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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	speak_v	word_n	3,147	5	4.0147	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04477	A sermon made in latine in Oxenforde in the raigne of King Edwarde the sixt, / by the learned and godly father Iohn Iuel, late Bishop of Sarisburie, and translated into Englishe, by R.V. Dedicated vnto the Bishop of London, as appeareth in the Commentarie of Ma. Caluine, vpon the Galathians, in Englishe.	Jewel, John, 1522-1571.; Vaux, Robert.	1581 (1581)	STC 14609.5; ESTC S106654	14,237	44

liue filthily and wickedly and bringe into the pulpit nothing but a rolling of the tongue and impudencie whatsoeuer we speake we speake it not either as it shold or else as the wordes of God But to the ende the worde of the Lorde may be handled according to the worthinesse thereof two thinges principallye are by vs to bee taken heed of the one y t we be not weakened nor feebled by feare y e other that out of the Gospel we reape no iote or peece of praise vnto our selues A preachers minde muste be prepared and diligentlye fens●● against eyther of these For the Gospell and the word of God except it be stiflye and manfully vpholden and mainteyned neither wil serue the gospel nor the word of GOD. For error is fearefull base and quaking it feareth all thinges it dreadeth all thinges it flyeth sight and light but the truth and the truth of the Gospel of Iesus Christe neuer abaseth it selfe neuer flattereth any dissembleth nothing fayneth nothing is vnfearefull free bolde to shewe her face and high Wherfore as long as we speak the truth let not the force or authoritie of any man make vs afrayde Let vs call to mynde that wee are the messengers and Embassadors of God Let vs call to mynde that God hath giuen vs power to speake For what courage doth not Christ make vs when he promiseth that he will be the reuenger of the iniurie done vnto vs he saith he that despiseth you despiseth me he whiche hurteth you hurteth the sight of myne eye wherfore let vs speake not dissemblingly not darkely as did the Phariseis but freelye and playnlye as hauing authoritie as meete it is that the Wordes of God should be vttered But neuerthelesse moderation must be vsed that we doe not vnseasonably touche or spot the good name and fame of others For then we shal seeme to taunt or raile and to handle our owne cause rather then to teache the worde of the Lorde But it becommeth tht seruaunte of the Lorde to be modest and circumspecte not to blabbe out any thing rashly or cockishlye leaste wee maye seeme to speake not out of the holy pulpit but out of the carte neither yet to haue cited the Gosple but to haue brought vp again the olde maner of Commodies The nexte thinge is that a preacher haue not to greate a conceite of him selfe but that he think that that function and office hapened vnto him from aboue from God that he shoulde discharge his duetie diligently and with verye great feare and that he shoulde thinke that he is occupied not in his owne businesse but in Gods businesse So Paule sayth hee is nothing Iohn crieth that he is vnworthy to pull of the shoes of Messias And therefore to abate arogancie they are in the holy scriptures called not Princes not Magistrates not Rulers not Kinges but stewardes bailiffes preachers or cryers ministers seruauntes to the end that foras muche as we doe this geare in the behalfe of another we shold not grow proud for another bodyes praise For the Lord hath not therefore committed his talent vnto vs that we shoulde conuert it to our owne commoditie For he would not haue vs preachers and criers of our owne wit and skill but of his will neather doe we for any other cause cary aboute this treasure in Earthen vessels than for that it should be the brightnesse and cleare light of the power of God I will not staye you with any more wordes Yee haue heard that a Preacher must speake both oft and out of the worde of God and also grauelye and modestlye We bretheren eyther are Preachers or will be Preachers let vs beare in minde that these thinges belong to vs and that saynt Peter saith to vs He that speaketh let him speake as the wordes of GOD. There is neede not only of our diligence but also of prudencie and fidelitie Wherfore whatsoeuer wee are able by nature whatsoeuer by counsayle whatsoeuer by wit and cunning lette vs bestow it all to serue the Church of God We are y e stewardes of the house of God let vs not dissipate and scatter the housholde of God If we be the Apostles of God let vs shew Apostolike mindes If we be the brethren of Christ let vs heare Christ let vs feede his Lambes let vs feede his sheepe let vs go let vs preache let vs teache The vniuersall worlde seemeth a good while since to trauayle of Christ lette vs cast about our eyes bretheren How greate is the Haruest euery where how few be the Reapers And this I speake vnto them of whome there is some good hope If there be any that laugh at these thinges or mocke them why shoulde I hope that they will heare me who will not heare Christ himselfe Let the calamitie of our bretheren mooue vs let the curse of God mooue vs namelye Cursed is hee that doth the worke of the Lord negligentlye let that most greeuous threatning moue vs namely Their blood will I require at thy hand Let vs prepare our selues to that most sweete voice speeche of Christ namely Well done seruaunt Goe in Let vs speake in season and out of season let vs speake the word of the Lord let vs speake as the wordes of the Lorde that Gods prayse may be set forth in al things by Iesus Christ vnto whome bee glorye and imperie for euer and euer Amen FINIS