Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	abraham_n	faith_n	impute_v	5,476	5	10.4768	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13857	The profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only iustifieth: gathered [and] set forth by Richarde Tracy; Profe and declaration of thys proposition: fayth only justifieth.	Tracy, Richard, d. 1569.	1543 (1543)	STC 24164; ESTC S104938	17,685	66

x. And yet these ceremonies dyd not iustifie as the iusticiaries affyrme as it apereth Hebre. vij .x. And the lawe of the ten commaundementes was not gyuen of God to iustifie or to satysfie for syn but rather to condempne and to setforthe synne wherby man myght knowe hys synnefull nature and so flye to Christe The lawe saythe Paule meaning the lawe called the decaloge was geuen to punyshe transgressours and not that by the workes therof the workers shulde be iustified For durynge thys mortall lyfe there is no man hauynge our corruptible weake and synfull nature that caÌ„ by any meanes fulfyl do the workes of the lawe so perfytlye as the lawe requyreth them to be done And where vnperfytnes is there is not nor canne not be a deseruynge of grace and fauoure but rather of punyshement Paul sayth that whyche was impossible to the lawe in asmuche as it was weake thorough the fleshe that perfourmed God and sent hys sone in the similitude of synfull fresshe and by synne dampned synne in the fleshe that the ryghtuousnes required of the lawe myght be fulfylled in them which walke not after the flesshe but after the spryte If Paule saye it was impossyble for the lawe to iustifie bycause the flesshe was weake and not able to perfourme the same Howe can the iusticiaries affyrme that the lawe or any of her workes can or maye iustifie Abraham beleued God and it was counted vnto him for ryghtwysenes For the promesse that Abraham shulde be heyre of the worlde was not gyuen to Abraham Rom. iiii or to his seed through the lawe but thorough the ryghtwysenes whiche cometh of faithe For yf they whiche were of the lawe be heyres than is faythe but vayne and the promesse of none effecte Also when zacheus sayde Luke xix Lorde beholde I geue to the poore halfe my goodes yf I haue done any man wrong I wil restore hym foure folde Iesus sayd not that health was comen thys daye vnto hys house bycause of hys good workes but because he was become the chylde of Abraham Math. iii. that is to saye a faythfull beleuer Also Paule saythe not of the deedes of ryghtuousnes whyche we haue wrought but of his mercy he saued vs. Rom. vi And the same apostle sayethe again that the rewarde of synne is deth but he sayeth not that the rewarde of workes of the lawe other cerimoniall or of the decaloge is lyfe But he concludeth by the grace of God lyfe eternall to come and that onely in Christ Iesu our Lorde and by no other meanes Al the scriptures witnesse the fame And fyrst Abacuc sayeth Abacuc ii the iust lyueth by hys fayth Also yf AbrahaÌ„ were made righteous through workes then hath he wherin to reioyse but not before God Rom. iiii But what sayeth the scripture Abraham beleued God and that was counted to hym for ryghteousnes Israel folowyng the law of rightwysenes attained not to the lawe of ryghtwysnes why so euen bycause they soughte it not out of fayth Rom. vi but as it were out of the deseruyng of workes By grace are ye saued through faythe that not of your selues Ephes ii for it is the gyfte of god not of workes lest any man shuld bost hym selfe By these authorities of holy scripture and innumerable more to many here to wryte it appereth that iustifycation is attributed and geuen truly only to fayth that it is clerely and holy denyed any iustifycation to be geuen to workes But such meÌ„ sayeth Paule as knowe not the iustice of god Rom. x. and continually searche and labour to set forth and stablyshe theyr owne ryghtwysenes be neuer subiecte to the ryghtwysenes whiche god aloweth No no the naturall men do not perceyue those thynges whych perteyne to god for it is foolyshnes to them i. Cor. ii Nother can man perceyue wheÌ„ he is spiritually examined and therfore the iusticiaries readynge the .x. chapter of Matthew thynke that it maketh muche for them whych wel perceyued and vnderstande maketh muche against them Thys is the storye One came and sayd vnto Christ good master what thynge shal I do that I maye haue eternall lyfe He sayde vnto hym why callest thou me good there is none good but one and that is god But yf thou wylte enter into lyfe kepe the commaundementes He sayde whiche and Iesus sayd thou shalt not kyll thou shalte not breake wedlocke thou shalte not steale thou shalte not beare false wytnes honour thy father mother and thou shalt loue thy neghbour as thy selfe The yoÌ„ge maÌ„ sayd vnto hym I haue obserued all these thynges from my youth what haue I more to do Iesus sayde vnto hym Yf thou wylte be perfyte go sell that thou hast and geue it to the poore and thou shalt haue treasure in heuen and come and folowe me when the yonge maÌ„ herde that sayeng he went awaye mournyng for he had great possessions The condicion of all ypocrites here appereth how they be euer busye to do works trusting in the same nothyng regardyng with what herte loue mynde they shal accoÌ„plyshe fynyshe them Is it not great folyshnes to labour for the frute before the tree spryng vp So vnwyse a thing it is to study and to labour to do the workes of the lawe before they know howe to fulfyll the lawe truly For Paule sayeth Rom. vii that the law is spiritual can neuer be truely perfourmed fulfylled with outwarde dede excepte the inward loue affectioÌ„ be purged made spiritual by the sprite of god wherfore thys wyse maÌ„ of lawe in godlye spirituall thynges was but a foole for he shulde fyrste haue asked by what meanes he might haue fulfylled the law perfitly But to hys vngodly question whych was what he shulde do worke to haue eternal lyfe supposing lyfe to be gyuen by workes not frely by grace Christ answered him so that he might perceyue that he coulde not fulfyl the lawe nor perfourme the workes therof Notwythstandyng he myndyng to iustifye hymselfe dyd go awaye as blynde as he came And so do all iusticiaries whyche thynke that they can fulfyl the lawe workes therof perfytly during this mortal lyfe In the whych although the holy goost be gyueÌ„ vnto meÌ„ yet bycause of oure synfull nature we be so weake that we can not perfourme the lawe perfytlye But the moste perfyte man shal complaine with Paule sayeng the good whych I wolde do I do not and the euyll that I wolde not do that I do Who shal deliuer me from thys bodye of deathe The grace of God by Iesu Christ These blynde iusticiaries do not fele the corruption of our synful nature poysoned by the inobedience of oure father Adam in so muche that the scripture Math. ix resembleth vs to mustye vesselles whyche wyll corrupte the best wyne that shal be putte into them So althoughe the holy goost worke hys workes in

vs that we shulde grouÌ„de stablyshe make sure our saluatioÌ„ vpon goddes promises whych be euer certeyn sure So that in all temptations of desperation we may constaÌ„tly surely trust to that sure promyse made by god to vs. The scripture therfore geueth all the power of iustifycation only holly to god whych by hys prophete Esay sayth Ezaie xliii I am he I am he onelye whyche for myne owne selfe sake do awaye thyne offence forget thy synnes so that I wyl neuer thynke vpon them Also the prophet O see sayeth Oâ—ee xiii O Israel thyne iniquitie hath destroyed the but in me onely is thy helpe Therfore the christen mans iustice wherby he is accepted before God to be iuste ryghtwyse is not a ciuill iustice earthly iustice but an heueÌ„ly iustice not an actiue iustice consystynge in workes whyche we yelde and gyue to god but a passiue iustice whych we receaue of mercy onely froÌ„ god For god seeth in vs no goodnes nor any other thyng wherby he is moued to fauour vs but onlye our wretched mysery wherby he is moued wyth hys godly benignitie and pytie to haue mercy on vs. wherfore our iustice is not wtin vs nor of vs but Christ is oure iustice Christ iesê° of God is made vnto vs wisdome and also rightuousnes satisfiing redemcion that accordynge as it is written he that reioyceth shulde reioyce in the lorde being wtout vs he is frelye wtout our deseruing gyuen to vs by God It is nothyng of our worthynes or deseruynge that Christes iustice is called our iustice but of Christes onely infinite mercy that he estemeth rekeneth hys iustice to be ours So that we synners couered clothed with christes iustice i. Cor. i. do appere in the syght of god iuste ryghteous so of god for Christes sake be accepted as iust ryghteous Alas then what vnkynde frowarde styffenecked people be we which wyl not moste mekely lowly and thankefully accept receyue and take Christes iustice holynes and redemption lyberaly frely most mercyfully offred geuen vnto vs of god wherby we without cause of our parte deserued shuld be estemed reputed and accepted before him notwithstaÌ„ding our weaknes synfulnes to be therof forgeuen estemed as iust holy in hys syght for Christes sake only what vnthaÌ„kfulnes vnkindnes is this to coÌ„tempne goddes most mercyful aboundauÌ„t lyberal gyftes offered gyuen to vs what arrogancy and presumption is thys to attribute gyue to our weake synful workes that helpe coÌ„forte fauoure remedye whych we onely by all equitie haue cause be bouÌ„de to sech desyre loke for froÌ„ god for christes passioÌ„ deathes sake the pryce of our synne only cause of our acceptauÌ„ce to fauour Thys vnworthy estimatioÌ„ of workes geuyng to theÌ„ that which god promised to gyue vs frely is no lesse then to iudge esteme God vntrue in all hys promyses whyche is to confesse hym in worde and to deny hym in deede an vtter falsifyeng denyal of al the scriptures What vnwyse yea mad meÌ„ be we whiche wyl stablishe grouÌ„d our saluatioÌ„ vpon our vnperfyt incoÌ„stant transitorie workes rather theÌ„ vpon goddes mercy to vs frelye promysed whych promyse is euer coÌ„stant sure infallibly true What quietnes can that conscience haue which hangeth hys helth and lyfe euerlastynge vpon instable and vnperfyt workes of man whyche perysh and vanishe awaye lyke the shadowes Wherfore the ioye and comfort of all Chrysten hertes is that Chryste is become our iustice holynes and redemption whych we apprehende receaue and accepte to be ours by the lyberall gyfte of god thorough faythe in hys promyses onlye and by no other meanes Note well the true vnderstaÌ„dyng meanyng that faithe only iustifieth And therfore we saye that faythe onlye iustifiethe whan we speake vnder thys fourme by faythe we be iustified or by fayth we be frelye iustified or that fayth onlye iustifieth For al these sentences be of one lyke force vertue or meanynge We do not meane thereby that faythe so alone iustifieth that these wordes alone and frelye exclude other good workes or godlye vertues that they be not ioyned wyth fayth which neuer is without both good workes vertuouse but we by these wordes frelye and only do vtterlye exclude all opinion truste coÌ„fidence to our merites vertues dignitie good disposition or worthynes that they in no wyse be estemed thought or iudged to be cause meane motion or help or to be partlye cause meane motion or help to our iustification whyche only and holye we yelde and gyue to God to hys sonne Iesu Christ our Lord which only is our hole and sufficieÌ„t iustice satisfaction and peacemaker for synne wythout anye respecte to any good motion or godlye disposition before by god seen in vs. And therefore who soeuer iudgeth or thynketh good workes vertuouse or godlye disposition to be anye cause or helpe or anye parte of cause whereby God is moued or styred to iustifie vs the same obscureth and wythdraweth the glorye of God and robbeth Chryste of the honoure by hym onelye deserued and to hym only due Who caused hys prophete Danyell to saye Daniel .i To the o Lord al rightuosnesse beloÌ„geth to vs perteynethe nothynge Note well what true iustification is and what we be after iustification but shame whan God hathe freelye of hys onlye mercye and fauour iustifyed vs yet we remayne synners For the whych we must dayly pray wyth the sayntes to god for pardoÌ„ and forgyuenes For iustificacyon takethe not awaye synne so that it remayneth not in vs but iustification is properlye fre pardon and remissyon of synnes a couerynge of our synnes a not rekening layeng them to our charge onlye through the mercy that we obteyne by faith in Chrystes bloode as the prophete sayth Psalm .xxxi. blessed be they whose synnes be forgyuen whose offences be couered And blessed is that man to whome god imputeth not hys synnes For god was in christe and made agreament betwen the worlde and him self imputed noâ— theyr sinnes vnto them .ii. Cor. v. whyche remissyon couerynge and not imputynge of synne were in vayne yf there were no synne in vs. For other our good workes and godlye dispositions do satisfye the lawe or they do not satisfye the lawe If they satisfye the lawe we haue no nede than of Chrystes iustice to be imputed to vs. For yf ryghteousnes come of the lawe thaÌ„ is Chryste deade in vayne Galat. iâ— saythe paule To suche therfore wythout dout Chryste is dead in vayne And yf we do not satisfie the lawe than be we synfull Iames i. Curses is euerye man that coÌ„tinueth not in al thinges whiche are written in the booke to fulfyl them Galath iii. and moue not god to iustifie vs. For yf we offende in one iote of the law we than transgresse the hole lawe so sayth S.

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