Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	false_a	religion_n	true_a	4,673	5	5.0261	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12285	A briefe discourse against the outwarde apparell and ministring garmentes of the popishe church	Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1566 (1566)	STC 6079; ESTC S109113	29,930	82

that of themselues they be things indifferent and may be vsed or not vsed as occasion shall serue but when the vse of them will destroy or not edifie then ceasse they to be so indifferent that in such case we may vse them For S. Paule hath taught vs that in the vse of things indifferent we must alwayes note whether the same doe edifie or not For he hath sayd Omnia ad aedificationem fiant 1. cor 14 Let all things be done to edifie withall â–ª If the vsing of the outwarde ministring garmeÌ„ts of the popes church cannot now edifie the church of Christ then doe they ceasse to be indifferent that we may vse them And howe the church of Christ is edified by the vsing of these thinges is plaine to as many as will see â—mple â—hristiaÌ„s First the simple Christians ouer whome we shoulde haue the chiefe care are by these things so grieued when they see vs receiue them that they sorrowe mourne in theyr heartes And suche amongst them as be not altogether so strong but that they doe yet somewhat depende vpon our example and doctrine as the nature of man is so long as he is but a Nouice in Christ those are by vs beaten back to superstition from which they were before making hast to flye And vnlesse God doe by his spyrite stay them they shall by oure example in reuolting to those thinges which we haue taught to be superfluous and superstitious take occasioÌ„ to thinke that ther is no truth in any thing that we haue taught and so cleaue to that false religion wherof these indifferent thinges are reliques and remnaunts and vtterly forsake the true Religion of Christ that by oure labour and trauaile began to take roote in them And when we haue thus sinned against the brethren and wounded their weake consciences and so sinned against Christ what may wee looke for but that heauie cursse 1. Cor. 8. which our Sauiour hath pronounced against all suche as laye stumbling blocks in theyr brothers wayes It were muche better for vs that mylstones were fastened about our neckes and we tast into the depth of the sea Mat. 18. than that one of these litle ones shoulde be so offended by vs. We dare not therefore admit these things and so incurre the daunger of this cursse For it is an horrible thing to fall into the handes of the liuing God Heb. 10 Secondlye the blinde stubborne and obstinate papistes whome we ought by all meanes possible to drawe oute of the darcke dungeon of ignoraunce Stubburn Papists superstition and errour shal by our receiuyng of these things be encouraged not only to continue in ignoraunce superstition and errour but also to encrease in the same being more confirmed therin by oure retourning agayne to those things that we haue both by doctrine and example disalowed forsaken than they coulde haue bene by the persuasions of many of their owne opinion For they must needes thinke that we which haue so earnestly refused spokeÌ„ against these things would neuer haue receiued them again vnlesse it had bene made manifest vnto vs that without them our Ministerie is sore defaced and almost vtterly prophaned The Lord God therfore when he brought his owne people into the lande of Canaan he commaunded them al monuments of Idolatrie must be destroied vtterlye to destroye all those thinges that the heathen nations whom he had cast out before them had deuised for the furniture of their Idoll seruice least they in vsing of anye of those thinges shoulde gyue occasion to the Heathen to thinke that the God of heauen earth had any pleasure in those thinges Deut. 12 or neede of the vse of them in his true seruice Why shoulde not wee then feare to giue the lyke occasion to the papistes to thinke that the true seruice of Christ can not lacke theyr glittering geare that it is more acceptable to God when it is furnished therwith the bishops aduertissementes But this doubt is aunswered thus It shall be leefull for all ministers to teache to protest that they do not vse these things as things without the which the ministration shoulde be prophaned or defaced but only for decencie and comely order vniformitie and obedience to our Prince Yea and the same is playnely set forth in the aduertisements that are published in print This doubt therefore is out of doubt All men shal vnderstand that these things be not enforced as thinges that can not be lacked but as things decent and comely that in the church there maye be an vniformitie in outwarde apparell and ministerie consequently mutuall loue and vnitie This wisedome pollicie Mans polici passeth the wisedome of God And it is muche lyke the wisedome of them that will haue Images in Churches not to worshyp them but by them to exercise theyr strength in refrayning froÌ„ the worshipping of them for say such to haue Images and not to worship them is a token of more strength than it is to refraine from the worshipping of them when we haue them not Euen so to haue and to vse these things and yet not to haue any supersticion or opinion of holinesse in them is much more perfectioÌ„ than to haue no superstition in them when they be cleane set aside and left But the wisedome of God Gods wisedome who knoweth what we are and how ready to abuse euen his good creatures which he hath made to serue our necessitie without the vse whereof we can not continue in lyfe hath playnely forbiddeÌ„ his people the hauing of Images and hath comaunded them to destroy them al the furniture of them as things which he doth detest abhorre Deut. 7. And in things not coÌ„maunded and forbidden he hath sayde that his people shall not follow their owne fantasie in adding any thinge to his commaundement but by the mouth of his Prophets he hath vtterly disalowed their additions saying Mat. â— Frustra me colunt docentes doctrinas praecepta hominum Esaâ—e â—â— In vaine doe they worship me which teach doctrines that are but the commaundements of men The wisedome of God hath sayde Take heede that ye offende not one of these little ones that beleue in me Mat. 18. Wo vnto that man by whom offences come It were better for that man that a milstone were tyed about his necke and he cast into the deepe of the sea than that he shoulde offende one of the least that beleue in me A wise shippers that knoweth wherâ— daungers doe lye in the sea will not of purpose sayle so neare those daungers as he maye possibly and escape but contraryewise he will hale aloufe and be sure if the weather will suffer him not to fall vpoÌ„ those daungers Yea if he see that the weather will not suffer him to holde his straight course withour daunger to fal vpon the Rocks or Flattes he will rather runne

that yelde in anye iote and se how they are edifyed and increase in godlines which holde that ryght waye that you goe in the which the Lorde increase you vs all and strenthen vs with his holy spyrit that we may continewe to oure lyues ende al wayes both by our thoughtes wordes and workes to avaunce his glorye and honor dayly more and more now and for euer Amen Â¶ Grace and peace with all maner spiritual feling and liuing worthi of the kindnes of Christ be with all that thrist the will of God TO my faythfull and deare brethren in Christ Iesu as in comen daungers of fier or suche lyke welbelouyd they that be fare of com to socoure those that haue nede so I beinge out of iepordie and far of tru Christian loue can not but of deuty wyshe well to those that be touchyd about the popishe apparell in thys libertye of Gods truthe whyche is tought plainely without offencis in the greatyst misterys of our religion and saluacion yt is much to be marvayled that this small controuersye of aparell should be so heuely taken But this is the mallis of satan the practisâ— of the wickid that wher he can not ouerthrow the greatist matters he will cause great troubels in trifels Peter and Paule agreyde in the greatyste articles of our saluacion and yet they differyd so about meattes that Paule withstode and rebuckid hym openly the infirmites of the godly Paule and Barnabas fell at suche bytter contencion whether Marke shuld go with them or no that they partyd companyes and eyther of them went sondry waies God defend vs from the lyke the constance of the godly Paule circumcisyd Timothe when ther was hope to wine the Iewes but when they wold haue it of necessite he would not circumcise Titus therfore compellinge would not be vsyd in thinges of liberte yt is a lameÌ„table case that among them that are civil full of knouledge that yt shuld come thus to passe Consyder dearly belouyd I besech you how that all countres whiche haue reformid religion haue cast away the popishe aparell with the pope and yet we that wyll be taken for the best gospelars are contentid to kepe it as an holie religion Marke well also how many godly and learnid ministers ther be here in all countres that be so zelous not onlie to forsake the wickyd doctrine of poperie ready to leue the minystry to lose lyuinges rather then to be lyke the popishe teachers of supersticious order in aparell or behaviour This realme hath such skacite of teachers that yf so many worthye men and learnid shuld be cast out of the ministrie for suche small matters many placis shulde be destitude of preachers yt wold geue an incurable offence to all the fauourars of gods truthe here and in other countres also shall we make so much and so precious of the popes rages that other reformyd places exteme as vyle filthye God forbid S. Paule byddith wemen vse suche aparell as becomith them that profes true godlines which rule is muche more to be obseruid of men especiallye of preachers But yf we forsake popery as wickid shall we say that their aparell becommith saintes and professars of tru holines Saint Paule bydith vs refraine from al outward shew of evell but surely in kepinge of this popishe aparell we forbear not an outwarde shew of much evell yf popery be iudgid evell as greter wickidnes can not be as we wolde haue a diuers shewe of aparel to be knoweÌ„ from the comon people so is yt necessary in aparell to haue a shew howe a protestante is to be knowen from a papiste Yt hathe pleasyd God to call vs to preache his heuenly worde to that hye office God geue you grace and vs all to seke hys honor glorie yf we so do with a pure hart and mynde he hath promysed He that honorith me I will glorify him and he that contemnith me I wyll contemne him Let ther be no curtisye made to healpe gods people now they be in danger Call to your remembraunce Quene Easter she be gaue to make curtisy to speke in that cause but Mardocheus sayd vnto her Yf thou now hold thy peace God shall delyuer by an other meane yet thou thy fathers house shall peryshe You that can and may do good do it whyle tyme is offerid the tyme will come when it wylbe to late yet god wyll comfort his by some other meane It ys a perilous thinge not to healpe in the tyme of neade not to suffer religion to goe forward in all syncerite and to further gods cause when ye maye when Terenti a good Christian captaine returnid with great triumphe victory the Emperor Valerius bade him are what he wold and he shuld haue it for his good seruice he hauing God before his eyes desyrd nether ryches nether honor but those which had aduentered their liues for true religion might haue a church alowid them to serue their god purely in seueral from the Arrians The Emperour beyng angrie with his request pullyd his supplicacion in pecis and bade him axe som other thing but he gathered vp the pecis of his paper and sayd I haue receuid my rewarde I wyll axe nothinge els God encrece about Princes the small nomber of suche zelous suters promoters of religion and then no doubt gods glorye shall florishe when we seke his dewe honor and not oure owne profyte But to avoide contencion scisme Austen gevith good counsel to godly and quiet men that they mercifully correcte that whiche they can that which they can not paciently beare grone and morne with loue vntil god ether correct or amend them But how this Christian loue shuld be kept in this church when so manye godlie for so small thinges shal be thruste out also how many already is from the ministery theyr lyuinges yt passyth manye good and godlie wittes to conceyue S. Pauls rule in suche thinges sayth All thinges to me is lawfull but all thinges is not expedient all thinges to me is lawfull but all thinges edefye not Therfor in this case we must not so suttelly dispute what Christian liberte will suffer vs to do but what is metist and most edefying for Christian charite promoting Christian and pure religion But surely how popishe aparell shuld edefie or set forwarde the gospell of Christ Iesus it can not be seen of the multitude nay it is to much fealt how gredly it reioysith the aduersaries of the truth when they see what we borowe of them contend for the same as thinges necessarie marke well the bysshopes wearing of their whyte rochets what grounde they fyrste had and from whence they receyuid it Ther was a certayne man namid Sisinius an heriticke bishop of the Novacions and he first begane yt all those other popish trashe hath the lyke foundacions but they haue to long contineuyd pleasyd poperie which is beggerly patchid vp of al sortes of cerimones that they coulde neuer be routyd out sence no not from manie professors of the gospel Wherfore you that se others that is come to a better perfection grudge not at yt but be thankfull to God though thynges may be borne wythe for a tyme for Christian lybertes sake in hope to winne the weake yet when lyberte is turnyd into necessite yt ys evell no lenger lyberte and that that was for wynning the weake sufferid for a tyme is become the confyrminge of the frowarde in their obstinacie Paul vsyd circuÌ„cision for a tyme as of lyberte but when it was vrgyd of necessite he wold not bende vnto it That famous father Master Bucer when he was aryd why he wolde not weare a square cape made aunswere because hys heade was not foure square wherin surelye he notyd well the comlynes of aparell to be when yt was fassionyd lyke the body a gret folly when a square cape was set on a rounde heade God be mercyfull vnto vs and graunte vs vprightly to seke hys honore wyth all earnestnes simplicite The Lorde comfort his afflictid church graunte that in this oulde age of the worlde we may serue the Lord of hostes in synglenes of hart and laboure to rote out all stomblinge blockes in religion that Christes glorie maye nakydly shyne of yt sealue without all tradicions or inuencions of men as in the begynninge when yt was purest and all such deuyses vnknowen but inuentid of late to bleare the eyes of the ignorant with outwarde shewe of holines God graunt that we may geue all honor to whom al honore is deue both inwardly and outwardly to serve hym vnfaynedlye al the dayes of oure lyfe Fare well deare brethren in the Lorde Iesu who euer kepe vs in hys fayth feare and loue for euer Amen

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