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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	solomon_n	11,542	5	9.1098	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19660	An informacion and peticion agaynst the oppressours of the poore commons of thys realme compiled and imprinted for this onely purpose that amongest them that haue to doe in the Parliamente some godlye mynded men, may hereat take occation to speake more in the matter then the authour was able to wryte.	Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1548 (1548)	STC 6086.5; ESTC S310	14,980	31

coffen to put the body in agreynge to paye to the keeper therof his accustomed dutie and in lyke maner to the graue maker and the foure poore men to cary the bodye so that the whole charges had ben but vii.d ☞ But when the corps was buried wythout other crosse or holy water stycke Dirige or Masse with praiers of as smal deuotion as any pore curate could say yet must we needes paye vii.d more That is to saye i.d to the curate whiche he called an heade peny and vi.d to .ii. clerkes that we had no neede of ☞ Thys was done in Sepulchres parishe in the Citie of Lodon And if it shall please any of this noble assemble to trye the truth of this I wyl verifie it where so euer I shal be called euen in the presence of all the ydle ministers of the same churche ☞ This haue I written moste worthy counsailours to gyue you an occasiō to set such an ordre in thys and suche other thynges that either we may haue ministers founde vppon the tēthes that we paie yerli to the churches other els that it maye be leaful for vs to do such ministeries our selues and not to be thus cōstrained to feede a sorte of carion crowes whiche are neuer so mery as when we lament the losse of our frendes ☞ Thys muche haue I spoken of the extortion that reygneth frely in the Clergie Nowe wyth your pacience I wyl with like breuitie speake of the great intollerable vsurie which at this daie reigneth so frely this realme ouer al and chiefely in the Citie of London that it is taken for moste leaful gaines Yea it is welmoste heresie to reproue it for men say it is alowed by Parliament Wel. The most part I am sure of this most Godly assemble and parliamēt do knowe that the occasion of the acte that passed here cōcerning Vsurie was the vnsaciable desire of the vsurers who coulde not be cōtēted with Vsurie vnlesse it were vnreasonable much To restrayne this gredy desire of theirs therfore it was cōmuned and agreed vpō and by the authoritie of Parliament decreed that none should take aboue x.li by yere for the lone of an C.li. ☞ Alas that euer any christiā assēble should be so voied of gods holy spirite that they should alowe for leaful any thynge that Gods word forbiddeth Be not abashed most worthy counsaylours to cal this acte into question againe Scan the wordes of the Psalmist concerning this matter Lorde sayth he who shal enter into thy tabernacle and who shal rest in thy holy moūtaine H● answereth That entreth wtout spot worketh ryght That speaketh truth in his hert hath not deceiued with his tonge that hath done his neighbour ho harme nor accepted any reproche against his neighbour He regardeth not the wicked but thē that feare the Lorde he glorifieth praiseth He that swereth to his neighbour deceyueth hym not He that hath not giuē his money vnto vsurie hath not taken gyftes rewardes agaynst the innocent ☞ If you moste christian counsaylours do glorie in the knowledge of Gods spirite who hath spokē these wordes by the prophet howe can you suffre this acte to stande which shal be a witnes against you in the later day that you alowe that which Goddes spirite forbiddeth ☞ If he that geueth not his money to Vsurie shal dwell in the Lordes tabernacle where shal he dwel that giueth his money to Vsury shal he not be shutte out cast into vtter darknes Theyr workes be contrary why should not their rewarde be also contrary If the one be receyued in the other must be shut out Yea and you that haue made this lawe vnlesse you do reuoke it and establysh an act to the c●ntrary the Brydegroume the onely sonne of God shal at the laste daye deny you and saye that he neuer knewe you Math. 7. Depart frō me shal he saye al ye workers yf iniquitie Scanne the wordes of the Prophete therfore and scanne the wordes of oure sauioure Christe also in the .vi. of Luke where he sayeth thus Do you lende lokynge for no gaynes therof and your rewarde shal be plentuous and you shal be sonnes of the highest bicause he is gentle liberall towarde the vnthankful and wicked ☞ I am not ignoraunte what Glosses haue ben made vpon this place and howe men haue wrested made it no precept but a counsaile of our sauiour therfore not to infer necessitie to christians but to leaue them at libertie either to do it or leaue it vndone ☞ Oh mercifull Lorde what maner of religion is it that these men professe ☞ They boast them selues to bee the disciples of Christe and setters forthe of his glorie ☞ They wyll beare the name of hym and be called christians and yet wylbe at libertie to chose whether they luste to folowe hys counsayle or leaue it vndone ☞ Our shepherd Christe of whose flocke they boaste them selues to bee sayeth that hys sheepe heare his voyce and folowe hym And immediatly before he sheweth Iohn 10 the cause why the Iewes dyd not credyt hys wordes to be none other but that thei wer not his shepe ☞ And doubte ye not moste worthy counsaylours what so euer he is that wyll defende or teach that any one lytle iote of the counsayles of Christ shoulde be so vaynly spoken that any of hys flocke myght refuse to practise the same in hys lyuynge to the vttermoste of hys power is nolesse then a membre of the Deuell and a verey Antichriste ☞ For he that desyreth not in hys herte to practise in his lyueynge all the counsayles of Christe our maister and teachar shall be numbred amonge the obstinate Iewes for none of the flocke of Christ because he heareth not his voice nor foloweth him Thus I mak an ende Wyshyng vnto you most worthy counsaylours the same spirit that in the primitiue church gaue vnto the multitude of beleuers Actu 4. one herte one mynde to esteme nothyng of this worlde as theyr owne ministrynge vnto euery one accordyng to his necessities That you led by the same spirite may at the lestwaye ordeine such a lawe that the oppressiō of the pore reigne not frely amonge them that beare the name of christians But if they wyll be styll oppressyng the pore membres of Christ after once or twyse admoniciō let them nomore be named christians after Christ whom thei serue not but Māmonistes after Māmon whose badge they beare And this reformacion had no doubt the maiestie of God shal so appere in all your decres that none so wicked a creature shal be foūde so bold as once to opē his mouth against the ordre that you shal take in al matters of religion Yea the very enimies of Dauid shall do Omage vnto Solomō for his wisdom Al the Kynges christined shal learne at you to reforme theyr churches You shal be eu●n the light of al the world ☞ But if ye lette these thynges passe and regarde thē not be ye sure the Lorde shal cōfoūd your wisdome Inuent Decre Establish and authorise what you cā al shal come to nought The wayes that you shall inuent to establyshe vnitie and concord shal be the occacions of discorde The thynges wherby you shal thinke to wyn prayse through al the worlde shal tourne to your vtter shame and the wayes that you shall inuent to establysh a kyngdome shal be the vtter subuerciō of the same The mercifull father of our Lorde Iesus Christe indue you wyth hys spirit that you be not parttakers of these plages AMEN