Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	hate_v	love_v	sin_n	9,451	5	5.6895	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12262	Samsons seaven lockes of haire allegorically expounded, and compared to the seauen spirituall vertues, whereby we are able to ouercome our spirituall Philistims. By M. A. Symson, minister of the euangell at Dalkeith.	Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628.	1621 (1621)	STC 22570; ESTC S102417	21,169	66

can wee loue the thing which wee know not Yea the measure of the Loue groweth according to the measure of the knowledge For no man can loue the Pearle Simil. vnlesse hee know the validitie vertue and price of it and then hee esteemeth of it Hee that loueth not the LORD IESVS let him bee accursed Hee asked three times at Peter Iob. 21.15 if hee loved him not if hee knewe him to declare that the knowledge of GOD without his loue is vnprofitable Trie the loue which you beare towardes GOD by these fiue markes First Fiue marks whereby to try our loue 1. Principall if it bee principall and when yee compare other things which ye loue with him trie which of them yee loue best Hee that loveth Father or Mother or Wife or Land c. better than mee sayeth our Saviour is not worthie of mee Matth. 10 37. For he first loued vs yea hee loued vs more than all the other creatures and tooke our flesh vpon him and died for vs what should wee then doe for him But the swinish Gadalenes of this worlde loue their Swine better than him Matth. 8.34 these rich Gluttons loue their Bellies better than him and these couetous and earthlie minded men loue Mammon better than GOD. Next 2. Sincere trie thy Loue by the sinceritie thereof and for what cause thou louest GOD whether for his owne cause and the sweetnesse which is in him or for some temporall gaine and rewarde that thou lookest for at his handes because thou louest him If it bee for gaine it is but mercenarie and the loue of an Hyreling But wee ought to loue the LORD as a chaste woman doeth her Husband Simil. not for his Riches and Honours but for loue of himselfe yea shee counteth it no burthen to begge with him Euen so must wee loue the LORD for himselfe the goodnesse which is in him Yea it is a part of mercenarie wages to loue GOD for eternall Life but rather wee must loue eternall Life for him that wee may bee with him for without him eternall Life were eternall Death Thirdlie 3. The loue of GODS House wee may trie the loue of GOD to bee true in vs if wee finde in our selues that wee loue GOD himselfe and his House Psa 116.1 I loue the LORD dearlie sayth the Prophet David And O LORD I haue loued the Habitation of thine House Psal 26.8 and the place where thine Honour dwelleth And againe Psal 27.4 One thing haue I craued of the LORD that I will require That I may dwell in the House of the LORD all the dayes of my life to beholde the Beautie of the LORD and to visit his Temple Reade the fourescore eight Psalme which beginneth O LORD of Hostes how amiable are thy Tabernacles and reade it vnto the ende and yee shall perceiue howe well David loued the LORDES House Which manifestlie argueth that these vngodlie Atheistes and faythlesse Papistes who refuse GODS publicke House but at some superstitious times haue no loue of GOD in their heartes Farther yee shall trie the loue of GOD which yee haue in your heart by the loue that you carrie towardes your Neighbours 4. The loue of the Brethren the Brethren and Members of CHRIST For howe can yee loue the invisible GOD the Father 1. Ioh. 4.20 whom yee see not if yee loue not his Children whom yee see David sayeth that hee was a Companion vnto all them that feared the LORD Psal 119.63 as also hee hated all those that hated the LORD And finallie 5. The hatred of sinne if yee would trie whether yee loue the LORD truelie and whether or not yee haue the second Locke of Haire on your head then see how yee are affected towardes euerie sinne Psa 97.10 For hee that loueth the LORD hateth all euill So that of necessitie wee must hate all kinde of sinnes both in our selues and in all others And now by these markes yee may trie whether yee haue the true loue of GOD in your heartes or not THE THIRD LOCKE The feare of God THIS may seeme strange that wee must both loue and feare GOD when as the Apostle sayeth 1 Ioh. 4 18 that perfect Loue chaseth away Feare But ye must vnderstand that there is both a slauish feare and a childish feare the Slaue feareth for paine the Childe out of loue feareth to offende Childish feare so that the greater loue there is there is also the greater feare to offende him whome thou louest But because men may deceiue themselues concerning this Feare of GOD I shall heere God willing giue you a briefe Rule which can verie hardlie â—ayle NOTA. Bee af ayde to offende God in the smallest thoughts Pro. 28.14 that is If thou makest conscience and fearest to offende GOD in the smallest thought of thine heart For hee that is afrayd to offend in lesser things will he not be more loath to offend in greater matters as is sayde Blessed is hee that feareth continuallie But alace wee may say with Abraham that the seare of GOD is not in this place Genes 20.11 For if the feare of GOD were in your heartes it would bee a Bridle to restraine you from euerie euill althoug there were neyther King Law nor Iustice But if it bee an externall Feare which stayeth you from doing euill then yee lacke the third Locke of Samsons Haire THE FOVRTH LOCKE Obedience to God THIS Obedience to GOD is the first fruite of the former three for Abrahams fayth was knowne by his obedience Genes 12.4 and 22.16 in leaving his natiue Countrey and sacrificing â—is sonne If yee loue mee Ioh. 14.21 sayeth CHRIST keepe my Commandementes This Obedience is not onlie in doing Obedience actiue and passiue but also in suffering for him As CHRIST was obedient to the death of the Crosse so wee must learne of him obediently to suffer for his Names sake whensoeuer wee are called therevnto 1. Sam. 15.22 This obedience is better than Sacrifice and disobedience is like the sinne of Witch-craft and Idolatrie But to trie thine Obedience whether it bee true yee shall marke these three thinges in it Markes of true obedience 1. Material pointes and substantial Mat. 15.9 First let vs beware that in euery part of GODS worship which is materiall wee haue a warrand out of his worde or else wee worship GOD in vaine following for Doctrine the Traditions of men If it bee circumstantiall as concerning Times Places Behauiours Habites c. see that they be not against the materiall grounds and that they import no superstition nor profanitie and then it is obedience For hee that is not against vs is with vs. But if they bee Idolatrous Impious or Scandalous they ought not to bee obeyed lest wee should obey Men rather than GOD. Next that our obedience bee free and without compulsion 2. Free obedience For GOD loueth not

or intch to anie person of the world in matters of Gods seruice lest by yeelding in one thing at last wee bee brought to yeeld to all as we see by the pittifull example of Samson And when the Deuill can obtaine thus much at our handes that we may admit the badges or colours of Antichrist yea the smallest Ceremonie of that Romane Church shall wee doubt that hee will stand there no but hee will seeke farther and will not be satisfied that we receiue his colours vnlesse we receiue himselfe also make shipwracke of our consciences and denie the Faith Like as a whoore-hunter sending some of his rings or other loue-tokens to a young woman Simil. if shee accept of them hee perswadeth himselfe hee hath obtained her fauour so if wee receiue the marks of Antichrist take vpoÌ„ vs his colours it shal be ineuitable to refuse himselfe but that we shal imbrace that doctrine of deuils 1. Tim. 4.1 Wherfore let vs resist the beginning of euery euil Samson in his greatest danger became secure Securitie fell asleepe vpon the Harlots knee and this designeth the fragility of mans nature yea the regenerate that the wicked bee more vigilant to performe their deuilish deuises than the godlie bee to escape them For yee see here Dalilah is waking while Samson is sleeping Matth. 26.40.47 so was Iudas when the Apostles were fast asleepe in the Garden Next the securitie of Samson representeth the dulnesse of our nature Wee are most secure when wee should bee most vigi Ionah 1.5 that we are then most secure when wee are in greatest danger So was Ionas in the ship when the tempest of Gods wrath the surges of the Sea were persuing the ship all were waking onelie Ionas was asleep who should haue bene most vigilant And so is our Church this day when Antichrist and all his confederates and suppostes are triumphing vpon the graues of Christians we are drinking in Bowles making merrie with Beltaschar Dan. 5.3.4.30 But out of question God will waken vs either in his mercie or in his Iudgement out of this dead-sleepe wherinto Princes Pastors and people are lulled ouer at this present time The Philistims are vpon thee Samson THe Harlot hath two voyces the first voyce when shee is tempting him to sinne If thou loue mee thou wilt tell mee wherin thy great strength standeth Dalilah hath two voyces But when he hath yeelded her secoÌ„d voyce is a voyce of destruction The Philistims are vpon thee Samson So the Deuill hath two voyces to a sinner the one when hee is alluring perswading vs to sin then hee seemeth to pretende loue and kindnesse promiseth vs faire things but when hee hath perswaded vs to sinne then he terrifieth vs with his second voyce and saith The Philistims are vpon thee Samson and the judgements of God First he lulleth vs asleepe with an hope of Gods mercies but when hee hath snared vs he proclaimeth warre nothing but Gods judgements Therfore let vs beware to heare the whistling of the Serpent lest afterward wee heare the roaring of the Lyon SAMSONS WEAKNESSE HIs weaknesse is described that when his enemies came vpoÌ„ him he conceated with himself that he had his former streÌ„gth but in effect he proued to bee as other men Whereof wee may learn two remarkable lessons first that the streÌ„gth we haue is only of God The Lord our streÌ„gth once being left by him to our selues we are a ready prey to our spiritual enemies TheÌ„ if we cast off our armour we are naked before an armed man our strength is turned to weaknes therfore let vs put on our armour shake it not off Next we see the false confidence of flesh and blood False confidence in our selues that wil ascribe to it selfe streÌ„gth wisdome faith c. when it hath nothing in it but as it were one dreaming of victory in prison Simil. But wheÌ„ Samson commeth in his enemies hand then he feeleth his owne weakenes by dolefull experience Let vs therfore not presume of our giftes lest wee deceiue our selues in our imaginations proue drosse Simil. where we supposed our selues to be gold as the Spirit saies to the Church Thou sayest Apoc. 3.17 I am rich and lacke nothing c. Samsons fourefolde punishment God winkes not at sinne NOw God justly chastises his own seruant with foure rods to let vs see that the Lord wil not winke at the faultes of his Elect albeit hee will not take his holy Spirit froÌ„ them as he did froÌ„ the house of Saul but chastise them with the rod of his children and visite them with his temporall corrections that they might escape eternall judgements So did hee to Dauid and the rest of his Saincts and so wil he still doe to his chosen children for euermore Now the first punishment which the Lord layeth on Samson is BLINDNES Samsons first punishment Iudg. 16.21 And it is the just recompence of God that wherein man sinneth therin he is punished Samsons eyes were full of vncleannes they were pulled out of his head Wherin we sinne therin shall we be punished Our eyes are apointed for better vses to wit that we may beholde Gods workes and glorifie him therein But when they are instruments of wantonnesse through which windowes we send foorth the vncleane lusts of a polluted heart and open them to admit giue entry to wicked allurementes of others then no doubt God may justlie punish those members which sinned We haue an exaÌ„ple of Adonebezek Iudg. 1.7 king of Bezek who cut off the thombs and toes of LXX kings whom he bound in chains vnder his table and saith As I haue done to others God hath done to me The Allegorie holds wel of our spiritual enemies who when they layhold on vs get vs first into their handes they pull our eyes that we neither see God heauen hell nor our selues But as the Rauen first plucketh out the eyes of the Lambe Simil. Satan first blindeth vs and then killeth vs. Isa 6.9 then deuours the rest of the flesh so doeth Satan first blind vs and then kill vs. When God threatned a judgement vpoÌ„ his people by his Prophets he said he would smite them with a blindnes yea a double blindnes that they shal haue eyes and not perceiue surely prognosticating their temporall destruction This blindnes befell the men of Sodome before the fire Gen. 19.11 Numb 22.23 and to Balaam that hee saw not the Angel before the Sword and to the Aramites before they came to Samaria 2. King 18 6 But David the seruant of God saw the Angel with a drawn sword humbled himselfe before the Lord. 2. Sam. 24.17 Therefore let vs studie to vse the light which we haue rightlie that it bee not turned into darknes for if the light that is in vs be darknes how great shal

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