Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	church_n	religion_n	true_a	7,548	5	5.1593	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17223	A treatise or sermon of Henry Bullynger: much fruitfull and necessarye for this tyme, concernynge magistrates and obedience of subiectes Also concernyng the affayres of warre, and what scryptures make mension thereof. whether christen powers may war against their ennemies. And whither it be laufull for a christyan to beare the office of a magistrate, and of the duety of souldiers with many other holsom instructions for captaynes [and] souldiers both. Made in the yeare of our lorde. M. D. xlix.; Sermonum decades qinque. English. Selections	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Lynne, Walter.	1549 (1549)	STC 4079; ESTC S110959	18,938	70

them with anye iniuries but moreouer hast offered them righte resonable conditions of peace than oughte the magistrat to styrte lyke a LioÌ„ to preserue hys people agaynste the assaultes of suche malytiouse murderers Example we haue of Moses feightyng against the kinges of the Amorites Aradeus Seon Num xxi and xxxii deut ii c and iii â— â— and og Example we haue of kynge Iosaphat feyghtyng agaiÌ„st the Ammonites â— Para xx and inhabiters of mount Seir Example we haue also in Dauid resistynge against the Sitians comiÌ„g vpon hiÌ„ wyth warre ii reg x. c The .iiii cause of war Fourthly it is lawful for the magistrate to feyght in the defeÌ„ce of his confederat frendes ayders for why may not a magistrate be at confederacy and leyge wyth other nacions so it be not in matters againste the worde of god in case they be iustlye oppressed with violence So did Iosue delyuer the Gabonities from Seyge Iosua â— i. reg xi and Saul the cytesyns of Iabes Galaad warrynge agaynste Naas a prince of great tyranny For such causes warres may lawfully be attempted of magistrates and prynces And the souldiours do wel whiche herein obeye their powers yea and dye gloriouslye and in a good state in so dyenge for religion for goddes lawes for their countre theire wyffes chyldren Therfore all such as enter into warre and trauell in the same must not set their eye eyther vpon fylthy lucre nor voluptousnes An instruction for souldiers as they lyghtly do whan Ieoperdy is past but iustice peace publike tranquyllite and the defence of truth and innocency must be al their marke that they shute at so that the wycked sorte beyng conquered the victory got and their enemies other râ—pulsed or destroyed true religion maye florysh in iudgement and equitie the church may florysh diuine lawes rites institutes and ecclesiastike ordinaunces maye floâ—yshe studies and good artes may prospere the poore may be seen to the widowes and succourlesse chydren may be helped that meÌ„ may lyue in rest may serue and prayse god both aged persons chaiste maydens and honest matrones To this marke ought al our eyes both of mynd and body to be directed These thinges had our valiaunt forefathers in their sight whansoeuer they made any warre agaynst the wycked for their ecclesiastik and publik ryght as Abraham Moses Iosue Dauyd and other noble captaynes also oure progenitours before vs to whom and to all such other valiant souldiers perpetuall fame and laude ought to be gyuen in the congregation of saynctes But to the other towardes slouggish souldiers wicked couitouse blasphemers riotous light ruffenes and betrayers which by their slougyshnes riote lechery and impietie disâ—roy many noble realms now a days and many florishing cyties to suche be continuall rebuke and god hym selfe hath cursed such wycked catyffes for euer Therfore no warre is lawfull except it be against our aduersaries and misordered rebellers Vniust warres be such as be made agaiÌ„st our owne fellowes or men fauteles vniust warres or in whom we se hope of ameÌ„demeÌ„t Also vniust warres be thei which be not inferred after a dew maner or for any vrgent cause All maner of ways oughte to be assayed tyrste before we come to warre An instruction â—or magistâ—ates You must not seke to take in other mennes bondes or limittes nothing pertainynge to youre ryght You must not oppresse the libertiâ—s of other nations neither yet of your owne Suche affectes whiche seduce the mynde are not here to be folowed as gredines of dominion auarice desire of bribes enuye or any suche other lyke to these Warre is a remedy but dauÌ„gerouse a helpe but pernitiouse muche lyke to the cuttynge of of members In case thy hande be on fyer and so thy arme be in dauÌ„ger to be brent and afterwarde the whole man lykewise yet doeste thou not cutte away thy hand streyght wayes onlesse thou see prouynge al maner of wayes no other helpe to be So nether is warre to be set vpon but where there is no other remedy so yet that princes remembre they do nothinge which after wylbe to late For iust warres be not repugninge to goddes worde in somuch that it describeth to vs the lawes of warrefarre and ministreth to vs many goodly examples of wars of wise and worthye captaines In deu xx deu xx â— xxi we haue lawes of war profitable necessary so cleare that thei nede no exposition Many other coÌ„meÌ„ rules alsoo we may gather out of scriptur as thes Principally aboue al things let relygion be most obserued in the campe Iust lawes no lesse oughte to be kept in the middeste of warres as in the middest of cities the souldiours let them kepe them in due ordre with all honesty Rue iii b iustice holines For this prouerbe is of the deuyll not of god that some do saye Sileant inter arma leges Lawes kepe silence in warre The cheife captayne generall let hym be chosen a godly man iust holly valyaunt sapient and luckey as was Iosue Dauid Iudas Machabeus Constantinus Theodosius Mascelser many other let there be appointed to hym an armye of tryed men â—hâ—wling souâ—diours For in chusyng of souldiours great circumspeccion is to be hadde that they be not a company of weyklinges vnskylful warryous vnfaythful blasphemers wicked wretches dronken gluttons and beastely bellyes Victory goyth not by the multitude of meÌ„ but by the grace of god Vyctori goeth by grace not by multitude grâ—e iiii d Iudy vii a i reg xvii and by godly souldiers it is an olde prouerb wher is a multytud ther is confusion Great and innumerable hostes do but combre and distroye themselues Experience exaÌ„ples of the old tyme teach this sufficiently Agayn such warriers as wyll take no payne be luâ—kish lubbers be greatly to be dyscommendid Therfore lett euer a christiane warrioure be doynge somethyng let hiÌ„ be corrageous faythful paynful obediente to his captayne must neuer let slyppe occasion well practised in the feytes of warre not tendre but harde not cruell and fearse but graue gentyl accordyng as tyme doth serue The thing that may be sauyd let him not destroye But aboue all other especially let hym not forget continually to praye vnto god bothe in ieopardy and owt of ieoperdy let hym begyn all thynges in the lord a warryer must do all thâ—nges in the name of the lorde and without the lord let him attempt nothinge in misfortune he must not be discouraged iÌ„ prosperouse successe let hym not be exalted but gyue thankes to god vse hys victory with mercy let his vyctorye onelye stande in god not in hym selfe let hym seke for nothyng more than for defense of hys countrye of lawes of religion of iustice and of innocentes Some here wyll meruell I dare saye that I requyre these thyngs of souldyours whiche were wont in tymes paste to be requyred of religious and professed men As

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