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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	father_n	king_n	servant_n	3,226	4	6.7708	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14583	An epistle sent by Monsievr de Vrillac, advocate in the Parliament of Paris; to Monsievr de Vrillac his father, vpon the occasion of his conuersion. Faithfully translated into English, accoriding to the French copie; By C.C.	Vrillac, Monsieur de.; C. C., fl. 1621.	1621 (1621)	STC 24893; ESTC S101817	11,766	24

of Bastard children to be afraide to call themselues by the name of their father we are vnworthie the seruice of so great a King if we be ashamed to weare his Liuery for such a base seruant can neuer serue so rich a master In a word I haue considered that God punisheth no sinners more seuerely in his wrath then Rom. 1. 18. such as withhold his truth in vnrighteousnesse and I haue oft trembled at the hearing of these words spoken by Iesus Christ to the Church of Laodicea Reu. 3. 15. 16. I would thou wert either cold or hot but because thou art neither cold nor hot but luke-warme I will spew thee out of my mouth And thence it is that I haue bin terrified with that horrible threat which God pronounceth in Apoc. 21. against such as feare man more then God and the seruant rather then the Maister for not onely to vnbeleeuers abominable murtherers whoremongers sorcerers Idolaters and all lyars But also vnto the fearefull is reserued that Reu. 21. 8. lake of fire and brimstone which is the second death Nay were it that God threatned vs not at all with such terrible punishments yet ought wee to be ashamed hauing receiued so many mercies from him to repay him with so horrible ingratitude it being monstrous that such who make Conscience to steale from other men their goods should yet dare to defile themselues with sacriledge For there is not a worse sacriledge then to rob God of his glory and he is worthie to be branded for a double dealer who denies vnto God that iust defence of his cause which he owes vnto him This is it then I haue considered with my selfe Iesus Christ is not ashamed to call me his brother Heb. 2. 11. and should I be ashamed to confesse my selfe to be his seruant He hath not spared to shed his bloud for me and should I spare to speake for his truth He died for my saluation and should I not liue to his glory I concluded then that seeing he meant to glorifie my soule and bodie in heauen it is just and reasonable that in soule and bodie I glorifie him on earth according to the exhortion of the Apostle Ye are bought for a price glorifie God then in 1 Cor. 6. 20. your bodie and in your spirit for they are Gods And yet I must tell you that God hath not setled me in this resolution but through many conflicts For the flesh to weaken my saith was readie to rocke Iud. 16. 15. me asleepe in her lap and this flesh a sworne enemie that shee might still retaine me in her bonds and hinder me from ascending the mountaine of saluation caused me to looke backe towards those Gen. 19. 2● worldly profits which I was to abandon she told me that I should breake the necke of all my Fortunes as they are wont now adayes to speake and should imprison my selfe within the den of perpetuall ignominie this obiection I confesse somewhat the more daunted me being now come to those yeares which naturally long for delights and thirst after prayses the progresse in my studies also hauing raised me vpon the steps which lead to honours whereunto the fauour of my friends seemed to haue made a way open for me But againe I thought that this was a sleight of the great Harlot which to retaine me still in the filthinesse of her abominations meant euen like Potiphars wife who inticed Ioseph to commit adultery with her to hold me by the cloke through the consideration of earthly commodities and therefore I chose rather to leaue my cloke with Ioseph then to forsake mine innocencie or to make any breach in my Conscience I considered that all the riches and honours of this world are turned to wormewood to him that feares not God and that all the pleasures of the flesh are but like to the Bees which haue honey in their mouth but stings in their tayle the beginning seemes pleasing but the end lamentable for after a short laughter and a few fond delights in this life followes eternall death where shall be endlesse weeping and gnashing of teeth I also considered that God hauing created man to be Lord of the whole world man should not yeeld himselfe as a vassall or slaue to such vile creatures That the whole world is not a portion worthy of the children of this great King That God hath not indewed me with an immortall soule to be intangled in the things which haue but onely the dignitie to be mortall That my soule being of an heauenly nature ought to mount aboue all these terrestrial things and to aspire to those things that are aboue In a word I concluded that I should make but an ill match of it to win the whole world if for Man 8. 38. it I should lose my soule and that it would proue but a meane comfort to goe to hell laden with many Tit●es For this cause I gaue my selfe to meditate on the saying of Christ Thou carest and art troubled about Luke 10. 41. many things but one thing is needfull I gaue heed likewise to the exhortation of our Sauiour in S. Mathew Chap. 6. First seeke the kingdome of God Mat. 6. 33. and his righteousnesse and all these things shall be added vnto you And that of S. Iohn Labour not for Iohn 6. 27. the meate that perisheth but for that which endureth to eternall life I tasted also the vertue of Pauls cordiall words 1 Tim. 6 Godlinesse with contentment 2 Ti● 6. 7. is great gaine For we brought nothing into this world and it is certaine we shall carrie nothing out Therefore hauing food and rayment let vs therewith be content And because Examples haue often the force of instructions I set before me the Prophet Moses Heb. 11. 24. 25. 26. Who being come to age refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enjoy the pleasures of sinne for a season Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt for he had an eye to the recompence of reward I mused on the writings of Dauid wherein he glorieth more that hee was Gods seruant then that hee was King of Israell preferring the house of God before his Palace Royall As also I thought on the saying of that excellent Prince the Emperour Theodosius who preferred his being a Citizen in the house of God before all the glory of his Empire But aboue all me thought I was wonderfully rauished in considering the Apostle S. Paul who had bin brought vp at the feete of Gamaliel who vnderstood the secret of Sciences and spake the language of Angels who had whereof to boast as concerning the flesh hauing all the aduantages his Nation afforded and yet he cryeth out Phil. 3. That which was Phil. 3. 7. ● ● gaine vnto me I esteemed losse for Christ Yea I haue counted all