Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	affection_n	love_v	soul_n	6,845	5	5.1162	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68481	An exhortation to styrre all Englyshe men to the defence of theyr countreye. made by Richard Morysine	Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.	1539 (1539)	STC 18110.5; ESTC S104287	21,862	62

than he was The kynge laye soore vpon hym oft prayenge hym that he wolde conducte his hoste ageynste the vnkynd Atheniens Themistocles stylle refused it and where as the kynge wolde make no ende of entysyng hym agaynste his countreye he neyther fyndynge in his harte to do soo neyther intendynge to deceyue a kynge whome he had founde so beneficiall thoughte it a lesse faut to rydde hym selfe by poyson than to go with an armye ayenst his natiue countrey ¶ Cretinus Magnesius his countreye being at warre with kyng Mithridates gaue his assent that one callid Hermias his great enemye shulde be capitayne ayenste Mithridates promisynge by solempne protestation that he wolde in the meane season banyshe him selfe his coūtrey leste there might rise som tumulte busynes by their two factions But Hermias knowynge Cretinus to be the better capitayn of both for the loue he bare to his countrey gaue that honour to his enemie and after banished hym selfe his countrey tyll the warre was at an ende Percase the byshop of Rome is perswaded that men here ar of two sortes some yet remaynynge his true frendes Reynard his man may put this in his heed But I truste they bothe be deceyued I truste there be verye fewe but they feele their knowlege moche enlightned sithēs this good father with his trumpery and baggage departed hens enforced to dispatche his wares in some other markets of fooles Fewe I thynke but beynge brought from suche a sorte of errours in to so many truthes truthes that so doo quiet all troubeled consciences but they fynde greatte causes to be gladde of the chaunge The way that was this many hundred yeres kepte shutte is nowe god and the kinges highnes be thanked layd open God instilleth his fayth into mans harte by his apoynted ordynaunce that is by worthy herynge of the gospell All men sayth saynt Paule that call rightly vppon the name of god shall be saued But howe saythe he can they call vpon hym in whome they beleue not Howe can they beleue hym of whom they here not how can they here of him if no man preache hym howe can they preche hym that are not sente so that we see by this gradation the onely way to the knowelege of faith to the styckynge vnto goddis promyses is heryng his word This waye is layde open knoweledge approcheth errours are takynge theyr vyage The bysshop of Rome foreseing the damages that ensue to hym and his by the commynge forth of goddis word knowing also howe moch his vantages maye dayly encrease yf errours be reteyned in all christen kyngedomes doth and wolle do what he can to ouerrunne this way with a pestyferouse Poole that floweth out of course that seketh ayenst nature to destroy the heed from whense it fyrste dyd sprynge The bysshoppe seeth if we walke in this way longe he must walke to that he came fro that is to pouertie to preachynge to humilite and to obeysaunce This is it that wryngeth hym at this he fretteth for this he sturreth all these coles They are lyttell acqueynted with the bishop of Romes practises that thynke he styrreth prynces ayenste vs for any loue or desyre he hath to auaunce goddis honour His hole actes declare hym to meane al thyng rather than that Who can beleue he wold take suche peynes susteyne suche charges to seeke oure helth and safetie whan he treadeth them vnder his fete at his owne dores whiche fayne wolde enter into our religion and may not He hath dwellyng in his owne citie of Rome many that moche couet to be christened whom he wol in no case receyue excepte they forsake all their goodes and gyue theym hole vnto hym I meane the poore iewes whiche are soo spoyled of hym whan god gyueth them his greattest giftes faithe and affiaunce that theyr synnes shall be forgyuen that it wolde pytie an hethen harte to se his tyranny ouer them If it please the holye gooste to call any of theym to Chrystis fayth this good father starteth betwene them and saythe there is a playne texte excepte a man renounce all that he hath he may not be my disciple Is not this a good shepeherde that woll not receiue shepe which are strayed from the flocke excepte they giue hym money A iewe for money is made a ryght christian And a right christian is taken for a miscreaunt for a iewe for a turke if he refuse to giue a pounde for that is not worthe a penye This good byshoppe loued vs excedyng tenderlye as longe as we gaue to hym frankely our siluer He gaue vs pardons plentuously which brought vs far from purgatory euen the nexte waye to helle but now that we se his chaffer is naught worthe and therfore woll gyue naughte for it this good father hath chaunged his affection and is so farre in loue with our sowles that he wolde with swerde seke for them in our bowels I wol grāte hym for a while we were as he and his are in errour in blyndenes if he loued vs as surely he wolde if he were our father as he calleth hym selfe if he loued vs wolde he seke the distruction of our lyues we beinge in an euel belefe ought he not rather if he were but a good christen mā to knele on his bare knees vnto god and desyre hym our bodyes myght kepe our soules while we were better instructed If we were in a wronge feythe dothe not he slee our soules if our bodies by his meanes be slayne er we tourne coulde he thus doo thus entende if he were goddes vicar If he loued our soules if he sought to brynge vs to saluation Peter pence make Paule to do as he dothe Our holy father enioyeth no lenger our goodes this losse greueth hym sore and yet he feareth thexample worse than the domage He is afrayde leste yf god prosper vs that other kynges woll also passe as moche of hym as our most noble kyng dothe We be gone from him to Christe whiche saythe Qui uenit ad me non eiiciam eum foras He that commeth to me I woll not see him cast out of doores Let our good father which in very dede is moche meter to be a hogherde than a shepeherde of men let hym curse vntyll his tonge fall into hell they shall be blessed that god blesseth Let hym order his byndynge and losynge as luste leadeth hym There is one that woll one day se his sawcye power tyed shorter For what I pray you is lefte for pride to chalenge whan he ones taketh vpon hym to binde that that god commaundeth to be leuse to leuse that that god in any wyse wolle haue bounden God wolle all subiectes peyne of eternall damnation to obeye their princis This good interpreter of goddis wyll whan affection gayne or feare of losse wol delyuereth all pryncis subiectes from the bondes that god hath knyt them in and gyueth theym pardon that leaue their duetie that breke goddis commaundement and curseth all theym that wol