Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16866	The exercise of true spirituall deuotion Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers; seruing for the inflaming of mens benummed affections; the quickening and increase of sauing grace; and the better ordering of the whole course of the life of a Christian, in a manner acceptable to God, profitable vnto others, and comfortable vnto his own soule. The first part.; Exercise of true spirituall devotion.	Alliston, Joseph.	1610 (1610)	STC 377; ESTC S117776	98,747	428

and the ofscouring of all things and so to become euen fooles for Christs sake praying for those that both speake and doe euill vnto theÌ„ and blessing them that persecute them yea and not this onely but also euen hating their owne liues and giuing vp themselues vnto death the most bitter and cruell deaths that can possibly bee deuised by the most bloodie tyrants that euer were or can bee rather then to bee once drawne from the loue the faith and obedience of Christ and from the profession of that trueth which they haue receiued Alas how farre doe wee come behinde those Worthies that haue gone before vs whose example the Lord hath set vp as a light amongst vs that we might see how to tread in their steps and to imitate theÌ„ in those graces for which their memorie shall bee blessed for euer how vnlike are our liues vnto theirs if we lay them both together looke vpon them with an equall view How few are those that shine in those excellent vertues of zeale deuotion faith sinceritie pietie charitie brotherly loue patience constancie and perseuerance in all which they haue been so eminent that the very remembrance of them may shame this age wherein we liue and cause many to blush who thinke that they haue great wrong done to them if they may not haue the name for good Christians and be so reputed and esteemed amongst men how little soeuer they deserue it indeed Nay so degenerate are the most in these latter times and their liues and manners so much swaruing from the vertues and religious courses and practises of our forefathers those whoÌ„ God hath made examples for our imitation that euen hee according to the common rate shall bee accounted honest religious enough and one that hath made sufficient proceedings in the schoole of Christianitie that is no open notorious and hainous offender not tainted with any grosse and capitall crime theft adulterie drunkennes extortioÌ„ oppression no common railer or slanderer of others no malitious detracter no troublesome contentious person but one of a free and ingenuous disposition of a ciuill carriage and commendable behauiour one that liues quietly and friendly among his neighbours and is carefull of outward obseruances which either law or some other sinister respect draweth him vnto and which a meere pagan heathen might performe as well as hee though he bee farre from the truth of religion neither fearing God nor working righteousnesse but altogether neglecting those maine and especiall duties both of the publike and priuate worship and seruice of God which hee requireth and hath expressely commanded as prayer due and diligent reading hearing meditating and conferring of the word and those things which might tend to spirituall edification sanctifying of the Sabbath instructing of his familie yea although in reregard of zeale he be of a colder temper then the luke-warme LaodiceaÌ„s euer were euen almost ashamed of that forwardnes and feruencie in the discharge of those duties which the word of God doth prescribe vnto him and of that strictnes and precisenes which the Scripture exacteth of him This is the estate of our times thus haue most declined and gone backward in this last and worst age of the world wherein wee see that verified which the trueth it selfe long ago foretold and which now is most apparent to all that haue any discerning viz. that the loue zeal of many is growen cold men generally are lesse feruent and more defectiue in the duties of pietie and godlinesse then they haue been heretofore although the meanes were neuer more plentifully afforded vnto any then they are now and through the grace and mercie of God haue been a long time It is wofull to see and coÌ„sider the great change and alteration which now if we haue eyes wee cannot but see almost in euery place amongst all sorts and degrees of men what a generall defection as it were is there from the pietie deuotion innocencie simplicitie and godlie purenes the holie conuersation and religious practises the zeale integritie sinceritie vnfained loue and charitie and al those excellent vertues and graces of the holy men of God that haue bin before vs O blessed Lord as thou hast set the liues of many of thy Saints and seruants as an ensample before mine eyes that I should be a follower of theÌ„ and walke as they haue walked according to the rule of thy word so grant I beseech thee that I may bee excited and prouoked whiles I looke on them to imitate them in their vertues and to labour to frame my life according to that paterne which thou in them hast prescribed vnto me and carefully to endeuour proceeding by one and the same rule according vnto which they haue walked to attaine vnto that perfection of diuine and spiritual graces which it pleased thee to vouchsafe vnto them euen because they chose the way of wisedome and delited in the waies of thy commandemeÌ„ts Let the example of their zeale for thy glorie make me more zealous and earnest in those things which are good and whereby thou maist be glorified Let the example of their true and godly deuotioÌ„ make me more deuout and religious Their vprightnes sinceritie and godly simplicitie let them stirre me vp vnto the same vertues Their diligence cheerefulnes and alacritie in the works of thy worship and seruice let them draw me vnto the same duties The example of their patience in so many and so great afflictions and trials let it be an especiall motiue and inducement to make mee the more patient the example of their meeknes to make me the more meeke of their humilitie to make me the more humble of their kindnes long sufferance and brotherly loue and affection to make me the more tender hearted louing and charitable vnto all men of their contempt of the world and the vanities thereof to make me the lesse to regard them of their holy and heauenly conuersation to make mee the more heauenly minded the more heauenly affected hauing my heart continually lifted vp farre aboue all these earthly and transitorie things to the serious consideration and meditation of those most excellent and glorious things which are aboue euen those vnsearchable vnspeakable riches and treasures of that glory and endlesse blessednes and happines which thou hast prepared for thy children in that celestiall kingdome that thus being carefull to follow the example of thy chosen seruants whom thou hast set vp as lights to shine vnto me for my better direction in the way of godlinesse which leadeth vnto life and saluation I may hereafter enter into that ioy and be made partaker of the same glorie of which they haue now the fruition in that heauenly mansion Heauenly mindednes THE eye of a Christian should be alwaies in heauen euen when hee is most busied in these earthlie affaires he is to haue his minde lifted vp vnto those things which are aboue and to bee euer viewing and beholding with the

he cannot but freely euen from his heart forgiue others as God for Christs sake forgaue him Either therefore manifest thy loue vnto thy bretheren in freely forgiuing and forgetting the wrongs and iniuries which they haue done vnto thee or else freely acknowledge and confesse as indeed the truth is that thou neuer as yet tastedst effectually of the loue of God in Christ that it was neuer shed into thy heart and that thy sinnes are still vnpardoned that thou hast no assurance of the forgiuenes of them which if thou hast not thou art a miserable and a wretched creature one that canst haue small ioy or comfort of thy life Chuse therefore which of these seemes best vnto thee either to continue in this miserie and to be branded as it were in the forehead for an impenitent sinner one vpon whom God hath shewed no mercie but is still vnder the curse euen the most fearefull curse that can be in a most comfortles estate Or else which thou oughtest rather to desire and to be carefull of aboue all things that thou hast obtained mercie that thou art in the loue and fauour of God and that all thy sinnes are freely and fully forgiuen thee because thou art louing and mercifull in forgiuing others that haue sinned against thee O merciful God cause me daily more more daily to see the exceeding riches of thy grace and to taste of that infinite and vnspeakeable loue and kindnesse of thine in Christ Iesus so freely and so graciouslie pardoning and forgiuing vnto me all my sinnes euen that great debt which no creature was able to make satisfaction vnto thy maiestie for me and those hainous offences for which thou mightst haue iustly condemned me And let the liuely sense and feeling of that incompreheÌ„sible loue and mercie which thou of thy infinite goodnes hast freely vouchsafed vnto me cause me following thy example to put on the bowels of mercie euen those tender affections of loue and compassion that I may willingly and freely forgiue all those that shall any waies offend me euen as thou for Christs sake forgauest me Hereby I shall haue a sure euideÌ„ce of thy loue towards me and an infallible signe and seale to certifie and assure me of the absolute remission and forgiuenesse of all my sinnes which is blessednes it selfe euen the verie gate which leadeth into heauen vnto that glorie and saluation which thy Saints hope for and whereof hauing giuen them the first fruits here thou wilt giue them the full possession hereafter in thy kingdome for euer A comfort for such as are vniustly slaundered of the wicked A Good man that is vniustly slandered and reuiled or any waies wronged of the wicked hath many things to stay his minde to comfort him and to cause him not to bee moued or disquieted but rather to be glad and ioyfull First he is thereby made conformable vnto Christ vpon whom the rebukes of many were laid and who was more vniustly wronged and disgraced and more shamefully vsed then he either is or can be Againe he suffers it of euill and wicked men who alwaies hate them most who God loueth best and hereby hath an argument of Gods speciall loue and fauour to him And he doth not onely suffer it of those which are euill but also for that which is good euen for his goodnes for righteousnes sake yea for Christes sake for Gods sake whom thereby they chiefly dishonour and who will surely therefore take vengeance of them but recompence him with a greater measure of glorie O Lord though the wicked of this world studie how they may vexe and molest me whiles they imagine lies and speake al manner of euill in most malitious disdainfull and despightfull manner against me yea hate and persecute mee without a cause as they haue done thy seruants heretofore nay thine owne sonne whom thou in loue to mankind didst send out of thy bosome yet let not me bee discouraged at any time therewith but rather looking vnto the author and finisher of my faith euen Christ Iesus who endured such speaking against of sinners let me suffer with patieÌ„ce the euill which they speake of me falsely hauing not only mine owne conscience but thee also who art priuie to all my actions yea knowest all things and wilt iudge vprightly a witnes of my cleerenes and innocencie in those things which they would cause to cleaue vnto me let me despise their shame and bee most ioyfull when they seeke most to oppresse me and to cast me downe with ouermuch sorrow anguish and heauinesse knowing assuredly that the shame which they would cast vpon me shall turne to my greater glorie Compassion towards others in their griefes WE should be affected with the miseries of others as with our owne and haue a sense and a feeling of those things which are grieuous vnto them as much as if the same were our griefe as it is theirs or the same burthen lay vpon vs that doth vpon them This is that which God hath commanded and which all of vs must frame our selues vnto if we will not be guiltie of sinne both against God and our neighbour But alas such is the weaknes feeblenes of mans nature that few or none are thus indifferently affected towards themselues and others yea most do little regard the euill which presseth others and lieth heauie vpon them whereas if the same or a lesser be laid vpon themselues they are sore vexed and grieued they complaine much and thinke that none can bee compassionate enough towards them Good Lord I beseech thee to heale me of this infirmitie and to free me from this corruption Grant that I may haue a sympathie and fellow-feeling of the sorrowes and miseries of others as if they were mine owne let me alwaies haue a tender compassion ouer them and be affected vnto them in that maner as I would desire if I were in their estate that they should be vnto me This is that which thy holie and righteous law bindeth me vnto and which therefore I desire to performe that so I may please thee and doe good vnto my neighbour by helping him to beare the burthen which oppresseth him A comfortable life how to be obtained ALL men are desirous so to liue that they may haue ioy and comfort of their liues but few attaine hereunto For either they know not the right way which leades vnto it or if they know it yet they â—â—haled and drawen aside either with tâ—â— violence of the temptatâ—ons of Satan or the strength of their owne corrupt and distempered affections to the seeking of it elsewhere They are in an error and farre out of the way that thinke that either riches health pleasures honour or any earthly or worldly thing whatsoeuer will bring them true constant ioy Nay a man hauing all these as much as his heart can wish or desire may bee in a miserable and comfortlesse estate and condition full of grief and anguish yea euen racked as

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