Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	grave_n	sin_n	sting_n	4,163	5	11.3993	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11115	Heavens glory, seeke it. Earts [sic] vanitie, flye it. Hells horror, fere it	Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?; Sparke, Michael, d. 1653, attributed name.	1628 (1628)	STC 21383; ESTC S112117	58,519	284

in a little ring set forth the great vanity of this world in a little Map Let vs now learne the lesson of Saint Iohn the beloued Disciple of Christ who wrote so much of loue doth yet dehort vs from louing the world 1 Ioh. 2. 15. Loue not the world neither the things that are in the world Why not the world for three reasons 1. If any man loue the world the loue of the father is not in him 2. All that is in the world the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world 3. The world passeth away and the lust thereof that is it is vaine and vanishing yea in the abstract Vanity For these reasons we must not suffer our hearts to cleaue to the best things in the world as if hâ—ppinesse were to be sound in them Follow the counsell of the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 7. 31. Vse this world as though thou vsed it not fâ—â— the fashion of this world goâ—th away Vse the things of this world as helpes to thee in thy trauell to heauen-ward but let them not steale away thy heart from better things from God and Christ and heauen and peace of conscience and ioy in the holy Ghost these must de light the heart of a Christian who was redeemed not with corruptible 1 Pet. 1. 19. things as siluer and gold but with the precious bloud of Iesus Christ in comparison of whom all the things of the world must seeme losse and drosse and dung and whatsoeuer is most despitable in the eyes of mâ—n If riches increase set not thy heart vpon them no treasure no pleasure no honor nor gold nor plate nor iewels Ps. 62. 10 nor house nor land nor apparell nor friends must steale away thy heart We must be affected to these things as Theodoricke In bonis ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ us tacet in maâ—is â—idet in vtrisque Philosophâ—â— ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ the good King of Aquitaine was with his play * In good casts he was silent in ill merry in neither angry in both a Philosopher or a wise man We must not make these a riuall vnto God we must not leane vpon these by our confidence for they are a reed that shall quickly breake and the shiuers will run into our hand Death is the most terrible of all things that are terrible said the Philosopher Aristotle it is terrible both to man and beast but most terrible to a wicked man that is worse then a beast when he remembers his sinfull life past the complexion of his flesh the palenesse of his face the dissolution of his members the rottennesse of his bones the obscurenesse of his graue the solitarinesse of his sepulcher the gnawing of wormes and the like But alas albeit these are terrible yet these are nothing without the consideration of sin which is the sting of death the strength and victory of the graue Thinke vpon thy sinnes whereof thou art guilty and for which thou must dye as the condemned malefactor that after sentence pronounced is hurried to the fatall place of execution to suffer deserued punishment Remember yea againe and againe I say remember how miserably how violently how sodainly others haue suffered death that were guilty of those sins which are more predominant in thee then they were in them Art thou a thiefe which thou maist be though thou weâ—t neuer attached for theft by the lawes of mâ—n for couetousnesse is a Pick purse before God read and remember how Achan dyed Iosh. 7. Art thou a whoremaster which thou maist be as well in thy minde as in thy body then 1 Sam. â— read and remember how Hophni and Phineas dyed how Zimri Num. 25 8. and Cosbi were slain in the very act of their vncleannesse And Iezabel an impudent strumpet dyed a sodaine and shamefull death Art thou a blasphemous swearer that dost rend grinde the sacred name of God betweene thy teeth Remember him vnder the Law that was stoned to death for his blasphemy Art thou an Idolatrous impe of the Popish Church that dost leaue our Lord to worship our Lady and giue that honour to Sâ—ints nay to stockes and stones which is proper to God alone call to minde how Sennacharih was slaine in the midst Is 37. vlt of his Idolatry Art thou an intempeâ—ate drunkard that dost sâ—crifice thy time and state nay â—oule and body vnto Bacchus rising eaâ—ly to drinke strong drinke and sitting vp lâ—te till Wâ—ne inflâ—â—ne thee thinke Dan. 5. vlt. vpon Belshazzar that was slaine in the midst of his cups whilst he was drinking in that Wine which the swords of his insâ—lting enemies drew out of him together with his lâ—test blood Art thou a couetous Vâ—â—rer that dost let out thy mony to men thy time to Mamon and thy soule to Satan that like a common Hackney jade wilt not beare thy debtors one houre past thy day or art thou a griping oppressor that dost racke thy poore tenants and exact vpon thy neighbour to gaine a little transitory trash Remember Nabal and remember that Miser in the Gospell who being Luk. 12. asleep in security and dreaming of enlarged barns and plentifull haruests was sodainly â—erest of all and being awaked vpon the hearing of his Soule-knell perceiued himself to be for euer wretched Consider whether these and the like sinners that haue made their souls the slaues of vanity haue not in the end made themselues the slaues of misery Haue they prospered or haue they perished if they haue prospered then follow them if perished as indeede they haue then in the feare of God retire out of their paths lest thou be speedily cut off hauing no information of the danger till thy owne eyes amazed with the sodainnes behold it in the shape of ineuitable damnation Be thou warned by their examples for God hath punished sinne in them to preuent sinne in thee Vt exempla Cyprian ser. â— dâ— Laps sint omnium tormenta paucorum that the torments of some few may be terrours vnto all like as thunderbolts fall Paucorum periculo sed omnium metu to the hurt but of few though not without the horror of all That ship which sees another ship sinke before her lookes about her puls doâ—ne her saile turneth heâ— câ—â—â—se and escapes the sanâ—s which else would swallow her vp as they done the other When the earth swallowed vp Corah and his confederates all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them for they said Lest the earth swallow vs vp also Num. 16. 34. The Bird will not light on the lime bush nor into the net if she see another insnared before her the Hoâ—se will not follow another whom he sees to sticke fast in the mire oh be not lesse wise then bird or beast nor more brâ—tish then Horle and Mule that hath no vnderstanding If thou â—â—â—st another fall into the fire thou wilt not willingly follow him

secure in so great danger but may quake and tremble to see thy hand of vengeance before vs. And howsoeuer by our sinnes we are set in the middest of this danger yet let the hand of thy mercy which is as omnipotent as that of thy iustice rescue vs let thy out-stretched arme deliuer vs. Put vp thy sword into the scabbard oh bid it rest and be still Be fauourable and gracious vnto this thy Syon crowne her with plenty prosperity and victory Let not her enemies reioyce in her subuersion nor triumph in her destruction Hide not thy face from her in the day of trouble stoppe not thine eares at our prayers Be vnto vs all a horne of saluation a rocke of safetie a wall of brasse a strong tower and fortresse against the face and force of our enemies diuert their designes frustrate their enuie abate their fury asswage their pride restraine their power and in thy name let vs tread them vnder that maliciously and mischieuously rise vp against vs. Suffer not the light of thy Gospel to be eclipsed nor the splender of thy glory to be obscured let not thy name be dishonoured nor thy Sanctuary defiled nor thy truth slandered but now and euer defend and deliuer as thou hast formerly done this Church and State from plagne Pestilence and aboue all that most terrible vengeance the deuouring sword and that for his sake who hath led captiuity captiue and like a victorious Conqueror hath triumphed ouer all his enemies euen Iesus Christ to whom with the Father and holy Ghost be all honour and glory Amen A Prayer for them that are about the Sicke HEare vs Almighty and most mercifull God and Sauiour extend thine accustomed goodnesse to this thy seruant which is grieued with sicknesse visite him O Lord as thou didst Peters wiues mother and the Captains seruant restore vnto this sicke body his former health if it be thy will or else giue him grace to take this thy visitation patiently that after this painfull life ended he may dwell with thee in euerlasting life O Lord behold we bend our knees yea the knees of our hearts with vnfained prayers lift vp our eyes to the throne of thy mercies seat to hearken to these our petitions according to thy promises therefore O Lord grant our requests we are gathered here together in thy name in the behalfe of this thy seruant deliuer him we humbly beseech thee from these his languishing paines and miseries of sicknesse and as it hath pleased thee to lay thine hand vpon him so O Lord restore him to his former health keepe him O Lord from fearefull and terrible assaults and despightful temptations of the diuell sinne and hell deliuer him O Lord as thou deliueredst Noah from the raging waues of the flouds Lot from the destruction of Sadome Abraham from the feare of the â—aldeans the children of Israel from the tyranny of Pharaoh Dauid from the hands of Goliah the three men from the violence of the fiery furnace in Babylon Daniel from the mouth of the Lyons Ionas from the belly of the Whale and Peter from the prison of Herod Euen so O gracious Lord deliuer the soule of this person both now and whensoeuer he shall depâ—rt hence from all perill and danger open vnto him at the houre of death the doore of Paradice the gates of heauen and the entry of euerlasting life O Lord Iesus Christ forgiue him all his sinnes and lead him with ioy into the kingdome of thy heauenly Father euen vnto the bosome of Abraham and appoint him his euerl sting rest that he may reioyce with thee and all the elect children of God to whom be all honour glory power and dominion Amen The sicke persons Prayer LOrd hearken to my prayer and giue eare to my humble request Lord be mercifull vnto me and giue me grace patiently to beare the crosse and in the midst of this my sicknesse alwayes to say thy will O heauenly Father be done and not mine forgiue and forget most gracious Father all mine iniquities blot them out of thy remembrance and cast them from thy sight O Lord as farre as the East is from the West the North from the South they are many and innumerable let them not rise vp in iudgement against me neither enter thou into thy narrow iudgement with thy seruant O Lord for no flesh is righteous before thee handle me not according to my deserts deale not with me after my wickednesse neither reward me aftermine iniquities O Lord my God looke not into my â—normious nor incestious life I am ashamed of my sinnes and aske pardon for my faults euen with a repenting heart and sorrowfull minde a bleeding soule with hidden teares of a true and vnfained repentance for my misdeeds yea my wounded breast surcharged with oppressing griefes doth sigh groane and lament vnder the burthen of my heinous crimes wherefore O Lord wash them away with thy bloud which thou hast shed for my sinnes and I shall be clean and pure without spot purge me O Lord with those precious drops that distilled from thy tormented heart and I shall be whiter then the snow burie mine offences in the sepulcher of thy death and cloath me with the garment of righteousnesse O Lord for thine infinite goodnesse and mercy sâ—ke â—eceiue me into thy tuition and fauour pardon O Lord and remit my sins as thou forgauest Dauid his murther and adultery with Bersheba Saul his persecutions of thy people Peter his deniall Mary Magdalen her lasciuious life and the Publican in the Temple with striking his breast craued thy gracious pardon saying Lord haue mercy vpon me a sinner and although my sinnes and offences are farre greater and more grieuous then these yet O Lord thy mercies exceede and are far more compassionate then our sinnes manifold I iustifie not my selfe O my God by the offences of these but declare thy righteousnesse and mercifull clemencies in forgetting and forgiuing our abhominable trespasses and transgressions of thy wil which though wee are froward yet thou art gentle though we are stubborne yet thou art meeke and though we run headlong to the pits brinke and to the gates of hell yet thou of thy goodnesse callest vs backe and remittest all that wee haue done amisse O Lord I haue acknowledged my faults that they are best knowne vnto thee wherefore O Lord I aske forgiuenes for the same send me the comfort of thy holy spirit that if thou giue me my former health and strength of body I may amend my life according to thy sacred will and walke worthily in thy Lawes and Commandements if it be thy pleasure to take mee hence out of this transitory life O Lord grant that I may rest and liue with thee for euer world without end O Lord heaken vnto these my petitions for Iesus Christ his sake I aske them and all other things which thou shalt thinke meet both for our soules and bodies in the same forme of prayer as

×™×”×•×” HEAVENS GLORY SEEKE IT EARTS VANITIE FLYE IT HELLS HORROR FERE IT LONDON printed for Michaell Sparke A o. 1628. To the Reader THE present carelesse security of all men in generall is like vnto our first Parents neglect of Gods sacred commandement in Paradice when the seducing Serpent no sooner pâ—rswaded euill but it was inctantly put in practise You shall dye said God was heard but you shall not dye said the Diuell was beleeued Our eares are daily acquainted with the threatnings of Gods denounced against sinners and yet that sinne that broad way-path and highway to hell is attempted with a delectation and pleasure so craftie and subtill are the baits and lures of the deceiuer and so void of spirituall wisedome is the soule-murdering sinner But if due consideration were had of the wages of sinne and the reward of vnrighteousnesse and to what bitternesse it will turne in the end it would make vs lesse bold to sinne and more fearefull to offend if we would take into our company for a daily consort the pale memory of death and whereto he summoneth vs after this life Death it selfe is very fearefull but much more terrible in regard of the iudgement it warneth vs vnto Imagine to see a sinner lye on his departing bed burdened and tyred with the grieuous and heauie load of all his former trespasses goared with the sting and pricke of a festered conscience feeling the crampe of death wresting at his heart strings ready to make the ruthfull diuorce betweene soule and body panting for breath and swimming in a cold and fatall sweat wearied with strugling against the deadly pangs Oh how much would he giue for an houre of repentance at what rate would he value a daies contrition Then worlds would be worthlesse in respect of a little respite a short truce would seeme more precious than the treasures of Empires nothing would be so much esteemed as a moment of time which non by moneths and yeeres is lauishly spent How inconsolable were his case his friends being fled his sences frighted his thoughts amazed his memorie decaied his whole minde agast and no part able to performe that it should but onely his guiltie conscience pestered with sinne continually vpbraiding him with bitter accusations what would hee thinke then stripped out of this mortall weed and turned both out of the seruice and house roome of this world hee must passe before a most seuere Iudge carrying in his owne conscience his enditement written and a perfect register of all his misdeeds when hee should see the Iudge prepared to passe the sentence against him and the same to be his Vmpire whom by so many offences he hath made his enemie When not onely the deuils but euen the Angels should plead against him and himselfe maugre his will bee his owne sharpest appeacher What were to be done in these dreadfull exigents When hee saw that gastly dungeon and huge gulfe of hell breaking out with fearefull flames the weeping houling and gnashing of teeth the rage of all those hellish monsters the horrour of the place the rigour of the paine the terrour of the company and the eternitie of all those punishments Would you thinke them wise that would daily in so weighty matters and idlely play away the time allotted them to preuent these intollerable calamities Would you then account it secure to nurse in your bosome so many vgly Serpents as sinnes are or to foster in your soule so many malicious accusers as mortall faults are Would you not then thinke one life too little to repent for so many iniquities euerie one whereof were enough to cast you into those euerlasting and vnspeakeable torments Why then doe we not at the least deuote that small remnant of these our latter dayes to the making an attonement with God that our consciences may be free from this eternall danger Who would relie the euerlasting affaires of the life to come vpon the gliding slipperinesse and running streame of our vncertaine life It is a preposterous pollicie in any wise conceit to fight against God till our weapons be blunted our forces consumed our limmes impotent and our breath spent and then when we fall for faintnesse and haue fought our selues almost dead to presume on his mercy It were a strange peece of Art and a very exorbitant course while the Ship is sound the Pylot well the Marriners strong the gale fauourable and the Sea calme to lye idle at rode and when the Ship leakes the Pylot were sicke the Marriners faint the stormes boysterous and the Sea turmoyled with surges to launch forth for a voyage into a farre Country yet such is the skill of our euening repenters who though in the soundnesse of health and in the perfect vse of reason they cannot resolue to weigh the ankers that withhold them from God neuerthelesse feed themselues with a strong perswasion that when their sences are astonied their wits distracted their vnderstanding dusked and both body and minde racked and tormented with the throbs and gripes of a mortall sicknesse then will they thnke of the weightiest matters and become Saints when they are scarse able to behaue themselues like reasonable creatures being then presumed to be lesse then men for how can he that is assaulted with an vnsetled conscience distrained with the wringing fits of his dying flesh maimed in all his abilities and circled in with so many encombrances be thought of due discretion to dispose of his chiefest iewell which is his soule No no they that will loyter in seed time and begin then to sowe when others begin to reape they that will riot out their health and cast their accounts when they can scarsely speake they that will slumber out the day and enter their iourney when the light doth faile them let them blame their owne folly if they dye in debt and eternall beggerie and fall headlong into the lapse of endlesse perdition Great cause haue wee then to haue an hourely watchfull care ouer our soule being so dangerous assaulted and enuironed most instantly entreating the diuine Maiesty to be our assured defence and let vs passe the day in mourning the night in watching and weeping and our whole time in plainfull lamenting falling downe vpon the ground humbled in sackcloath and ashes hauing lost the garment of Christ that hee may receiue what the persecuting enemy would haue spoyled euery short sigh will not be sufficient satisfaction nor euery knocke a warrant to get in Many shall cry Lord Lord and shall not be accepted the foolish Virgins did knocke but were not admitted Iudas had some sorrow and yet died desperate Foreslow not saith the holy Ghost to be conuerted vnto God and make not a daily lingering of thy repaire vnto him for thou shalt finde the suddennesse of his wrath and reuenge not slacke to destroy sinners For which cause let no man soiourne long in sinfull securitie or post ouer his repentance vntill feare enforce him to it but let vs

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