Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	good_a	pure_a	unfeigned_a	2,187	5	10.9762	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06909	A newe pathway vnto praier ful of much godly frute and christe[n] knowledge, lately made by Theodore Basille.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1734; ESTC S101290	98,046	290

tollerable but also coÌ„mendable to pray both with tonge and herte Nowe as coÌ„cernyng the externall gesture in prayeÌ„ge as knelyng knockyng on the brest lyftynge vp of the handes c. in asmuch as they be indifferent we reade that they were vsed of Christ many holy men in times past they are not to be despised Nothynge is vnsyttynge that procedeth from the seruent affeccion of the mynd But I haue spokeÌ„ of this thynge also before in the diffinicion of prayer Therfore wyll I haste to these thinges that remaine as more necessary to be intreated of Â¶ For what thynges we ought to praye Â¶ The. xxix Chapter FOr asmuche as we are so ignorant blynde of oureselues y e we knowe not what we shoulde desyre as we ought vnles we shoulde aske ony thynge vnsyttynge otherwyse than becommeth vs or that shoulde not be acceptable to God our sauiour Christ wyilyng in this behalfe to succour our necessite to helpe our ignoraÌ„cy blyndnes hath appoynted set forth as it were in a certaine table the true maÌ„ner of prarenge in the Pater noster wher he hath coÌ„pendiously declared for what thynges we ought to pray eyther pertaynynge to the glorye of God or to the profitte of so many as professe his moost holy name And although euery daye and euery houre doth offer to vs occasions sufficiently for to praye vnto God yea that for innumerable causes yet it maye seme that Christ i that prayer which he taught his disciples hath in sewe wordes comprehended whatsoeuer we haue nede to praye for Therfore who soeuer at any tyme shal be mynded to praye let hym aboue all thynges seke the auauncement of Gods glory in his prayer For the fyrst peticion of the Pater noster with the nexte two that followe pertayne only to the glory of GOD wherin we aske that the name of God maye be sanctified y e his kingdoÌ„e may reigne amonge vs that his wyll maye be done here in earthe as it is in heaueÌ„ So lykewyse dyd Christe a lytle before his passion pray sayeng O father glorify thy name Goddes glory therfore ought we to seke aboue all thinges in our prayers at al tymes After that we haue sought y e glory of God place requireth that then we should aske those thynges which pertaine vnto the euerlasting helth saluacion of oure soules For the helth of our soules oughte to be desyred before the welthe of our body as Christ monyssheth fyrst seke y e kingedome of God and the righteousnesse therof And all these thynges he speketh of meate dryncke clothe shall be caste vnto you Dauid also sayth one thyng haue I desyred of y e LORD whiche I wyll require namely that I maye dwell in y e house of y e LORDE all the dayes of my lyfe And in asmuch as the syncer prechynge of Gods word helpeth much vnto the saluacion of our soules for the Gospell of Christ is the power of God vnto saluacion for euery one y e beleueth a maÌ„ shall not lyue with breâ—d alone but with euery worde y e commeth out of the mouth of God for fayth commeth by â—earyng and hearynge by y â— worde of God it shal be necessarye for vs to praye y e Gods worde maye haue fre passage among vs that all wicked doctrine supersticious teachynge heresy â—â—strall opinions sictes all that euer is coÌ„trary to wholsome doctryne maye be exiled banisshed out of Christes chyrch Praye for those thynges salâ— eth Dauid that make vnto y e peace of Ierusalem that is vnto the safe quiet lucky prosperous preseruacion of Christes chyrch that the doctryne of the gospel which bryngeth peace quietnes to the hertes of the faythfull maye triuÌ„phantly reygne amonge vs. But in asmuch as this Euangelion and glad tydynges of christ caÌ„ neuer be ministred to y e christen congregacion withoute syncer true preachers of the worde therfore oughte â—e also praye y e at Ante christes Papistes Heretikes Schismatyckes sedicious praters submoued put asyde true Euangelystes faythefull Prophetes syncâ—r Preachers maye reygne among vs vniuersallye For howe shall they preach except they be sent Therfore sayth Christ praye vnto the LORDE of y e Heruest that he may shoreforth workemen into his Heruest Moreouer seynge that we haue â—uot only a soule but also a body and God hathe appoynted ministers for them hath it shall alio be conuenieÌ„t accordyng to the admonicion of S. Paule to praye for the magistrates of y e publique weale as for our most â—edoubted moost excellent kynge for all other that are in authoritie that we maye lead a peasable quiet lyfe vnder theyr dominion wyth all godlynes and honestye After these thynges it shal not be vnsyttynge to praye for thynges necessary for our body as meate drike cloth freÌ„dshyp helth wisdom knowledge reason c. yet in the requeste of al these thiÌ„ges aforesayd we must referre the matter whollye vnto the wyll of God be coÌ„teÌ„ted to receaue as it shall be his pleasure to gyue eyther much lytle or nothynge To be short what soeuer we haue nede of we must streight wayes run vnto God aske it of him only why ther it pertayneth to the soule or to the body whiche gyuethe to all men without doublenes casteth no maÌ„ into the tethe as S. Austen sayeth We ought to aske of none but of the LORDE God what soeuer we truste that we eyther should worke well or obtayne for good workes Â¶ The. xxx Chapter BUt this is to be noted in prayer that in asmuche as all that professe Christ vnfaynedly haue one coÌ„moÌ„ heaueÌ„ly father are brothers one to another yee brothers to christ fellowe heyres with hym seynge that Christe also hath taught vs in his moost godly prayer not onlye to praye for oure selues but also for all other in common it shall be necessary that a christeÌ„ man doth so directe his prayer vnto God that he maye seme no lesse to seke in it the helpe of his Christen brothers than of hymselfe For true vnfayned Charite which procedeth from a pure herte a good conscience a fayth not fayned seketh not her owne but rather that whiche pertaynethe to other She reioyceth no lesse in the health of other than in her owne She taketh no lesse thought to profit other than her selfe She reioyceth wyth them that reioyce wepeth w t them that wepe Yea she many tymes forgetteth her selfe is wholly bent to seke the commoditie of other as S. Paule sayth Charite seketh not her owne We read that such ferueÌ„t charite was in Moses which whan the people of Israell had greuously offeÌ„ded God by worshippynge the goldeÌ„ Calfe perceyuynge y e wrath of God to be whotte agaynst theÌ„ prayed on this manner sayde

that he also consydereth the moost louynge gentle bounteous promises of God in the which he promyseth for to heare vs to graunte vs oure peticions For what doth it profyt for to aske not to obtayne If God had only coÌ„maunded vs to praye and not also promysed for to heare vs gentelly to gyue vs oure desyres what greate pleasure had he done for vs what had he done for the which we had nede once to saye LORDE God a mercy What syngulare benefite had we receyued of hi But although y e CoÌ„maundement to pray putteth vs i good confort yet whaÌ„ we are promysed also graciously to be heard this maketh vs vnfainedly to reioyce seriouslye to tryumph This maketh vs to put oure of oure herte all doloure sadnes to be replete with all myrthe gladnes The promyses of God brynge quietnes to the conscience huarite to the herte tranquilitie peace to the soule No man is able to expresse howe much howe great ioye lyeth buried vp in the diuyne promises how feruent consolacion the synner taketh by the hearyng of theÌ„ What ioye thynke ye was thys vnto AdaÌ„ for to heare after his offence that y e sonne of GOD should be borne of a pure mayde tread downe the SerpeÌ„tes head that is subdue SataÌ„ deliuer Adam w t all his posterite froÌ„ his tyranny bryng theÌ„ agayne into the fauoure of God make theÌ„ heyres of eternall glory What coÌ„forte I praye you was this to faythefull AbrahaÌ„ for to heare that in his seed all nacious of the earthe shoulde be blessed What a great pleasure was this to y e Israelites wheÌ„ they were greuously stynged slayne of the fyry serpentes for theyr disobedience to heare this promyse of God make a braseÌ„ serpeÌ„t set it vp for a signe He that is stryken loketh vpon it shall lyue What exceadyng coÌ„forte receyued Iosue by thys promyse of God vnto him I wyll not leaue the neyther wyll I forsake the. Be therfore stroÌ„ge take a good herte vnto the As I maye come nerer to oure matter howe much ioye consolacioÌ„ pleasure haue the faythfull fealte of this one promyse of God Euerye one that callethe on the name of the LORDE shall be saued Therfore in this behalfe the promises of God must be earnestly wayed pondered consydered In them must we reste dailye as in a moost pleasauÌ„t Herboure In theÌ„ must we repose oure selues In them must be all oure delyghte pleasure felicite The chefe promises concernynge Prayer are these Delyghte thou in the LORDE he shall giue the the peticioÌ„s of thy herte Call on me sayth God in the daye of thy trouble I wyll delyuer the and thou shalte honour me Agayne he sayth Seynge that he hath put his truste in me I wyll delyuer hym I wyll defende hym in asmuche as he hath knowen my name He cryed vnto me and I wyll graciously heare hym I am w e hym in tribulacion I wyll delyuer hym glorify hym With the length of dayes wyll I replenysh hym and shewe hym my sauynge helth Christ also saith Come vnto me all ye that labour are laden I shall refresh you Euery one that is a thyrste let hym come to me drynke Agayne aske it shall be gyuen you Seke ye shall fynde Knocke it shall be opened vnto you For euery one that asketh receyueth he that seketh fyndeth to hym y e knocketh it shal be opened If the sone asketh breade of ony of you whiche is his father wyl ye profer him a stone or yf he asketh fysh wyll ye gyue hym a Serpent or yf he aske an Egge wyll ye profer hym a Scorpion If ye than which are euell know howe to gyue good gyftes to your chyldren howe much more shall your father celestiall gyue the holy ghost to them that desyre it of hym These suche lyke promises of God must he that inteÌ„deth to pray set before his eyes that he coÌ„forted with the remembraunce of them maye with the more fraÌ„cke courage gyue himselfe to godly and deuout prayer at all tymes Â¶ The .xvi. Chapter FOurthly when he hath on this maner confyrmed establyshed his mynde with the conteÌ„placion beholdynge of the diuyne promises he maye not dout any thynge at all of them but faythfully beleue vndoutedly perswade hymselfe y e they are true in asmuch as they are the promises not of man but of GOD which caÌ„ not lye whiche is true yea whiche is the selfe trueth whiche is faythfull in all his wordes holy in al his workes whose worde trueth also abyde for euer and euer For though God be neuer so mercyfull bounteous in gyftes yet yf we do not beleue that his mercy bounte pertayne also to vs we are neuer y e better Let it so be that whaÌ„ a tray tour for his offence coÌ„mitted agenst the Kynges maiesty flyeth beyonde the sees into a straung countrey by cause he wyll eschewe the daunger of the lawe escape y e payne due for his offence the Kynges grace hathe pitie on hym pardon his faulte and sende ouer his letters vnto hym wheriÌ„ is declared the kynges great mercy gentlenes toward him and wylleth hym to returne into his natyue countre there agayne to enioye the benefytes of the same of all other that he possessed before yea that with no lesse fauoure than he dydde in tymes paste whan he was mooste estraunged from that faulte of treason yf the Traytour not beleuynge the wordes of the moost gracious free pardon woulde conteÌ„ne despyse it recountyng it to be but a vayne gloose of no trueth what should the kynges gentlenes in this behalfe profytte hym The kynge is mercyfull but the traytoure is vnfaythfull Therfore receyueth he no commoditie by the kynges pardon And yet is not the faulte in y e kyng but in the traytour which beleueth not that glad and merye tydynges Agayne Be it in case that a cunnyng learned PhisicioÌ„ come vnto a sycke man promisynge hym helpe delyueraunce of his dysease yet yf the sycke parsoÌ„ beleueth hym not but setteth nought by hym despyseth his medicines what doth it profytte him What is he holpen by the presence of the PhisicioÌ„ be he neuer so cuÌ„nynge What doth the redines of helpe profyt him yf he refuseth to take enioye it Uerely nothyng at all In lyke maner be God neuer so mercyfull bouÌ„teous neuer so redy to helpe vs yet yf we beleue hym not to be so his mercye bounty and assisteÌ„ce profyt vs nothynge at all The Psalmograph sayeth not only the LORDE is nygh to all that cal on hym but he addeth to al that call on hym in trueth What is it to call on God in trueth but to beleue earnestly that

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