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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	contrite_a	humble_a	revive_v	5,567	5	11.6295	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07288	Saint Peters chaine consisting of eight golden linckes, most fit to adorne the neckes of the greatest states, nobles, and ladies in this land, as the chiefest iewell of true nobilitie: and not vnfit for the meaner sort. Digested into eight chapters, and published by R.M. minister. With a praier annexed to the end of euerie chapter.	Mavericke, Radford, b. 1560 or 61.	1596 (1596)	STC 17683; ESTC S112697	95,593	198

among all other sinnes hypocrisie Hypocrisye the chiefest enemie to vertue is the most deadlyest enemy vnto vertue In vertue there may bee nothing counterfait for therein is the onely image of verity Therfore it is well sayde of S. Cyprian that it profiteth not to shew vertue in wordes to destroy it in deedes Vertue then doubtlest is a iewell of great worth for euen the wicked doo desire to haue it at leastwise couet to make shew to the world that they haue it because they would bee the better accounted of For like as a precious stone in a gold ring so shineth an heart that is setled Vertue best tried in aduersytie in vertue They therfore that will make shewe to the world that they haue vertue when it is not so are like vnto them that gilde gold vppon copper rings that their brauery may appeere for a little while but in a shorte time it weareth away Golde is tried by the touch and vertue by the continuance of it if it be counterfait in time of aduersity it will appeare That is true vertue in deede which hath bin tryed in the fire of tribulation as the gold in the furnace Nothing can easily corrupt a mind wholy dedicated to vertue As wormes will not eate the wood of cedar so nothing can hurt the soule possessed with vertue true vertue ioyned with faith doeth adorne the soule of man and causeth it to aspire vnto heauenly thinges Therefore doth Saint Peter say Ioyne vertue with your faith And Saint Paule saith Whatsoeuer thinges are true Phil. 4. 8. whatsoeuer thinges are honest what soeuer things are iust whatsoeuer thinges are pure whatsoeuer thinges appertayne vnto loue whatsoeuer things appertaine vnto good report if there be any vertue if there bee any prayse thinke on these thinges and then the God of peace shall bee with you But here wee may note by the way that this vertue in generall hath included in it many more particular branches then the Apostle Saint Peter hath linked together in his chaine which to intreat of at large would be very tedious therefore let this one word of S. Paule suffice for all whatsoeuer thing is of good report let that bee imbraced for a vertue onely I think it meet to speak something here of humilitie because as S. Gregory humility the keeper of vertue saith she is the keeper of vertue And God himself the giuer of faith al other vertues hath most respect vnto them that in humblenes of minde cast themselues downe before the presence of his maiestie For thus saith he that is high and excellent he that inhabiteth the eternity whose name Esay 57. 15. is the holy one I dwell in the high and holy places with him also that is of a humble and contrite spirite to reuiue the spirite of the humble and to giue life to them that are of a contrite hart But what is humilitie surely by the learned it is thus defined To be a vertue wherby wee doe acknowledge our owne weakenes A definition of humilitie vncleanes ioyned with the true feare of God whereby also we do keep our selues within the bounds and limits of our calling trusting in the diuine helpe not despising other instruments and meanes appointed of God but acknowledge the giftes of God in others as well as in our selues knowing that our indeuours cannot prosper without the blessing and helpe of God Moreouer Humilitie is to yeeld obedience vnto God correcting vs for our faultes and not to fret and fume against his maiesty Which thing S. Peter meaneth when he saith Humble your selues vnder the mightie hand of God and 1 Pet. 5 6 he shal exalt you in due time Humilitie among many other vertues is highly commēded in the scripture euen as the vice contrarie thereunto which is pride is vtterly condemned God resisteth the proude saith S. Iames giueth grace to the humble And Iam. 4 6 Prou. 29 23 Salomon saith The pride of a man shal bring him low but the humble in spirite shal inherite glorie Againe he saith Pride goeth before destruction an high mind before the Prou. 16.18 fall Hereof we haue many examples of such as haue beene brought vnto confusion by their pride and of many other that haue beene exalted by humilitie acording to this saying of Christ He that exalteth himselfe Luk. 14.11 shal be brought lowe but he that humbleth himselfe shal be exalted What got Lucifer and the other Angels by pride when they were not content with their first estate in heauen were they not 2 Pet. 2. 4. Iud 6 cast downe into the bottomlesse pit of hell where they are reserued in euerlasting chains vnto the iudgemente of the greate day Examples how God hath punished pride Now shal wee thinke that God woulde so seuerely punish pride in heauen and yet suffer proud men vnpunished here on earth Surely no they shall not goe altogether vnpunished in this world though their eternal punishmente bee also reserued till the Ester 7.10 iudgement of that great day Proude Haman when his pride was at the highest was hanged vpon a hie paire of gallowes of fiftie cubites hie Dan 4.30 Nabuchadnezar for his exceeding pride of hearte was fayne to eate grasse with beastes till his hayres were growen as Eagles feathers and his nailes like vnto birdes clawes Herode in all his pompe and pride Act. 12 23 when hee thought to bee honoured of the people as a God was immediately stroken of an Angell and eaten vp of crawling lice The like or farre greater punishment one day shall befall that proude beaste of Rome with seuen heades and ten hornes euen that Antychrist and child of perdition Reuel 17.7 whom the Lord shall consume with the spirite of his mouth and shall abolish with the brightnesse of his comming because in the great pride of his heart he exalteth himself 2 Thess 2 3 4. Antychrist the very picture of pride against all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he doth sit as God in the Temple of God shewing himselfe that hee is God Thus shall God cut of all the proud ones of the earth and their end shal be eternall confusion Salomon considering of the punnishment which the proude shal feele in hell seemeth Wised 5. 8. to note the talke that should passe between them there for then saith he they shall say one to another what hath pride profited vs or what profite hath the pompe of riches brought vs Wherefore seeing pride and arrogancy of hearte is so odious before God let vs the rather imbrace true humiliti so shall wee be beloued of God and men as one saith Humblenesse and lowlinesse of mind maketh a man highly in fauour with God meekenes of wordes maketh him to sinke into the harts of men Humility therefore for her excellency shoulde be the sister Humility the sister of true nobilitie of true nobilitie