Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bear_v	father_n	son_n	766	5	4.9151	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03519	Certayne sermons, or homelies appoynted by the kynges Maiestie, to be declared and redde, by all persones, vicars, or curates, euery Sondaye in their churches, where they haue cure. Anno 1547.; Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches. Book 1.	Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.; Church of England.	1547 (1547)	STC 13640; ESTC S110029	106,479	184

but truly decerne iudge whether he be in perfecte charitie or not For he that foloweth not hys awne appetite wil but geueth hymself earnestly to God to do al his wil coÌ„maundementes he may be sure that he loueth God aboue all thinges els surely he loueth him not whatsoeuer he pretend as Christ said if ye loue me kepe my coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes For he that knoweth my commaundementes kepeth theÌ„ he it is said Christ y t loueth me And again he saith he that loueth me will kepe my worde my father will loue him we will both come to him and dwel with hym And he that loueth me not will not kepe my wordes And likewise he that beareth good hart and mynde vseth wel his toÌ„gue dedes vnto euery man frend foo he may knowe therby y t he hath charitie And then he is sure also y t almightie God taketh hym for hys dere beloued sonne as s. Ihon saith hereby manifestly are knowen the children of God from the chyldren of the deuill for whosoeuer doth not loue hys brother belongeth not vnto god But the peruerse nature of man corrupt with sin and destitute of Gods worde grace thinketh it against al reason that a man should loue his enemy and hath many perswasions whiche induce hym to the contrary Agaynst all whiche reasons we ought aswel to set the teachyng as the liuyng of our sauior Christ who louing vs wheÌ„ we wer his enemies doth teache vs to loue our enemies He did pacientely take for vs many reproches suffered beatyng and most cruell death Therfore we be no membres of hym if we will not folowe hym Christe sayeth s. Peter suffered for vs leauyng an example that we should folowe hym Furthermore we muste consider that to loue our frendes is no more but that whiche thiefes adulterers homicides al wicked persons do in so much that Iewes Turkes Infidels all brute beastes do loue them that be their frendes of whoÌ„ thei haue their liuyng or any other benefites But to loue enemies is the proper condicion onely of theÌ„ that be the chyldren of God the disciples and folowers of Christe Notwithstandyng mannes froward corrupt nature weigheth ouer depely many tymes the offence and displeasure doen vnto hym by enemies and thinketh it a burden intollerable to be bounde to loue them that hate hym But the burden should be easy enough if on the otherside euery maÌ„ would consider what displeasure he hath doen to hys enemye agayn what pleasure he hath receiued of his enemy And if we find no equal recoÌ„pense neither in receiuing pleasures of our enemy nor in renderyng displeasures vnto hym agayn then let vs poÌ„dre the displeasures whiche we haue doen against almightye God how often and how greuously we haue offended hym Wherof if we will haue of God forgeuenesse there is none other remedye but to forgeue the offences doen vnto vs whiche be very small in comparison of our offences doen against God And if we considre that he whiche hath offended vs deserueth not to be forgeuen of vs let vs consider again that we muche lesse deserue to be forgeueÌ„ of God And although our enemy deserue not to be forgeuen for his awne sake yet we ought to forgeue hym for Gods loue consideryng how great many benefites we haue receiued of hym w tout our desertes that Christ hath deserued of vs â–ª y t for his sake we should forgeue theÌ„ their trespasses coÌ„mitted against vs. But here may ryse a necessary questioÌ„ to be dissolued if charitie require to thynke speake do well vnto euery man bothe good and euill how can magistrates execute iustice vpon malefactors with charitie How can they cast euill men in prison take away their gooddes and somtyme their lifes accordyng to lawes if charitie wil not suffre theÌ„ so to do Hereunto is a plain a breif aunswere that plagues and punishmentes be not euill of them selfes if they be wel taken of innoceÌ„tes And to an euil maÌ„ thei are bothe good necessary maye be executed accordyng to charitie with charitie should be executed For declaracion wherof you shal vnderstaÌ„d y e charitie hath .ii. offices thone coÌ„trary to y e other yet both necessary to be vsed vpoÌ„ meÌ„ of coÌ„trary sort disposicioÌ„ The one office of charitie is to cherish good innoceÌ„t meÌ„ not to oppresse theÌ„ with false accusacioÌ„s but to encorage theÌ„ w t rewardes to do wel and to perseuer in wel doyng defendyng them with the swourd from their aduersaries And the office of Bishops Pastors is to prayse good men for well doynge that they maye perseuer therein and to rebuke and correct by the worde of God the offences and crimes of all euill disposed persones For the other office of charitie is to rebuke correct punish vice without acceptacion of persones and thys to be vsed against theÌ„ onely that be euil men and malefactors And that it is aswell the office of charitie to rebuke punysh and correct them that be euill as it is to cherishe and reward them that be good and innocent S. Paule declareth writyng to the Ro. saiyng that the hygh powers are ordeyned of God not to be dreadful to them that do wel but vnto malefactors to draw the swourd to take vengeauÌ„ce of him that committeth the sinne And S. Paule biddeth Timothe coÌ„stantly and vehemeÌ„tly to rebuke synne by the woorde of God So that bothe offices should be diligeÌ„tly executed to impugne the kyngdom of the deuill the preacher with the worde and the gouernor with y e swourde Els they loue neither God nor theÌ„ whom thei gouerne if for lacke of correccion thei wilfully suffre God to be offended and theÌ„ whom thei gouerne to perishe For as euery louyng father correcteth hys naturall sonne when he doth amisse or els he loueth hym not so all gouernors of realmes couÌ„treis townes houses should louingly correcte theim whiche be offendors vnder their gouernaunce cherish them which liue innocently if they haue any respect either vnto God and their office or loue vnto them of whoÌ„ thei haue gouernaunce And suche rebukes punishementes of them that offend must be doen in due tyme least by delay the offendors fal hedlynges into al maner of mischief and not onely be euill themselfes but also do hurt vnto many meÌ„ drawyng other by their euil example to sinne outrage after them As one thief may both robbe many men also make many thefes one sedicious person may allure many noye a whole towne or countrey And suche euil persons that be so great offendors of God the coÌ„moÌ„ weale charitie requireth to be cut of froÌ„ the body of the coÌ„moÌ„ weale lest thei corrupt other good honest persoÌ„s like as a good surgioÌ„ cutteth away a putrified and festered membre for loue he hath to the whoole body least it infect other membres adioyning

to it Thus it is declared vnto you what true charitie or christiaÌ„ loue is so plainly y t no maÌ„ nede to be deceiued Which loue whosoeuer kepeth not only towardes God whoÌ„ he is bouÌ„d to loue aboue al thinges but also towardes his neighbor aswel freÌ„d as foe it shal surely kepe him froÌ„ al offence of God iust offeÌ„ce of maÌ„ Therfore beare well awai this one short lessoÌ„ y t by true christiaÌ„ charitie God ought to be loued aboue all thinges all men ought to be loued good euill frend and foo to all suche we ought as we maye to do good those that be good of loue to encourage and cherish because they be good and those that be euill of loue to procure their correctioÌ„ and due punishment that thei may therby either be brought to goodnes or at the leaste y t God and the common wealth may be the lesse hurt and offended And if we thus direct our life by christian loue and charitie then Christ doth promise assure vs that he loueth vs that we be the children of our heauenly father reconciled to hys fauor very membres of Christ and that after this short time of this present and mortall life we shal haue with hym eternal lyfe in his euerlastynge kyngdom of heauen therfore to hym with the father and the holy ghost be al honor and glory now and euer Amen Â¶ Against swearyng and periury ALmightie God to the inteÌ„t his moste holy name should be had in honor euermore be magnified of the people commaundeth that no man shoulde take hys name vainly in his mouth threatenyng punishmente vnto hym that vnreuerently abuseth it by swearyng forswearyng and blasphemy To the intent therfore that thys commaundemente maye be the better knowen and kepte it shalbe declared vnto you bothe howe it is lawfull for christian people to sweare and also what perill and daunger it is vainly to sweare or to be forsworne Firste wheÌ„ Iudges require othes of the people for declaracion of the truth or for execucion of iustice thys maner of swearynge is lawfull Also when men make faythfull promises with attestacion of the name of God to obserue couenauÌ„tes honest promises statutes lawes and good customes as Christian princes do in their conclusioÌ„s of peace for conseruacion of common wealthes priuate persones promyse their fidelitie in Matrimonie or one to another in honeste and true frendshippe and al men when they do sweare to kepe coÌ„mon lawes or locall statutes and good customes for due ordre to be had and contynued emoÌ„g men when subiectes do sweare to be true and faythefull to their Kynge and souereygne Lorde and when Iudges Magistrates and officers sweare truely to execute their offices and when a man woulde affirme the trueth to the settynge furthe of Gods glory for the saluacion of the people in open preachynge of the Gospell or in geuyng of good counsayll priuately for their soules health All these maner of swearynges for causes necessary and honest be lawfull But when men do sweare of custome in reasonynge biyng and sellynge or other daily communicacion as many be common and greate swearers suche kynde of swearyng is vngodly vnlawefull and prohibited by the coÌ„maundement of God For suche swearyng is nothyng els but takynge of Gods holy name in vayn And here is to be noted that lawfull swearynge is not forbidden but commaunded of almightie God For we haue examples of Christ and Godly men in holy scripture that did sweare themselfes and required othes of other likewise And Gods commaundement is Thou shalte dreade thy Lorde God and shalt sweare by hys name And almighty God by his prophet Dauid sayeth all men shalbe praysed that sweare by hym Thus did oure sauior Christe sweare diuerse tymes saiyng verely verely And S. Paule sweareth thus I call God to witnesse And Abraham waxyng olde required an othe of hys seruaunt that he shoulde procure a wyfe for his sonne Isaac whiche should come of his awne kyndred and the seruaunt did sweare that he would perfourme hys Masters will Abraham also beynge required dyd sweare vnto Abimelech the king of Geraris that he should not hurte hym nor his posteritie And so likewyse did Abimelech sweare vnto Abraham And Dauid did sweare to be and continue a faithfull frende to Ionathas and Ionathas did sweare to become a faithfull frende vnto Dauid Also God once commaunded that if a thynge were laied to pledge to any man or left with him to kepe if thesame thing wer stolne or lost that the keper therof should be sworne before Iudges that he did not coÌ„uey it away nor vsed any deceipt in causyng thesame to be conueyed away by hys coÌ„sent or knowledge And s. Paule saieth that in al matters of controuersy betwene two persones whereas one saieth yea and the other nay so as no due profe can be had of the truthe the ende of euery suche controuersy muste be an othe ministered by a Iudge And moreouer God by the prophet Ieremy saieth thou shalt sweare the Lord liueth in truth in iudgemeÌ„t in righteousnesse So that whosoeuer sweareth wheÌ„ he is required of a Iudge let hym be sure in his coÌ„science that hys othe haue these thre condicions he shall neuer nede to be afraied of periurie First he that sweareth must sweare truly that is he muste secludynge all fauor and affeccion to the parties haue the truthe onely before hys eyes and for loue thereof saye and speake that which he knoweth to be truth and no further The seconde is he that taketh an othe must do it with iudgemente not rasshely and vnaduisedly but soberly considerynge what an othe is The thyrde is he that sweareth muste sweare in righteousnesse that is for the very zeale and loue which he beareth to the defence of innocency to the maintenaunce of the truth and to y e righteousnes of the matter or cause all profite disprofite all loue and fauor vnto the persone for frendship or kyndred layed a parte Thus an othe if it haue with it these thre condicions is a parte of Gods glory whiche we are bounde by his commaundement to geue vnto hym For he willeth that we shall sweare onely by his name not that he hath pleasure in oure othes but like as he commaunded the Iewes to offre sacrifices vnto hym not for any delight that he had in theim but to kepe the Iewes from committyng of Idolatrie so he commauÌ„dyng vs to sweare by his holy name doth not teache vs that he delighteth in swearyng but he thereby forbiddeth all men to geue his glory to any creature in heauen yearth or water Hetherto you se that othes lawfull are commaunded of God vsed of Patriarches and Prophetes of Christe hymself and of his Apostle Paule Therefore Christian people muste thinke lawful othes bothe godly and necessary For lawfull promises and couenauntes confirmed by by othes Princes and their countreys are confirmed in

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