Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	grace_n	holy_a	spirit_n	2,935	5	4.9515	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02771	The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1624 (1624)	STC 129; ESTC S100422	35,512	74

this world is enmity to God and the East West shall sooner vnite their forces theÌ„ these be recoÌ„ciled It is the Deuils especiall ayme to bring these Idols neere the Temple he finds no such pleasure to dominere in his owne hell but he hath a mind to Paradise One wittily obserueth that Christ chose poore Fishermen as the fittest to receiue his Oracles to plant his Church because Satan scorned to looke so low as to tempt them He studied to preuent Christ among the Kings of the earth and great Doctors neuer suspecting silly fishers But when he found himself deceiued he will then make their whole profession to fare the worse for it he beares the whole succession of their Tribe an old grudge Before he passed by them and tempted the great Masters now he wil sooner tempt them then Kings and Emperors 1. Cor. 5.12 The Church doth not iudge them that are without but them within and Satan had rather foile one within then a hundred without Hee hath a desire to all but especially he loues a religious soule he would eat that with more greedines then Rachel did her Mandrakes The fall of one Christian better pleaseth him then of many vnbeleeuers No King makes war against his owne loyall subiects but against rebels enemies The deuill is to subtill to spend his malice vpoÌ„ them that do him ready seruice He cares not so much to multiply Idols in Babylon as to get one into Sion To maintaine priests of Baal in the land of Israel at the table of Iesabel as it were vnder Gods nose or to set vp Calues at Bethel in scorne of the Temple this is his ambition The Fox seldome preyes neere home nor doth Satan meddle with his owne they are as sure as temptation can make them What Iailor laies more chaines vpon the shackled malefactor that loues his prison and would not change The Pirate spends not a shot vpon a cole-ship but he lets flie at the rich Merchant Cantabit vacuus the empty traueller may passe vnmolested it is the full barne that inuites the thiefe If we were not belonging to the Temple we should not be assaulted with so many Idols if not Christians fewer tentations Now the more potent and malicious our aduersaries the more resolute and strong bee our resistance The more extreame the cold is without the more doth the naturall heat fortifie it selfe within guard the heart It is the note of the vngodly that they blesse Idols Esay 66.3 if we would not bee such let vs blesse our selues from Idols And as wee haue banished the materiall Idols out of our Temples so let vs driue these spirituall ones out of our hearts Let vs say with Ephraim we haue heard God seene him Hos 14.8 What haue we to doe any more with Idols The vices of the religious are the shame of religion the sight of this hath made the stoutest Champions of Christ melt into teares Psal 119.136 Riuers of waters run down mine eyes because they keep not thy law Dauid was one of those great Worthies of the world not matchable in his times yet he weepes Did hee teare in pieces a beare like a kid rescue a lambe with the death of a lyon foile a mighty gyant that had dared the whole army of God Did he like a whirlewind beare and beat down his enemies before him and now does he like a childe or a woman fall a weeping Yes he had heard the name of God blasphemed seene his holy rites prophaned his statutes vilipended and violence offered to the pure and intemerate Chastity of that holy virgin Religion this resolued that valiant heart into teares Phil. 3.18 Riuers of waters run down mine eyes So Paul I tell you of them weeping that are enemies to the Crosse of Christ Had he with so magnanimous a courage endured stripes and persecutions run through perils of all sorts and sizes fought with beasts at Ephesus been rapt vp to heauen and learn'd his Diuinitie among the Angels does he now weep Yes he had seene Idols in the Temple Impiety in the Church of God this made that great spirit melt into teares If we see these Idols in others or feele them in our selues and complaine not we giue God and the Church iust cause to complaine of vs. Now the Lord deliuer his Temples from these Idols But all this while wee haue walked in generals and you will say Quod omnibus dicitur nemini dicitur let mee now therefore come to particulars The Temple of God Is euery Christian as the Church is his great Temple so his little temple is euery man We are not onely through his grace liuing stones in his Temple but liuing temples in his Sion each one bearing about him a little shrine of that infinite Maiestie Wheresoeuer God dwels there is his Temple therefore the beleeuing heart is his Temple for there he dwels As wee poore creatures of the earth haue our being in him so he the God of heauen hath his dwelling in vs. It is true that the heauen of heauens is not able to containe him yet the narrow lodgings of our renewed soules are takeÌ„ vp for him What were a house made with hands vnto the God of spirits vnlesse there bee a spirit for him to dwell in made without hands Here if the Body be the Temple the Soule is Priest if that be not the offerer the Sacrifice will not be accepted In this Spirituall Temple first there is the Porch which we may conceiue to be the Mouth Therefore Dauid prayes to haue a Watch set at the doore of his lips to ward the gate of Gods Temple This may seeme to be one reason of saluting in former times by a kisse they did kisse the gate of Gods Temple Here the Feare of God is the Porter who is both ready to let in his friends and resolute to keepe out his enemies Let him specially watch for two sorts of foes the one a traitor that goes out euill speaking the other a thiefe that steales in too much drinking The Holy place is the sanctified mind that which S. Paul cals the Inner man Herebe those riches and ornaments the diuine graces Here not onely Iustice and Faith and Temperance sing their parts but the whole Quire of heauenly vertues make vp the harmony The Holy of holies is the purified Conscience wherin stand the Cherubins Faith Loue and the Mercy-seat shaded with the wings of those glorious Angels froÌ„ which Propitiatory God giues the gracious testimonies of his good Spirit Rom. 8.16 witnessing with our spirits that we are his children In this Sacrary doth the Lord conuerse with the soule takes her huÌ„ble confession giues her sweet absolution It is a place whither nor man nor Angell can enter only the high Priest Iesus comes not once a yeare but daily and communicates such inestimable fauours and comforts as no tongue can expresse Here we find the Arke wherein the Royall

law and Pot of heauenly Manna are preserued the one restraining vs from sinne to come by a happy preuention the other assuring vs pardon of sinne past with a blessed consolation Let vs looke further vpon the golden Candlesticks our illumined vnderstandings wherby we perceiue the will of our Maker and discerne the way of our eternall peace Then vpon the Tables of Shew-bread which be our holy memories that keepe the bread of life continually ready within vs. Yea Memory is the treasury of this Temple which so lockes vp those celestiall riches that wee can draw them forth for vse at all opportunities Here is also the Vaile and those silken curtaines and costly hangings the Righteousnes of Christ which makes vs acceptable to God both hiding our own infirmities and decking vs with his vertues Here is the Altar for sacrifice the contrite heart the beast to be slain is not found among our heards but among our affections we must sacrifice our lusts the knife to kill them which would else kill vs is the Sword of the Spirit the Word of God the fire to consume them is holy zeale kindled in our brests by the inspiration of God There be other sacrifices also for vs to offer in this Temple on this Altar Besides our praises and prayers Psal 141.2 the setting forth of our prayer as Incense and the lifting vp our hands as an euening sacrifice there is mercy charitable deeds What is deuotion without compassion What sacrifice without mercy Math. 5.23 If thy brother hath ought against thee yea if thou haue ought that should haue bin thy brothers thy oblation will stink in Gods nostrils It was an old complaint of the Church that her stones were clothed and her childreÌ„ naked that the curious found matter to delight them but the distressed found not bread to sustaine them Therfore saith S. Augustine Aug. in Psa 41. Si habes taurum pinguem occide pauperibus If thou haue a fat Bull sacrifice it to the poore Though they cannot drink the blood of goats they can eat the flesh of bulls And he that saith Psal 50.12 If I were hungry I would not tell thee yet wil acknowledge at the last day I was hungry Math. 25. and thou didst feed mee Come thou blessed The poore haue Gods commendatory letters to vs and our prayers be our commendatory letters to God if we will not hearken to him how should he gratifie vs Thus O Christian art thou a mouing Temple of the liuing God Let this teach vs all to adorne these Temples with decent graces Superstition cares not what it bestowes on materiall Fanes mountainous Columnes Marble Pillars gorgeous Monuments which yet are not sensible of their owne ornaments spangled Crucifixes Images clad in Silkes and Tissues with embroydered Canopies and Tables beset with Pearles and Diamonds Thus bountifull is she to her superfluities Oh that our Religion would doe something for these ancient and ruinous walls But how much more precious bee these spirituall Temples of our selues How much more noble ought to be their furnitures First then if we be the Temples of God let vs bee holy for holinesse O Lord becommeth thy House for euer 2. It is Domus orationis they must haue the continuall exercises of Prayer In Templo vis orare In te ora Wouldst thou pray in Gods Temple Pray in thy selfe 3. The sound of the high praises of God must bee heard in these Temples There euery man speaks of his honour It pleaseth the Lord to inhabite the praises of Israel Psal 38.9 And Psal 48. Wee haue thought of thy louing kindnes O God in the midst of thy Temple that is euen in the midst of our selues in our owne hearts There let vs think vpon his mercies there eccho forth his praises 4. The Inhabitant disposeth all the roomes of his house if God dwell in vs let him rule vs. Submit thy will to his word thy affections to his Spirit It is fit that euery man should beare rule in his owne house 5. Let vs bee glad when hee is in vs and giue him no disturbance Let not the foulenes of any roome make him dislike his habitation Cleanse all the sluttish corners of sinne and perfume the whole house with Myrrhe Cassia Still be getting neerer to thy Land-lord other Inhabitants come home to their houses but here the house must striue to come home to the Inhabitant Whensoeuer God comestoward thee meet him by the way and bid him welcome to his owne 6. Lastly if we be the Lords houses then no bodies else The materiall Temples are not to bee diuerted to common offices much more should the spirituall be vsed only for Gods seruice Let vs not alienate his rights thus hee will say This is my house heere will I dwell for I haue a delight therein O may we so adorne these Temples with graces that God may take delight to dwell in vs. Idols These be the Temples the Idols that haunt them wee better know then know how to expell they bee our lustes and inordinate affections the rebellions of our corrupt nature which fight against the Soule defile the bodie and disgrace the Temples of Gods Spirit So I passe from them to the last poynt that betwixt these libidinous Idols and those spirituall Temples there can be No agreement God wil dwel with no Inmates if vncleannes be there Reuel 21.27 will the fountain of all purity abide it Will Christ dwell with an adulterer He that will suffer no vncleane thing to enter his citie aboue will he himselfe dwell in an vncleane citie below O think how execrable that sin is which doth not onely take the members of Christ and makes them the limbs of an harlot but euen turneth Christs Temples into stinking Brothels Our hearts bee the Altars to send vp the sweet Incense of deuout prayers and cherefull thanksgiuings if the smoke of malicious thoughts bee found there will God accept our oblations Is it possible that man should please his Father that will not be reconciled to his brother The Lamps of knowledge and sobrietie are burning within vs will not the deluge of drink put them out Will the Lord dwell in a drunken body Must we not cease to be his Temples when we become Bacchus his Tuns and tunnels There is Manna the bread of life within vs will not Epicurisme throat-indulgence corrupt it There is peace in vs will not pride and contention affright it There is the loue of heauen in vs wil not the loue of the world banish it Shall the graces of God cohabitate with the vices of Satan Wil the Temple of God indure Idols No these Eagles plumes wil not brook the blending with coÌ„mon fethers this heauenly gold scornes the mixture of base and sophisticate metalls Let vs search our hearts ransake them narrowly if we doe not cast out these Idols God will not own vs for his Temples Math. 21.13 My House

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