Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	life_n	love_n	love_v	2,826	5	6.6025	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13857	The profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only iustifieth: gathered [and] set forth by Richarde Tracy; Profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only justifieth.	Tracy, Richard, d. 1569.	1543 (1543)	STC 24164; ESTC S104938	17,685	66

whiche onely iustifieth to any man bicause of any vertue or vertuouse disposition whiche he before seeth in man for they thinke that God whiche euer hathe seene all thynges presentely dyd see before in Peter Paule Dauyd Maria Magdalene and such other theyr repentynge hartes And also theyr godly dispositions wherwith they woulde mekelye obedientlye and wyllynglye consente to goddes spirituall motions and grace offred to them vsynge and exercisyng the gyftes and talentes by god gyuen to them accordynglye Whiche dysposition and vertuous workynge accordynge to theyr callyng before they were presently by god seen in them dyd prouoke and moue God thynke they to iustifye them To all men of this straunge opinion I answere that saynt Iames sayth Erre not my deare brethern euery good gifte and euery parfect gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght Is euery good thynge come downe from the father of light what haue they then that they haue not receyued i. Corint iiii If they haue receyued theym why reioyce they as they had not receyued them what wyse man prayseth a stone for his swyfte flyeng in the ayre whiche is caste with vyolence whose nature is to lye styll yf it be not remoued Lyke prayse is to be giuen vnto vs for our good dispositions and well workyng whiche onely is wrought in vs agynst our nature by the myght and grace of God who worketh onely in vs bothe the good wylle Philip. iiii and to perfourme the same without whome we can doe nothyng that good is Iohn xv And for my parte I knowe noo scriptures whiche do encourage anye man to thynke that theyr good workes or godlye disposition to do good by god before seene in theym shulde moue god to iustifie them or to endewe them with his grace and fauour And than thus to deuyne Rom. xi who gaue hiÌ„ first that he shulde recompence hym agayne searche or iudge the causes mouing god to geue his godly gyftes with out his woorde the same teachyng prouyng and testifienge is rather of curiositie and of vayne opinion than of any godlye perswasion or holsome doctrine For god by his prophete Esaye sayth Esay lii Rom x. I am found of them that sought me not haue appeared to them that axed not after me And agaynst Israell he sayeth All daye long I haue stretched out my handes vnto a people that beleueth not but speaketh agaynst me By this texte appearethe but small prouocation or good disposition mouyng god to gyue his godly gyftes And other knoweledge than by this his woorde haue we none For whoe hath knowen the mynde of the lorde Rom xi or who was his counsellour or who hathe gyuen to hym fyrste that he myght be recompensed agayne for of hym and thorough hym and by hym be all the thynges to hym be glorye c. Where they thynke that god for the good disposition and godly vertues before seen in man doth iustifye man Verilye they be to moche forgetfull of the corruption and poison of our nature whych is become so weake simple that in it can not be perceaued fouÌ„de any such good dispositioÌ„ godly vertues to moue God to iustifye vs. Math. vii For euell trees can not brynge forth any such good frutes Also the prophete sayeth Psalm cxliii enter not into iudgemeÌ„t wyth thy seruaunt o Lorde for in thy syghte no man lyuynge shal be iustifyed Psalm .cxxix. Also yf thou wylt be extreme to marke what is done amys o Lorde who maye abyde it Rom. iii. for wythout dout all haue synned and are destitute of the glorye of God Where is then they reioycyng excluded by what law Galath iii. of vertuous good dysposition or good dedes Naye sayeth Paule but by the lawe of fayth Wherfore there is nother thoughte wyll nor worke in vs yf we coÌ„syder and ponder their goodnes in nature where of we caÌ„ take any occasioÌ„ to reioyce but rather haue cause to lamente to say with Iob Ioh. ix I feare all my workes bycause they be euyll Gene. viii Also the scripture sayeth the imagination of mans harte is euell eueÌ„ from hys youthe Item all mannes imaginatioÌ„s of the thoughtes of hys harte are only euell euery daye Gene. vi It were therfore necessary fyrst to proue our workes good also a godly dyspositioÌ„ in vs to do good whervnto all the scripture wytnesseth the coÌ„trary before that we can proue that our good workes godly dysposition before sene in vs by God do prouoke and moue God to iustifye vs and to gyue vs hys grace and fauoure Yea although there were a godlye dysposition in vs yet that shulde not moue God nor prouoke him to iustify vs for Abraham was not iustifyed bycause he offered his sonne and was also obedient to sley hym but bycause he beleued sayeth the scripture Also Paule sayeth Rom. xi Israel hath not obtayned the thynge whyche he sought for noo but yet the election hath obtayned it And by what meanes sayeth Paule eueÌ„ throughe the election of grace Ibidem TheÌ„ is it not by the deseruynge of workes of vertuose or of good dysposition for theÌ„ were grace and fauour no grace fauoure Therfore hath God wrapped all nations in vnbelefe that he myght haue mercye on all And the scripture wytnesseth more ouer that god sayd to Moyses xodâ— xxxiii I wyl shewe mercy to whom I shewe mercy I wyll haue compassion on whoÌ„ I haue compassion So sayeth Paule lyeth it not in a mannes wyll Rom. ix or runnynge but in the mercy of God Rom. v. In this God setteth out his loue towardes vs sayeth Paule seynge that whyle we were yet synners Christ dyed for vs. Alas what good dysposition vertue or good worke was in vs beyng synners to moue or to styrre god to iustifye vs or to shewe vs any grace Ierem. xxxii or fauour surely none But the very true cause was onely hys eternall loue where wyth he loued vs. Wherfore he lyberallye and frelye dyd drawe vs moued onelye wyth hys mercye towarde vs as saynt Iames sayeth Iames .i. Of hys owne frewyll begat he vs wyth the worde of lyfe Yf our regeneration came by the free wyl of god theÌ„ was he not moued bi our good dysposition vertue nor good workes before sene by God of vs. And therfore Paule wyllyng our helth and saluation to be certen sure teacheth vs that our iustification hangeth nother of the workes of the lawe nor of our good dysposition vertuose or good workes but only on fayth that it may come of fauour and grace and that the promyse myght be sure for so AbrahaÌ„ was made stronge in the fayth gaue honour to god Rom. iiii stedfastly beleuyng that he which had made the promys was able also to make it good And therfore was it rekned to him for rightwysnes This was not wrytreÌ„ only for AbrahaÌ„ but also for

coÌ„mauÌ„ded by god wyll they not do trustyng onelye to theyr fayned fayth false confydence that it wyl saue them and couer all theyr wycked lustes at the general iudgemeÌ„t These delicate and pleasauÌ„t christians Iames. ii saynt Iames reproueth sayenge what auayleth it my brethren thoughe a man saye he hath faythe when he hathe no dedes wylt thou vnderstande o thou vayne maÌ„ that fayth wythout dedes is deade But suche wanton christians had nede of a fayth to iustifye them whyche may not be shewed tryed by theyr workes for theyr workes be suche that they be ashamed of them that they shuld be other sene or knowen or els they wyl do no good workes ne lest they shuld haue confidence to be saued by theÌ„ And lyke as to haue confidence in good workes to be iustifyed by them is erronious so in lyke wyse to beleue that good workes shall not be rewarded of god is deuylyshe and dampnable But yet the scriptures seme oftentymes to attribute gyue eternal lyfe to workers of good workes as a rewarde and sometyme to workes But well consydered it is not for the workes sake as deserued thereby But eternall lyfe is a reward frelygyuen by God to al the faythful for Christes sake only which benefyte well perceaued tasted feled in our hertes wyll cause vs to worke wyth loue ernestly bycause we haue receyued frely through Christes deseruyng eternall lyfe And not bycause we shall receyue eternal lyfe for the deseruyng of our workes For so workes shulde be iniuriouse to Christes bloode and death whych onlye is the price of eternall lyfe Also the scriptures apere to attribute eternal life to good workes to moue to steare other diligentlye to worke good workes And bycause the workes of the faythfull be sene of men and the inwarde faith canne not be outwardly sene perceaued therefore the scripture applieth eternall lyfe to workes as to the cause whyche truely examyned be but the effecte of faith which is the very true cause And although no dowte to good workes manye greate rewardes be due as wel teÌ„porall as spirituall Yet all the places whyche sound to gyue eternal lyfe as a reward other to good workers or to good workes must be vnderstande as I haue before shewed or elles they shal cause workes to be estemed better than they in trueth be or can be proued and also shal cause Christes bloode to be of lytle reputacion Wherfore that euerye good Christian maye walke the true waye nothynge trustynge to haue remission of his synnes for his good workes which only perteyneth to God is hys only gyfte nor to thynke the good workes shal be vnrewarded by God whose reward excedeth al maÌ„s vnderstandynge knowlege I wyll declare therefore some causes why good kes shuld be done First ii Pet. i. that they maye wytnesse to vs certaynly that oure fayth is lyuynge and not deade For a lyuyng tree wyll bryng forth frute in tyme and season Math. v. Secondelye that other seyng our good workes may be ê“uoked to do also good workes Thyrdlye Luke .xvi. we must do good workes to rendre gyue accoÌ„ptes of the talent to vs from God coÌ„mytted Fourthly i. Petri. ii that through oure good workes our heuenly father may be glorified Fyftely Esay lvii Rom. xiiii i. Cor. x. lest through our euil workes we be offence to other Syxtely Ephes ii of dutye we be bound to worke well for therefore we be iustified that we myght and shulde worke well ii Petri. i. SeueÌ„thlye God which did geue al thynges Psal xxxiii commaundeth vs to do wel sayenge declyne froÌ„ euyll do good Now it apereth the good workes be to be done as frutes of iustice which not withstaÌ„dyng make no man iuste but witnesse that he is iuste Also it is euideÌ„t that a liuyng fayth which euer worketh by loue doth onlye iustifie also such workes as spryng out of a lyuing faith shal not be vnrewarded that with great rewardes And the workes do testifie that thys fayth is a lyuyng faith The workes which this faith euer bryngethe forthe be these To feare and to loue God to loue hys neybour coÌ„tinuallye to crucifye the fleshe with al her lustes And as he dayly synneth so he dayly lameÌ„teth askyng God forgeuenesse there of studyenge euer howe to resyste the same all occasions thereof also prayeth God daylye to geue hym grace to resiste synne And bycause he feleth in hym selfe that al his good thoughtes wylles deades be vnperfyt lacke the goodnes whyche the lawe requireth in theÌ„ therfore he knowelegeth hys good deades and thoughtes to be synfull continually prayeth God to forgeue and to pardon the synfulnes of theÌ„ Neyther he ascribeth nor imputeth any iustification to hys good workes but rather flyeth to Gods mercye which is promised to al true repenters for Chrystes bloode sake trustynge therby constantly and therfore only to haue eternall lyfe And as touchyng good workes he is glad euer whan occasioÌ„ is geuen to worke them as well as he can and soroweth that he can not do theÌ„ with more perfytnesse loue But as perfytly as he can he dothe them hauynge respecte onlye to the good will great mercy and fauour which God for Christes sake hathe shewed on hym in forgeuynge hym hys synnes He thynketh him bound of duetie for loue to do theÌ„ so that hys workes spryng out of a louyng herte remembrynge the loue which God hath before shewed in gyuyng hym eternall lyfe freelye Nowe it apereth that good workes sprynge forth of a louyng hart whyche no man canne haue except he fyrste beleue that God for verye loue which he beareth to hym forgeuethe hym all hys synnes that frelye for Christes sake who is hys iustice satisfaction holynes and redemption After this sort and good fashion I wolde that all Christians shulde do ther good workes for loue whiche they bere to God for the great and inestimable benefytes whiche they vndeserued of theyr part haue receaued of God and not for anye thynge whyche they wolde for theyr workes sake or worthynes receaue of God For than there entent and workynge is grounded vpon the loue of theyr selfe and not vpon the loue of God and so be no good workes but vnparfyt and full of synne And so thys declaration of iustification by faythe and of the efficacitie and strengthe of good workes is a suffycient doctryne I truste to all the faythfull And as to them whose eyes be closed and made blynde and whose hartes be hardened I dyd not mynde to wryte but in the mean season I wyll praye to God at hys good wyll and pleasure to open theyr eyes and to mollifye the hartes that they may be conuertâ— and that he maye make them hole of whome onlye all healthe is to whome be all honour and glorye AMEN

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