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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	scripture_n	speak_v	14,888	5	5.2608	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04511	A sermo[n] made by Iohn Chrisostome patriarche of Constantinople, of pacience, of ye end of ye world, and of ye last iudgeme[n]t. Whereunto is added an other homelie made by John Brentius of the vertue of Christes resurrectio[n] tra[n]slated into Englishe by Thomas Sa[m]pson; De patientia et de consumatione huius sæculi, de secundo adventu. English	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Brenz, Johannes, 1499-1570. Homelye of the resurrection of Christe. aut; Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.	1550 (1550)	STC 14638; ESTC S103723	22,075	82

thee wealth and securitie These thynges he worketh by his malyce and guyle to th ende that he myght turne man frō God For oftē tymes it chaūceth that whē he can not wynne ouercome a mā through lustes then afterwarde he wyll brynge vnto him temptacions to darcken the mynd that he may afterward fynde the same more apte for his purpose to the ende that he may then sowe in to it suche thinges as he listeth and he beginneth somtimes to moue man to thynke on this wise and as it were to sweare That sythens the tyme that I begon to do good I haue had verye euyll lucke Let vs therfore do euyll that good may come theron Then yf a man be not foūd sober Roma iii. he swaloweth him vp euen as hel doth a lyuyng man But if he can not so ouercome him then bryngeth he vnto him welthe and prosperytie promoteth him dryuing him therby into a deceite that is more greuous and haynouse thē any other affection is That is that he maketh a man proude without feare This draweth the mynde into the deepe of fleshlye pleasures This maketh the mouth to blaspheme heuen For it is written They stretche forthe their mouthe agaynst heauen Psal 73. Thys causeth that a man knoweth not God that he knoweth not hys own infirmitie that he thinketh not of death and the daie of iudgement This is the waye of all euils He the delighteth to walke this waye that is in the way of wealth and ease he shall come at length into the gates of deathe This is the waye which the lorde speaketh of Mat. 7. Brode and wide is the way that leadeth to destruction Lo my brother nowe hast thou herd for what cause the enemye doth studye to brynge vnto vs somtyme prosperitie somtymes aduersitye For as he fyndeth the mans mynde affected whiche stryueth agaynst him euen so doeth he with his euils appoynte his armye agaynste him Therfore my brother be sober and take hede and gyue thy selfe alwayes to readyng that it may teach the how thou oughtest to auoide the snares of the enemie and to obtaine euerlastynge lyfe For the Readynge of holy Scriptures doth make the wandrynge wytte to stande stedfaste and doeth gyue vnto it the knowledge of God Hearest thou nowe my brother that he getteth the knowledge of God whiche with an earnest mynde gyueth diligence to the holye Scriptures Therefore my brother do not lyghtlye esteme thy soule but be diligent in readynge and in prayers that light may be gyuen vnto thy mynde thou maiest be made a perfecte and whole man wantynge nothyng in any poynte Let other men glory in kepyng the companye of great men of Prynces Kynges But do thou glorye before the Aungels of God speakyng vnto God and vnto the holye Goste by the holy Scriptures For he that speaketh vnto the by them is the holy Goste Gyue dylygence therfore that thou contynually watche to the readyng of the holy scriptures and to prayer For as often as thou there through kepest companye with God so often are thy soule body and sprite sanctified halowed Be sure therfore of thys brother that when thou happenest vpō them thou art halowed Gyue diligence therfore that thou often gyue heede vnto them And though thy handes haue no leysure yet praye in thy mynde For blessed Anne the mother of the prophete Samuel i. Meg i. dyd praye her lyppes onely dyd moue and her prayer entered into the eares of the Lorde of Sobaoth and the thynge that she asked was graūted vnto her Therfore my brother although thy handes be not at leisure yet praye with thy mind for God heareth also euen them that holde theyr peace And yf thou canst not reade be then often in the place where thou maiest heare and take profite Ecclesi vi For it is wryten And if thou seest a man of vnderstandyng get thee soone vnto hym and let thy foote tread vpon the steppes of his dores But this is meete not onely for thē that can not reade but that can also For there are many whiche do reade and they knowe not what they reade Wherfore my brother take heed that thou dyspise not the grace that is in the which is gyuē vnto the by the gyfte of Christ but take heede and seke howe thou maiest please the Lorde that thou maiest get vnto thy self the blessednes of his saītes as it is writen Blessed are they whiche searche for hys testimonies Psal 119. do seke hī with their whole herte Take heede that the enemy hyndre the not that when thou shuldest read he make the slouthfull and cast the into suche businesses as shall withdrawe the sayinge Dyspatche thys thynge fyrst it is but a lytle thynge and then shalte thou reade withoute anye care For howe often putteth he these thinges into thy mynde that he maye make thee chereful vnto the workes of thy handes But he doth cast al such thynges into thy mind to the ende that he may withdrawe the frō readynge and from thy greater profyte For the Deuyll when he seeth a man dysposed vnto reading he setteth him selfe against him with these or other such like occasions seakyng if he by anye meanes may let him But do not thou obey vnto him but be as the herte whiche thristeth desireth Psal xli to come to the springes of waters that is to saye to the holye scriptures that thou mayest drinke of them and that they maye refreshe thy thirst which art burnt with so many affeccyons But drinke of them which are meete and are profytable for thee As for example when God gyueth the this gyfte that thou vnderstandest some sayinge let it not slyppe but thynke vpon it in thy mynde and write it in thy herte and so shalt thou alwayes remēber the same For it is written I shall meditate in thy iustyfiynges Psal 119 And agayne I haue hydden vp thy wordes in my herte that I should not synne agaynst thee And agayne Wherewithall shall a yong man cleuse his waye euen in keapynge thy word Wel beloued thou seest that by the remembrynge the worde of God a man doth amende his lyfe For who is it whiche is myndefull of the sayinges of God and doeth not amende hys waye Is he not altogither a castaway a wretch whiche remembreth nothyng at all but forgetteth euē those thīges also which he knoweth To him that is such a one God speketh Wherfore doest thou preache my lawes Psal 50. takest my couenaunt in thy mouthe Wherefore he cōmaundeth that that shal be taken frō him which he semeth to haue Mat. xiii Mark iiii Luke viii But what is that thynge whyche is commaunded to be taken from hym whiche he semeth to haue euen faythe for he calleth him selfe a Christiane Titus i. but he denyeth it in deedes and is worse then an infydell Therfore he cōmaundeth the holy gooste to be taken from him whiche he receyued