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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	evil_a	good_a	overcome_v	2,148	5	9.0851	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19362	An epistle or godlie admonition, of a learned minister of the Gospel of our sauiour Christ sent to the pastoures of the Flemish Church in Antwerp, (who name themselues of the Confession of Auspurge,) exhorting them to concord with the other ministers of the Gospell. Translated out of French by Geffray Fenton. Here may the christian reader lerne to know what is the true participatio[n] of the body of Christ, & what is the lauful vse of the holy Supper.	Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591.; Fenton, Geoffrey, Sir, 1539?-1608.	1569 (1569)	STC 5787; ESTC S108710	46,646	132

nede of interpretatiō but rather of proofe and examination wherein let euery man sounde and proue his heart whether these woordes be with hym or ageynst him Thou shalte not sée the Oxe or shéepe of Deut. 22. thy brother strayed out of the way hide thée from them but thou shalt bring them ageyn to thy brother And if thy brother be not thy neyghboure and thou knowe hym not then shalt thou leade them within thy house and suffer them to remain with thée vntill thy brother demaund them and then thou shalt restore them to hym thou shalt doo in lyke manner to his Asse to his garments and al the lost things of thy brother which he hath lost and thou founde neither must thou hyde them thou shalt not sée the Asse or Ox of thy brother falne in the way and hide thée from them but thou shalte helpe to lift them vp with him If the Lord commaunde that our charitie be shewed in the lifting vp of beasts let vs consider with stronger reason that his maiestie woulde that we haue care of the soules of our brethren neighbors whom if we sée strayed from the way of truth let vs labour to reduce them if they be falne into the pit of error let vs offer them our hands rather than to pronounce sentence of condemnatiō and pursue them euen vnto death Texts of the diuine worde exhorting vs to loue oure enimies and pray for such as persecute vs. Thou shalt not walke as a detractour amongest Leui. 19. the people thou shalte not dresse thy selfe ageynst the bloud of thy neyghbor for I am the Lord Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart correct thy neighbour and suffer no synne vpon him Thou shalt not reuenge nor kéepe malice ageynst the children of thy people but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy self for Iam the Lord. You haue heard that it hath bin said thou Math. 5. shalt loue thy neyghbour and hate thy enimie But I say vntoo you Loue youre enimies blisse those which curse you do good to suche as hate you and pray for those that runne vppon you to persecute you to the ende you be the children of your father that is in heauen for hée maketh his Sun shyne vppon the good and euill and sendes rayne vppon the iust and iniust For if yée loue those that loue you what reward haue you therefore The Paganes doe not they the like also And if you imbrace onely youre brethren what do you more Do not the pagans also the like Be you perfect as youre father is perfect that is in heauen Do not render to any euill for euil procure Rom. 12. honest things afore all men And if it may be at least as muche as is in you haue peace with al men Do not reuenge welbeloued but giue place to anger for it is writen To me belongeth vengeance sayth the Lord and I will giue it if then thy enimy bée hungrie giue him too eate if hée haue thirst giue him to drinke for in this doing thou shalte assemble coales of fier vpon his head Be not ouercome with euill but surmount the euill by the good Owe nothing to any man if not that you Rom. 13. loue one an other for who loueth an other hath accomplished the lawe whiche sayth Thou shalt not cōmit adultery thou shalt not kil thou shalt beare no false witnesse thou shalt not couet c. And if there be any other commaundement it is in effect comprehended in this word Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe Truly if we had this stone of foundation of brotherly charitie in the buildings of oure life trafficks and contracts with oure neighbours all the partes of this spirituall house which God hath giuen vs incharge should be wel ordred and couched After the Lord hadde washed their féete Iohn 13. and taken ageine his garment and that he was set ageine at the table hée sayed vntoo them Know you what I haue done vntoo you you cal me Lord and maister and you say wel for so I am if then I that am Lord and maister haue washed youre féete you ought also to wash one an others féet For I haue gyuen you example that euen as I haue done you may also do Why haue not wée remembraunce of this holy ceremonie when wée celebrate the Supper of Chryste séeing that hée himselfe hathe prepared the harts of his disciples with this admonition afore he shewed or did institute the sacrament of their coniunction with him giuing them to vnderstande that he is not worthy to receiue Iesus Chryst which doth not applye his hart too washe the féete of his brethren I speake truth in Chryste I lye not my conscience bearing me witnesse by the holy Rom. 9. spirit that I haue greate sorow and continuall torment in my heart for I did desire to be separated with Christ for my brethrē which be my parents according to the flesh When we shal féele our hearts so wel touched with the spirit of god as S. Paul was let vs set vpon hardly to correct the errours and opinions of others and so long as wée are fleshely and guided rather by stomacke than spirituall zele let vs employ our tyme to pray to God for the ignorant Let vs be then as chosen vessels of God Coloss ● holy and welbeloued clad in the intrails of mercy humilitie gētlenesse and of a mynd of pacience supporting one an other and pardoning one an other if we haue quarel as Iesus Christ hath pardoned you euen so forgiue you others and besides all this bée attired with charitie the very bond of perfection And let the peace of God gouerne in your harts whereunto you are all called in one body and bée gracious The word of God dwell frutefully in you in all wisdom teaching and warning one an other in Psalmes songs and spiritual praises with grace singyng with youre hart to the Lorde whereby we shall sée how farre from these rules of charitie be they that in place to edifie the Church of Chryste doe rather procure hir confusion with their Debates and questiōs FINIS