the Lords indignacion euerlasting wrath which is prepared for the beaste his false Prophets and al their partakers For he that is Partner with them in their whoredome and abhominacions must also be partner with them of their plages And on the latter day shalbe throwne in wyth them in the lake burninge wyth brimstone and vnquenchable fyre Thus fare you wel my Lordes al. I pray God geue you vnderstanding of his blessed will and plesure and make you to beleue and embrace the truthe Amen Â¶ To the Prisoners in Christes Gospels cause and to al them whiche for the same cause are exiled and banished oute from theyr owne countrye chosynge rather to lose all worldly commodity then their master Christ. FArewell my deare beloued brethren in Christe both you my fellow prisonners and you also that bee exiled and banished oute of youre Countries because ye wyll rather forsake all worldlye commoditye then the Gospell of Christe Farewel al ye together in Christ farewell and be mearye For you knowe that the triall of your faith bringeth forth pacieÌ„ce and pacieÌ„ce shall make vs perfecte whole and sound on euery side And such after triall ye know shal receiue y e crown af life let vs therefore be paciente vnto the comming of the Lord. As the husbandman abideth paciently the former and latter rain For the encrese of his crop let vs likewise be pacient and plucke vp our harts for the coÌ„ming of the Lorde approcheth apase Let vs my deare brethren take example of patience in tribulation of the Prophets which spake likewise Gods word truelye in his name Let Iob be to vs an example of pacience And the ende which the Lord suffered whiche is ful of mercy and pity we know my brethren by gods word y t our faith is muche more precious then anye corruptible gold and yet y t is tried by the fire Euen so therefore oure faith is tried likewise in tribulations that it may be found when the Lord shall appere laudable gloryous and Honorable For if we for Christes cause do suffer that that is grateful before God for therunto are we called That is our state and our vocation wherwith let vs be content Christ we know suffred for vs afflictions leuing vs an example that we shuld folow his fotesteppes For he committed no sinne nor was there any guile founde in hys mouthe when he was railed vppon and all to reuiled he did not threaten but coÌ„mitted y e punishmeÌ„t therof to hym that iudgeth a right Let vs euer haue in freshe remeÌ„brance those wonderful coÌ„fortable sentences spoken by y e mouth of our sauioure Christe Blessed are they which suffer persecution for ryghteousnes sake for theirs is y e kyngdom of heaueÌ„ Blessed are you wheÌ„ men reuile you persecute you and speake all euil againste you for my sake Reioyse be glad for greate is your reward in heaueÌ„ For so did they persecute the prophets which were before you Therefore beare this alway in your mind y t if anye incoÌ„modity doth chaÌ„ce vnto vs for righteousnes sake y t happy are we whatsoeuer the world doth thincke of vs. Christ our master hath told vs before hande y t the brother shall put y e brother to death the father the sonne the children should rise against their pareÌ„ts kil theÌ„ And y t Christes true apostles should be hated of all meÌ„ for his names sake But he that shal abide patieÌ„tly vnto thend he shalbe saued Let vs theÌ„ endure in al troubles paciently after thexaÌ„ple of our master Christ be contented therw t. For he suffred being our master Lord how doth it not then become vs to suffer For the disciple is not aboue his master nor the seruauÌ„t aboue his Lord. It may suffice the disciple to be as his master and the seruaunte to be as Lord. If they haue called the master of the family the master of the housholde Belzebub howe muche more shall they call so them of his houshold Feare them not theÌ„ saith our sauior for all preuities shalbe made plain Ther is now nothing secreate but it shall be shewed in lighte Of Christes wordes let vs neyther be ashamed nor afrayde to speake it For so oure master commaundeth vs saying That I tell preuely speke openli abrode and y t I tel you in your eare preach it vp on the house top And be not afraid of your selfe of them whyche kyll the bodye for the soule they canne not kyll But feare hym whyche canne caste boothe Bodye and soul into hel fire Know ye that the heauenly father hathe euer a gratious eie and respect toward you a fatherly prouidence for you so y t withoute his knowledge and permission nothing caÌ„ do you harme Let vs therfore cast al care vppon him and he shal prouide y t whyche shalbe best for vs. For if of .ii. small sparrowes which both are sold for a mite one of them lighteth not on the ground without the father And all the heeres of oure head are nombred feare not then saith oure Maister Christe for you are more worth then many small sparowes And let vs not stick to confesse our master Christ for feare of daunger whatsoeuer it shalbe remembryng the promisse that Christ maketh saieth euery one that shall confesse me before men him shal I confesse before my father which is in heaueÌ„ But whosoeuer shal deny me hym shal I likewise deny before my father whyche is in heauen Christe came not to geue vnto vs heare a carnal amitie and a worldly peace or to knit his vnto y e worlde in ease and peace but rather to seperate deuide them from

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