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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	worldly_a	worship_v	worshipper_n	15	3	11.2983	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10850	The vineyarde of vertue collected, composed, and digested into a tripartite order, conteining XXXII. most excellent plants of fruitful vertue: in most beautiful and blessed maner enuironing the true elect churche of God vpon earth. Euery plant conteining this tripartite order: namely definition testimonie examples of vertue by R.R.	Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.; Uvedale, E.	1579 (1579)	STC 21121; ESTC S105759	48,653	138

curiositie or vsing captiousnesse Rom. 12. Examples Our Lord sauiour Iesus Christ the sole singular patern of godly simplicitie came simply into this world borne in a simple barne or stable simply in nature was obedient to his parents simply taught and simply liued according to his teaching in whose mouth there was no guide in whose heart no deceyte neither in any externall doings any harme Mat. Mar. Luke Iohn His beloued Apostles Peter Andrew and others of simple fishermen poore vnlerned base and abiect in worldly wisedome did he traine teach and instruct with the fulnesse of the holy Ghost as well by his life and doctrine making them perfect followers of him as also worthie examples for his chosen seruants in this world whose testimonies are left vs for our worthy examples of imitation Mat. Mar. Luke Iohn Iob is commended vnto vs to haue liued alwayes iust and simple in the sight of the Lorde iust by warinesse of wisedome and simple by innocencie of meekenesse simple bicause he neuer desired to hurt any but rather to profite al men iust bicause he would not suffer himselfe to bee deceyued by any Iob. 1. Beda de templo Solemonis lib. 1. All the Patriarkes and Prophets were men of simple life and conuersation in the sight of God. S. Hierome writing de Sapientia Serpentina simplicitate Columbina hath these wordes Vse simplicitie of a Doue that thou do not deceiue or iniurie any man and haue wisdome of a serpent that thou bee not supplanted in other mens snares for otherwise in respect of offence it differeth smally but thou shalt either deceiue or be deceiued Hier. ad Rust Mona The .xxviii. Plant Sinceritie Definition SInceritie is to be vnderstoode for truth the verie bright beames of that shining Sunne which reuealeth the puritie of God and his worde and discouereth the falshood of the Diuell and his workes By which touchstone golde is tried from drosse By which fanne wheate is sifted from the chaffe and by which searce of sinceritie the sweete sauorie Cinamon of saluation is separate from the bruised barke of bitter bale by the operation of the holy Ghost which is therfore called the spirite of truth and sinceritie bycause hee is true and sincere that is agreeable vnto the will of God and the authour which first expressed the true doctrine of God enclining the hearts of men to assent and consent vnto the same true doctrine to worship the true god thereby to honour and obey the superiour powers therby to professe with the heart and confesse with the tongue all one in al worldly dealings towards all men That the name of the true and euerliuing God may in truth bee glorified That the true and sincere Church in truth may be amplified and increased That the true consolations of Christ may in our consciences truly be multiplied eternally to our saluation triumphing with Christ ouer Satan sinne and hell to rest with him in the sincere seate of celestiall glorie Testimonies In spirite and truth do the true worshippers worship the father Iohn 4. Thy worde is the truth sanctifie them in the truth Iohn 17. God will that all men shoulde bee saued and come to the knowledge of the trueth that is of the true doctrine of the true God and of the mediatour his sonne Iesus Christ 1. Tim. 2. The spirite of truth shall bring you into all truth Iohn 16. The truth is great and stronger than al things 1. Esd 4 We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth 2. Cor. 13. If you remaine in the truth of my word you are my disciples rightly and my truth shall deliuer you Iohn 8. Laying aside all leasings let euery one of you speake the trueth vnto his neighbour Ephe. 4. The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes but who so speaketh trueth shall bee safe for euer Pro. 10. Lorde who shall ascende into thy hill or who shall rest in thy holy place euen hee whose handes are innocent from harme whose heart is cleane which hath not takē his soule in vaine nor hath not sworne to deceiue his neighbour c. Psal. 23. This is our glorie onely and in this wee are glad as to witnes we take our cōscience that we are exercised in the simplicitie and sinceritie of God in this world and not in carnall wisedome but in the grace of God c. 2. Cor. 1. Examples Iesus Christ our Sauiour is that shining sonne of sinceritie which rightly calleth himselfe the sonne of righteousnesse Sapien. the light of the world Iohn 1. the way the truth and the life Iohn 14. all whose wayes as Dauid sayth are mercie and truth Psal. 25. His Apostles Prophets Patriarks Martyrs and Confessors haue preached this truth practised the same in life and conuersation suffered persecution for the testimonie thereof Iacob had this sinceritie with him when he said let vs make an altar vnto the lord bicause he hath heard me in the day of my trouble and hath bene a companion of my iourney Gen. 35 Daniel had this sinceritie of truth with him when all the wise men of Babylon were by Nabuchodonoser commanded to bee slaine then he being inspired with the spirit of truth exhorted his sociates to seeke for mercie of the Lord who reuealing a vision vnto Daniel in the night by this aduertisement of Daniel the king spared to execute his determined iudgement vpon the sayd wise men Dan. 2. When all the Disciples of Christ were altogether of one minde in praying the holy Ghost wonderfully discended vpō them taught them comforted them directed them in the truth Act. 1. 2. This spirit of sinceritie had the same Daniel in disprouing those false Gods Bel and the Dragon and in worshipping the true and euerliuing God mauger the malice of the malignant enemies of the truth Dan. 14. The .xxix. Plant Iustice Definition IVstice is one of the soure moste excellent vertues called cardinall vertues whereout flowe as from out of foure pure fountaines al the other springs of vertues albeit these foure called Cardinall vertues namely Iustice Prudence Temperance and Fortitude are so tearmed of the Latin Erymologie Cardo which is in English the hindge of a doore for as the hindge doth catie the force of the doore opening to and fro and beares the stresse of the same against all other strength so do these foure vertues euery one in his propertie cary support and beare certaine other vertues as it were imposed vpon them or rather depending vpon their force and effect As namely Cicero terming this Iustice the first Cardinal vertue sayth lib. 1. Offici That she is a great brightnesse and excellencie whereof good men are so called whose first office is to hurt no man except he bee first prouoked by iniurie Againe to vse things common for common and thirdly priuate thinges as his owne But more truely and amply in his 2. Rhetor. he sayth Iustice is an excellent qualitie of the minde to the profite of all men applyable