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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	fruit_n	good_a	tree_n	12,773	5	9.6998	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06920	The new pollecye of warre wherin is declared not only how [ye]mooste cruell tyraunt the great Turke may be ouer come, but also all other enemies of the Christen publique weale, lately deuised by Theodore Basille.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1735; ESTC S109204	46,022	152

not glorifyed but blasphemed and euell spoken of amonge the Hethen Suche maye be compared to that sonne whiche promysed hys father that he woulde worke in his vyneyearde and yet dyd not But what do I If I shulde go forth to declare the abhominable wickednesses that raygne nowe in the worlde vniuersally I shoulde neuer make an ende thoughe I had an hondred tonges and an hōdred mouthes as the Poet sayth All are fallen out of the ryght way they are all togither become vnprofitable ther is none y t doth good no not one Where such a wycked sorte is at home thoughe the Souldiours be neuer so good and vertuous howe can God fyght for thē If God had pleasure in wyckednes if God dyd loue them y t worke iniquite I wolde than thyncke in dede y t God wolde be in oure armye and fyght for vs. But seyng that he hateth all them that worke iniquite and destroyeth them that speake lyes abhorrethe suche as be deceatfull and desyrous of bloudsheddynge we maye knowe right well that excepte we amende oure wycked manners and repente vs of our synfull lyuyng we shal neuer obtayne the victorye ouer oure enemies at the hande of God wyth out whose helpe what cā preuayle If we do surely it is gyuē vs for the greater plage and destruccion that shall fall vpon vs hereafter as many thynges are oftentymes gyuen graunted to the wycked for theyr greater damnacion Therfore if we wyll go the ryght waye to worke haue our Souldiours to prosper in the warres let so many as tary at home repent them of theyr wycked lyuyng be sory for theyr offenses be wayle theyr mysery take a newe lyfe vpon them Bryng forth frutes sayth the Baptist worthy of repentaunce For euery tree y t bryngethe not forth good fruyte shall be cutte downe and cast into the fyre Let the ciuile Magistrates procure aboue all thynges the wealthe of the poore cominalte Let the lawers do all thynges vpryghtely and not the deuour the poore oppressed Let the marchauntes seake to lyue truely by theyr occupyeng not to be to great gayners Let thē know that a christen man maye not onlye serue his owne but also his neyghbours necessite Let the Gentyl mē be as fathers to y e poore people that dwell in y c contrey by thē and so let out theyr londes that men maye be able to lyue therby to mayntayne hospitalite to set forthe theyr chyldren to learnynge and to healpe to beare the charges of the comō weale whan tyme requireth Let thē that be rytche men and haue plentye of corne not hoord it vp but gladly sel it to the other that the nedy maye haue wherof to lyue Let suche as be common byers and sellers bargayne makers deale iustly w t theyr christen brothers and by no menes deceaue them Let them that haue hytherto ben adulterers or vnclene persōs forsake theyr wycked liuing and learne to possesse euery mā his owne vessel in holines and honour Let them that haue bene false witnesses in times past testify y ● trueth euer after this Let them that haue vsed māslaughter theafte glotony surfettynge dronckeshyp dysynge cardynge quarellynge or ony other vice vtterly forsake it and become newe men Let the Idolaters leaue theyr Idolatrye and learne to put theyr trust in the lyuynge and true God alone Let them that be spirituall ministers and Curates take hede vnto them selues and to al the flocke wherof the holy ghoste hathe made them ouersears to rule the cōgregacion of God whiche he hathe purchased with his bloud Let thē be diligent to preach Gods word to theyr pary shners euer settynge before theyr eyes this commaūdemēt of christ pasce pasce pasce fede fede fede S. Paule also sayth preach y ● worde be feruent be it in season or out of season Improue rebuke exhorte with all longe sufferynge and doctrine If they be not able to preach them selues let them get them coadiutors fellowhelpers or elles can not they stond before God with honest and clere consciences Wo be vnto me sayth s. Paule if I preach not the gospell Agayne Christ sent not me only to baptise y t is to saye to minister the sacramentes but al so to preache the gospell Let them also lead a godly lyfe correspondent to theyr techyng Let them be glad distributors of theyr goodes to ther poore paryshners So shall it come to passe that they shall be dere and welbeloued both of God and man Lette the laye men by no means hate the prestes nor the prestes the laye men but beyng of one mynde loue one another feruently Let the lay man reuerence the preste as his father let the preste agayne receaue and ioyfully take vnto hym the lay man as hys sonne By this means shall muche godly mutuall loue encrease of both parties Let thē that haue hytherto spered theyr eyes at the lyght of Gods word open theyr eies cast awaye theyr blyndenes be glad to receaue the light of Christes moost blyssed gospell beyng assuredly persuaded that otherwyse they can not be the chyldren of saluaciō Let them that in tymes past receaued Goddes worde and dyd caste it awaye afterwarde laye hande on it once agayn as Peter dyd and be so earnest followers of it that they neuermore slyde awaye Lette them that wyll be counted Gospellers seriouse mayntayners of Goddes trueth prouide that theyr lyuynge maye aunswere to theyr loue and that they maye be the very same in worcke and truethe that they professe in worde tonge So shal they adde moche glorye to the Gospell of Christ and cause it the more feruētly to be embrased of all men If euery manne of euery degre wyll on this wyse redresse hymselfe his lyfe and conuersaciō become a newe man bothe in worde dede howe can ony tyraunt be he Iewe Turke Saracē or ony other ouercome vs God is on oure syde who can be agaynste vs God fyghte the for vs who can than preuayle The battell is Gods howe can it than be lost Nowe after that we haue chaunged our olde manners and put on a new lyfe we must fall in hand wyth the other frutes of the spirite chefely prayer and callynge on the name of God For thorow prayer we rede in the diuine Histories that many haue preuayled agaynste theyr enemies and gotten the victory The wyse manne sayth the name of the Lord is the moost myghty strong Bulwarke vnto that doth y e ryghteous man flye and is holpen Call vpon me saythe God in the daye of thy trouble and I wyll delyuer the thou shalte honour me The scripture also sayth who so euer callethe on the name of the Lorde he shalbe sa●e Unto this name of oure Lorde God let vs flye wyth cōtinuall and seruent prayers Let vs lamēt and