Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	call_v	true_a	word_n	4,830	5	4.2286	3	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13407	A godly, zealous and learned sermon vpon the 18. 19. 20. 21. verses of the 10. chap. to the Romaines. Wherein is set foorth vnto vs the greate mercy of God in the calling of the Gentiles, and his iust iudgement in the reiecting of the vnbeleeuing Iewes, & vs also, if vve vvith like obstinancie contemne his profered mercies. By Frauncis Tayler preacher of Gods word.	Tayler, Francis, preacher.	1583 (1583)	STC 23719; ESTC S100546	17,263	46

yet we thinke we haue one shifte to escape this punishment which we perswade our selues will deliuer vs when all other helpes faile and that is this we will pray vnto GOD and hee will delyuer vs out of all aduersitie he hath promised hee will surely perfourme it Psal 50.15 And true it is God hath promysed to heare and delyuer all those which cal vpon him in their trouble for hee is nygh to all such as call vpon him Psal 145.18 so it be done in trueth But if wee will haue our prayers hearde there bee diuers things which we must obserue in prayer amonge which this is not the least Wee must take heede that wee be not despisers of his word For hee that doeth remoue his eare from hearing of the Lawe Pro. 28.9 his prayer shall be abhommable saith Solomon And this is a greeuous plague when we are not onely in Gods displeasure but also hee hath depriued vs of those helpes wherby we should againe be restored into his fauour Wel it is but thus much that Paule wil haue vs to learne in this point The Iewes had the worde preached amonge them but this did not prosit them because they regarded not to heare or followe the same If wee make this our owne case it is thus with vs We haue the word preached God be thanked for it and I pray God continue it as no doubt hee wil if our wickednesse do not compell him in iustice to take it from vs But if wee be despisers of his worde and that eyther wee bee not carefull to heare it or diligent to obey it This worde God wil take from vs and giue it to some other nation which wil bring forth fruite woorthy of the preaching of this word And not onely this but hee will punish vs either by the sworde of our enemies by hardnesse of heart by falling into heresies and false opinions against God or some way as shal seeme best vnto him And then al our shifts shal not helpe No if wee will say with the Iewes wee haue hearde the worde wee shall haue this answere It is nothing to heare vnlesse wee be obedient and faythfull Yet if we could saye Wee haue prophecyed in thy name and in thy name haue wee cast out deuilles and wrought myracles yet if this be not ioyned with fayth and obedience it hath but this rewarde Departe from me yee workers of iniquitie I know you not It foloweth in the xix verse and so forth to the end of the Chapter for I muste goe ouer it with speede But I demaund did not Israel know god c. Paul hath granted that Israel had the word and yet they were reiected because they contemned the same worde but this will not satisfie the Iewes but they wil yet haue an other fling at Paule and that is this Thou tellest vs say they that notwithstanding we had the word preached yet are we reiected iustlye because we heard not with fruite But tell vs this now Did not Israel know God Did not Israel heare profitably if thou wilt deny it Psal 76.1 and say Israel did not know Dauid wil conuince thee who saith God is known in Iuda his name is great in Israel but if thou wilt confesse that Israel did know god then how canst thou saye truely that we are cast off of God because hauing the word we brought not forth the fruites thereof And here they thinke they haue driuen Paule into a straite but Paul answereth this very wel in many words The summe of his answere is that there were a few in Israel which did he are with fruite and knew god and they were not reiected neyther doth the Apostle here speak of them But for the most parte the Iewes were wicked and rebellious despisers of god and his word and therfore were iustly cast off So then Paul doth answere thus the nations of the Iewes is now cut off by gods iustice that they should not be the visible Church of god as before but not euery perticular man cut off for god hath stil reserued vnto him self a number according to the electioÌ„ of grace which no doubt shal be saued I may not if I woulde nor I neede not if I myght to stand vpon the substance of this answere namely to shew how it is sayde that Israel is cut off and yet god hath his Church in Israel it hath beene handled at large in this Chapter already but will fall out more playne in the Chapter folowing as will well appeare in the next Lecture For the manner of his aunswere Paul fearing least by telling the reieciting of the Iewes he should growe in misliking and hatred with them will not answere in his own words but in the wordes of Moses Esay his first place is in Deut. 32. ver 21. second and thirde in the beeginning of the 65. Chapter of Esaye There bee diuerse thinges heerein to bee considered which I must but name Of the Gentiles hee sayeth first that they were not a nation or his nation doubt lesse they were a great people and such a people as had great authoritie large dominions great wealth And yet because they had not the knowledge seruice of God Moses saith they be not a people To teach vs what it is that chiefly is to be commended in cities townes countries it is not larg borders great dominions ample priuiledges much wealth and such like no these were in the heathen and yet Moses saith they were not a people or not Gods people Dauid doth coÌ„mend Sion not for the streÌ„gth therof Psal 15.1 or much people or great priuiledges which things were pleÌ„tiful in the citie but he doth coÌ„mende it because there was that tabernacle there men did asseÌ„ble theÌ„ selues to heare the law read expounded to do vnto god such seruice as he required I deny not but those things be good creacted for the great benefit of gods childreÌ„ but comparable to the hauing and vse of gods worde and therefore howsoeuer we do for these things our chiefe care must bee that we may inioy the vse of Gods lawe for without that wee are not worthie to bee counted the people of God And let this driue vs to be thankfull vnto God who hath bestowed vpon vs this benefite moste inestimable and hath denied it to other nations but I may not prosecute this Secondly hee sayth of the Gentiles that they were a foolishe nation doubtles the Iewes were neuer comparable to them in worldly wisdome their wit is wondered at euery where both for finding out what was good and ill in mans life For looking so neerely into the secrete workes of god for making of very exquisite lawes also for many other excellent things wherin they were very wise and yet because they had not the knowledge of God by his worde therefore doth Moses call them a foolish nation To teach vs not to stande too much vpon our wisdome if

word is now the same sinne that it was then And therefore if wee continue in the contempt of God and his word as they did no doubt wee shall haue the like punishment as they had that is to haue the word taken from vs and gyuen to a nation which will bringe forth the fruite thereof for myne owne part I pray God I may not see it but God knoweth I looke for it And I doubte not but when this time shall come which God defend a number of those which now loath the word wil then lacke it we feede now at the full heape God be thanked for it wee haue his word at wil yeaeueÌ„ til we be weary of it especially in towns hereabout we haue time giuen vs to asseÌ„ble our selues in prayer to God and to receiue the Sacrament of the Lords supper a great deale more then we will bestow that way these are the dayes of ioy and happinesse if we well vse them But alas how miserable shall our frate be if that come to passe which Christe doeth threaten to the contemners of his woord Luk 17.22 The dayes will come when yee shall desire to see one daye of the Sonne of man and shall not see it Then one Sermon would be pleasaunt but you shal not heare it Then one day to assemble in prayer vnto GOD and other good exercises of Christianitie shall be wished for Amos. 8.11 but hardlye founde yea then saith God I will sende a famyne in the Lande not a famyne of Bread nor a thyrste of Water but a famyne of hearing the worde of the Lorde and they shall wander from Sea to Sea and from the North to the Easte shall they runne to and froe to seeke the worde of the Lorde and shall not finde it A wise man saieth Salomon doth see the plague comming and doeth auoyde it Pro. 22.3 We see the greeuousnesse of this sinne of the contempt of Gods worde wee knowe the iustice of God in punishing the same sinne And we can imagine beefore it come to passe how miserable the dayes wil be if it please GOD to punishe vs with the losse of his woorde Then if wee bee wyse let vs take heede that by our wickednesse wee drawe not this plague vnto vs. Let vs turne vnto GOD nowe whyle hee may bee found let vs kisse his Sonne before hee be angry let vs receiue his word thankfully now it is offered let vs heare it dutifully and followe it obedientlye yea and let vs not forget to call vppon God diligentlye and earnestly that it would please him to continue increase his worde amonge vs and to thrust foorth such labourers into his harnest as may not seeke their owne wealth and pleasure but Gods glorye and the saluation of his people Alwayes hauing in minde how miserable our dayes will bee if it please GOD to punishe vs with the losse of his worde which no doubt is Gods iust iudgment for the contempt of the same But me thinkes I am past doubt that when Christe the Prophetes and Apostles doe teach that the taking away of the worde is a iust punishment for the contempt therof the worst part of the Iewes whom chiefly it should touche doe like it well enough Yea and with vs a number of Papistes and Atheistes are not greeued when they heare of the losse of the worde no they say this is that which they looke for for they make account that then they shall lyue at pleasure and sinne without controlment But knowe they whatsoeuer they be that God hath other punishmentes in store for such as contemne his worde and take it not for a punishment to be depriued of the the same word as that which Elihu doeth tell vs If they will not heare Iob. 36.12 they shall passe that sword die without knowledge As if he should say vnto vs you are conteÌ„ners of the word and you care not for the losse thereof no you account it gaine rather then losse wel God hath yet an other punishmeÌ„t in store the Pope hath a sword Spayne hath a sworde Fraunce hath a sworde the wicked euerye where haue a sworde ready prepared for your blood to that you shall goe and vpon that you shall die without the knowledge of God Yea but you will say we be Catholiks and if this come to passe we will take their part But I say thinke not to escape the better for that For there is no people so simple but they can tell that those which are not true to their owne natiue Country nor obedient to their own naturall Prince they wil neuer be true nor obedient vnto strangers And this it is that experience hath taught in al ages Whensoeuer any countrey was by the inhabitants thereof delyuered by treason or trecherie into the handes of the enimie for the moste parte those which were the delyuerers were first put to the sword And I am fully perswaded that if that day should come which a number of our Papists do looke for that they them selues shoulde firste taste of the sworde It doeth stande with Gods Iustice that as they haue moste despised the word so they should first feele the sworde It standes with pollicye not to truste the vntrustie And let them thinke of this as God shall put in their mindes for myne owne parte if I were a Papiste and an enemy to God and his worde as they bee and did beare a traytorous minde towarde my prince and countrey as they doe I should surely looke for this reward Elithu here would tell me pollicy woulde perswade and the consideration of Gods Iustice would binde me to confesse I am one of those which despise the worde of God I must therefore be one of them which muste taste of that whipp which God doth keepe in store to punish this sinne But let it be that we haue a way to escape this rod yet let vs imagine if wee wyll that Gods worde in this poynt is not true and that God eyther can not or els wyll not punish vs this way yet let vs knowe that God is iust and as he did seuerely punishe this sinne in the Iewes so hee will also surely be reuenged of the same sinn in vs for eyther God will send strong delusions that we should beleeue lies to our confusion 2. Thes 2.11 which would not receiue the trueth to our saluation as Paul doth threaten the Thessalonians or els hee will giue vs the spirit of slumber eies that we shall not see eares that we should not heare that is god will take from vs his spirite and grace and then we shal neither beleeue his word nor haue any desire to bee obedient to his will no not if wee woulde desire But howsoeuer it is or howesoeuer it please God to punish this sinne moste assuredly it shall stande which the holy Ghoste hath spoken by the mouth of Solomon Hee that despyseth the worde shall perish for it Pro. 13.13 but

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