Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	great_a	schism_n	1,418	5	9.7695	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68828	The holie exercise of a true fast, described out of Gods word Seene and allowed.; Very godly and learned treatise, of the exercise of fastyng.	Wilkinson, William, d. 1613.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603, attributed name.	1580 (1580)	STC 24251.5; ESTC S120024	22,313	96

any of all their Churches which are not altogether in ours not one of those detestable heresies but are lodged amongst vs. And although the schisme of Lutheranisme be not among vs yet there is almost a great distraction of minds for the Church gouernement beside the diuersities of iudgementes in many other matters And among bodily punishments the plague hath indifferently fed and yet doeth feed vpoÌ„ vs. The sword hath ben shaked at vs both in the North by traytours and in the South by disordered wicked persons And shuld it not strik vs that her maiestie was of late in daunger of her life by a shot Which that it was not meant towardes her ought not to abate our care for her maiestie but rather encrease it as that which was more nerely directed against her of the Lorde to make both her and vs to crie for his grauous couer and protection ouer her And if we consider the wrath that hangeth ouer our heades the notes thereof are taken by the example of the people of God and first of Ezra Ezra 9. 3. who vnderstanding that the people had married straunge women fasted wherevppon we haue this note of the wrath to come that considering how that sinne is committed openly in the land in diuerse sortes that therefore anger is at hand Here may be haÌ„dled with godly and discrete wisdome the sinnes of the lande The seconde note to knowe the tempest to come is taken from the Niniuites fast Wherevppon we gather Ionas 3. 5. that for somuch as we are greeuously threatened aswell by the ministers and seruauntes of the Lorde that speake in his name vnto vs as also by his late shaking of the earth that sharpe iudgement without repentaunce must spedily come vppon vs. The thirde is taken from signes of the wrath of god which may break out against vs as in Hester where Hester 4. 6 it was concluded at the request of Hamon of the destruction of the whole Church wherewith may fitly be compared the holy league as they say and decree of the late couÌ„cel of Trent against the whole church and against ours particularly An other signe is the preparation made against the Church or an indeuour to execute their malice which draue Io â— Paral. 20. saphat and other moe to a fast Here the loftie countenaunces and vndewtifull demeanour of the Papistes may be considered with their rebellious attempts in Ireland as also the Spanish nauie and great preparation made amongst them of the holy league with the present troubles in Scotland like accidents sufficient to procure the practise of this holy exercise A GENERALL CONFESSION OF Sinnes to be made at the exercise of fasting the more particuler confessioÌ„ being taken according to the estate of the seuerall Churches by the good discretion of the minister vppon the knowledge thereof O Lord which art glorious in power holines we being but dust and ashes with the casting of our selues downe at the foote of thy high Maiestie confesse that me are most vile sinners conceiued and borne in sinne that we are by nature nothing else but a lumpe of all wickednesse whose naturall propertie is to growe in sinne as we growe in yeares and to waxe stronge in wickednesse as the powers of our mindes and bodies receiue strength There is in vs no holsome nor sounde knowledge howe to obey there is no manner of good will or affection to please thee finally there dwelleth no good thing in our flesh And although our cursed estate doeth herein greatly appeare yet our sinne is made out of measure sinnefull through the exceding grace which thou offrest by the Gospell of thy deere sonne wherby wee are so farre from profiting that of our selues we shoulde waxe worse and worse For the more light of knowledge is shewed the blinder would we remain the greater obedience is taught the frowarder and stubberner woulde we become if thou by the mightie working of thy holy spirite shouldest not cause it to be fruitfull And although we haue this naturall corruption in common with the whole rotten race of Adam yet we confesse that in vs it hath budded and shotte foorth so much more then in others as wee haue had moe meanes to kill it and to cause it to wither theÌ„ others haue had Where first of all the gracious offer of the treasure of thy holy gospel vnto vs maketh vs guiltie many wayes For where passing by many other nations thou hast trusted our â—ation withall yet with a number of vs hath it found as small entertainâ—ent and felt as great resistaunce as amongest them at whose gates it neuer knocked For a great portion of the land partly neuer yelding theÌ„ selues to the obedience thereof and partly falling from it after they had once yeelded stand proudly as it were at the staues end with thee The rest which make profession of their submittaunce vnto it doe it not accordingly For first there be heapes of our people which either through anyrckesomnesse of the yron yoke of the Popish religion or through a wicked opinion which they nourish of embracing any religion set foorth so cast aside the former poperie as they still abyde in an vtter ignoraunce of the trueth it selfe in such sorte that through want of Preaching they are as rawe in the knowledge of the true seruice of thee as they were expert before in the seruice of the deuill And where knowledge is to any such sufficiencie as is requisite for the inheritours of the kingdome of heauen there is it for a great part ioyned with such hypocrisie as maketh them more detestable before thee which searchest the very raines then if they had still continued in their ignorance Now for the remnant of vs which through grace haue truly and faithfully beleeued it is with so great weaknesse of faith and so small reformation of manners That our glorious profession of the Gospell supported and borne out with so small shewe of the the fruites which the excellencie thereof doeth require maketh not onely the enemies to condemne vs but our selues to suspect one an other whether we belong vnto thee or no. Wherein O Lord we acknowledge that to be our great and horrible sinne that being put in trust with this vnspeakable treasure of thy holy Gospell and preferred to our neighbours professours about vs yet wee are in thankeful obedieÌ„ce vnto thee behinde them all first in knowledge last in zeale before them in the doctrine of thy holy Gospell behind theÌ„ in the discipline of the same The yoke of the slauery of our bodies whiche the Popish religion layed vppon vs wee willingly shake off but the holy bandes of thy lawe whereby our â—iotous life and affections shoulde be brought into bondage we doe hardly and heauily admitte The Gospell which brought a freer vse of our lawfull honors pleasures and comâ—odities was welcome vnto vs but the same Gospell which restraineth the vnlawfull licentiousnesse of our ambition intemperancie and

that will haue no part in the obedience of the commaundement giuen hereof to both the peoples vnder the Lawe and vnder the Gospell must haue no part in the promises made to any of them according as the Lorde threateneth that who so euer shall not afflict or humble his Leui. 23. 29. Luke 5. 35. soule with the rest that he will destroy them from among his people The time of fasting is the time â—f affliction either for want of some great benefite needfull or through feeling of some great iudgement present or to come Where the Popiâ—â— fast must passe an other condemnation which maketh no difference oâ— choice of time but appointeth euery Friday and other set euens yearely whether the time be prosperous oâ— vnprosperous whether it be peace oâ— warre health or sicknesse dearth oâ— plentie Which is al one as if the Physician shuld nowe appoint his patienâ— this day twentie or fortieyeres hence to take a purgation or to be let bloud In which case either he must be â— Prophet rather then a Physician tâ— knowe that he shall on that day hauâ— neede of it or else he must be a Physician of no value ignorant or vnfaithfull As therefore the Physiciaâ— openeth no vaine but with obâ—â—â—uation where the signe is giueth â— purgation without heede taking â— the time of the yeare whether it â— spring or fall whether it be hot â— colde so it behoueth the spirituâ—â— Physician to haue an eye vnto â—e time when this medicine is in â—â—ason And so much the more â—re rather then there as the daunâ—â—r is greater For as a newe piece â— cloth added to an olde garment â—â—keth something from the olde â—â—d causeth the rent to be worse Luke 5. 36. â—â—en before so fasting vnfitly apâ—lied to the state of those that are â—â—ioyned to keepe it maketh them â—orse then they were before the fast â—ea that which more is as the newe Luke 5. 37. wine put into olde vessels doeth â—â— onely make them worse but breâ—â— them all to pieces so this fast thrâ—â— vpon those which are not either ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the time or for some other cause ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ for it doeth vtterly destroy them Whereby men may perceiue whâ—â— cause we haue to make a great coâ—science of the Popish fast as thâ—â— which is able of it selfe if there weâ—â— no other corruptions amongest them to driue a man to eternall destruction According also to the greatnesse of the affliction the time of thâ— fast is taken by the discretion oâ— Leuit. 23. 27. 28. those to whome it belongeth at the least for a whole day And if the wrath of the Lorde be hotter then two dayes or * Ester 4. 16 else three as it appeaâ—â— by the example of the Iewes in â—â—ters time and of Saint Paul Act. 9. 9. â—nd this time what so euer hath â— nature of a Saboth For therein Leuit. 23. 30. 31. â— are bound to abstaine from their â—â—ly labours according to the same â—ightnesse and with the same exâ—â—ions that they are bound to obâ—â—e the Saboth And therefore the Ioel. 2. 12. Leui. 23. 32. â—phet willeth them to sanctifie a â— And the Lord threateneth that â— so euer shall doe any worke on â— day him shall he cut off from aâ—â—gest his people The end whereof â— that men setting them selues a â— from their daily occupations â—â—t be wholy bestowed in the spiâ—â—â—â—all exercises aboue specified Whereby that we may knowe â—â— there was neuer a thread in the â— cloth of the Popish fast which â— not throughly infected with the â—â—â—rituall leprosie of disobedience vâ— the Lorde it is to be noted â—â— where they ordayned many â—â— wicked and vnnecessarie holie dayâ— this * one and besides the Sabâ—â— the onely holie day appointed of â— Lorde they quite rased out of tâ—â— Kalender And of the fast in geâ—â—rall thus farre The kindes or sortes of fastes â— followe which are either priuatâ— publique The priuate fast is that whicâ— vndertaken vpon some particâ—â— calamitie by the discretion of the â— against whome the calamitie is sent And it is either of a particular man â—â— houshold In the former whereof it â—â— to be obserued that for as much as â—he fast is ioyned with a separation â—â—om their daily occupations that â—either children nor scholers nor â—eruantes nor any other which be at â—he disposition and gouernement of â—thers can chuse any such day apâ—ointed for common occupations without the consent of those that haue commaundement ouer them Without which consent they must be â—orced to holde their fastes vpon the Lordes day or other dayes of rest established in the places of their abode For here the Lawe of the Lorde hath place that if the wife sonne or daughter vowe a vowe vnto Num. 30. 4. the Lord that the husband or father shall haue power to breake it The publique fast is that which is vndertaken vpon some more generall calamitie of the Church at the appointment of them which vnder Ioel. 2. 15. Christ haue the gouernement of the places where the fast is holden In this fast bicause a publique assembly is commaunded it followeth that the chiefe instruction of the foresaid profession of repentance is to be fetched from the publique preaching of the word Now leauing the causes of the priuate fasts to the examinatioÌ„ of euery one which caÌ„ best iudge of their own estate let vs consider what causes there be of a generall fast amongest vs. Wherein that it may be seene that the trumpet of fasting is blowen rather by the breath of GOD then by the mouth of man let vs take a short vewe of the causes of the fastes mentioned in the Scripture The cause of the fast is the wrath of God against the Church where is to be considered that the people of God haue not onely regarded this wrath against them selues particularly but against others also of the same societie and fellowshippe in religion that they were of through a mutuall feeling and compassion which they haue one with an other as in the exaÌ„ple of the Church of Antioch whose fast Acteâ— â—3 2. appeareth to haue ben taken in hand rather for the miserie of the Church of Ierusalem then for them selues Now the Churches round about vs being fallen into great decay partly by the spirituall miseries as well of the heresies of Papists Arrians Anabaptists the Familie of loue c. as also of the schisme of Lutheranisme daily preuayling partly by bodily plagues of the pestilence almost in al places of the sword in our neighbour couÌ„tries and of the famine which waiteth coÌ„monly vpoÌ„ the same it is euident that therby groweth one cause of huÌ„bling our selues before our God And when this wrath is coÌ„sidered either in that which is alreadie come or in that which may be feared shortly to come to whether so euer of the causes we looke we shal find that we haue cause to fast For what spirituall euil is in

Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Text snippets containing the quad