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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	knight_n	lord_n	treasurer_n	2,475	5	10.7684	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15700	An armoure of proufe very profitable, as well for princes, noble men; and gentlemen, as all other in authoritie, shewing the firme fortresse of defence, and hauen of rest in these troublesome times and perilous dayes. Made by Iohn VVoolton minister of the Gospell.	Woolton, John, 1535?-1594.	1576 (1576)	STC 25974; ESTC S106615	49,980	114

¶ AN ARMOVRE of Proufe Very profitable as well for Princes noble men and gentlemen as all other in authoritie shewing the firme fortresse of defence and hauen of rest in these troublesome times and perilous dayes Made by Iohn VVoolton Minister of the Gospell ¶ IMPRINTED AT LONDON by Iohn Shepperde Anno. 1576. COR. VNVM VIA VNA ¶ To the right honorable Sir VVilliam Cicil Knight Lord Burleigh and Lord high Treasurer of England Iohn VVoolton wisheth the fauor of God continual health and prosperous selicitie THere is engraffed and deeply rooted in mans minde an error and false opinion whiche euen immediately after his dounefall did spring and shew it selfe out of originall sinne to iudge of Gods Prouidence according to wordly euents and if sometime hee see the better side and iuster cause oppressed fraudulently and tirarmously then he eyther denyeth altogither Gods care ouer mortal men or else doubteth of the equitie of the cause and giueth iudgemēt that those which are ouercome haue the weaker title and are cast away from God and that the conquerours and victors doe defende the sincere parte and better title and and are accepted of God And this thing commeth to passe especially in matters of religion where men according to the estate of kingdomes and inclination of the people do weigh and esteme the truth of the same I his greeuous error if it continue any space in mans brest it breedeth in some an Apostasle and vtter departing from God In othersome troublous motions and flitting mindes whiche in time do quenche in man all sense of godlynesse and at last carieth him headlong into a godlesse contempt of Religion or driueth him downeright into dreadfull desperation For mans minde which was created to searche out the truth and to ●ol●w● the same is not able to indure those conflictes and assaultes of a vexed mind and sorely I am of this opinion that the gnowings and frettings of the conscience which arise by meanes thereof are more dolorous than any torments whiche mans body may sustayne Pompeius Magnus ariuing at Mitelenen after that famous foughtē fielde of Pharsalie discourseth with Cratippus his whose race of life and maketh large mentiō of his aduerse fortune and lastly drowned in the gulfe of despaire viterly denyeth Goddes prouidence by cause in a iust and good quarrelf as himselfe thought God suffered him to fall And Demades that eloquente orator and graue Senator of Greece giuing as holesome counsaile in matters touching the commō wealth as eyther Themistoclēs Miltiades or Pericles was wōt to alledge for himselfe that frowarde fortune and vnhappie desteny did frustrate his deuises VVhiche voyce albeit euen then it escaped not iust reprehēsion of the wise yet it paynteth liuely vnto vs the ruine of the Attyke commō wealth the greate perilles and daungers in all cinill regiment and the declining of Empires and kingdomes VVe liue no doubt in the last times and old age of the world which is feeble and doing for by common eourse of nature after vigor and strength foloweth inclination and fayntnesse and tho end of things is always weake VVherein we see the rage of Sathan to spurre mens myndes to ward furie to stirre vp troubles cruell warres and all kind of calamities euery where and for that he knoweth the restitution of mankinde to approch and hys time short he omitteth nothing vnattempted to drawe great swarmes and companies of the worlde to forsake nuereligion and to runne into ignorance and blasphemy And that I may let passe those that vpon the coastes of Hungary depart frō vs to the Turke persuaded with wealth and prosperous successe of his wares VVhat Tragedies dothe the Diuell moue on each side of vs to terrifie men from folowing Christ his ensigne and from a free and liberall profession of his most sacred and c●ernall Gospell In Scoplande we haue heard of dayly slaughters and butchery of Christes children where it is now a common sleight to minister an Italian dramme vnto their Princes and trayt crously to murder the peeres and nobles of their land The dealings of the Duke of Alu● and his successor in the lowe countries are more lamentable where no lawes no faith no promises are kepte no antiquitie of noble families regarded no faithfull seruice to theyr Prince and countrie remembred no silence nor abiuring of ●rue religion accepted but Spanishe crueltie executed uppon all ages degrees and fexes without any consideration besides these no spoyle nor robberie of mens substaunes no extreame punishments nor torments no rasing of townes and Cities no adulterie nor filthy Sodomy can cōtent their monstrous and most vile natures and appetites All good natures tremble and quake at the reports of the French eruelty exceeding Phar●● and Nero in all rage and tirannie whose proceedings are such that we may gather that their determinate mindes and purposes are no●●t●eeasse vntill they haue the hart bloud of all those in whom any sparke or breath of Christian Religion at any tyme heretofore hath hath appeared and so driuing away the shining brightnesse of the Gospell to reduce the Romish Idoll and to exalt him in all Europe as the chiefe Monarche agayne For now they cloke not their malice with pretence of suppressing rebellious subiects but lynking vnto them the Spanish natiō do most euidētly professe them selues the sworne enimies of Christe his espouse and the chiefe defenders and Champions of Babylonish Idolatrie The puissance and greate mighte of that side theyr terrible executions and the froward euents of lawful and godly enterprises languisheth and wholly discourageth many men that heretofore haue giuen some countenance vnto the Gospell And no mortall wight were able to continue in so sharp and endlesse a battel firme and constant without an vndoubted assurance of Gods prouidence and fatherly care ouer them VVherefore godly men comfort themselues with a grounded faith being tossed too and fro in vehemente stormes and tempestes and do knowe that the sonne of God guideth the sterne of his shippe and as hee promised so hath he in deede exhibited his holy spirite by whome hee giueth vnto his children courage and strength to giue testimonie of the trueth without dred in the middle of all punishments and ●●rmēts Touching the fornamed Tirants 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 me God hath giuen stout stomackes ●●●till 〈◊〉 greete victories whereby they are grow●h into a licetious boldnesse bending 〈…〉 ●●ght against Christ his Church wee 〈…〉 our selues that God wil withdrawe 〈…〉 his generall graces that he will depri●● them of all their of n●ments in body and mind that he wil leaue them vnto themselues as he forsooke P●mpey ●lcibiades Alexander and such like VVe haue an especiall example hereof in Valerianus the Emperour who in the beginning for his vpright iustice and valiant hart was deerely beloued of the Senate and common people but afterward setting himselfe against Gods Church became captiue vnto Sapores king of the Persians who vsed his head as a●ootostoole