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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	work_n	yield_v	262	3	6.5401	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68984	A murmurer	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1607 (1607)	STC 3671; ESTC S104771	22,871	102

vvith another It is written that a man should bee as a God vnto man but it may bee vvriten that man is or at least many men are as Deuills vnto men vvhere there are so many murmurers that ther can be fevv louers the rich man murmures at the poore man that hee should dwell nigh him the Vsurer murmures at the Broker that he g●●eth any thing by him the Tradesman murmures at his neighbour that he should prosper or thriue by him the Lavvyer murmures at the Tearme that it is so short a haruest for him The Marchant murmures at the vvindes that his Shippes come not home to him the Souldiour murmures at the pay-maister that hee keepes his money from him The Courtier murmures at his Taylor that his clothes are not fit for him The Minister he murmures at the Parson because hee hath the greatest profit from him and the Parson murmures at the parishe that they come not to Church to pay their duties to him and the parishe murmures at the Parson that they pay so much for so little paines from him the Tenant murmures at his Landlorde for racking of his rent the Landlord murmures at his Tenant to see him thriue by his husbandry In summe there is almost no profession or cōdition wherin one doth not murmre at an other which murmuring vvhile it continueth in the hearts of people it vvill suffer loue to haue no life among them but were the vvorlde purged of that malicious humor then vvould there bee as great a heauen as thereis novv a hell in the vvorld vvher loue should establish such a Lavv as should neuer bee broken among men doe not tvvo Eyes in one head two hands and two legges to one bodie make one man and shall not two lands make one kingdome nay more doth not one Eye the same that the other the one hād the same that the other and shall not one peple so nere another as one mēber is to another haue one vvill one lavv and one loue one vvith another It is strange it should be so But I hope it vvill bee othervvise God vvill haue his vvill and our good King his wil in this vvorke of GODS vvill euery good Christian and good Subiect vvill giue his good will to Gods and our Kings will against vvhich if any shall murmure God vvill bee displeased that the King is not obeyed the King vvill bee displeased that God is not obeyed the Counsel vvill be displeased that God and the king are not obeied the court vvill be agreeued to see God the king and Counsell displeased and the Common-vvealth vvill haue a common vvoe when all these are displeased Looke therfore betimes to this busines detract no time for this dispatch suppresse the power of the diuels pride and plant in your hearts that grace of humilitie that in the life of true loue may bring forth fruite to Gods glorie Breake an Angel and you shall haue losse in the mettall breake a Cup and you shall haue losse in the fashiō breake a Glasse you shall loose the fashion and the Mettall breake wedlocke and you loose your credit breake the Lawe and loose your libertie breake Loue and loose the joye of life But keepe your Coyne whole and it will goe currant keepe your Cup vvhole and you shall saue the fashion keepe your Glasse whole and you shall saue Mettall and fashion keep your wedlocke from breaking and saue your credit from cracking keepe your Lawe frō breaking and your loue will be great keepe your Loue from breaking and your liues vvill be blessed Diuide the head the Braines vvil come out diuide the Body and the heart vvill come out diuide the Minde the vvittes vvill come out diuide the Wittes and the vvilles come out and diuide the Willes and the vvoes come out but keepe the head vvhole and the Braines vvill bee the better keepe the Body vvhole the heart vvill bee the better keepe the minde quiet the vvits will be the better keepe the wits in temper the vvilles be the better and keepe the wils togither the common-wealth vvil bee the better Note therefore in al causes al courses diuision breeds losse greefe or sorrovv and vnion gain comfort and ioy But I doubt I haue onely spoken of that vvhich vvould quickly bee helped if the right vvay vvere once found and therefore it is rather the manner then the matter that the vvorkeman cannot agree vpon but to helpe the ill hammering of a peece of vvorke so vvorth the framing let mee make a comparison betvvixt a house and a kingdome There is a greate Landlord will haue a house builded his will must bee obeyed hee giues commaund vnto the maister workeman that it bee speedely performed The maister vvorkeman calls his labourers and giues order for the worke euery one in his place and according to his qualitie Now vvhen the worke is in hand Timber Stone Bricke Lime and water Iron Glasse and Leade and all is readie that is necessarie If either the workmen bee vnwilling to worke or cannot agree vpon their worke there will no house bee built But if they fal to their busines agree vpon the direction the ●…ame will soone vp Euen so the ●ord God our Sauiour Iesus Christ the great Landlord and Lord of Heauen and Earth will haue a commonwealth builded and his will must be obeyed for performance whereof hee hath giuen commaundement to his seruant and our Soueraigne Lord King Iames in this world vnder God onely workemaister of this vnion where if either the people be vnwilling to yeeld vnto the course or order set dovvne by the workemaister or among themselues disagree vpon the manner of their working whatsoeuer faire vvords be vsed whatsoeuer good reasons be alleadged or vvhatsoeuer shews of loue be made there vvill bee no true league of friendship nor peace for the ground of a Common-wealth but let the labourers be willing to bee directed by their vvorke-maister and euery one in his place shevv the best of his good vvill and no doubt but such a common-vvealth vvill bee built as while God doth blesse it all the vvorld shall not hurt it Consider therefore the inconueniences of diuision and the comforts and commodities of vnion and let not selfe-will carrie you away from the course of wisedom you see if you vvill still murmure against this so gratious an action hovv many are against you God himselfe who loues vnitie the King vvho vvould haue an vnion Subiects that loue their King and godly men that loue God for they vvill bee obedient to his will the flowers of the field are against you for they will grow togither the trees for they vvill beare fruite togither the fishe for they vvil swim togither the birdes for they vvill sing togither and is it not then a shame for men that vve cannot liue and loue togither For shame then goe from your selues vnto God and goe from the Deuill vnto man and in the name of God agree togither liue vnder one God one King one law and one loue so shall God best bee pleased the King best contented the kingdome best gouerned and euery vvise and honest man best satisfied vvhere liuing in murmuring and malecontent God may be displeased the king disquieted the State disturbed and fevv men but some vvay discontented vvhat shall I say to conclude but this Is not vnion a kind of marriage vvrought by the hands of God and performed in the hearts of his people I say a marriage where hearts ioyning hands make two bodies as one and is not a kind attonement better then an vnkind diuorcement let then these tvvo kingdomes be one marrie them in loue and since our King is the Father that giues them vvhile God himselfe doth vnite them what Subiect or Christian can be so vngratious as not to giue his consent to them yea let mee say vvith the minister in the time of marriage if any man knovv any lavvfull or iust cause vvhy these two Landes now one kingdome should not in marriage be lincked vvith such a loue as may make them liue vnder one lavv and dvvell togither as one people let him novv speake or euer hereafter hold his peace But if there bee any man that knovving no iust nor lavvfull cause vvill out of the malicious humor of a vvicked spirit hating to see a heauenly Action vpon earth murmur at the blessed proceeding of so gratious a worke the God of peace make him for euer hold his peace Amen