Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	receive_v	18,187	5	5.7163	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61500	Three sermons preached by the Reverend and learned Dr. Richard Stuart ... to which is added, a fourth sermon, preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, Samuel Harsnett ...; Sermons. Selections	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.; Harsnett, Samuel, 1561-1631.	1658 (1658)	Wing S5527; ESTC R20152	74,369	194

to use his power 1. He hath given us his scriptures the most faithfull Commentaries both of his strength and Wisdom and lest that unbeliefe should keep us stil worse then ignorant he makes it self its Agent that so by the testimony of so familiar an Inâ—ormer his Word may appeare as full of probability as salvation He might have done by Christ as he did by Moses both have interred his Corps and hid his Sepulchre nor yet could the Disciples then have challenged him of concealing the Truth They had variety of Prophecies their Masters own word confirmed by so many miracles all joyntly witnessing That it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again the Third day Yet such were the Riches of his Goodnesse that he vouchsafed a more apparent testimony This Angel cals their eyes as Iudgeâ— and the Grave gives in so clear an evidence that neither Hatred nor Art can avoid it Do distracted thoughts prevent thy Faith and in despite of Scripture make thee almost deny Then come and see 2 The heavens declare the glory of God â—nd the Firmament sheweth his handy worke Sicut vocibus ita et rebus Prophetatum est saith Turtullian He hath made each Creature a Prophecy and this Article of the Resurrection as legible in the least hearb as in the Word it selfe Had the Athenians as well imployed their Eyes to discover Truth as their Eares to receive Novelties the Resurrection might have found more serious entertainment For throughout the whole Frame of Nature what more visible Come and â—â—e Philosophers Flowerâ— fade and live againe Seeds are not quickâ—ned â—xcept they dye and their destruction is the chiefe cause of their continuance Dies in noctem moritur as the sâ—me Tertullian speaks Each night is the last dayâ—s Funerall and then what is the Morning but a Resurrection Is it not a shame for Athens that Rome should afford more subtle Naturalists For Sâ—neca did there find out this very observation and from his sight concludes Mors intermittit vitam non eripit venieâ— itâ—rum qui nos in lucem reponet diâ—s 't is in the later part of his 36. Epistle Death is an intermission only no loss of life there shall come a day of Restauration and thâ—se eyes shall enjoy their former light With how setled a countenance would this man have harkened to the Resurrection of the dead whom sight it self had made thus Orthodox T is true then sensible speculations may serve as hâ—lps to Faith and have their uses as well in the Schoole of Christ as in that of Nature For Religion admits â—o Sceptickâ— She is indeed a Mistress to sense but not an Enemy Let Rome reâ—ounce her eyes and call the Host the â—ery Body of Christ when yet she sees â—ought but Bread We find no such diâ—ection For what shall we leave off to See that we may Believe or to be Men that we may become Christians We grant Religion to be above our Nature but yet not against it She may Exceed we confess but not contradict our Senses For look here these two are â—t perfect unity The Angel joyneth Gods word and our Senses together and that to the proofe of a divine conclusion He is Risen as he said and yet Come and see too For it is the same God of Peace who is the Author both of our Faith Sight and who dares say that his workes are at variance Had our eyes beene stark blind in these out-sides of Religion Christ had not so often appealed to a deâ—eitfull testimony Go tell Iohn what ye have heard aâ—d seen Matt. 11. Handle me and see a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have Luk. 24. You hear he himself imploys sense in many Articles as first to confirme his Office and then his Resurrection Not that I maintaine these meaner faculties to bee either the Authour or Rule of Faith No we must Believe more then we See and our Faith must issue from a higher fountain otherwise we may know perhaps but we cannot Believe For this Vertue is still Royally descended and acknowledgeth no father under a Deity Sencâ— indeed may beget Knowlâ—dg and that in a most eminent and high degree {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} saith the Philosopher proofs of sense command our assent A Demonstration may be more artifitiall perhaps yet not more powerfull but Faith proceeds from the inward operations of the Holy Ghost and relies only upon the Scriptures Authority yet must we understand what Valentia hath observed Sâ—nse may concur with Faith and so may the same object be both knownâ— and believed and the rather believed because it is known Simeon might both See and believâ— the Messias and the rather Believe because he â—aw him As the meat may nourish though not beget a man so sense may confirme our Faith though not producâ— it And therefore that Text in S. Iohn Because thou hast seen me Thomas thou hast believed Calvin doth thus interpret Non quÃ²d solo aspectu adductus est Thamas ut crederâ—t sed quÃ²d expergefactus This Disciple had before received the Mysteries of salvation only the stormâ— of the late troubles had laid his beliefe asleep T is one thing then to beget Faith another to awaken Faith this may come from our eyes perhaps that from the Word alone Again is it true of sense only as if that brutish faculty were of it selfe able to confirme our Beliefe No t is Ego animus as S. Aug. speaks per sensus corporis mei 'T is I my soule but yet not without my senses Quae per naturalem rationem innotescunt saith Thomas non sunt Articuli Fidei sed praeambula ad Articulos Humane helps are but preparations to Religion and beget rather Introductions of Faith then Articles To behold this goodly Fabrick of the Woâ—ld may soon force a Pagan to confess that there is a Deity But to know that this God is both Three and One or that of these Three One was incarnate here nature is blind and requires help from a clearer light Or that I may instance in our owne circumstances to see the Grave open the Earth trembling the Angels attending did no doubt perswade the Watchmen themselves that Christ was Risen But to believâ— that he rose both God and Man oâ— that his Resurrection was the cause oâ— ours this proceeds from the spirit alone who only can inlighten them that sit iâ— darknes In a word our domestick abilities may some way prepare us to entertainâ—Faith when t is received they may perhaps confirm or awaken it but we must confess the Author of it to be the Holy Ghost alone and the Word his Instrument Notwithstanding where thou mayâ—t use their help neglect not the benefits of such outward testimonies For though Faith come by Hearing yet let Christians be Spectators too and learn as well to see God in his Works as to Believe him in his Scriptures Know that he who made thine

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