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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	lord_n	redeemer_n	2,002	5	9.8210	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15124	A werke for housholders or for them ye haue the gydynge or gouernaunce of any company. Gadred [and] set forth by a professed brother of Syon Richard Whytforde. And newly corrected [and] prynted agayne w[ith] an addicion of policy for housholdynge, set forth also by the same brother.	Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?; Bernard Silvestris, fl. 1136. Epistola .. de bona gubernatonne familie.	1530 (1530)	STC 25422; ESTC S105123	38,157	64

due contrycyon for all my synnes And knowlege also of thy lawes wyll pleasure so that by no maner of ignoraūce or mysvnderstandynge I do at any tyme in werke or dede or in worde or thought any thynge cōtrary vnto the same And thyrdly good lorde where thou knowest also that I am ofte tymes obstynate of mȳde froward euyll wylly stubburne of stomake vnkynde of hert dull negligent slouthfull in all maner of goodnes I beseche the good lorde god holy ghost that art the spyryte wyll of the father and of the sone with them the same selfe essencyal god vnto whom is appropriate specyally appoynted all bounte all goodnes all grace good wyll that thou woldest vouchesafe to gyue me the grace of good wyll so that I neuer do saye ne thynke that shulde be contrary vnto thy wyll And hauynge vnto the euer a reuerēde drede I may loue the for thy selfe al other in the lorde for the so that accordynge vnto the spirituall strengthe and knowlege that thou hast gyuē me I may apply my wyll hooly vnto thy wyll so that I haue no wyll propre vnto my selfe but that my wyll be all thy wyl and bothe as moch as may be possible one wyll And so I may here in this lyfe ordre my loue come vnto suche perfeccion of feruēt charite that by thy grace I may atteyn vnto the fruicyon of euerlastynge charite in thy ioyful presence Amē And good lorde god father of heuē I beseche the take receyue me thus vnto thy grace haue mercy pyte vpon me all thy people And thou lorde god blessed sone of god the father sauyour redemer of the worlde haue pite mercy vpon me vpon all chrysten people And louynge lorde god holy ghost blessed spyrite of god haue mercy pite vpon me all the worlde Holy and blessed Trinite one selfe same essēcyall god haue pyte mercy vpon me all myne vpon all thy creatures Amen And than ones agayne blesse the with In noīe pr̄is as before than go forth vnto your besynesse where ye wyll Let this be for your mornyng exercyse And though you that haue great thynges to do wolde thynke this prayer mornȳge exercyse ouer lōge bycause of your besynes I a certeyne you yf it were ones by vse goten redy incorporate prynted in the herte mynde it wolde soone be sayd or thought the ꝑson shulde I byleue haue grace to spede the better in other thynges nothynge for thynke of the spendyng of the tyme but rather accounte it for great gaynes in somoche that we purpose to set forth in the ende a longer exercyse for thē that haue longer tyme to spende but now we shal go forth herein After the sayd morowe exercise I trust you wyll be well occupyed vpon your appoynted course of occupacyon For that was our coūseyle in the begȳnynge that ye shulde appoynt your selfe by a continuall course vnto some certeyne occupacion that may be ꝓfytable and euer to auoyde ydlenes the mother and nurse of all synne euyll And euer be ware of suche occupacions as bē called cōmunly pastymes that is to say all maner of vnlawful games suche dysportes as done drawe people rather to vyce than to vertue whiche more properly may be called lose tymes thā pastimes Math. xij c. For syth by the affirmacion of our sauyour we shall make account of euery ydle worde it must nedes folowe that we shall make a more strayte rekenynge of euery ydle or euyl werke Let therfore your sayd appointed occupacyon be alway good vertuous ꝓfytable Syth thā ye must nedes make a rekenȳg of euery werke worde and thought for none of these cā be hyd or kepte preuy from your auditour me thynketh it shulde be a great surety for you to make euery daye ones your sayd accounte by your selfe The cōmune ꝓuerbe is that ofte rekenynge holdeth longe felawshyp I wolde aduyse you therfore to spende some tyme thervpon at nyght after al your occupacions before your bed ther knele downe there begyn to remembre wheder ye wente what ye dyd immedyatly after your morowe exercyse in what company ye were what was there your behauyour and demeanour in werke worde or thought so go forth vnto eueri place tyme cōpany as brekefast dyner souper or drynkyng where you fynde or ꝑceyue any thynge that was good vertuous and profytable ascribe apply the vnto our lorde god gyue vnto hym all the glory laude prayse therof for he alone is the gyuer of all goodnes so ouer passe that thynge lyghtly And where ye remembre of any speciall thynge done sayd or thought amysse stycke and byde thervpon bulte it as they say turne it vp so downe try the weyght daūger therof with all the maner cyrcūstaunce of the same So may ye knowe the quantyte therof that is to say how great a synne or howly tell it is how be it none offēce can be lytell the doth offende god surely euery synne is offence done vnto god all though it seme to be done vnto man j. Ioh. ij d. For as the loue of god dothe begyn at the loue of the neyghbour For he that loueth not his neyghbour whom he may se with his bodyly eye or syght sayth saynt Iohn̄ how may he loue god whom he can not so se so in lyke maner the offence of the neyghbour is forth with the offence of god Consyder therfore vnto whom the trespace is done so the consyderacyon with the other qualytes quantites of the synne shall brynge you vnto a basshmēt therof to be sory therfore or at the leest to wyll or wysshe that ye had not so done Than mekely crye god mercy axe hym forgyuenes therof with very purpose mȳde to be cōfessed therof at due tyme to take and do penaunce therfore And I dare assure you that this maner of accoūt rekenynge though your synne were neuer so great shall saue you from the ieopardy of dampnacion whiche is no lytel grace goodnes of god Thāke hym than lowly therfore so blesse your selfe as you dyd in the mornynge your bedde also go thervnto so cōmyt your selfe all hole body soule vnto the ꝓteccyon custody kepyng of our lorde who gyue you good nyght good rest Amen ¶ It shal be ryght well also that you call vpon suche holy sayntes as you haue specyall deuocion vnto vnder this forme or some other lyke Blessed lady Mary mother of god alwaye vyrgyn I beseche the pray for me and for all christians Holy angell of god what so euer thou be that art deputed and appoynted vnto my custody I submyttynge me with most lowly obedience beseche the to praye for me for all the worlde Saynt Michael saynt Gabryell saynt Raphael with all holy angels

corrected or yet charytably ben monysshed warned of for my defautes I haue rebelled there agaynst not mekely receyued it but rather ben redy to defend or to excuse my self somtyme with a lye or a false othe And for lacke of reuerende drede loue of our lord I haue by presumpcion of pryde taken his holy name in vayne vnlawfully sworne by god by our lady or the holy sayntes by my feyth or trouth with suche other And for very pryde presumpcyon for lacke also of loue drede I haue mysvsed the holy daye in thynges of pleasure or ꝓfyte vnto my selfe not in his seruyce vnto his honour I haue also of hygh proude herte or mynde ben disobedient not done due honour reuerence vnto my fathers and mothers spiritual carnall ghostly bodyly nor vnto myn elders betters but haue ben many tymes full obstynate frowarde vnto thē I crye god mercy Thus by this foule synne of pryde I haue broken foure of the prȳcypal cōmaūdemētes of our lorde and many other wayes haue I also offended therin I beseche his grace of mercy and forgyuenes ¶ Enuye ¶ I haue also offended my lorde god in the sȳne of enuy for I haue not loued my neyghbour as myself nor bē so charitably so kȳde so louynge fauorable vnto all ꝑsones as I wolde they shulde haue bē to me but rather I haue by suspicion thought iudged sayd or herde of other ꝑsones otherwyse than I wolde they shulde of me nor ben so glad of theyr welth ne so sory for theyr hurte as I wolde haue ben of myne owne I crye god mercy ¶ Wrathe ¶ In wrath also I haue offended for lacke of due pacyence and for lyght sleyght or small occasyon haue lyghtly and soone ben styred and moued wrothe and angry whan any thynge hathe ben done or sayd contrary vnto my mynde And therwith haue ben redy to reuenge the same with forwarde vengeable countenaunce and behauyour with hygh hasty and vngoodly wordes brawlynge chydyng scoldyng reuylynge rebukynge raylyng vpbraydyng threthyng cursynge bannynge swerynge And yf it came thervnto in stryuynge fyghtynge or at the leest in wyll as god forbede in kyllyng or sleynge Thus by these two great synnes of enuy and wrathe I haue broken the fyfth and the .viij. commaundement of our lorde and by many other meanes offended in them bothe I beseche his grace of mercy and forgyuenes ¶ Couetyse ¶ In couetyse also I haue synned bycause I haue not ben content with the goodes state degre of lyuynge that god hath sent me where it is moche better than I haue deserued or am worthy but I haue coueyted desyred wysshed wylled studyed and laboured to haue more yf any be vnlawfully gotē or so withholden make playne confessyon therof as the mater requyreth Thus by this sȳne of couetyse haue I broken the seuenth commaundement of our lorde and also the tenth and otherwyse dyuersly offended in couetyse I beseche his grace of mercy and forgyuenes ¶ Glotony ¶ I haue also synned in glotony in takyng meet and drȳke vndiscretely aboue that nature dyd requyre and haue pyked out and chosen somtyme by sensuall appetyte the delycate swete and pleasaunt meetes drynkes rather for pleasure thā for nede takē therof suche superfluite at some tymes that I haue ben therby sycke or diseased or at the leest ben the more dull bothe in body soule vnto all maner of vertue good exercyses Loke here whether you haue broken any fastes cōmaunded by the lawe or ben dronke or take any notable surfet after meer cōmunely I haue ben more redy to passe the tyme in bodyly dysportes and ydlenes than in labours I crye god mercy ¶ Slouth ¶ I haue ben also moche slouthfull and neglygent to serue god bothe vpon the holy day other dayes also I haue ben yrke wery thought the tyme of prayer longe come late thervnto make hast therin oues passed the seruyce of god wtout due reuerēce more by course custome than by any good remēbraūce or deuocyon also I haue not ben diligēt to apply my selfe vnto suche bodily labours as I haue had in charge somtyme haue not done the labours at all or elles full sleyghtly done them spēt the tyme after myne owne appetyte full vnfruytfully somtyme in wantōnesse somtyme in very ydlenes I crye god mercy ¶ Lechery ¶ By the meanes of these two foule synnes of glotony and slouth I haue ben the more redy vnto the thyrde sȳne of the flesshe that is to say lechery for I haue not ben so chast in soule body as the state degre maner of my lyuyng doth requyre not so diligēt redy to put away vnclene thoughtes or mocyons of the body as I shuld be but rather folowed them at somtymes wyl fully suffred them to hange vpon me and take in them delectacyon pleasure for the tyme. And whan I haue bē in presence of company I haue not alway ordered my selfe in chast maner in my lokes or syghtes countenaūce and behauyour wordes and dedes but many tymes haue ben fullyght to take or to gyue occasyon I crye god mercy Here must you remembre sute or prouocacyon vnto vnclennesse done or suffred on your behalfe as in wordes wrytynges sygnes tokens messages kyssynge clepynge touchynge or other more fylthy ayd vnlawfull behauyour done in dede or in full cōsente And so shewe euery thȳge with the due circūstaunces of the tyme place and persones not namynge the persones but shewynge the states or degrees of them as whether they be maryed or vnmaried c̄ Thus by this foule synne of lechery haue I broken the .vi. and also the .ix. commaundement of god by many other meanes as well in this synne as in all the other of these .viij. princypall sȳnes haue I greuously offended my lorde god broken his commaundementes not fulfylled the werkes of mercy vnto my power and mysvsed my fyue wyttes in herynge seynge smellynge tastynge and touchynge For the whiche and for al other as our lorde knoweth me gylty and I wolde confesse and knowlege yf they came to mynde I beseche his gracyous goodnes of mercy and forgyuenes And you my ghostly father of penaunce and absolucyon Et precor sanctā mariam omnes sanctos dei et vos orare pro me Whiche is to meane vnto the vnlerned And I beseche the blessed lady saynt Marye all the holy company of heuen and you also my ghostly father to praye for me And whan you haue taken your penaunce and haue ben assoyled than saye you vnto the preest Syr and it please you this is my penaunce and than reherse the same ones or twyse your selfe that you may the more surely here it in mynde For I assure you it is ieoperdous after lerned men to forgete the penaunce And thus an ende hereof ¶ Yet dyd I promyse in the begynnynge to set forth