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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	fruit_n	good_a	treasure_n	4,153	5	10.5915	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06719	Dauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune by Theadore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1717; ESTC S110422	64,503	192

toward god the fulfyllynge of his commaundementes that he hath a perpetual desyre in his mynde to worke that which is good whā occasion is gi uen he falleth streytwayes to workynge not his owne fantasy but y e wyll of God So that now he doth not only beleue in God loue God in his herte but also brynge for the those workes which God hath appoynted him as Dauid sayth I be leued therfore haue I spoken As though he should say for as muche as I am fully perswaded of y e boūte goodnes of God towarde me beleue that all thynges are true shall come to passe vndoubtedly according to his promyse I can none otherwyse do but worke speake those thynges that pertayne vnto his glorye do what so euer shoulde make vnto the magnifienge of his moost blyssed name the edifienge of my neyghbour though an hundred deathes were im●…inent han gynge on my heade for so doynge Euery tree is knowē sayth Christ by his fruyte For there is no good tree that brīgeth forth euel fruite neyther is ther any euell tree that bryngeth forth good fruyt A good man bryngethe for the good fruyte out of the good tresure of his hert an euell man out of the euell trea sure of his harte bryngeth forth euell thynges For of the abundāce of the harte the mouthe speaketh We read in the Actes of the Apo stles that whē Peter Iohn̄ were cōmaunded of the Bysshops prestes y t they shoulde speake no more to ony man nor teache in the name of Iesus christ they aūwered bold ly sayd whyther it be ryghteous in the syght of god to heare you ra ther than god iudge ye For we can none otherwyse do but speke those thīges that we haue sene or heard Marke that they sayde we can do none otherwyse but speake Howe chaūsed it y t Peter as I may speke nothyng of Iohn̄ was nowe bolde to speake and confesse the name of Christ without feare before the hed prestes magistrates of y e Temple whiche not many monethes paste was not only afearde to cōfesse him before a poore mayde but also forsware Christ denyed hym vtterly sayde playnely he neuer knewe y e man Howe commethe it to passe y t Peter is now become another mā Before he had no commaundemēte of the Byshoppes to speke no more of Christ and yet he vtterly denyed hym nowe whan he is cōmaūded to holde his peace he wyll not but aunswereth boldly we can none otherwyse do but speake those thynges y ● we haue sene heard Howe cōmeth this to passe Uerely of the great efficacy vertue strength and power of his fayth which God had gyuen hym by his holy spirite His fayth was nowe so stedfast on God his loue so feruēte that the gates of hell coulde not preuayle ageynst hym nor driue him frō doyng those thynges that shoulde make vnto y e glory of God and the healthe of his neyghbour as we maye perceue by the History For notwithstondyng the cōmaundement of the Bysshop ●…es he went forthe preached in y ● name of Christe conuerted many vnto the christen fayth whan the head prestes sayd vnto hym vnto y ● other Apostles dyd not we streightly cōmaund you that ye should not teach in this name And behold ye haue fylled Ierusalē full of your doctrine ye wyll brynge y e bloud of this man vpon vs. Peter the other Apostles aunswered sayde We muste obey God rather thē mē Afterwarde also when they were whypped so sent away receauig a cōmaundement that they should no more speke in y e name of Iesus they went awaye from the syght of the councel reioycynge and beyng glad that they ware counted worthy to suffer rebuke for the name of Christ. And for al the cōmasidemēt of y ● Bysshops they ceased not daye ly both in y e temple in euery house to teach and to shewe Iesus Christ. Here se we both by our Mistrell dauid the apostles of Christ how myghty in power the true christē fayth is that it is neuer without y t cōsent of doyng good workes and whan occasiō is offered it worketh in dede yea and that those workes whiche are commaunded of God Let euery man nowe consither his owne faythe take hede he be not deceaned Many in these oure dayes glorye muche of the name of fayth contende maynly that we are iustified only frely by faythe yea that without workes Let no man deceaue him selfe Fayth I cō fesse is an excellente treasure the gyfte of God wythoute the whiche no man can be saued nor obtayne onye parte of Christes merites butte yette for all that if it be not accompanyedde withe a continuall purpose of doige good workes yea also brynge thē forth whan occasiō is gyuē surely it is but a vayne dead fayth as S. Iames wryghteth yea to saye the trueth it is no fayth in dede at the least no true li uish christen fayth which is migh ty in operacion worketh by chari te We se manifeste fruytes followe the fayth of Dauid the Apostles Let vs also bringe forth good workes so maye we be sure that we haue in vs the true christē fayth which is so precious a thyng in the syght of God Arte thou a magistrate gouer noure of the common weale If y u wylte shewe thy selfe to haue true fayth in god bryng forth good wor kes such as become thy office and callynge Exercyse iustice Do no wronge Be mercifull Spoyle not the poore man Helpe the conforteles Ponyshe vice mayntayne vertue So shalte thou be assured to hau the true christē fayth in the. Arte thou a Bysshop or Preste preache the worde of God purelye Set forthe the glory of God aboue all thynges Seake the saluacion of Christes flocke Be an exāple to thy parishners of honest godly cō uersacion Exhorte vnto vertue Fraye awaye from vice If y u doste this than nedeste thou not doubte of thy fayth Arte thou a father or mother master or mastres Bryng than vp thy family in the nourtoure of the Lorde so arte y u truely faythfull Arte thou a maryed man Loke thou cleaue only to thy wyfe loue her as thyne owne flesh as christ loued the Congregacion So shall thy fayth appeare to be vnfayned Arte thou a maried womā Be obedient to thyne owne husbonde seake aboue all thynges to please hym so shalte thou shewe thy selfe to be truely faythfull Arte thou a subiecte or seruaūt Obey than wythe a glad humble harte thy superiours rulers masters So shalte thou be found not vnfaythfull To be short ī what so euer state God hathe set the lyue accordynge therunto in thy office callynge seake euermore the glory of God

Dauid my treadynges had nygh slypt For I was sore greaued at the wic ked to se the vngodly in such prospe rite For they are i no parel of deth but stonde fast lyke a palace They come in no misfortune lyke other folke nother are they plaged lyke other men And this is the cause y t they are so puffed in Pryde ouerwhelmed wyth cruelte vnrighteousnes Theyr eyes swel for fatnes they do euen what they lyste Corrupte are they speake blasphemies maliciously proud presumpteous are theyr wordes They ●…retch forth theyr mouthe vnto heauen theyr tong goeth thorowe y e world Therfore fall y e people vnto them therout suche they no small aua●… tage Tush say they how shal God perceaue it Is theyr knowledge in the moost hyghest Lo these are the vngodly these prosper in the world These haue rytches in possession These haue sonnes y e growe vp as yonge plantes These haue mynyō trymme doughters garnysshed round about euen lyke vnto a gorgious tēple These haue theyr garners full plenteous wyth all māner of stoar These haue shepe that bryng forth thousandes hondred thousandes in theyr pastures and feldes These haue fatte oxen y ● are stronge to laboure To be shorte these haue no mischaunse no decay no trouble no noyse no complaynynge in theyr stretes that shoulde greue them Ieremy also saythe O LORDE thou arte more ryghteous than that I shoulde dispute wythe the neuerthelesse let me talke with the in thynges reasonable Howe happeneth it that the waye of the vngodly is so prosperous that it goeth so well with them which ●…out ony shame offend lyue in wickednes Thou planteste them they take roote they growe and brynge forthe fruyte They boste moche of the yet doste thou not ponyshe thē Thus se we howe the vngodlye lyke fat beastes wallowe tomble thē selues in all kynde of pleasures neyther wante they ony thynge in this worlde that theyr hartes can desyre yea they haue more prosperi te than they can awaye wythe all yet are the godly and Sayntes of the Lord oppressed with all misery leadynge a lyfe in great calamite wretchednes thā ony creatures in the world But yet beholde y e ende of the wycked For sodenly they do consume perysh come to nought The Psalmographe sayth y e death of the wicked synners is very euel Agayne The vnrighteous mā shal receaue his plages ponyshmētes whan he dyeth But let vs beholde these thynges as i a pure myrrour by rehearsyng certayne Hystories Howe triumphed the wycked kyng Pharao vpon the Israelites Gods people Howe lysle regarded he the sermons spoken and the myracles wroughte by the seruaūtes of God Moses Aaron thorow the diuine spirite Howe continued he to persecute the people of God euen vnto the very hour of his death But be hold the ende Whan he was moost puffed vp in his pryde and mooste bent to do mischefe howe dyd God trap hym in his owne wylynesse euen broughte that vpon his owne head that he entēded to brynge vp on other Dyd not God meruaylously drowne hym with al his wic ked army preserue his people by that meanes But what was that temporall deathe in comparison to the death eternall the moost greuous intollerable paynes that he nowe suffreth in hell fyre without mercye Agen how dyd Sennacherib y ● proud king of the Assirians bost hī self not only agenst the good kyng Ezechias but also y ● lyuyng God yea blasphemed hym sayng as y e moost cruel lyonlyke tyraunt the great Turke doth nowe a dayes y t he woulde vtterly subdue both hī his cōpany yea y t theyr God shuld ●…e no more able to deliuer thē than 〈◊〉 broken staffe of rede He leaned muche to his owne poletyke wytte martiall valeaunce thynkyng y t in asmuch as heretofore he had sub dued all kyngdoms which he inua ded he also should haue ouercome y ● people of God But God which is the lyuynge almyghtye God able in a twyncklyng of an eye to make frustrate vayne all the fleshly ima ginacions of the worldly tyrauntes yea to brynge to noughte all theyr power sent his Aungell the very same nyghte that all the mischefe was entēded agaynst his peo ple which smote in the hoost of the Assirians an hondred foure score fyue thousand men So that Sen nacherib brake vp departed and was shortely after slayne w t swerde of his owne sonnes An ende worthye suche a proude blasphemous Tyraunte But what is this vnto the infernall paynes y ● be endeles which he nowe remediles suffreth What proud crakes also dyd y ● ar rogant Tyrasite Holofernes make agaynst the people of Israel thynkyng that there was no kyngdome so inuincible stronge fortressed but that he with his martiall puissaunce feates of warre was able easly to ouercome So that he toke no thoughte lyued all in pleasure lyke a careles swyne gyuyng hym selfe to all kynde of beastelyke pleasures But howe valeauntly euen by one woman God dyd ouercome hym and put all his army to flight the Hystory maketh mencion What shal I speke of y e two Hero des wherof the one in the myddes of his fury whē he was moost whot fyry in sekyng the deth of Christ for his sake sleynge innumerable infantes miserably dyed bringing nothing lesse than his cruell blou dy purpose to effecte so valeaunt myghty is our lord god to extiguish and quenche the tyrannye of these bloudsowpers whā it is his moost godly pleasure to preserue those whome he wyll haue kept fre from theyr crudelite furious madnes The other Herode euē in y e middes of his pompe honoure glory beynge clad in his kyngly apparel set Luciferlike on his iudgement seate after that he had moost Tyrauntelyke persecuted certayne of Christes chyrch yea slayne withe swerd Iames the brother of Iohn̄ was smote of the Aūgel of y e Lord because he gaue not y e glory to god So that he was eaten vp of wormes But what nede I rehearse so many Histories oute of the diuine letters seyng that this one whiche I shal nowe recite maye seme abūdantly to satisfy for to shewe howe precious in the syght of the Lorde the deathe of his saynctes is seme theyr lyfe in this world neuer so mi serable wretched pitieful poore ne dy beggerly full of all trouble so row dolour camalite Agen how vile detestable the death of y e wyc ked is in the Lordes syght be theyr lyfe here neuer so pompous galāt easy volupteous ioyful quiet care les popelyke S. Luke in his Gospell declareth how there was a certen ritche man which was apparelled w t pur ple costely lynnen fared deliciouslye euery daye In these wordes the Euangelist sheweth manifestly howe this