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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	sin_n	spirit_n	23,097	5	6.5373	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06532	A very excelle[n]t [and] swete exposition vpon the XXII. [sic] Psalme of Dauid called in Latine Dominus regit me, &c. Translated out of hye Almayne into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale.; Dreiundzwanzigste Psalm der Tisch ausgelegt. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568. aut; Osiander, Andreas, 1498-1552. Wie und wohin ein Christ die grausamen Plag der Pestilentz fliehen soll. English. aut	1538 (1538)	STC 17000; ESTC S104352	54,883	122

vseth to do to his gestes thou fedest them well thou makest them lusty glad thou fyllest into them so muche that they must nedes be dronkeÌ„ This is al done by the worde of grace For by the same doth the LORDE oure shepherde fede and strength so the hartes of his faythfull that they dare defye al theyr enemyes and say with the prophete I am not afrayed for thousandes of the people that coÌ„passe me roundeaboute Psalme iii. And here afore in the fourth verse I fear no euell for thou LORDE art with me With this yee euen thorow the same worde doth he geue them also the holy goost whiche maketh them not onely to take good stomackes vnto them to be of good corage but so quyet also in theÌ„ selues and mery that for the same great exceadynge ioye they are euen dronken This must be spiritually vnderstande He speaketh here then of a spirytuall strength of a spirituall myrth and of a spirituall dronkeÌ„nes which is a godly streÌ„gth Rom. i. A ioye as saynt Paul calleth it in the holy goost Rom. xiiii And a blessed dronkennesse whan people are not full of wyne wherout followeth incoÌ„uenience but full of the holy goost Ephe. v. This is the harnesse the weapens wherwith our LORD God prepareth his faythfull agaynst the deuell and the worlde namely in theyr mouth geueth he them hys worde and in theyr harte he geueth corage that is to saye the holy gooste Wyth suche ordinaunce put they from them all feare and wyth gladnesse bukle they wyth all theyr enemyes smyte them and ouercome them with all theyr myght wysedome and holynesse Such souldyers were the Apostels on whitsondaye whan they went vp to Ierusalem agaynste the commaundement of the Emperoure and the hye prestes and ordred theÌ„ selues as yf they had ben very goddes and all the other but greshoppers and went euen thorowe with all power and ioye as yf they had bene dronken In so muche the some had them in derision therfore sayd They were full of swete wyne Neuerthelesse S. Peter declared out of the prophet Ioel that they were not full of swete wyne but ful of the holy goost And so he smote aboute hym with hys swearde that is he opened his mouth and preached the worde of God and felled downe thre thousande soules at once from the power of the deuell Actu ii This strength ioye and blessed dronkennesse doth not onely shewe it selfe in the faythfull whan they be in prosperite haue peace but also whan they suffre and dye As whan the counsell at Ierusalem caused the Apostles to be beaten they were glad of it that they were worthy to suffre rebuke for the name of Christe Actu v. And in the v. to the Romaynes doth saynt Paule say We reioyce also in troubles c. Afterwarde were ther many martyrs also The stedfast ioyfull hartes of them the haue fusfred death for the word of God whiche with mery harte and laughynge mouthes wente vnto theyr death as yf they had gone to somepastyme or daunce Lyke as we reade of saynt Agnes and saynt Agatha whyche were virgins .xiii. or .xiiii. yeare olde and of other mo whiche were of suche inwarde corage and confydence that they dyd not onely ouercome the deuell and the worlde by theyr death but also made good chere euen then with theyr hartes as though they had ben dronken of very ioye And this greueth the deuell excedynge sore namely whaÌ„ men are at suche quyetnesse in them selues that they despyse his great myght and gyle In our tyme also haue ther be many which for the knowlege of Christe haue bene glad to suffre death We se more ouer that ther be many whyche wyth perfecte vnderstondynge and fayth dye vpon theyr beddes and saye wyth Simeon LORDE now lettest thou thy seruaunt departe in peace c. that it is a ioye to beholde theÌ„ of whom I haue sene many my selfe And all thys commeth because that as the prophete sayeth they be anoynted with the oyle whiche the .xliiii. Psalme calleth the oyle of gladnesse and because they haue dronke of the full cnppe whiche the LORDE hath fylled Yee but thou wylt saye Obiection I fele not my selfe yet so apte that I coulde be content to dye c. That maketh no matter Answere Dauid also as it is sayd afore hath not bene sure of that science at all houres but somtyme complayned that he was cast out of gods syght Other holy men also haue not alwaye had an hartye confidence towarde God and a perpetuall delyte and pacience in theyr troubles and temptacions Note this well Saynt Paul somtyme is so sure certayne in hym selfe and maketh suche boast of Christe that he careth not for the curse of the law for synne death nor for the deuell I lyue not nowe sayeth he Galat. ii but Christe lyueth in me Item I desyre to be lowsed and to be with Christ Phil i. Item Who shall separate vs from the loue of God whiche spared not is owne sonne but hath geuen hym for vs all How shall he not with hym geue vs al thynges also Shal trouble anguysh persecucion swearde c. separate vs from hym Ro. viii There speaketh he of death of the deuell and of all euell with suche a corage as yf he were the strongest and greatest of all sayntes vnto whom death were but asporte But incontinently in another place he speaketh as thoughe he were the weakest and greatest synner vpon earth i. Cor. ii I was with you sayeth he in weaknesse in feare and in muche tremblynge I am carnall solde vnder synne and takeÌ„ presoner in the lawe of synne whiche is in my membres O wretched man that I am who shall delyuer me froÌ„ the body of this death Roma vii And in the fyfth to the Galath he teacheth that in the sayntes of God ther is a continual stryfe of the fleshe agaynst the sprete c. Therfore oughtest thou not immediatly to dispayre though thou felest thy selfe feble and fayntharted but praye diligently that thou mayest endure by the worde and increace in the fayth and knowlege of Christ As the prophete doth here teacheth other men lykewyse so to do and sayeth Oh let thy louynge kyndnesse and mercy followe me all the dayes of my lyfe that I maye dwell in the house of the LORDE for euer For as muche as the deuell neuer ceasseth to plage the faythfull inwardly with feare outwardely wyth deceatfulnesse of false doctours or teachers and with the violence of tyrauntes he prayeth here therfore at the ende earnestly that God which hath geuen hym this treasure wyl kepe hym fast by it also vnto the ende And sayeth O gracyous God shewe me such fauour that thy louynge kyndnesse and mercy maye followe me all the dayes of my lyfe Why the prophet maketh this prayer And immediatly he declareth what he calleth this louynge kynonesse and mercy namely that he maye remayne in the house

great comforte helpe and counsell agaynst the iudgemeÌ„t of God agaynst Gods wrath and euerlastynge death scyng that by our selues and other we haue experience dayly and hourely how we can nother counsell nor comforte our selues in smal bodely necessityes Therfore conclude thus hardely I playne coÌ„parison As lytle as a natural shepe can helpe it selfe in the thynges that be leest of all but muste loke for all benefites at his shepherdes haÌ„de much lesse can a man rule comforte helpe or geue counsell vnto hymselfe in thynges belongynge to saluacion but muste loke for all such at the only hand of God his shepherd with to fulfyl ony thyng for hys shepe that is to be done is a thousande tymes more wyllynge and diligent then ony other vertuous shepherde in the worlde As for thys shepherde of whom the prophete had spoken so longe before Christe is our shepherde it is euen Christ oure louynge master which is farre an other maner of shepherde then Moyses which is harde and extreme vnto his shepe dryueth them backe in to the wyldernesse where they fynde nother pasture nor water but playnescarcenesse Exod .iii. But Chryste is the gracyous and louynge shepherde which ruÌ„neth after the famy shed and lost shepe in the wyldernesse and seketh it there And whaÌ„ he findeth it he taketh it vp gladly vpon his shulders Luc .xv. Yee geneth his lyfe also for his shepe Io .x. This must nedes be a louynge shepeherde Who wolde not be glad then to be a shepe of his This shepherdes voyce wherwith he speaketh and calleth vnto his shepe The shepherdes voyce is the holy gospell wherby we be taught that we optayne grace remissioÌ„ of synnes and euerlastyng saluacion not by Moses law wher thorow he putteth vs in the more feare drede and dispayre whiche were to fearful to sore afrayed and dispayred to muche afore but by Chryst whiche is the shepherde and bysshoppe of our soules .i. Pet. it whiche hath sought vs myserable and lost shepe and fetched vs out of the wyldernes that is to say from the lawe from synne froÌ„ death from the power of the deuell from euerlastynge damnacion And in that he gaue hys lyfe for vs optayned he vs grace remission of synnes coÌ„forte helpe and strength agaynst the deuell and all mysfortune yee and euerlastynge lyfe also This is now vnto the shepe of Chryste a louynge swete voyce which they are hartely glad to heare which they knowe ryghte well and ordre them selues therafter As for a straunge voyce that soundeth otherwyse they nother knowe it nor herken vnto it but auoyde flye awaye from it c. Ioh. x. The pasture wherwith Chryste fedeth his shepe The pasture is also the comfortable gospell wherby the soules are fed and strengthed kepte from erroure comforted in all temptacions and troubles defeÌ„ded agaynste the craft and power of the deuell and fynally delyuered out of all trouble Neuerthelesse for as muche as his shepe are not all alyke stronge but some yet lost and scattred here and there abrode wouÌ„ded sycke yonge and feble he doth not therofre cast them awaye but hathe much more respecte vnto them careth more dilygeÌ„tly for them then for the other that haue not suche nede For as the prophete Ezechiel sayeth in the .xxxiiii. Chap. He seketh them that be lost bryngeth together them that be scattred abrode byndeth vp suche as be wounded loketh to them that be sycke And the weake lambes that be but yonge at the fyrste sayeth Esaye he taketh vp into his armes and beareth them and suche as be with yonge ones doth he dryue forth fayre and softly All this doth our louynge mayster Christ by the office of preachynge and distributynge of the holy sacrament as it is ofte and with many wordes taught in other places For to set it forth here worde by word as nede shulde requyre it were to loÌ„ge The prophete also hym selfe wyll declare it afterwarde in the Psalme We haue ben deceaued By this then maye we easely perceaue how shamefully we haue ben seduced vnder the papacy For Chryst was not so louyngly set forthe vnto vs as the dearly deloued prophetes Apostles and Chryste hym selfe doth but so fear fully was he described vnto vs that we haue ben more afrayed of hym then of Moyses yee we thought Moyses doctryne muche more lyghter and to haue much more swetnesse in it then the doctrine of Chryst And so we knewe nothynge els but that Chryst had ben a wrothfull iudge whose displeasure we myght haue reconcyled with our good workes and with our holines whose pardoÌ„ we myght haue optayned through the merytes and intercessions of sayntes This is not onely a shamefull lesynge and a miserable deceauyng of poore consciences but also the hyghest blasphemy of the grace of god a denyenge of the death resurreccion and ascension of Chryste c. and of all his vnoutspeakeable benefytes sclaunderynge and condemnynge of his holy gospell a destroyenge of faythe and in steade therof a settynge vp of vtter abhomynacions lyes and errours c. Yf this be not darkenesse then can not I tell what darkenesse is Blyndnesse Yet coulde no maÌ„ in a maner perceaue it but euery maÌ„ toke it for the playne verite yet vnto this day wyl our papystes nedes take it for the ryght way and shed much innocent bloude for the same Go to then yf we can kepe and gide our selues yf we can preserue our selues from errour yf we can optayne grace and remissioÌ„ of synnes resyst the deuell all misfortune ouercome synne and death by our owne merytes Then must all the scripture be false which testifyeth of vs how that of our selues we are but lost scattred abrode wouÌ„ded weake and feble shepe And so shulde we haue no nede of Chryste to be shepherde to seke vs to brynge vs together to gyde vs to bynde vs vp to loke vnto vs to streÌ„gth vs agaynste the deuell And so hath he also geuen his lyfe for vs in vayne For yf we caÌ„brynge al this to passe optayne it through our owne streÌ„gth and goodnesse then haue we no nede of Chrystes helpe thys well But here thou hearest the contrary namely that thou art but a lost shepe of thy selfe canst not come to the shepherd agayn but to go astraye onely that canst thou well do And yf Chryst thy shepherd dyd not seke and fetch the agayne thou must nedes be a praye vnto the wolfe But nowe he coÌ„meth seketh fyndeth and bryngeth the vnto his folde that is to saye into his Chrysten congregacion through the worde sacrament geueth his lyfe for the and holdeth the styll by the ryght hande lest thou shuldest fall in to ony errour There hearest thou nothyng of thyne owne streÌ„gth of thyne owne good workes and merytes except thou wylt call it strength a good worke and meryte to go astray to be feble and lost Chryst worketh deserueth and sheweth here

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