Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	natural_a	reason_n	sarah_n	48	3	15.9271	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

and gray-headed Q. Howe can you prooue that these are contayned vnder the titles of Parents That all Superiors are to be comprehended vnder the title of Father mother it is proued by 3. reasons The first reason The second reason The third reason A. First for that as in all the rest of the Commaundements vnder one generall are contained all speciall things of the same nature so it is in this Commandement Secondly if these persons be not heere vnderstood they are contayned properly in no Commaundement which were a great defect and disgrace to the perfection of the Lawe Thirdly these persons are tearmed by the name of Father and Mother in diuerse places of the holie Scripture as Kinges Queenes and Magistrates are called by the name of Nursing Fathers and Nurses Isai Chap. 49. ver 23. In regarde heereof some of the Heathen called their Kinges Abimelech which signifieth My Father the King Ministers of the word of God are called by the name of Fathers 2. Cor. Chap. 4. ver 15.2 King Why Superiours are called Father and Mother Chap. 13. ver 14. Maisters are so called 2. King 5.15 Chap. 2. ver 12. Q. Why is the name of Father and Mother giuen to Superiors The titles of Father and Mother are giuen to all Superiours to allure all inferiours to giue al meet and conuenient honour vnto them A. To drawe and allure men to the willing obedience and practise of this Commaundement and that not without cause For first as we are vntoward by nature to the practise of any Commaundement so especially of this because it so greatly importeth the glory of God and the benefit of man Againe the crooked heart of man will hardly stoope vnto superioritie First by reason of a certaine naturall pride whereby all men do desire to be aloft and vnder none other Or the which also there are many causes Secondly for that Superiors in this corrupt and miserable world do oftentimes abuse their authoritie to the hurt of others therefore to subdue men to the ordinance of God he hath set vpon all Superiors the sweet and amiable name of Father and Mother Honour is due to al Superiours and the reasons why it is so Q. We haue spoken of the Persons the first thing noted in the Precept what is the thing due to those Persons What is meant by Honour in the generall signification of it A. Honour Vnder which are conteined all meanes and effects whereby the preheminence of the Superiours is acknowledged vpheld and graced Q. What reason or equitie is there that this should be yeelded vnto Superiors Honour is due to al Superiours for 2. reasons A. First of all for that manie and the same very excellent benefites and commodities do flowe and proceed from them as from some plentifull fountaine vnto their inferiors Secondly the Lord hath set and as it were ingrauen vpon them liuely markes and resemblances of his owne Maiestie Q. How is that An illustration of the 2. reasons Kings and Inferiour Magistrats A. In Kings Princes Magistrates appeareth not only the greatnes and soueraigne authoritie of God but also that he is the high and supreame Iudge of the world Ministers of the word In Ministers of the word is shadowed out that God is the originall teacher instructer of his Church In Housholders that he is the great Lord and Maister that prouideth for the welfare and benefite of all creatures Housholders In Husbands Husbands that he hath ioyned to himselfe and as it were married in a speciall couenant of mercie and compassion al the faithfull and elect ones so that he is the head and husband of his people In those that are able to instruct others in Artes Artizans Learning Sciences it is euident that God is the fountaine not only of wisedome but also of euery other excellent and necessarie grace Aged persons all resemble the diuine Maiestie of God In the Aged and Gray-headed we may descrie the eternitie of God whereby we may gather that Superiors by certaine sparkes of glory which they haue receiued from the Lord doe shine as it were bright starres in the middest of mankind Q. What is the effect thereof A. That inferiours doe depend vpon them as vpon those that are to guide them and to prouide for their welfare By which meanes the societie of man is vpheld in a comely and profitable order Q. Let vs now come from the words of the Precept to the generall reason which is annexed to it to perswade to the performance and practise of all the duties conteined in the Precept what are the words of the reason The Lord perswadeth to the obedience of this 5. A. That they may prolong thy daies in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee Q. How can it be truly said that Parents doe prolong the life of the child Com. by the great benefit which commeth by it seeing that life much more long life is the gift of God A. They may be said to prolong the obedient child his life three waies Parents prolong the liues of their children 3. waies First of all in bringing them vp in pietie and godlines which hath the promises of this life and of the life to come Secondly in praying for and blessing that is wishing all good vnto the child that is dutifull vnto them according to the example of the auncient Fathers and seruants of God Thirdly the Parents being decked and as it were crowned with the dutifulnes of a godly and holy childe they are occasions to moue the Lord to remember the child and to bestowe vpon him the blessing promised in this fift Commaundement Q. It seemeth that the reason is not very strong and forcible seeing it is grounded vpon the promise of a thing which seemeth euery way so miserable For naturall life it selfe much more the continuance thereof is fraught with manifold miseries and calamities Three reasons to proue long life to be a singular great benefit and therefore it is doubtfull whether it should be refused or desired What say you hereunto A. Long life take it at the worst is a singular treasure for why it is a mean or occasion of many excellent blessings The. 1. reason As first men thereby do know vnderstand and enioy the manifold workes and graces of God to their great comfort admiration which they who do die vntimely doe want Secondly thereby they may in vsing good meanes make themselues fit for eternall life Lastly The. 2. The. 3. they may more plentifully serue and glorifie God in this long extent of time then they can which are cut off in their tender yeares In regard whereof the holy seruants of God which otherwise feared not death yet when death was presented to them they desired earnestly longer continuance of life as we may see in Dauid Psal 6. Hezekiah Isa 38. And doubtles as in euerie place of

constantly to God for his all-sufficient blessings vpon them as Abraham Dauid and the rest of the holy seruants of God haue done And that not without great cause for hereby they doe obtaine not onely a blessing vpon all the duties which they performance toward their children but also all other graces they stand in neede of both in regard of this life and of the life to come OF THE DVTIES of children toward their Parents Q. ARe children to performe duties toward their Parents ChildreÌ„ are by the commandement of the Lord to performe 4. special duties to their parents A. Yea no doubt for why the Lord hath coÌ„maunded in the fift Commandement that children should Honour their Father and Mother vnder which word Honour are contained all duties which children are to yeeld to their Parents Q. What are those duties The first of them is loue A. They are diuers the first whereof is Loue. Q. Are children then to loue their Parents And it is a most necessary dutie A. Yea loue is so necessarie a vertue in the hearts of children that without it they will neuer yeeld other duties vnto Parents or if they do yet can they not please God for why the Lord doeth abhorre all duties be they neuer so excellent that proceede not of loue There is no doubt but that all children generally are backward to this dutie Q. What reasons therefore may perswade them thereunto A. Diuers and those effectuall 6. Reasons are alledged to moue children to loue their parents For first of all the Lord hath commaunded children to loue all men how farre remoued so euer they be in regard of any band or coniunction therefore much more their Parents 1. Reason to whom they are so neere linked in nature 2. Reason Againe God hath put his owne person vpon Parents and giuen them his owne amiable titles which originally and directly are proper to himselfe whereupon it followeth that if children haue any sparke of goodnes and pietie to God they cannot but beare a tender affection toward their Parents 3. Reason Thirdly God hath planted in them a certaine naturall affection inclination toward their Parents which if they do labour to extinguish suppresse they are worse theÌ„ bruit beasts who being moued with nothing els but a certaine instinct of nature do depend wholy vpoÌ„ those that ingendred them seeme to preferre them before all other 4. Reason Besides Parents are the authors and causes of the life and beeing of their children and therefore are they vnworthy of life being that carry not a louing heart toward their Parents Furthermore Parents are the causes and as it were fountaines 5. Reason whereby al good graces and giftes are conueied vnto children bodily and spirituall concerning this life the life to come and therefore what horrible vnthankfulnes were it if childreÌ„ shuld not loue such excellent instruments 6. Reason mouing children to loue their parents It may be perceiued by 4. Reasons that the loue of Parents is great toward their childreÌ„ Lastly Parents do loue their children and therefore are children to yeeld the like vnto their Parents for loue doth deserue and ought to procure loue Q. But how is it manifested that Parents loue their children A. Diuers waies And first in that they doe so tenderly nurse and bring them vp Againe for that they do so carefully and diligently watch ouer them against all dangers Besides how patiently doe they take and put vp many troubles annoyances and vexations at the hands of their children Furthermore they do often euen with cheerfulnes defraud themselues of many necessaries which they theÌ„selues stand in need of for their childrens sake as meate drinke apparell sleepe and such like Q. By all that you haue said I see it is great reason that children should loue their Parents and that euen of conscience But haue you any examples that any haue so done The examples of louing childreÌ„ may be a 7. Reason to moue vs to loue our parents A. Yea many of the deare children of God in times past and many also at this day as may appeare by diuers signes and effects whose worthy examples all other ought to imitate and follow Q. What if Parents be churlish and vnnaturall A. They are tenderly to loue their Parents for all that Q. What is your reason Children are to loue their PareÌ„ts thogh they be churlish to them The Reason of it A. Because that a vice or fault in the person of the Parents cannot dissolue that naturall bond wherewith children are knit vnto them much lesse abolish the dutie that God hath laid vpon children Q. What other autie do children owe to their Parents A. Reuerence or an honourable estimation of them 2. Dutie which children stand bounde to performe to their PareÌ„ts is a reuereÌ„d and honorable estimation of them Q. Must this needes be ioyned with Loue A. Yea that it may well gouerne and temper it least it degenerate into contempt Q. What reasons haue you to proue that children are to reuerence their Parents There are 2. reasons why it should be so A. First of all Parents do after a sort carrie the image of God therefore it cannot be auoided but that if children contemne their Parents 1. Reason they contemne God himselfe 2. Reason Againe Parents are Superiors vnto their children both in yeares and tract of time as also in authoritie and gouernment for why God hath subiected children vnder the hand and direction of their Parents The inward Reuerence of children to their parents is outwardly to be expressed 2. wayes 1. In speech 2. In gesture Inward reuerence is outwardly to be expressed 2. waies 1. In preseÌ„ce 2. In absence Q Are children onely to retaine reuerence to their Parents inwardly in their hearts A. No they are outwardly to vtter and practise it and that two waies in Speech and Gesture Q. How in Speech A. Two waies First in the presence of their Parents Secondly in their absence Q. What rules are to be obserued for the first A. First they are to giue to their Parents such termes 3. Rules are to be obserued of children in speaking to or in the presence of their parents 1. Rule 2. Rule titles and phrases of speech as may declare the reuerence of their affections Secondly they are not to preuent their Parents in speech without some great and weightie cause but to speake when they haue leaue and fit occasion Thirdly they are not to be excessiue in speech before their PareÌ„ts but sparing and continent as those that desire rather to heare then to speake themselues Q. What are they to doe in the absence of their Parents Children are to speake reuerently of their parents in their absence or out of their hearing Children are to behaue themselues reueÌ„rentlie also in their outward gesture toward their parents This is expressed 3. waies 1. 2. 3.

tenne that hath a peculiar promise of a long and comfortable life yea and the onely CommandemeÌ„t of all the sixe of the second Table that hath any promise at all annexed vnto it O therefore that there were in men professing that they will heare and do the will of God the like heart to feare him to keep all and among all of the second Table specially this his coÌ„maundement alwaies that it might go well with them and with their children for euer But to conclude seeing God by his good prouideÌ„ce hath stirred vp this vigilant Pastor holy man of God while he yet liued to take such paines in writing this Explanation which he had often gone ouer in his publike Ministerie neglect not I pray thee the reading of such a sound fruitfull Treatise which will teach thee to retaine and encrease thine owne honour and dignitie to giue to euery sexe age calling condition of men the honour and dignitie which is due to them Now the Lord giue a gratious blessing hereunto to all other thy holy exercises and meditations euen for his onely begotten Sonnes sake Christ Iesus our only Mediator and Aduocate who together with the Father and the holy Ghost be blessed and praised for euermore S. Egerton THE DOCTRINE of Superioritie and Subiection contained in the fift Commaundement of Almightie God WEE haue by the grace of God passed through the first Table of the CoÌ„mandements of God and now are wee come to the second Table Q. What speciall difference doe you see betweene the one and the other The special difference betweene the two Tables of the law of God Answ In the first Table the Lord as a most wise and holy Housholder and Lord of his Church doth first of all prouide for all duties concerning himselfe Who are to be accouÌ„ted Superiors In the second hee doth prescribe what duties his people are to performe one towards another Wherein appeareth his singular wisedome and goodnesse in that he is not content alone to haue a care of his owne glorie but also taketh order for the welfare and good estate of his people Q. How many sortes of duties are contained in the second Table Two sortes of duties coÌ„tained in the 2. Table of the law of God A. Two Namely speciall duties pertaining to some speciall persons And generall which all men in generall are to performe one towarde another Q. Where are the speciall duties contained A. In the fift Commandement Q. What are the words A. Honour thy father and thy mother that they may prolong thy dayes in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee Two things to be obserued in the 5. commandement Q. How many things doe you obserue therein A. Two 1. The Precept First of all the precept it selfe Who are to be accouÌ„ted Superiours 2. A reason Two things shew the dignitie of this commandement Secondly A reason adioyned to perswade to the practise thereof Q. Why is this Commandement placed foremost in the second Table and hath a promise which the rest of the Commandements contained therein haue not 1. Because it hath the first place in the 2. Table A. To shew the excellencie and necessitie thereof Q. By what reasons may we further bee perswaded of this 2. Because it hath a promise annexed vnto it A. First of all it doth in certaine infe riour persons traine men vp as it were in a certaine inferior Schoole The dignitie of the 5. commandement may be further discerned by 3. reasoÌ„s The first reason to rise vp to the knowledge of the soueraigne Lord and to giue vnto him the reuerence and honour due to his diuine Maiestie Secondly it vpholdeth and continueth all those estates degrees and orders whereby the societie The second reason or fellowship of man is as it were by certaine ioynts and sinewes ioyned and knit togither and without which it would by a certaine pernicious confusion be cleane dissolued and vtterly perish Who are to be accouÌ„ted Superiours Thirdly if the duties of this Commaundement bee not performed the generall duties of the other Commaundementes must needes faile The third reason For he that will not performe a dutie toward him to whom hee is bound by a cartaine straight and peculiar band much lesse will hee perform duties to them that are further remooued Q In what words is the Precept contained The words of the precept A. In these Honour thy Father and thy Mother Q. How manie things are wee to note herein Two things to be noted in the precept 1. Person 2. Things due vnto them A. Two First of all certaine persons Secondly the thing due to those persons Q. Which are the persons A. Father and Mother Al superiors are comprehended vnder the titles of Father and Mother 1. Naturall parents Q. What meane you by Father Mother A. They are to speake properly only those which God in his singular wisedome doeth vse as instruments and meanes to giue men life and being in this world Who are to be accouÌ„ted Superiours for who is so ignorant which knoweth not that the Father begetteth and the Mother conceiueth and bringeth forth Q. Why are these two ioyned together in regard of honour and dutie The mother is copertner with the father in honour for two causes A. First because they meete together in the worke of procreation Secondly to preuent and meete with the corruption and partialitie of children who otherwise would either contemne the Mother and yeeld all honour and dutie to the Father by reason of his principalitie or els because the Mother doth beare them nourish them and is most teÌ„derly affected toward them would be wholy addicted vnto her excluding and making no account of the Father Q. How may it appeare that this is the reason A. By many cleare places of the worde as Leuit. 19.3 Prou. 13.12 and chap. 10. vers 1. Ephes 6.1 2. Col. 3.10 Q. Are no other persons contained vnder these A. Yes all such as are in stead of Parents not onely in regard of superioritie but also for that they are to prouide for the good and benefite of their inferiours both in soule and bodie For so wise and mercifull is the Lord that are hee hath appoynted naturall Parents to begette and bring foorth children and thereby to giue them simplie a beeing in this life so hath hee ordayned other persons as it were Parents to tender and giue them a well and happy being 2. Kings all ciuil magistrates vnder them Q. Who are those persons which you meane 3. Ministers of the word A. Kings Princes and Magistrates Ministers of the worde of GOD 4. Housholders Housholders Schoole-maisters and Teachers 5. Schoole-maisters 6. They that excell in any vertue Those that are indued with any excellent grace and gift aboue others 7. They that exceed other in age Lastly the aged

miserie the Holy Ghost in diuers places doeth exhort married folkes to win and drawe one another vnto saluation 1. Cor. 7.16 1. Pet. 3.1 Q. What is the third generall dutie of man and wife 3. General and mutual duty betwixt man wife is the iointe care each of others coÌ„iugal chastitie A. They must be meanes or helpes to keepe and preserue the bodies and mindes one of another from the filthines of whoredome and vncleannes Q. Where is this dutie warranted The proofe of it A. In the foure first verses of the vii chap. of the 1. Epist to the Corinthians where it is by the Apostle Paul verie largely handled and inforced Q. What if married folkes will not yeeld vnto this Commaundement It is very daÌ„gerous to neglect this dutie on either part 4. General mutual duty is a iointe assistance in their household gouernment A. They ouerthrowe an especiall end of marriage and are the cause of many grieuous and fearefull mischiefes as Adulterie Murther excessiue Iealousie and such like Q. What is the fourth generall dutie A. They must ioyne together and assist one another in houshold gouernment for the gouernment and beweelding of a family is a principal matter and subiect whereabout the care and indeuour of man and wife is to be occupied and that in diuers respects This dutie is mutuallie to be performed in 3. Respects First to ouersee the behauiour of their seruants and children that nothing be done to the dishonour of God and contrarie to dutie Secondly to prouide all such things as may serue for their honest and sufficient maintenance Lastly to preserue and increase such goods and riches as God of his mercie shall put into their hands The proofe of it It is dangerous for either part to neglect this dutie 5. Gâ—neral mutual dutie is a ioint assistaÌ„ce for the natural welfare of their estate and persons Q. Wher is this required approued A. For the husband Pro. 10.2.3.4.5 and 26. Chap. 13 14.15 verses for the wife Prou. 14.1 and 37. almost the whole Chapter Q. What if either of the parties neglect their dutie A. All will to hauocke and pouertie commeth like an armed man Q. What is the fift generall dutie A. The husband wife must assist and comfort one another not onely in sicknesse but in all miseries sorrowes and calamities Q. What is the reason The reason of it A. It is a speciall end of marriage that the husband and wife should be mutuall helpes and comforts one to another and where can this appeare so well as in aduersitie according to that of the holy Ghost A friend is borne for aduersitie Wherefore the holy seruants of God liuing in marriage haue in all estates stucke one to another and cheerefully performed al duties of helpe and comfort Whereas Iobs wife is greatly condemned by the holy Ghost as a wicked woman who for that when her husband was in miserie she did not onely increase the anguish of his soule Iob. 2.9 19.7 but also left and for sooke him Q. What furthermore are married folkes to performe ioyntly together 6. Generall and mutuall dutie is a iointe care of peace and A. They are to maintaine peace and agreement amongst themselues and to remoue all disagreement and dissention Q. What reasons moue you thus to say A. Verie good reasons of weight and importance For first of all where discord and dissention doeth beare sway 3. Weightie Reasons moue heerevnto there the Lord God of peace is not present but rather Sathan the Diuell the father of all discord and mischiefe 1. Reason hath there his seate and abode Secondly 2. Reason where the man and wife are rent asunder there prayer and other exercises of Religion can haue no place at the least-wise no successe and blessing 1. Pet. 3.7 Thirdly 3. Reason where discord and dissention betweene married folkes do take place there nothing doth prosper for the Lord withdrawing his blessing all things goe backward yea waste and consume away as snowe or waxe against the heate of the Sunne therefore there is great reason that the husband shoulde liue in peace and vnitie with his wife and the wife with her husband Q. What is the last generall dutie A. Husbands and wiues are to pray one for another 7. Which is the last general and mutual dutie is most earnest and continual praier one for and with another There are 5. special duties to be performed of the husband to the wife 1. Special dutie of the husband toward the wife is the louing applying of all his gifts graces to the coÌ„fort benefit of his wife Such as are these 4. gifts following Q. You say well for this is warranted by examples in the holy Scripture But what are they to aske A. Not onely for the graces of Gods spirit and the increase thereof one vpon another but that their maried estate may be blessed and comforble vnto them both Q. Wee haue alreadie spoken of the generall or common duties betweene man and wife Now let vs come to the speciall and proper duties of the one toward the other And first of all what duties is the husband to performe to his wife A. They are diuerse and in the first place it is to be considered that as the husband is the wiues head so hath GOD endued him with excellent giftes and graces which hee is in tender loue to bestowe for the comfort and benefite of the wife Q. And what first The duties of the husband to his wife A. Hee is to imploy that courage and authoritie which hee hath in greater measure then the woman 1. Courage vppon her safetie and defence against all euils and daungers of soule and bodie against all outward violence that might hurt her person or impaire her life Of soule against al wicked persons who might allure and drawe her to commit any sinne to the dishonour of GOD and her owne destruction This was well knowne vnto the verie Heathen as appeareth in Abimelech speaking to Sarah Genes 20.16 in these wordes Beholde hee meaning Abraham is the vaile of thine eyes to all that are with thee and to all others So when the man is ioyned to the woman in marriage hee is saide to spread the wing of his garment ouer her Ruth 3.9 By which phrase it is meant that the Husband must bee to the Wife as it were a tower or wall of defence agaynst all euill Q. What secondly is required A. As the Husband is indued with greater strength and euerie way more fit for labour and all meanes to get and obtaine riches wealth 2. Strength so is hee to bestowe that his gift in all lawfull labours and trades not onely for the maintenaunce but for the vse and imployment of the care and faithfulnesse of his wife Q. But hath he no further to doe A. Yes 3. Wisdome as GOD hath bestowed vppon

Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Text snippets containing the quad