Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	believe_v	truth_n	word_n	3,712	5	4.2368	3	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19031	An advertisement concerning a book lately published by Christopher Lawne and others, against the English exiled Church at Amsterdam. By Richard Clyfton teacher of the same church	Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1612 (1612)	STC 5449; ESTC S118626	88,142	134

AN ADVERTISEMENT CONCERNING A BOOK LATELY PVblished by Christopher Lawne and others against the English exiled Church at Amsterdam By Richard Clyfton Teacher of the same Church Psal 57.4 My soule is among Lyons I lye among them that are set on fyre even the sonnes of men vvhose teeth are speares and arrovves and their tongue a sharp svvord Esa 50.6 I gave my back vnto the smyters my cheeks to them that plucked off the hayre I hid not my face from shame and spitting Mat. 10.24.25 The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above his Lord. It is ynough for the disciple that he be as his master is and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub hovv much more them of his houshold PRINTED In the yeare of our Lord 1612. The Preface to the Reader CHristian Reader it is not unknowen that when Thomas White published his Book called A Discoverie of Brownisme as now againe of late Christopher Lawne others with him have done theirs that there was an Inquirie Answer thereof written by the Pastour of this Church wherein he followed the particulars from point to point In which regarde it may be thought lesse needefull to write any thing about this latter Book being of like matter and argument with the other Yet in some respects we have thought it not amisse now to give thee this short advertisement and the few observations following about the contents of this latter Book also especially about that poynt of the division made lately among us and the articles given out thereabout Concerning which there was not such occasion before eyther in that Answer to Thomas VVhite or in any other of our writings to publish somewhat thereabout as there was about the other matters coÌ„teyned in this Book of theirs And therefore for thy better stay and information is the advertisement following now given thee about these things where they are more at large though yet but briefly spoken of Which thou shalâ— do well to consider of indifferently and be not caried from the truth or against it by any sinister meanes used to that purpose but remember what hath ben the lot of the truth and servants of God in all ages And as thy love is to the Lord Iesus Christ so let it appeare in the imbracing of his truth revealed and iâ— giving witnesse unto the same And the Lord our God increase in thyne hart the riches of the full assurance of understanding to knowe the mysterie of God Col. 2.2 even the father and of Christ and to rejoyce in the faith and order prescribed in his word And he give thee to discerne thereof aright that the entiseing words of mans wisdome deceive thee not but goe to the lavv and to the testimonie if they speak not according to this vvord it is because there is no light in them Esa 8.20 So mayest thou soundly judge of things that differ And the Lord give thee understanding in all all things 2 Tim. 2.7 AN ADVERTISEMENT CONcerning a Book lately published by Christopher Lavvne and others against the English exiled Church at Amsterdam WHen it pleased the Lord Iesus to reveale the vvord of his truth unto the Gentiles by the ministerie of his servants the Apostles there arose up adversaries to vvithstand the same and to abuse his vvitnesses thereof VVheÌ„ Paul and Barnabas vvere sent forth by the Lord to preach the Gospel to the nations they coÌ„ming to Paphus the Deputie Sergius Paulus called them unto him and desired to heare the vvord of God then Sathan stirred up his instrument Elymas a false Prophet and a sorcerer vvho vvithstood them sought to turne avvay the Deputie from the fayth Act. 13 6-10 The like also did some of the Ievves at Antiochia vvho seeing the vvord of God to prevayle amongst the Gentiles and them desirous of further instructioÌ„ therein vvere full of envie spake against those things vvhich vvere spoken of Paul contradicting blaspheming ver 45. Like enemies did Paul again finde at Ephesus of the Ievves For he having spoken boldly in their Synagogue for the space of three moonths disputing persvvading the things concerning the kingdome of God then certaine of the Ievves having their harts hardened not onely disobeyed and beleeved not the vvord but spake evill of that vvaie before the multitude Act. 19.8.9 And manie other the like exaÌ„ples of men opposing against the vvord of truth and of haters persecuters of the professors thereof might be shevved both out of the Scriptures and ecclesiasticall histories And as then it vvas in the first opening of the light to the Gentiles that Sathan by his Ministers vvithstood the preaching thereof so novv since that the Lord in mercie hath discovered the man of sinne and caused his truth obscured by the darke mistes of Poperie againe to be revealed to us in these last tymes sending his first Apoc. 14.6 c. second and third Angels to preach an everlasting Gospel to theÌ„ that dvvell on the earth that vvere overspread in Apostasie vvith the errors abhominations of the man of sinne and to teach us to vvalke in the vvaies of God calling us from the vvorship of the beast and receiving of his marke to keepe the commandements of God and the faith of Iesus c. even novv also I say have there risen up enemies of all sortes to stoppe this vvaie of truth to reproch vexe and persequute the vvitnesses thereof For to passe by all those hard speaches and ungodly deeds that have bene since before the dayes of Luther against the Saincts and faith of Iesus I vvill come to our ovvne particular case and state vvhereof there be manie of us that by experience can give testimonie vvhat hard measure vve have susteyned for the cause of Christ and do still undergoe reproches sclanders railings against and the like as it cannot be unknovven especially to our countrimen vvhat vve have borne at the handes of some of them vvho have manie times vvaies smitten us vvith their tongues Ier. 18.18 besides all the other troubles and persecutions susteyned by us to imprisonment banishment and death it self And vvhat is it for but because according to the measure of grace given us from above vve have separated our selves froÌ„ such corruptions of Antichrist vvherein vve formerly stood and doe vvalke in the vvaie of the Lord revealed uuto us out of his vvord vvitnessing against all false vvaies and devises of men brought into the Church for the vvorship service of God our desire and indevour being to stand and plead for that old and good vvaie of God vvherein all are bound to vvalke Ier. 6.16 For if the opposition against us vvere onely and simply for sinne and through an hatred that such men have against sinne then vvould they first begin vvith them selves both to look to their ovvne sinnes and iniquities and to take the like course against the sinnes and

verie short and brief out of which he could take no advantage for then I should soone haue heard from him neyther is he able as I am perswaded without disadvantage to himself to giue a playne direct answer to it therefore he is content to burie it in silence And touching those verses vvhich so maliciously they speak of and vvhich vvere but a fewe I haue for the evil in them layd unto my charge made my acknovvledgment for the same and that in publike But as these men haue set them dovvne with as much odiousnes as their corrupt affections could afforde and as others may gather thereby I can not so acknovvledge vvithout great vvronging of my self for some haue ben vvith me vvho also in the like generall termes as is used by these adversaries haue spokeÌ„ verie hardly of those verses VVhereupon I asked them if they had seen or heard them they sayd no but by the report of others I prayed them tell me vvhat particular evil they thought to be in them they shooke the head with sighing sayd they thought they vvere filthy vile verses I asked agayne if they thought them vile and filthie in cursing blaspheming and such like they sayd no but in ribaldrie and unchast speaches hereupon I did repeat them and then asked vvhat novv they thought of them they demaunded of me if they vvere no other then as I had related I told them that so they vvere no other At which they pausing a vvhile vvith admiration sayd undoubtedly then are you exceedingly abused VVherefore it lyes me upoÌ„ to be vvarie vvhat ansvver I giue upon generall termes knowing it is no new thing by wringing the nose to force out blood nor to use and loue so to use all words that may destroy vvherein these my four adversaries vvith their contrivers and composers of that their malicious rayling book haue shevved themselues Sathan like skilfull VVilling I am alwayes to acknowledge my sinne as it is indeed and othervvise to doe is neyther pleasing to God nor coÌ„fort to my ovvne soul And this I knovve that the subject and ground vvhereupon my letters vvith these verses vvere vvritten and vvhereof some of themselues at Leyden haue thus vvritten also as is to be seen under their their ovvne hands viz. that the matters between N and Ms. N are verie waightie and apparant it is that eyther he or she are in grieveous iniquitie therefore I knovve as before I haue said vvhen these matters betweene N. and Ms. N. are tryed out which are the grouÌ„d of all my letters to him my vvritings vvill be eyther vvorse censured if so it vvere possible then novv they be or more favorably construed by unpartiall judges then yet they are My desire then is there vvere an end hereof vvhich till there be litle flies knats may hang fast in the spiders vvebbe vvhilst great flies and vvaspes breake through and get avvay but when there is an issue of these things the apparant grievous iniquitie aboue mentioned vvhich yet lyes smothered and hid vvill follovve after to be found on some as my sinnes about the handling of these matters haue gone before and ben urged on me VVherefore if no other vvill take in hand to finde out in vvhoÌ„ that grievous iniquitie is which lyes but betvveen two persons vvhat if my self doe assaye once agayne to doe it alvvayes provided through the grace of God to take more heed to my vvords and speaches then heretofore I haue done VVhat I say if thus I doe vvill any be offended vvith me seeing the truth or falshood of the reproach that about these matters lyes upon me can not be rightly knowen till these things be ended And besides the vvoman her self when she departed from Amsterdam to returne to England did require of me as before the Lord not to let these matters rest till the truth were found out also seeing I can shevve under writing both of his and hers touching these affaires more I am perswaded then any others also I see not vvhy any should mislike of my purpose to haue yet further dealing in these things If any can shewe me sufficient reasons vvhy I should not I am vvilling to forbeare otherwise I purpose God assisting me to goe on as I haue sayd having those reasons for my ground vvhich above I haue all edged For teaching many wicked and ungodly songes and rimes unto children Artic. 3. when he kept schoole in stead of catechising theÌ„ c. VVhen I kept a schoole of some few small children Ansvv I speak the truth I coÌ„monly taught them day by daye their ordinarie lessons eight tymes over besides instructing and catechising them in principles of religion also making them learne some sentences from the Scripture vvithout book and not many no nor yet any wicked ungodly songs rimes as here is falsely alledged And one of these men themselues repeating one and I suppose the vvorst he could which he sayd some of the childreÌ„ affirmed I taught them I told him as the truth is I never heard it till it came out of his mouth the partie vvas Robert Bulvvard For disclosing the counsel of the Eldership to Marie Maye in some prrticulars Artic. 4. as we can playnly proue in time and place c. This being false Ansvv as it is they vvill never finde time and place to proue it For his many lascivious attempts to a young mayd now of late Artic. 5. with his beastly behaviour to intice her to satisfie his owne lust unmeet to be named c. For my evill cariage to that mayde about tvvo yeeres since I confesse to my owne shame Ansvv that I haue done foolishly once yea tvvise but I trust through Gods grace I shall never doe so againe yet as these enimies both here and elsewhere in their book haue set it dovvne it is a false calumniation for speaking of it with sorrovve and grief of heart and unfaynedly repenting for it I doe acknowledge that though my behaviour to her vvas bad unseeÌ„ly yet not vvith any intention of the act as these men intimate neyther spake I so much as one unchast vvord to her at any time That vvhich I did and onely intended to doe vvas clapping her onely Therefore as I haue often spoken and here novv set it under my hand as the truth is by any thing that ever I did unto her I knovve not vvhether she be male or female And concerning the act it self this I say further vvhich all the world could not compell me to speak neyther vvould I haue it a president that any should be pressed to doe the like no not any of these my four adversaries least some of them who knovve vvhat I say should fall into a greater sinne then the act it self for that vvhich here I utter it is of my ovvne accord vvhich I need not to doe yet I doe it and this it is That in all my life to this present daye I haue not knovven

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