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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	careless_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	13	3	10.1202	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69056	Sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, vpon the booke of Iob. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding; Sermons de M. Jean Calvin sur le livre de Job. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1574 (1574)	STC 4445; ESTC S107160	2,180,861	896

blasphemies to perswade the world to despise God his worde if an euill cace be mainteyned or if men go about to ouerthrow right let vs not bee dumbe nor carelesse but let vs haue the same vehemencie in vs which is shewed vs heere For if we haue not this godly zeale towardes Gods truth we shewe our selues to bee none of his children And therefore let vs marke well the example which is set foorth heere in the persone of Eliu yea and let vs make comparison betwene our selues and him For if a man that was not brought vp in Gods schole but was intangled among the infidelles was moued with such zeale when God touched him that hee irned as if hee shoulde haue burst tyll hee had discharged his conscience I pray you what shoulde wee doo when God teacheth vs so familiarly in his woorde Can wee bee excused when wee yeelde not recorde vntoo him before men at such tyme as wee see goodnesse defaced yea and vtterly razed out and yet set not our selues agaynst them that do it Then seeing that oure Lorde calleth vs therevnto and layeth such a charge vpon vs if we bee dumbe and make no account of mainteyning the good but rather doo helpe the wicked by our silence are we not traytors to God and his truth Yes doubtlesse are we So then it behoueth vs to be moued the more sith we see that a man which had not bin instructed in the lawe of God nor was of the bodie of his Church had notwithstanding such an earnest will to mainteyne the truth and was in a maner inforced to it True it is that this inforcement is willing For when God intendeth too bee serued by men hee caryeth them not away to make them go too it by constreynt I meane his Prophetes and true seruantes for hee will serue his owne turne by the wicked whether they will or no â–ª but I speake heere of those to whome hee giueth his spirit of Prophecie whome hee maketh not to serue him without giuing them a good will to do it He coulde well speake by the mouth of Balaam and yet notwithstanding wee see that Balaam was still a deceyuer and the holy Ghost setteth him forth too his reproche and slaunder But as for Eliu God stirred him vp as his Prophete so as hee serued him with a good will that is to say he ouercame all lettes that might turne him away from mayntayning of the truth So then nowe adayes also when we see the truth oppressed so as some men mocke at vs and othersome go aboute to byte vs yea and too eate vs vp bycause wee maintein the truth let vs fight against such temptations for that is the inforcement which ought to sette vs forwarde Sometimes wee will bee ashamed to maynteyne a good quarell bycause wee see that men do but make a mocke at it and that the scoffers which scorne God will also be so malapert as to bleare out theyr tongues at vs and to laugh all our allegations to scorne But gods truth muste not bee despisable vnto vs though the worlde reiect it Then let not these temptations withholde vs from fighting valiantly agaynst them but if wee see our selues readie to be hated and that men practise mischeefs against vs for mainteyning good quarelles let vs not giue them ouer for all that True it is that that were ynough to draw vs backe and to stoppe our mouth neuerthelesse it behoueth vs to fight agaynst such temptations after the example of Eliu Ye see then how Gods seruants ought too bee fully resolued not too swarue from confessing the truth when neede requireth And finally Eliu sayth that there shall be no accepting of persons with him and that he will not vse any flatterie bycause that if he should sooth men he cannot tell whether his maker would destroy him Eliu meeneth to say in effect that he will not be brideled by the authoritie of man that hee shoulde not speake freely when it commeth to the mainteyning of Gods truth But this can not bee layde forth at length as nowe and therefore it is ynough for vs to haue Elius meening Surely it is not an euill thing nor vtterly to be condemned to call a man by an honourable tytle Howbeeit forasmuch as the same doth oftentymes hinder vs and abashe vs before hande so as wee haue not such libertie as were requisite to do our dutie in speaking plainly and flatly when we ought to doo it therefore dooth Eliu say that he will not giue tytles to men that is to say that he will not exaltmen so high but that the truth shall bee aboue them So then let vs beare in minde that although it be lawfull for vs to yeelde honour vnto men yea and that we ought to do it insomuch that we must honour not onely our superiours or equals but also our inferiours according as the scripture commaundeth vs yet notwithstanding whether it be toward our equalles or towarde our inferiours or towarde such as surmount vs in degree alwayes the truth must be preferred before men And although wee yeelde euerie man the honour that belongeth to him and which hee deserueth yet let vs not ceasse to speake alwayes freely without accepting of persones according as wee knowe that when we speake in Gods name hee will haue vs to do it without feigning â–ª Then if we intende to honour God as is meete and as he deserueth it behoueth vs to vtter our wordes freely when we speake to men and as I sayde that will bee no impeachment of yeelding euerie man his due honour For yet for all that wee must not haue our mouthes shet but euerie of vs must follow his owne calling and when it commeth to our turne to speake we must speake truth Ye see then what we haue to beare away in this last saying of Elius to the ende that such as beare office in the common weale shoulde speake freely as they ought too do and that euerie of vs although all haue not the office of teaching and pronouncing sentence publikely shoulde neuerthelesse confesse the truth freely when it is requyred at our handes assuring our selues that God accepteth it as a sacrifice of honour done vnto him And that wee do so it is not onely a keeping of the rule that is giuen vs but also an honouring and exalting him aboue all creatures Nowe let vs fall downe before the face of our good God with acknowledgement of our sinnes praying him to make vs feele them better than wee haue done and that for the bringing thereof to passe wee may not presume aught of our selues knowing well that we cannot open our mouth except hee guide and gouerne vs by his holy spirite and therefore that it may please him too instruct vs in such wise as wee may haue our mouth open too speake when neede requireth and that wee may not followe our owne affections and lustes in speaking but that all our life may be agreeable therevnto and bee bestowed

gifte of God he hath not receiued it for himselfe ▪ but he must apply it wholly to the common vse Behold also howe God will haue our charitie exercysed It is not that euery man should like well of himselfe and despyze his neyghbours for at what poynt should wee bee then Should there be any more bodie of the Churche Is it not meete that the members should bee knit togither Is it not meete that all should bee referred to the head Then lette vs marke well that whereas Sophar sayeth that the spirite of his vnderstanding inforced him to answere if it were so that God gouerned it and that thys saying were rightly placed then had hee reason to say so For as I sayd when God shall haue disclosed any good thing vntoo vs the same must not bee drowned by vs but rather wee must bring it to light And heere yee see why it is sayde that when wee haue beleeued then must we speake So then fayth muste not bee a dead thing but she must vtter hir selfe And S. Paule dothe well verefie the sayd sentence of the Psalme For hee sheweth that it is not lawfull for him to doo it bycause God had giuen him vnderstanding whiche ought to serue the whole world and therefore that he vttereth the treasure which was committed to him knowing well that it was not a particular thing for any one man but for the profite and instruction of the whole Church And verely euery one of vs must applye this lesson to himselfe For we shall see many that will say it is ynough if euerye man beleeue in his owne hart as who would say that the thing which God hath ioyned togither might be separated by men But wee haue seene alreadie the recorde of Dauid which is that such as beleeue ought to speake by and by For except they doo so they shew that they by their malice doo burie that thyng whiche God woulde haue published abroade according a● it is sayde that men light not a candle too put it vnder a busshell or to hide it but to set it vpon a candelsticke that it may shine al about Furthermore nowe and then ▪ when a man hath receyued any gift he thinketh ●● is to win himselfe credite and estimation aboue other man But contrariwise in so doing we disgrace Gods gifts by making them to serue to any vain-glory It is not for that purpose that God dealeth his gifts more to one than to another but to the end wee shoulde do men good with them Therefore let euery of vs haue a care to aduaunce and to spread abrode that whiche God hath committed vnto him and as for them that haue not receyued so much let them neuerthelesse be brought by that meanes to saluation wherevnto God calleth vs too the ende hee might bee glorified among vs Marke that for one poynt But yet muste the other poynt presse vs more when Sophar sayeth that hee had heard the correction of his reproch He speaketh not this in respect of his owne persone onely but according to the matter that hee had dealt with before hee is angrie to see Gods truth troden by that meanes vnder foote Iob had no such intent as I haue declared alreadye and therefore Sophar dyd hym great wrong Neuerthelesse thys doctrine continueth in it selfe alwayes good and true and wee must holde it so for the holy Ghost also ment to teach vs by a man that was blinded in his owne imagination who notwithstanding ceassed not too haue good groundes So then thys doctrine being taken as it is may stand vs in steade notwithstanding that we see it reproue the good and fight agaynst Gods truth resisting it by cauils and things misapplyed And therefore when the like befalleth vs we must withstand it as much as we can I say whensoeuer we see a man striue against Gods truth wee must set ourselues against him as aduersarie parties VVhy so For if God giue vs wherewith to make ourselues as his proctors and witnesses he will haue his cace maynteyned by vs And the honours is great that is done vs in that behalfe God seeth that wee bee full of vanitie and that there is nothing but vntruth in vs and yet neuerthelesse he calleth vs to be his proctors And ought he to do so Is he boūd to do it No ▪ but his mind is to honour vs so far foorth VVhat remayneth then That euery of vs streyne himselfe to the vttermost to do his dutie VVhen wee see men so malicious and wicked as to lift vp themselues against God and too seeke all meanes possible to peruert corrupt the truth is it meete for vs to bee slouthfull then No. VVe see at this day how the Pope hath many seducers whiche seeke nothing but to slaunder all good doctrine and too falsifie all that euer we alledge in the name of god Yea and wee neede not to go so farre for we see malicious heads euery where and vnderlings of Satan whiche turkin things and desire nothing but to turne all vpside downe Now when we see the Diuell working after that sort to ouerthrowe the things that are good to edifie the Church and that mē are so impoysoned against them ought we to holde oure peace Should we not resist them stoutly as much as in vs lyeth Yes certenly Else should we be cowardes yea and it should be imputed to vs for high treason if we shoulde suffer Gods truth too bee so defaced and wee not maynteyne it Some there are of opinion that it were better for them to hold their peace and not to speake at all agaynste the Papists and their superstitions Yea but in the meane while we see howe the Diuell would abuse our silence to vtter foorth his lyes and tirannies continually If poore soules perish and we in the meane while hold our tungs what shall become of it ▪ If a shepeheard do his duetie wil he suffer woolues and theeues to enter into his flocke and to scare them byte them and deuoure them and yet say neuer a word to them But God hath appoynted vs to be as sheepeheards of his Church ▪ Now like as wee muste haue a sweete and amiable voyce to guide oure flocke withall and too leade such too saluation as are teachable and obedient so also on the contrary part when wee see Theeues and VVoolues we must crie out aloude to scare them away Ye see then that such as perceyue men to peruert Gods truth ought not to dissemble but rather to be earnest and zelous in resisting them to the vttermost of their power Agayne if we ought to haue such courage constancie in maynteyning good caces against the trumperies and suttleties of the wicked I pray you ought wee not to speake still in the like behalfe when wee see Gods name blasphemed in deede and all good doctrine scorned and rayled vpon by the ●ewde lyfe by the malapertnesse by all that euer the wicked folke take in hand VVould God that necessitie