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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	nature_n	sin_n	soul_n	6,631	5	5.2151	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11245	Truthe tryed very comfortable to the faithfull, but a discomfort to the enemies of God / newly sette forth by J.S.	J. S.	1562 (1562)	STC 21506; ESTC S2307	22,134	63

TRVTHE tryed very comfortable to the faithfull but a discomfort to the enemies of God Newly sette forth by I. S. Prouerbes 10. Prouerbes 11. The memoriall of 〈…〉 shall haue a good report but the name of the vngodlye shal stink and their hope shall perish and the vngodly shall fall in their ovvne vvickednes The preface to the Reader AS the budding branches of euery good materiall tree at their due tyme thorough the mighty worke of God bryng forth fruite pleasaunt and comfortable for the contentation and refreshyng of the outwarde man althoughe not eche branche or bough replenished with lyke quantitie So likewise the branches of the beautiful tree of gods eternal truth thorough hys gracious appointment bryngeth forth such fruite as is for the comfort and sustenance of the inwarde man the spirituall soule and thoughe euery branche be not endued with like aboundance or replenished with lyke quantitie of swete perswasions yet not in the quantitie onelye but as well in the qualitye consisteth the vertue of eche thynge And for as muche as we shall render accomptes of the talentes receyued and therefore are admonished whether they bee fewe or manye muche or lyttell yet dyligentlye to employe and bestowe theym to the aduancement of gods glory and the edifyeng of our christen brethern I therfore as one of the vnprofitablest vnfruitfullest and moste vnworthiest the name of a branche of that tree yet being desyrous to imparte vnto others suche fruite as God hathe indued me with and to employe my talent to the glorie of God and the comforte of my bretherne haue therefore enterprised this lyttell woorke whiche althoughe not in that sorte and order as if it had bene touched by the handes of the learned yet I nothyng mystrust but that the gentill reader wyll conceyue the beste of my good wylle and meanyng And forasmuch as the maner of many men when newe workes come to their handes is to satisfie them selues with readyng here there a piece and being soone wearie theyr trauaile to none effect I haue therfore thought good to require thee gentill reader not to thinke it troublesome to reade and againe to rede ouer these so few leaues whiche vnto the godly mynded shall be both pleasant and comfortable and as herein thou shalt perceiue the terrible punishmentes iust plages which god hath in store for the transgressors of his preceptes and neglectours of hys wordes to the ruine decaye and ouerthrow of that people and contrey so shalte thou lykewyse beholde his vnspeakable and inestimable benefites and blessynges whyche he of his almighty mercy most plentyfully and abundantly poureth vpon that people and countrey where his holy and blessed word with thankful hartes is embraced Of which both in this realme of Englād we haue had the experience as to the reader shall most perfectlye appeare Thus partly for the declaryng my dutie to God the zeale I beare vnto his truth as also my harty desyre of the continual prosperous estate of my contrey as nature forceth me I haue through the sufferance and assistance of God symply fynished my enterprise begon geuynge hym whollye the prayse Amen VVold god the smart which we for sin So late did worthely tast Might cause vs loth the wickednes That now aboundes so faste That God may spare our soules from death And by his mighty power Preserue vs still from those that seeke Our freedome to deuoure For sure if still we dwell in sinne And liue in carelessenes Such wofull plages shall soone ensue As I cannot expresse Be warned in time and feare the lord And with pure myndes and heartes Embrace gods truth folowe the same Such are the christians partes Then those which yet his truth resiste God shall iustly rewarde That neither of the lorde nor yet of soueraigne haue regarde But stubburnly against the lawe of God and Quene contende Whose wylful wickednes at last Shall worke their woful ende And suche as feare the lorde their God Shal certainly be blest And shall after this life enioye In heauen eternall rest Truth tryed very comfortable to the faithfull but a discomfort to the enemies of god Newly sette forth by I. S. 1562. HAuyng zelously waied considered the great benefite and blessing that god of his infinite mercy hath againe so louingly and mercifully bestowed vpon vs his people of England me thoughte I say my self of duety forced euen for conscience sake to stirre vp the myndes of others my brethren by puttyng them in remembraunce of the same least we agayne neglectyng and beyng forgetfull of oure bounden duetye towardes god our heauenly father in this behalf shoulde woorthely feele a greater and more greuous smarte and plage then that which we alreadye thorough our late frailtye and forgetfulnes haue tasted of call therfore to mynde my bretherne howe that of longe and manye yeares before the lighte of the Gospell appered and shyned amongst vs here in Englande bothe we and oure fathers were seduced walkyng blyndly in darknes and in straye pathes lyke loste shepe without theyr shepherde we were nouryshed fedde and pampered vp with foolishe fantasies and dotynge dreames of mans inuention with trifles I say were we trayned in the broade pathes that led to pardition drawne by the guydes of Antichriste destroyers as much as in them is both of body and soule Oh cankred caterpyllers thoroughe whose subtill meanes diuelishe delusions we were so blynded that we neither knew god nor howe to walke in his holy ways but styll kept ignorant from all godly knowledge vnderstanding It wold be to tedious to make here a rehersall of the whole number of the not necessarie and nedelesse ceremonies practised through the peuyshnes of Balams balde ones and therfore I wil not but only treate a lyttell of the woful worshippyng of ymages and the detestable Masse whych bothe they myghtily maintained cōtrary to the sacred scriptures as manifestly shall appere And fyrste howe greuously offended we the maiestie of the almighty God takyng from hym the honor onely due vnto hym and geuynge the same to carued grauen and molten ymages Psalm 135. and ydols hauing mouths and speake not eyes and see not eares and heare not neither hauing any breath in their mouthes being but stocks and stones the workes of mens handes and yet howe wickedly worshipped we them runnyng and gaddyng on pilgremage to them to make amendes for our synful lyfe sekyng at their hands remissiō of sins which is no where to be sought nor had but at the hands of god only as witnesseth the Euangelist Marke Who sayeth he can forgeue synnes Mar. 2. Math. 9. Iohn 24. Act. 4. but God only Christ is the way truth and lyfe no man cometh vnto the Father but by hym neyther is there saluation in any other nor yet is there any other name geuen vnto men wherein we must be saued but the name of Iesu Christ and yet not withstandynge we then destitute of this godly knowledge and vnderstandynge wandred