Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	angel_n	lord_n	praise_v	7,773	5	9.9558	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09410	An exposition of the Lords praier in the way of catechisme By William Perkins; Perkins upon the Lords praier	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1593 (1593)	STC 19701; ESTC S113660	46,459	156

first lesson that our Sauiour doeth giue his Disciples that they must denie themselues and follow him 2 The second thing is the knowledge of Gods will for otherwise how shal we do it How shall that seruant please his maister which cannot tell what hee would haue done of him Most men will haue bookes of statutes in their houses and if they be to deal in any great matter they will do nothing vntil they haue looked on the Statute In like maner men must haue the Bible that is the booke of Gods statutes in their houses the lawes of God must bee the men of our counsel Before euerie action wee are to searche what is the will of God and then to doe it Here theÌ„ wee are taught to vse the meanes and to pray for knowledge 3 Againe we are here taught to haue a desire in our hearts and an indeuour in our liues in all things to do obedience to Gods word 4 Lastlie we desire patience and strength when it shall please God at anie time to exercise vs with the crosse as Paul prayes for the Colossians that God would strengtheÌ„ them by the power of his might vnto all patience and long suffering with ioy fulnesse 5. Errour confuted THe Church of Rome teacheth that men by nature haue free-will to good and that men being stirred vp by the holy ghost can of themselues will that which is good But if this were so why might we not pray Let my will bee done So far foorth as the will of man shall agree with Gods will but this cannot be as we see in the tenour of this petition In earth as it is in heauen 1 The meaning HAuing shewed the meaning of this petition thy vvill be done Now we are to speake of the condition which is in what maner we shuld doe it For the question may be how we should doe Gods will the answer is his wil must be done in earth as it is in heauen Heauen By heaueÌ„ here is meant the soules of faithfull men departed and the elect Angels Psal. 103 20. Praise the Lord ye his Angels that excel in strength that doe his commandements in obeying the voice of his vvord Earth By earth is vnderstood nothing but men on earth becaus all other creatures in their kind obey God only man he is rebellious and disobedient Then the meaning is Let thy will be done by vs men on earth as the Angels and saintes departed doe thy will in heauen Qu. Do we here desire to do the will of God in that perfection it is done by angels must we be as perfit as they Ans. the wordes here vsed in earth as it c. do not signifie an equalitie as though our obedience should in this life be in the same degre of perfection with with Angels but a similitude or the like maner of obeying it may be said in what maner do the Angels obey God Answer They doe the wil of God willingly speedily and faithfully and this is signified in that they are saide in the scriptures to bee winged and to stand continually beholding the face of our heauenly Father And this is the manner in which we desire to performe Gods will 2. The wants to be bewailed VVE are heere admonished to bee displeased with our selues for our imperfect obedience to God for our hypocrisie priuie pride presumptioÌ„ deadnes of spirit and many other wants which breake out when we are in doing Gods will There is no seruant of God but hath wants in his best works so we must vnderstand Paul Ro. 7. 18. he saith as much as if he culd begin a good thing but not perfect it go through stitch as we say WheÌ„ the godly do good works as heare speak Gods word pray praise God c. they perform things acceptable to God but in these actions they finde matter of mourning namely the imperfectioÌ„ of the work therfore Dauid praieth Psal. 143. 2. Enter not into iudgement vvith thy seruant and here we may see how far wide the Church of Rome is that holds good works to be any way meritorious that be euery way imperfect If the meÌ„ of that church had grace they might see that the corruptioÌ„s of the flesh wer as gynes fetters about their legs that when they would faine runne the waies of Gods commaÌ„dements they are constrained to halt downe right and to trail their loynes after them 3 Grace to be desired THE grace here to be desired is synceritie of heart in doing Gods will so as wee may keepe a good conscience before God and men Act. 24. 16. And for this cause I indeuoured alwaies to haue a clear conscience towards God and towards men This must we hunger after pray for seing it is not sufficient to abstaine from euill but also to doe good and in doing good striue to come to perfection Giue vs this day our daily bread 1 The Coherence THus much of the thre first petitions which concerne God now follow the other three which concern our selues In which order we learn to pray for those things which concerne God absolutelie and for those thinges which concerne our selues not absolutely but so farre foorth as they shall make for God his glorie the building of his kingdom and the doing of his wil. But how dependes this petition on the former In the first wee are taught to pray that Gods name might bee hallowed which is done wheÌ„ God raigns in our hearts his wil is done Now further his will is obeyed in three thinges first by depending on his prouidence for the thinges of this life secondly by depending on his mercy for the pardon of sin thirdly by depending on his power and might in resisting temptations And thus Gods will is obeyed 2 The meaning BRead By this one means of sustayning our bodies and temporarie liues all other meanes are vnderstood as meat drinke cloathing helth liberty peace c. Gen 3. 19. Thou shalt eat thy bread vz. get thy liuing in the sweat of thy browes Out of this we learn 2. instructions for why doth the Lord teache vs to craue onely bread and not meate and other dainties It is for 2. causes the first is that we might hereby learn frugalitie and moderation in our diet apparel houses and be content if wee haue no more but bread seeing wee desire no more We must not with the Israelites murmur because they had nothing but Manna Quest. Must wee vse Gods creatures onely for necessitie Ans. we may vse them not onely for necessitie but also for honest delight plesure Psal. 104. 15. God giues wine to make glad the heart of man and oyle to make his face shine And Iohn 12. 3. Our Sauiour Christ allowed of the fact of Mary which tooke a pounde of ointment of spikenard very costly and annointed his very feete so that all the house was filled with the smell though Iudas did esteeme it wast But yet if the Lord shall graunt but

to our religion as Iewes Turks Papists Infidels Atheists Nowe towards all these how ought a man to behaue himselfe in prayer Ans. Hee is to pray for them all Mat. 5. 44. Praie for them vvhich hurt you and persecute you 1. Tim. 2. 1. I exhort that praiers intercessions c. Be made for all men for kinges c. Yet when Paul gaue this commandement we read not that there wer any ChristiaÌ„ kings but all Infidels And the Iewes are commanded to pray for Babylon where they were captiue Ieremie 29. 7. And seeke the prosperitie of the Cittie whither I haue caused you to bee carried captiue and praie vnto the lord for it Quest. Howe and in what maner are we to pray for our enemies Ans. We are to pray against their sinnes counsels enterprises but not against their persons Thus praied Dauid against Achitophell 2. Sa. 15. 31. Lord I praie thee bring the counsell of Achitophell to foolishnes And thus did the Apostles pray against their persecuters Act. 4. 29 O Lord behold their threatnings and graunt vnto thy seruants with all boldnes to spâ—ake thy word Question Dauid vseth imprecations against his enemies in which he praieth for their vtter confusion as Psal. 59. 109. c. the like is done by Paul Gal. 5. 12. 2. Tim. 4. 14. And Peter Act. 8. 20. though afterwards hee mitigates his exexcration But how could they do it Ans. 1. They were indued with an extraordinarie measure of Gods spirit and hereby they were enabled to discerne of the estate of their enemies certainly to judge that their wickednes and malice was incurable and that they shuld neuer repent And the like praiers did the primatiue Church coÌ„ceiue against IuliaÌ„ the Apostata because they perceiued him to be a malicious and desperate enemie 2. Secondly they were indued with a pure zeal against their enemies intending nothing else but the glory of God Now for vs it is good that we should suspect our zeal because sinister affections as hatred enuie emulation desire of reuenge wil mingle themselues with our zeal Question How far forth may we vse those Psalmes in which Dauid vseth imprecations against his enemies Ans. They are to be read and song with these caueats 1. Wee are to vse those imprecations indefinitely against the enemies of God and his Church for wee may perswade our selues that alwaies there be some such obstinate enemies but we must not apply them particularly 2. Secondly wee must vse them as Augustine saith as certaine prophetical sentences of the holy Ghost pronouncing the last sentence of destruction of final impenitent sinners which oppose themselues against Gods kingdom Thirdly they may be vsed against our spiritual enemies the flesh the deuil and his Angels the world 2. Furthermore whereas we ar taught to say Our father this serues to put vs in minde that in praying to God we must bring loue to meÌ„ with vs. We must all be as the children of one father louingly disposed one to another For how shuld he call God his father who wil not take the child of God for his brother Mat. 5. 23. When thou art to offer thie gifte vnto God if thou haue ought against thie brother first be reconciled and then come and offer thy gift So also Esay 1. 15. the Lorde saith that when they pray vnto him hee will not heare Why because their hands were ful of blud In these times many men can be conteÌ„t formally to praie but yet they will not leaue bribing oppression deceit vsurie c. The common song of the worlde is euerie man for himselfe and God for vs all this is the common loue and care that men haue eche to other The praiers of such are abhominable euen as the sacrifice of a dog as Esay saith For howe can they call God their Father that haue no loue to their brethren 3. Thirdly hence we may learn that God is no accepter of persoÌ„s For this praier is giuen to all men of what state or degree soeuer All then aswell poore as rich vnlearned as learned subjectes as rulers may say Our father It is not with the Lord as it is with the worlde but all are his Children that doe beleeue The poore man hath as good interest in Gods kingdome and may call God Father as well as the King Which art in heauen 1. The meaning QVestion Howe may God bee said to be in heuen seeing he is infinite and therefore must needes be euery where 1. King 8. 27. The heauens of heauens are not able to containe him Answer 1. God is saide to be in heauen because his majestie that is his power wisedome justice mercy is made manifest from thence vnto vs. Psalme 115. 3. Our God is in heauen and doth vvhatsoeuer he will Psal. 2. 4. He that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh them to scorne and the Lord shall haue them in derision Esay saith 66. 2. Thus saith the Lord Heauen is my throne and the earth is my footstoole 2. After this life hee wil manifest the fulnes of his glorie there to his Angels and Saints 2. The Vse 1. HEereby first we learn that Romish pilgrimages wherby men went from place to place to worship God are vain and foolish The God to whome wee must pray is in heauen Nowe let men trauell to what place or countrey they will they shall not come the neerer to heauen or neerer to God by traueling seeing the earth is in euerie part alike distaÌ„t from heuen 2. Secondly this ouerthrowes popish Idolatrie as woorshipping of Crosses Crucifixes Roods c. to put vs in mind of God Christ. Wee are taught to lift vp our eies to heuen seeing God is there and how can we do this as long as our mindes and eies are poring vpon an image made by mans arte 5. Againe wee are here admonished to vse the action of praier with as great reuerence as possible may be Wel reasons Salomon Eccle. 5. 1. Be not rash with thy mouth to speak a vvord before God Why he is in heaven thou art in earth therfore let thy vvords be few This reuerence must appeare in holines of minde and affection and in al comlines of gesture And for this cause al wandering bythoughts and all vaine babling is to be auoided But how goes the case with vs that on the times appointed come to the asseÌ„blies to pray Many by reason of their blindenes pray without vnderstanding Many when they are present at praier yet haue their hearts occupied about other matters about their goods and worldly busines such men haue no joye or gladnes in praying it is a burdeÌ„ to them Many come to the assemblie for custom only or for fear of punishment if they might be left free they could find in their harts not to pray at all But let all suche meÌ„ know that this maner of praiing is a very greenous sinne nay greater then mocking of father or mother killing or stealing for it is

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