Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	eternal_a	life_n	remission_n	6,333	5	9.3811	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06520	A ryght notable sermon, made by Doctor Martyn Luther, vppon the twenteth chapter of Iohan, of absolution and the true vse of the keyes full of great co[m]forte. In the which also it is intreated of the mynysters of the Church, and of scolemaisters, what is dewe vnto them. Ande of the hardnes and softenes of the harte of manne.; Predigt am Sonntage nach Ostern. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Argentine, Richard, d. 1568.	1548 (1548)	STC 16992; ESTC S108931	20,840	50

maye bringe meÌ„ne into the knowledge of sinne / not because I wolde binde them for why they were bounde before / ande miserably chayned neyther shall I nowe do first that men may sinne or geve an occasioÌ„ to sinne / neither wil I have any thiÌ„ge to do with sinne as the Pope doth by his lawe and by his keies of bindyng / sayinge / there â—o be synne where none is but I shall have to doo wyth them that naturally are siÌ„ners / or have synned agaiÌ„st the commauÌ„dementes of God / that is to say / soche as contempâ—â€¦e God soche as beleve not in God / soch as despise the woorde of God / soche as gyue not vnto God his due obedience et cetera These sinnes that is to saye the contempâ—e of God / crudelite / blasphemie / inobedience and other lyke / are not made by the law of the Pope / but are very sinnes / cleauing and fasted in flesh and bloude / aÌ„d borne even wyth man / the which can not be absolued aÌ„d takeÌ„ awaie by the Pope / by the keye as he calleth it of remissyon aÌ„d absolucioÌ„ / after the sorte as he vseth it / but they cleave styll aÌ„d remayne in maÌ„ as loÌ„g as he leadeth this life / aÌ„d he caÌ„ not depose or laie theÌ„ a parte vtterly but with the life Wherfore that we maie escape froÌ„ these synnes / for the which eternall dampnacioÌ„ remained vnto vs / and be deliuered from the payne of everlastyng death Wath the kingdom of Chrâ—â€¦ For that is the kingdome of Christ appointed and erected / aÌ„d therfor every where he calleth that his kingdome / not an earthely kingdom or worldly or pollytike / but the kiÌ„gdome of heauen because even than it shall take the begiÌ„ning wheÌ„ this earthely kiÌ„gdom through death shall cease to be / that men may knowe howe after this life / leauing thys earthely kyngdome / they maye come into the heaueÌ„ly kiÌ„gdome Of thys my kiÌ„gdom sayth he thys shal be the maner / after this sort shal this my kiÌ„gdom be erected / stablisshed / delated aÌ„d gouuerned As my Father hath sent me / so do I also sende you et cetera That is to saie The office of the Apostles You Apostles aÌ„d your successours vntill the worldes ende shal be my messangers or Ambassadours / by whome I haue purposed to reigne in all the worlde / so that you must take vppon you the same office the which I haue done / vnto the which also I was seÌ„te That is to saie / that those maye be deliuered froÌ„ sinne and death / whiche do feale their sinne aÌ„d death / and desire to be deliuered froÌ„ them Ande contrary / that soche as desire not the helpe wherby they maie be redeamed from them / but do put it awaie / that those beying bound in sinnes to death aÌ„d detained / may so remaine This shal be your kingdome / this shal be your ministerie or seruice / ande this shal be your office that you shall take vppon you Vnto this kingdome it behoueth all soche to submitte them selues that are pressed downe and vexed with sinne / yf they wil be deliuered and lifted vp from them / and be partakers of the euerlasting lyfe Vnto those that lygh vnder the heauy waight of theyr synnes / lygh groning / aÌ„d are miserablie troubled / Christe biddeth vs to saye / that they shulde be of good coÌ„forte / aÌ„d not despayre because of theyr sinnes / but lett them knowe that Chryst by his death and resurrectyon / hath brought fourth vnto vs / the remissioÌ„ of all sinnes Yf they heare this ande beleve it / they are saintes and they are saved For yf their siÌ„nes be remitted / than hath death no ryght vppon them But these that feale not nor knowe theyr synnes / nor are feared wyth the feare of death / ande do not penaunce / but procede constauntely / geving them selues vnto bodely lustes / as the pleasure of the flesh requireth / and liuiÌ„g after the arbitremeÌ„t of the olde man / Vnto these we saye by the commaundement of Chryst / you shall remaine in sinne / in indignation ande eternall death For you aske no remission of sinnes and mercy / ande you do frowardely put from you and treade vnder fote everlastyng lyfe Who I praye the can expresse with wordes howe infinite / howe substanciall ande full of health this coÌ„forte is / that one maie opeÌ„ vnto an other with one worde the kingdom of heaueÌ„ / and close vp the gates of hell For as moche as in this kiÌ„gdom of grace the which Chryste hath instituted by his resurrectioÌ„ we do no other thiÌ„g thaÌ„ that we speake with opeÌ„ mouth I remitte vnto the thy synnes / not of my self / or by my propre power or vertue / but in the name and steade of Iesus Christ For why he saith not that you shall remitte synnes in your name for no man liuing can remytte or retaine synnes but he saith thus Like as my father hath sent me euen so I sende you I haue not done this by my counsell or arbitrement / but for this I was sent from my father And this commaundement I giue also vnto you / that you do the same vntyll the ende of this worlde / that you and all the world maie knowe this remission or retaining of synne / not to be done by the vertue or power of man / but by the coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of him that hath sent you This is not onely spoken of those that are ministers and preachers of the woorde of God / but of all faythfull Christianes Here maye euery vertuous man / coÌ„forte and absoile his neighboure in the agonie of death / ande other necessities ande temptacions When thou hearest of me thys woorde / then doest thou heare that god will haue mercy on the / aÌ„d deliuer the froÌ„ death aÌ„d synne / iustifie the aÌ„d saue the. But thou sayest I haue in dede harde the absolution of the / but who knoweth / whether it be certaine that my synnes also are forgeuen before God I answere Yf I had said and done that / as man or of mine owne or of any other maÌ„nes auctothoryte alonely / thaÌ„ so to saye aÌ„d to doubte / thou mightest not without cause / whether the absolutioÌ„ geuen / shuld be hereafter effectuall and auailable before God or no. And verely I haue hearde many / eueÌ„ in the extreme agony of death / doubtiÌ„g of this thiÌ„ge / sayinge / Oh woulde to god I knewe certaiÌ„ly that my siÌ„nes are forgeueÌ„ vnto me I wold buy the certitude therof with all my possiblities and goodes For albeit he be aparauÌ„tly neuer so good a maÌ„ne that pronouÌ„ceth the absolutioÌ„ / and as coÌ„cerning his oune parson / neuer so true / yet he that is grudged in conscience aÌ„d the minde that is careful / is not coÌ„teÌ„ted with him / yea if thou thinkest hiÌ„ to be a maÌ„ / and seest in hiÌ„ nothiÌ„g elles than maÌ„ /

than must thou nedes doubte aÌ„d canst nothiÌ„g sticke or trust vnto his absolutioÌ„ / nor any thing confyrme or erecte thy mynde by it But if thou be certaine / aÌ„d caÌ„ste strengthen thy miÌ„de agaiÌ„st this doubte / thaÌ„ is it necessary that thy miÌ„de beiÌ„g taught aÌ„d instituted by the worde of God saye after this sorte Neither the minister of the worde / nor yet any manne absolueth me from my synnes / neyther hath my curate taught me so to beleue / but god by this minister or faithfull ChristiaÌ„ / shewwiÌ„g or declariÌ„g the remission of sinnes hath done it This is more certeine thaÌ„ that / that is assured / for why my lorde Chryst hath commauÌ„ded the same / where he sayd Like as my Father hath sent me / so do I sende you et cet Here doth he make equall and matche those whome he seÌ„deth / vnto him selfe / in every thinge / as moche as coÌ„cerneth theyr Ambassage or message / that they being sente of hiÌ„ maie do aÌ„d with expedicyon perfourme that thynge for the which he was sent from his Father / that they maye both remitte aÌ„d retaine sinnes This is the thing that maketh that absolution to be effectuall Vithout this commaundement / Absolution shulde be frustrate and vayne Yf therfore thou being laden with the burden of sinnes arte vexed and troubled in mynd Yf thou quake for fear of death / by whome God shal punish siÌ„nes everlastiÌ„gly / aÌ„d if thou beiÌ„ge in thys peÌ„syuenes doest heare of the minyster of the church / the curate of thy soule aÌ„d thy bishop / or els where necessitÃ© coÌ„pelleth / that thou caÌ„st not have the minister of the Churche of thy neighbour that proffesseth christ aÌ„d coÌ„meth to coÌ„forte the / thou hearest these or suche like wordes / Dere beloued brother or sister iÌ„ Christ / I see you careful aÌ„d vexed iÌ„ miÌ„d / ready to fall iÌ„to desperatioÌ„ / to fear the wrath aÌ„d iudgemeÌ„t of God / because of the siÌ„nes that thou perceiuest / aÌ„d for the which nowe thou arte so moche vexed aÌ„d troubled / but heare aÌ„d strayght waies coÌ„ceiue in miÌ„de / aÌ„d coÌ„mit the thiÌ„gs iÌ„to the botom of thy harte that I shall nowe say vnto the. Ther is no cause why thou shuldest despaire / be of good coÌ„fort For christ thy lord aÌ„d sauiour / the whych for siÌ„ners came iÌ„to the world / that he might save theÌ„ hathe geveÌ„ in coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t / both vnto the ministers of the church which for the publick ministratioÌ„ shal be called for that purpose aÌ„d also where necessitÃ© compelleth vnto every priuate faithful christian / that by his wordes / every maÌ„ shuld coÌ„fort his neybor / aÌ„d iÌ„ his name absoil hiÌ„ froÌ„ siÌ„nes When thou hearest this coÌ„forte / see that thou receiue it with so great ioy of minde / wyth so moch gladnes aÌ„d kindnes / as though thou hardest it of Christ hiÌ„ self Christ doth commaunde sinnes to be remitted and also to be retained So trulie he hath coÌ„maunded / saying / As my Father hath seÌ„t me / so do I sende you / Also / vnto who soever you remitt etc. That is to saye / ye shall take vppoÌ„ you the same office that I do You shall execute the same mynistratyon that I do If therfore thou coÌ„ceyve these wordes of Chryst / thaÌ„ is thy harte pacified / and coÌ„ceyueth a substantial or sure comforte / and than maiste thou saye wythe a mery harte I haue hearde a man that hath talked with me / aÌ„d hath coÌ„forted me In as moche as coÌ„cerneth his owne propre parson / I wold not credite the least word of his saying / but I beleue my lorde Chryst the which hath instituted this kiÌ„gdom of grace aÌ„d of remission of synnes / aÌ„d hath geueÌ„ vnto meÌ„ this power aÌ„d this coÌ„maundemeÌ„t / that in his name they shuld remytt aÌ„d retain sinnes Wherfor / when any vtuous man is assaulted by the deuell and with the suggestions of Sathan / that he is a great sinner aÌ„d therfor lost aÌ„d condeÌ„pned / than ought he not to desceÌ„d iÌ„to the place of fight with Sathan / nor to reason or to loue to be solitary / or to hide hiÌ„self in som secrete place without arbytrement / but let hiÌ„ come vnto some mynister of the church / with whome he is accustomed to couÌ„sell in the busines apperteiniÌ„g vnto his soules health / or lett hiÌ„ send for hiÌ„ / or call hiÌ„ vnto him Or if peraduenture no minister of the church be present / let hiÌ„ call vnto him / or let hiÌ„ resorte vnto his freÌ„de / whome he hathe knoweÌ„ to be a louer of the worde of God and vertuous / and let him complaine vnto hiÌ„ of his sinnes / aÌ„d of what soeuer difficultÃ© doth oppresse him / and let him poure into his bosome / all thiÌ„gs wher with he is tormented and troubled in mynde / requyriÌ„g him of his counsell / and let him trust vppon the wordes of Christ Vnto who soeuer you shall remytte theyr synnes etc. And where two or thre shal be gathered together in my name / I shal be iÌ„ the middest of them Trusting vppon these wordes / let hym assuredly beleue these things that the same brother or mynister of the churche or yf he be a vertuous freÌ„de / shall saie iÌ„ the name of the Lorde / oute of the scryptures EueÌ„ as he shall beleue / so shal be done vnto him Yf he geue credyt vnto the absolution / by the which he hath absoyled hym in the name of Chryst / then is he absoiled / and hath remissioÌ„ of his siÌ„nes etc. What it is two or thre to be gathered together in the name of Chryste Than trulye are two or three gathered to gether in the name of christ / whan they entreate amoÌ„gest them selues / not of corporall ande earthely busynes / howe they may haue great gaines / howe thy may gather together great riches / by what wais aÌ„d reasoÌ„ that may be done / or of other corporall thyngs / of the whych this teÌ„porall lyfe hath nede / but wheÌ„ they eÌ„treate amoÌ„g them selues of those things which do apparteine vnto the edifying ande health of the congregation / that when in confessioÌ„ or elles where thou doest open thy vyces and temptacions / and whan he with whome thou doest vnlade the secretes of thy mynde and thy cares / doth vnderstand aÌ„d se the to be feared and stonied with the lawe of Moses / by thy synnes to be bitten / oppressed aÌ„d vexed and greuouslye troubled aÌ„d tormeÌ„ted with the feare of death And when with syghes and vnfained sorrowes thou doest lameÌ„t and abhorre thy life / with these aÌ„d soch like wordes / which procede from those that are afearde in dede O wold to God I had not bene borne Also / O wold god / wold proloÌ„ge my life / I wolde passe it ouer farre other wise and more holely / thaÌ„ I haue don hitherto Like as that seruauÌ„t doth in the

that wayes they maie wyth better expedition do theyr office The which thinge if it were not done / they shulde be compelled to renounce their office / and so shulde we be spoiled of the doctrine of the Gospell These thinges are moost true / and in dede of necessytÃ© must be so done Further more if the doctryne of the GOSPELL ought to be Preached purely ande to be sect ouer or left vnto the posterytytÃ© pure / We must prouyde not onely for the ministers of the worde a coÌ„modious lyuyng / but we must beware aÌ„d watche with all care ande study also / that the places appointed to teache in / or scooles of learning / maye haue apte Parsons / and that wiâ—h oute difficulte the rulers of the scooles / Stipendes must be geuen vnto Scoolemasters and the teachers of childeren may haue also meate and drincke and stipendes wherby they maye commodiously susteine them selues / wherby those maye be brought vp / which in time to come maye be not onely comune preachers or onely apte for that purpose that they maye instructe with the word some one churche / but soch also / that maye gett vnto theÌ„ that doctryne and facultÃ© that they maye be able not onely to teache in a pulpit / but also to contynue and resiste these that make secres and madde raging spirites / ande soch as are foolishsly insensed with false opinioÌ„s For this vse not onely the Princes and magistrates / but also the CytezeÌ„s and all the people of the countrey ought comunely to giue some parte of their faculties / that scoles might be preserued / and that the church maye alwaies haue such men / the which trulie she can not lacke / if the puritÃ© of the doctrine and the health of the coÌ„gregation or churche ought to be maynteyned For of chese thinges that you haue hearde / you maye easely gather / howe great and howe incomparable a treasure ande not able to be estemed / is the purytÃ© ande absoluâ—â€¦oÌ„ of the Gospell / if it be hearde aÌ„d receaued in a true sence of a right and laufull minister / when he commeth vnto the being sicke / and dothe comforte the / thou oughtest assuredly to persuade thy selfe / and to beleue / that Christ the lord him felfe doth comme vnto the and comforte the. For no man wold euer so presume to come so vnto the / without the commaundement of God / neyther coulde any maÌ„ helpe the with comforte or counsell / or gyue the any ayde Nowe trvly / seing thou hearest that God hym selfe doth commaunde it / thou maist without doubte / aÌ„d with a glad mynde saye here christe him self coÌ„meth vnto me / in my confessour or curate For he doth not speake his owne but the worde of god / for the whych he is sent and the which is geuen in commaundemeÌ„t vnto hym of God This / whan a maÌ„ hath persuaded with him selfe / that God hath sent him / and hath coÌ„maunded those thinges to be declared / than doth the feare and the carefulnesse of the coÌ„science decrease and is quenched / than is the minde erected and pacefyed wich comforte / and beginneth to haue a good hope / neyther is there than any cause why to waver aÌ„d to be in doubte ande to be in a wane hope and to sticke in doubte The whych thing must nedes be in those that followe the doctrine of the pope The Popes doctryne of absolution For that doctrine taught that men ought to doubte / neither dyd that absoyle anye man from synnes excepte he departed with sufficient ande due iustice / and full contricion / ande had cofessed all his synnes Here was no meÌ„cion made / not so moche as a worde of faith / ande of the vertue of the keyes that are institute by Christe Truly thys doctrine ande knowledge was so obscured ande vnknowen / ande playnely buried / that I my selfe / euen than whan I was made doctor / which certeynly ought by no meanes to be rude or ignoraunt in this matter dyd thinke no otherwyse / nor taught otherwyse / then that than finally the synnes to be remitted vnto me and vnto other / if we had done / or had to a full aÌ„d iuste sorte parfect or due contrition / ande were confessed But of a trueth / if oure synnes shuld not be forgeuen vnto vs / before that we with our coÌ„trition or compunction and wyth other good woorkes shulde waie downe the same / aÌ„d before that nothing might be required in them / than myght I neuer trust for any remission of sinnes For I can neuer determyne with my selfe that I haue done full and iust contrycion / and therfore accordig vnto that / no man can absoile / whether he be Pope or any other what soever he be So by the popysh lyes the consciences are miserably seduced aÌ„d called awaye froÌ„ the woorde of faythe and the commaundement of God / vnto his vncerteyne contrition and compunction of harte And this theyr doctrine hath gotten by extortion infinite sommes of money / and hath encreased them with great ample ryches and kyngdomes The occasyon of the popysh power And by thys meanes also / so manye Temples monasteries great Churches / ande Cathedrall Churches / Chappelles and Aulters are builded and indued withe large or ample gyftes ande costes And at thys daye theyr are bulles and Popyshe pardones that are sufficieÌ„t witnesses of these thynges / and doth confyrme those buyldinges ande gyftes / by the whyche the POPE hath wretchelye deceiued all the woorlde / ande hathe by these faierynges / or buying and selligdone so moch harme vnto the Church of Christ / that no man can compryse wyth mynde / nor expresse with wordes the greatnes of that calamitÃ© and iniurie For that cause / we do often and diligeÌ„tly exhorte And let those with vs with coÌ„tinuall studie do the same / that in this case doth helpe vs / as manie as maye / that scoles / curâ—s aÌ„d ministries of the worlde / be earnestly maintained / least soche an other errour / or rather worse the which thing Sathan doth endeuour with the greatest studie that he can crepe in againe The meanes to conserue the Gospell pure If trulye we wyll preuent and withstande this mischefe / that caÌ„ no otherwise be done better / than if the youth euen from theyr yonge ande tender age / be well ande vertuously taught and brought vp / the whiche succeding after vs / when we are departed vnto Christ / maye not onely set forth and beate into the people diligently the pure doctrine / but also maie defend the same / against madde raging and erronious teachers / and put of wycked aÌ„d false / opinioÌ„s For trulye it is a great benefyt of God / when soch parsoÌ„s are apoiÌ„ted ministers / the whiche do syncerely teach the worde of GOD rightly and purely And besydes those also / it is necessarie that some be that can preserue learning / and defend

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