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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	distinction_n	mortal_a	venial_a	4,934	5	12.1153	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09137	The first parte of Pasquils apologie Wherin he renders a reason to his friendes of his long silence: and gallops the fielde with the Treatise of reformation lately written by a fugitiue, Iohn Penrie.	Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601, attributed name.	1590 (1590)	STC 19450; ESTC S121966	20,797	34

to the Patriarches Prophets that were all vnder the clowde and sawe the promise a farre of which was in the latter daies made manifest to vs in Iesus Christ. Our fayth and Religion is the fayth and Religion of our father Abraham fulfilling the prophecie of Zacharie who told vs before that all nations should take holde of the skyrte of a Iewe and say we wyll goe with thee we haue heard that God is with thee Considering what was the hope of our fathers and the hope of vs what was preached to them what to vs our Religion may say with the Sonne of God I came out of the mouth of the most Highest I tooke another nybling like a Minew about Bezaes Icones where you shall finde commendation is giuen to Sauanarol and the fishe that was strooken with Bezas hooke is Perceuall the plaine but because his hande so shooke when he carried his coppie to the Presse that he crost his accusation out againe I will sheath euery weapon I had drawne in my defence Onelie I will giue the Readers to vnderstand that the commendations which eyther M. Foxe or M. Beza do giue to Sauanarol are to be attributed to the best parts that were in him that is to the glimmering he had of the face of God in so darke a time wherein he inueighed against the pride of the Court of Rome a matter that Petrarche the poeticall Priest touched as well as he I can shewe you euen by the Sermons that spunne him a halter to stop his breath he was no Protestant For in some of them he taught the popish distinction of veniall and mortall sinne in some he preached merit in some the reall presence in the sacrifice of the Masse and in the ende of his fixt Sermon made in Florence vppon the finishing of Noahs Arke consider what he sayth Io vi voglio riuelare vno secrete che insino a qui non ho voluto dirlo perche non ho haunto tanta certezza come ho haunto da diece hore in qua ciascuno di voi credo che conoscesse el conte Giouanni della Mirandola che staus qui in Firenze et e morto pochi giorni sono Dicoui che l'anima sua per le orationi difrati anche per alcune sue buone opere che fece in quest a vita et per altre orationi e nel purgatorio Orate pro co c. I wil tel you saith he a secrete which to this day I haue refused to vtter because I had no great certaintie of the matter vntill within these ten howres I think euery one of you knew the Countie Iohn Mirandola which liued here in Florence and died within these fewe dayes I tell you that his soule by vertue of the prayers of the Friers and of some good works he did whilst he liued together wyth some other prayers is now in Purgatorie pray for him See heere how many blaines breake out of the Fryer in a little space A reuelation concerning merit purgatorie and prayer for the dead Therefore as S. Ierom commendeth Origen for his memorie labour and sharp sight into many places of holy Scripture yet reproueth him for his errors so I thinke well with M. Foxe and M. Beza of that which was good in Fryer Sauanaroll though I compared him with Martin for hys factious head pleading in Florence as Martin did in England for a newe gouernment at such a time as Armes and inuasion clattered about their eares It may be I am of some better sente then you take me for and finding a Machiauellian tricke in this plot of innouation I was the more willing to lay Sauanarols example before your eyes that hauing recourse vnto Machiauell in whom it is recorded you might see Machiauels iudgment vpon the same His opinion is that when such a peaze may be drawne through the noses of the people as to beare a change the Maisters of the Faction are most happie they may doe what they lust without controlment I heard a byrd sing more then I meane to say but riddle me riddle me what was he that told a very freend of his he would owe neuer a pennie in England in one halfe yeere His liuing considered though it were fayre the sale of all he possessed would hardly doe it the time was so busie when he spake it that no such largesse could be looked for at the hands of her Ma. who had requited euery penni-woorth of duetie with many a pounde of fauour long before no fingring of Spanish coyne mought be mistrusted the Philosophers stone to turne mettles into gold is yet to seeke I cannot deuise which way so rounde summes could be so readilie compast but by the spoyle of Bishopricks Deaneries and Cathedrall Churches which very shortly after were stoutly pushed at Credit me hee spake somewhat neerer the point then himselfe was ware of for if his soule be gone the way of the iust his debt is already canceld Let him goe let him goe I could tell you mysteries but there is a whole Chamber full of sentences in the land the very painting of the walles is wisedome whence I learned this lesson Acerbum est ab eo laedi de quo non poteris tuto queri it is a shrewde matter to be wrunge by him against whom a man cannot with anie safetie open his mouth to make complaint Sure I am that by practises and pollicies the garment of Christ is torne in peeces and the Church is ouertaken with such a flawe that it is high time euery fugitiue of the faction were hurled with Ionas into the Sea They thunder their sentence out of the clowdes and contrarie to the rule of Gods Apostle they take vpon them to iudge men before the time Whosoeuer readeth the Epistle and treatise of Iohn Penrie concerning Reformation shal discouer thys swelling and sawcie humour in him against her Maiesties right honourable priuie Counsell I remember the wisedome of the land in a graue Oration deliuered in the Starre-chamber compared our Nobilitie and men of marke to the flowers that stand about the Princes Crowne garnishing giuing a grace vnto it to deface any one of them is an open iniurie offered to the Crowne it selfe Howe Penrie or any Puritane that reacheth at the ornaments of the Crowne can be faithfull or dutifull to her Maiestie I leaue it to the iudgement euen of the meanest that is but indued wyth common sence I will let passe the graue testimonie of so graue a Counseller and set the axe of the word to the roote of this withered tree The great commaunder of the world hath appointed certaine boundes and land marks vnto our lips Exo. 22. 28. Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges nor speake euill of the Ruler of thy people You may resolue vpon this that there is no time of the Moone sette for vs to open the Maister vaine To charge her Ma. right honourable priuie Counsell with insolencie iniustice murther in the highest degree