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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	art_n	encourage_v	nourish_v	1,489	5	12.8675	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65490	Englands face in Israels glasse, or, The sinnes, mercies, judgements of both nations delivered in eight sermons upon Psalme 106, 19, 20 &c. : also, Gospel-sacrifice, in two sermons on Hebr. 13 / by Thomas Westfield.	Westfield, Thomas, 1573-1644.; T. S.	1646 (1646)	Wing W1416; ESTC R24612	107,991	268

with the Sister of the King and buried in the City of David among the Kings and this was because hee had done good in Israel towards God and towards his house 2 Chron. 24. ver 16. But what doe I speak of such eminent Persons Saint John Baptist in his Eremiticall retired course of life wanted not his honour not onely among the people who held a common constant opinion of him that he was a Prophet but even with Herod the King who both feared him and observed him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because he was a just and an holy man Goodnesse may command honour when greatnesse must begge it It is this honour which nourisheth Arts Learning would soone decay if this honour were taken from it This encourageth to virtuous actions Valerius Maximus Virtutis uberrimum nutrimentum honos It is this that putteth a man upon the greatest services David durst adventure to fight with the Philistine after hee had heard how the man should be honoured that slew him There is no noble or generous spirit but doth value honour at the highest rate Interesse honoris est majus omni alio Interesse Wee reade of many in Gentile Stories as Ajax Brutus Antony Cato Uticensis and others which have willingly rid themselves of life to rid themselves of some dishonour Did not Saul the like in holy Scripture when hee fell upon his owne sword Did not Sampson the like when hee pulled the house upon his owne head and upon the heads of the Philistines that had so dishonoured him It troubled not Abimelech to thinke that hee should die it troubled him when wretched man hee should have thought of something else to thinke that he should die so dishonourably by the hand of a woman Judg. 9. ver 54. What hath caused so many duells and mortall quarrells between noble and generous spirits as that same too quick and sensible apprehension of some wrong done unto them in honour Doe but looke upon examples of Gods children in Scriptures You shall finde Elisha never so provoked or so unable to dissemble his provocation as when he was dishonoured though it were by wanton and waggish children Holy Job complaineth of nothing more than of that derision and scorn which he suffered from them whose fathers he would have disdained to have set with the dogs of his flock they were men of no Name viler than the earth and yet these men abhorred him and spared not to spit in his face Job 30. Miserrimum est fuisse foelicem hee telleth in the former Chapter in what honour hee had lived it went nearer therefore his heart to be thus dishonoured Wee never reade that good Nehemiah did use any imprecation against those sworne enernies of his Sanballat and Tobijah the Ammonite but only upon their contumelious reproaches Heare us saith hee for wee are despised O our God Turne their reproaches upon their owne head and give them for a prey in the Land of captivity Nehem. 4. ver 4. Have mercy upon us O Lord cry the people And again Have mercy upon us Why what ail they Wee are exceedingly say they filled with contempt our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorne of those that are at ease and with the contempt of the proud Psal 123.3,4 What need I by more examples shew you how Gods children doe complaine of dishonours One of the bitterest ingredients in that Cup which our crucified Lord did drink for us was shame and dishonour which did wring from him that complaint in the midst of his sufferings Vermis ego non homo I am a worme and no man a scorne of men and the out-cast of the people Psal 22. ver 6. And indeed in that kind of death on the Crosse it is a question whether the paine or shame is greater but that glo●… is Author and finisher of our Faith both endured the paine of the Crosse and despised the shame and is now set downe at the right hand of the throne of God Hebr. 12.4 and if wee desire to raigne with him wee must be content to suffer with him and learne to contemne that contempt that the world shall cast upon us in his cause hee was thus vile for us and how vile soever wee are for him wee are still to resolve with David that wee will be yet more vile than so Good report and Evill report THe two next Antitheta are good report and evill report 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bona fama Infamia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is first but how irksome and odious that is to us will best appeare when I have first shewed unto you how precious and comfortable a good report is But let me tell you first three things First we must not look for it from all men Woe unto you saith our Lord when all men speak well of you Luke 6. ver 26 It is enough if wee be well-reported of by the most yea it is enough if though wee be not of the most it be by the best Secondly wee must not looke for it alwaies from the mouthes of men Wee commend our selves saith S. Paul to every mans conscience in the sight of God 2 Corinth 4.2 Our persons and actions may peradventure receive a good approbation from the consciences of men when wee cannot get a good word from their lips Thirdly we must not look for it at all times it is not alwaies a blessing it may sometimes doe us hurt an ill use sometimes may be made of a good report if the proud heart of the man sit and blesse it selfe in that for which hee is well reported and a good use may be made of an ill report when a man by it is made either cautior or humilior either more humble for what is past or more wary for afterward but a good report from the mouth of good men and from the conscience of evill men at such time as it may bring honour to God or good to us is to be reckoned amongst one of the greatest blessings of this life though it be no virtue yet it hath the originall from virtue therefore saith the Apostle Si qua Virtus si qua Laus Virtus first and then Laus Phil. 1.8 Honesta fama alterum patrimonium First it is bonum utile accounted a second Patrimony rather to be chosen then great riches saith Solomon Proverb 22. ver 1. then a thousand great treasures of Gold saith the son of Syrach Ecclus. 41.12 Plautus in Mostellaria Ast ego si bonam famam servasso sat ero dives saith one in the Comedy if I shall keep my credit I am rich enough Secondly bonum jucundum A good Name is better then a precious oyntment Eccles 7.1 There is mentioned by Saint Basil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a certaine Art of drawing of pigeons to their dove-houses in those Countries by annointing the wings of one of them with a sweet oyntment and it being sent abroad doth by