Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	heart_n	light_n	shine_v	8,936	5	9.6862	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10826	Spirituall encrease: or, Conclusions for pacifying the perplexed conscience of the weake Christian	Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.	1621 (1621)	STC 21098.7; ESTC S114561	50,019	237

purchased saluation himselfe alone yet for conueyance of this eminent blessing into vs these things are required as most necessary CON. 59. Our saluation is giuen to vs by Christ alone yet to our iustification faith to our sanctification the fruites of the Spirit c. are necessary EXPLA. For our saluation it is requisite to be chosen and knowne of God before the foundation of the world in the world to bee called iustified sanctified after wee haue left the world to be receiued into glory Now Christ in euery of these hath somewhat which hee worketh alone through him according to the eternall purpose of God before the foundation of the world borne crucified buried raised c. we were in a glorious acceptation knowne vnto God long before wee were seene of men God I say knew vs loued vs was kinde to vs in Christ Iesus in him we were elected to bee heires of life Thus God in Christ hath wrought in such sort alone that our selues are meere patients working no more then dead senselesse matter wood or stone or iron doth in the artificers hands no more then the clay when the potter appointeth it to be framed for an honorable vse nay not so much for the matter whereupon the tradesman worketh he chooseth for the fitnesse which is in it to serue his turne in vs no such thing Now touching the rest which is laide for the foundation of our faith importeth further that by him we are called that wee haue redemption and remission of sins by his blood health by his stripes iustice by him that he doth sanctifie his Church and make it glorious to himselfe that entrance into ioy shall be giuen by him alone yea al things by him alone howbeit not so by him alone as if in vs to our vocation the hearing of the Gospell to our iustification faith to our sanctification good workes to entrance into rest perseuerance in hope in faith in holinesse were not necessary which workes haue no power of satisfying God for sinne or of vertue to merit both grace here or glory in heauen for workes are a thing subordinate without which our sanctificatioÌ„ cannot bee accomplished yet God doth iustifie the beleeuing man not for the worthinesse of his beleefe but for the worthinesse of the person which is beleeued that is Christ and God also rewardeth euery one that worketh not for any meritorious dignity that is or can bee in the worke but throgh his mercy by whose commandement hee worketh CON. 60. That which we know either by sense or by infallible demonstration is not so certaine as the Principles Articles and Conclusions of Christian faith EXPLA. If the things which wee beleeue bee considered in themselues it may truely be said Faith is more certainâ— then any science that meere natural men do neither know nor acknowledge the things of God is no maruell for they are spiritually to bee discerned and they in whose hearts the light of grace doth shine and are taught of God are so yet weake in faith and their assenting to the law scrupulous mingled with feare and wauering for the foggy dampe of originall corruption is so great that no heart can be so inclined in the knowledge or established in the loue of that in which his saluatioÌ„ standeth as that hee doth not doubt and if any were such what doth let why that man shold not bee iustified by his owne inherent righteousnes For righteousnes inherent being perfect will iustifie and perfect faith is a part of perfect righteousnes inherent yea a principall part the mother and roote of all the rest and if it were thus what need we the righteousnes of Christ wherefore we must learne to challenge a strength which wee haue not lest wee lose the comfortable support of that weakenes which indeed we haue CON. 61. All men haue not equall certainety of faith but some beleeuers are more scrupulous and doubtfull then others EXPLA. The reason is there is â— double certainty a certainty of euidence as when the minde doth assent to this or that not because it is true in it selfe but because the truth is cleere and manifest to vs for things most certaine in themselues except they bee also most euident our perswasioÌ„ is not fully assured as it is of things more euident although in themselues they be lesse certaine it is as certaine that there be spirits as that there bee men but wee bee more assured of these then of them Now if there were equall euidence and truth there shold be equality of faith Yea that we see by the light of grace though it be indeed most certaine yet it is not so euidently certaine as that which sense or the height of nature will not suffer a man to doubt of as that the fire is hot c. Therefore God laboureth to confirme vs in the things were beleeue by things whereof we haue sensible knowledge for proofes must be more certaine then is the thing prooued The other is a certainety of adherence as when the heart doth cleaue and sticke to that which it doth beleeue and this certainty is greater in vs then the other because the faith of a Christian doth apprehend the words of the couenant and promises of God not only as true but as good and therefore when the euidence which hee hath of the truth is so small that it grieueth him to feele his weakenesse in assenting thereto yet is there in him such a sure adherence vnto that which hee doth but faintly and fearefully beleeue that his spirit hauing once truely tasted the heauenly sweetnesse thereof all the world is not able quite and cleane to remooue him from it but he striueth with himselfe against all hope of beleeuing For though he wold kill him yet wil he trust in him For why This is his lesson It is good for me to cleane vnto God CON. 62 Doubting doth alwayes accompany faith yea in the most faithfull that euer did beleeue EXPLA. If God did worke in vs like a naturall agent as the fire doth inflame and as the Sun enlightens according to the vttermost ability which they haue to bring forth their effects there should be nothing in the beleeuer but the incomprehensible wisedome of God doth limit the effects of his power to such a measure as seemeth best to himselfe Wherefore he worketh that certainty in all which sufficeth abundantly to their saluation in the life to come but to none so great as attaines in this life vnto perfection which is fittest for vs that feeling still our owne infirmities we may alwaies pray Lord helpe our incredulity Lord increase our faith Indeed it is said Abraham beleeued and doubted not which Negation doth not exclude all feare all doubting but onely that which cannot staÌ„d with true faith it freeth Abraham from doubting through infidelity not from doubting through infirmity from the doubting of vnbeleeuers not of weake beleeuers as is euident Genes 17.17 CON. 63. The faith

whereby wee are iustified cannot faile EXPLA. The seed of God that is the first grace which God powreth into the hearts of them that are incorporated into Christ because it is an aduersary vnto sinne we do therefore thinke we sin not but otherwise by a distrustfull and doubtful apprehension of that which stedfastly we ought to beleeue we are amazed yet they that are borne of God do neuer so sin as it doth extinguish quite grace Our faith when it is strongest is but weake yet euen then when it is at the weakest is so strong that vtterly it neuer faileth it neuer perisheth altogether no not in them who thinke it extinguished in themselues howbeit through extremity of griefe many times in iudgement the Elect are so confounded that they finde not themselues in theÌ„selues for that which dwelleth in their hearts they seeke it abideth worketh in them yet still they aske where still they lament as for a thing that is past finding they mourne as Raâ—hel and refuse to be comforted as if that were not which indeede is and as if that which is not were as if they did not beleeue when they doe and as if they did despaire quite when they do not For truely where faith maketh any doubt there the sense is neuer satisfied CON. 64. God will haue them that still walke in light to feele now and then what it is to sit in the shaddow of death EXPLA. A grieued spirit is no argument of a faithlesse mind men iudging by comparison either with other men or themselues at some other time being more strong they thinke imperfection to be a plaine depriuation weakenesse to bee vtter want of faith and therefore in heauinesse of spirit suppose they lack faith because they finde not the ioy delight which indeede doth accompany faith The Apostle Paule prayed The God of hope fill you with all ioy in beleeuing which is not an vnseparable companion therewith for the light would neuer bee so acceptable were it not for vsuall entercourse of darkenesse too much hony doth turne to gall and too much ioy euen spiritually would make vs turne wantons Happier a great deal is that mans case whose soule by inward desolation is humbled then hee whose heart through abundance of spirituall delight is lifted vp and exalted aboue measure better it is sometimes to cry my God my God why hast hast thou forsaken mee then to say with the Pharisey I thanke God it is not with mee as it is with other men God will haue them that should walke in light to feele sometimes what it is to sit in darkenesse yea God sendeth variety of disturbances that the minde should not gnaw nor waste it self away that wee should too much with Iob and Ieremy grieue and lament Thus hee driueth away griefe often with ioy that wee should not bee steeped and dissolued in sorrow CON 65. Our faith here may haue hath her priuie operations secret to vs yet known to him by whom they are EXPLA. Men do fasten their minds vpoÌ„ the distrustfull suggestions of the flesh whereof finding great abundance in theÌ„selues they gather thereby vnbeleefe hath full dominion and plenary possession of theÌ„ not marking the things of the spirit and of the flesh because they be buried and ouerwhelmed with the contrary when notwithstanding the Apostle doth acknowledge the spirit groanes and that God heareth when we doe not A man deceiued by a too hard opinion of his faith will scarce bee comforted yea it doth augment his griefe and will say I haue sifted all the corners of my heart and I see what there is in me neuer seeke to perswade mee against my knowledge reason not with flesh blood dispute neuer with Satan neuer doe yeeld much lesse giue ouer beleeue the word and giue place to prayer and exhortation and thou shalt finde light in thy greatest darkenesse The comfort of the spirit may for a season be intermitted but neuer the spirit of comfort shall leaue thee CON. 66. Besides our corrupt nature the serpent laboureth continually to peruert the simplicity of faith which is in Christ. EXPLA. I am iealous ouer you saith the Apostle with a godly iealousie for I haue prepared you to a husband a pure virgin vnto Christ but I feare lest as the serpent beguiled Euah through his subtilty so your mindes should bee corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ. This simplicity of faith taketh the naked promise of God his bare word and on that it resteth which simplicity the Diuell ceasseth not to ouerthrow corrupting the minde with many imaginations of repugnancy contrariety between the word of God and his promises therein and those things which sense or experience or some other fore-coÌ„ceiued opinion and perswasion had imprinted The word of promise vnto his people is I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee vpon this the simplicity of faith resteth and it is not afraid of famine But marke how the subtilty of Satan doth corrupt the mindes of that rebellious generation whose spirits were not faithfull vnto God they beheld the desolate state of the desert in which they were and by the wisedome of their sense concluded the wisedome of God to be but folly Can God prepare a table in the desert Againe the word of the promise vnto Sarah was Thou shalt beare a sonne faith is simple and doubted not of it but Satan to corrupt this simplicity of faith entised the minde of the woman with an argument drawne from common experience to the contrary An olde woman Sarah will shee bee acquainted with forgotten passions of youth So the word of the promise of God by Moses and the Prophets made the Sauiour of the world so apparent vnto Philip that this simplicity could conceiue no other Messiah then Iesus of Nazareth the Sonne of Ioseph but to stay Nathaniel to come and see and should also beleeue and so be saued the subtilty of Satan casted a mist before his eyes put in his head against this the common conceiued opinion of all men against Nazareth Is it possible that a good thing should come from thence Thus he bereaueth men for the time of all perceiuance of that which should releeue them and be their comfort yea it taketh all remembrance from them euen of things wherewith they are most familiarly acquainted The Israelites might know that hee that led them thorow the Red Sea was able to feede them in the wildernes Sarah was not to learne that with God all things were possible Therefore diligently marke the conceit of repugnancy beleeue not those things which are obiect to the eies but that which faith vpon promise of God doth looke for CON. 67. The promises of Grace protection fauor which God in his law makes vnto his people doe not grant any such immunity as can free exempt them from all chastisements EXPLA. God hath said I will continue my mercy for euer towards them so

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