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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	5,160	5	5.5664	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07355	The solace of the soule agaynst the bytter stormes of sycknes and deathe greatly encouragynge the faythfull, paciently to suffer the good pleasure of God in all kynd of aduersite, newly set forth in Englysshe by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1548 (1548)	STC 1774; ESTC S117217	16,613	58

hande whether he wyll that thou lyue or dye that his wyll whyche is euer best maye be done vnto the glory prayse of hym althoughe it be impossible that tho● shuldest be dampned yf thou doste faithfully trust on the mercy which he hath promysed for Christes sake and consecrate thy selfe wholly to him obeynge his moste godly wyll in al partes For he hath promysed that he wyll be thy father and forasmuche as he is true when thou knoweledgest hym to be thy father and dost hope and loke for all good thinges of hym he can none otherwhyse but be thy father and saue the although he hādle the for a certen tyme neuer so hardly Seynge thā that he hath promysed to be thy father and thou dost truste on hys ꝓmises wythout doubt he wyl care both for the and thyne at all tymes wherfore thou shalt cōmend to him not only thy body but also thy wife and chyldren thy kynnesmen and frendes to be shorte all that euer thou haste and doubte not but that ●e wyll be a true Father a true husbande a true kynnesman and frēde for he hath hytherto vsed the in these thynges only as a stuward and dyspensatoure But now seyng he is mynded that thou shouldeste leaue of the functiō and vse of thys offyce he wyll appoynte another in thy roome whyche lyke a good stuwarde shall both faythfully and dilygently loke vpon them Yf thou hopest thys thynge of hym and lokest for it wyth a ful trust of harte it is no doubte but he wyll do that I haue spoken wherfore put out of thy mynde all sorowfull care of worldly thynges and commende it to God Rather take thoughte for thy selfe how thou mayste prouide for thy soule and sende that vnto God And seynge that God hathe forgyuen the all thy synnes frely for Christes sake he requireth nothing at all of the for thys exceding great and in estimable benefyte but that thou shuldest agayne forgyue euen from the very harte them that haue done the wronge for he promysethe that he wyll forgyne vs our offēces yf we forgiue men ther offēces therfore when thou haste forgyuen all offences euen from the very harte yea and that so that thou neuer remembreste them afterwarde praye also for them that haue hurte the accordyng to the doctrine and exa●ple of Christe yea and yf euer thou recouerest helpe so muche as lygheth in thy powre them that haue nede of thy helpe Yf that thou hast a mind voyd of dissimulation preuy dyspleasure enuy malice yll wyll and wrathe thou haste also a sygne and earnest token that God hath forgyuen the thy synnes for fayth wherwyth thy harte is puryfyed stretchynge out her selfe and bryngynge ●orth her fruites for the infynite benefites of God can none otherwyse then forgyue agayne and to do well to her neyghboure Thys fruyte of charite beareth the witnes and maketh the sure that thy fayth is true and lyuishe seyng it bryngeth forth true and good fruytes Thys meaneth Peter wher he commaundethe that we shulde make our vocation and election fyrme sure with good workes for he signifieth and plainly meaneth y ● thys workes ar testimonies and sygnes that thou arte electe of God and purchased to be hys sonne vnto the ioyes of euerlasting lyfe Nether is ther any cause o brother that god shulde forgyue the thy sinnes for the greuousnes of thy dysease crosse for ther is none other satisfaction none other recōpense for thy synnes than the onely deth of Christ. God beholdeth none other thynge in this cause he accepteth none other thing here than his only begottē son he is y ● lābe of god whyche taketh awaye the synnes of the world He is the sacrifice oblation sufficient absolute and perfect for the synnts of the whole worlde thy disease paynes cā not satisfye before God for the lest syn that thou hast cōmytted muche les are they able to deserue health euerlasting saluatiō as Paule testifieth saying I do not thynke that the affli●tions of this lyfe are worthy of the glory which shal be shewed vpon vs. No creature nether in heuen nor erth no āgel was able to apease mytigate swage the wrath of the father much les shal this thy disease short trouble pacyfye it For he that shulde aswage that wrath and recōcile God to man he muste nedes be both god and man seynge he muste be an intercessor and aduocate betwen god being angry and man condemned Therefore was it conuentente for the sonne of god to become mā that he sh●lde apease the wrathe of God the father by sufferynge paynes in hys awne body and so preserue vs from it as the Prophet testyfiethe sayinge He hath taken vpon hym our dyseases and borne awaye our sorowes God hath layde y ● vnrighteousnes of vs all on hym For the wickednes of my people haue I striken hym Aud Peter saythe By hys strypes were we made whole therfore for thys Christ thy Lord are thy synnes forgyuen the and for none other thynge neyther in heauen nor in earthe not for thy good workes nor for any afflyction although neuer so harde and bytter Christe is our only ryhhteousnes healthe redemption satisfaction God made hym syn for vs whych knew no syn that we myght be made righteous wherfore yf thou beleuest thou arte the sonne of God al redy yf thou be the sonne of God than art thou also the heyre of God and fellowe enheritoure wyth Christ yf euerlasting lyfe be enheritaunce and the gyfte of God as Paule calleth it certes then shalte thou not deserue it wyth the sorowes of thy dysease but God wolde haue the punyshed with this sicknes that thou myghtest represse breake restrayne and mortyfye thy olde man that it maye ones cease to synne that shall come to passe at the laste by the deathe of the body And for this cause must we dye that our soule may departe hence vnto euerlastyng saluation for thys death is a gate and entrauns vnto eternall lyfe ther at the laste are we delyuered from al wretchednesses miseris carefulnes dysquietnes from al erroures and iuglynge castes of the dyuill neyther shall we any more be defyled wyth the moost stynkynge fylthynes of synne neyther shal we be seduced and led awaye into heresys or erroures nor yet be throwne hedlonge into desperation For an ende of all euylles aduersities and incōmodities is then come yea thē shal we rest in the Lord and enioye eternall lyfe and pleasure wythout ende Death therfore is not to be abhorred nor feared yea it is rather most feruently to be desyred seynge by that we passe hence vnto eternal ioyes Uery true is y ● whych Paule sayth to the godly all thynges worke for the beste Death in the syghte of the worlde is a thyng of all thinges moost odyous mooste hatefull most lothsome and moste horryble yet to the faythfull it