Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	6,348	5	9.8380	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97271	A touch-stone to try (by our knowledge, belief, and life) whether we be Christians in name onely, or Christians in deed. Or, The character of a true beleever, that walks in some measure answerable to the gospell, his Christian profession, and the millions of mercies he hath received. / By R.Y. of Roxwell in Essex.	Younge, Richard.	1648 (1648)	Wing Y193B; Thomason E1150_4; ESTC R208624	54,772	52

Saints in a cold profession while they worry he living in a cruell persecution For Christ is stoned by many that are called Christians though no otherwise then the Heathen Images are called gods But the Beleever as he will not go on in an evil way though flattered by never so good successe so he will not be discouraged in a good way though he meets with ill successe because he is more careful to please God then men Nature is like glasse bright but brittle the resolved Christian like Gold which if we rub it or beat it or melt it it will endure the Teast the touch the hammer and still shine more orient A true beleever having once acknowledged the way of righteousnesse will not after turne from the holy Commandment Like the Dog that returnes to his vomit or the Sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire Againe he will not come to his ends by unlawfull meanes he seekes not to Witches Wizards or South-sayers in his distresse or to be resolved of his doubts but to Gods Word and Ministers and to God himselfe by prayer and in praying to him he desires not outward blessings so much as Gods blessing upon them he desireth not so much food and rayment as that God will give them power to nourish warme and comfort him knowing that except that be granted they cannot of themselves doe it And so of riches wisedome c. He desires not so much a great estate as a contended minde He desires not riches that he may lay it out on his pleasures yea he knowes that God will not give iâ— he abuse his gifts And as he prayes for Gods blessing so he neglect not to use the meanes When he hath attained his end or receives any mercy whether it be riches or o her gifts victory or the like he ascribes not the praise thereof to his wisedome or industry but wholly and onely to the free mercy of God in Christ Now for conclusion of this point wouldest thou know whether thou art a Beleever or no this will infallibly informe thee thy faith in the Commands will breed obedience in the threatnings feare in the promises comfort Here ends the new inserted matter Errata Page 22. line 30. for Priests read Princes line 9. in page E for deing right being line 36. crosse out the full point Â§ 38. He is zealous to admonish reclaime and reduce such as go astray and to save those among whom he lives out of duty and thankfulnesse to God and his Redeemer and out of love to them Â§ 39. He reformes his family and sets up Gods Worship therein performing the duties of Prayer reading repeating c. and instructing his children and servants Â§ 40. He makes conscience of sanctifying the Sabbath and sees that all under him doe the same He will not give liberty to his servants upon the Lords day to doe what they list Â§ 41. He is hated of the world for goodnes and suffers some way for Christ at least he is evill spoken of for well doing and rejoyceth therein or in whatsoever he suffers well considering that all his sufferings in this life are not worthy that glory he shall injoy in the next Â§ 42. He is just and upright in his dealings and desires to pay every one his due he will not borrow without care to pay againe as doe the wicked for which they are branded by the Holy Ghost Psal 37.21 He will not detaine wages or worke mens hire a crying sinne that this City groanes under He is faithfull to such as put him in trust if a servant he perloynes not nor deceives in going to market nor did ever any but hipocrite pretend care of piety towards God and yet be unmercifull and unjust to men yea it is Devill like and double damnation to pretend Piety and intend Villany Matth. 23. And indeed our faith in Christ is best seene in our faithfulnesse to men our invisible beliefe by our visible life O that all hypocriticall professors would try themselves by this touchstone and consequently either he what they seeme reall Christians or seeme as they are none of Christs so should they not shame Religion by professing it whereas now they make the way of truth evill spoken of yea for their sakes the name of goodnesse is blasphemed all the day long and an ill report raised upon them that serve God in truth yea they have made our savour to stinke in the eyes of all the people and put a Sword into the hands of prophane men to slay us as wofull experience shewes for by reason of such how doe the Devill and his Limbes triumph over the religious yea the Saints are not only reproached the truth disgraced and Religion it selfe scandalized but this gives occasion to others to blaspheame God and to doubt whether all Divinity be not meere Policy and the Scriptures a Fable whereby millions are so hardened that they even protest against their owne conversion which being so if you either love God or his people if you either care for other mens soules or your owne remove this stumbling block and no longer deceive your selves for though he that is not a true Christian may be just yet he that is not just cannot possibly be a true Christian Â§ 43. He will first labour to informe and then hearken to and obey the voyce of conscience together with the motions of Gods Spirit consider anothers case by his own and in a good measure do to all others as he would have others doe by him Â§ 44. And as he is just in getting so he is neither profuse in spending nor backward according to his ability in releeving Christs members for his sake but will give back a considerable part of all he hath to God and acknowledge that he is onely a Steward not an Owner of what he doth possesse Â§ 45. He denies ungodlinesse and worldly lusts and lives soberly and chastly in this present world keeping the members of his body holy for if he hath not the gist of continency he will marry his speech is not lewd or obscene nor useth he any lascivious behaviour nor does he take liberty to gaze upon beautifull women Â§ 46. He is neither Drunkard nor Glutton he neither tarries long at the Wine nor goes often to it as is the custome of too many indeed whether they be Christians or no I cannot easily be satified Â§ 47. It is not his manner to curse be he never so much provoked neither will he take the name of God in vaine but reverently use his titles in his talke much lesse will he sweare by his Name except upon urgent occasion and being lawfully called to it before a Magistrate least of all dare he sweare by or invocate that which is no god namely by any Creature or Idoll which carnall men ignorantly call petty oathes No but as he will not sweare so he feares an Oath Â§ 48. He will speake the truth from his heart and not

to be the worlds friend is to be Gods enemy yea he esteemes it an honour to be evill spoken of by evill men because when a thing is best they will like it least and a grace to be disgraced for Christ who was farre more disgraced for him Besides the single approbation of one wise experimentall Christian is enough with him to countervaile the disdaine and dislike of a whole Parish of sensualists and an ounce of credit with God more worth then a tallent of mens praises And how little is that man hurt whom malice condemnes on earth and God commends in Heaven If he cannot avoyd their malice and evill words he will be sure not to deserve them which is much at one upon the matter for as the best confutation of their slanders is not by our great words but by our good works so his conscience knowing him innocent like a constant friend takes him by the hand and cheeres him against all his miseries However he will not in the least wrong his conscience to avoyd the imputation of singularity The scoffes of Atheists shall not beat him off from his Profession No if he does well hath Gods Word for his warrant and glory for his aime nothing can daunt or discourage him Neither the threatnings of fire nor the faire and large promises of cunning and cruell adversaries neither paine nor losse can make him shrinke from Christ much lesse the censures and scoffes of lewd persons The conscience of good intentions let their successe be what it will is both a sufficient discharge and comfort to his generous minde 3. Â§ Through the studdy of vertue and Christian prudence he makes the servile passions of his minde feare and anger subject to the more noble faculties of his soule reason and understanding As appeares in the provocation of an enemy for let him be injured he will both forbeare and forgive well considering that it is the glory of a man to passe by an offence and that it is greater fortitude to overcome his owne passions then to vanquish a City Wherefore in stead of returning like for like he will pacifie his enemy with milde words and gentle behaviour which may be resembled to Milke that quencheth Wild-fire or Oyle that quenches Lime which by water is kindled and thinkes it enough for one to be angry at a time He is not like our Ruffians and sonnes of Beliall who when they are displeased with others will fly in their Makers face and teare the name of their Saviour in peeces even swearing away their part in that Blood which must save them if ever they be saved Nor like our Gallants whom the Devill hath so blinded and bewitched that they will contend for the way and strive for the wall even to the death and kill one another as though either of their honours were of more worth then both their soules Or admit one get the victory miserable is that victory wherein thou overcomest thine enemy and thy passions yea the Devill in the meane time overcomes thee perhaps thou slayest his body but the Devill slayes thy soule Nor like those sooles you see walking in Westminster Hall that like two Cockes of the Game peck out one anothers eyes to make the Lawyers sport No sayes he why should I vexe my selfe because another hath vexed me Or why should I doe my selfe a shrewd turne because another would And admit carnall reason shall alleadge to him that his enemy is unworthy to be forgiven rectified reason will answer but Christ is worthy to be obeyed who hath commanded me to forgive him And well may I beare with him when his Maker beares with me and forgive him when Christ hath forgiven me much more Nor can any repute him a coward for this his humble patience the true coward is your Hot-spur that feares the blasts of mens breath and not the fire of Gods wrath that trembles at the thought of a Prison and yet feares not Hell fire But the Beleever is as bold as a Lion if his cause be good yea to speake rightly there is no such coward none so valliant as the Beleever without Gods warrant he dares doe nothing with it any thing He feares none but the displeasure of the highest and runs away from nothing but sinne Indeed he more feares the least sinne then the greatest torment as may be seene in the Martyrs that noble Army But he is so farre from fearing an impotent enemy that he feares not death it selfe no not the Day of Judgement 1 Joh. 4.17 Luke 21.25 to 29. yea he is so strong withall that he is able to prevaile with God Gen. 32.26.28 Exod. 32.10 And overcome the world the flesh and the Devill 1 John 2.14 and 5.4 Gal. 5.24 and all this by his faith and prayer and not seldome does he overcome his enemy too by well-doing for he lives so well that his back-biting adversaries are either put to silence or constrained to praise God and speake well of him 4. Â§ He is more knowing then the men of the world for as he hath the light of the Spirit and the eye of saith above them so the Word of Christ dwelleth in him plentifully in all wisedome and spirituall understanding and he increaseth daily in the knowledge of God and of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ because God reveales himselfe to him in a great measure as to his friend Besides his knowledge is about the best things and one drop of soule wisedome and saving knowledge guided by the feare of God is more worth then all humane learning And to this knowledge unbeleevers are meere strangers Yea be they never so wise and learned in other things they have onely the theory of this wisedome they can prattle of it by roate but they know not what it is by effect and experience Yea if a man want faith holinesse the love of God and the Spirit of God to be his teacher he shall not be able really and by his owne experience to know the chiefe points of Christian Religion such as are faith repentance regeneration the love of God the presence of the Spirit the remission of sinnes the effusion of grace the possession of heavenly comforts not what the peace of conscience and joy in the Holy Ghost is nor what the communion of Saints meanes when every one of these are easie and familiar to the meanest and simplest Beleever And the reason is the Beleever digests his knowledge into practise and imployes it to the glory of the Giver his neighbours good and the furthering of his owne salvation He is neither ungrounded in the Principles of Religion nor unconcionable in the practice Each Booke or Sermon both increaseth his knowledge and lessens his vices Yea he will pick something out of every thing and gather honey from the selfe same thing that others will poyson Anothers hating the truth shall make him love it the more for he is instructed both by similitude and contrariety Whereas let the

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