Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	blessing_n	child_n	parent_n	2,162	5	9.2185	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10911	The summe of Christianitie reduced vnto eight propositions, briefly and plainly confirmed out of the holy worde of God.	Rogers, John, fl. 1560-1580.	1578 (1578)	STC 21183; ESTC S112989	19,396	49

those dueties which apperteine vnto our seuerall callings commaunding children that they honor loue obey and relieue their parentes remembring that the Lorde hath made them instrumentes of great mercies vnto their children Parentes that beside naturall dueties of nourishment and prouiding for them in earthly things they bring them vp not in idlenes wantonnes and vanitie but in the feare and nurture of the Lord teaching them his wayes in their youth that they may not forsake them in their age training theÌ„ in such honest exercises of labour or studie as whereby they may be prepared to serue the Lorde in his Church or in the common weale for his glorie and the profite of his people Chastising them with the rod of correction that both foolishnes may be chased out of their heartes and their soules preserued from death Also in wisedome when necessitie shall require prouide for them the remedie of their incontinencie commaunded of the Lord which is Mariage Seruauntes that they be humbly subiect vnto their bodily maisters in all things in the Lord seruing them with all quietnesse diligence and faithfulnesse as in the sight of god Maisters that they with their families serue the Lord teaching instructing them in all the will of God and knowledge of their saluation Ministring vnto them all necessarie and iust thinges for their honest maintenance correcting in them as well the offences committed against God as those committed against themselues Wiues that they beare themselues reuerently and obediently towardes their husbandes in all things adorning themselues not outwardly in the bodie with golde and precious attire but in the inwarde man of the minde with humilitie modestie quietnes of spirite sobernes chastitie c. Husbandes that they loue their wiues as their owne bodies dwelling with them according vnto knowledge geuing honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker vessell seeyng they are heires together of the grace of life that their prayers bee not hindred Subiectes that they yeelde all honour obedience and tribute vnto their magistrates not onely for feare but also for conscience as vnto the ministers of God whom he hath set ouer them for their greate and singuler benefite Magistrates that their songues be continually of mercie and iudgement ruling the Lordes people committed vnto their charge in all peace godlinesse and honestie punishing the wicked and rewarding the weldoer defending the innocent straunger fatherlesse widowe and him that hath none to helpe him breaking the iawe of the vnrighteous man and taking the pray out of his mouth fiinally not respecting any mans person without all corruption to administer iustice remembring that iudgement is the Lordes The people that they bee obedient vnto their Pastoures and Teachers submitting themselues firste vnto the Lorde and then also vnto them which watch for their soules and shall render an accompt for their bloode that they may labour the woorke of the Lordes Uineyarde with ioy and not with mourning for that is vnprofitable communicating also with them all good thinges sowing by this meanes vnto the spirit that thence they may reape eternall life Ministers that they be faithful disposers of the mysteries of God euen the treasures of his kingdome committed vnto their trust carefull and painefull in the labour of the Lordes haruest setting alwayes before their eies that terrible day of Gods iudgment and thereby as also by the loue of Christ to be constrained to bring men vnto the faith not seeking them selues and their owne but Jesus Christ and then those that be his that they may be saued feeding the Church of Christ not with the doctrines of men but with the pure and sincere milke of the Gospel of god Not in ostentation of any gift nor desiring to please men but to approoue them selues vnto euerie conscience in the sight of God with all singlenes of heart and simplicitie of speach deliuering the word of life ioyning spiritual thinges with spirituall thinges as becommeth Finally all estates and conditions of men that learning their seuerall dueties out of the woorde of God they reuerently humble theÌ„selues vnto the obedience of the same The sixth commaundement forbiddeth all murder and shedding of innocent bloode all fighting quarreling and prouoking one an other all hatred malice enuie and desire of reuenge Also it commandeth all the dueties of coÌ„passion in sauing defending and releeuing the person life and health of our neighbour The seuenth forbiddeth all vncleannesse both of bodie and minde in deede woorde gesture or behauiour whatsoeuer that we assault not the chastitie of anie nor be accessarie vnto their filthines It commaundeth vs to kepe our vesselles in honour as the members of Christ and temples of the holy Ghost that we may saÌ„ctifie the Lord both in our soules and in our bodies which are the Lordes and for the reliefe of our incontinencie to marie onely in the Lord. The eight forbiddeth al robbing stealing al oppression hard dealing al iniurie and wrong howsoeuer it be colloured with Lawe all withdrawing and withholding of that appertaineth to another all fraude deceit and cosinage in woorde weight measure ware all couetousnes and greedines of earthly thinges commaundeth vs to acknowledge and reuerence the wisedome and goodnes of God in dispensing and bestowing these outwarde thinges to be content the Lord distribute his blessing as liketh him selfe to walke faithfully and diligently in our callings laboring with our handes the thing that is good to be instructed how to want and how to abound and in all things to be content with our present estate waiting with patience vpon the good prouidence of God in all our necessities And according vnto the measure wee haue receiued to beare our selues faithfull stewardes and distributers of the seueral graces of God for his glorie the benefite of our brethren The nienth forbiddeth all false witnes bearing in iudgement or otherwise all sclaundering backebyting talecarying discrediting and dishonoring of others all lying scoffing iesting vaine vnsauorie speaches flattering dissembling and feining all vncouering the secreates of our brethren All bosting vaunting of our selues or others It commaundeth vs to maintaine honour and credit of all and those especially to whome the Lorde hath committed anie part of gouernment either in his church or in the common wealth In al our speaches to be iust simple modest and louing c. The tenth forbiddeth the verie motions of sinne euen the lustes and concupiscences of our cursed nature that they neuer rise vp against the Lorde but that we subdue them in their first assault least if we receiue the temptation with delight we be further seduced by the subtiltie of sinne both to consent vnto the euill and to attempt and accomplish the same The seuenth

is required that wee should examine our selues first howe wee haue profited vnder the word in the knowledge of the misteries of our redemption Secondly what comfort we haue receiued by applying the same vnto our owne consciences Thirdly what griefe wee haue conceiued in heart for our sinnes past and what hatred and detestation of all that is contrarie vnto the will of God what purpose wee haue the rest of our life to cease from sinne and to follow after righteousnesse that the Gospel maye bee glorified in vs which doe professe it Last of all whether as wee assure our selues of peace with God in Jesus christ so we be at peace with our brethren reconciling our selues vnto those whom we haue offended and forgiuing vnto others the offences they haue coÌ„mitted against vs euen as freely as we would the Lord should forgiue vs. The fifth proposition of the effectes of fayth Let him depart from iniquitie whosoeuer nameth the name of Christ. 2. Tim. 2. 19. Who so is in Christ Iesus is a newe creature 2. Cor. 5. 17. ALbeit the whole worke of our saluation stand sound and perfect vnto vs in all respectes without our selues in Jesus Christ so that we may boldly say with Saint Paule being then iustified by fayth we haue peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ and doe glorie in hope of the glorie of God Yet is not Christ the minister of sinne nor the Gospel a doctrine that giueth libertie vnto euil but contrariwise the death of Christ is of power in those that beleeue in him to cause them to die vnto sinne and to be mortified in the olde Adam of this fleshe with the lustes and concupiscences of the same And the Gospel teacheth vs that the true members of Christ must and do walke not after the fleshe but after the spirit offring vp themselues their soules and bodies and all that they haue an holy and acceptable sacrifice of spiritual worship vnto God inquiring to knowe and labouring to performe that good perfect and acceptable will of God reuealed in his worde Also the same spirit which is called the spirit of adoption because it teacheth vs to crie Abba father and beareth witnesse vnto our spirites that we are the children of God and heires of his kingdom being the seale wherewith hee hath sealed vs and the gage whereby he hath pledged vnto vs all his promises of mercie in Christ is also the spirit of mortification whereby is mortified in vs the workes of the flesh our olde Adam being crucified with Christ in his Crosse and the spirit of sanctification and of our new birth quickening in vs a newe creature and fashioning vs againe after image of God to walke before him in righteousnes and true holinesse all the dayes of our life Also this doctrine is both taught and sealed vnto vs yea the trueth and effect thereof exhibited and perfourmed in the vse of the holy Sacraments which both of them teache vs to die vnto sinne and liue vnto righteousnesse assure vs that as the Gospel was preached vnto the fathers with this effect that they might be coÌ„demned according vnto meÌ„ that is in the flesh but liue according vnto God that is in the spirit so the same shal be accoÌ„plished in al the true meÌ„bers of Christ the one by the power of his death the other by the power of his resurrection which thing ought not a little to comfort and incourage vs in that great and daungerous conflict with the flesh the worlde and the diuell when we knowe that our victorie staÌ„deth not in our owne strength which is none but in the inuincible power of him which came to destroy the works of Satan and in whose crosse our olde man is so mortified as the bodie of sinne is weakned in vs which do beleeue Unto whom also he hath giuen that spirit to dwell in vs whereby he hath promised to quicken our mortal bodies which now in part are subdued vnder sinne The sixth proposition of the rule of righteousnes Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete and a light vnto my pathes Psal. 119. 105. The commaundement is a lanterne and the lawe a light â–ª and reprehensions for instruction are the way of life Prou. 6. 23. THe rule of holines and obedience is not our owne will nor lustes and affections of our corrupt and cursed nature which euermore rebelleth against God nor the examples and manners of men or customes and fashions of the worlde but onely that most good perfect and accepable will of God commended and commaunded vnto vs in his lawe which must in all thinges be the light vnto our feete and the lanterne vnto our pathes to directe vs to walke with him and before his maiestie so as we may please him with reuerence and carefulnesse which is the seconde vse of the lawe of God. This lawe of GOD requireth at our handes that we honour loue feare and obey him in al thinges and aboue all that wee trust in him flee vnto him in all our needes calling vpon him onely and acknowledging him to be the creatour and gouernour of all things That wee woorshippe him not with our owne inuentions or blinde deuotions nor with the doctrines of men or after the example of others but onely with that worship which he himselfe hath prescribed vnto vs in his worde without adding therevnto or taking from it That we haue and vse in most highe reuerence his holie name woorde and workes whatsoeuer else he is knowen vnto vs by that we know him to be the searcher of all hartes the rewarder of all sinceritie and truth and the reuenger of all hypocrisie blasphemie false and vaine swearing with all other prophaninges and abusinges of his most blessed name and religion That we sanctifie the Lordes Sabboth not doing therein our owne wil nor walking our owne wayes nor speaking our own wordes but ceasing from the honest labours of our lawful callings much more from vayne and hurtfull pastimes Stage playes Dicing carding c. that with all libertie and quietnesse both of mind bodie we may with our families attend vpoÌ„ those publique exercises of religion which the Lord hath in wisedome and mercie appointed for his owne worshippe and for our edifying Assembling our selues together to heare his holy woorde learne and lay vp the same in our hearts for the ordering of our liues celebrate his holy sacraments and with one heart and one voice call vpon his name rendring vnto his maiestie most humble and hartie thankes for al mercies hitherto bestowed vppon vs and crauing new benefites and blessinges at his handes necessarie for vs and his whole Churche both for this present life and also for the life to come The seconde table of the lawe requireth that wee should loue our neighbours as our selues The fifth commaundement containeth

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