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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	child_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	34	3	9.0241	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00699	The worth of women	Ferrers, Richard.	1622 (1622)	STC 10832; ESTC S118347	19,469	57

This holy Lambe they neuer cease to pray Such gracious loue they did frō him obtain They know not how to show their loue againe 129 And after his decease the Apostles found Most vertuous women still in euery place Priscilla was a woman much renown'd VVho taught Apolloes rare heauenly grace For as this good Apostle plainly saith She tooke him home made him strong in faith 130 Saint Peter also doth as much commend Tabitha for her charitable deeds Of almes that she vnto the Lord did lend Which frō her loue vnto good works proceeds Who being dead by prayer he doth obtaine She is restored vnto life againe 131 Behold what wonders God by womē wroght As holy Paul doth worthily declare To Macedon he is by vision brought VVhere those that heard him only women were ' Mongst whom with admiration he doth tell Of Lydia who there did purple sell 132 A saithfull woman one that God ordain'd To saue a kingdome by her good desert VVho in the seruice of the Lord remain'd For it is said God opened her heart And she beleeu'd our words was baptiz'd With all her houshold as we them aduis'd 133 This done we were determined to goe Along the coasts to make some further tryall But she coniur'd vs not to leaue her so Her earnest suite would suffer no deniall And lo together as we went to pray A certaine virgin met vs on the way 134 Possessed with a spirit of diuining By which her master much aduantage got To vs she was with feruent zeale inclining And for her masters proffitt cared not She follow'd vs and cride these men are they That to saluation teach the ready way 135 And many daies continued in the same Till Paul was grieu'd for her and turn'd about And to the Spirit said in Iesus name I charge thee from this woman get thee out And it obey'd that all commanding power Departing from her at that instant houre 136 An other woman he doth straight recite He did in Athens at his preaching find Cald Damaris a most beleeuing wight VVith whom Triplena may be wel combin'd Triplena doth with Persiis well accord All faithfull women labouring in the Lord. 137 Amongst this crue he highly doth commend Phoebe a seruant of the Lord saith he For whom he doth vnto his brethren send That in the Lord we might receiued be And ayded by them in what ere she needs For she hath done most charitable deeds 138 The blest Euangelist Saint Iohn doth write Vnto a Lady whom he calles elect A virtuous woman who doth much delight The lawes of her Redeemer to respect And taught her children likewise to fulfill Our blessed Lord and Sauiours holy will 139 For which saith he I doe not onely loue This most renowned woman of our dayes But all those Saints that loue the truth approue Her zealous workes with euerlasting praise Which they in greater estimation hold Then Tagus wealth or Ophirs purest gold 140 Thus in this sacred booke of bookes we see The blesings God on women did bestow VVhich worthyly they did deserue saith he From whom such faith such loue such zeale did flow Such courage braue such resolutions rare As monuments of marble shall out weare 141 The histories that doe their praise recite In euery age so plentifull appeares That if I had ability to write I should not finish liuing Nestors yeares Such monumēts vnto their fame they build A magasine might with the bookes be fil'd 142 Yet to auoid the captious base report Of Puritant or Bible bearing poet As likewise to content the wiser sort On whom alone I freely doe bestow it I will insert of womens vertues rare A stanze or two what histories declare 143 For chastitie behold that Roman dame That proud Tarquinius basely did subdue Disdaining to out liue her forced shame Did in her dearest bloud her hands imbrew For which she is throwout the world renownd And by the pens of Lawreat Poets crown'd 144 Vnmatched Ouid doth as much commend Penelope Vlisses constant wife Whose widowed hands the hanging web doth rend Whilst he in Lacedemon leades his life Euen like the Turtle that hath lost his mate She doth bewaile her desolate estate 145 Vnspotted Daphue would not be allur'd By powerfull loue from whom amaine she flies When fainting breath her honors losse assur'd Alowd for chaste Dianaes helpe she cries Whose iust consent vnto her earnest prayer The lawrell doth perpetuall witnesse beare 146 The daughter faire of Agamemnon King Whose loue and beauty was desir'd of many Held chastitie so virtuous a thing That she would neuer condiscend to any But constantly their ardent suites deni'd And thus this spotlesse virgin liu'd and di'd 147 The virgin Lucia doth all praise exceed With whom the tirant King was far in loue VVhen she perceiu'd it was so sure decreed What friendship could not force at last shoud proue Her star-like eyes she to the tirant sent That thus she might her honors losse preuēt 148 Sage Fedons daughter doth amaze my minde VVhose father being at a banquent slaine By sauage men who likewise had combin'd This vertuous virgins chastitie to staine She to auoid this Tyrants fury fell Did headlong cast herselfe into a well 149 Saint Ambrose of Pelagia writes as much VVho with her famous sisters and her mother That no rude hād her honors worth might tuch Themselues did likewise in the water smother Such deare respect to chastitie they owe Their precious liues they doe for it bestow 150 The Lady Bona to her lasting honor Whose husband to the holy warres was sent Disguis'd to follow him she tooke vpon her Both shield speare mou'd with a chast intent Wher brauely she his faithles foes did threat And rescued him from many dangers great 151 Braue Francis Sforsas souldiers to him broght A virgin rare of birth beauty great Whom she with friendship prayer words besoght Then tyrant like the silly maide did threat But finding nothing could her honor staine With gifts praise he sent her home againe 152 The women of Tutonicaes request When noble Marius had their husband slaine VVas that they might haue leaue to spend the rest Of their vnhappy liues in Vestaes traine Where they like chastest turtles wold deplore Their fatall losse beholding men no more 153 In Rome a woman being made aquainted With treason was ' gainst Nero great conspir'd VVhereof she happened first to be attainted Of whom the Iudges all the rest inquired With cruell torments she her life did pay Yet neuer any party would betray 154 Renowned Loena did in sunder bite Her tongue and spit it in the tyrants face Because she would no secret bring to light For which th' Athenians to her lasting grace From whom such rare vnmatched virtue sprung A Lionesse set vp without a tong 155 Rare Nicostrata mother to Euander Did first vnto the Latins shew their letters VVho