Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	death_n	sin_n	3,567	5	5.2223	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09945	A Godlye and holesome preseruatyue against desperatiõ at all times necessarye for the soule but then chiefly to be bled and ministred when the deuill doth assault us moost fiercely, and deth approcheth niest.		1548 (1548)	STC 20203.5; ESTC S1645	20,252	80

A godlye and holesome preseruatyue against desperatioÌ„ at all times necessarye for the soule but then chiefly to be vsed and ministred when the deuill doth assault vs moost fiersely and deth approcheth niest Be sobre and watch for your aduersary the deuyll as a roring lyon walketh about seking whoÌ„ he may deuoure whom resist stedfast in the fayth 1. Pet. 5. The preface THis preseruatiue gentle reader is prepared for thy profit that thou reding it at leasure maist chose oute suche comfortable sentences as may bothe staye thy owne conscience in the tyme of temptacion also quiet others when the Deuil shal be busie with them 2. Cor. ii For we be not ignoraunte of the thoughtes of satan how he continually furnisheth him selfe to bende his ordinaunce against man And now with the coÌ„sideration of the greatnes and multitude of synne Now with the terrour of death dampnacion Eph. 6. do labour to beate the buckler of faith out of our handes i. Tess 5. to strike the helmet of hope from our head Eph. 6. And to wrest froÌ„ vs the swerd of the spirite which is gods word But here christian reader is thy swerd and buckeler deliuered vnto the here is thy helmette put vpon thy heade here thou shalte finde suche armour and weapon wherby thou shalt both be able to withstande the forse of cure commen enemy the Deuill and also by thy councell to rescue others that they perishe not Yea here thou shalt find choise of moste comfortable sentences wherby mans coÌ„science may be staide from dampnable desperation i. Co. xvi Watche therfore stande stedfaste in faithe playe the man and be of good comfort Iaco. iiii Resist the deuyll and he will flee frome the. Not for feare of thy own power strength or holines but for feare of Christe in whome by faythe thou art ingraffed For it is christ thorough whome god hath geueÌ„ i. Cor. xv vs victory against synne deathe hell the deuyll Acto iiii Nether is there any other name vnder heueÌ„ geueÌ„ vnto man wherein we may be saued but the name of Iesus Christe oure lorde To whome with the father and holye ghost be al honoure and glorye AMEN A preseruatiue FOrsomuche as the diseases of the body and corporall deathe dothe so trouble mannes mynde that we commonly trimble and quake at the onely mencion of them How much ought we to feare the sicknes of the soule and death of the same then whiche there can no greater nor more fearefull calamytye chaunce vnto man And seinge that euery man doth auoyde so muche as in him lyethe the payne myseryes diseases and deathe of the bodye howe much more ought we to decline and eschewe the causes of these euilles which be sinnes and offences and feare the ire of god which we so by oure enormities do prouoke Yf we be neuer so lytle sick in our body by and by we sende for the phisicion we spare no cost we seke for medicines and remedye though they be neuer so chargable al to patch and clout vp this earthen vessell of our bodye whiche do we neuer so muche can not laste longe And whye vse we not lyke dylygence in desiring seking remedies against the diseases of the soule whiche like as they be more greuous eueÌ„ so they bring with them without comparison infinitely more daunger For what can it profitte a maÌ„ thoughe he haue all the riches in the world though he liue a thousande yere and that in such helthe pleasure that he is not once touched with sickenes or greife his soule in the meane time being poisoned with sinne being captiue to satan hauyng God displeased with him and dampnacion readye for him after this lyfe For truelye this lyfe muste once haue an ende nether know we whan where after what maner or how soone Therfore saith Christe watch for ye nether know the day nor hour when the sonne of man wyl come Mat. xxv And lest we this short time of our abode omittinge thinges moost waightye and profitable shulde folow trifulles thinges of smal price he hath vouchesaue to prescribe vs an order and as it were a breue certaine and sure way to come vnto true felicite saienge Seke first for the kingdom of god and righteousnes therof Math. vi and all thinges shal be added vnto you Care for lyuynge care for riches care for worldly dignitie worldlye fauoure worldlye estimacion and such lyke transitory thinges which in dede doth litle profitte but many times be cause bothe of filthie vices and also of greuous calamities doth besy doth vexe doth trouble doth eueÌ„ defatigate vs both daye and night but in sekynge for and procuring of godly heuenly thinges we be most negligent most slack moste dull most forgetfull And I pray you what can be a greater blindnes or a more dangerouse madnes whiles we be lustie whiles we be in helthe whiles we be in prosperity we scasely thynke vpon any lyfe to come we remember not once that we shal dye But when we be in perell and daunger by sickenes and deathe beginnethe to knocke at oure doore Euen at that same houre when we should playe the menne and fyght against oure enimy beinge sufficiently armed weponed afore theÌ„ begin we first to thinke vpon oure armoure to thinke vpoÌ„ our weapon to think vpon mending of our lyfe These thinges declare vs to be smallye exercised soudiers to be meÌ„ of preposterouse iudgement and verye weaklinges in faith God be mercyfull vnto vs. Amen But yet though a man be neuer so old though the day be neuer so far past so he amend whiles he is here eare it be night his repeÌ„taÌ„ce cometh not out of season Neuertheles it were to be wisshed that no man shuld differ his repentaÌ„ce to his last most dangerous coÌ„flict For eueÌ„ thei shal haue much a do to stande to defend them selues from the assaultes the guiles inuasions of the enemy which in the time of their helth prepared armed them selues what then shall come of them whiche not fearing god neither minding once repentaunce hathled a dissolute filthie and naughtye life how shal thei fighte howe shall they be able to withstand the force of satan Â¶ Seinge therefore the multitude of people is great and the ministers of the gospel very few nether able to be euery where to do their office to euery man I hauing a will to help al men haue gathered to gether writen oute of scripture a certaine brief forme how to admonishe instructe and comfort such as be sick that they either reding these thiÌ„ges or hearing them red by others may conceiue certaine hope perfit consolacioÌ„ lest in this most dauÌ„gerous coÌ„flict they faint geue ouer like cowardes so be ouercomed perish For this is certain when soeuer a maÌ„ is taken with extreme sicknes is in daunger of deth he is assawted with diuers many greuous

tentacions First it is a greuous and vehemente tentacion when he seeth the most terrible image of deathe afore his eyes when he seeth he muste leue thys light leue this life leaue frendes leaue landes goodes kinsfolke father mother wife childern all thinges wherin he had here ether pleasure or comforte Then suche synnes as he against the will and pleasure of god hathe committed shall shewe and present them selues and shal appeare more in nuÌ„bre and more greuous then euer they semed afore and so shall wonderousely vex and torment the coÌ„science Then dethe iudgemente hell dampnacion as it were in a plumpe shall assaut and lay sege with diuers daungerous engins against the olde man of ours In these Agonies except a maÌ„ be armed with a sure and constaÌ„t faith it is to be feared leste he be weried tired and at last ouercommed For these tentacions which chaunce vnto men lyeng in extremes appere most houge feareful and daungerouse and that for by cause our faith is verye sclender and waueringe neither yet able to see perceaue or apprehend the incompreheÌ„sible and inestimable riches of the childern of god whiche be remissioÌ„ of synnes through christe resurrection of the flesh communion of saintes euerlastinge life and all these geuen vnto vs in Christ and for Christ In these articles of our faithe we must dailye exercise oure selues These we must diligently reuolue and earnestly expende in our mindes For thoughe all the articles of our faith are diligentlye to be remembred and without al waueringe beleued yet in the Agonye and pointe of deathe these foure that is the communion of sainctes remission of sinne by the blood of Christe the resurrection of the fleshe and euerlasting lyfe are chiefely to be mynded expended and inculcated For like as deth is the paine stipend of sinne Roma 6. euen so for synne God dothe commenly punysh vs with diuers diseases and plages As it is to be sene iÌ„ diuers places of scriptur Io. 5. Ps 88. Deute 28. 2. Reg. 24. Neuertheles afflictions be many tymes laid vpon vs that our faith may be tried For than is it easy to be perceauyd howe much we loue GOD what faithe we haue in him howe we trust him when we be pressed greuyd with aduersitie In this case therfore we must bewaile acknowlege our synnes for the which we haue iustlie incurred goddes displeasure and deseruid most greuous paine We must turne to God with true repentaunce in all our hart mynde without all faynynge and conterfaitinge we must haue recourse vnto the Gospel where we shall fynd most bountifull coÌ„solacioÌ„ .i. absolucioÌ„ or remissioÌ„ of our synnes which christ hath instituted iÌ„ the churche Io. 20. Receaue saithe Christe the hollie ghoste whose siftes ye forgeue thei are for geaueÌ„ This inestimable treasure is daily openyd offred vnto vs. When remissioÌ„ of sinne is thus desired optained vndoutedly theÌ„ the paine of sinne which is the disease or afflyccion shal sone ceasse and leaue vs or elles accordinge to the most beneficiall will of our heuenly father shall tourne to the profit and soule helth of him that is diseased or afflicted For this maye we be sure of that the paine and affliction of the body in this worlde seme it neuer so greuous a bourden or heuie yoke to the flesshe is comenly nothinge elles but a fatherlie rod Psal 88. wherwith god dothe drawe vs his childern froÌ„ synne and call vs home to him Truly our heuinly father dothe loue vs moste feruentlie he bearithe vs good mynde and dothe all thinges for our amendemente and profitte Heb. xii for whome God louithe him he chastisethe and correctith vs temporally here that we should not be punished in hell euerlastinglie 1. Cor. xi Thoughe he semith angrie he louithe singulerlye Nether is his Ire the Ire of a tyraunt or tormeÌ„tour desyringe our perdycion but of a father sekinge our amendmeÌ„t and sauftie First therfore we must crye God mercy desire pardoÌ„ forgeuenes of our synnes but by christ but with a hart trulie penitent that we may be at one with God and haue him mercyful vnto vs. This done we maye then desire GOD to deliuer vs from the Imminent and present affliction and disease For so teacheth ecclesiast Ecclesi 3 Sonne in thy infirmity neglect not thy self but pray to the Lord and he shall deliuer the. Also in the Ps Psal 70. remember not o lord god our old iniquities but let thy mercie spedely preuent vs for we be verie miserable helpe vs God our sauiour Lord God of power turne vs howe longe wilt thou be angrie shewe thy face and we shal be saued Here we be taught firste to desire remission of sinne that we may so be at one with god and after that to haue his wrathe and the tokens of the same takeÌ„ away But when soeuer we desire to be deliueryd or to be eased of the crosse that presseth vs we must alwaye annexe this addicion Mar. vi Thy wil o heuenly father be fulfilled Neither knowe we so well what is profitable vnto vs. Nether caÌ„ we so well prouide for our selues as our most louing heueÌ„ly father Which is both of infinite powre and also of incomprehensible wisdom which neuer tournethe his eys from vs which caryth continually for vs which knowith the number of our heres which doth quicken norish fede kepe defend prouide for al his creatures much better than thei can wish or desire But to drawe to the more perticuler temptacions to shewe what thinges do most fiersly daungerously at the time of death assault vs. And how we shall wtstaÌ„d theÌ„ Â¶ There be thre thinges which at the houre of death doth wonderously vex trouble feare our myndes that is to saye synne death hel or dampnacion Synne WHerein we haue vngodlye mispent our life wherby we haue greuously offeÌ„ded god and our neighbour This coÌ„ming to our remembraunce when we lie vpon our death bed doth driue vs to a wonderous feare Roma ii pensiuenes and anxiety As sainct Paule saithe wrathe indignacion trouble and anguishe against euerye soule of man that doth euill A medicine against synne vexinge and troubelinge our conscience LEt vs cal earnestly to remembrance that the sonne of God came downe from heuen became man toke vp on his backe the synnes of the worlde died for them vpoÌ„ the crosse there makinge satisfaction for vs and paing our dettes This most precious blod of christ was shed also for vs and of this deth we be also partakers so we rightlie beleue in Christe Nether nede we to doubt but Christ died aswell for vs as for Peter and Paule Rom. 6. For we be baptized also as sainct Paule saith in the deth of Christ This ought to comfort vs this ought to erect and stay our myndes For seinge we be baptized in the dethe of Christe Christes dethe bringeth also vnto vs helth and saluacion By Christes deth we be also

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