Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	acknowledge_v	lord_n	zion_n	19	3	8.5807	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14709	The homilies or familiar sermons of M. Rodolph Gualther Tigurine vpon the prophet Ioel. Translated from Latine into Englishe, by Iohn Ludham vicar of Withersfielde	Gwalther, Rudolf, 1519-1586.; Ludham, John, d. 1613.	1582 (1582)	STC 25012; ESTC S103628	93,829	243

that hath not alreadye conceyued an vndoubted hope and assurance of his wil and power This the Prophet meaneth when as hee plainely expresseth the maner of inuocation For why he doeth not simply require them to call vpon the Lord him selfe but vpon the name of the Lord teaching thereby The maner confidence of praying what the true maner of praying is and whence the confideÌ„ce of prayer ought to be conceiued for in very deede God hath no name whereby his nature may be comprehended or declared In consideration whereof to Iacob in times past enquiring after his name hee sayde Why askest thou for my name Genes 32. And to Moses demaunding the same question hee answered I am that I am Exod. 3. Wherefore the Scripture speaking of God after the fashion of men calleth all that his name whereby he may be knowne as namely his goodnes mercy truth wisedome omnipotencie iustice and if there be any other titles like vnto these which are partely gathered out of his word and partly out of his workes This thing God himself teacheth wheÌ„ as to Moses desirous to see him he heapeth vp a sort of words whereby hee described his owne nature saying The Lord the Lord Exod. 34. strong merciful and gratious slow to anger and abundant in goodnes and truth reseruing mercy for thousandes forgiuing iniquitie transgression sinne and not making the wicked innocent visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children vpon childrens children c. But for as much as all these thinges are found especially in the sonne of God Heb. 1. Iesus Christ who is therfore called the brightnes of his glory and the expresse image of his substance the same also is the verye true name of GOD in and by which inuocation ought to be made Of this thing God himselfe admonisheth when as he witnesseth of him from heauen Mat. 3.17 That he is his dearely beloued sonne in whom he is well pleased And he himselfe in the Gospell when he had sayd that he was the way by whiche wee come vnto the father immediately addeth Ioan. 14.16 Verily I say vnto you whatsoeuer ye shall aske the father in my name he will giue it vnto you Heb. 14.4 For which cause Paul affirmeth the same to be our altar by whom we may offer vp the sacrifice of praise yea and he testifieth that by him we haue accesse and entrance to the throne of grace Wherupon also that most ancient vsage of the Church preuailed whereby prayers for the most part are ended in the name of Christ Whilest therefore the prophet willeth vs to cal vpon the name of the Lord he inioyneth no other thing theÌ„ fayth in Christ which both commendeth vs vnto God and also maketh our prayers graceful and acceptable vnto him But he expresseth this fayth by the name of inuocation least we should imagine a dumbe and ydle faith These thinges serue for our consolation doe meruellously confirme our confidence in praying For albeit we are vnwoorthie as we must needes confesse that God should heare vs yet cannot he passe ouer our praiers with deafe eare when wee bring before hun his sonne Christ 1. Corin. 1. which of him is made vnto vs righteousnes and satisfaction The fruite of the inuocatioÌ„ of fayth This confidence is encreased by the fruit of inuocation which the Prophet addeth in the thirde place For hee sayeth Whosoeuer calleth on the name of the Lorde shall be saued or deliuered Hee vseth the word of sauing or deliuering to the end he might shew that saluation should happen euen vnto those also that seemed alreadie to be vtterly perished yea and quite fallen froÌ„ al hope There are many exaÌ„ples of this sort to be found For hither belongeth that which is written of the children of Israel trying out at the redde Sea with infinite thinges beside Exod. 14. that happened vnto them whilest they were in the wildernes And in the time of the Iudges wee reads that they were heard and deliuered as ofte as they cryed vnto the Lorde Psal 107. Dauid in like manner as hee confesseth himselfe to be hearde oftentimes so heapeth hee togither very many examples of them whome God deliuered when they called for his ayde But especially this ought to be transferred to the safetie and prefernation of soules the certainetie whereof is here proued and declared for they that faithfully call vpon God through Christ receiue in him remission of their sinnes But where sinnes ceasse or bee abolished there the wrath and punishmentes of God which flowe from sinnes must of necessitie ceasse likewise Whereupon true and perfect safetie followeth which hath no maner of neede of any thing to be added to it These thinges teach vs what we ought to doe at this day The tokens of Gods wrath doe euery where appeare and all sortes of calamities breake in on euery side which Christ and the Apostles foretolde should come to passe in the last time Many there be that acknowledge these things and consult by what meanes the dangers may be auoyded But how vayne their consultations are which chalenge to theÌ„selues the chiefe prayse of wisdome the euent and successe of thinges doeth abundantlye prooue Let vs therefore omitting our owne reasons and deuices goe that waye to woorke whiche the holy Ghoste prescribeth in this place For in as muche as it leaneth vppon the promise of GOD who is the truth it selfe wee can by no meanes erre or goe astraye Let vs acknowledge our sinnes and casting away all confidence of our owne woorkes let vs implore and call for the grace of God alone through Christ Iesus who as he hath reconciled his father vnto vs so also woorketh hee true repentance in those whome hee regenerateth by his spirit c. A confirmation of the promise comprehending the whole order of saluation But he maketh a further confirmation of that which he sayd when he addeth For in mount Sion and in Hierusalem shal be deliuerance as the Lord hath sayd that is to say albeit the church may seeme euen now to be vtterly perished yet in SioÌ„ shall saluation be had there agayne shal bee gathered togither the remnantes whiche the Lord hauing chosen from euerlasting shall call by his Gospell as he hath promised And these promises are euery where extant in the prophets God doubtlesse had sayd to Dauid as touching Hierusalem that the same should be his rest Psal 123. Esay 10. concerning the remnantes to be saued Esay expressely speaketh And to these certes the histories agree very well For this war of the Assyrians being ended the church vnder Ezechias florished notably by the space of fifteen yeres together Further albeit the people falling againe vnto wickednes their citie was of the Chaldeans together with their temple vtterly burned and consumed yet after they they were returned from Babilon they builded agayn and reedified their citie and temple Esay 2. Mich.

a large and ample grace of the spirite Ioan. 3. For as hee is not giuen to Christe himselfe by measure so also in his members is perceiued a certaine euer flowing power of the same spirite And whilest hee nameth all flesh hee maketh the promise vniuersall namely as touching the elect and faithfull which it behoued to be gathered from amongest all people and to bee borne againe by the spirite And immediatly he setteth downe as specialties sonnes and daughters young men olde men seruants handmaydes to shew that in Christ there is no differeÌ„ce either of sexe or age or condition or also of countrie and nation as Paul more then in one place or two hath noted Galat. 3. Col. 3. The differeÌ„ce of the old new testemeÌ„t And heere appeareth the diuersitie of the olde new Testament In both of them indeede is set foorth one and the same Christe one the same faith one the salvation Yet differ they not a little in the number of beleeuers in the maner of teaching and knowing of Christ For in olde time the number of beleeuers was very small and the knowledge of saluation might seeme to bee shet vp onely within the borders of Iudea For these are the wordes of God to the Israelites saying Exo. 19. You shall bee my people before all nations Againe you onely haue I knowen of all the kindreds of the earth Amos. 3. Of which sort are those which we haue in the Psalmes Psal 76.147 In Iury is God knowen his name is famous in Israel In Salem is his tabernacle his dwelling in zion He declareth his word vnto Iacob his ordinaÌ„ces iudgements vnto Israel he hath not dealt so with euery natioÌ„ c But in the newe Testament the spirite of God is powred foorth vpon all flesh and the doctrine of saluation is preached throughout the whole worlde and they are called from the East and from the West which shall sitte downe in the kingdome of God with Abraham Math. 8. Isaak and Iacob yea and there is fulfilled that saying of the Prophet who foretolde that the barren shoulde haue many moe children then the married wife Esai 54. Further albeit there are in the olde Testament notable and renowmed examples of beleeuers yet is the knowledge of saluation much more glorious and plentifull after the comming of Christe then it was in times past For in the olde worlde the faithfull depended onely vpon the promises and figures of the lawe and oracles of the Prophetes which nowe are seeue to bee cleere and euident enough but in those daies no doubt they seemed obscure darke considering the truth of them was not yet fully knowen But after that Christe came into the worlde hee vtterly remoued all the veyle Iâ—an 1. Mat. 13. and brought in the light which enlighteneth euery man so farre foorth that euen fishermen and Publicanes might see those thinges that in times past the Prophetes desired to see and heare Againe in the dayes of olde there were but fewe that coulde execute the Priestes office but in these dayes as many as beleeue Apoc. 1.5 Rom. 12. Hos 14. the same are made Priestes by Christe which giue themselues a quicke sacrifice vnto God and offer the calues of their lippes in the name of Christe It shall become vs therefore to acknowledge Gods liberalitie and to yeelde our selues thankefull vnto him who voucheth safe to shed foorth as yee woulde say the giftes of his spirit vpon vs least if we remaine stubborne and obstinate wee bee one day conuinced to haue finned against the holy ghoste The effects of the holy ghoste After these thinges Ioel rehearseth the effects of the holy ghost And omitting those thinges which wee touched in the beginning and which are very necessarie for vs all to knowe hee nowe setteth downe that by the which as by a peculiar token the more plentifull grace of gods spirite may bee knowen That is to say prophesie vnder which that the gift also of tongues is comprehended it appeareth by the interpretation of Peter But they are properly saide to prophesie which treate of the secrete will of God and of thinges to come And Paul stretching more largely the signification of this worde 1. Cor. 11.14 saith that they also doe prophesie which eyther expound the Scriptures themselues or that attentiuely heare the interpretations of other Notwithstanding in this place Ioel speaketh of the gift of prophesying of a more profound knowledge of the misteries of the scripture Your sonnes and your daughters saith hee shall prophesie That is from them shall euery where arise such as shall foresee things to come by drawing forth the secretes of the Scripture apply them to the common instruction and consolation of all Againe Your olde men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions For by these meanes commonly in times past God reuealed his will to the Prophetes Numb 12. 1. Sam 9. whereupon they were called Seeres But the thinges that are heere promised began immediately after Christes ascention to bee perfourmed what time the holy Ghoste comming downe vpon the Apostles in a visible shape did so adorne them with the knowledge both of the holy Scriptures and the tongues that they were an admiration euen to their enemies also Act. 4. Act. 10.16.20.27 1. Timo. 4. which knewe them to be Idiotes and men vnlearned And that the same sawe visions and were in their dreames admonished of graue and necessarie matters the examples of Peter and Paule doe sufficiently testifie 2. Thess 2. The selfe same also foretold of things to come namely what the maners and conditions of the last time shoulde bee and how the tyrannie of Antichrist shoulde after a horrible maner wast and destroy the Church 2. Pet. 2.3 whither ought to bee referred the whole booke of the Apocalyps And doe wee not reade I pray you Act. 21. how that Philip as Luke recordeth had iiii daughters which prophesied Neither did the gifte of prophesie florishe onely in the Apostles time but also certame ages after as histories doe witnesse And Theodoret. bishop of Cyrus writeth that in his time there were some who beeing instructed with a singuler gift of the spirite prophesied of thinges to come But because this gift was singuler and for a time onely and the thinges nowe abundantly taught in the Scriptures which are requisite for vs to knowe this gift as many other moe besides is ceased Neuerthelesse there remaineth yet still a certaine and cleere knowledge of the trueth the certaintie of our saluation the effects of our regeneration adoption and other thinges of like sort without the which our faith can by no meanes consist In the meane season they are reprooued in this place which will not haue the holy scriptures published in these dayes and that couet to suppresse the oracles of the Apostles as touching the last times seeing God

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