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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	abraham_n	lord_n	zion_n	15	3	9.5222	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04906	The triall of truth wherein are discouered three greate enemies vnto mankinde, as pride, priuate grudge, and priuate gaine, ...	Knight, Edward.	1580 (1580)	STC 15047; ESTC S106835	64,206	178

against Iuda Lest God beholdyng suche a confusion come and say vnto thee as vnto the figge tree Neuer man eate fruit of thee hereafter while the world standeth Yet Christ him selfe hungering In consideration whereof it is to bee noted that although the founders vnder God of his house here in Englād which God euer mainteyne and increase are nowe willyng haue bene of long tyme with the aduise of the best workmen that might be had in so carefull a worke and about so weightie a cause suche as God be thanked haue not seassed to take great paynes in Englande for the perfecting of so woorthie a worke and therein many good people about London and in other places haue and doe declare them selues very studious and paynfull to haue the same perfourmed In so muche as God be praysed there are some certaine that willingly and gladly doe shew them selues to bee faythfull labourers in the house of God But the greater number besides seeme to be suche as in very deed woulde be accompted good labourers in Gods Vineyarde who in deedes doe appeare playne to bee but Loyterers when as the maister of the Vineyarde shall come to tryall It is true hee wyll not deny his good Stewardes Bailiffes and faythfull seruauntes their due rewarde At what tyme all the contrery will be founde to be too too negligent in suche their duetifull businesse some of obstinate frowarde and malicious myndes and some by foolishe ignoraunce lyke vnto the fyue foolishe Virgines And many suche as doe flatter themselues with the parable of those whō the good husbandmā was willyng to retayne in his Vineyarde and gaue vnto him for his hyre that came at the thirde houre of the day as large as vnto those which entered at the first houre and dyd beare the heate of the day Whereby it is manifest that the same good husbande man who is our Sauiour Christ hath alwayes had a lyke care for all in generall and will deny none of their hyre that came vnto him in any tyme in mind to be accepted But alas what may be sayd or thought of suche as doe deferre and set off their commyng into the Lordes Vineyarde euen vntyll their laste houre And then perhaps doe as it were looke ouer the hedge and doe commyt their good deeds to bee sent after them by Executors in hope to receiue their rewarde w t the first Wherein is not to be forgotten that although our heauenly husbandman hath dealt and doeth deale so fauourably in his mercyes with so many as hee findeth sorowful and careful to lyue with him And not obstinately or willingly to pine them selues away for want of a litle paines taking wherby to procure vnto themselues foode and rewarde which I doe so muche the more lament whyle I doe beholde a number whose lyues doe bewray that they care not to haue to do with God nor his house suche as may not be persuaded to enter into the same and other some such and that for the most parte who if they happen a litle to enter in they soone wax weary and so stealeth foorth againe In so much as it is very doubtfull that any suche shall haue any part of reward with the true labourers but rather shal want foode when as they shall be hungrye and thirstie and shall alwayes be drye And so in case to perish for want of that which they so contemptuously and negligently refused when the large measure was offered vnto them through Christ his merites and louing kindnesse In so muche as rather it is to be desired that all those that haue any feeling desire in them selus to come into the Lordes Vineyarde and to dwell with God in his euerlasting māsion may refuse no paynes to bee ioyned vnto him in ioyfull gladnesse of Ghostly rauishing which is to be sought from the high to the lowe with all due humilitie reuerence vnto God loue to our neighbours obedience vnto our soueraigne vdder whose protection next vnder God we doe enioye our being and continuyng in so good a woorke for the which euery true member of England is bound daily and hourely to pray vnto God that so good a foundation of the house of GOD may become so well framed and perfected as to encrease remayne vnremoueable to the euerlasting comfort of all the professors As is testified by the scriptures The earth shall fayle all things therein conteined but the worde of God abideth euerlasting and one iotte of his worde shall not fayle And when we haue done all that euer we can doe yet shal we be but vnprofitable seruants By these words some may doubt what they ought to doe in so weightie a matter it is in these fewe wordes declared That wee ought to preferre the glory of God the promotyng of Christ his Euangil that is his word and the saluation of our soules aboue all things in the earth So shall we bee sure that though all the worlde besides were in an vprore and troubles Though warres and contentions plagues pestilence and all inconueniences were round about vs yet shold we be defended and protected For so is Gods louyng promises vnto so many as with willyng and obedient heartes doe seeke to be preserued in his folde expressing their inwarde desires by their outward conuersation and actions By reason whereof many haue beene stirred to forsake their froward wayes and return vnto the Lord by ensample of Kyng Ezechia as foloweth And Ezechia sent to all Israel and Iuda and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasses that they shold come to the house of the Lorde at Ierusalem offer passeouer vnto the Lord God of Israel And the Kyng helde a counsell with his Lordes all the congregation at Ierusalem to keepe the feast of passeouer in the seconde moneth And the tenour of his letters was this You sonnes of Israel returne to the Lorde God of Abraham Isaac Iacob and he shall returne to the residue that resteth from the handes of Assur Be not as your fathers and as your brethren were who haue transgressed against the Lorde God of their Fathers who hath made them desolate as you see Holde not your heartes therefore But giue your hands to the Lorde returne to his Sanctuary serue him and hee shall shewe mercy vnto you to your sonnes and daughters that be in bondage for he is pitifull and easie to bee entreated Thus farre dyd Ezechias by letters and messengers prouoke the people declined from God to repentaunce not onely in Iuda where he raygned lawfull Kyng but also in Israel subiecte then to an other Kyng And albeit that by some wicked men his messengers were mocked so lacked they not theyr iust punishmentes For within sixe yeares after Samaria was destroyed and Israel ledde captyue by Salmanazar So dyd not this zealous King Ezechias desist to prosecute his dutie in restoring the religion to Gods perfect ordinance remauyng all wickednes And again in the Prophecie of

is so vngreeable vnto the children of pride as it seemeth the most parte of the people haue so framed theyr faces to looke God in the face moste impudently feeding theyr ownelicentious appetites with all newe fangled fantasies in making the Sabboth day prophane and agreeable to their own lustes and liking with vigilant eyes and attentiue eares to vnderstande where and newe deuised folly or tidings is to be learned whē as there can be no better tidings to reioyce in then the glad tidinges of the Gospel To the hearing wherof many doe require discipline to the ende too bring them into a better compasse of obedience whereas to spende theyr time in vaine delightes there shall neede no such strickt order to mooue them therunto as daily experience teacheth God graunt all suche a more consideration of themselues and a perfiter iudgement of suche examples as are left vnto vs by the saered woorde of God againste pride and all other froward and wicked wayes Whereunto ignoraunce may not bee pleaded for that wyll not serue our turnes to excuse vs in the day of the Lordes visitation as the examples are many wherein it appeareth howe much God hath beene from the beginnig offended by pride Pride ouerthrewe the Tower of Babylon Pride hanged vpp Haman Pride was the destruction of Antiochus Pride murdered Zenacherib the king of Assyrians in the temple of his false God Whereby it is manyfest that God hath not left pride vnpunished in the offendours For sort is written in the Prophet Esay The day of the Lorde of Hastes shall came vpon euery proude and high minded man and vppon euery arrogant person and suche shalbe caste downe and be made lowe and the stoutnesse of the valiant and couragious shalbe abated Therefore hath Hell increased his power and hath enlarged his mouth and shall deuoure all the proude and vaine glorious persons The Lorde hath determined this to out of the pride of the insolent As it is written by S. Luke that the riche man that was clothed in purple and silk was buried in Hell Dina the daughter of Iacob before shee went foorth to buye ornamentes of forraigne women as Iosephus writeth continued her virginitie but afterwardes Sichem sonne of the king of the Amonites violently rauished her for which his odious fact the sonnes of Iacob slew Sichem and his father Hemor the king with all the Male in his Citie Salem and spoyled the same As the examples of such are sundry who for theyr hyre haue receiued like rewarde with the two wicked Elders who falsly accused Susanna Wherefore let neuer pride haue rule in thine heart for in pride began al destruction Woe be vnto the proud wealthy in Sion to such as thinke themselues sure vpon the mount of Samaria which hold thēselues for the best of the worlde and rule the house of Israel euen as they list Behold is the borders of the Philistines wyder then yours Yee are takē out for the euill day euē that sit in the schole of wilfulnesse yee that light vpon the beds of Iuory and vse your wantonnesse vppon your Cowches Yee that eate the best Lambe of the Folde and the fattest Calues of the Droues yee that sing too the Lute and playing to the Instrumentes compare your selues to Dauid Yee that drinke wine out of Goblettes and annointe your selues with the beste Oyle but no man is sorye for Iosephes hurte And in the Prophet Esay it is written this Ierusalem and Iuda must decay because both their woordes and councels are against the Lorde to prouoke the presence of his maistie vnto anger the changing of theyr countenaunce bewraieth them yea they declare theyr owne sinnes themselues as the Sodomits did and hyd them not Woe be vnto theyr soules for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues Bid the righteous dowel for they shall inioy the fruits of their studies and woe vnto the vngodly and vnrighteous for they shalbe rewarded after theyr woorkes And in the Prophet Ezechiell it is written Beholde the sinnes of Sodome were pride fulnes of meate abundaunce of idlenesse t●●●se thinges had shee and her daughters be sides that they reached not theyr handes to the poore and needy but were proude and did abhominable thinges before me therefore I tooke them away when I had seene it neither hath Samaria doone halfe the sinnes yea thou hast exceeded them in wickednesse Moreouer thus saith the Lord seeing the daughters of Sion are become so proude and haue walked with stretched out neckes and with vaine wanton eyes seeing they come in so nicely tripping with theyr feete Therefore shall the Lord shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion and the Lorde shall discouer their shame In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgeousnes of their apparrell Spanges Chaines Partlettes and Collers Bracelets hoopes of Golde the goodly flowred wyde and broyded raimēt Ouches and Head bandes Holy day clothes and Vales Glasses and Scarfes and insteede of good smelling there shalbe stink among them And for theyr Gyrdles there shalbe loose bands for wel set beare shalbe baldnesse and in steede of a stomachet a Sackcloth and for theyr beautie wither nesse and Sun burning your husbandes and mightie men shall perishe with the Swoorde in battaile At that time shall theyr Gates mourne complaine and they shall sit as desolate folke vppon the earth And vnto men the same Prophet in his 2. Chapter writeth thus And therefore get thee in some Rocke hide thee in the grounde for feare of the Lord and for the glory of his maiestie which casteth downe the high lookes of the presumptuous persons bringeth low the pride of man And the Lord onely shalbe exalted in that day for the day of the lord of Hosts shal go ouer all pride and laye mans presumption full lowe vpon al thē that exalte them selues and shall bryng them all downe both costly Towres and strong walles and vpon all Shippes of the Sea and vpon all things that is glorious and pleasant to looke vpon Then shall man cast away his goddes of siluer and his goddes of gold which he neuerthelesse had made to honour them And they shall creepe intoo the Caues and rocks and into the cliftes of hard stones for feare of God and for the glory of his Maiestie when hee ariseth to condemne the earth Feare yee not then any man whose breath is in his nosethrilles for what is he of reputation Wherefore saith Samuel Talke not muche proudly let olde thinges departe out of your mouthes for the Lorde is a GOD of knowledge and his purposes come to passe And in the same Chapter it is written If one man sinne against another Dayesmen may be Iudges but if a man̄ sinne against the Lord who wil be his Dayesman For this saith the Lorde Them that worshipp me I wyll woorship and they that despise mee shall come to shame In the Prophet Esdras it is also written that thinges present are