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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	contain_v	law_n	moral_a	2,485	5	9.8922	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12685	The su[m] of diuinitie drawn out of the holy scripture very necessary, not only for curates [et] yong studentes in diuinitie: but also for al christen men and women what soeuer age they be of. Drawn out of Latine into Englyshe by Robert Hutten.; Margarita theologica. English.	Spangenberg, Johann.; Hutton, Robert, d. 1568.; Turner, William, d. 1568.	1548 (1548)	STC 23004; ESTC S126460	78,484	290

the labours and ieoperdyes which be in the office Contraye wyse ambition is whē one thrusteth in hym selfe either by arrogancy or some other couetousnes or forhys belly only not lokyng for iudgemente nor wyllynge to be proued But contēdeth with money and other subtyl craftes But the true peticion whiche is wythout ambicion is to be praysed And vertuouse men are to be prouoked vnto it for it hath much goodnes Fyrst of al it is expediēt that ther be many instituted vnto the mynistery that the vse of it may be in the church Secondarily it is expedient that ther be many desirers of the office that the church may know the maners of thē whiche are to be chosē and may haue choise Thirdly therin consisteth the vertue of modestye that they whyche dooe axe the offyce submytte themselfe vnto the iudgemente of the churche and be in doubt of theyr owne existimatiō Fourthly that same thynge styrreth vp and sharpeneth dilygence and studye in them whyche wyll be axers of the offyce that they prepare them selfe with more diligence vnto theyr duity ☞ By what testimony can they proue that it is lawfull so to axe the office Paule 1. Timothe iii. sayeth If any man require the office of a bishop he desireth a good worke Also i. Corinth xiiii desire spirituall thynges but rather that ye prophecy ☞ What is to be propounded vnto hym whych wyl take vpon hand the office of a pastoure Fyrst the dignitie and greatnes of the minystery For it is so greate an office so to axe the ministery that no greater an offyce cā be found and also very godly Therefore Paule doeth greately auaunce and prayse it and calleth them which teache the Gospel the ministers of god also godo worckmē and helpers Therefore greate reuerence is dew vnto thys office and it is cōuenyente to take it vpon hande wyth greate deuoutnesse and diligence Secondarily the wyl and commaundement of God is to be consydered for God wyll require a rekenynge for the soules and threateneth horrible payne vnto them whiche dooe not fayethfully theyr dewty lyke as the scripture doth oft teach Ezech. xxxiii and Christ in the parables of the euell seruaunt c. Thirdly the promises of reward for god graunteth greate rewardes vnto them whyche faythfull-ly execute their office susteyne laboures hatred and peryses for the worde sake as Christe sayeth blessed is that seruaunte for hys mayster wyll make hym ruler ouer all And Peter ye shall receyue the incorruptyble crowne of glorye ☞ What is the summe of christen Doctryne to be taughte in the Churche ☞ Christe hath mooste aptlye shewed that in the laste Chapyter of Lucas where he sayeth Gooe preachynge in my name repentaunce remission of synnes Therefore the summe of thys offyce in the churche consysteth in thys that penitence and remission of synnes be taught ☞ Whiche is the mooste briefe partition of the whole scripture ¶ There be two partes For it is eithere a doctryne commaundynge what shall be donne and rebukeyng synne Or eles it is a doctrine of remission of synnes And these two partes be called the lawe and the Gospell ¶ Of the law ☞ What is the law IT is a doctryne commaundynge howe we oughte to vse oure selfe what we shoulde do and what leaue vndone ☞ How many kyndes of lawes be there The first diuision some be goddes lawes other some mans lawes ☞ What is gods lawe ☞ That whiche is instituted of God and commaundeth not onely of external actions but requireth also inwarde motions of the herte and perfecte obedyence toward God and condempneth all those which do not obserue it ☞ What is mans law ☞ Whyche is institute by mans arbitriment and commaundeth of external actions and offices ☞ An other diuision ☞ Of lawes some be naturall and some positiue and thereof be rehersed commonlye thre kindes the lawe of nature The godlye lawe of Moyses and mans law ¶ What is the lawe of nature ☞ It is the knowledge of goddes lawe whyche is infixed in mans nature by God whereby he vnderstandeth God to be that he is the creatoure and gouernour good iust mercifull to the rightuousse and a punysher of the vnrightuouse and that obedyence is dewe vnto hym Also that felowshipe is to be hadde amonge menne that parentes ought to be obeied that men ought to be loued and holpen and no man to be hurte accordyng vnto thys Do not vnto other men that thou woulde not shoulde be done vnto thy selfe ¶ What is gods lawe ¶ Thys call we the lawe whiche was gyuen by Moyses ¶ Howe many kyndes of Moyses lawe be there ☞ Three morall iuditiall and ceremonial ☞ What is moral law ❀ It is a doctrine whyche commaundeth perfect obedyence towarde God or of liuing and good workes towarde God and all men ☞ Where is the moral lawe set furth ❧ A briefe and perfecte description of it is conteyned in the ten commaundementes gyuen by Moises vnto the people of Israel whiche we cal Decalogum ☞ What die●●rence is betwene the law of nature and the moral lawe or the ten commādementes ❧ Naturall lawes be Goddes lawes and the very same whych be conteyned in the tenne commaundementes that is to say in the wrytten moral lawe ☞ Wherefore then was the lawe deliuered vnto Moyses seynge the lawe of nature was before ☞ Althoughe that lyghte and those knoweledges were infyxed in the herte of manne before hys fall in nature not as yet corrupted they were sure and perfecte and men coulde surelye consente thereunto but afterwarde they wrre greatly blinded by original synne and the consentynge therto is verye weake ofte tymes shaken of wyth doubtynge and almoste blotted oute Therefore God dyd gyue the lawe wrytten that goddes lawe renued by the voice of the law of nature should be made more cleare and excellēt also that the word of God should witnes that thys natural knowledg is the law of God ● Howe manye naturall lawes be dystrybuted The ten commaundementes is the moste apte summe of all naturall lawes and the selfe dystribution and declarynge of the lawes of nature Therfore ther can no distributyon be founde more apte then in expoundynge ordinatly the ten commaundemētes ☞ Bind the ten cōmaūdemētes al mē or no Althoughe Moyses law be abrogated and doeth not bynd the gentils yet bicause the ten commaundementes be nothyng eles then the reuelation declaringe of the lawe of nature therfore the ten cōmaūdemēts do remaine bind al mē Not because they were deliuered vnto Moises but because they be that interpretation seting forth of the euerlasting wil of god which is the very lawe of nature ☞ What is the particion of the ten commādementes Ther be two tables The firste conteyneth preceptes of a spirituall lyfe howe we shoulde behaue oure selfe towarde God or of those workes wherewyth we properlye be conuersaunte wyth God And they discribe the true and proper worshippynge of god The seconde conteyneth preceptes of politycke lyueynge among men how we