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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	spirit_n	9,701	5	5.4408	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03079	The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.	Hergest, William.	1580 (1580)	STC 13203; ESTC S118310	81,356	114

2. iudgement 3 rewarde and 4. punishment Or as some terme it to remember alwayes thy ende and to meditate and consider well the vanitie and frailtie of beautie and of all transitory thinges Of these seuen way 〈◊〉 meanes 〈◊〉 bodely lust for your better instruction I will write somewhat more but yet briefly for the avoydyng of tediousnesle ¶ The first Prayer THE first and thiefest way to tame this fierce wylds beast bodily lust is by earnest and seruent prayer to call for the ayde and assistance of Gods most holy spirite Agdent ●er espe●y for the 〈◊〉 of sanc●●ation the spirits of sanctification and holinesse the author and stirrer vp of Virginitie Chastitie and all other vertues in our mindes and soules That maketh vs with an high stoute couragious and inuincible minde to despise contempne and treade vnder foote the pleasures and danities of this fransitorie life especially the beastly pleasures of the flesh that disorderly vsed leade to death and destruction whiche spirite is promised by Christe to all his true and liuely membres true Christians especially sutche as shall with ardent prayer and true say the aske and craue the same in Christes name ¶ The seconde Gods worde THE seconde way and meanes to rule and reigne 〈…〉 ouer our filthie lustes concupiscence and corrupt desires is to reade continually to follow and meditate the sacred scriptures and incorruptible word of God whiche is the Armerie of true Christian souldiours where they shall finde sufficient munition and defence agaynst al the subtile fierce and cruell assaults of their spiritual enemies the worlde the flesh and the deuill And from thence it is our partes to bryng forth sutch munition weapons defensiue and inuasiue as the present time and occasion shall require and to make stronge that place of the holde and Fortres of our minde and soule where our spirituall enemies shall make their assaultes and say their battery As for example if Sathan or his adherents the flesh and the world that is our 〈◊〉 filthy in 〈◊〉 or any 〈…〉 ly person by their subtill sleight●● shall go 〈◊〉 to ●●●●●mine the walle● of our Virginitie or Chastitie wee are to forti●●e the some with sentence● and examples out of Gods booke the Bible Wee must remember the said generall commaundemente of hol●nesse and puritie of 〈◊〉 and minde ●●●en by God him selfe generally to al that will 〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 The precept or commaudment of holy nes giuen by god himself to all such as professe to be his people 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 7. Bee yee holye say●● God 〈◊〉 his people as I am holye 〈◊〉 after so 〈◊〉 translations Bee holye because I am holye for I the holy God can not abide an vnholy and prophane people 〈…〉 commaundement 〈…〉 to all the spirituall 〈…〉 holy and ●●itate and followe in life and conuersation 〈◊〉 God him selfe as far as is possible in this corruption of nature which precept of holinesse and studying and endeuoring to bee like and rescriable God in holinesse and righteousnesse is repeated and inculcated throughout al the whole ●ible though in diuersitie of words and phrases yet 〈◊〉 seme but one and the same ●lee must also remember Gods dreadfull iudgementes punishmentes and horrible plagures against such as with filthines and uncleanenesse of lyse prophane the Temple of the holy-Ghoste their 〈◊〉 ●yes sanctified and dedicated vnto Christe and his 〈◊〉 in holynesse and honour by the sheddinge of his most precious blood as the drowninge of the whole world not so much as one halfe score excepted Gen. 6.7.8 Gen. 6. The burning vp and vtter consuming of the most fertilest and frutefullest parte therof and all the goodly and famous Cities thero● 〈◊〉 with her and Brimstons from Heauen Gen. 19. Gen. 19. The flayinge of 〈◊〉 thousand xxii● thousand sodaynely and the hauginge of their Rulers and gouernours that should haue punished them in time for the intransgression euen against the Soune in sight of all the people Num. 25. Num. 25. The ouerthrowing and destroying euen of the whole Tribe of 〈◊〉 beeing so populous and of so many thousande● as appeareth in the Booke of Iudges where you shall 〈◊〉 that the 〈◊〉 of God was so hotly kindled against his people for ab●●mination committed with one woman and for cloaking and defendinge the same that there was slayne of Gods owne people by profession for that one offence 〈◊〉 score and fiue thousande of mighty and daliaunt men of Armes besides the destruction of Women 〈…〉 and the vtter subuersion sacking burning and putting so sworde of all the Citties within the whose Tribe of Beniamin and all the inhabitaunts and dwellers therin man woman and 〈…〉 and Cattell and all thinges 〈◊〉 〈…〉 flame 〈◊〉 cruell sworde by the iuste iudgemente of God 〈◊〉 them vp all An bearible and terrible example of 〈◊〉 dreadfull iudgementes against the vnhalowing and 〈◊〉 ling of his people by whoredome or adultery The 〈◊〉 inge burning vtter des●●oying of the Cittie of Siche● and the putting of all the inhabitaunts therof euen their Kinge and all to bloody 〈◊〉 for the 〈…〉 Mayde 〈…〉 Gen. 34. Such like examples and sentences of Scripture must you remember in time of ●●●ptation not yeelde by and by like a white liuered 〈◊〉 And so forth of other sinnes vices and following● of 〈◊〉 and his adverentes the would and the flesh for to prosequnte all would bee infinite thus much for 〈◊〉 and example may suffice Temperance and Sobrietie THe thirde way 〈…〉 and meane to bridle and tame this fierce wanton and vuruely coulte of our owne fleshe winsinge will and kickings affection is sobriette of life watching fasting and temperance To keepe a meane and moderation in meates drinkes sporte● playes and apparrell For commonly fleshly lust followeth excesse in diet and apparrel as the 〈◊〉 doth the body or rather as the effect followeth the cause For as the P●●t ●yth and that most truely VVhen the body is low and coole Sine cerere baccho friget venus Vnapt it is for Venus Schoole But when it is well pampred and full In Venus lap it loueth to lull When this wilde Coulte of our fleshe is pricked with prouender of Lururie ryot and excesse it is impossible to 〈◊〉 him without a fall It is then so fierce sauage skittish and ●●ruly that it giues many a breake necke fall so that they neuer rise againe to Saluation An horrible things to bee spoken yet more horrible to be seene before our 〈◊〉 daily if wée had spiritual eyes to sée it but most borrible to seele and suffer in our selues God in mercy kéepe vs from such falles But because this matter is debated aboue in the title of Temperance I will say no more of it but knit it vp with this approoued sentence Leachery is alwaies the companion of Gluttony and therfore 〈…〉 that he marriage able but not yet married and intende to leade their life in pure Virginitie till they hee marrye●