Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	keep_v	lord_n	sabbath_n	4,573	5	9.3555	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00642	The vvhole doctrine of the Sacramentes plainlie and fullie set dovvne and declared out of the word of God. Written by Maister Dudley Fenner, and nowe published for the vse of the Church of God.	Fenner, Dudley, 1558?-1587.	1588 (1588)	STC 10778; ESTC S117607	33,455	80

water by the worde Ephe. 5.6 Therefore the bread of blessing which we breake and the cup of thanksgiuing which is it thus blessed is the coÌ„munion of the body blood of Christ 1. Cor. 10. and not he that eateth that breade but he that eateth this breade that is thus blessed and made holy c. eateth and drinketh his owne damnation And here we must learne against the Papistes that it is no magical witchcraft whiche by the vertue of one worde murmured in an vnknowen tonge cleane abolisheth the naturall substance of thinges but it is the playne and fruitfull declaration of the promise of God and his institution which with their prayers doeth giue these creatures another propertie then they had although they keepe their former properties and substance stil euen that they might be such instrumentes as haue bin spoken of before So wee doe not as they belye vs put no difference betweene these creatures thus dedicated to God his seruice others We doe not denie a chaunge onely wee allowe that chaunge which is accordinge to Gods worde and hath fruite and commoditie with it that is that it doeth not onely nowe nourish or washe the body but is an effectuall instrument of farther and more excellent things vnto the soule Here also we must further note that although this dedicatinge of the creatures to their vse onely bee required of the Minister as that beinge of such necessitie as if it be omitted it destroyeth the Sacrament yet the Lorde requireth a further thing of him in regarde of the greater glorie beautie power c. of this whole worke whiche is the liuelie preaching of his worde For when the right order of the Lord hath bin kept the Church hath not bin wont to shut vp her solemne prayers without this worke So that Solomon sayeth of his time When thou goest into the Temple looke vnto both thy feete and be more readie to heare then to offer the sacrifice of fooles Act. 15. We see it hath bin a custome from olde generations that euery Sabboth when they prayed and Moses was read there should be preaching in their Synagogues and the Apostles haue obserued this Act. 2.42.46 Wee must not maruayle then if in this solemne worke when the outwarde things are more effectuall by the vnderstandinge of the worde this be required very straightlie As I sayde before it hath bin the continuall order of Gods Church therefore in the Passeouer the firste day and seuenth day were dayes of holy conuocation or assemblies wherein we haue shewed this worke was obserued and may further appeare by Nehe. 8.14.15 16. c. Therfore when the Apostles celebrated Baptisme Act. 8.12.38 Act. 9.17 10. 16.15.32 and when they celebrated the Supper instituted by Christe Act. 20. this order was obserued And S t. Paule expreslie noteth it in Iohn Baptist that he first preached that they should beleeue in Iesus Christ that was to come they hearing it were baptised c. Act. 19.4 Where wee may note also the duetie of the Churche whiche ought to giue especiall good eare and heede to hunger and thirst for it and to be quickned by it And this playnely meeteth with a common error that many desire often to come to the Lordes Table but care little for the preaching of the word of God which is as great madnes as if one should looke much vppon the sealer of certaine writings but neuer care to know the conueighances of estate the couenantes and seuerall bondes conteyned in them the way howe to come to the possession ratified and sealed vp by those seales The Ministers other workes are that he must offer deliuer and applye accordinge as is prescribed the outwarde creatures so that the water he must applie to washinge the breade he must deliuer to be eaten not to be worshipped kneeled vnto c. so that herein they must keepe the order whiche they haue receyued from the Apostles as they receyued it from Christ therefore we see the Apostle 1. Cor. 11. shutteth out all abuses in the Church of the Corinthes with this reason that whiche J receyued J deliuered and that whiche is grounded on our Sauiour his commandement Doe this teach them to obserue whatsoeuer I haue commaunded Mat. 28. in the ende And therefore here all additions of newe signes especiallie as crossing spitle milke salte oyle of newe actions as lifting vp adoring sacrifyzing c. doe all abhominably pollute these holy Sacramentes of GOD whose whole honour is that they remayne vnto the Church of God in that simplicitie hee left them And when no action here is worth any thinge but by reason of Gods worde whiche is sanctified to a profitable vse and made an instrument of the working of the holy Ghoste it followeth that to bring in such additions of orders with their significations and vses or to bring in other actions or vses of the outward partes of the Sacramentes is to commaunde the holy Ghost to be at our becke to blesse our instrumentes c. whiche is to make our selues at the least equall to him in wisedome cleane contrarie to that in Nomb. 9. We should not followe our owne wayes and eyes after which we goe a whoring The other outwarde persons are the Minister and the whole Church who must ioyne in prayer quicken their faith by coÌ„sideration of the couenant of God For god hath not prescribed the former workes of the Minister that the Churche in them should be idle which we may vnderstande euen by this that the Scripture giueth the worke of prayer prophecying sacrifizing and so nowe of administring the Sacramentes vnto the Church because in the prayer their hartes ioyne in the opening of the ordinance and couenaunt they are taught and in remembrance they are confirmed their hartes allowe the worke In the action about the creatures they make their vse In the putting aparte the water they beholde the blood of Christ crucified yea him self and al his deseruing put apart as for a fellowe member so for them selues and their Baptisme receyued long ago nowe commeth freshe and quickeneth a freshe for as the Scripture teacheth vs the fruite of that work is not to be for a time but daylie RoÌ„ 6.1.2.3 so no doubt when our hartes ioyne in this worke one for another it shalbe then verie fruitfull vnto our selues In the parents this is yet more who receyue after a sorte the couenaunt of God especiallie concerning one parte ratified in the fleshe of their children In the Supper all this is more liuely to all they ought to haue their faith stirred vp prouoked confirmed c. by the putting aparte of the creatures by the breaking notinge out the bruising as Esay saith of Christe for our sinnes The vse of the deliuering receyuing c. hath alreadie bin spoken of and shalbe further hereafter Here therefore especiallie we must take heede that we account not our selues free to leane our mindes to other matters then are done of

the tyme is not to be held but vpon the like particular occasion we may find the time changed by the Apostles Act. 2.42 20.11 So that this is for edification that we may be fittest to that worke for comelines in the time of peace to doe thinges whiche are solemne and publike in comely time which is the day and for good order because in the day order may best be kept and therefore is fitly changed of the Church into the day Â¶ The declaration of this Sacrament gathered of the partes of the Supper as it is described by Paul The supper of the Lorde is a Sacrament of the couenant of God wherein by the Ministers blessing breaking and deliuering of bread with saying this is the body of Christe c. by his blessing and deliuering a cup of wine sayinge This is the newe Testament in Christes blood vnto the members of the Church which are able to examine them selues by their receyuing eating and drinking of the same is liuely represented offred to all but truely applyed to the receyuer with faith the giuing receyuing by faith of the very body and blood of Christe crucified and so whole Christ with vnfeigned thankesgiuing to God for the liuely shewinge forth and representing the death of Christ spirituall applying of the same by faith to the mutuall and continuall full nourishement togither in and by all the merites of Christ and the promises of God in him vnto eternall life â§ The further confirmation and opening of this declaration HEre we see first the outward worke is to be coÌ„sidered then the inward The outward worke in his partes first of the breade then of the cup. Yet this is generall to both that they are blessed that is expounding the institution of God and the vse of the same by prayer and thankesgiuing are put aparte from their common vses to that whiche is holy by Gods ordinance receyue a propertie they had not afore to nourish our soules as is at large declared aboue Nowe that this is set downe in the firste place it is the order that Christ hath obserued and we are to followe that which is fitt for the workes following For when as the breaking powring forth giuing c. of the bread and wine are sacramentall workes that is such partes of this worke as haue relatioÌ„ with the inward doe offer represent and seale vp it may not be that these or any of them should be firste done then this working of blessing come after because they haue their forme force to be sacramentall workes from hence In the first part the breaking of the bread commeth to be considered which is so playnelie set forth as a worke and hath relation to the tormentes of Christ on the crosse for vs for in that bread is broken that it may be eaten it doeth liuelie set before vs that Christ was tormented for vs and for our nourishment and as the Apostle saith from Christ my bodie which was broken for you although it be true that not a bone of Christ was brokeÌ„ and so breaking is not here taken properlie but by a similitude for weeping tormenting c. as he was pearced crucified and on the crosse made a curse for vs as the Prophet sayeth He was wouÌ„ded for our transgressions he was broken for our infirmities the chastisement of our peace was vppon him and with his stripes we are healed Esai 57.5 So then this is to be done playnlie in the sight of all and all ought to giue diligent heede and waightie consideration with the meditation of these thinges with vs. Giuing of bread this is gathered because he sayeth take eate c. and it is plainlie expressed of three Euangelistes as that whiche may not be omitted because being the Ministers worke to vs it doeth represent the person of GOD in three persons giuinge Christ his body and blood to nourishe vs. For they are the dispensers of Gods mysteries to dispence vnto vs the spirituall nourishement in these thinges Saying this is added also plainly according to the coÌ„mandement of Christ who willed theÌ„ to do this the ministers that which christ did the people that which the Disciples did and S. Paul sheweth that that whiche Christ did is to be done of the Church in this heauenlie baÌ„quet the Ministers doing that whiche appertayneth to them the people that which beloÌ„geth to them this is verie necessarie for it is not meete for the Minister in deliuering to be dumbe but he sheweth vs our duetie and he sheweth what is offred and giuen by the outward signes and what we are to receyue by faith as well as bodily Nowe although the wordes here in Paul some other Euangelistes doe differ yet this sence commeth to one and the holy Ghost doeth giue vs libertie to take which we will for edification and to shewe that the force lyeth not in the wordes but in the matter signified by them and yet therewithall to giue vs a certayne rule which we might followe Onely this is to be noted in all that whiche our Sauiour Christe IESVS prescribeth that the words be spoken generallie to all and not speciallie to one both bicause that is fittest to note out the fellowshippe and communion of the Churche in this worke the person of Christe by the minister bidding all his guestes with one loue as from him to be merie and eate with faith one spirituall meate togither whiche also doeth playnlie confute the papistes priuate communions of the Priest and his boy whiche as it hath bin coÌ„futed generallie so here it sheweth that they goe directlie contrarie to Christes institution and the Apostles practise who would haue it a banquet for all that were fit to receyue Neither is there profit in this order of Christe in this respect alone but herein our faith is further succoured when we may togither with one harte apply our selues to the meditation and fruit of this speach of Christ by the Minister whiche in the particular speaking doth both lose that our working togither and maketh the mindes of Christians hang the longer in the wayting for this sentence the coÌ„fort of it and their mindes are offred vnto greater occasion of slippes and withdrawinges by humane infirmitie when these things are prolonged which may more effectually be done togither and speedilie wherefore this also is to be kept and we to vse it for our comfort for although this be not that which if it bee done otherwise then it ought doeth take away the vertue of the Sacrament neither is anie to absteyne from it because it is a blemishe not a playne deforming and destroying of the worke yet it is to bee kept froÌ„ the former occasion The meaning of the other wordes this is my body shall vpon more fitte occasions be farther opened afterwarde In the Cuppe the same order is to be obserued and that proportion of the outwarde worke in giuing c. as in the

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