Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	merciful_a	people_n	praise_v	2,175	5	10.5945	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19361	A theological dialogue Wherin the Epistle of S. Paul the Apostle to the Romanes is expounded. Gathered and set together out of the readings of Antonie Corranus of Siuille, professor of Diuinitie.; Dialogus theologicus. English	Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591.	1575 (1575)	STC 5786; ESTC S116682	133,197	376

while in the meane time our own coÌ„science wauereth for the thing that is done against a mans owne coÌ„science caÌ„not be doÌ„ without sin Therfore wheÌ„ thou seest other men vse the libertye of the gospell coÌ„sult with thine own faith before thou folow their exaÌ„ple deale not with any thing which thou knowest not by the allowaÌ„ce of thine own coÌ„science by the record of the holy Ghost to be throughly acceptable to God R. Now I see plainly how great dauÌ„ger there is in setting out of christen liberty to the shew Chap. 15. when the fouÌ„dacioÌ„ of faith the feare of God is not layd afore froÌ„ wheÌ„ce the seking of brotherly loue proceedeth But to say the truth Paule your couÌ„trymen do ouermuch hinder the course of the gospell in our church by holding fast the ordinaÌ„ces of the law and we thinke that suche weakelinges are not to be borne with all Heereupon spring braulinges stryfe and contentions among vs. P. But I thinke the contrary For we that are the stronger and stedfaster sort and are indued with a mightier faith must beare the infirmities of the weker sort charitably cary theÌ„ as you would say vppon our shoulders And we must not plese our selues but euery of vs must please other and serue his turne in all goodnesse and hs is bounde by the duetye of charitye to study for his edifying and instruction Whiche thing maye be gathered euen cheefly by Christes example who suffered all things to the intent to bring vnto his father not only the weaklings but also euen his cruellest enemies by ouercomming them with patience Therfore this mediator betwene God and man cockered not himself ne cared to please himselfe onlye but tooke vppon him all slaunder reproch Psa 69. and finally torment and infamie according to this saying which the Kingly prophet hath writteÌ„ of him the reuilings of them that reuyled thee are lyght vpon me R. Yea Thinke you that that saying of Dauids is a prophesie of the messias and that the Prophet incorageth vs too patience by his example P. Yea verely For whatsoeuer things are written in the books of our forefathers are written to oure learning that we myght haue hope through patience and comfort of the scriptures For in asmuch as they be the wordes of the holy Ghost we muste beleeue that they be not vnprofitable or vaine but that they make for our instruction R. It is straunge the we should alwaies be occupied in reading the holy scriptures and yet profite so little in these vertues For how many do know at this day that Gods giuing of strength to the stoute is not to the intent they should condemne the weake but to the intent they shuld help them Or who is he also which taketh so abundant comforte by reading the holy scriptures that he fainteth not in aduersity P. These vertues my brother depend not vpon the letters but vpon the spirit of gods word which lies hid in the letters vvhich if you haue not you shall euer stick stil in the bark of the letter And I pray god the author of patience coÌ„fort to teach you by his spirit to graunt you to be al of one mind one towards another after the exaÌ„ple of Iesus christ as his doctrine exaÌ„ple require that you may by that meanes with one accorde one mouth glorifie god eueÌ„ the father of our Lord Iesus christ Whose gentlenes I beseech you to follow in bearing one vvith another and to releeue the weake brethren like as Christ releeued vs bare with vs only to the end to glorifie his father and our glorious god I knowe you haue very many of my countrey men among you which are stil feble weak in the faith but you must haue a care of them after the example of Christ you must set before your eyes the footsteps of that heauenly master who notwithstanding that the Jewes were neuer so vnworthy did yet voutsafe theÌ„ such honor for the couenaÌ„ts sake that was made vnto their fathers that he bare the roome euen of a seruant among them with incredible patieÌ„ce Now if the son of god estemed men so much then godlines requireth not only that you should not reiect theÌ„ or hold scorne of them but also that yee should be so kindled vvith the spirite of charitie as to receyue them to teache them and to further them more and more to the knovvledge of the libertie of the Gospell by your discrete dealyng For I am vvont too teache that Jesus Christ vvas a minister amonge the Circumcised too keepe the fathers credite in the things vvhiche he hadde promised to their forefathers Therefore Chryste perfourmed all thinges for Gods truthes sake and for the confirmation of his promises R. These things are true in dede howbeit their vnthankfulnes agaynst Gods so great goodnes is the cause that God hath shaken them off and taken vs to be his people P. In deede their sinnes are the cause of their shaking off but the receyuing of you dependeth vpon the incomprehensible goodnes of our most mercifull God And therfore you Romans must not become high minded but rather glorifie God for his mercy bestowed vpon you as you be taught in the holy Scriptures For ye see what the kingly Prophet hath said Ps 18.50 1. reg 21. Deu. 32. Ps 117.1 Therfore will I confesse thee among the Gentiles and sing vnto thy name And agayne he sayth Reioyce ye Gentiles with his people And agayne All nations prayse yee the Lord and all people prayse ye him together Also the prophet Esay confirming Gods eternall ordinance of the calling of the Gentiles saith thus Es 11.10 There shall be a roote of lesse and he whiche shall rise vp to reigne ouer the gentiles in him shall the Gentiles trust Heerby you maye gather that your calling to the participation of the kingdome of heauen is not by reason of the sinnes of the Iewes and much lesse for your own deserts but bicause god of his goodnes wold haue it so Therfore like as he hath shewed his mercy towards vs so also on the other side it behoueth vs to be mercifull to others R. Would God that this lesson might take deepe roote among vs all P. And I also beseech god the author of hope and in whom the trust of all meÌ„ ought to be reposed to fill you with al spirituall ioy quietnesse of mind and peace of conscience in true fayth that by beleeuing you may abound in hope through the power of the holy ghost For there is none other way for men to attayne to these ornaments of christian godlines but by the meere benefite of god by the power of his spirite and by the working of fayth R. To the intent wee maye nowe at length make an ende of this our talke I can not maruell inough at this your so free maner of dealing with vs. For you are not ignoraunt how great the dignity and excellencie

hath delt forth the most plentifull store of his grace to the Gentiles And the fewnesse of those that receiue Christ sheweth vs Gods treasures as it were more richely and plenteously and therfore maketh vs the richer P. God graunt that your thankfulnes may be answerable to his so many so great benefites And for my part I say plainly to you geÌ„tiles that althogh I be your Apostle yet I indeuer to aduance coÌ„mend mine office tovvards both of you to you that Christe may be a full and effectuall worker in you and I extoll your profiting to the Iewes to see if I can by any meanes prouoke my kinsfolke to follovve your example and saue some of them and in so doing I consider oftentimes with my selfe how great ioy there woulde be among men and how vnspeakable glory would redounde to the euerlasting God for their saluatioÌ„ For if the casting away of the Israelites be the reconcilement of the world what else shall their recouerie be but life from death Of Gods mercyfulnesse towardes the Iewes I doubt not at all But I am in some doubt whether they will answere to Gods voyce and open their eyes to the lighte that shineth vpon them specially forasmuche as I see them to bee nowe so hardharted of so wilfull stubborne minde and so rebelious agaynst the truthe P. It is not for vs to iudge of any maÌ„s saluation or damnation The Lord knoweth vvho be his yea euen among the Iewes of whoÌ„ seeing that the first fruites are holy the whole crop is holy also And if the roote be holy the bowes shal be partakers of holynes also The which you shall vnderstand more plainly thus The nation of the Iewes considered in generalitie and in their roote that is to wit in Abraham is holy notwithstanding that many of the braunches be cut of Therefore in iudging the Israelites we must not stand vpon their owne vnworthines to thinke them all cast away at once but vve must coÌ„sider the roote of the couenaunt rather looke back to their faithfull forefathers that wee may thinke that the couenant of blessednes remaineth stil in their posterity which shall vndoubtedly be discouered in his due time R. Truly Paule you speake very modestly eueÌ„ of your most deadly aduersaries you hope well of theÌ„ And would God that we followed this example of yours For there ar many of vs who bicause they haue obteined mercy of God do triuÌ„ph ouer the Iewes that hold scorne of gods grace despising theÌ„ counting them as forlorne castawayes and by al meanes seeke to do them mischeefe P. You therfore my brother beware that you follow not the vntowarde maner of dealing of such men For beleeue me suche maner of slouthfulnesse shall not scape so And if that some of the boughes be broken of thou beeing a wild oliue art greffed in for them and made partaker of the roote and sap of the Oliue boast not thy selfe agaynst naturall boughes but if thou boast coÌ„sider that thou bearest not the roote but the roote thee R. But those boughes which thou callest naturall are plucked away and falne downe that I might be greffed in Now is it not lawfull for me being so greffed in to glory and to preferre my self before the natural boughes of the Oliue which are broken and falne downe notwithstanding that I was sometime a wylde Olife P. This that you say is neither all nor nothing Well maist thou glory of thy greffing in howbeit but in God not to the conteÌ„pt of other men For they were brokeÌ„ off by vnbelefe thou staÌ„dest by beleefe Therfore be not proud but rather be afrayde For if God spared not the naturall braunches beware least he spare not thee also To conclude in fevv words and consider thou thou I say and all the Gentiles for looke what I say to one I say to all marke I say gods gentlenes and rigour Rigour towards suche as are falne but gentlenes towardes thy selfe Howebeit vppon condition that thou continue in fayth now that thou hast receyued gentlenes at gods hand for else thou shalt be cut off in like case as they were cut off through vnbeleefe Yea and the Israelites if they continue not in vnbeleefe shall be greffed in agayne For god according to his accustomed mercy towards such as amend is able to greffe them in agayne For if thou beeing cut out of a naturall wild O life wert against nature greffed into a true Olife hovve muche more shall they that are the naturall braunches be greffed into their ovvne Olife agayne R. By this meanes many are cut of for a time that is to say they be without the roote which in their time shal be greffed in And many also after a sort and to see too are now ingreffed who notwithstanding are through their own fault cut off afterward and vtterly cast away P. So is it By the vvay I woulde that you my brethren I speake to the Gentiles should not be ignorant of this secret least you should be proude of your selues that this hardning which is falne in part vpon Israel is happened but for a time til the fulnesse of the Gentils become in and so shal al Israell be saued as it is vvritten and confirmed by the rewarde of Esay vvho hath opened this heauenly secret vnto vs in suche words as these Esa 29.9 Out of Sion sayth he shall come the deliuerer and he shall turne avvay the Iniquities of Iacob Also in another place he comforteth the Israelites in this wise froÌ„ Gods own mouth saying Esa 9. 20 This shal be the couenant that I will make vvith theÌ„ when I shal haue taken away their sinnes To conclude at a vvord the Israelites are not cast away neither altogether nor without certein hope Therefore as in respecte of the Gospell they are enemies hovvbeit but for your sakes But all in respect of election they are beloued for their forefathers and auncesters sakes For Gods gifte and calling are suche as he beeing most mercifull can not repent hym of them R. Then seeing that the couenant of eternall life was once stablished with the Iewish nation it can not be disanulled P. No verily Also you must consider that although the vnbeleeuers stubborne harted be worthily punished yet this hardnednes of the Ievves hapneth not properly for any hatred that god beareth to that nation but to the end there might be as it were a gap opened to bring the gentiles into the Church and that the Iewes beeing afterwarde kindled with a kinde of enuying at the mercy shevved to the gentiles might also be made partakers of the same benefits so it might manifestly be sene that both the gentiles the Iewes that beleue gods promises are chosen called saued not by the desert of their works but by gods onely grace and mercy For like as you in times past obeyed not god and yet haue novve obteyned mercy throgh their stubbornes so they also

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