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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	country_n	king_n	5,468	4	3.4835	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04506	A godly exhortation made vnto the people of Antioch, by Iohn Chrysostome, sometime arch bishop of Constantinople: touching the patience and suffering affliction, by the examples of Iob, and the three children: and of refraining from swearing. Translated out of Latin into English, by Robert Rowse minister of the word of God	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Rowse, Robert.	1597 (1597)	STC 14633; ESTC S107986	15,074	56

shall the same houre be cast into a burning furnace of fire Thou seest what hard conflicts were prepared and how many necessities of subtile practises they had and what a deepe gulfe and downefall there was on both sides But be not thou afraide for by how much more the enemie increased his craftie engins by so much the more hee sheweth the valiant courage of those children For to this ende were there so many consents of instruments of musicke and to this ende was the hot burning furnace that both plesure and feare might take place in the hearts of the standers by Is any man that standeth by dumpish and vnpleasant sayth the Tyrant let the delightfull melodie of all kind of musick mollifie him Is any man of higher conceit then these subtile practises let the sight of the flaming fire terrifie him and strike him amazed And inded there was both feare pleasure pleasure priuily entring into their eares and feare secretly pearcing through their eyes into their soules but none of these things did daunt the noble courage of those yong men but as they were cast into the fire and did ouercome the flame so they laughed to scorne all concupiscence and sorrowfull perplexitie For the diuell had prepared al these things for them hee doubted not of the Subiects but rather hee had much confidence that there was no man that would set himselfe against the Kings law And after that they all fell downe and were ouercome then these Children were brought forth alone into the middest of the throng that so the victorie also might bee more famous for that they among so great a multitude should get the victorie and be publikely extolled with commendation Neither had it been so wonderfull a thing if when no man was ouercome these yong men had been the first that had valiantly behaued themselues but this is the greatest thing and to be maruailed at that the multitude of those that fell downe did not make them afraide nor discourage them They sayde not within themselues any such thing as many are accustomed to say If wee indeede should bee the first that should worshippe the Image that should be a sinne in vs but if wee doo this with so many thousandes of people who will not pardon vs who will not iudge vs woorthie to bee excused But they neyther spake nor thought any such thing when they beheld the ouerthrowes of so many Tyrants But consider thou with me the malignant disposition of those that accused them how lewdly and howe bitterly they accused them There bee say they certaine men which are Iewes whom thou hast set ouer the charge of the prouince of Babell for they did not only make mention of the Countrey but also they called to minde their honour and dignitie and that they might kindle the kings displeasure against them this they alleaged Thou O King hast made our princes as it were slanes without any citie and captiues but these men do staine with dishonour this so great honour and do behaue themselues proudly against him who hath aduanced them vnto honor therfore say they these Iewes whom thou hast sette ouer the prouince of the countrey of Babell haue not obeyed thy decree and they will not serue thy goddes Their accusation was a great commendation and the crimes obiected against them doo turne to their praiers euen the enenemies thēselues bearing vndoubted record But what doth the king he commanded thē to bee brought forth into the middest of the assemblie to the intent hee might terrifie them on euerie side But yet nothing made them abashed not the furie of the King not because they were left alone in the middest of so great potentates not the sight of the fire not the noyse of the trumpet soūding nor al they that did cast thē into the fire but they laughing al these things to scorne entred into the furnace as if they had beene to be cast into a cold spring of water giuing out that blessed voyce O King wee will not serue thy Gods nor worshippe the golden Image which thou hast set vp I haue not vnaduisedly recited this Historie but to the ende that yee may learne that although the king be now displeased and angrie with vs although the men of warre do lay waite for vs although the enuie of the enimies do afflict vs though there bee captiuitie and berefting of children although there bee fire although there be a furnace and an innumerable sort of euils yet nothing can dismay or terrifie the righteous mā For if when there was a wicked King these yong men did not feare the rage of the Tyrant much more doth it behooue vs to bee of good comfort hauing a gentle a meeke King and to giue God thankes for this trouble beeing taught by that which before hath beene spoken that tribulations doo make vs more noble both with God and with our selues beeing men knowing how to beare them valiantly For if these yong men had not beene seruants we had not knowne their libertie if they had not bin captiues we had not learned their noblenesse of minde Except they had fallen from their countrey here beneath we had not knowne their vertue to be from the heauenly Citie aboue except the earthly king had beene angry with them we had not heard of the good wil which the heauenly king did beare to them Therfore if thou also haue him bountiful and kind vnto thee although thou fall into a furnace dispayre not Likewise if he be angrie although thou be in Paradise presume not For Adam was in Paradise and after that he prouoked God to wrath Paradise did nothing at all profitte him These young men were in the furnace for that they behaued thēselues wel the fire did not hurt thē Adam was in Paradise and because he was slothfull hee was vndermined and deceiued Iob sate in the dung and because hee was watchfull hee obtained the victorie although without comparison Paradise was the better more excellent place But the vertue of the place did nothing profit him that dwelt in it after that hee had betrayed himselfe as also the vilenesse of the place did not hurt him that was fortified on euerie side with vertue Lette vs also likewise arme our selues with vertue For whether the penaltie of our money be inflicted vppon vs or whether death be imminent yet no man can take away godlinesse and hauing that we are more happie then all others For this hath Christ also commaunded vs saying Mat. 10.16 Be ye wise therefore as serpents For as the serpent thrusteth foorth the other partes of his body that hee may saue his head so likewise do thou whether thou be to loose thy money or thy bodie or this present life or all things beside to the ende that thou maist preserue godlinesse bee not sorrowfull for if thou depart hence hauing godlinesse God will render again al things vnto thee with greater excellencie he wil both restore