Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	see_v	word_n	4,495	5	4.2390	3	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03444	A sermon preached at Saint Buttolphs neare Aldersgate, the 26. of Februarie, 1609. By William Holbrooke. Entitled No gaine to this	Holbrooke, William.	1609 (1609)	STC 13565; ESTC S119074	19,867	57

that they can say and their profession doth shew that by the grace of God they are that they are not Carnall as before the receiuing of the spirit but spirituall sanctified and set apart to do the will of God And therefore must needs be vnlike to the carnall and worldly earth-wormes both in iudgement and profession And surely this suteth with the nature Reas 2 of their seruice which is cleane contrary to the seruice of the carnall and that by the reason of the contrary disposition of the masters whom they follow Christ the diuell whosoeuer followeth the former must needs be vnlike the attendants of the second for what agreement is there betweene Christ and Belial light and darknesse Seuerall and diuers masters giue seueral and diuers liueries that their men may be knowne one from another and so do Christ and the diuell Christs liuerie is the beautifull and white profession of the truth a robe and garment beseeming the greatest the liuery of the diuell is sinne a blacke and filthie couering vnfit for and not beseeming any Vse 1 To teach vs not to think the worse of Christian religion because the iudgemeÌ„t of worldly minded men is coÌ„trary hereunto for by the same reason we might reiect the Scriptures of God the truth whereof euery carnall and naturall man is against and accomplisheth not for the light came into the darknesse and the darknesse comprehendeth it not Vse 2 Hereby as by the purest glasse wee may see the diuell his bar whereby he keepeth many yea the most of our daies from religion because then say they I must do as God would haue me be vnlike in iudgement practise to my selfe formerly and all the rest of the world see how that which thou reputest a matter worthie of esteeme to be like the world is the diuels barre whereby he keepeth thee from being like to Christ whom to be vnlike is to be like the diuell and whom to know is eternall life Let Christians then not be ashamed Vse 3 of their profession though the world be contrary vnto them nay let them bee contrary to the world in this particular to thinke nothing gaine but godlinesse and that which is inned by the same not being vnsatiable or alwaies of a hauing and receiuing disposition thinking all is fish that commeth to the net and all is well got that is put in the purse herein Christians are discerned from worldlings The words Godlinesse is great gaine Whence wee learne Doct. Howsoeuer the world reputeth and esteemeth godlines the truth is by the mouth of the Apostle that it is great gaine in which opinion the Apostle is not alone but the same Spirit that spake heere speaketh elsewhere and more fully confirmeth it affirming that nothing this world can afford is comparable hereunto whether pearles long life riches worldly honor or whatsoeuer For that which he there nameth vnderstanding is the same he heere meaneth by godlines namely to get the doctrine of godlines to vs yea to euery of vs as our owne and to lead our liues and walke accordingly this is gaine therefore saith he that cannot lie Prou. 3.14.19 The merchandize thereof is better then the merchandize of siluer and the gaine thereof is better then gold It is more precious then pearles and all things that thou canst desire are not to be compared to her LeÌ„gth of daies is in her right haÌ„d in her left hand riches and glorie Her waies are waies of pleasure and all her pathes prosperitie Shee is a tree of life to all them that lay hold of her and blessed is he that retaineth her This saith as much as the doctrine offereth to our consideration and if we wil not beleeue him he telleth you according to that experience he had in the world Eccle. 12.15 And who went beyond the King in outward matters or hasted thereto more then he that this is the end of all and the whole man to feare God and keepe his Commandements whom vpon the experieÌ„ce it is better to beleeue then to go and see by triall whether he say the truth yea or no. This doctrine will appeare to be true the more manifestly if we consider the excellencie of it in diuers respects by which wee may not only iudge of the rest but be moued to subscribe to this as truth And first let vs see what the Scripture saith concerning the state and standing of the godly man it saith that such men are blessed as witnesseth the Psalmist Psal 1.1.2 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the wicked nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull but his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he exercise himselfe both day and night Againe in Psal 112.1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord delighteth greatly in his Commandements which he likewise auerreth Psal 119.1.1 neither is this his opinion only if you cast your eyes vpon the 13 verse of the 3. of the Prou. where he saith Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome and the man that getteth vnderstanding from which plaine euidences of Scripture prouing that godlinesse only maketh a man blessed For it possesseth him of all things by it hee is made capable of all earthly benefits without vsurpation of the kingdome of heauen the greatest of all I conclude that godlines is great gaine because it maketh man naturally cursed and miserable happie and truly blessed and who would not haue this gaine for who desireth not blessednesse By godlines we get Christ the treasure of all treasures in whom dwelleth the fulnes of the Godhead bodily and is head of the Church whom to know is eternall life and whom to seeke and find all a man hath is not too great cost to be at nor all a mans time is not too much or long to spend nor the greatest paines as digging and deluing is not too painfull By this treasure that is by Christ wee are made freemen of vassals and bondslaues Ephes 2. we are made rich of beggers hauing nothing of aliens and strangers we are made free denizens and of the commonwealth of Israel by him we haue claime and title to all good and freedome from all euill If then this treasure namely Christ be attained vnto by godlines who can deny it to be great gaine and who will not be desirous to attaine and get the same Of all other gaine this though of all other the greatest and not by any other matchable is obtained by the least cost and charges for no more is required but come and eate so that the poore that haue no house to put their heads in nor peny to put in their purse may make as good a bargaine heere as the richest yea oftentimes and for the most part they gaine most heere which haue the least the leanest bodies haue the fattest souls and the thinnest clothed bodies haue the finest clothed soules

to the words wee must not omit what Paul offereth to our consideration in making this vse of the carnall esteeme of godlines expressed in these words in the verse immediately praeceding which is this Doct. Christians must not only reiect and shew their dislike to the carnall and vnsauourie speeches of the wicked but also learne reach good out of the same I doe not meane nor teach hereby Anticipatio that Christians are willingly vsually to intrude themselues into such companies and places as Stage-plaies Tauernes Bawdie houses and the like where they may haue occasion offered hereof for Dauid teacheth another doctrine in these words Away from me yee wicked Psalm 119.115 but if occasionally and vnwillingly they heare such then this doctrine is for direction vnto theÌ„ which wanteth no proof if examples of the best be for our instruction recorded in holy writ It was the opinion of some in Pauls time as it appeareth in his epistle to the Romans that they might doe euill that good might come thereof Rom. 3.8 A sentence altogether contrarie to truth and euery where oppugned by the veritie and truth of Gods word for the whole scripture euery where beateth against the doing of euill vpon any conditions Now Paul surely confirmeth this doctrine before propounded by the vse he made of this falshood carnall sensuall and diuellish as all the doctrines of men are for he reiecteth it and establisheth the contrary truth that we may not for any cause do euill And lest Paul should leaue this doctrine vnconfirmed as truth obserue whether he doth not the like elsewhere to teach vs to do the like as occasion shal be offered Rom. 6.1 For as it appeareth in the selfesame record men were sicke of the same disease that most are sicke of in our daies the worst and I thinke the last age of the world Some and not a few thought that it was lawfull to sinne that Gods mercie and grace by Christ might abound encouraging themselues as most of our daies do to sin because God is mercifull making his mercies with Christ his merits a pack-horse for their sinne or rather a warrant for the same which opinion commeth not a iot behind the former in vntruth and diuelishnes if not go beyond it Paul abhorreth this doctrine and teacheth to make a more holy vse of the mercies grace of God If these be not sufficient behold how our Sauiour subscribeth to this truth by his practise and requireth thy subscription to the same Iohn 4. the woman of Samaria beginneth to brawle and scould at him when he came vnto her as many yea most of our age do when he offereth himselfe in the ministery of his word vnto them what doth our Sauiour doth he par pari referre and do her euill and railing words cause the like I trow no but he reiecteth them and maketh vse of her words which she vnderstood carnally and thereby taught her Iohn 6.26 and all that Citie the way to heauen And the like he did when he beheld such comming vnto him as were moued so to doe respecting the feeding of their bodies not their soules as the hungrie followers of Christ in these times I meane carnall followers of him that only looke at him so far as religion shall go with riches he by their carnal seeking him taught them how to eate and drinke him of whom whosoeuer eateth and drinketh shall neuer perish hunger or thirst againe This doctrine howsoeuer it is if not vnknowne vnpractised for who taketh the aduantage he might gaine by the Reas 1 like yet reason requireth the same at the hand of Christians who are sanctified by the holy Ghost and in some measure haue repaired in theÌ„ the image of God once defaced by the sinne of the first Adam and therefore in some sort can do that which is by a Father affirmed of God that he caÌ„ elicere bona ex malis and so truly through the grace they haue receiued ought to sucke hony out of the most poisonable herbe that may be yea not only out of the sins of others but also Reas 2 of their owne And surely howsoeuer the wicked are by the actions of their mates and fellowes in euill whetted on and made more sharpe and eager of bitt in sinning yet the godly man is cleane contrarie to this being made of another mettal for that stone which will sharpen the wicked to sinne will and ought to dul and make blunt Gods children therunto and set an edge to cut another way vpon them So did Dauid find it when he said and without question without boasting of himselfe or false speaking My eyes gushed out with teares because men kept not thy law and what heart I beseech you had Daniel or Nehemiah to sinne when the whole multitude was on euill surely none but with Ieremiah betook themselues to mourning weeping and wailing in secret and to abstaine from the common abominations as Peter willeth yea though it seeme strange to them we runne not for company sake with them into the same excesse of riot O that this were put in practise what Vse 1 doctrines might we teach or rather how many sermons might we daily preach to our selues and others If we would labor and endeuour to bring hony to our selues ours to sweeten that which dead flies I meane our sins haue made to stinck who is he that is godly that daily heareth not men by their words diuersly dishonoring God and by their deeds crucifying Christ againe as though he had not alreadie more then sufficiently and enough suffered Oh canst thou go vnder the name of a Christian and not only reioyce laugh to see these weeds grow where thou art but also omittest to gather any good from the same Repent yea let it grieue thee and cause thee to couer thy face for shame that thou hast liued so long complaining of the wickednes of the daies and hast profited no more by them be a better husbaÌ„d for the time to come If Magistrates masters and mistresses parents and gouernors would learne and put in vse this doctrine we should not haue so many tents of Kedar as we haue and so few families of Cornelius calling daily vpoÌ„ the Lord. Vse 2 Paul is not ashamed to manifest and to leaue on record that his iudgement is contrarie to theirs which was carnal and altogether fleshly Doct. Whereby he teacheth vs that as the iudgement of Christians is contrary to the iudgement of carnall and earthly minded men so Christians must not be ashamed both by speech practise to shew the same which the example of the 3. Dan. 3. children yeeldeth proofe of sufficiently And as the Scripture euery where coÌ„firmeth so Reason requireth the same for surely the Spirit of God wherof all Christians Reas 1 haue receiued for of him that is of Christ we all receiue grace for grace doth alter the iudgemeÌ„t of the parties in whoÌ„ it is so

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