Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	good_a	witness_n	witness_v	2,329	5	9.9757	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05185	The book of Ruth expounded in twenty eight sermons, by Levves Lauaterus of Tygurine, and by hym published in Latine, and now translated into Englishe by Ephraim Pagitt, a childe of eleuen yeares of age	Lavater, Ludwig, 1527-1586.; Pagitt, Ephraim, 1574 or 5-1647.	1586 (1586)	STC 15319; ESTC S108368	118,172	336

giue RVTH to BOHAZ as they who leauing others in coÌ„modities do bend theÌ„selues to their owne commodities and although they haue no right to others or their goods yet against law and right they challenge those thinges to the which they are driuen to cruellie by the wantonnes of princes The. 23. Sermon 9 And Bohaz sayd vnto the Elders and vnto all the people yee are witnesses this day that I haue bought all that was Elimelechs and all that was Chilions and Mahlons of the hand of Naomie 10 And morouer Ruth the Moabitesse the wife of Mahlon haue I bought to be my wife to stir vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritaunce and that the name of the dead bee not put out from amongst his brethren and from the gate of his place yee are witnesses this day HERE is declared what BOHAZ did after that the kinseman whose name the holye ghost of purpose concealed had yeelded vp his right First he sayth plainely that he hath gotten the possessions of ELIMELECH and his sonnes then that he will take RVTH the Moabite to wife and that not for lust but lest the name of MAHLON who was departed should be blotted out froÌ„ amongest his brethren that is his kinsmen from the gate of his place that is from Bethlehem By which words he sheweth the excellencie of his stocke that manye of his kindred haue sate in the gate that is haue beene Iudges And it had beene a thing to be lamented that so noble a family shuld perish which might in times to come yeeld gouernors for the people Here it is demaunded whether BOHAZ did not against the lawes for biddinge to marrie straungers within the which though the Lorde comprehendeth those nations whiche hee had appointed to destruction yet wee haue shewed before 1. chap. 3. Sermon that they also do extend to other infidels by reason of the daungers of idolatrie But where there was no daunger of falling awaye it was not altogeather vnlawfull to marry RVTH was now conuerted to the fayth and to the worshippe of God alone and had geuen testimonye of her fayth by her especiall good workes So the father of BOHAZ SALMON DAVIDS great gandfather married RAHAB a cananite who had preserued the spies and had made a notable shewe of her fayth There must alwaies be more regard had of the true worshippe of God then of riches and kindreds ABRAHAM GEN. 24. bound his seruaunt by an oth that he should not go to the cananites but to his owne kinsfolkes to seeke a wyfe for ISAACKE his masters sonne ISAACK or rather REDECCA sendeth her sonne IAACOB to LABAN least he should marrie with Idolaters GEN. 28. It behooueth parents to followe this example when idolaters go about to make marriages they promise many thinges which they do not afterwardes performe He that loueth daunger as it is sayd shall perishe in it The daughters which are bestowed vppon superstitious men are subiect to more daunger then young men which are married with superstitious Idolatrous women Let children also remember theyr duties and not seek for such matches agaynst the good wyll of their parents It is accounted as a fault in ESAV that he offended his parentes by marrying idolatrous wiues GEN. 27. That matrimony which is lawfully contracted with the godly hath many troubles what good then wilt thou look for of that vnequall marriage Otherwise to be conuersant with the Idolaters it is dangerous and troublesom what if thou wert wholly bound to them Deceaue not thy selfe with a vayne hope that thou canst win thy wife or the wife the husband for we see the contrary come to passe for the moste part And it is commonly knowne what befell to SALOMON the wisest man that euer was when hee married idolatrous women BOAZ dealt publickely in the place of iudgement of both these poyntes first of the possessions then of the marriage with RVTH and he did nothing secretly admonishing vs by this his fact that we shuld so bargaine in buying in selling in changing and redeeming as if we did the same publickely in the iudgement place before many witnesses or in the sight of all men Howe many are there which doe so bargaine with their neighbors that they dare not for shame tell howe they made it and what were the conditions of their bargaines They name a somme of money whiche they shoulde haue giuen to their neighbour they say they dealt lawfully with him without deceite when they knowe they lye Furthermore they will haue their lying bookes witnessed with good mens seales It should haue bene considered that there is an accompt to be giuen and that wee shall haue two witnesses against vs namely our own conscience and God the beholder and reuenger of our sinnes But marriages must not be contracted secretly but before witnesses no man must be deceaued in marriages but all thinges must be done with good faith Secret marriages which are commonly made by baudes vayne promises dronkennes and suche other means haue seldom a good happie ende Let not maydens hearken to yong men which promise theÌ„ marriage if they would first deliuer them their bodies to be abused For if they were honest they had rather begin theyr marriages with thee with prayers made in the holy assembly then by lying with thee It was also both wel and wisely appointed by the olde fathers that they which should be married should be ioyned together by the minister of the Churche publickly in the holy assemblies For hereby we doe declare that marriage is a holy thing and not a worke of darkenesse whereof wee should be ashamed They whiche doe euill doe feare the light and doe seeke for corners darknesse Herein are also other commodities For wee see which are lawfull matches which not This also prouoketh theÌ„ which are married to performe the marriage fayth ech with others because that they promised the same by wordes and by giuing of the hand in the holy assembly the minister of the Churche going before If any man in the presence of three or foure promiseth that he will do any thing hee will throughly performe the same if hee be a good man and may doe it with a good conscience how much more ought married people to performe those thinges which they haue promised one to an other in the sight of God and his aungels and the whole Church Furthermore the whole Church prayeth that the marriage may be happie and prosperous wherof more shalbe said hereafter BOAZ said to the Elders and all the people ye are witnesses afterward hee rehearsed it that these and these things I haue done They aunswered wee are witnesses as if they should haue said if it be necessary we will testifie how this matter was brought to passe Let witnesses speake those things which they haue heard seene or knowe vppon some certaine ground let them not be light persons or liers They doe offend greatly which will say nothing least they shuld offende anye man or

shoulde vse many wordes in this place BOAZ first concluded the matter with his kinsman We vse in other contractes to consider of all things thorowly there is more neede of great care in marriage Also we must beware in contractes that we doe not anie thing deceitfully And it is good after marriage is contracted not to delai the mater ouer long for many dangers which may arise of the same but to confirme it openly He affirmeth by an othe that he will marry her if the other refuse it It is also read of other Sainctes that oftentimes being not required they vsed othes in weighty matters This is to be noted against them which doe altogether reiect an othe He sweareth that hee might put her out of doubt But vnlesse there were a greater religion of swearing in the old time theÌ„ is nowe truely hee could not haue put her out of doubt For sometime euen great Princes doe deceiue others thorowe swearing and oppresse them before they be aware That which BOAZ promised he thorowly performed He commaunded her to sleepe vntill morning he would not haue her in the night to wander in the streetes It is the part of women in the night time to stay at home for many dangers which may befall them Also it is very profitable for youths to be kept at home in the night for the night doth yeelde many occasions of great euils Let them spend their time at home in reading or other honest exercises The. 19. Sermon 14 And she lay at his feet vntill the morning and shee arose before one could know another for hee sayd let no man knowe that a woman came into the floore 15 Also he sayd bring the sheet that thou hast vpon thee and holde it and when shee held it he measured six measures of barly and layde them on her and she went into the Citie 16 And when she came to her mother in-law she sayd who art thou my daughter And she told her all that the man had done to her 17 And sayd these six measures of barly gaue be me for he said to me Thou shalt not come emptie vnto thy mother in-law 18 Then sayd shee my daughter sit still vntill thou know how the thing will fall for the man will not bee in rest vntill hee haue finished the matter this same day WE must diligently obserue the course of this historie for the better vnderstanding of this booke Wee haue heard in the former sermon howe BOAZ taking RVTH in the floore behaued himselfe towardes her nowe we shall heare of her dimission and returne to her mother in-law Yet first it is sayd that shee slept all night at his feet After the talke had betweene themselues of making marriage they contained themselues in their places If BOAZ had behaued himselfe otherwise then hee should truely the holy Ghost which did not passe ouer with silence the dronkennesse of NOAH the incest of LOTT the adulterie of DAVID the deniall of PETER and the sinne of MAGDELEN would not haue passed ouer this BOAZ doth not abuse the occasion offered him to fulfill his lust He doth teache vs by his example continencie and chastitie Wee read in prophane histories of great Emperours when they had vanquished Cities they would not see moste bewtifull matrons and virgins or haue them brought in their sight or being brought to them though they looked vppon them yet they did gouerne theyr lustes and send them backe againe vntouched to theyr parentes or husbandes and so wanne great fauour with theÌ„ The great Alexander when he was biddeÌ„ that he shuld see the daughters of Darius king of the Persians which were prisoners and of wonderfull beautie woulde not goe saying that it was not in him that when he had ouercome men he should be ouercome of women But they were rather shadowes of vertues then vertues amongest the Gentiles for that which they did came not of true fayth but rather of ambition IOSEPH is worthie to be praysed who oftentimes being prouoked by his mistresse who was in loue with his beauty would not doe that iniurie to his maister nor violate the commaundement of God which was not yet set downe in tables GENE 39. For as a man ought to shunne other occasions of euils so also of adultery And though thou be alone with a woman yea in the night yet the bridles of vnchastitie are not to be let lose we must thinke of the commandement of God thou shalt not commit adulterie wee must thinke of the punishment of adulterie whoredome and lust we must not iudge of sinnes according to the corrupt iudgement of the worlde Howe vnlike are those young men who eyther vnder the pretence of mariage or by force doe defile mayds or other mens wiues also some old men which are decrepite doe entise other mens wiues to adulterie as they did Susanna But what do I speake of them when Monkes whiche doe vowe chastitie doe often-times defile matrones and virgins And it is euident that for this purpose they doe vse auriculare confessions and sometimes magicall artes In the meane season if a woman doe come into their monastery they doe sweepe their pauement with besomes RVTH arose before one could know another for darkenesse that is at the dawning of the daye For BOHAZ sayde as the olde translation hath beware least any bodie do know that thou camest hyther or he commaunded his seruaunts as some will haue it lest they should tell that she was at the flowre in the night which doth not like me That is more alowable that IOSEPHVS sayth that he badd her to be gone before hee raised vp his seruaunts although he did know that hee was not guiltie neyther that he had done any thing whereof he might worthely bee ashamed yet hee would not offeÌ„d others nor lay a stumbling blocke before them It is knowne out of the Gospell what they are worthy of which do offend their neighbors eyther in word or deede he doth teach vs to beware not onely of the euill it selfe as S. PAVLE warneth vs in the 1. THES 5. chap. but also he warneth vs to beware of the appearaunce of euill There are many thinges wee may say or do with a good conscience but we must alwaies haue a regard of our neighbour and all our sayings and doings must be applied to the edyfiyng of others If any woman will not be accounted for an harlot let her beware least she shew the appearaÌ„ce of an harlot either in speach behauiour apparell and such other We must haue a care of our good name according to those common verses Omnia si perdas famam seruare memento Qua semel amissa postea nullus eris The losse of goods may easely be recouered by labour and diligence but if any body bee suspected of chastitie it is not so with it Yet there are some wicked men which take delight in wickednesse ISAY 3. chap. sayth of his people that they haue boasted of their sinnes as the

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