Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	worship_n	worship_v	yield_v	59	3	7.4690	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17258	A guide vnto godlinesse: or, A plaine and familiar explanation of the ten commandements, by questions and answeres fittest for the instruction of the simple and ignorant people. By Francis Bunny, one of the prebendaries of the Cathedrall Church of Durham.; Guide unto godlinesse.	Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.	1617 (1617)	STC 4100; ESTC S119539	83,481	241

vnthankfulnesse to him bitterly by his Prophet Hosea because they said I will goe after my louers Hos 2.5 that giue me my bread and my water my wool and my flaxe mine oyle and my drinke As the Iewes in like manner thought it was well with them when they burnt incense to the Queen of heauen say they had we plenty of vittailes and were well Ier. 44.17 and felt none euill But since we left off to burne incense to the Queen of heauen and to powre out drink offerings to her wee haue had scarcenesse of bread and haue been consumed by the sword and by famine vers 18. Euen as now our silly papists lul them selues in security of superstition because say they we had a good or merrie world before this new learning was knowne among vs for so basely they reckon of the glorious light of the Gospell But as by Hosea God threatneth that vnthankfull people of Israel to take those his blessings from them because they yeelded not thankes to him for them but to their louers that is to their Idols so hee by his seruaunt Ieremy telleth the Iewes they had no cause to bragge of their welfare when they worshipped the QuÃ©en of heauen for the Lord considered of it ver 21.23 and plagued them for it Q. What duty then doth the Lord require of vs for his benefits that hee bestoweth vpon vs Can we make anie recompence to God for the same A. None at all For hee standeth not in nÃ©ed of any thing that we haue The whole world is his and all that is therein Only a thankefull heart is the acceptable Sacrifice What shall I render vnto the Lord saith Dauid for all his benefits towards mee Psal 116.12 I will take the Cup of thankesgiuing for my saluation and call vpon the name of the Lord 13. I will offer to thee a Sacrifice of praise 27. Of which sacrifice of praise God himself giueth this testimony Psal 50.23 He that offreth praise shall glorifie mee This dutie Noah performed at his going out of the Arke Gen. 8.20 Gen. 12.7 Abraham when God promised to his seed the land of Canaan and after also at diuers times when vpon sundry occasions he had in his hart this promise confirmed Gen. 13.4.18 Gen. 26.25 Isaak also vpon promise of Gods presence and multiplying his seede Lastly Iaacob when he had escaped the danger of his brother Esau built an Altar there that is at Shechem where hÃ©e bought a piece of ground to set vp his Altar thereon and in token of a thankfull heart for his great deliuerance he called the Altar The mighty God But among infinite examples of this Sacrifice which the godly did offer for Gods goodnes towards them I will conclude with that of Iosaphat and his Souldiers who when God had giuen them a great victorie ouer their enemies 2. Chron. 20.26 they blessed the Lord in the valley of Berachah vpon performance of which godly duety that it should neuer be forgotteÌ„ that place receiued that name And as if this had not beene sufficient once to haue giuen thanks vnto God for this benefit euery one of them goe to Ierusalem yea to the very Temple to reioyce before the Lord for this his mercy Thus were the godly at all times very careful by offering to God only praise for his goodnesse to acknowledge their obedieÌ„ce to the first Commandement and to professe that they trusted not in any other God but in him alone Q. The summe of all that is sayd is this that God forbiddeth all kind of religious worship either to the works of mens hands or fancies of mens braine or to the Host of heauen or to Angels though excellent and glorious creatures of God then also all vaine confidence in worldly helpes or in any kind of thing that we haue or can doe Lastly all inordinate or excessiue loue to any creature or delight whatsoeuer Then it commandeth vs that wee rest vpon him as our only hope and helpe looking for all good things from him alone praying vnto him for whatsoeuer wee want and intreating him to keepe vs from whatsoeuer wee feare or would shun and in regard of his manifold mercies whereof we daily taste vnlesse we be too senselesse let vs knit vp the duties required of vs in this CoÌ„mandement With giuing thankes alwaies for all things to God euen the Father in the name of our Lord Iesus Christ Eph. 5.20 A. These are in deed the generall duties that God here requireth of vs in this first precept whereby we are to learne that seeing we must know that all good must come from him we must not then thinke that wee can so much as offer to God a good thought of our selues much lesse doe a good deed vnlesse he inable vs and therefore he must haue the glory of all that we haue or can doe Q. Let vs now come to the second Commandement wherein it seemeth to mee GOD teacheth vs how and after what manner hee will bee worshipped A. Very true and it is nÃ©edfull hee should so do For when wee are once assured that there is a God our own heart within vs telleth vs that this God must bee worshipped and therefore wee search and examine by our own reason and iudgement vnlesse we follow the light of GODS word what may be the most acceptable seruice vnto Him whom wee estÃ©eme as God This hath bÃ©ene the cause that euen the Gentiles and such as knew not the true God haue thought those things that most delight the sences to be also best pleasing to their false gods And for that cause they had Musicke to please the Eares Lights and gay shewes to satisfie the Eyes Perfumes Odours for delighting the Nose and so as they set vp to themselues vaine gods and such as could make them no help so they serued them with vaine worship and such as could not be acceptable to the Diuine power Q. What is then the end which God here especially respecteth in this Commandement when Hee forbiddeth grauen Images any likenes of any thing in Heauen aboue or in the Earth beneath or in the waters vnder the earth A. God would not that his people should imagine that such worship as consisted onely in outward obseruances might please Him Hee would that his seruice should be answerable to his Nature spirituall and heauenly for as Christ saith The true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and Truth In Spirit I say Ioh. 4.23 and sincerity of heart without hypocrisie and in Truth not only in outward rights and obseruances which were but shadowes and figures of the true worship For saith our Sauiour Christ the Father requireth euen such to worship him Q. If God meant hereby to command a spirituall seruing of him why did he charge his people by the ministery of Moses with so many outward ceremonies as hee did and that euen in that place and about that

lesson both for daies-men and such as are produced as witnesses before them whereby both the one and the other may be taught better to doe a Christian duty herein then many do Witnesses although they speak not in such case vpon oath yet ought in honesty nay in Christianity to discharge a good conscience and not to speak vntruly For if they doe they transgresse against this law As for them who as friends are appointed to arbitrate and order such matters if they be stiffe for a friend against that which by witnesses shall appeare to be truth and thereupon giue their order accordingly they then beare false witnes against their neighbour For all the friendship that a true Christian friend can shewe to his friend in this case is to take heede that hee bee not wroÌ„ged neither the witnesses words wrested but if hee yeelde not to the truth he is a transgressor As for theÌ„ that are broght before Iudges to giue their euidence because they are sworn to speake the truth if they doe it not their fault is much the greater Thou shalt not doe vniustly in iudgement Deu. 19.35 Their fault I say is much the greater because they make that al-knowing God Pro. 6.19 who hateth the false witnesse that speaketh lyes and threatneth to be a swift witnesse against such as forswear theÌ„selues Mal. 3.5 because such as swear falsly by his name Leu. 19.12 pollute the name of their God who is the Lord who can and wil be reueÌ„ged of such transgressions they make him a witnesse of their lyes And as their offence is hainous against God himselfe so do they abuse the Iudgement seat the Court of Iustice drawing the same by their falshood vnto iniustice Pro. 19.28 A wicked witnesse mocketh at iudgement and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth vp iniquity For such witnesses hide and kÃ©epe out of sight the truth of the cause which is to be tried and by that meanes vndoe such as through their false oath leese their right Q. As such men by their periurie sin against the third Commandement so in thus wronging their neighbour they steale away their neighbours maintenance of his life and so offend against the sixt and eighth Commandement and therefore may iustly bee hated of God and man A. So are they For as concerning God it is reckoned vp among the things that his soule abhorreth Pro. 6.19 And in respect of the wrong that is therby offered to men God taketh order that among his people what hurt soeuer a man might haue by a false testimonie the same should be layd vpon the false witnesse whether losse of life or any limme and this without pittie God commandeth to be executed Deu. 19.21 As for men in diuers places diuers punishments haue bin appointed to such and all shew a detestation therof In Scotland Keneth a King ordered that if a man told but a lye whereby another was hurt the lyer should be disarmed of his sword banished out of mens company The City of Millan in Italy if the sum of mony were not great which by forswearing a man sustayned something imitated that punishment that God appointed among his people yet adding this that such should go about the City 3. daies with a paper about his head to shew his offence the second fault was losse of his hand the third fault was punished by burning to death The Venetians cut out their tongues that so offended Francus the first of that name French King made a lawe that such should suffer death In all which it may appeare that gouernours magistrates sÃ©eing the great hurt that false witnesses wrought in al societies sought by sharpnes of punishment to roote out that euill out of their gouernments Q. All such as raise against any man vntrue reports whereby they may bee defamed or il thought on are transgressors of this lawe A. Most certaine Therfore Speake not euill one of another brethren Iam. 4.11 He that speaketh euil of his brother or condemneth his brother speaketh euill of the law and condemneth the law saith S. Iames. The Prophet Dauid professeth he will be an enemy to such men Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour Psal 101.5 will I destroy And the son of Sirach telleth vs what reward the slanderer may expect Eccl. 5.15 He that is a back-biter shall be hated enuied and confounded Therefore The righteous man hateth lying words Pro. 13.5 but the wicked causeth slaunder shame Such men were so troublesome to Dauid that he estÃ©emed their tongs sharpned as the Serpents Psal 140.3 and Adders poison to bee vnder their lips I nÃ©ed not produce the examples out of Scriptures to shew what euill such men work among neighbors daily experieÌ„ce affordeth too many and too lamentable effects that grow therof how godly men are disgraced the innocent and spotlesse in comparison of their accusers blamed and holy conuersation is vniustly accused Q. But what think you of them who readily and too rashly giue eare to such reports A. They are guilty of transgression of this law likewise Prou 17.4 The wicked saith Salomon giueth heed to false lips a lyer harkeneth to a naughty tong But whatsoeuer theÌ„selues are such by listning too well to such slanderers giue more incouragement to them to go forward in that wicked course and there is no doubt such an impression in their own heart of that which they heare so willingly that in the very perswasion of their heart they beare false witnesse against the guiltlesse and condemne too often the faultlesse Q. Are there no other transgressions against this lawe A. Yes diuers Our offence against it is too coÌ„mon in this country A man bindeth to peace one of whoÌ„ he standeth in feare of some bodily hurt The other for the most part for a reuenge will be content to take his Oath that hee also standeth in feare of him though his owne conscience telleth him it is not so By this meanes euen against his owne knowledge he beareth this false witnesse against the other that hee is a dangerous man though himselfe belÃ©eueth it not yet he sÃ©eketh to perswade others therof by his Oath A grÃ©euous sin but too common Another wil extoll a man though euill whom he loueth far aboue his worth and whom he misliketh wil lode with all disgrace Salomon telleth vs Pro. 17.15 that hee who iustifieth the wicked and condemneth the Iust euen they both are an abomination to the Lord. Esa 5.20 And Esay crieth Woe to them which call good euill and euill good And all such are false witnesses which God heere forbiddeth Other transgressions also there are as these counterfeit foolish too much made of by many yea by some great men these common players may slaunder they thinke by authority and the more satyrical that they are the better they are liked of and the more they please themselues too So this grÃ©euous transgression and very

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