Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	holy_a	word_n	2,175	5	3.9389	3	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16785	An apologie and true declaration of the institution and endeuours of the tvvo English colleges, the one in Rome, the other novv resident in Rhemes against certaine sinister informations giuen vp against the same.	Allen, William, 1532-1594.	1581 (1581)	STC 369; ESTC S122355	72,955	248

Logician in the Vniuersities or schooles of Sectaries but he vvil oppose him self boldly against al the Church vvith this pretext alvvaies that Gods mere vvord so they call their Bible falsely corruptly and deceitfully translated together vvith as foul fantastical and false suppositions deduced out of the same must be folovved before al mens doctrines and inuentions And generally al Sectmaisters to abuse the people them selues shamefully deceiued before make the state of the controuersie betvvixt them and the Catholikes their aduersaries to be this Vvhether they grounding their doctrine on Gods mere vvord are to be beleued rather then their aduersaries founding theirs vpon mans traditions and fantasies Vvhere that is not the poynt of the doubt but this vvhether the vvord and vvritten letter being redde acknovvledged and common to both they haue the true sense and vnderstanding of it rather then vve and vvhether they folovv fansie that be ledde by their ovvne priuate spirit or vve that leane to the Spirit of the Church Novv then al men must knovv that as it is the propertie of the Protestants and such others to call the sense that them selues of pride and ignorance make choise of Gods mere vvord so also to terme the holy Churches sense or interpretation mans fansie or inuention Vvheras euer the priuate singular nevv and particular spirit is fansie and the common vniuersal old and Catholike interpretation is the true and mere vvord of God vvhervpon our doctrine and trayning vp the StudeÌ„ts in these Catholike Colleges are grounded And the very drift of Catholike schooles in these daies must be to dravv men from phantasie priuate imagination and liking of their ovvne iudgement to the trusting of al the learned fathers of al ages to the beleefe of the Catholike Church according to a Christians profession to obey in doubtes of doctrine the holy Councels and other authentical Iudgements vvhich Christ hath left in his Church for that purpose to vvhich end vve do svveare al that take degree according to the ordinance of the holy Councel of Trent that they shal during their life in al their preaching teaching disputing vvriting and othervvise expound the holy Scriptures as neere as they can secundum vnanimem consensum Patrum according to the vniforme and agreable sense of the Fathers This is not to bring vp men according to fansies but according to the promised Spirit of truth This is to auoid the particular presumptioÌ„ of Heretikes vvho are vvholy so caried avvay vvith the priuate spirit of pride and contention that they frame to them selues certaine platformes of doctrine according to euery of their particular Sectes vvhich they call their analogie of faith and dravv Gods vvord vnto it making it to sovvnd and say vvhatsoeuer they dreame of And therfore S. Augustine noted this to be the propertie of Faustus the ManichÃ©e and the like so to handle the matter by much talking of Scriptures that al the authoritie therof might be subiect to them selues and yeld no other meaning then their fansie allovved of To auoid therfore these partial spirits vve imitate in our learning and teaching as neere as the time and opportunitie of things do suffer vs holy S. Basil and S. Gregorie Nazianzene of vvhom thus Ruffinus vvriteth For the space of thirtene yeres they studied only the bookes of holy Scripture and the vnderstanding of the same they folowed not of their owne presumption but of the vvritings and anthoritie of their forefathers vvho also them selues vvere vvel knovven to haue receiued the rule of vnderstanding by succession from the Apostles Vve teach and learne humility and obedience to our Prelates vve teach all ours to knovv and keepe those traditions vvhich the Apostle commendeth to his flockes both vvritten and vnvvritteÌ„ those precepts of the Ancients and the like of our Superiors that the faithful in the Actes vvere coÌ„maunded to obserue according to the difference of things and times prescribed by the gouernours of our soules In al doubtes vve resolue our selues by the definition of holy Doctors Councels and See Apostolike to vvhich Christ hath giuen the Spirit of truth the right sense of holy Scriptures and the grace of discerning the false priuate spirits of errour from the true common Spirit of Christian Catholike people Vve teach them that such precepts and traditions as be in Scriptures commended vnto vs and al other holy Churches decrees are vntruely called the traditions or commaundements of men in the sense of Heretikes for that they be the Ordinances of the holy Ghost vvho continually assisteth our lavvful Pastor in the due regiment of our soules Vve teach them that the Scriptures be hard and high and many vvaies misconstrued to damnation that Manes Arius Macedonius Eutyches Sabellius Pelagius though they redde the Scriptutes and as much vaunted theÌ„ selues therof as the Caluinists novv do yet erred and misconstrued them shamefully and that the Protestants therfore may so do and in deede do folovving the like particular contentious and disobedient spirits as they did Vve tel theÌ„ of S. Augustines experieÌ„ce That Heretikes by daily contentions and fightes raise vp mistes and smoke vnto them selues that they can not conceiue the truth vvhich is hardly seen eueÌ„ of a stil and quiet mind And againe Heretikes piking out such senteÌ„ces and chapters of Scripture as simple men vnderstand not by them do deceiue the ignorant soules which by curiositie are easily misledde because euery vnlearned soul is curious But he that hath well learned the Catholike faith spred throughout the vvhole vvorld and is armed vvith good maners and true pietie can not be deceiued Vve teach our Scholers that the ancient fathers of al ages agreing together are more like to vnderstand the Scriptures then the ProtestaÌ„ts and that if humility make any thing in this case as it doth al they vvere more humble then the Protestants if studie and diligence be required they passe them if great knovvledge in al sciences our good felovves be not comparable if the tonges diuers had the cheefe of them naturally vvherof ours get but a smal tast by art if much exercise of reading conferring comparing expounding the Scriptures help to vnderstaÌ„d them hovv far they excel our delicate Doctors their vvorkes and infinite treatises do vvitnesse if prayer serue any thing for attaining truth and Gods spirit vvithout vvhich no such verities caÌ„ be knovven surely to coÌ„pare onely their deuotions vvatchings fastes sacrifices to these companions endeuours vvere a great iniurie and ridiculous if to be void of vvordly distractions to liue single and chast vvhich to the onely studie of Philosophie vvas of old thought conuenient profit to the knovvledge of Diuinitie the Protestants haue no great aduantage if Gods great graces and vertues euen to the vvorkes of miracles and sustaining Martyrdom and so high holines of life that they are beleued of al Catholike men and not denyed of Heretikes to be in heauen help to the vnderstaÌ„ding of

tast it that our pouerty here is Paradise to the good folkes that haue so loÌ„g lacked such spiritual consolation and been tied from the truth lamenting their frendes miseries at home vvith these vvordes of S. Augustine and the like O custom of sinne o cecitie of hart the coÌ„panion and punishment of sinne You once auerted vs from the consideration of so manifest things but you did hurt vs when we had no feeling Now you torment vs feeling in our familiars that haue not yet the sense therof them selues But giue eare and attention to your saluation most deere frendes whose wittes and capacitie we wel know and to you we promise that if you esteeme of vs your frendes as men of any conscience reason or common sense these things be much more certaine then those vvhich we there at home seemed to learne or rather by force were compelled to beleeue And againe vvith the vvordes of the same holy Doctor to Honoratus his deceiued frende If you thinke your selues sufficieÌ„tly tossed and troubled and wil haue an end of these trauailes folow the way of the Catholike discipline which descended from Christ him self by the Apostles euen vnto vs and from hence shal descend to the posteritie â§ Of Priests and Iesuites and for what cause they be sent into England CHAP. VI. THE last and most odious informatioÌ„ giuen vp not aginst vs onely but his Holinesse is that Priests and Iesuites be by his and his delegates special direction sent into the Realme out of the Seminaries not onely to deale vvith the Subiects in matters of religion and conscience but to vvithdravv them from their obedieÌ„ce and to moue them to attempt somevvhat against the state Vvherof that her Ma. tie and honorable Counsellers haue good care it is most laudable and agreable to their lottes and high callings but to haue feare and doubt that such holy peaceable and svveete endeuours of most orderly and humble persons should tend further then to the good of the peoples soules that cometh of the Aduersaries vntrue suggestion against vvhich our simple sincere and true declaration grounded on most certaine knovvledge of the vvriter hereof and vpon autheÌ„tical recordes vvhich he hath in his hand to shevv vvhen neede shal require for full iustification of his ovvne and his brethrens actions and attempts herein shal vve trust preuail vvith al men of equitie and indifferencie Therfore vve protest that neither the R. Fathers of the Societie of the holy name of Iesus vvhom the people call Iesuites an expresse clause being in the instructions of their mission into England that they deale not in matters of state vvhich is to be shevved signed vvith their late Generals hand of vvorthy memorie neither the Priests either of the Seminaries or others haue any commission direction instruction or insinuation from his Holinesse or any other their Superior either in Religion or of the Colleges to moue seditioÌ„ or to deale against the state or temporal gouernemeÌ„t but onely by their Priesthod and the functions therof to do such dueties as be requisite for Christian mens soules vvhich consist in preaching teaching catechizing ministring the Sacraments and the like Neither doth the Pope coÌ„ferre or coÌ„municate any exterior iurisdictioÌ„ to Iesuite or Priest either in the Realme or to be sent thither but onely giueth authoritie or iurisdictioÌ„ in foro conscientie in Court of conscieÌ„ce to absolue the penitent people from their sinnes of vvhat sort so euer not schisme and heresie excepted Vvhich povver of absoluing from sinne can not proceede by the lavv of God or nature froÌ„ the Queene but must needes depend of the holy order of Priesthod and must be holden in Capite so to speake in this kind of him to vvhom Christ gaue the first and most absolute povver to bind and loose in al the earth vvithout exceptioÌ„ of either England or Ireland and vvithout dependance of either King or Queene in the vvorld and in vvhom he founded the Church and the Priesthod of the same and of vvhom al Prestly and Spiritual function after a sort is holden though neither our Priests sent into England haue or other alvvaies neede to haue expresse vvritings or comission special from him to execute these holy actes of their order Neither do vve suppose that any Priest sent froÌ„ either of the Colleges or froÌ„ the Societie hath any such special Bull froÌ„ his Holinesse not so much as to absolue though they may do it aÌ„d ought to do it by their order and by due authoritie taken of their Superiors and holden of the Pope as the supreme Povver spiritual in the vvorld But vvhether they execute those spiritual offices by a special Commission vvritten or vnvvritten or no this is certaine that no such Commission or any act executed by the same conteineth or implieth directly or indirectly any commaundement or condition that the parties absolued should forsake their obedience in Temporal causes to the Queene as the matter seemeth to be mistaken both in the Proclamation of Ianuarie and in the second chapter of the actes of Parliament holden the 13. yere of her Ma. ties reigne In vvhich though there be diuers pretended lavves such as neuer Christian coÌ„monvvealth before hath made the dangers and transgressions vvherof it is hard for any Catholike man to escape liue he neuer so orderly and obediently except he vvould to obey man forsake God yet if vnder the name Forraine iurisdiction there abolished the interiour povver of the tribunal of God and coÌ„science be implied also vvhich kind perchance in the TeÌ„poral lavv is not properly termed Iurisdiction but if that be implied also it is a thing in the face of God and his Church more intolerable and most disagreable to the Scriptures made to dravv matters of mere religion and conscience to cases treasonable as they novv speake and the dueties done to God to be vnduetifulnes and disobedience to the Prince Vvhich is no nevves to Gods Church and people against vvhom al the persecutioÌ„s that haue been raised in vvhat age so euer vvere so coloured The case of Christes ovvne death and of his Apostles as before of his Prophets and aftervvard of al his Martyrs almost vvas for pretended treasons seditions disturbances disobedieÌ„ces and vnduetifulnes to the Emperours Kings and States temporal of the vvorld though in deede they committed nothing agaiÌ„st the state or right of any Price or Countrie but suffered for mere religioÌ„ vvhich is not repugnaÌ„t to any lavvful earthly Politie Therfore vvhat statutes so euer they make so to dravv our actions tending directly and onely to the aduancement of true religion in peaceable and Priestly sort vve protest before God vvho shal discerne our cause that they do vs the greatest vvrong and violence that can be and that to make such things treasons or punishable as treasons vvhich haue no affinitie in nature and condition by the lavv of God or Nations Christian or Heathen to the crime of Laesa

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