Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	outward_a	soul_n	5,744	5	5.4127	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51169	An antidote against the errour in opinion of many in these daies concerning some of the highest and chiefe duties of religion as adoration, almes, fasting, and prayer.	Monson, John, Sir, 1600-1683.	1647 (1647)	Wing M2461; ESTC R24395	33,067	136

appeare upon a â—ithered stalke and personate devotion without the souleâ— the soule can never praise Goâ— as it should but the body wiâ— beare its part in the Harmony and so farre as place and other circumstances allow it wilâ— make it all without as well aâ— all within Psal 10.3 Psal 10.3 praise thâ— Lord in the most awfull reverentiall humble and decenâ— posture it can compose it self to ever shaping its behaviour by what opinion and the cuâ—stome of the place account most expressive of inward devotion and outward submission even such as in civill uâ— servants use to pay their masters Subjects their Kings tâ— humble humility it selfe thâ— more to speake Gods glory ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ it were possible in these unaccented inarticulate yet louâ— voyces Though as the sounâ— bâ— the touch of the string the â—nne by its operations the â—tificer by the building he â—ses the temper of the body ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the Pulse all these outâ—rd expressions should proâ—ed from and declare inward â—bits our corporall actions â—m our true mentall piety as â—e eccho from the voyce that â—mes it For the Adoration ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the body is but the body of â—doration the devotion of the â—ule the soule of devotion that it animates and actuates ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the rest even the whole man ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the manifestation of Gods â—ory knowing the most Heaâ—nly Anthemes and best Harâ—ony arises from all parts in insort together Nay indeed is but a maymed and bleâ—shed Sacrifice which is to â—ophane Gods Altar if we leave any part behind aâ—â— bring not the whole man ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ him our bodies as well ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ soules since both with Saiâ—â— Paul will but make up our reâ—sonable service in that we abought with a price purchase His by emption and redemption for that end Rom. 12. Rom. 12. Aâ—â— if the heart the Primum mobâ—â— be his it will carry all the iâ—â— feriour ones with it The eyâ—â— to looke up unto the hils froâ—â— whenee commeth our salvatioâ—â— the hands elevated for an evening sacrifice the knees bowâ—â— in an humble sence of oâ—â— nothingnesse and Gods omnipotence His Majesty aâ—â— our vilenesse with a castiâ—â— down the whole man in ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ dreadfull reverence of his aâ—â— full and glorious presence ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ his Ordinances This outwaâ—â— comportment ever should follow true inward piety as the â—â—adow the body Nor can â—â—igh elevated and Spirituall â—bjects be known to us or â—â—ade legible but in their effects nay there are no other perspectives for dimme nature â—o see the glimering of Gods â—lory in them by the incarnation of Himselfe in his works â—or can he otherwise quoad â—os reveale himselfe then ad extra How then can we weak â—â—en thinke to bring glory to â—od from our works ad intra speake his praises in a lisping â—alfe-worded Language without a vocall and operative one when the true counterpart and â—ost unerring copy of the â—oules affections is the bodies actions Nor doe I in this contend for corporall worship as ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ ceremony a thing of decency and fitnesse or arbitrary only but as a morall duty and oâ— of the highest parts of God worship if we consider it bâ— its contrary the grievousness of the sinne of Idolatry anâ— the severe punishments due tâ— it the manner of serving Goâ— being the next Commanded ment to that of having a Goâ— to serve and a devotion moâ— free from all selfe-reflections in its performance in that ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ brings nothing to man buâ— shame when he covers himselfe with confusion as a Garment to give the more glory to God whereas in prayer and many other acts of devotion we doe not divest ourselves of selfe interest buâ— with the good Husbandman plough and sow in hope of a â—ich harvest and blessed return And it were a shame to Christians to be ignorant of this when the very Heathen by the twilight of nature that knew â—ot the true God did ever worship their false ones in those postures that in their use â—nd acceptation were most expressive of reverence and humility And not farre to exceed them as well in the semplances as realities of piety by animating and spiritualizing â—s it were this bodily worke or rather worke of the body â—o make it become a spirituall Sacrifice to God as well as Fasting Almes and the like Heb. 13. which yet are onely so considered in their spring and first issue the spirit working by corporeall Organs and instruments and theâ—â— Ocean into which they runnâ—â— all terminating in Gods glory For in holy duties Finis dâ—â— formam and addes truth tâ—â— the Spirit manifests and deâ—â— clares that we worship in spirit and truth Iohn 4. John 4. the corporeall act taking its impression from the Spirit sealing anâ— ratifying the dictates of thâ— soule turning the man outward and making that seeâ— which is invisible But to bâ— more cleare we will define thâ— duty thus Adoration is an act of devotion terminated in God as the onely object in which soule and body should concurre iâ— their severall operations and waies of expressing of their awfull pious and reverentiall apprehension of his Essence â—â—d Attributes and humble â—â—proaches to so dreadfull a â—â—jesty Now this religious â—â—rship which Scotus in lib 3. â—â—t 9. cals Piet as vel Dei cultus â—â—dilectione Sacrificii exhibiâ—â—ne atque reverentia consistit saith he and is a morall â—â—rtue properly referred to â—â—stice as performing to God â—â—ribute onely due to the Suâ—â—eame first and chiefe Good â—â—luding three acts in it 1. Actum mentis quo appreâ—ndimus Personae honoratae exâ—â—llentiam 2. Actum voluntatis quo nos â—â—i ut inferiores submittimus â—â— debitis officiis agnoscere promâ—â—i sumus 3. Actum corporis quo signum â—â—strae Demissionis ostendimus â—â—ostratione inclinatione Capitis â—â—dgeniculatione similibus And therefore the School men say As temperance ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ good in ordine ad se ipsum Justice in ordine ad proximum so Religion which is Pietatâ— vinculum in ordine ad Deum and is to shew it selfe in Adoration as one of the highâ—â— duties of piety from the consideration of the infinitely raâ—sed excellency God hath ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ himselfe as Authour botâ— of our Creation and Beatification and this in the moâ—â— full way of manifestation thâ—â— whole man is capable of performing So Damascen and Thâ— Aquin. qu. 84. inferre Quâ—â— duplici natura compositi sumuâ— intellectuali scilicet sensibiâ— Duplicem adorationem Deo offâ— rimus Spiritualem quae consistâ— in interiori mentis Devotionâ— corporalem in omnibâ—â— actibus id quod est exterius reâ—â—rtur ad id quod interius ut per â—â—gna humilitatis quae corporaliâ—â— exhibemus excitetur noster â—â—fectus in subjiciendum se Deo â—ut as motion from life ex â—irituali Devotione procedit â—â— eam ordinatur The soule â—ust be the Alpha and God â—â—e Omega of it which we may â—metime illustrate by a simiâ—ude For as prayer is first in the understanding and then in â—â—ords as its image reflection â—â—d

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