Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	good_a	soul_n	2,711	5	5.0049	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12150	A Breefe collection concerning the love of God tovvards mankinde, & hovv for diuers causes vve are iustlie bounde to loue & serue him with preparation to prayer, and certaine necessarie prayers and thankesgeuing to God for his benefites, daylie to be vsed : also a deuote meditation to procure contrition, and excite deuotion with other vertuous prayers.		1603 (1603)	STC 5554; ESTC S1869	22,473	91

The Fyre to keepe vs froÌ„ coulde the Ayre to mitigate his heate and preserue our health The Water to vvashe away our filthines The Earth vvith his variable Fruites to susteine vs vvith his beautiful Flowers to recreate vs Besids the great diuersity of Beastes Foules and Fishes for our norishment delight He hath geuen vnto vs our Wittes right Limmes vvith Beauty StreÌ„gth comlye shape He hath kepte deliuered vs from many daungers both of fire vvater thunder tempest slanders shames many other euels vvith the vvhich for our sinns he might iustlye haue punished vs vvheÌ„ vve offended in deadly sinne haue cast vs headlong into hell yet of his tender loue hath forborne spared vs. O vvhat shall vve render againe vnto God for all his Benefits hovv infinitly are vvee bounde to loue serue him not only in respect of his goodnes in him selfe vvhich is the cheefest cause indede of his tender loue towards vs But also in respecte of the greate delight he taketh in our seruice yea muche more theÌ„ he doth in the seruice of his Angels the reason is this because man doth not only serue God of loue as the Angels doe but also vvith laboure paine vvhich they doe not For he laboreth more in seruing him one day then they haue donne since the beginning of the vvorld therfore doth God singulerly delighte in our praiers other good vvorkes shal geue vs if vve continew to the ende a double Crowne of glorye that is both in Bodye Soule And here vnderstand that for diuers causes we are iustly bound to serue him First for our CreatioÌ„ because vve are created only to that ende therfore all our members strengthe of bodye Soule are to be imploied exercysed in his holye Seruice Also vve are bounde to serue him in respect of his louing seruice done vnto vs vvho saith by his Prophet Esay Seruire me fecisti in peccatis tuis that is thou hast caused me to serue in thy sinns As vvhen he praied fasted preached vvhen he vvas vvhipped crowned vvith thorne vvheÌ„ he caried his Crosse theron suffered painfull death besides all this in token of his great loue he serueth vs still vvith his owne blessed Body blood in the holy Sacramente therfore euery vvay are vve bound most louinglye to serue him againe Also vve are bound to serue him in respect of our ObligatioÌ„ Vowe made in Baptisme hauing ther vovved promised so to doe al the time of our life Likevvise for his great Benefites as is before said bestovved vpon vs. And lastlye for that inestimable glory that he hath promised to al those that loue and truly serue him to the ende But because no Seruice can be acceptable vnto him which procedeth not from a cleane and pure harte It shal not be here amisse to declare brefely by vvhat meanes the same may be obtained gotten First he that vvould serue God truely in cleaÌ„nes of harte Conscience muste daily behould and looke into his workes and diligentlye consider his whole state and conuersation see if there be any thing in the same reprehensible or contrary to the vvill of God because the knovvledge of our felfe is the beginning of our health Saluation Secondly vvhat-soeuer he findeth in him-selfe in vvhich he hath offended God he must hartely repent humbly aske mercy for the same firmely purposing therof to make a cleare and perfecte confession so soone as he maye Thirdly he must vvith careful study and deuoute prayer continually desire of God to kepe defend him froÌ„ sinne for as the holy Prophete saith Except God kepe the city he vvatcheth in vain that keepeth it Therfore euery man ought to serue God in greate humilitie with coÌ„tinual watche warde ouer him selfe The difficulty of Perseuerance in vvell doing appeareth in the fall of Lucifer from heaueÌ„ of Adam froÌ„ Paradice and Iudas froÌ„ the nomber of the xij Apostles vvhat cause haue vve therfore to pray as our Sauioure counseleth vs continually hauing experience of our owne vveaknes debility in resisting temptations In somuch that somtimes through one only vvorde vve are prouoked to anger and impacience Therfore it behoueth vs euer to stand in feare for offending God and to that ende saith the Scripture Blessed is the man that is euer fearfull And S. Bernard saith that feare and Religion are knit together that the one can not remaine vvithout the other God geue vs grace that vve may dailye studie to obtaine this most noble vertue that the blessinge vvhich Christe speaketh of in the Gospel may light on vs vvhere he saith Blessed be the cleane in hart for they shal see God To vvhom be all honoure for Euer-more Amen A Thankesgeuing to the B. Trinitie to be Daylie vsed AL Honoure thankes and praise be to thee o blessed Father of heaueÌ„ which hast created made me Glory be to thee o B. Sonne of God vvhich with thy precious bloode hast redeemed me Glory be to thee o holy Ghoste vvhich hast Sanctified me Glory be to thee o holy B. and Indeuided Trinitie whose vvorkes are meruailous passe all vnderstanding I laude praise thee vvith hart and mouth and geue louing thanks vnto thee for all thy B. Benefits Spiritual and Corporal and singe vnto thee the Hime of glory Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus Thou only art God and besids thee there is none at all vvhich vvorkest greate meruailous and Inscrutable things wherof ar no end To thee belongeth al Laude and Iubilie To thee all Angells the Heauens vniuersall Powers doe sing Praises To thee o glorious Trinitie be geuen all honor of euery creature both in Heauen and Earthe novv and for euer more Amen Soli Deo honor gloria An Inuocation to be vsed before Praier for the attaining of Gods grace the asistaÌ„ce directioÌ„ of the holye Ghost And also to obtaine therby Humillity Charity Puritie of InteÌ„tion Cleannes Peace of harte for protection defence against the assaultes teÌ„ptations firye dartes of the Deuil al inuisible visible enemies VVhat is to be coÌ„sidred before Prayer the manner to behaue your selfe therin morning eueninge before the office of oure Ladye or other vsuall Praiers with certaine BenedictioÌ„s which you maye vse all or parte at your Discretion VVhat is to be Premeditated before praier VVHen you inteÌ„d to offer the Sacrifice of Prayer Praises to almighty God prepare you to praier Recale your Senses gather to gether your vvittes vvith an humble attentiue deuoute mind lifte vp your harte to God Reuerently standing vpright vvith your handes ioyned before your breste lifted vpp Pause then a litle vvhile aduised lye consider vvith your selfe vvherefore you come vvheraboute you goe and vvhat busines you novv take in hande Also before vvhom you are present the Petitions you vvill aske and the Offerring you meane

A BREEFE COLLECTION CONCERNING THE LOVE of God tovvards Mankinde hovv for diuers causes vve are iustlie bounde to loue serue him WITH PREPARATION TO Prayer and certaine necessarie prayers and thankesgeuing to God for his benefites daylie to be vsed Also a deuote Meditation to procure Contrition and excite Deuotion With other vertuous prayers ECCLESIAST 18. Before Prayer prepare thy Soule be not as a man that tempteth God Printed at Doway by LAVRENCE KELLAM at the signe of the holie Lambe 1603. BEing desirerous good Reader to haue published some short Collection of most necessairie praiers but hindred by diuers vrgeÌ„t occatioÌ„s I thought good in respect of my duty to God and necessity of the time preseÌ„t rather vvith the poore vvidovve to offer vnto him this simple Mite for the increase of his honour in helping of the godly then altogether to geue ouer my purpose And vvheras true vertue coÌ„sisteth principallye in the loue of God vvithout vvhieh our praiers are of no force I haue here prepared a litle Treatise concerning that matter and in vvhat respect vvee are bounde to serue him In vvhich as in a glasse vve may clerelie behold our ingraitude tovvardes so louing a Lord. And because manie rather of custome then true deuotion so rashlie goe about that holie vvoorke of prayer I haue set douÌ„e a preparation thereunto vvith necessarie prayers Meditations and thankesgeuing to be vsed daylie Farevvell A BREFE COLLECTION CONcerning the Loue of God towards Mankinde howe wee are for diuers causes bound to serue loue him THE great and incomprehensible charitye of our Lorde towardes Mankinde maye be coÌ„sidred fower sundrye wayes First in the dignitie of our Creation Secondly in taking our coruptible nature Thirdly in susteining for vs his B. passion And fourthly in his great benefits and bountiful giftes both spiritual corporal which may iustly kindle inflame the hartes of al true Christians to render to him again that which he requireth of vs which is nothing else but a loueing harte a iuste vpright life In the dignitie of our Creation hath he shewed that he loued vs more then any other creature in the world that in two things First in creating making vs acording to his owne Image likenes secondly in constituting vs Lords and Gouerners ouer al his other creatures In taking of our nature he hath also shewed that he loued Mankind better then Angels that in three respectes First in honour because he assumpted our nature not the nature of Angels Secondly in loue in that he repayred Mankinde with his precious bloud not them And thirdly in vision because in heauen we shall possesse more ioye in Contemplation of Christes Humanitie then the Angels in that we shal see our nature vnited to the deuine Nature But in suffring his B. Passion he hath shewed as we may say that he loued vs better then him selfe geuing for our Saluation freely his whole Body life And here marke that in this B. Passion of our Sauiour we may learne fiue notable thinges First it teacheth vs to geue him hartie thanks for the glorious fruite which we haue receiued by the same which gratfulnes is a thing so acceptable vnto-him as S. Aug. saith that nothing maybe more This B. Lambe of God which was conceiued borne without sinne wold thus suffer for vs that by his painful Passion he might pul vs backe from the filthy pleasure of sinne He suffred in all his members that with our meÌ„bers we might willingly serue him Hee offered for vs his precious blood the price of our Redemption that we might offer our bodies with al the force of the same to doe him seruice Secondly it teacheth vs to loue him because aboue all things he loued vs. Thirdly it teacheth vs how much we ought to detest hate sinne for which he susteined such a painful dolorous Passion yea he abhorreth it so much that not withstanding his great desire of our Saluation he condemneth the sinner for one deadly offence to perpetuall payne tormente Fourthly it teacheth vs Fortitude to withstand strongly any aduersity paine or tribulation for the honour loue of him that loued vs so much also for our owne Saluation because tribulation in this world paciently sustained is the ready way to heauen This blessed Passion being called to remeÌ„braÌ„ce there is nothing so harde as S. Isidore saith which is not with an equal minde tolle rated Let vs therfore as true Souldiers diligently studye to suffer with him theÌ„ no doubte we shall as S. Paule saith be pertakers of his coÌ„solatioÌ„s Ioyes Fiftly it teacheth vs Humilitie for if Christ which was the Sonne of God abased humbled him selfe so much as to desceÌ„d from his glorious Kingdome into this vale of misery to take vppon him oure base Nature suffer such an ignominious death with what face can man lifte vp him selfe in pride contemne so louing a Redeemer This Humility is the ground foundation of all Vertue without that no vertue can be acceptable in the sight of God which caused our Sauior so carefully in his holye Gospell to admonish vs of the same saying Learne of me for I am meke humble in hart And S. Ambrose saith that how much more abiect a man is in this life so much the more he shal be exalted in the world to come Woulde thou haue al vices saith one destroied within thee Learne then to be truely humble To which agreeth S. Agust saying Humilitie is the Quene of vertues the death of vyces the looking glasse of virgins the harboure of the holy Trinitie It is only humilitye saith S. Bernard that exalteth she alone leadeth to life because saith he this is the way ther is none other And therfore S. Gregory saith well that whatsoeuer a man doth is lost if it be not kepte by humility God graunt vs to imbrace this Vertue to imitate that swete Lambe which as S. Bernard saith was borne poore liued poore dyed poore Now touching his bountiful Giftes it driueth me into a mase to remember them First how he hath made vs as is before said to his owne B. Image and likenes geueing vs the noble giftes of Memorye Reason Will hath made the Soule of man so noble that nothing is able to fill or satisfie it but him selfe alone It may well be occupied as S. Bernarde saith vvith all other thinges but filled or satisfied can it not bee He doth inrich vs also vvith his grace doth visite comforte strength vs vvith his good inspirations motions to Vertue And in the end hath prepared such Ioyes for vs as passeth all vnderstanding either of man or Angels And for the giftes corporall they be also such so many as are maruelus to coÌ„sider He hath created for our behoofe the Elements vvith the Sunne to geue vs light by day the Moone to illuminate the night

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