Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	judah_n	king_n	tribe_n	2,987	5	10.0544	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09885	A refutation of an epistle apologeticall written by a puritan-papist to perswade the permission of the promiscuous vse and profession of all sects and heresies wherein the vnlawfulnesse and danger of such wicked licence is fully declared by auctoritie of Scriptures, canons, councels, fathers, lawes of Christian emperours, and iudgement of reason. Together with the punishment of heretiques and idolaters.	Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.	1605 (1605)	STC 20149; ESTC S114980	80,389	128

might be a Reconciliation made betweene them without any great difficultie II. Reconciliation that we dissent but onely in sophisticall captions of words and tearmes and that but for the humors of the Diuines of both side all things might be composed very easilie But these drones and dreamers because they thinke there may be an agreement betweene Christ and Antichrist light and darkenesse truth and falshood God and the Diuell I will remit vntill some other day of hearing as being vnworthy in this place where breuity is intended and other more necessarie points to be handled to receaue their answer III. Toleration A third sort there are who to take away all contrarie profession to extirpate heresies to represse schismes to restraine sects and to procure vnitie in Religion iudge this the onely meanes to wit to permit the promiscuous vse of all Religions to tolerate all Sects to abandon no Heretique or profession whatsoeuer Which wicked deuise how contrarie it is vnto the Word of GOD and the rule of reason how abhorrent from all examples of former ages and states and how pernicious vnto the Common-wealth I will God willing declare in as few wordes and with as much perspicuitie as may be CHAP. II. Reasons against Toleration and Permission of diuers Religions out of the Old Testament Toleration wicked and vnlawfull prooued out of the Old Test Moses 1 IN the Old Testament all communion and societie with Idolaters heretiques and schismatiques is vtterlie forbidden and prohibited Hence it is that Moses spake vnto the Congregation Depart from the tents of these wicked men Korah Dathan and Abiram and touch nothing of theirs least you perish in all their sinnes Numb 16.26 2 It is commanded in the Law that the false Prophet and the seducing Idolater whether he be our brother or sonne or daughter or wife or friend should be taken away from amongst vs and slaine that all IsraÃ«l may heare and see and feare and not dare to commit the like Thou shalt not consent vnto him saith the Text nor heare him neither shall thine eye pittie him nor shew mercie nor keepe him secrete But thou shalt euen kill him thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death and then the handes of all the people c. Deut. 13.1 seqq 3 Againe There shall not be amongst you man nor woman nor familie nor tribe which shall turne his hart away this day from the Lord our God to go and serue the gods of these Nations there shall not be amongst you any roote that bringeth forth Gall and Wormewood Deut. 29.18 4 Hitherto appertaineth that for the fact of Achan who tooke of the excommunicate things being sacrificed vnto Idols the Children of IsraÃ«l could not stand before the face of their enemies Iosh 7.1.5 And God threatned he would be no more with them except they would destroy the peccant and guiltie person from amongst them Iosh 7.12 5 This anger of God the IsraÃ«lites feared in so much as when the Reubenites the Gadites and the halfe tribe of Manasses whose lot fell beyond the riuer built themselues an Altar vpon the borders of Iordan they came to warre against them with this exprobration Haue we too little wickednesse of Peor whereof we are not cleansed vnto this day though a Plague came vpon the congregation of the Lord Yee also are turned away this day from the Lord and seeing yee rebell this day against the Lord euen to morrow he will be wroth with all the Congregation of IsraÃ«l Notwithstanding if the land of your possession be vncleane come yee ouer vnto the Land of the possession of the Lord wherein the Lords Tabernacle dwelleth and take possession among vs but rebell not against the Lord nor rebell against vs in building you an Altar besides the Altar of the Lord our God Iosh 22.17.18.19 But when the other excused themselues that they built the Altar not for sacrifices and offerings but only for a witnesse then were the IsraÃ«lites contented and their anger appeased 6 Neither doe the Scriptures forbid vs onely the companie and societie of our Bretheren which were Idolaters and Heretiques but also of any Stranger dwelling among vs and of our Neighbours about vs. Take good heed vnto your selues that you loue the Lord you God Else if you goe backe and cleaue vnto the rest of these Nations that is of them which remaine with you and shall make marriages with them and goe to them and they to you Know you for certaine that the Lord your God will cast out no moe of these Nations from before you but they shall be a snare and destruction vnto you and a whip on your sides and thornes in your eyes vntill you perishout of this good Land which the Lord your God hath giuen you Iosh 23.11.12.13 7 Hereupon after the death of Ioshua The Booke of Iudges when the IsraÃ«lites had made a league with the Cananites an Angell of the Lord came vp from Gilgal to Bochim saying in the person of God I promised that I would neuer breake my couenant with you so that you made no couenant with the Inhabitants of this Land but breake downe their Altars But you haue not obeyed my voice Why haue you done this Wherefore I will not cast them out before you but they shal be as thornes vnto your sides and their gods shall be your destruction Iudg. 2.2.3 By the example of Kings 8 Diuerse was the estate of the Kings of IsraÃ«l and Iudah according as they walked with God prospering when they trusted in God and worshipped him purely and sincerely and decaying when they forsooke him and corrupted the sinceritie of Gods worship and Religion The Kingly Prophet Dauid exhorteth Kings to be wise Dauid and Iudges to be well aduised that they worship GOD and his Annoynted denouncing to the Aduersaries the Almightie power of Christ to the confusion of all that set themselues against him Psal 2.10.11.12 9 And for himselfe speaking of Idolaters he protesteth saying Their offerings of blood will I not offer neither make mention of their names with my lips Psal 16.4 Wherefore this godly King had a very prosperous raigne and good successe in all things as himselfe often acknowledgeth 1. Sam. 15. Psal 18.2 Sam. 22. 10 King Salomon Salomon his Sonne because he fully established the seruice of God according to all that had beene commanded by the Prophets the Lord also established his seate and encreased his glory aboue all the Kings of the earth till he began to decline from the Lord his God and brought the abhominable Idols of the Strange women whom he loued into his Kingdome and houses 1. King 10. Then the Lord raysed vp his Seruant against him who also in the daies of his Sonne so rent away the ten tribes of IsraÃ«l from the house of Dauid that they neuer returned vnto it againe 11 Rehoboam Salomons Sonne Rehoboam because he permitted Iudah to corrupt true Religion

to make them high places and Images and groues on euery high hill and vnder euery greene tree therefore Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem and tooke the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the Kings house and tooke away all c. 1. King 14.23.25 12 Abiiah the Sonne of Rehoboam because he walked in his Fathers sinnes Abiiah and was polluted with Idols had continuall warre with Ieroboam King of IsraÃ«l 1. King 15.3.7 13 But this Abiiah obiected against Ieroboam that he could not prosper because he had erected Idols in his kingdome and had made him Priestes contrarie to the Law and assured himselfe of Gods assistance against him for this reason because they had the Lord for their God who was their Captaine and his lawfull Priestes the Sonnes of Aaron sounding the Lords trumpets in the fielde before them Therefore saith he O yee children of IsraÃ«l fight not against the Lord God of your Fathers for ye shall not prosper And accordingly it is added that the IsraÃ«lites were ouercome hauing fiue hundred thousand men of warre slaine and the Iewes were strengthened because they rested vpon the Lord God of their Fathers 2. Chron. 13. throughout 14 Asa Asa his Sonne one while prospered when he put away all the Idols that his Father had made and then decayed when he followed the vaine discourse of flesh and blood and sought vnto the Assyrians for helpe 1. King 15.10 2. Chron. 14.1 c. 15 Iehoshaphat the Sonne of Asa prospered and grew vp on high Ichoshaphat because he lifted vp his hart vnto the waies of the Lord and tooke away the high mountaines and groues out of Iudah 2. Chron. 17.6.12 Notwithstanding he is reprooued for his affinitie and societie with wicked Achab King of IsraÃ«l 2. Chron. 19.2 16 Amasiah Amasiah because he obeyed not the Prophet but defiled himselfe with Idolatrie heard this saying I know that the Lord hath determined to destroy thee because thou hast done this 2. Chron. 35.16 17 The same thing also caused Azariah or Vzziah first to fall into sinne Azariah and then to become a leper 2. King 15.4.5 2. Chron. 26. 18 It was an obiection against Iotham the sonne of Azariah Iotham and a great fault laid to his charge 2. King 15.35 Ahaz as also vnto Ahaz his sonne 2. King 16.4 and to Manasses after his repentance 2 Chron. 33.17 that they tooke not away the high places 19 Ezechiah Ezechiah because he tooke away the high places and brake the images and cut downe the groues and brake in pieces the brasen Serpent and trusted in the Lord God of IsraÃ«l deserued this commendation that after him there was none like him among all the Kings of Iudah neither were there any such before him 2. King 18.4.5 20 Manasses Manasses his Sonne falling into Idolatrie was carried away prisoner into Babylon but humbling himselfe and praying vnto GOD he was restored againe to his kingdome which he purged from Idolatrous worship 2. Chron. 23.11.12.15 Albeit it was a blemish vnto him that he tooke not away the high places as we haue noted before 21 Notable is the historie of King Iosiah Iosiah who did vprightly in the sight of the Lord walked in all the waies of Dauid and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left who read the law before the people put downe the Idols killed their Priests destroied the Coniurers and at last was mercifullie taken away that his eies should not see all the euill which the Lord was to bring vpon Ierusalem 2. King 22. and 23. throughout also 2. Chron. 34. and 35. 22 Nebuchadnezzar when he had seene the power of God in the deliuerie of Shadrach Nebuchadnezzar Meshach and Abednago made this decree saying I make a decree that euery nation people and language which speake any blasphemie against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednago shal be drawen in pieces and their houses shal be made a iakes Dan. 3.29 23 King Darius seeing Daniel strangely deliuered from the Lions denne Darius made this decree that all people nations and languages in the world should reuerence and feare the God of Daniel Dan. 6.25.26 24 The King of Niniueh compelled the whole Citie to humble themselues before God King of Niniuth to turne from their euill way and from the wickednesse that was in their handes Ionah 3.6 seqq 25 Ieroboam King of IsraÃ«l Ieroboam knowing that vnity in Religion would turne the hearts of the people to the obedience of Rehoboam brought in new worship and caused them to commit Idolatrie And Ieroboam thought in his heart saith the text Now shall the kingdome returne to the house of Dauid If this people go vp and do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Ierusalem then shall the heart of this people turne againe vnto their Lord euen to Rehoboam King of Iudah so shall they kill me and goe againe to Rehoboam King of Iudah Whereupon the king tooke counsell and made two calues of gold and said vnto them It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem Behold Ã´ IsraÃ«l thy gods which brought thee vp out of the land of Aegypt and he set the one in Bethel and the other in Dan. 1. King 12.26.27.28.29 Whereupon the Children of Iudah were interdicted their company 26 And of the Prophets A man of God And when a Prophet sent from Iudah did but goe in vnto another Prophet sent from Iudah did but goe in vnto another Prophet in Bethel to eate bread he was slaine by a Lion as he returned homeward 1. King 13.24 27 The Prophet Elias could not endure mixture of Religion but exhorted the people to one Religion saying How long halt you between two opinions If the Lord be God follow him but if Baal be he then go after him 1. King 18.21 28 The Lord saith by the Prophet Zephaniah Zephaniah I will stretch out mine hand vpon them that worship and sweare by the Lord and sweare by Malcham Zephan 1.5 Hosea Amos Micah 29 Hoseah Amos and Micah directed their Prophecies against the tribe of Ephraim or Samaria with whom Iudah had made a league 30 I will adde this one out of the Apocrypha that Iudas Macchabeus being alwaies a Conquerour as soone as he had made a league with the Romans was presently ouercome and perished and his Brethren when they had renewed their friendship with them and with the Spartanes neuer prospered in batraile 1. Macch. cap. 1. and 9. and 12. and 14. and 16. These and infinite such like auctorities and examples declare that puritie of Religion and true pietie are the foundation of all true wisedome and policie and the cause of all happie successe and prosperitie and that impietie idolatrie heresie corruption and mixture of diuers Religions what shew so euer it hath of outward commoditie and profit for a season yet indeed

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