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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	scripture_n	spirit_n	3,143	5	5.2045	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00726	A learned sermon preached before the King at VVhitehall, on Friday the 16 of March: by M. Doctor Field: Chaplaine to his Maiestie; Learned sermon preached before the King at Whitehall, on Friday the 16 of March.	Field, Richard, 1561-1616.	1604 (1604)	STC 10855; ESTC S115098	14,831	44

shall find in the blessed Apostle Saint Paule more then in all the rest who though he vvere the last and esteemed himselfe the least and not woorthy to be named an Apostle yet laboured he more then all they who sometimes disputeth sometimes exhorteth sometimes commaundeth sometimes entreateth sometimes counselleth sometimes threatneth sometimes promiseth sometimes terrifyeth sometimes comforteth sometimes commeth in the Spirit of meeknes sometimes with a rodde in his hand calleth backe some as beeing out of the way encourageth others maketh himselfe one of their companie as beeing in a good way some he calleth his ioy his crowne glorie and to some he obiects folly madnes to some he giueth milk to some strong meat sometimes he proscribeth and banisheth from the Church sometimes he confirmeth his loue towards the same againe These are the diuers different things the Apostles and Apostolike men doe for the good of Gods people Now as theyr diligence appeareth in this varietie and multiplicitie of things they do so likewise in theyr sedulitie in doing them in that they doe them in season and out of season and in the different manner of doing them in that they perfome them by vvord being present and by Letters being absent The Apostle Saint Iude desiring to benefite the vvhole Christian Church vvith all the parts whereof it was not possible for him to be present sheweth his diligence in vvryting It was necessarie for me to vvrite vnto you VVhere we are occasioned to speake first of vrryting in generall and secondly of sacred vvryting and the obiect of it Great and inestimable is the benefit of writing for by it all the treasures of wisedome pietie vertue and learning that euer God poured forth vpon the sonnes of men are communicated to posterities By it we may commune withall the Patriarches Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessors Fathers of the Church the lights and wonders of the world that euer were and whensoeuer any doubt ariseth and troubleth our mindes we may call a greater more generall Councell then either Constantine Theodosiâ—s or any of the Romane Emperours either did or could doe The benefit of writing will appeare to be the greater if we compare them who being renowâ—ed for wisdome and learning neuer wrote any thing as Pythagoras Socrates and others of whom very few things remaine with Plato Aristotle and the like that committed the treasures of their learning and wisedome to writing who being dead long since yet liue and are the great Maisters of the world euen vnto this day Hence it is that no treasure was anciently nor is presently esteemed greater then the holy library of the church in which respect the Romanistes deserue exceeding ill that did formerly doe presently adulterate the monuments of antiquitie and leaue nothing sincere and vncorrupt as their manifold forgeries in former times their Index expurgatorius and other like practises of these times make it too plaine This beeing noted in generall touching the benefit of writing let vs come to the more especiall consideration of sacred writing and the obiect of it In the Apostles times men admired their writings but despised their words and personall presence as not being accompanied with that greatnes they looked for His letters say they speaking of the blessed Apostle Saint Paule that trumpet of the Gospell and â—â—ood of Christian eloâ—uence are peremptory and full of auâ—horitie and power but his wordes and â—ersonall presence weake vile and conâ—emptible But now contrariwise the Romanistes â—egarde not their writings but magnifie â—heir words deliuered by tradition charâ—ing their writings with obscuritie insufâ—â—ciency and imperfection comparing â—hem to a shipmans hose a nose of wax Lesbian rule affirming that but fewe â—hings were written non vt praeessent sed vâ—â—bessent fidei nostrae not to commaund â—uer-rule our faith but to be ouer-ruled â—y it that the Apostles receaued a comâ—andement to preach but none to writ â—hat they meant not to compose a perfect worke containing the rule of our faith but wrote onely occasionally as they â—ere entreated or as the particular neâ—â—ssities of the Churches did require This their censure of the diuine Scripâ—â—res is iniurious in that they thinke them â—â— be so obscure and the sence and meaâ—ing of them so vncertaine and doubâ—â—ull that wicked men may wrest and abuse them according to their owne pleasures no man be able to reproâ—e and conuince them by the euidence and forâ—â— of the Scriptures themselues Impiousâ—â—â— that they thinke they proceeded from the priuate motions of the Apostles and Euangelists without the immediate and special instinct motion commaund oâ— the spirit of truth Inconsiderate in thaâ— they thinke the men of God entendeâ— not to compose a perfect work The absurditie of which conceipt wiâ—â— appeare if they will but take a view â—â— the bookes themselues they haue leâ— vnto vs. For the writings of the Euangelists containe a perfect history of the things Christ did and suffered from the time of his birth till the time he wâ—â— assumed into Heauen The Actes â—â— the Apostles the comming of the holy Ghost the planting of the Churcheâ— after Christes ascension The Epistles tâ—â— clearing of the questions and doubâ—â— which troubled the Churches of thosâ— times And the Reuelation a prophesâ—â— of the future state of things to the eâ—â— of the world The obiect of these sacred writings is Saluation Three things are deliuered vnto vs in the bookes of God the creation the fall the restauration saluation of man Saluation is the preseruation from those dangers deliuerance from those eternall euils we were subiect vnto by the fall This is the greatest benefit that euer God bestowed on men and the principall matter and obiect of the diuine Scriptures For we might with Iob curse the day of our birth wish the knees had neuer receaued vs the armes neuer embraced vs nor the pappes giuen vs suck that the wombe had bin ourgraue and that we had bin like the vntimely fruite â—hat neuer sawe the Sunne that the Mountaines would fall vppon vs the Rockes cleaue in sunder and the deâ—ouring Gulfes swallow vs vp that we might cease to be and bee as if we had â—euer beene if wee had no part in the saluation mentioned in this place Behold sayth Gregorie Nazianzen magnifying this benefit of saluation in â—he creation God gaue vs the best things â—e had when as yet we had nothing but in the restauration hee maketh an exchange with vs he taketh the worst we haue and giueth vs the best he hath he taketh our nature and giueth vs his grace he taketh our sinne and giueth vs his righteousnes he taketh our curse and giueth vs his blessing he taketh our misery and giueth vs his happines he taketh our death and giueth vs his life he humbleth himselfe and exalteth vs. This Saluation is sayd to bee common not as if all men of how vile condition and wicked conuersation soeuer should be

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