Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	call_v	run_v	34	3	6.2159	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13541	The Kings bath Affording many sweet and comfortable obseruations from the baptisme of Christ. Gathered by Thomas Taylor, preacher of the word of God at Redding in Barkshire.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1620 (1620)	STC 23831; ESTC S102223	77,312	281

who easily spied their want of commission mightily preuailed against them Act. 19. 3. That God will blesse his labour and the workes of his calling and make it powerfull and fruitfull because it is his owne worke whereas such as haue not their commission sealed from the Lord finde not their sacrifices burnt by God but often labour all day and night and catch nothing A caueat not to runne vpon mans calling without Gods as the false apostles did against whom the Apostles opposed themselues see that the chiefe Bishop of soules send thee that he hath laid his hands vpoÌ„ thee that hee hath bid thee receiue the holy Ghost as for the order and ordination of the Church it is onely a manifestation and declaration of him whom God hath fitted Let euery Minister be able to say as Christ himselfe did Isa. 48. 16. The Lord God himselfe and his spirit hath sent me namely to declare what Cyrus in his time was to performe to the Church And here he that would haue good and assured comfort of his commission must examine what kinde of gifts they be which he hath receiued of the Spirit for they be of two sorts 1. Common to good and bad as those of knowledge tongues interpretation eloquence to which if working of miracles if a man haue no more were added while he might much benefit others himselfe might remaine a reprobate For Saul and Iudas had the Spirit of God 2. Proper and peculiar to the elect as iustifying faith true loue inuocation repentance vnspeakable groanes and mourning of the Doue innocencie meeknesse sinceritie and such like testimonies that God hath sent the Spirit of his Sonne into the heart purifying it making it cry Abba Father These are gifts worth hauing making all the former not onely profitable to others but truly comfortable to himself and acceptable to God Now shall a man speake powerfully feelingly and conscionably and resemble those holie men of God who wrote the Scriptures in interpreting theÌ„ they shall speake and do as they are moued by the holy Ghost men shall perceiue and after a sort see a fiery tongue vpon their heads such shall be the efficacie and power of their ministerie in separating the precious from the vile 3. Note wheresoeuer the Spirit descendeth on any Christian it descendeth like a Doue that is maketh a Christian resemble the Doue Whence it is that the holy Church or company of beleeuers is called by Christ his Doue Cant. 2. 14. 1. Because the same sweet oyntment as that of Aaron runnes downe from the head to all the meÌ„bers the same graces which this Spirit in the shape of a Doue did fill Christ withall aboue measure hee doth also bestow in measure vpon Christians Thus are we said to receiue of his fulnesse A fountaine sends the same water into the streames that it self hath 2. The Spirit of God is euery-where like to himself both in the head and members as the same iuyce is in the roote and branches in the tree and fruites looke what were the fruites of the Spirit in Christ the same also are in the members Gal. 5. 23. To examine whether we haue receiued this Spirit or no by the properties of a Doue 1. Meeknesse is an essentiall mark of one of Christs Doues and on whom the Spirit of Christ is desceÌ„ded as himselfe witnesseth Learne of me for I am lowly and meeke 1. He in heart neuer conceiued fierce or reuengefull thought 2. In word being reuiled he reuiled not againe 3. In action hee was led as a sheepe to the slaughter and was dumbe before the shearer 1. Pet. 2. 23. Moses was the meekest man on earth but not like him If any be a rough Esau of a froward and peruerse disposition the Spirit of Christ hath not sate and lighted vpon him for in the kingdome of Christ the lyon and the lambe shall feed together Let vs therefore put on and decke our selues with meeknesse Col. 3. 12. A most beautifull grace much set by of God How glorious a sight was it and how delightfull to God his Father as the voyce witnesseth when the Doue sate vpon Christ and euen so the Apostle commendeth this grace to women as a most precious garment to set them out to God and make him set by them as their most costly garments doe set them out to men neither is it a garment proper to the women as distinguishing the sexe which the cloathing of our bodies doe or ought to doe but the condition between a naturall and spiritual man an old and new creature for this makes difference before God when none is betweene male and female And though we take little notice of a meeke-hearted Christian yet God doth so account of it as he doth denominate the righteous by it and maketh it a speciall title of the iust Zeph. 2. 3. Seeke the Lord ye meeke of the earth as though none were fit to seeke him and he would be found of none else A second qualitie of those on whom the Spirit is lighted like a Doue is simplicitie innocencie commended to vs also by Christ Be wise as serpents but innocent as Doues enforcing it plainly to be a qualitie of those who are baptized with the Spirit of Christ To which purpose he knitteth these two together Cant. 5. 12. and 6. 8. My Doue my vndefiled Elsewhere he calls the Church faire as the Sunne pure as the Moone the Lords holy ones vndefiled in their wayes Saints pure not only in regard of their iustification by the bloud of Christ clensing them from all sinne but also of their endeuour in sanctification These Doues of the Lords Culuer-house are cleane fowles not of the vncleane birds Vultures Crowes and Hawkes that can smell a carrion a farre off to flye to it and feede vpon it the Spirit neuer tooke such a shape Let vs be carefull of our wayes not to foule our selues with sin which is the most filthy vncleannes but rather when the Spirit sate vpon Christs head make knowne that it sate like a Doue on our head by purging our selues euen as he is pure 1. Ioh. 3. 3. as it is a marke of our adoption in that place He is not capable of any grace that endeuoureth not in this wil the Spirit of God dwell in a stye or will hee powre his gracious liquors into fustie and filthie vessels What may wee thinke the hire of those that moyle themselues in all filthie lusts and tumble like swine in their sinnes and in the meane time scorne at those who desire to bee more free and innocent from the riots of the world seeing GOD is good to none but the pure of heart heareth none pray but such as lift vp pure hands accepteth no seruice but a cleane offering and from a cleane offerer admitteth none to the blessed vision of God but the pure of heart and much lesse to stand in his Holy place but hee that is of innocent hands and a

predestination a carelesnesse and leaue to doe what wee list vpon the doctrine of Gods mercie a boldnesse and licentiousnesse in sinne vpon the doctrine of care for our family a couetous earthlinesse Verse 15. Suffer now for so it behoueth vs to fulfill all righteousnesse so he suffered him Sect. 3. SVffer now Let it be so now for the time of my abasement and for the time of my office and ministery and for the dayes of my flesh wherin I haue voluntarily laid aside my greatnes I aym now at another thing there is a righteousnes which I must performe for which I haue descended froÌ„ heauen must descend be further abased theÌ„ thus yet vpon earth therfore suffer now By righteousnesse here is meant not any speciall vertue but generally perfection of all vertues namely whatsoeuer the Law of God requireth for that is the rule of all righteousnesse The fulfilling of all righteousnesse is perfect and absolute obedience vnto all Gods holy constitutions and ordinances according to those many precepts in Scripture as Deut. 11. 32. Take heed that yee doe all the commaundements and lawes that I haue set before you this day and 6. 1 2 and 4. 6 c. This fulfilling of righteousnesse the Law looking for at our hands in our owne persons but being now impossible because of the flesh Rom. 8. 3 God sent his owne Sonne in the similitude of sinfull flesh that the righteousnesse of the Law might bee fulfilled in vs not by way of inherency but of imputation not by doing but by beleeuing And this fulfilling of righteousnesse our Sauiour here speaks of wherby as a most obedient seruaÌ„t of God our surety he was voluntarily subiected to all Gods ordinances Thus to satisfy the law he must be circuÌ„cised for that Moses his law required he would bee presented in the temple Luk. 2. 21 22. As it is written c. At 12. yeeres he came vp to Ierusalem after the custome of the feast vers 42. He was after this subiect to his parents vers 51. for so the Law required and hee that hitherto had fulfilled all legall rights and obseruances now at this time must vndertake another which was yet wanting But what law or ordinance was there for baptisme to which Christ must be subiected It was decreed by the whole Trinity 1. That Christ should bee initiated by this ceremony wherein also hee must manifest himselfe the author of all purity and cleanenesse 2. Iohn had preached it and shewed the necessity of it by diuine authority 3. Hee would not onely subiect himself to his Fathers ordination but also for our sakes the vertue of whose baptisme depends vpon his as also giue vs helpe by his example and therefore would himselfe doe that which he commaunded others to do 4. Christ as Mediator and in our stead was to be made our righteousnes 1. Cor. 1. 30. three vvayes 1. In being made an offering for vs by vvhich hee vvas to abolish our sin and curse and by his most perfect obedience satisfy the vvhole Lavv for vs. 2. By applying that righteousnesse purchased by his blood vvhich els vve could neuer haue had benefit by 3. By appointing and sanctifying meanes and instruments for that applicatioÌ„ called the ministery of the Spirit vvhereof one branch is the lauer of water in the Word And thus as in our stead hee stood in the general bound by the wil and ordinance of God in himselfe to sanctifie baptisme for vs. But why doth Christ say It behoueth vs to fulfill and not me seeing neuer any but he fulfilled all righteousnesse In the righteousnesse wherewith we stand righteous before God are two things 1. The merit of it and whole performance and thus by his satisfaction and obedience he alone procureth perfect righteousnes to his people he trod the wine-presse alone Isa. 63. 3. He looked for an helper there was none 2. The application of it in the meanes and thus he takes in helpers that is the ministery of the Word Sacraments whose labour he vseth in the worke of reconciliation and in this second consideration he takes Iohn in with himselfe who he also puts in minde of his duty and so speakes in the plurall number Our Sauiour seeth Iohn in an error because of his ignorance and want of consideration hee suffers him not to lie in it neither doth he imperiously checke and reproch him nor stand vpon his will Sic volo sic iubeo but vouchsafeth him a meek and modest answere whereby 1. he labours to roote out his error 2. To leade him into his dutie 3. To leade vs into our dutie in dealing with weake offenders 1. He answers him to roote out his error so hee dealt with Peter Ioh. 13. 37. I will lay down my life for thy sake Nay verily saith Christ I say vnto thee before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice The like with Nicodemus Ioh. 3. when he spoke most grossely and carnally of the high poynt of Regeneration so Matth. 20. 21. to the two sonnes of Zebede who would sit at his right and left hand and be aboue all the rest It is not mine saith he to giue and when the other ten heard this and disdained vers 26. how doth hee call them and teach them not to make this vse of the others weaknesse but learne to bee humble in themselues and become each others seruant In whose steps we must tread and bring our brethren our of their errors by exhorting one another and restoring one another by the spirit of meeknesse Gal. 6. 1. for 1. hereby we testifie our hatred of the euill which wee seeke to suppresse 2. It is a token of true Christian loue to helpe our brethren out of sinne whereas to let them runne on in error not seeking to reclaime them or restraine them is a part of hatred and crueltie Leuit. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother nor suffer sinne vpon him as wee would not suffer our neighbour to runne into bodily harmes 3. It is the right vse and dispensing of our gifts wheÌ„ we lay them out to the profit of our brethren 2. Christ leads Iohn into his dutie most gently which was to looke to his calling and not pretend modestie or reuerence to hinder him in the same This was Peters error Ioh. 13. 8. hee would not in modestie haue Christ wash his feete till Christ tolde him that then hee must haue no part in him Oh then said Peter not my feete onely but my head and hands and all God had called Abraham to kill his sonne he must not now pretend nature or pitie or the promise c. to hinder him Gods will and calling must bee his square Teaching 1. Ministers to haue respect more to their calling than to the greatnesse of any mans person for 1. God sends them equally to all 2. In the ministrie all are one In the kingdome of God there is no difference

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