Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	person_n	substance_n	trinity_n	2,648	5	10.3730	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09046	Contemplative pictures with wholesome precepts. The first part: Of God. Of the diuell. Of goodnesse. Of badnesse. Of heauen: and of hell. By Richard Bernard.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1610 (1610)	STC 1934; ESTC S113785	22,316	156

God beleeue him to bee know him rightly behold him inuisibly conceiue him without Idolatry Remember euer his presence consider his powerfull prouidence Thou art of him thou art in him thou wast made for him Seeke his friendship force of nothing in respect of his fauour Loue him aboue all hold on his side against all and be subiect to him before all reuerence thou his maiestie obey his commands awefully in all actions seeke his glorie and praise his name continually that thou maiest of him be blessed eternally Amen The Picture of the holy Trinity GOD the true God is but one in vnity yet three in Trinity One in substance without diuision three in person by distinction the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost In order one afore and after an other but essentially all coequall coeternall together Al God not three Gods yet euer three persons neuer the same in propriety maner of working Heere is admiration but no demonstration This Catholik and Christian verity is an innarrable mystery Precepts BEleeue this the word teacheth it but corrupt reason is against it Beware of curious searching it is a matter vnsearchable Stand not vpon this to know how it may bee subiect thy reason to faith in sobriety It is a godly ignorance in that to be vnskilfull which the Scripture concealeth Hee that suffers herein his reason to wade farther than faith may lose his reason and beliefe his Christianitie for infidelity Presume not maÌ„ in this matter aboue that which is writteÌ„ This is a deep mystery this doctrine of the Deity the inscrutable point in Diuinity The Lord giue thee true wisedome resolued faith with reuerend feare Amen The Picture of the Father IN the vnity the Father is the first in the Trinity He is not begotten but from euerlasting begetteth the Son of his whole substance He made all things by the Sonne through the holie Ghost What he willed hee made good and all of nothing by his word This gracious father of his mere mercie hath chosen many without their merite He calles his ere they come when they come hee confirmes their faith He knows them before they bee and makes theÌ„ friends by grace of deadly foes by nature of Sathans slaues his faithfull Seruants of Seruants deare Sonnes children adopted yea kings priests and Coheires with Christ He careth for his children wheÌ„ he mostcasts theÌ„ down He can allow them their godly will but he permits them not to be wantoÌ„ when they do offend hee will fatherly forewarn if they repent he will not punish He is full of commiseration he doth speedily pardon the Penitent and withall sheweth great gladnesse to doe them good He doth send them his spirit to assure theÌ„ of peace freely promiseth to bestow on them grace either to preueÌ„t their fal or to pardoÌ„ their fault Though we be neither worthy of beeing nor breath and deserue nothing yet he affoords vs his blessing and giueth needfully anything Earthly Fathers are such as they be for a seasoÌ„ but this Heauenly Father is so for euerlasting He forbeareth with patience and keepes his in eternal remembraÌ„ce He hateth neuer where hee loueth euer Bountifull hee is in his blessings largious in his liberality full graciously fauourable without end in goodnesse Hee is strict but not extreame in iustice Hee calleth man to make satisfaction vpon paine of destruction yet if man can make no payment his mercy hath ordained meanes to discharge the debt Ere sinfull man do die his sinlesse Son must suffer death Wrath must not reward vs his great goodnesse will needs haue vs guiltlesse Is not his loue enlarged towards vs vnspeakably doth he not purchase vs peace with the price of bloud He giueth an obedient Sonne for a rebellious Sinner Wrathfull displeasure must sease vpon Gods naturall Sonne and an innocent that pity may be shewed to adopted childreÌ„ to escape torment The euer worthily beloued must vndergoe paines of Hel to make for the vnworthie of loue free passage to Heauen See Sinner see the incrediblenesse of so great grace Stand thou Sinner amazed at this woÌ„dermeÌ„t of good O matchlesse mercy Did euer a Father satisfie his wrath vpon his dearest son to appease his anger towards his deadly foe did euer a louing Father put his darling to death to preuent from his enimy the force of his wrath We see it not stories record it not nature suffers it not Yet this father killeth his best Sonne to kisse his worst creature forsaketh the Gracious for a time to receiue the Gracelesse to mercy for euer Precepts OH therefore let vs euer loue and praise the Lord this heauenlie Father for his goodnes Oh let vs not cease to declare the wonders which he doth for vs the children of men Amen The Picture of the Sonne THe Son is the second person in the Trinity the Fathers naturall Son begotten froÌ„ eternity the Image and substance of his Father without inequality From the father by the Holy Ghost hee worketh together with the Father in all things he is God he is man perfect in both natures He hath a Father he hath a mother eueÌ„ both truely also no father nor mother but respectiuely He is maÌ„-God God-maÌ„ yet not two persons but onely one Christ One not by conuersion but by assumption not by coÌ„fusioÌ„ of substaÌ„ce but by vnity of persoÌ„ This is the seed promised the prophet foretold the prince of peace This is Melchisedech the priest of the high God the king of Salem the Iewes Messiah the Christians Sauiour This is he that wil summoÌ„ all to appear giue true iudgemeÌ„t vpoÌ„ al both quik dead in the last day SataÌ„ here he vaÌ„quished subdued the flesh coÌ„quered the world He hath mitigated Gods wrath performed our work iustice is satisfied the law fulfilled Hee hath made an attonement obtained mercy freed vs froÌ„ punishment The father of his mercy gaue him for vs hee in loue bestowed himself of vs. The father did wil our peace hee spared no paines Hee came into the world poore to make vs ritch Hee was to the wicked a derision that wee with Angels might bee had in admiration He was blasphemed to make vs blessed buffeted and scorned to make vs secure in true comfort He wrought righteousnesse that wee might bee free of wickednesse Hee was innocent to procure vs pard on being penitent His holinesse is our happinesse his suffering our safety his grace our good Hee was heere in trouble for vs his life paineful and miserable so his end for vs dolefull and his torments intollerable In all his life that wee read of hee did neuer laugh but often lament Hee mourned to see mens madnesse and wept for their wo. Here he sighed sore to make vs sing hee sobd and sorrowed much to make vs merrie Hee bare vpon him vnutterable torment patiently that wee might auoid the plagues of God eternally His prayers were loud cries and strong to make our

gaineth those willingly hee will not let goe Antichrist is his eldest sonne the damned crue his cursed children He is the inuent our of all villanie the authour of heresie the setter vp of idolatrie the plotter of conspiracie He raiseth rebellion and workes treason Hee turnes religion into superstition loue into lecherie friends into foes consent into contention peace into bloody persecution Hee comes where the godly bee and good excercises not for loue to them but maliciously as an instrument to hinder them He will send Caine to sacrifice with Abel but afterwards to murther him He will thrust Iudas among the Apostles but to betray Christ He is equallie enuious as malicious If Christ plant a Church he will erect a Chapell if hee haue Apostles this will raise vp false teachers If Christ sow wheat hee will scatter tares He deceiued Eue which brought a curse to the earth Hee prouoked Dauid to fall to numbring that the people might be plagued Hee is that grand Lier that shamlesse Slanderer He is as impudent as irrepentant He tempted Christ himselfe impotunately hee vexeth his members and that daily He is ful of faire words hee makes many promises but doth neuer performe what is good He is a Machiauellian when hee pretendeth most to doe well then hee intendeth most mischiefe and to doe ill Hee keepes men in ignorance and perswades them of faith hee puts them in hope of saluation and yet disswades from the grace of sanctification Hee would haue the wickedly disposed to presume of mercy and the godly penitent to despaire in apprehension of iustice Hee induceth his to beleeue that good meaning without the word is warrant enough in Gods worship and blind deuotion to bee a great growth in religioÌ„ He commends wickednesse with titles of goodnesse He puts a faire vizour ouer the vglie face of sinne Excessiue pride must be cleanely decency no pompe Filthy lust but a tricke of youth no carnality Bad companie with pot-mates good fellowship no vanitie Couetousnesse in the Nigard thrifty husbandrie no sordid qualitie Prodigall expences frankheartednes no vnthriftinesse InteÌ„peratenes in meetings neighbourly meriments no gluttonie nor drunkennesse Riot recreation idle musing contemplation Thus hee blindeth him that cares not to see sinne that so a man may bee secure in hastning to hell Hee that is most in transgression is his bestsonne yet is the greatest sinner his basest Slaue Who so doth most for him shall in the end bee most tormented by him God commands his children for their owne saluation but Satan his seruants to bring them to confusion All his are either carnall Atheistes grosse Idolaters Hypocriticall Time-seruers foolishly superstitious damnably mischieuous proud Heretikes or idle headed Schismatiks Hee will allow some of his to bee of the visible Church yet onely a Came an Achitophel a Saul a Iudas without inuisible grace Hee wil giue them leaue to professe but not to practise He lets them know verity but not acknowledge it with sincerity their seruice is only fashion Hypocrits are his Saints custome his Canon Sophistrie his reason His kingdome is darknesse Schismatikes his zealous seruants Heretikes his chiefe Champions His company the accursed the prophane his principall attendants next to the Fiends the hellish inhabitants The reward to his wrath from God seclusion from the good The place for their abode is the infernall pit there to bee tortured in torment and plagued with erernall paines without end Precepts OH wretched sinner seeke peace to thy poore soule seale not vp thy damnation by doing seruice to this Diuell Stop thy eares heare him not if thou doest beleeue him not Wherein he most seemeth a Saint therein hold him a most accursed creature Tho his promises pretend peace and saluation yet euer in his reasoning denie his conclusion Make no peraduenture of the word if thou doest hee will forthwith coÌ„tradict the truth If thou be a doubting Eue to say lest I die hee will bee a Serpent and dare confidentlie say thou shalt not die Be not a slaue to him that made suite to lodge in Swine Bee not ruled by him if thou beest trulie penitent who reigneth onely ouer the disobedient Bee no subiect to so base an abiect nor a friend to so great a foe Leaue his lusts else looke for no life Forsake the world else thou gainest nothing by the word If thou wilt needs be led by him looke for no Heauen if thou securelie sinne prepare for Hell Remember the end the due reward of wickednesse both in the diuell and the damned From which miserie the God of compassion deliuer thee Reader of his tender mercie Amen The Picture of Goodnesse GOodnes is grace a picture of God the worst in generall approue it but the Saints specially reioice in it It is heauens path-way the righteous mans ayme no earthly thing can purchase it it is onely God that giues it In it selfe it is beyond any price and maketh other things precious It is the difference between creature creature between men meÌ„ in their words and works Goodnesse makes man good the person his speech and practise It banisheth brutishnesse forceth fraud to be flying allayeth contentious heate of spirit and meekneth the vntameable nature of man It suffereth no reuengement it is not rigorous in punishment Loue springs from it patience waits of it and charitie vshers it It is that which makes a man friendlie to procure reliefe for the needy and without delay to helpe the distressed soule It is defectiue of no dutie it is pliable to al the works of mercy Will is neuer wanting by goodnesse tho ability be away It inhabiteth euer in true piety and lodgeth with godly pitie It banisheth malice and michiefe farre from it and is a deadly bane to rancour and rage It forbeareth a fiecre aduersary very quietly wher it may fully reuenge it forgiueth readily It will passe by wrong through mercy yet not shew partial pitie to ouerthrow iustice it keeps moderation and measure in all things It is borne vp of humility strengthned by patience the word of life doth nourish it the Lord of life doth cherish it the spirit giues it quickning and Gods glory sets it on working It is from heauen aboue in earth intertained of few he is full that hath it and he euer in want that is without it It moues vs to minde God more then goods the Lords precepts more then our profits It thinkes of death before death to be fit for death It prepares the body for the earthly graue and the soule for the heauenly glory It brings to a man peace within and praise abroad heere commendation and after saluation This is goodnesse the forme is true godlinesse the cause is grace It maks a man study to be quiet it keeps patience within vs contentment about vs wickednes farre from vs. Good is hee that hath this goodnesse he shall attaine to euerlasting happinesse Precepts LAbour to come to this goodnesse dwell with it harbour vnder it

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