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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08266	The rule of the most blissed Father Saint Benedict patriarke of all munkes; Regula. English	Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.; Gray, Alexia.; Brussels (Belgium). Our Blessed Lady the Perpetuall Virgin Mary (Abbey of Benedictine nuns)	1632 (1632)	STC 1860; ESTC S101606	38,831	122

hath obeyed mee and hee sayth vnto Prelates w●oe soe heareth you heareth mee Therefore all such persons forsaking forth with that which ●iketh their owne Fancy and will and leaning the workes of their hands about which they were occupyed vnfinished and vnpe● fited lett them presently with the Foote ● obedience follow the voyce of the Comm● under and in one and the selfe some mom● lett the Action of the Scholler bee vnit● with the Commaundement of the Mistris i● all dilligence and in the Feare of God whic● twoe thinges are most comōly accōplish● by those that haue a desire to goe to the eue● during life and therefore they take the na●row may which leadeth vnto life to the en● they way not liue at their owne will ād ple●sure but to liue and walke after the Iudgm● and cōmaundement of another liuing in Monastery and desiring to haue an Abbess and Prelate ouer them without all doub such persons as these follow that sentenc● of our lord where in hee say●h I came no to doe my owne will but the will of hi● that sent mee Then shall this obedience bee agreable vnto God and delightfull vn●● men if that which is commaunded bee accomplished not timorously slowly or wit● murmuration or wîth an answeare as it were of one who had noe mynde or will to obey for the obedience which is done to Superiours is done to God For heesa y● whoe soe heareth you heareth mee and it is necessary that the Schollers obey with agood and a merry Chee●e for God loueth the merry giuer For if shee obey with a repining hart al though shee murmur not whith her mouth but onely in her hart and yet fullfilleth that which is commaunded not with standing it will not bee gratefull to God which behouldeth the hart of the Murmurer and by such an Action shee obtayneth noe Grace af all but deserueth the scourge of such as are Murmurers except shee Repent her and make due satisfaction by her amendment Of Silence CHAPTER 6 LETT vs fullfill that which the Prophett sayth I haue sayd I will keepe my wayes that I offend not with my Tong I haue put a watch be fore my Mouth I became speeth lesse and humbled my selfe and held my peace in those things that where good here the Prophett sheweth that some tymes wee must not speake of good maters and that in regard of silence how much more ought wee to keepe our Mouths from naughty and vayne talke for feare of committing Sinne thereby therefore the perfect Sister may rarely haue licence to talke though otherwise of good and holy matters in regard of the great decency of silence for it is writte in many words thou shalt not eschew sinn● and in another place life and death is in th● power of a Toung for it belongeth to th● Mistris to speake and to instruct and ● apportayneth to the Scholler to giue ear● and keepe silence And therefore if you hau● neede to demaunde anything of the Abbess doe it with all humilitie submission an● Reuerence VVee vtterly condemne by th● perpetuall prohibition in all places to vs● any scurrell speech or idle words giuin● cause to laughter and wee doe not permit that the Sisters euer open their Mouth to an● such manner of talke Of the sundry and manifold Commendations of Humilitie CHAPTER 7 SIsters the holy Scripture cryeth out vnto vs and sayth hee whichexalteth himselfe shal bee numbled and hee which humbleih himselfe shal bee exalted and in soe saying it declareth vnto vs that all exaltation is a kinde of Pride from which how dilligently the Prophett kept himselfe hee sheweth when hee sayth olord my ●art was not exalted and my eyes were not borne aloft neither haue I walked in marueylous things aboue my selfe but what if I haue not ●●ought humbly of my selfe and if I haue ex●●ted my Soule then lett mee bee rewarded 〈◊〉 such sort as the Child that is seperated frō●●s mothers breast and therefore Sisters if wee will reach to the topp of this soueraigne humilitie lett vs by our Actions tending to ●eauen wards reare vpp the ladder which ●●peared to Iacob in his sleepe on which the ●ngells were seene to ascend and descend this ascent and descent giueth vs to vnderstand nothing els but the exaltation which proceedeth of humblyng our selfes and the descent which is by exalting our selfes And this ladder thus erected may bee sayd to bee our life in this world the which by humili●le of hart god lifteth vpp to heauen and wee say our Soule and body are the sides of this ladder where in his deuine Vocation hath ●ett diuers digrees of humilitie or discipline where by to ascend vpward Of the first degree of humilitie THE first degree is if shee haue the feare of God before her hyes and that shee take heed that shee neuer for gett herselfe and that shee continually beare in memory all which God hath commaunded and how those which contemne god shall endure the paynes of Hell for their Sinnes and offences and that shee haue allwayes her hart setled on the euerlasting life which is ordayned for those that feare our lord and that shee keepe herselfe at all howers and moments from Sinne and Vice either of the thought of the Toung of the eyes of the hande of the Feete of her owne will and that shee endeauou● to roote out all fleshly desires lett each one consider that shee is continually in the sight of God which is in heauen and to bee seene with his deuyne eyes and at all moments to bee presented before him by holy Angells The Prophet sheweth this when hee declareth that god is priuy to our very cogitations saying God searcheth the harts and Raynes And againe hee sayth God knoweth the Cogitations of me and more ouer thou vnderstandest my Cogitations a farr of and an other tyme the thought of man shall bewray it selfe to thee therefore to the end shee may bee carefull of her ill Cogitations lett the humble Sister allwayes say in her hart I shall then bee pure and fayre in the sight of God when I shall keepe my selfe from all ●niquitie Wee are forbidd to doe our owne Wills when the Scripture sayth vnto vs leaue your Wills and wee say to god in our prayers that his Will bee done in vs Therefore wee are taught not to doe our owne Willes when wee looke to that which the Scripture sayth there are some wayes which seeme vnto men to bee right good the end where of leadeth to the botto melesse pitt of hell and alsoe wee shall auoyde that which is sayd of the negligent that they become Corrupt liuers and abominable in their delights lett vs sted fastly beleiue that God is still present to all our carnall desires according to the Words of the Prophett spoken to god before thee are all my desires Therefore wee must esch ew all euill desires for death standeth neere to the entry of delectation And therefore the Scripture sayth follow not thy