Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	divine_a	humane_a	property_n	6,283	5	9.7419	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01738	A treatise of true fortitude. By M. George Gyffard, Preacher of the worde of God, at Maldon in Essex	Gifford, George, d. 1620.	1594 (1594)	STC 11870; ESTC S114291	21,526	60

valiant in minde WheÌ„ the mighty oppresse the weake howe shal a Iudge execute true iudgement vnlesse he be of a valiant corage If the minister of the word throgh pusillanimity do feare the face of man how shal he reproue sinne especially in persons of high estate Tyrants seek to inuade kingdoms with great force how shall the man of warre be able to meete them looke theÌ„ in the face if hee haue not the heart of a Lyon And what an honor is it to the Worthies which fight the battailes of the Lord against the enemies of God in defence of the truth the Church and Common wealth that the King of glory himselfe as it were commeth downe to be praised among them and together with theÌ„ For in his prayse it is written Iehoua isch milhamah Exod. 15. Iehoua is a man of warre And Jehoua gilbor milhamah Psalme 24. Iehoua mighty in battell This is the high praise of the mighty 3 But perhaps some man will say what iust cause is there that this vertue should be praised and had in admiration aboue all vertues Why should it haue the highest or the chiefe honor I answer that the cause is apparaÌ„t vnto those that beholde and viewe her well with all the pleasant sweet fruites that she bringgeth forth She maketh great for she is excellent great spreading herselfe thorough the heigth the depth the length and the bredth of al goodnes inasmuch as the mind of man can neuer retaine or practise any good thing without her force and might Shee is euen as the sinnewes bones of strength knitting together and supporting the whole bodie of vertues Shee lifteth vp the minde of man for as through weakenesse mans minde is ouer-come and brought into a base slauery vnto all euill so by strength it ouercommeth and hath the victorie is aduanced vnto freedome and dignitie Shee is the maine piller that supporteth both Church and Common wealth Inasmuch as she openeth the mouth of the Iudge to pronounce true sentence of iudgement without all dreade or respect of persons Shee remoueth all feare from the messenger of God and maketh him bolde faithfully to vtter his full message vnto all degrees of men both high and lowe Shee girdeth on the sworde of the mighty warrior and leadeth him foorth with boldnes to fight the battailes of the Lorde to repell the violence of the enemie and to saue the liues of many thousands In respect of these things her glorie is more bright then the cleerest star that shineth in the firmament Many are the ornaments of Gold of Pearle and of other precious things wherwith the body is decked but all of them are by manie degrees inferior to the ornaments wherwith shee decketh and beautifieth the minde of man Her iewels cannot be valued by any price 4 This noble vertue then is woorth the seeking after and blessed is hee that findeth the right way to clime vp vnto her Shee dwelleth on high and is harde to come vnto as all godly things are difficil Her fame indeede causeth many to seeke after her but few there be that find her because the most part light into the wrong way inticed and deceiued by a sturdy vice which hath stolleÌ„ her cloke and would be like vnto her These runne as swift as the Roe but looke how much the faster so much the further off from the pure vertue of which they haue lost the sight To remedy this mischiefe and to direct such as seeke her the way is to be opened which leadeth to the one and that leadeth to the other for so may a man learne to auoyde the wrong and to chuse the right course And nowe wee come vnto it Fortitude is double humane diuine I call that humane fortitude which the Gentiles I will not say had for they had nothing in them pure but which by the light of nature they did see and describe and which they laboured to attaine vnto by the naturall powers faculties of the mind through humane courage And that is the diuine Fortitude where the mind through faith in Christ putteth on the grace power of God and thereby dooth become great and valiant As it is written Be strong in Lord and in the power of his might put on the whole armor of God Ephes 6. If wee looke well into eyther of these wee shall finde in the one the right way to ascende vp to the Palace of the princely Vertue and in the other the race wherein men runne to that vice which doth resemble her They that seeke to obtaine her as a spirituall gifte from GOD by fayth in Christ through the new birth by which the minde is renewed made free take the right way they shal posses her they shall taste of her sweete fruits But such as endeuour by their owne naturall powers and faculties of the minde through humane courage to become valiant run in the wrong way and although they attaine to an exceeding hardinesse yet is it no vertue but a resolute or rather a desperate boldnes beeing in deede a vice vnder the shewe or resemblance of vertue They runne in the way of the Gentiles and higher then they did they cannot clime 5 Marry some will say I woulde neuer wish to clime hier in Fortitude then the Gentiles did nor to goe in a better way therein then they There were among them as all antiquitie dooth report as valiant and braue minded men as euer liued in the world And this also we find that neuer any men haue performed greater or more noble acts theÌ„ they did for which they haue been had in admiration and honoured of all men and shall be to the worlds end To let passe many of auncient time which were very great what say you vnto Phillip of Macedon and to his sonne Alexander the great What say you to Scipio and Haniball Caesar and Pompey Was there but a shewe of vertue in these men was all theyr courage and hardinesse but a vice May wee not rather esteeme them and others of like fame as woorthy patterns for all Warriors to imitate let no man couet to bee a more woorthy souldiour then Julius Caesar was 6 To this I aunswere that in verie deede it can hardly be shewed that euer there haue beene more souldiour-like men in the world theÌ„ some of those forenamed if we respect eyther theyr skill to guide an Armie or their courage and boldnesse of minde also their famous acts but yet it is out of all doubt that they had not in them the true Fortitude which is a most pure vertue but they had some shewe thereof And so likewise the fame the glory which they haue euen to the worlds end is but a vaine glory shall vanishe and at the last lye in the dust For proofe of this wee haue first this vndouted principle that there is nothing pure in man by nature but all wholy depraued and corrupted As it is written They are

doe define be a vertue indeed yet differ from the diuine Fortitude as otherwise the distribution is friuolous then are there tvvo Fortitudes may some say which seemeth very absurd Are there two kinds of puritie or two kindes of vertues if not howe two kindes of fortitudes I aunswer to this that Fortitude beeing simplie considered in herselfe is but one but in respect of that estate in which wee are in respect of the way whereby we come vnto it and in respect of the meanes by which it is giuen vnto vs it may wel be called double Let not this seem strange that a thing which is simple in it selfe may for some respects become as double For wee knowe there is but one righteousnes beeing simply considered in it selfe and yet the holy Apostle sayth There is the righteousnesse of the Law the righteousnes of fayth and setteth them as opposite the one to the other The righteousnes of fayth is the same purity which the law requireth as the same Apostle teacheth when hee saith That by Christ the righteousnesse of the Lawe is fulfilled in vs. Rom. 8. verse 4. The Lawe requireth it if men coulde of themselues fulfill it as Adam and Eue did before their fall it might bee called the righteousnes of the Lawe but nowe because they cannot being helde vnder the yoke of sinne we obtaine it onelie by faith in Christ Who is made vnto vs of God wisedome righteousnes sanctification and redemption 1. Cor. 1. ver 30. And it is called the righteousnes of God and the righteousnes of faith So nowe is it touching Fortitude the law requireth it and if men could by the naturall powers and faculties of the minde attaine vnto it theÌ„ might it bee called humane Fortitude but because there is no such power in man and the vertue commeth by a free gift in Christ we may call it diuine Fortitude and so the deuision of Fortitude into humane and deuine is necessary to be knowne of all that couet to clime vp vnto her 10. Thus may we see both the wrong way and the right They that would be reckoned among the Woorthies and labour to attaine thereto by theyr owne might haue nothing to lift vp theÌ„selues withall but humane lust because nature hath nothing pure They mount vp on high with the wings of pride of vayne-glorie of ambition of couetousnesse and selfe-loue And there be some which if they can attaine vnto that desperate bold nesse as to become resolute not to feare God nor man as they say nor the deuil they thinke themselues braue men and such as are to bee esteemed among the chiefe Woorthies They doe all in the fierce wrath of man which worketh nothing that is pure On the contrary part such as take the right way are cast down in humilitie in meekenes in feare and long suffering yea they be euen emptied of the opinion of all things in nature which seeme excellent in man wherby men are vsuallie puffed vp that they may be filled with gifts and graces from God They mount vp aloft indeede yea verie high but it is not in the strength of man but by the power and grace of God As that noble King Dauid glorieth That the Lord made him strong valiant yea so valiant as not to be afraid as hee saith what man coulde doe vnto him Hee told that huge Gyant Goliah That hee came vnto him in the name of the Lord and in that name he cast him downe and cut off his head Vnto thys belongeth the saying of the Lord Iesus Hee that exalteth himselfe shal be abased and he that humbleth himselfe shal be exalted How contrarie is it vnto mans wisdome or to the sence of flesh bloode that the right and onelie way vnto Fortitude should be in lowlines of minde in meekenes and in long suffering He seemeth to be valiant that is hautie stoute fierce and full of reuenge that doth all with sturdie and boisterous roughnesse But of these things we shall haue occasion to speak more particularly in handling the nature of Fortitude which now we come vnto 11. A perfect definition doth perfectly sette forth the whole nature of euerie thing defined for it consisteth of the essentiall causes but such definitions are hard to be found in the most things and so to define Fortitude is verie hard neyther will I take it in hand It shall suffiise to set forth some chiefe properties and effects thereof And heerein it shall not be amisse to sette downe some of those thinges which the Gentiles did teach rightly concerning this vertue For they had certaine principles vpon which they did builde which indeede are not to be despised As first that the true Fortitude is neuer voyde of honestie and iustice nor can neuer bee separated from theÌ„ For how can that be a vertue which is vnhonest vniust or impure Heerevpon they did inferre that the loftinesse of minde which vttereth it selfe in daungers and labours is not a vertue but a vice if it be voyde of vprightnes as not fighting for the common safety but priuate commodities They accounted it the right definition which for the essentiall forme hath the final cause as namelie that Fortitude is Virtus pugnans pro aequitate a vertue that fighteth for equitie If any man were hardy and full of stoute courage to cast himselfe into peril led thereunto by his lust and not for the common profit that was to a wrong end and they say his courage is rather to be called an audacious boldnes then fortitude And they helde him as led by his lust which would attempt to doe great things to get praise and fame to gette riches and dominion After these things indeed doth the hart of man lust throgh selfe-loue pride and vaine glory These are the thinges which they call a mans owne commodities The higher that a mans minde was lifted vp by these into hardy boldnes the further they sayd hee was carried from vertue into immanity or sauage cruelty that expelleth all humanitie Heere may we see that the very Heathen euen by the light of nature did acknowledge that the things which outwardly doe seeme beautifull admirable glorious as the acts of vertuous men are foule deformed and detestable if they do spring from the lust of man For how can that fruite be sweet what good colour soeuer it hath which springeth from a bitter roote And what is more bitter then pride ambition selfe-loue couetousnes wrath and such like 12. But we must now ascend vp higher then the Gentiles did touching the finall cause of the actions of Fortitude They will haue Magnanimitie to referre all to the common good to be ioyned with simplicitie and loue of the trueth which is well But this was darke vnto them that God made all for hys owne glory that all actions are to be referred to his glory as to theyr chiefe proper end and that all the glory of man is in glorifying thys great

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