Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bishop_n	church_n	priest_n	1,674	5	6.6854	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16370	A treatyse of ye ryght honourynge and wourshyppyng of our sauiour Iesus Christe in the sacrame[n]t of breade and wyne when it is ministred wyth thankes geuing at the holy supper: sette forth by Rycharde Bonner priest, in ye yeare of our lord god. M. CCCCC xlviii. and the .xii. of Nouember.	Bonner, Richard.	1548 (1548)	STC 3287; ESTC S110945	54,307	174

thei shewe therwith an vnshamefast stubburnesse shal heare of the lorde these wordes Frende how arte thou coÌ„men herin And hast not the mariage cloth on c. And thys h. doctor Chrisostome noteth these wordes speciallye here that the lorde sayd not Wherfore art thou sytteÌ„ downe but wherfore art thou coÌ„men herin Wherby he wolde shewe that there shulde no man come in or tarye at thys feast whych is not clothed with the mariage cloth Christ that is to say which is not mete to receyue holsomely the holy sacra to his saluation But yf it be so that a man do not know him selfe to be in wylful synne that is to say that he wyl wylfully abyde in it when he is preseÌ„t at the souper so wer it then a great shame to despyse and coÌ„temne the kyng our lorde Christ his heuenly meate drynke in not receyuyng it wheÌ„ it is so gentely offered And suche a one doeth Chrisostome compare to hym that is desyred of a frende to a good souper and commeth wassheth hys handes and lytteth downe at the table and yet toucheth nothyng nor ones proueth of the meate whome doutlesse sayth he he that desired such a one can do none other then take hym vp agayne to hys great shame Thys holy father geueth this answere also vnto al them that wyl say they are vnmete or vnworthy to receyue the sacrament He that is not mete to the communyon of the sacrament is not mete to praye together with the churche and wyll yet be present at the holy souper He that is not mete to receiue the sacrament is neither mete wyth the churche to praye nor ones to beholde the sacrament But he shall do penance fyrst and then come vnto the table of the lorde wheÌ„ he fyndeth hym selfe mete to receyue the holy sacrament also And thys ordinaunce dyd Pope Calixtius acknowledge to haue ben receyued of the Apostles to be obserued in his tyme in the churche of Rome e. ê‘acta de coÌ„sec distinc xi as he witnessed saying WheÌ„ the halowyng and preparyng of the people to the sacrament by thankes geuynge vnto the Lorde for it Thapostles ordeyned that suche shoulde be shette out of the churche as wold not receyue the sacrament in commune is done then shall they all be communycated that wyll not be shett out of the churche For thus saieth he haue the Apostles ordeyned it and thus doth the church of Rome kepe it What woulde thys Pope saye thynke you yf he myght now come into the church of Rome and see the sacramente as it is thought to be handled in euery corner of the church and yet neyther the priestes to offre it vnto any man nor any of the people ones to desire it woulde he saye that this Pope were ether hys successor or the successore of thapostles no truly For yf he thought it to be a godly ordynaunce and worthie to be kepte of all men ones and that so muche the more as it had ben vsed of thapostles them selues that all they should be shet out of the church that would not receyue the sacrameÌ„t wheÌ„ the souper of the lorde was kepte he would doutlesse the say both that this were not the keping of the right souper of the lorde whiche is nowe vsed in the church also that he which was now Pope were no true Christen man Be coÌ„set â—istinc i. The .ix. cannon also which Gracianus witnesseth to haue ben the ordinaunce of thapostles commaundeth all faithfull that come into the churche and heare the scripture yf they wil not also continue in praieng and receyuyng of the sacramente to be shet out of the church as them that set vp a mysordre amongest the people Whiche thing was ordeyned also in the .ii. canon concilii Antiochini And the .viii. canon of thapostles doth require that yf a bishop priest deacon or other clerke wyll not be communicated when the souper of the lorde is holden he shoulde shewe the cause therof And yf the cause be leaful he should be pardoned that he dyd not communicate But yf he do not shew the cause of it so shal he be sheâ— out of the congregacion as one that offendeth the people and styrreth vp a suspection of him that offered the sacrament to be receyued Now these .iii. canons or holy ordynaunces do acknowledge it to be so great a faute to come into the congregation where the holy souper of the lorde is holden and yet not to be communicated that they commauÌ„de such to be excluded and shet out of the churche Shewinge this to be the cause of their appoyntinge so harde a punishement to the offenders Bycause they that dyd so absteyne or with hold themselues froÌ„ the communioÌ„ dyd brynge in a mysordre into the church As yf it wer don of a bishop priest deacoÌ„ or other clerke it caused the people to suspect his liuing or learning which dyd ministre the sacra to besuch as with whoÌ„ meÌ„ shuld not be coÌ„municated For who so did not holde hym selfe in the trew doctrine receyued and agreed vpon in the churche as there were many suche in those dayes with him dyd no deuout bysshope pryest or clerke communicate He shall therefore sayth the canon shewe the cause why he is not communicated not bring in or styre vp a vayne suspectioÌ„ of any maÌ„ thorow the which the holy ministracion might be despysed or a deuysyon set vp amongest the people Who seeth not now by these wordes that to appere by the holy souper and not to be communicated with the congregracion hath ben condemned both in laye men and also in the clergye And that therfore bycause it brought in a misordre amongest the people whiche were in vse to be communicated together But specially we may see by this latter canon that al the people in those dayes when this ordre was taken dyd vse to be communicated together that suche should be expulsed as would not come to the sacrameÌ„t For elles how shoulde that ministre haue ben brought in an euel suspeccion with the people that ministred the holy souper wheÌ„ a byshop priest deacon or other clerke had comeÌ„ in and not ben coÌ„municated with him at his ministracion yf it had not ben the commen vse that all they whiche were present at the holy souper should be communicated and in lyke manner how should they of the layte which dyd not receiue it together haue ben accused therof as men that set vp a misordre in the churche yf it had not ben the commen vse that when the holy souper was holden al they that were present shoulde receyue the sacramente together but doutlesse it was the commen ordre in those dayes that men shoulde shet out of the churche and commen congregation bothe them of the clergye and laite that were present at the holy souper and were not coÌ„municated together And that for this purpose bycause the doynge therof when it was done of a laye man dyd bryng in a misordre in the churche where the people were wont to receyue the sacramente all together and when it was done of any of the clergye it stirred vp an euell suspection towardes him that ministred the holy souper Out of al these now it is manifest and plaine to euery christen maÌ„ that both after the worde of god and vse of the olde or prymatyue churche it was worthy reprofe to be present at the holy souper and not to receyue the sacrament together For the lord hath ordeyned his holy souper for al them his disciples only that wyl and maye receiue it together And he that wyll not be suche a dysciple to him is not this souper prepared For the lord hath not instituted it to be a lokyng glasse or a gasyng stocke but sayde take eate take drynke And lykewise Paule the breade that we breake c. we saith he not I Cor. xi or the priest alone And further saith he one bread one body for we all take part of one bread we al sayth he And thus hath the olde churche vsed it also tyll the true gouerning of the same dyd fall tyll men begaÌ„ to holde the h. souper of the lord not therto that we might the more perfiteli liue in christ he in vs but that the priestes might get theÌ„ a liuing by it wtout any true teaching or preching of Christ wtout ani mouing of the people to repeÌ„tauÌ„ce ameÌ„demeÌ„t of liuing by their haÌ„dlyng of the h. sacra Which thing to do the better the priestes said the masse was a sacrifice for sin And theÌ„ the people were coÌ„tent to loke at the sacra a farre of bycause the priestes had perswaded theym that yf they were presente at the hearynge and seynge of the Masse or gaue any thing therunto so shuld it obteyne them al good fortune and saue them from all peryll dauÌ„ger whether they vnderstode it or not whether thei were communicated or not they hauynge repentaunce for their sinnes and purpose to amende there lyues or not But as god and our sauiour Iesu Christ hath ordeined this holy sacrament for to moue vs first vnto a sure faith and truste in the free remyssion of our synnes that he might the better so cause vs bothe to repent of our synful lyues and to be bolde also to folowe his moste louynge commaundementes and that by the ministring of his blesed body and blode to be receyued of vs by the corporall receyuing of it he graunt vs also so to behaue oure selues at all suche times as it shal be presented vnto vs that we maye coÌ„tynually be thankefull bothe to him and to our neyghboure for the same Graunte this good Lorde for thy swete sonnes sake Iesus Christe Amen Â¶ Imprinted at LondoÌ„ for Gawlter Lynne dwellyng on Somers kaye by Byllynges gate Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum

of thys sacrament many haue brought forth this saying also of saint Austyne Crede et manducasti that is to saye beleue thou hast receyued The whych saying hath yet bene dyuersely vnderstande lyke as the appetites of men are dyuerse For many of theÌ„ whych wyl seme to fauour the worde of god haue vnderstande it thus yf a man beleue trewly in Christ it forceth lytel for the receiuing of the sacrameÌ„t a man maye be saued well ynoughe wythout it say they and so they are become as negligent in receyuyng of thys holy sacrament as euer they were before But of suche I woulde fayne knowe what the corporall receyuyng of thys sacrament is and where to it serueth yf to beleue in Christ be the onely receyuyng of it Other some agayne as the Pope enspecially hath sayde that yf a maÌ„ beleue trwly vpon the sacrament he hath fulfilled these wordes of sainct Austyne Crede et manducasti that is to saye beleue and thou haste receyued But to all suche I aunswere that we maye not beleue vpon the sacrameÌ„t as yf it were able to worke or geue vs our saluation of it selfe but we must beleue vpoÌ„ Christ and vpon the merites of his passion the vertue and strength whereof he geueth vs in thys sacrament Wherfore when saint Austyne spake these wordes Crede et manducasti that is to saye beleue thou hast receyued it must nedes be that he meaned theÌ„ of theyr beleue that coulde not come vnto the vse of the sacrament Vnto whome he myght wel say Quid paras uentrem et dentes crede et manducasti that is to say what doest thou prepare either belye or teeth beleue in Christ thou hast eateÌ„ euen the same thyng that he wolde geue the by the sacrameÌ„t yf thou myghtest come vnto it We must vse all these thiÌ„ges spiritually yet corporally also For if we caÌ„ not come vnto this sacra for lacke of oportunitie nether fast by meanes of weaknes nor pray for lacke of tonge nether geue almose for lacke of substance yet yf we beleue surely in Iesus Christ this same fayth shal be rekened vnto vs for al righteousnes But againe yf we may vse ether any of these thinges or can come vnto this sacra we ought to vse it and that as often as it is presented except our delytyng in sinne fear vs to the coÌ„trary nether make a gasing stocke of it as yf we could receyue the streÌ„gth therof by what meanes we wold nor yet thynke vs to haue no nede of it bycause we do sumwhat beleue in Christ already We haue the holy gospel thorowe the whych we may continually eate and receyue Christ spiritually and yet when the sacra is presented we shall to the furtheryng of oure fayth and to the encreasyng of oure obedience towardes goddes lawes vse it also that after the same maner that the lorde vsed it hym selfe not turne or peruert the sacra into anye other vse but abyde by these plaine wordes of the lorde take eate c. take and drynke c. Â¶ But thou sayest oure sauiour Christ hath not bounde him selfe or the workes of our saluation vnto any outwarde worke or ceremonye and therefore it is not necessarye to our saluacion to receyue this sacrament but at our lybertye Â¶ The aunswer Vndoubted it is that our sauioure Christ hath not bounde his grace the workes of oure saluacion vpon any outwarde worke or ceremonye but we maye receyue and eate to euerlastyng lyfe Christ our lord that trew heaueÌ„ly fode thorow his word not only with out this sacrameÌ„t but with out all other his ordinaunces also For yf we can nether haue the vse of them or not haue them accordyng to the institucion of Christ yet yf we do beleue these wordes truly of the holy gospel Christ hath dyed for our synnes so shall we then eate the fleshe of Iesu Christ and drinke hys bloude to euerlastyng lyfe euen aswell as we had had the vse of all hys ordinaunces But therwithall when Christ sendeth vs oportunitie of tyme and place and that we maye conueniently come together in hys name and holde his holy souper yf we do not then holde the same that euen after his owne fasshion and coÌ„maundement so can or maye thys sprynge of none other occasion then that we do not aryght knowe Iesu Christ our sauiour in thys his holy ordinaunce and commaundement of the holye souper To beleue in Christe a ryght requyrethe our obedyence towardes all his lawes and ordinances as oure onelye God and sauiour For we do not beleue aryght that he hath ordeined coÌ„maunded vs lyke as in all other so in thys sacrameÌ„t also that whych shal serue vs certeynly yf we wil vse it onely so as wherunto he hath ordeined and set it forth to our saluation in furtheryng more assuredly oure healthfull receyuyng or eatyng of his flesshe and blode by it but we holde the corrupt iudgement of man to be wyser and more careful for oure saluation then our sauiour Iesu Christe the euerlastyng wysedome of the father and the whyche was yet so desyrous of oure health that he did not onely bestowe his bodye and blode for vs vpoÌ„ the crosse but hath prouided thys sacrament for to geue vs the same effectuallye by it also But two causes speciallye there are wherwyth the Pope hath letted the symple people from receyuynge the sacrament according to Christes coÌ„maundement The fyrst was bycause he taught by makyng of ordinaunces for the same that the priestes myght vse the holye souper of the Lorde priuatelye for them selues and that they myghte therfore vse also as many Masses in their churches vpon one daye or together as they lyst The seconde bycause the priestes were not commauÌ„ded to teache the people that it was goe neglygence and worthye to be much reproued in a trew christen man to be presente at the souper of the lorde and yet not to receyue the sacramente The whiche .ii. causes doubtlesse are not only contrarye to the dewtie and seruice that god doth in his word require both of the priestes and people but also to the vse that hathe ben in the olde and prymatiue churche afore times And yet to stablyshe the first cause and errour the Pope hath brought in this reason Â¶ The lorde hath instituted this sacramente that there myghte and shoulde receyue it who so dothe of a pure herte desyre it The whiche desyre shall neyther by the multitude nor fewenesse of the people be hyndred And therfore saith he may any priest pryuately for him self alone vse this sacra when so euer he doeth with a pure herte desyre it thoughe there be no man to be comunycated with him Â¶ The aunswer That the sacrament was of the lord instituted The souper of the lord is not bownde to any tyme place or people and yet the faithfull oughte not to holde it otherwise than the lorde coÌ„maunded that

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