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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	false_a	teach_v	teacher_n	2,399	5	9.2607	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17725	Two godly and learned sermons, made by that famous and woorthy instrument in Gods church, M. Iohn Caluin. Which sermons were long since translated out of Latine into English, by M. Robert Horne late Byshop of Winchester, at what time he suffered exile from his country, for the testimony of a good conscience, as his apology in the beginning of the booke will witnes. And because these sermons haue long lyen hidden in silence, and many godly and religious persons, haue beene very desirous of them: at theyr earnest request they are nowe published by A.M.; Quatre sermons. English. Selections	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Horne, Robertc1519?-1580.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1584 (1584)	STC 4461; ESTC S110726	58,766	149

and misse of the thing they hunted after I dare say theyr owne consciences dooth accuse them of belying vs when they say we flattered the Magistrates The Rulars themselues tooke vs so much contrarie to flatterers and men pleasers that they dyd much blame vs of too bolde and plaine rebuking theyr sinnes insomuch they would at the last heare no moo Sermons which was a manifest token that Gods plague was at hand as in déede it shortlie followed vpon them and the whole Realme And for the Lordlie loytering Prelates with all theyr kennell of dumme dogges I trust they wyll beare vs witnesse wee flattered them no deale Who then did wee goe about to please the poore sorte There was no promotion nor profite to be wunne God knoweth and let the world iudge whether we sought more to please men and to procure to our selues promotion honour estimation ease and profite or they that nowe wype theyr handes so cleane But let them wype theyr handes so cleane as they can let them handle the matter neuer so cunninglie in charging other with theyr owne faults yet will they bewray themselues when they goe most about to couer hide theyr faultes But héerein doo we reioyce that our case is at this present with these as Saint Paules was with the Galathians the Thessalonians for after he had instructed them perfectlie and truelie in the doctrine of saluation there entred in among them false teachers which did not onely poyson the good doctrine of the Gospell which they had receyued with obseruations of Moses Lawe and superstitious ceremonies but also the rather to bring theyr wicked purpose to passe did slaunder S. Paule of flatterie and couetousnes and therefore he writeth to both the Congregations and purgeth himselfe of that false accusation saying to the Galathians Now whether go I about to please men or no And to the Thessalonians We speake vnto you not as men pleasers but to please God who tryeth our heartes Neyther haue I lyued among you at any tyme with flattering wordes as you know neither by occasion of couetousnes God is witnesse neither seeking prayse of men neither of you nor of others We had instructed the people and taught the pure doctrine of Gods worde we had layd no other foundation but Iesus Christe and in commeth a sort of false teachers and doth not onely treade downe the doctrine of Christe and fill all full of superstition idolatrie and false religion but to bring this the rather to passe doo accuse vs of these crimes they themselues are onelie guiltie in This hath béene the practise of all heretiques and false teachers since the beginning as dooth well appeare to them that are exercised in the hystories of the Church whome these hypocrites doo followe so néere and haue learned theyr cunning so perfectlie that thou mayst easily perceiue the Gréeke prouerbe truly verified in them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But what meruaile is it though they now raile and rage against the Ministers of Gods worde call them heretiques seditio●s and new fangled fellowes when theyr auncetours the Phariseis dyd the same against Christe and his Apostles Wherein these Antichristes byrds would not be one foote behind them if they durst for the people who would not suffer Christe to be euyll spoken of by name But that they dare not attempt against Christe by name they will doo against his holie worde vnder the name of new learning and new preaching against the faith of our mother holie Church Doo they name it new learning because they haue not béene wunted vnto it but nowe of late yéeres So may Christe be called vnto them a new Christe because they were neuer acquainted with him How many of them haue this acquaintaunce with Christe that they know and confesse him to be the onely satisfaction for our sinnes the onely redéemer the onely mediatour our onely righteousnesse that he offered vppon the Crosse once for all dyd make by that one oblation not to be iterated a ful and perfect sacrifice for all the sinnes of the whole world They will saye that they haue béene so trained vp in the knowledge of Christe that they knowe and confesse all this to be true And thus farre were well content to followe the late Kinges procéedings Yea they followed it as a currish Dogge dooth f●llowe when he is drawn● against his will then he draweth back● with all his force to pull his necke ou● of the coller and if that will not be h● goeth on snatching gnawing the bande and ceaseth not tyll he haue gnawne it in sunder Or doo they name it new because theyr holie Father the Pope they and his whole Clergie dooth so iudge it and can in no wise brooke it In this sense Christ himselfe called it new learning when he aunswered Iohns Disciples theyr question of theyrs and the Phariseis fast For when they misliked his doctrine because it was vtterlie against them and they could in no wise away withall Christe sheweth this reason of theyr offence Old rotten vesselles can holde no new wine This new wine of the Gospell cannot abide in a popishe heart replenished with superstition idolatrie and false religion but it must néedes be spewed out againe or else the vesselles will vtterlie burst in sunder But they call it newe learning and therefore the teachers thereof heretiques because it is but a newe kinde of heresies found out of late yéeres by the Germanes and had béene alwayes and is condemned by the holie Church God hath blessed the Germanes his name be praised for it wonderfully with the sincere knowledge of his trueth and they do continue therin and dayly encrease although our English hypocrites brute abroade the contrarie But yet they were not the first inuentours thereof for they héerein haue taught nothing else but that they receyued of Christe and was the learning of the Church tyl Antichrist of Rome wexed so strong that he bannished Christe and his Gospell And this doctrine which they call heresie is not at any tyme condemned by the Church of Christe but by the Church of Antichrist as shall plainlie be proued when they haue decréed against any particular part thereof But this must not be forgotten that you vnderstand when they speake of the Church although they name it Christes church that hath alwayes condemned this doctrine they meane in verie déede a congregation of Bishoppes Monkes and Friers sworne soldiours to Antichrist the Pope And thinke you this Church wyll decré● any thing against it selfe And wher● they wyll defend themselues with th● reason of long auncient custome I aunswere with Saint Augustin Lib. de baptis paruul And it is recited in the Pope Decrées for a decrée of the Church Dist 8. can qui contem Qui contempta veritate praesumit consuetudinē sequi aut circa fratres inuid●s est et malignus quibus veritas reuelatur aut in deum ingratus est cuius