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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	ghost_n	holy_a	remit_v	8,165	5	11.0672	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68221	Antisixtus An oration of Pope Sixtus the fift, vppon the death of the late French King, Henrie the third. With a confutation vpon the sayd oration, wherein all the treacherous practises of the house of Lorraine, are largely described and layde open vnto the view of the world, with a briefe declaration of the kings death, and of many other things worthy the noting, which neuer yet came to light before. Translated out of Latin by A.P.	Hurault, Michel, d. 1592.; Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590. De Henrici Tertii morte sermo. English.	1590 (1590)	STC 14002; ESTC S114241	39,544	58

to offer vnto all Kinges and Emperours which wee most willingly would likewise haue bestowed vpon him if the holy scriptures in this case had not altogether forbidden it There is saith S. Iohn a sin vnto death I say not that any should pray for it which may be vnderstoode both of the sin it selfe as if he shoulde say for that sin or for the remission or forgiuenes therof I will that none should pray because it is not pardonable Or else in the same sense for that man who committeth such a sin vnto death I say not that any should pray for Whereof our Sauiour himselfe hath spoken in S. Mathew saying that he that sinneth against the holie Ghost shal not be pardoned neither in this worlde nor in the world to come Where he setteth downe thrée sorts or kindes of sinne to wit against the Father the Son and the holy Ghost and that the two first are lesse hainous and pardonable but that the third is altogether vnpardonable and not to be remitted Al which difference procéedeth from the destinction of the attributes as the diuines teach vs which seuerally are appropriated vnto euery seuerall person of the holy Trinitie And although as the essence of all the thrée persons is but one so also is their power wisedome and goodnes as we haue learned in the symbole of Athanasius where he saith almighty is the father almighty is the Sonne and almighty is the holy Ghost yet by attribution power is ascribed vnto the Father wisedome vnto the Sonne and loue vnto the holie Ghost whereof euery seuerall as they are tearmed attributes so are they so proper vnto euery seuerall person that they can not be attributed and referred vnto any other By the contraries of which attributes we come to discerne the distinction and greatnes of sinne The contrary to power which is onely attributed vnto the Father is weaknes and therefore that which we doe amisse through infirmity of nature is said to be committed against the Father The opposite vnto wisdome is ignorance and blindnes through which when any man sinneth is said to sinne against the Sonne therefore that which we commit through naturall infirmity and ignorance is more easier forgiuen vs. The thirds attribute which is the holy Ghostes is loue hath for his contrary ingratitude and vnthankefulnes a vice most detestable and odious which causeth men not to acknowledge the loue of God and his benefites bestowed vpon them but to forget despise yea and to hate them Whereout brieflie and finally procéedeth that they become altogether obstinate and impenitent And this way sinne is committed against God with greater danger and perill then if it were done through ignorance and weakenesse of the flesh and therfore it is termed a sin against the holy Ghost And because such sinnes are seldome and difficultly pardoned and not without great aboundance of grace in some sorte they are said to bee vnpardonable whereas altogether through vnrepentance only they become simply vnpardonable For whatsoeuer is done amisse in this life although it be against the holy ghost by repentance it may be wipt out defaced before death but they that perseuere therin til death are excluded from all grace mercy hereafter And therefore for such sinners and sinnes the apostle hath forbidden to pray after their decease Now therefore because wée vnderstand not without our great griefe that the saide king is departed out of this worlde without repentance and impenitent in the company to wit of heretickes for all his army was made almost of none other but of such men and that by his last wil he hath commended and committed his crowne and kingdome to the succession of Nauarre long since declared an hereticke and excommunicated as also in his extremity and nowe ready to yéelde vp his ghost desired of him and such like as he was there standing by that they would reuenge his death vppon those whome hee iudged to be the cause thereof For these and such like most manifest tokens of vnrepentance we haue decréed not to solemnize his death with funeralles not that we would séeme to coniecture by these any thing concerning the secrete iudgementes of God against him or his mercies who could according vnto his good pleasure in the departing of his soule from the body cōuert and turne his heart and deale wyth him mercifully but this we haue spoken being thereunto mooued by these externall signes and tokens God grant therefore that all being admonished and warned by this fearefull example of heauenly iustice may repent and amende and that it may further please him to continue and accomplish that which he hath mercifully begunne in us as we do put our trust in him to the end we may giue euerlasting thanks to him to haue deliuered his church from such great imminent dangers Wherof when his holines had spoken he brake vp the Consistorie hauing giuen his blessing let them al depart ANTISIXTVS THe ages past haue séene many that vnnaturally haue rebelled against their country and with violēce defiled their hands with the blood of their princes and parents but none yet that euer approoued or commended the facte But nowe of late and in our dayes a notorious murtherer is come forth the B. of Rome knoweth the cruell and bloody crime and reprooueth not the offendor but prayseth him This therefore is false Sixtus although it bée an oldé saying that villanie and mischiefe is more easier committed then excused whether I compare thée with Papinian or rather with Caracalla both notable tyrantes yet it will holde in none of them both With right then may I saye with thée fact um est opus in diebus nostris there is wroght a worke in our dayes to the eye and eare most detestable and gréeuous and horrible to be remembred and spoken of The greatest and mightiest king of Europe lieth ouerthrowen and slaine by the treacherous fraude of a friar But doost thou tearme this a worke onely Nay rather thou shouldest haue called it a most hainous execrable and cruell act and therefore the more hainous that not one of the common people but thou the ruler of christendome Christ his vicar the gate of heauen hast bene the aduocate defender and commender of this great offence Truely who can suffer the hands of priests which by their laws should be harmelesse and vndefiled of all christen blood although most guilty to be embrued and stayned wyth the blood of a prince Who should not curse and detest the bloody butchar of the father of his country Haue not the incensed and angrie people reason then to crie torture torture and all things else wherewith such cruell monsters are to bée punished Yet this is but small Sixtus and that which thou thinkest to be the greatest part of this villanous acte is the least Thou wyth it onely art to be charged because thou alone art sounde that commendest priuse murtherers and praisest manslaughter and not onely giuest licence