Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	aaron_n	appear_v	ointment_n	36	3	10.7298	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01682	The praise of a good name The reproch of an ill name. Wherin euery one may see the fame that followeth laudable actions, and the infamy that cometh by the contrary. With certaine pithy apothegues, very profitable for this age, by C.G.	Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604.	1594 (1594)	STC 11819; ESTC S113889	37,552	56

By the old Law none 〈…〉 to a stranger but to s●●e ●f his own stocke to no other 〈◊〉 but to pres●rue their Names Deut. 25. For this cause d● Boar a 〈◊〉 of great wealth take Ruth a poore woman to his wi●e beca●●● hée was her next kinsman And for this cause was Onan cut off because he would not ●oo the office of a kinsman to Tamar after his brothers death Gen. 38. By the same Law none might 〈◊〉 his Inheritance but to some of hys kindred because it might stir vp the Name of the dead Ruth 4.5 It was this that made Naomi and Ruth come out of Bethelem because they might not sell their parcell of land to a straunger and for this cause was Naboth vnwilling to part from his Vineyard though it was requested by a king because it was his Inheritance 1. King 21. So common a principle of experience hath it beene in all ages and amongst all estates that rather then they would haue their Names extinct they omitted nothing that might be a meane to maintaine them The Romaines as Boetius maketh mention had a Table of brasse in which the Names of famous and noble men were vsed to be written for a perpetuall fame or memory and if any of them afterward were conuicted off fellony or any egregious offence hée was presently strooke out of the Table and that was called the death of prescription Some for want of issue builde glorious habitations and call their Landes by their Names The Psalmist obserued that in his time psal 49.11 Absolom erected a pillar and called it by his owne Name because he had no sonne to kéepe it in remembrance 2. Sam. 18.18 Some build or buy whole Citties and Townes and call them by their Names The Israelites did so 1. Chro. 6.65 or by their childrens Names as Caine did who built a Citty and called it by his sonnes Name because his vile act was an vtter coinquination of his owne Name Gen. 4.17 What excéeding ioy was there at the birth of Obed the text saith because the Name of the dead should bee continued in Israell Ruth 4.14 héereof many are de●●rous of children because by their ofspring their Names are after a sort reduced from death Many Monarches Kinges Princes and persons of renowne haue sumptuous Sepulchers and costly Tombes vppon their graues pro memoria mortuorum not so much for the royalty of their estates as for a remembraunce of their Names Iaacob set vp a pillar vppon his wiues graue and it is called the pillar of Rahels graue to this day There be others that haue ●●i●●phes and Epigrams eng●●uen vpon their Graue-stones for no other cause but that theyr Names might be remembred when they are read Then séeing there is none but is desirous of a Name how blessed is hée aboue other that deserues a good Name for Salomon saith the memoriall of the iust shal be blessed A good Name is to be accounted a great blessing for God promiseth to the godly that he will exalt them in Prayse in Name and in Glory Deut. 26.19 Amongst many other blessings bestowed on Abraham the Lord saide hee would make his Name great Gen. 12.2 A good Name post funera viuit it doth not onely reuiue the dead but reioyce the liuing by remembring it addeth a comm●ndation to the deceased and a consolation to his successors S. Augustine saith if a man lead a good and honest l●●e it is profitable to himselfe but a good Name or report is profitable to others For there is nothing more excellent of an earthly blessing then a good Name A good Name is better then Riches WHat more estimable amongst 〈…〉 Riches I haue read of some as Anaxagoras 〈◊〉 hauing sent him from king Alexander thirty thousand tallents of go●d he refused it returning 〈◊〉 sweare that it w●s for kinges to vse mon●y and not for Philosophers and Constantinus a mighty monarche had riches so much in contempt that hee thought 〈◊〉 rich ●h●ough by gouerning such as had th●● though be possessed none This iron age of ours affoordes not many so affected but it is true that Tully saith maxime admira●●ur cum qui pec●mia non monetur for mony is such a ●●●tall as most 〈◊〉 des●re 〈◊〉 sure and no man can w●●t without misery absque pecunia mise●è viuitur saith Terence Tantum quantum habes sis a m●ns credite is according to his wealth doth not experience teach this that the gentleman carrieth many a give that hath nothing but his birth to brag on the scholler taketh many a skoffe that hath nothing but his bookes to boast on the souldier is little set by that hath nothing but his buckler to shield him Quid non pecunia potest siluer aunsweareth to all saith the Preacher Eccles 10.19 and true it is for by it all other wants whatsoeuer are supplied Is not the foole thought wise if hee hath wealth and the wise foolish if he want it who will reiect an Asse if he come laden with gold when few will accept a man if hee hath nothing but his wit Doo not riches oftentimes preferre men to honour for that cause Labans sonnes enuied Iacob because hée had got honor by their fathers goods Gen. 31.1 Doo we not sée that such as haue béene much renowned when they had riches haue lost theyr dignity when they decayed who was more reputed of in prosperity then Iob but when his goods were gone hee could say Iob. 19.9 that he was spoyled of his honour Therefore Riches are of great price and praise they were one of the giftes God gaue Salomon yet he possessing as great plenty of siluer as stones could say A good Name is to be chosen aboue great Riches Prou. 22.1 A Philosopher yéeldeth a pretie reason Riches may bee recouered when they are lost but a good Name can neuer for as Plautus saith the infamy of a man is immortall shée liueth when you thincke her lost A good Name is better then pretious ointments WHat more soueraigne for many vses in Phisicke then ointments dayly experience approoues it In the time of the old law ointmentes were so costly in compounding so artificiall in composing so precious in accompt that they were called holy ointments Exod. 30.23 because they ●●serue for certaine vses of the Tabernacle It is said that Mary annointed the féete of Christ with a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly the sauour whereof filled the whole house Quéene Saba brought pretious odours and oyntmentes for a present to king Salomon for ointments are part of a kings treasure therefore Salomon had men of purpose appointed to that office 2. King 20.13 and so had Hezekiah Loue is an excellent thing yet the loue of brethren is likened to the pretious ointment that ranne downe Aarons beard as appéereth in the Psalmes The Church is greatly to be exalted yet the Church resembleth her good Name to ointments as appéereth in the Canticles Ointments in respect of their necessitie in vse