Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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cause_n	believe_v	lie_n	truth_n	1,698	5	6.1293	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13863	An exposition of a parte of S. Iohannes Gospel made in sondrie readinges in the English congregation by Bartho. Traheron ; and now published against the wicked entreprises of new sterte vp Arrians in Englande.	Traheron, Bartholomew, 1510?-1558?	1557 (1557)	STC 24168.5; ESTC S2370	60,439	164

and terrible day of the Lord coÌ„e This is he who moued all Iurie with the excellencie of his vertues and drue men vnto him in to the wildernes as it had ben with chaiÌ„s This is he whose life did so shine and seÌ„d forth such glistering beames thoroughe oute all the lande that manye thoughte him to be the promised Messias as we haue in S. Luke Whiche is a plaine profe that he was more than wonderfull who could attaine to suche estimacion among the people For they were taught out of the Prophetes that Messias shold be such one as neuer was before nor shoulde be afterward There coulde not than be alleaged a testimonie of greater grauite and auctorite among men then the testimonie of Iohn Baptist The Euangeliste putteth an emphasis and force in this word sent wherby to signifie that gods prouidence did shine in euerye parte of Iohns life also to geue vs to vnderstaÌ„d that he was furnished with heauenly auctorite had the letters of his commission from gods maiestie to be a witnesse of the diuinitye of his sonne that hys testimonie myght be vnto vs of no lesse waight auctoritie than if an auÌ„gel had spokeÌ„ from heaueÌ„ But needeth goddes sonne the testimonie of a maÌ„ or auÌ„gel the beames of whose diuinitie shine thorowe out al the worlde dothe not he him selfe saie I receiue not the witnes of meÌ„ Knowe ye therfore that IohaÌ„ was appointed to be a witnes of the Lorde Iesus not for his sake but for oures not that he needed suche a witnes but that we needed soche a witnes to helpe our weakenes And so ye shal not so muche meruel at the thinge as straunge vnsittinge as ye shal haue in reuereÌ„t admiratioÌ„ the goodnes of god who wolde so desceÌ„d to ayde our infirmitie A MAN the hebrues haue two wordes to signifie a maÌ„ Adam ish Adam signifieth a maÌ„ subiect to mortalitie miserie calamitie ish signifiethe a maÌ„ of reputation The prophet Dauid compreheÌ„deth bothe in one verse in the psal 49. Heare this al ye people c. bothe childreÌ„ of adam childreÌ„ of ish that is to saie hye lowe The greeke worde whiche the EuaÌ„geliste vseth is anthropos as Plato teacheth it is made of vp lokinge for the state of maÌ„ns bodie is vpright his face is aduauÌ„ced to heaueÌ„ he is not beÌ„te downe warde to the grounde after the maner of other beastes whiche thiÌ„g the grekes noted by the name of a maÌ„ calliÌ„g him anthropos an vploker Thei haue also another worde aner In the holie scripture written in greke this worde aÌ„thropos signifieth a maÌ„ compassed with misetie For in the teÌ„the of the actes whaÌ„ Cornelius worshipped Petre he saide vnto him Arise I also amaÌ„thropos a mortal maÌ„ And againe Paule Barnabas whaÌ„ at Listres Iuppiters chapelaine wold haue sacrificed vnto theÌ„ reÌ„t their clothes cried saiynge meÌ„ why do ye these thinges we also ar anthropoi men subiecte to the same passions and miseries that you be See than the measure that the Euangeliste kepeth WhaÌ„ he saieth that IohaÌ„ was sent of God he adorneth him with high autoritee and setteth him vp on high aboue the commune sorte of men but vsinge to gether this worde anthropos he teÌ„pereth the matter with iust measure that no man shuld thincke of IohaÌ„ more than he was For our nature custoume is ether to aduance men to high or to abase and depresse them to low The lues extolled IohaÌ„ Baptiste to high For some thought that he was no man but an angel in a maÌ„nes bodie Some toke him for the promised Messias The EuaÌ„gelist weigheth him in a true peare of balance nether diminishinge anie thinge that God had giuen him nor addinge more thaÌ„ was to be founde in him SENT OF GOD They ar the true thei ar the fruteful preachers that ar sent of God For they bringe the thinges that they haue lerned of God Manie runne before they ar sent and therefore they bringe their awne dreames fantasies and homeforged deuises where with they delight the peoples eares but in the meane while corrupte theyr hertes stuffinge them with vanitees Â¶ WHOSE NAME WAS IO. This name was not giueÌ„ him by chauÌ„ce but appoiÌ„ted by Goddes special prouideÌ„ce And it beareth in it a coÌ„fortable ioiful thiÌ„ge signifiynge the acceptatioÌ„ grace fauor of God This came to be a witnes He teacheth the eÌ„de of IohaÌ„nes commiÌ„ge vocatioÌ„ office He came not to gette to hiÌ„ selfe great praife honor thorough the highnes of his knowlege excelleÌ„tie of his vertues nor to bringe to the people great erthlie coÌ„moditees as deliueraÌ„ce from their bodilie boÌ„dage vndre which thei groned or to enlarge their eÌ„pire dominioÌ„ nor to teache theÌ„ strauÌ„ge matters of philosophie but his great most notable vertues serued to this eÌ„de only to teach poiÌ„te forth to the people Goddes holie one Goddes sonne the fouÌ„taine af al blisfulnes the autor of al good profitable knowlege of vndrestaÌ„dinge it selfe THAT ALMIGHT beleue As the eÌ„de of al preachinge in Goddes ministers is to beare witnes of the lorde Iesus that he is the light of meÌ„nes mindes Goddes sonne the loÌ„ge promised Messias so the eÌ„de of hearinge in the hearers is to beleue the same that thereby they maie enioie the felicitee that the lorde hath purchased for theÌ„ To beleue is certaiÌ„ly to be persuaded assured in minde thorough the holie gost that by the lorde Iesus we ar purged froÌ„ our sinnes made the childreÌ„ of God that by his maÌ„nes nature we ar made partakers of his diuinitee by his mortalitee we haue obtained immortalitee by his curse euerlastinge blessinge by his death life breifely that by his desceÌ„dinge in to the erth we asceÌ„de in to heaueÌ„ HE WAS NOT THE LIGHT He reproueth the error of the Iues which toke IohaÌ„ Baptist for Christ MeÌ„ beinge naturally liers delight in lies kisse embrase them most readily The Iues were readie to beleue that that was false of IohaÌ„ namely that he was Messias but thei wold not beleue that that was true of IohaÌ„ to witte that he was seÌ„t before to prepare the waie of Messias to poiÌ„te him forth to the people as it were with his finger And there was none other cause but that the one was false and thother was true A minde embrued with lies catcheth lies straite waie as pitch catcheth fier For it is agreinge to his nature and there is a kindred consanguinitee betwene them It abhorreth truth bicause there is no likenes of nature no felowship betwene truth maÌ„nes corrupte miÌ„de But to beare witnes The EuaÌ„gelist repeteth againe that IohaÌ„ Baptistes office highest dignitee was to be a witnes of the light namely of Goddes sonne and to teach the people to seke light at his handes and there to lighteÌ„ theyr candeles And he is not to be aduanced aboue that office and dignitee which is as great in

accomplisshed al thinges that pertaine to Goddes spiritual kingdome bringinge perfecte forgiuenes of sinnes perfirminge indede al that was shadowed and figured in Moses law Other teache that ful of grace and veritee is as much to saie as most amiable and ful of true vertues And they verie lernedly shew how these two wordes chen and aemeth ar takeÌ„ in the scripture Chen which worde to vs soundeth grace is taken for fauor as whaÌ„ Abraham saieth to God im mat sathi chen if I haue found grace in thy sight it is asmuch to saie as if thou fauor loue me And Salomon saieth shaeker hachen that is grace is deceaueable whereby he meaneth amiablenes what so euer winneth vs fauor in meÌ„nes eyes Aemeth signifieth some times sincerite vnfainednes some times large bountefulnes liberalitee some times certaintie surenes firme coÌ„stant abidinge In the first significatioÌ„ that is for simple sincere vncoÌ„trefaite dealinge kinge Ezechias vseth it in the 36. of Esaie RemeÌ„bre lord that I haue walked before the be aemeth in truth in a perfecte herte In the secoÌ„de significatioÌ„ we haue it in Genesis if it please you to shew bouÌ„tifulnes truth towardes my master In the third Ezechias vseth it againe The lordes word is good only lette there be peace truth in my daies By truth he vndrestaÌ„deth a firme assured state of the kingdoÌ„ And this much for this time Giue god the praise Â¶ The Sixte READINGE THe EuaÌ„gelist hauiÌ„ge breifely sobrely spokeÌ„ of the Godhead of the lorde Iesus as the excedinge highnes incompreheÌ„sible maiestie of the matter required made meÌ„tion forth with of Iohan Baptiste the most notable man in dede for singular holines and so than taken also that euer was in that nation where yet had beÌ„ soundrie so plentiously furnished with Goddes spirite as in al the worlde the like were neuer seeÌ„ This most excelleÌ„t man Iohan Baptiste the Euangelist brought in as a witnes of the true light of the fouÌ„taine of al light of that light that lightneth al meÌ„ ether with general light whereby the reprobate know there is a God to their iust damnation or with special light whereby the chosen know God more fully and perfectly to their iustification and saluation This tru and aeternal light that shineth of it selfe and boroweth not of other is the lord Iesus to whom the Euangelist sheweth vs that the woÌ„dre of the world Io. Baptist a verie phenix amoÌ„ge meÌ„ reÌ„dred notable witnesse But what his witnes was and with what wordes vttered he hath not heretofore tolde vs but in the wordes that folow repetinge his purpose left for a while he teacheth vs fully And the summe and meaninge of the wordes which he now setteth forth is this that the lorde Iessus though he iogned vnto him mannes nature in time yet he is aeternal before al time without beginninge and the verie autor maker prince of al meÌ„ high and low and the true fouÌ„taine of al goodnes righteousnes and holines and of al the benefites and graces that at anie time haue ben giuen to meÌ„ sithens the beginninge of the world or shal be giuen hereafter to the ende of the world Finally that he is of Goddes most priuie couÌ„sel and that al the knowlege of God that euer anie maÌ„ had what so euer that man was proceded was deriued from him This is the summe of the testimonie of Io. Bap. and these be the wordes of the Euangelist declaringe first the maner of Io. witnessinge which foloweth streight after Ioanne witnesseth Io. was vndoubtedly by the confession of al men eueÌ„ of his aduersaries a man of rare vprightnes of life of excedinge great grauitee and maÌ„lie coÌ„stantie so for from flatterie meÌ„ pleasinge that nether honor and courtely pleasauÌ„t intertainemeÌ„t nor the face of a cruel tyraunt nor most painful emprisonmeÌ„t nor the presence of horrible death cold moue him to forbeare to speake the truth at al times The testimonie therefore of such a maÌ„ ought wel to be herkeÌ„ned vnto to haue singular force and most certaine credite amonge vs. Witnesseth Io. office was not only to propoune sette forth to the hearinge of meÌ„ the diuinitee of Godes sonne but also to testifie the same to affirme it by legitime lawful testimonie beinge duly called to the office of a witnes Chrysosto notheth that the Euangelist vseth a verbe of the present time and thincketh that thereby he teacheth that Io. witnes hath coÌ„tinual force and shuld moue vs no lesse now thaÌ„ whaÌ„ it was first vttered And cried This worde aunciant writters do wel note And partly they teach that thereby an allusion is made and a regarde had to the wordes of the prophete Esaie the voice of one criynge in the wildernes â–ª partly thei saie that thereby is sett forth the plaine maÌ„lie bolde behauior of Io. in witnessinge the truth For he vttered not the matter with a soft faint tremblinge waueringe darcke and doubteful voice that few might heare it and vnderstande it but he cried with an assured minde with great confidence and boldnes with an ernest Zeale desiringe that his voice might clearely sounde to the eares of al men Such shuld al the witnesses of goddes truth be no whisperers no dreaners no faint darcke speakers but criers For this cause also it is necessarie for Goddes ministers to crie bicause meÌ„ be not only dul slow but for the most parte deafe to heare the truth This is he Other prophetes painted forth spake a sore haÌ„d of one that shuld be the kinge saueor of Goddes people but none cold point him forth as it were with the finger saie this is he let not your mindes be caried hither and thither muse no more doubte no more where he is or who he is by whom ye shal obteine a quiet and blisful state for here he is and this is verie he In this point IohaÌ„ Baptist excelleth al other prophetes that were before him For our mindes ar not staied and quieted in the name of a saueor vntil we know certaiÌ„ly who it is Of whom I spake Hereby we vndrestande that Iohan had before made manie sermons of the Lorde Iesus and that the ende of al his preachinge was to bringe men to him And this shuld be the ende of the preachinge and teachinge of al other He that coÌ„meth after me In these wordes he teacheth vs the aeternitee of the lorde Iesus his diuine nature god head For he saieth he that came after me was before me But touchinge the humanitee of the lord Iesus he was not before IohaÌ„ but after him Touchinge also the office of preachinge IohaÌ„ was before the lord Iesus Howbeit touchinge his diuine nature it is truly said that the lord Iesus was before IohaÌ„ For IohaÌ„ was not in the beginninge with God Goddes worde Goddes brightnes Goddes sonne verie God Touchinge this nature the lorde him selfe saieth before

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