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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	faith_n	good_a	timothy_n	1,872	5	11.8568	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00278	VVhether it be a mortall sinne to transgresse ciuil lawes which be the commaundementes of ciuill magistrates. The iudgement of Philip Melancton in his epitome of morall philosophie. The resolution of D. Hen. Bullinger, and D. Rod. Gualter, of D. Martin Bucer, and D. Peter Martyr, concernyng thapparrel of ministers, and other indifferent thinges.	Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560. aut; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575. aut; Gwalther, Rudolf, 1519-1586. aut; Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551. aut; Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575. Briefe examination for the tyme, of a certaine declaration. aut	1570 (1570)	STC 10391.5; ESTC S119567	38,613	108

him his vesture called Birrus after he had put it of and to the Deacons he gaue his other vesture called Dalmatica and so stoode in linnen Chrisostome maketh mention of the whyte vesture of the ministers of the Churche Moreouer the auncient wryters declare vnto vs that Christians when they came firste vnto Christes religion chaunged theyr apparel for a gowne they dyd put on a cloke for the whiche cause when they were mocked of the Gentiles Tertullian wrote a very learned treatise De Pallio that is to say of a Cloke Neyther as I take it you be ignoraunt that a whyte vesture was wonte to be geuen to them that were baptized Wherfore it appeareth that before the Popes tirannye ouerwhelmed the Churche ther● was some maner of diuersitie of apparel● in the Churche But be it so let them be the inuention of the Pope as you would● haue it yet notwithstandyng for the respect of the papisticall inuention in them I can not be perswaded so muche impietie to be therin that whatsoeuer it toucheth it doth by and by so infect and corrupt that it can not be lawful for good godly men to vse it godly I suppose ye vnderstande what my iudgement is either in reseruin● or bryngyng in agayne the Moisaicall 〈◊〉 papisticall rites Nowe that I haue breefelye gone o●● these two cheefe poyntes of your reasons I come vnto that whiche ye also graunt That al thynges inuented by man be not forthwith to be reiected condemned For what is it els but mans inuention that we communicate at the Lordes table tather in the mornyng then when we haue dyned It was also deuysed by man that the value of suche thynges as was to be diuided in the primatiue Churche were layde at the feete of the Apostles I graunt with you that these choyses of apparell do not of it selfe edifie And yet for all that other men wyll iudge it expedient that they be tollerated for a tyme as though paraduenture by that meanes these contentions wyll be auoyded by whiche it is in hazarde lest greater benefites and more ample commodities be hyndered and as we see it falleth out lest mens mindes be withdrawen from the Gospell I wyll not here saye that they whiche stande to the defence of this matter may pretende some honest and iust signification of the apparell and that not dissentyng from the worde of God whiche is this The Ministers of the Churche as the prophe●e Malachie witnesseth be Angels and Gods messengers but Angels for the moste part appeared being clothed in white garmēt● I pray you how shal we debarre the churche of this libertie that it can not signifie some good thing in setting forth their rites and ceremonies especiallye being so done that no maner of Gods honour is attributed vnto them that they be in sight comely and in number fewe and that Christian people be not with them ouer burdened matters of greater importance be omitted Peraduenture you will say to me Let Ministers of the Churche declare them selues to be angels not represent angels by signification But Paul the apostle might so haue ben aunswered when he taught the Corinthians that it was meete that a woman should haue her head couered a man his head vncouered vrgyng it only in respect of signification For some man of the Church might haue aunswered him saying Let a man declare him selfe to be head of his wife let a wife declare her self to be subiect vnto her husband not in signes but in deedes and conuersation But yet Paul iudged it a meete a profitable thing that both of them aswell the man as the woman should be monished of theyr duetie by such a signe or action For by such signe● and meanes we be stirred vp to do our office duetie for they bring into our mindes that whiche is decent for vs to do And yf hereby the weakelynges take an occasion of errour let them be monyshed that they be but indifferent thinges and let them be taught that no part of Gods honour and religion is placed in them Now whether the eyes of them that be present be turned cleane away from thinking of serious matters because of the diuersitie of apparell peraduenture euerye man wil not graunt it Firste the aduersaries may aunswere that this shall not folow if such apparel be appointed that hath no gorgeousnesse but is playne and vsed before in the Church For no man maruailes at those thynges that be dayly vsed and of small value Nay it is more lyke that men beyng stirred with the reuerence of them shall haue theyr cogitations more attentiuely vpon serious things for the externall partes of the sacraments seeme to be instituted to this ende that we euen of the very syght and of our externe sensis shoulde be inwardlye moued to haue contemplation of diuine thynges Neyther suppose I by and by a tyranny to be brought in yf anye thyng that is indifferent shoulde be receaued into the Churche to be done and that many should constantlye obserue the same Nowe a dayes we do minister the Lordes supper in the mornyng so that we wyll not receaue at all after dynner in the publique congregation But who wyll say that this sauoureth of anye tyrannye whiche we all do with one wyll and consent Truelye it woulde please me rather as I haue oftentymes rehearsed that we shoulde only do those thynges that Christe dyd and Paul delyuered but yf there be some indifferent thynges added I would not now therefore greatly contende especially forasmuch as we see that they by whō the light of the Gospel is much aduaunced in Englande and dayly may be more aduaunced do take part agaynst vs I graunt with you that al which is not of fayth is sinne Neuerthelesse that which is written of S. Paul to Titus semeth greatly to serue for to ease and quiet the conscience that is Al things are clene to the clene And to Timothie Euery creature is good For it is not necessaryly required that we should proue euery particuler thing which we vse to be expressely mentioned in the Scriptures It is enough generally to know this fayth That indifferent things can not corrupt those that be of a pure mynde and sincere conscience in their doynges These thynges haue I briefly gathered together as touching the controuersie whiche ye proposed vnto me out of the which I beseeche God with all my heart that ye maye shift your handes well of And I desyre you to take in good part that I haue written for if I coulde haue aunswered eyther more substantially or more plainly I would haue satisfied your request to my power But for because it is not graūted to euery man to write handsomely and redyly of these matters you must nedes pardon me And assure your selfe further of this one poynt that I am redy nowe and at all tymes to beleue the trueth when I shall be otherwayes instructed In the meane season