Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13544	A mappe of Rome liuely exhibiting her mercilesse meeknesse, and cruell mercies to the Church of God: preached in fiue sermons, on occasion of the Gunpowder Treason, by T.T. and now published by W.I. minister. 1. The Romish furnace. 2. The Romish Edom. 3. The Romish fowler. 4. The Romish conception. To which is added, 5. The English gratulation.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1620 (1620)	STC 23838; ESTC S118180	76,684	109

who are mad against soundnesse of grace and yet most wittie to combine their malice and madnesse against Gods people 2. To trie them to the vttermost and proue their soundnesse in faith and patience Fire that must trie gold must be quicke and piercing and seeme vtterly to burne and consume it 3. That the Lord may herein haue occasion both to vphold his chosen in the affliction with strong inward consolation and also to put foorth this his omnipotent power in some strong and glorious deliuerance 4. That his children being driuen out of all other expectations may be vehement in prayer and fetch helpe from heauen which they want in themselues That extremitie of the Israelites at the sea made Moses to crie vnto the Lord with vehemencie Exod. 14.15 and when Iehosaphat knew not what to doe his eyes were to the Lord 2. Chron. 20.12 Mistake not the estate of the Church when it seemes to be oppressed nor yet of the members God for these ends suffers Satan and his instruments so cunningly to carie their malice and matters as oftentimes Gods deare children are in the eyes of the world helplesse But did Christ cease to be the Sonne of God because the Iewes said Let God helpe him now if hee will haue him or the Saints of olde who receiued no corporall deliuerance but a better resurrection or our owne Martyrs who seemed helplesse in their hands and flames No the Lord was their helpe and he will not suffer the soules of the righteous to perish which we shall further see in the next obseruation III. Note that the Church and people of God are neuer so helplesse but that they haue an omnipotent power with them and for theÌ„ euen his Name who made heauen and earth This is their priuiledge and sanctuarie The name of God is a strong tower the righteous slie vnto it are exalted Prou. 18.10 Psal. 33.17 An horse is a vainâ— thing in battell shall not deliuer any by his strength Why what shall helpe them The eye of the Lord is on them that feare him and vpon them that trust in his mercie to deliuer their soules from death and preserue them in the time of famine 2. Tim. 4.16 At my first appearing no man assisted me small helpe indeed Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me and strengthened me c. Reason 1. This comes to passe by Gods promise of his constant presence with his people to be with them in sixe troubles and in seuen in fire and water and extremest perils All which promises although they runne with exception of the crosse yet are neuer frustrate but made good one time or other one way or other This promise is their safe conduct And it is equall seeing they labour in his seruice and cast themselues vpon his hand 2. What else is it that keepes the Church as an Arke vpon the waters from drowning and perishing among so many tyrants enemies and persecutors as thick as waues but this most helpfull hand and power of God the Pilot of it The Church hath mightie power against it all the helpe of the wicked and the gates of hell But his eye and wing is neerer theÌ„ than the hens to preserue her silly chickens Psal. 91.2 3. As it was with the Son of God our head so is it with the members who faithfully follow his steps in patient labouring and enduring What his estate was see Ioh. 16.32 Behold the houre commeth and is now already that yee shall be scattered euery man to his owne house and shall leaue me alone but I am not alone for the Father is with me Christ was very helplesse when his followers fled for feare and his Disciples durst not tarrie with him but left him alone yet then hee had this presence and power of his Father And so haue the godly both Pastors and people 4. They can neuer be so helplesse as they shall not be able to crie for helpe and bemoane their case to God Neither want they friends to solicite their cause at the highest Court but haue all the godly petitioners for them The faith of the doctrine is a chiefe part of worship and honour giuen to God when the Saints referre the whole work of their saluation and safetie to the Lord as Psal. 3.8 Saluation belongeth vnto the Lord and thy blessing is vpon thy people And when they can commend their whole safetie for the continuance and preseruation of it vnto the Name of the Lord wherein all helpe lieth It is a most firme prop to stay and leane vpon in all trials able to sustaine the heart continually with strong comfort when we can oppose this helpe of God against all the threats and boysterous proceedings of Gods enemies As subiects haue no way but to flie to the King for refuge and helpe against the oppressor so Gods people haue a way of helpe by which they lie safe in the midst of danger and shall haue the better end of the staffe against their aduersaries because they may say as Dauid against Goliah 1. Sam. 17.45 I come to thee in the Name of the Lord. A godly heart grounded in the truth of this doctrine may securely contemne whatsoeuer Satan or his instruments doe machinate against it Looke at any thing in heauen or earth it hath in it matter of strength and comfort He that made them hath power to commaund all things in them for thy safetie and good Here is a faithfull helper a very sure refuge in trouble men may promise helpe and faile or helpe on the trouble of the Saints but God will not Here is a powerfull helper men would helpe oftentimes but are weake and cannot where the enemie hath fortified himselfe with aduantages and resolutions but the Lords Name is a strong helper if Nebuchadnezzar shall say Who shall or who is able to deliuer you out of my hands wee may say with the three children Our God is able He can say to the raging sea Thus farre shalt thou come and here shall thy proud waues stay He can drie vp Ieroboams arme stretched out against the Prophet Finally here is a constant helper men are vnconstant and light one speech or suspition may driue away many from following Christ himselfe and mâ—ny in daies of triall slip away and are helplesse but the Lord helpeth constantly our helpe is euer in the Name of the Lord hee is vnchangeable in his goodnesse toward the Church neuer wearie of well-doing as men bee And without this ground in the heart men must needs shake like trees in the forrest with euery winde and feare where no feare iâ— but those shall not neede to feare any euill tidings whose heart is fixed on the Lord. Labour to be a member of the Church stand in the way and station in which God hath set thee Goe on in thy holy course keepe the way of vprightnesse For in this way God hath promised helpe and

good and counted it an action worthie to be laid vpon their greatest enemies whom they termed Puritans Yea God opens their owne mouthes against themselues Winter professeth before hand that if it should not take effect the scandall would be so great which the Catholike Religion should susteine by it as not onely our enemies but our friends also saith he would with good reason condemne vs. Thus we see the truth of God and his iustice for hee hath said Woe to thee that spoylest shalt thou not be spoyled Ye see how iustly he that takes the sword perish thâ—â—by by the sword Here is iust Agags case Thy sword made many childlesse and Gods sword shall make thy mother childlâ—sse See also what little cause we haue to trust Papists who daâ—e attempt such deuices for the reliefe of the Catholike cause as all of them confessed this was Must youâ— Religion be thus relieued It hath euer so been and so neuer was from the Lord. Obiect Why doe you impute this to our Religion being the error of a few infortunate Gentlemen Answ. If it were onely the error of their nature to vse the Kings Maiesties distinction it were the more tolerable but it is the error of their Religion And most truly hath his Maiestie shewed that no other Sect of Heretickes not excepting Turkes Iewes Pagans or they of Calicute did euer by the grounds of Religion maintaine that it is lawfull or meritorious to murther Princes or people for the quarrell of Religion but onely Romish Catholikes This doctrine they would as impudently deny as they doe other The light makes them ashamed and so they denie their owne doctrines They will denie that the Pope properly pardoneth sinnes or that they teach it They will as impudently denie that euer Pope had a bastard that euer a woman was Pope and an hundreth such which their owne chiefe writers aâ—ow But let vs know that religion which is set vpon lyes and held vp by lyes by conceiuing mischiefe and bringing foorth lyes to be fitter for Antichrist than for Iesus Christ or Christians professing his name And now seeing the wicked are fallen into the pit they made and the powder they laid for vs hath blowne vp themselues let vs conclude with the next words of this Psalme We will praise the Lord according to his righteousnesse and sing praise to the name of the Lord most high We will set foorth his righteousnesse and faithfulnesse in keeping his promises and in sauing the liues of thousands of his Saints destinated to death as sheepe to the slaughter The end of the fourth Sermon THE ENGLISH GRATVLATION Psalm 126.3 The Lord hath done great things for vs whereof wee reioyce THis Verse is the marrow of the whole Psal. occasioned by the returne of Gods people out of Babels Captiuity into their owne Country who neuer receiued lesse fauours than this without thanksgiuing Vnto which duty of praise the better to prouoke themselues they amplifie the benefit verse 1. and make it great in their eyes and hearts as it was in it selfe so great and incredible as when God brought it to passe they were as men in a dreame thinking it rather a dreame and a vaine imaginatioÌ„ than a reall truth or action 1. Because it was so great a deliuerance from so great and lasting a bondage it seemed too good to be true 2. It was sudden and inexpected when they little thought or hoped for it Thus the sudden and inexpected newes of Iosephs life made Iacobs heart fayle him that he could not beleeue the relation of his sonnes to be true 3. All things semed desperate nothing more vnlikely or impossible rather for indeed the godly themselues sticking so much to sense cannot so well weigh the great workes of God in the scoâ—les or with the weights of God as they should 4. The manner was so admirable without the counsell helpe or strength of man nay it was beyond and against all humane meanes that they doubt whether these things be not somnia vigilantium the dreames of men that are awake For so we read in Act. 12. that Peter being in prison the next day to be brought forth to death slept betweene two souldiers and the Keepers before the doore but was led out by an Angell and with him passed sundry gates and streetes verse 9. yet Peter knew not that it was true which was done but thought it had beene a dreame and that he had seene a vision It was so incredible so inexpected so suddaine so immediate a deliuerance that he could not beleeue it But as Peter being come to himselfe said Now I know for a truth that the Lord hath deliuered me vers 11. so this people of God knew it was more than a dreame euen a reall deliuerance and could not but expresse their ioy as men doe when they laugh But as the cause was abundant so they say they were filled with laughter verse 2. Nay the Gentiles themselues obserued the benefit and preached it euen the enemies could obserue a speciall worke of Gods power and fauour for them verse 3. And should they be behinde the Heathen and not with full heart and mouth celebrate the benefit Should God lose his glory by his owne people whom the benefit concerned and finde it among the Heathen who were but lookers on No and therefore they proclaime it in these words The Lord hath donâ— great things for vs c. Wherein we may consider these foure particulars 1. The Author or Agent the Lord. 2. The Worke or Act hath done great things 3. The Persons for whom for vs his Church 4. The Effect whereof wee reioyce Of these in their order I. The Agent is the Lord verse 1. the Lord brought back the captiuity of Syon It was a diuine worke passing not humane power onely but humane apprehension for it was not very easie to conceiue much lesse to effect Obseru All deliuerances of the Church are the works of God What meanes so euer he vseth himselfe is the principall Agent and of it it must be said Digitus Dei est hic This is the finger of God For 1. the helpe of man is vaine 2. God onely hath promised deliuerance and will be depended on 3. the glory of deliuerance belongs to no other Psalm 50.15 Call vpon me in the day of trouble and I will heare thee and thou shalâ— glorifie me II. The worke great things The Lord is a great God and great things beseeme him Psalm 135.5 I know the Lord is great and he doth great things 1. To manifest the greatnesse of his power aboue all creatures 2. That there may neuer want some great occasions of praising and glorifying his Name 3. That our eyes may be lifted vp aboue humane counsels and not fixed on inferiour things when we see euents which could be welded by nothing but an Omnipotent and Diuine hand III. The Persons for whom these great workes are done for vs

For he neuer striketh but withal prouides a remedy alwaies in iudgment remembring mercy And in this theâ— Returne there was great cause of ioy being so great a work of Gods mercy For 1. God seemed now to forget the causes of their Captiuity their idolatry their contempt of his Ministers with other hainous and foule sinnes which brake out so farre that there was no remedy 2. Cron. 36.15 But now he graciously returneth therefore certainly those sinnes are forgiuen them 2. They had now a long time beene exposed to all the enemies wrath who had vnmercifully oppressed and slaine them and cruelly dasht their infants braines against the stones carried them farre from house and home among heathens and strangers to them and to the Couenant strangely vsed them not suffering them any house or harbour but let them spend their time in weeping by the waters side exposed to all iniury of winde and wether of men and beasts But now as health is sweet after a long disease so is liberty after a long bondage Here is great cause to reioyce for temporall freedome from corporall misery 3. Their shame and reproch in captiuity was infinite the Aduersaries on one hand insult and call for their Hebrew songs on the other hand their Citie Babel whither they weâ—e carryed being the Metropolitan and head of the Monarchy at that time all the people of the knowne world resorted thither and carryed into all Countries the Iewes reproch But now the Lord hath remoued their shame and published from thence to all the world their glorious deliuerance 4. In Captiuity they were but ciues mundi men of the world but now they are ciuâ—s ecclesiae members of the Church that Country being a testimony to the godly that they belonged to Gods Couenant and to that heauenly Canaan of which that was a type Now their Captiuity was an abdication from the familie of God and being spoyled of these good things how could they thinke but that they were cast out from God from the Couenant from heauenly Canaan aswel as earthly But now they are receiued againe into the family and people and Country of God their title to heauenly Canaan is renewed and for this they reioyce 5. Whereas the Babylonians had robbed the Citie but especially had defaced and burned the Temple profaned both it and all holy things and set vp the abomination of desolation in stead thereof that now where God was worshipped of his owne people according to his will the diuell was worshipped by Heathens and Infidels Now the Lord hauing raised Syon out of the dust hee hath reared his Temple and his Worship againe hee hath cast out the filth and pollution by which they defiled his Temple hee hath set vp againe the shining lights in the Temple standing vp in golden Candlestickes hee hath set the sweet-bread on his Table the booke of the Law is restored againe and the holinesse of the Lord shines againe in all his ordinances God enioyes his worship and glory They enioy their land and peace and sit safe vnder his protection as in times past And these are the great things whereof they now reioyce Now to the application This day are these things performed in our eares who may truly say with the Church of Israel The Lord hath done great things for vs whereof we reioyce We will not goe so farre backward as if time would giue leaue we might to compare the Lords generall mercies to vs with theirs wherein we are not inferiour giuing vs a land as rich more large peace more stable Kings and Princes as Sauiours and Iudges leading vs along to Canaan the couenant of grace as peculiar more sure to vs than to them What Oracles had they which we haue not yet we haue what they had not Had they worship in shadowes we haue it in substance Had they good things in promise and expectation we in the very thing and full accomplishment Christ was to come of them but he is come vnto vs. I will only speak of our deliuerance froÌ„ Babylon of which the Church here speaketh That Rome is Babylon the learned Iesuites themselues coÌ„fesse And if they did not we could easily shew that one egge is not liker another than Rome is to Babylon As in this Collation 1. Babel was the great Citie that must rule ouer all nations Gen. 10.10 And Rome is the great Citie that must rule ouer all Cities and Churches her Bishop must be Head and Monarch of the Church and set himselfe aboue all that is called God 2. At Babel was the first confusion of tongues Gen. 11.7 In and from Rome is the confusion of tongues and of errors one not vnderstanding another in the word or sacraments or other their seruices All is in a strange language to them 3. At Babel was horrible superstition and wickednesse in Priests and people and thence it spread all abroad Rome is a sinke of superstition and filthinesse and all nations haue drunke of her cup and beene made drunke with her horrible enchantments and wickednesse 4. Babel held the Church in slauery seauenty yeares so the Church of Christ hath beene oppressed a long time vnder the tyrannie of the Romish Church 5. Babel robbed and spoyled the Church of her treasures and the Temple of God and horribly polluted it Rome hath robbed the Christian world of infinite treasures by fraud and deceit selling for millions that which was not worth the dust of mens feet And the Church by her hath beene robbed of the word the Sacraments the offices of Christ and most comfortable doctrines the chiefe dowry and reuenew that Christ her Head gaue her 6. Babel most miserably intreated the Church Psalm 137.1 Her eyes did nothing but drop downe teares day and night And she prouided a furnace to cast such in as would not worship the image Dan. 3.6 All bookes and writings of the Church are full of the bloody cruelty by all instruments of cruelty and all plots of cruelty in the Romane Church both the head and the members Now that our deliuerance from Romish power and plots is as great a work to reioyce in as this of Israel from their captiuitie is easily proued 1. God hath broke the yoke of the King of Babel the Romish Nebuchadnezzar from off our neckes when we lay among the pots by that great Cyrus King Henry the 8. who thrust out the Pope and Papall power cut the sinewes of their strength cast out the Canaanites that were in the land pulled downe the dens of theeues and robbers and set his people to build an house for the Lord God of Israel As great a worke as euer the people of this nation saw either attempted or executed All the Kings before him durst not meddle well they might mourne vnder their bondage and murmure at the Oppressor but did nothing because they durst not 2. When Cyrus had begun the worke Darius commanded

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