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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	jesus_n	lord_n	son_n	9,779	5	5.2197	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07160	[Ane godly treatis, callit the first and second cumming of Christ] [with the tone of the winters-nicht shewing brieflie our native blindness / by James Anderson].	Anderson, James, d. 1603.	1614 (1614)	STC 572.5; ESTC S90283	9,315	28

aboue his Lord To bide such bragges then make vs ford Remembring aye our Masters word Who shewde it should bée sa Sith it is for the trueths owne sake The godly will no slander take What euer leasings these Lyars make On one or yet on aa 51 Full many of our Nation Scots Spread daylie foorth of their foule spots Who would bée glade to cut our throats If they might sée their day Yet though they would our bodies slay If wée may lawfull for them pray Wée would them show in the right way Of Christ and of his Laa 52 Though they haue pleasure in despite Which they spue out by word and write In such pastime wée not delite Neither in earnst or play This God doeth know good men perceiues If wée speake ought against these Knaues Their lies and raylings this same reaues Out of our hands this day 53 The other sort doe swerue in life In whom all sinne aboundeth rise Who will not mend but stirre vp strife Against the Kirke alway And for their vitious vilanie And this kind of Apostasie The pure Kirke from her companie Doeth cut off euery day 54 That is the true Catholicke Kirke Of Gods owne word that doth not irke But thereto frames all that they worke Both Faith and Fact alswa Our Kirke is builded thereon sure ●nd shall by Gods good grace indure But Romish Kirke that Babels Hoore Hath cast it cleane away 55 Can shée bee calde a faythfull Spouse ●er Husbands word that no wayes trowes ●or at his bidding neuer bowes But still doth disobey ●o more can Romish Synagogue ●ée calde the Spouse and Kirke of God ●or Dan Bethell Gog or Magog That did forsake his Lay. 56 They will not make the Scripture Iudge ●or them they should finde no refuge ●ut from their lurking gart deludge And leasings lay away ●it will bee Iudges vnto it ●●d wrest it to their worldly wit And so in mens conscience sit As Antichrists this day 57 Fift Antichrist shall be reuealed That man of sinne Sathans childe And by the Sprite of Christ be kilde His breath it shall him slay And make that Monster manifest Which hath the Kirke of Christ opprest And Christes place proudly possest On Earth this many a day 58 That same is very Antichrist Whose law and life is contrare Christs And Christs Shéepe doeth boast and tyst From Christ to come away And him imbrace in Christs stead Of Kirke as vniuersall Head And kéepe the statutes hée hath made Contrarie to Gods Laa 59 Though Antichrists full many béene Since Christes time as may bée seene Was neuer Antichrist so kéene As is the Pope this day The Kirke of Christ for to deceiue And Christs glore to steale and reane Most craftily hée playes the Knaue Aboue all other this day 60 Of seruants Stiles him seruiture Yet hee vsurpes Diuine honours And maketh all both xich and poore On groufe before him faa And will no nearer them admit But kisse the Pantone on his féet When hée vpon his throne doeth sit As Antichrist each day 61 If there were made comparison Twixt Christ and this companion Great would bée that diuision Should bée betwéene them twa In euerie point contrarious The Pope is to the Lord Iesus Should hée not then bée odious To faythfull one and aa 62 Christ is the Sonne of Veritie Begotten of God eternally Sent to the world to shew mercie On all that on him caa The Pope the sonne of Lucifiere The father of lies and first lier Most like his father a murderier Of all that Christ will knaa 63 Christ being God in Deitie To shew his great humanitie Came Man in our humilitie From Hell to saue vs aa The Pope a man of earth earthly To shew his pridfull tyranny Will bee like God in dignity To lose himselfe and aa 64 Christ would not be an earthly King Nor yet a Iudge in worldly thing But had his pleasure in publishing His Fathers will and Laa The Pope a worldly King will bée Yea more a mixed Monarchie To that effect hath Crownes thrée And both the swords will draa 65 Christ did abhorre Idolatrie So did hée vaine Hypocrisie And vsed but simplicitie Into his Kirke alway The Pope maintaines Imageries Wide Coules side Caps with Philatries With shauing jowking and juglaries Into the Kirke each day 66 Christ made but once a Sacrifice Whereby so full hée paide our price Wée neede no moe to purge our vice Nor it make ouer each day The Pope will it not haue alone But Sacrifices many one And al 's the same made ouer againe By his Masse-Priest each day 67 Christ taught Iustification To come fréely by Fayth alone Without any satisfaction Of our Workes any way The Pope with his corrupted Clerkes Apply a great part to their workes Such euill séede their wicked sparkes Sow in the Kirke this day 68 Christ preached full remission From fault and paine solution To all of true contrition On him that fixt their Fay. The Pope affirmes that paine remaines In Purgatorie that place of paines And neuer slakes till hée get gaines To take the paine away 69 Christ bade all people more and min Come vnto him opprest with sinne Hee shall them of that burden twin It fréely take away The Pope bids all opprest with sinnes Come buy his pardons in shéepe Skins They are best hearde that first beginnes And offers most that day 70 Christ bade vs all our prayers frame To God aboue and in his Name Assuring vs t' obtaine the same Our askings one and aa The Pope bids pray to creatures In name of moe mediatures Or otherwise hée vs assures Wée shall get nought at aa 71 Christ knew no prayer for the dead ●ince faythfull from all paine are fred ●nd for the damned no remead After they goe away The Pope for dead folke bids all pray ●o ease their paine in purgatorie Soule-masse and drierie Dirigie To take their paine away 72 Christ into his New Testament Ordained not a Sacrament Safe Baptisme and the Supper meant These two but any moe The Pope to these hath added fiue And Sacraments made seuen beliue So as hée lists doth clampe and ryue Christs ordinances each day 73 Christ lawfull Marriage approued To eate all meates all men lieued That no mans conscience should bee grieued No state no time no day The Pope forbiddeth Matrimonie To all estates of his Clergie And who eateth flesh sinnes deadly In Lent or on fryday 74 Christ came to breake the bond of sinne And gaue none leaue to lye therein But bade all mend both more and min And lay that yoke away The Pope to sinne giues libertie To Bordels and vylde lecherie Which payeth him yearly tributie In Romes towne this day 75 Then his Religion is impure A monstrous Maske and vylde mixture Of Gentiles Rites and Iewes for sure And made vs of these twa And eke his life licentious A world of vices monstruous Is both to Christ contrarious What then