Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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A13670	A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.; Imitatio Christi. English.	Atkinson, William, d. 1509.; Gersen, Giovanni, Abbot of Vercelli, 14th cent., attributed name.; Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.	1517 (1517)	STC 23957; ESTC S107339	132,115	238

other sodaynlye ryse Howe may this lyfe be beloued that hath so many bytternes and is so full of myseryes how may it be called a lyfe that gendreth so many dethes gostely infeccions and yet it is beloued and with great gladnes delyted idyed in The worlde is ofte reproued for that it is disceytfull and vayne And yet it is nat soone forfake whyle the coÌ„cupysceÌ„ce of the flesshe reygneth some thynges iÌ„ the worlde induceth man to loue the worlde some other to despyse it the coÌ„cupisceÌ„ce of mannes flesshe the desyre of maÌ„nes eye pryde of yâ— hert But the peynes and the myseryes folowynge gendre hate and coÌ„tempte of the worlde yet for all suche myseryes the euyll delectacion of mynde that is geuen to the worldly pleasure ouercometh the heuenly desyre suche carnall delyte reputeth felycyte to bevnder such sensuall pleasure For such neyther sauer ne taste the swetnes of god ne yâ— inwarde ioy of vertue They that despyse the worlde study to lyue serue god vnder holy discyplyne they taste yâ— sauour of heueÌ„ly thyngê ê“mised to such gostly lyuers they also se verely yâ— errour dysceyte of yâ— worlde Â¶ The .xxiii. chapiter how man shuld rest in god aboue all gyftes and goodes erthely O Thou my soule rest thou aboue all thynge in our lorde God for he is the eternall rest of sayntes Gyue me swete Iesu moost louable of all other grace for to reste in the aboue all other creatures a boue all helth and beawte aboue all glory honour power dygnyte aboue all ryces cuÌ„nyng subtylite or craftes aboue all gladnes ioy fame or laude aboue all swetnes coÌ„solacion hope or promyse aboue all meryte desyre or gyftes that thou mayst gyue to me body or soule aboue all ioy or iubylacyon that mannys mynde may fele and compryse And aboue all heueÌ„ly spyrytes with all other thynges vysible iÌ„uysible that is nat thy selfe for thou good lorde amoÌ„ge all thyngê art best hyest moste myghty moost suffycieÌ„t thou art moost swete fayrest moost louable moost noble gloryoê° aboue all iÌ„ whom all other godes be ê‘fytely haue be shal be And therfore what euer hit be that thou gyuest me thy selfe except it is insuffycient For my hert may nat verely rest ne holly be coÌ„tent but in the that surmouÌ„test euery creature or thiÌ„ge O my moste amyable spouse cryste iesu moost pure louer lorde of euery creature graunt me I pray the wynges of very lyberte that I may fle rest in the my feruent loue desyre O whaÌ„ shall it be gyuen to me fully to vnderstande se howe swete and good my lorde God is whan shall I fully gader me in the so that for thy loue I shall nat fele my selfe but yâ— alonly that excedest all knowlege mesure Nowe I ofte sorowe morne bere me in felycite lamentable myserye yâ— I am in with great heuynes For many euyls assayle me in this vale of mysery they sore trouble me and also ofte blynde me dystroyeth and letteth me that I maye nat haue fre accesse to the ne haue thy swete enbrasynge that the blessyd spyrytes haue ê¯tynually with all iocuÌ„dyte ioy I pray yâ— that my syghes inly desyres with my manyfolde desolacyoÌ„s may moue thy goodnes to enclyne to my desyres o iesu the lyght clertye of euerlastyng glory the solace conforte of wayfarynge soules my soule speketh to the with styll desyre and my mouth without voyce Howe loÌ„ge taryeth my lorde god to come â–ª I beseke hym to come to me his pore seruauÌ„t to my coÌ„solacyon gladnes Sende he his hande power to delyuer me from all anguysshe Come good lorde for with out the I can haue no gladde day or hour thou art my ioye without the my mynde borde is voyde I am a wretche and as a prysoner fetred withoute all ê¯fort agreued tyll tyme that I may be refresshid with thy presens so restored to lyberte shewe me therfore I beseke the thy fauour gracious pÌ„sens Let other seke for yâ— what so euer they wyll no thynge pleaseth me ne shall do but thou my lorde god yâ— art my hope eternal helth I shall nat cesse to pray call to yâ— tyll thou returne to me by thy grace speke to me inwardly saying lo I am here come to the for thou called me thy terys the desyre of thy soul thy huÌ„yliacioÌ„ ê¯tricion of hert hath made me enclyne brought me to the. And I agayne to my lorde good lorde I called the haue desyred to ioy in the all other thynges left forsakeÌ„ for the. Thou lorde dyd fyrst excyte me to seke the blessyd be thou that hast wrought such goodnes with thy seruauÌ„t after thy great mercy what shuld thy seruauÌ„t more do or say before the goodlorde but to huÌ„ble hym to thy mageste alway myndefull of his proper fraylte wyekednes None is lyke to the good lorde in all yâ— meruelous creatures iÌ„ heueÌ„ erthe all thy workes that thou hast wrought be very god thy domes ryght wyse trewe by thy ê“uydeÌ„s all thynges be gouerned Laude glory be to the that arte the wysdome of the fader celestyall My soule my mouthe with all partyes may loue the and prayse the with all other creatures wtout ende Amen Â¶ The .xxiiii. chapter a remeÌ„brauÌ„ce or repetynge of the bnÌ„faytê of god GOodlorde open my herte in thy lawe and in thy pÌ„ceptes make me to walke Make me al way to vnderstande thy wyll and pleasure dylygently to ê¯syder with reuereÌ„ce thy bnÌ„faites both in generall in specyall yâ— I may dewly thanke the I knowe and confesse for trothe that I may nat gyue to the due thaÌ„kes for the leste benefyte that thou gyuest and am vnworthy thereof whaÌ„ I consyder thy excellence and noblenesse my spyryte fayleth in me for the great magnytude therof All thynges that we haue in body or soule within or without naturallye or suê‘naturally we haue of thy gyfte all they commende the of whom all goodnes cometh though some perceyue of thy larges mo graces or bnÌ„faites and some fewer yet all that we haue cometh of the the leest gyft may nat be had without the he that receyueth more bounteously of thy graces may nat toy therin as he had them of his owne merytes nor he maye nat very worthely exalte hym selfe aboue other ne vylypende his infery oure or the poure for he that ascrybeth nat to hym selfe ne to his merytes but onely to the goodnes of god is more meke and in gyuynge thankes vnto god more deuout and he that for all suche prerogatyues repreueth hym selfe moost vyle and vnworthy of other he is more apte to ê‘ceyue of the hande of almyghty God more larger gyftes he that perceyueth fewer gyftes of god ought nat therfore to be heuy ne wroth ne enuyous ayenst his rycher but he ought rather thaÌ„ke yâ—

to be my swetnesse consolacoÌ„n my mete drynke my loue and all my ioye so that my wyll be chaunged enflamed and brenne allvnto the So that I may be made a spirite inwardly vnight vnto yâ— by grace brennynge loue and suffre me nat blessed sauyour to deê‘te from the fastynge drye with hunger thurst but do with me mercyfully as often as thou hast done meruelously in thy holy seruauntes what meruele is it vnto me that am nat all enflamed in the seynge that thou arte the breÌ„nynge fyre alwey illumynynge and lyghtnynge the vnderstandynge of thy creatures Â¶ Of the breÌ„nynge loue great affeccion that we shulde haue to receyue our sauyour crist iesu CapÌ„ .xvii. O Lorde god iÌ„ soueraine deuocoÌ„n brennynge loue and all feruent offeccion of herte I desyre as many other holy deuoute ê‘sones haue desyred to receyue which hath ben greatly pleasauÌ„t vnto the holynes of their lyfe by great deuocyon O my god and eternall loue my eternall felicyte I by ryght greate desire wysshe to receiue the as worthely and as reuerently as euer dyd any of thy holy seruauÌ„tes All be it that I am nat worthy to haue so greate felynges of deuocion yet offre I vnto the thaffeccions of my hert asverely as though I had all the brennynge flamynge desyres that they had Also I gyue and offre vnto the insoueraine reuerence veneracoÌ„n all that a good debonayer herte maye conteyne And wyll nat nor couete to reserue any thynge to myselfe but offre and make sacryfice vnto the with fre and ê‘fyght wyll myselfe with all my good is Lorde god my cre +ature redemer thys day I desire to receyue the with suche affeccion reuereÌ„ce praisynge honour worthynes and loue suche feith hope puryte as thy right holy moder glorious virgyn Marye conceyued the whanne she answerede mekely deuoutly vnto thauÌ„gell yâ— shewede vnto hir the holy mystery of the incarnacion of the the sonne of god Â¶ Se here the hande mayde of god so be it done as thou hast said And the right excellent precursor saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyste that wyth great Ioy sprange in thy presence by inspiracion of yâ— holy goost thanne beynge wythin the wombe of his moder And afterwarde beholdynge the Iesu walkynge mekely amonge men he greatly mekinge hymselfe to the same wyth a deuout mynde sayde The freÌ„de of the spouse standeth and harkeneth wyth coÌ„forte Ioyes for to here the voyce of the spouce And so I wische to be enflamed with great holy desyre with all my herte present me vnto the for that I gyue offre vnto the for me for all theim that be recoÌ„mended vnto my prayers all the IubylacoÌ„ns of deuout hertis wyth brennynge affeccions that excessyue thoughtis the hye and spuÌ„all illumynacoÌ„ns the heuenly vicoÌ„ns wyth all the vertues praisynges as well celebrate as to be celebrate of all yâ— creatures of heuen erthe to th ende that thou lorde be worthely praysed ê‘petually gloryfyed of all creatures besecheynge the lorde to receyue my praiers desyres of thy infinite benediccions praysynges without ende which right wisly be due vnto the after the greate habuÌ„daunce multytude of thy inestymable magnyficence And so my desyre is to yelde vnto the at all houres all momentis of tyme so I desyre beseche all the heuenly spirites with all feithfull cristen creatures for to yelde vnto the praisynges with effectuous prayers all the vniuersall people prayse the. All generacyons kyndes magnyfie the holy and swete name in great Ioye brennynge deuocion that they that celebratys that ryght hye and holy sacrament receyueth it in playne feythe and great reuerence deuocyon may merite towardis the and fynde grace mercy And for me wretchede synner I mekely beseche the whan I shall haue a tast of that swete vnyon deuocoÌ„n so moch wysshed desired that I may be fulfylled fed so meruelously at that heuenly holy table that at my deê‘tinge from thens thou good lorde wyll haue me pore siner in thy pyteous remembraunce Â¶ That a man shulde nat be to curious a iÌ„quisitor of yâ— holy sacrameÌ„t but a meke folower of crist iesu in submittynge his reason felynge to the holy feyth Ca .xviii. IT behoues the to kepe the from to curyous iÌ„quysicyon of the ryght profounde sacrameÌ„t if thou wilte nat be coÌ„fouÌ„ded in thy proprevyce and drowned in the deppeth of opinyons For he that wyll inquire of the hye maiestye of god he shall anone be oppressed thrust downe from the glory of the same God may open more than man maye vnderstande The deuoute meke inquisicyon of truthe ys alwey redy to be doctryned and taught And yf thou studye to god by the holy true and entyer seÌ„tences of holy faders it ys nat reprouable but well to be praysed And that symplenesse ys well to be praysed that leuethe the wayes of dyfficultyes question 's and goeth by the playne and ferme pathe of the coÌ„maundementes of god Many haue lost theyr deuocyon in sechynge so besily the hye inspekeable thynges Â¶ It ys ynoughe to demaunde of the fast feythe pure and clene lyfe and nat the hye and subtyll profounde mysteryes of god for yf thou may nat comprehende and vnderstande that that is within the howe mayste thou thanne vnderstande thynges that be aboue the. Submytte the thanne mekely vnto god all thy vnderstandynge to the feythe of holy churche and the lyght of true science shall be gyuen vnto the as shal be to the moost necessarie and profytable Some be greatly tempted wyth the feythe of that holy sacrament but that is not to be reputede vnto theym but rather vnto that cursed ennemye the fende And for that lette not thy good wyll nor dyspute nat in thy thowghtes nor answere nat to the doubtes that the ennemye of helle bryngeth before the but fermely trust in the wordes of god and beleue in sayntes and holy prophettes and than shall that cursed ennemye soone â—â—e frome the. It is often ê“fytable that the seruauntes of god suffre susteyne suche assaultes For the ennemy tenpteth nat the mys creauntes vnfeythfull people nor also the greate synners that he surely holdeth possedeth but he tempteth trayuaileth and tormenteth in dyuers maners the good feythefull and crysten creatures And therfore kepe the alweyes wyth meke true feythe doubte the nought but come vnto thys holy sacrament with lowly reuerence And that thou mayst nat vnderstande coÌ„mytte it vnto almighty god for he shal nat disceyue the But he shall be dysceyued that to moche trusteth in hym selfe God walked wythe the symple people and shewed hym selfe openly vnto the meke He gaue vnderstandynge vnto theym that were pore in spyrite And he hyd his grace and secretes from theym that were proude high curious For the humayne reason may lyghtly erre be disceyued but the true feyth may neuer dysceyue nor fayle All reason and naturail inquysicion ought to folowe feythe wtout farther reasonynge Â¶ Fast feyth and true loue surmoÌ„teth all curious inquysicion pryncypally in thys mater and meruelously openeth to vnderstandynge in secrete maner of thys holy and ryght excellent sacrament Â¶ O eterdall god and withoute mesure of myght and bounte which hast made the infinite greate and wounderfull thinges in the heuen and erthe whiche none ys sufficyent to enquyre vnderstand or fynde the secretes of thy so meruelous werkes and therfore they be called in estymable for mannis reason no wther may nor can comprehende thy werkes To whome god lorde almyghty be gyuen laude and praysynge wytheouten ende Amen Â¶ Thus endethe the forthe boke folowinge Iesu Cryst the coÌ„tempnynge of yâ— worlde Â¶ This boke Inprinted at londoÌ„ in Fletestrete at the signe of the George by Richard Pynson Prynter vnto the Kynges noble grace Richard Pynson Deo gracias

warkes and to take thy recreacyon in the exercyse of good dedis so to abyde fermely my coÌ„mynge and heueÌ„ly vysytacyon and with that pacyenlye to suffer exyle and drynesse of mynde vnto that I vysyte the agayn delyuer the frome all tedyousnes for I shall make the forgete all such anoyes labours to ioy in inwarde quyetacion of soule I shall lay afore the consolacioÌ„s of scrypture that with glad herte thou may begyn to walke in my coÌ„mauÌ„demâ—tes say the peynes and passyons of this worlde be nat worthy to the glory of heuen the which shal be manyfested shewed in vs after this lyfe Â¶ The â–ª lvii chapiter a man shuld nat repute hym selfe worthy to haue coÌ„solacyon but rather worthy indygnacyon sayinge LOrde I am nat worthy to haue thy consolacyon nor any spirituall vysytacioÌ„ therfore thou good lorde doste nothynge agayne ryghtwysâ—nes whan thou leuest me in penurye nede and desolacion if I myght yet out fro me teris of contricion to the symylytude of the See yet am I nat worthy thy coÌ„solacion I am nat worthy but to be scourged and punysshed I haue so greuouslyh and manyfoldely synned and offeÌ„ded the in trouthe I am nat worthy thy leest coÌ„solacyoÌ„ but thou good lorde benygne mercifull that wyll nat thy werkes shuld perysshe to shewe the ryches of thy excellent goodnes into the vessell of thy mercy ye without my proper meryte thou with saue to coÌ„fort me thy seruauÌ„t aboue all mannes mesure for thy consolacyons be nat after maÌ„nes fables what haue I done my good Lorde that thou shuldest gyue me any celestyall coÌ„solacyon for I knowe nat that I haue done any good but alway prone to vyce and slowe to ameÌ„de me trewe it is that I saye I can nat saye nay if I shulde any otherwyse saye thou shuldest stande agayne me and no man shulde defende me agayne the what haue I deserued for my synnes but hell fyre eternall In trouthe I confesse that I am worthy all derysyon and contempte it semeth me nat to dwell amonge deuout persones and thoughe I here suche thynges impacyentlye yet shall I lay and reproue my synnes agayn me that I may the soner opteyne thy mercy what may I say that am so gyltye and full of all coÌ„fusyon I haue nothynge to say but only this worde Lorde god â–ª I haue euyll inclynacyons and greuously haue synned Haue mercy on me forgyue me I beseke the suffer me a lytle that I may sorowe and bewayle my synnes afore I passe hens vnto the countrey of darkenes couered with the darkenes of deth and what dost thou aske moost of a wretchyd synner but that he be sorofulll and made meke of his synnes in very coÌ„tricioÌ„ and humyliacion of maÌ„nes herte is very hope of forgyuenesse mannys concience so troubled with contrycyon is reconsyled to god also grace loste by synne is repared and therby man is defendyd fro the wrathe of god there meteth together in holy kyssyng and halsynge of god almyghty the penyteÌ„t soule the humble coÌ„tricioÌ„ of synners is an acceptable sacryfyce to the good lorde gyuynge a more swete odour vnto thy goodnes than incense by fyer it is also the pÌ„cyous acceptable oyntmeÌ„t that thou good lorde wolde to be mynystred to thy fete for thou neuer dyd ne doste despyse but gladlye receyuest vnto thy grace a coÌ„tryte an huÌ„ble herte there is the place of rufuge fro the face of wrathe of the enemye there is clensyd and amendyd what so euer fylthe is otherwyse done Â¶ The .lviii. chapter grace is nat myxt with folke that delyteth in erthely thynges SOne my grace is a pÌ„cious thyng it woll nat be myxt with strauÌ„ge thynges nor with erthely coÌ„solacions thou must therfore auoyde from the all the â—pedymâ—tis of grace if thou wylt receyue it aske a secrete place to thy coÌ„teÌ„placion loue to dwell with thy selfe alone seke nat veyne spekynge with other but rather be thou occupyed with deuout prayer to god that thou may haue a coÌ„puÌ„cte mynde a pure coÌ„cyeÌ„ce se thou accoÌ„pte all the worlde of lytell pryce in thy estymacyoÌ„ and afore all worldly thynges prefarre thou the honour medytacioÌ„ of god for thou mayst louyngly thynke on me with that delyte in worldly transytory thynges thou must seperate withdrawe thy selfe fro the knowlege dere freÌ„dys thy mynde fro all bodely solace as saynt peter the apostyll couÌ„ceyleth in his epystyll all crysteÌ„ folke that they as straungers pylgrymes absteyne from all suche flesshely and worldly thynges or pleasures o what sure passynge trust shall he haue in his decesse that is nat than ouercome with any worldlye affeccioÌ„ but hath his herte sadly fixte iÌ„ god almyghty and losed fro all erthely thynges a bestely man knoweth nat the fredome of mannes soule yet if he desyre to be spuÌ„all he must refuse as well his nye freÌ„dys as suche as be far fro hym in consanguynyte also he must be moost ware of hym selfe if man perfytely ouercome hym selfe he shall the soner subdue other ennemyes to hym perfyte vyctory is a man to ouer come fyrste hym selfe he that holdeth hym selfe subiecte so that sensualyte obey to reason and reason obey to God in all thynges Suche a man is the very coÌ„querour of hym selfe and lorde of the worlde if so be that thou fullye desyre to atteyne that degre heyght thou must manlye enforse thy selfe and begynne and to put thyne axe to the rote of thy soule so that thou may plucke vp by the rotis and destroy the hydde and the inordynate Inclynacyon to thy selfe and to all pryuate and worldly goodys of this vyce that a man loueth hym to Inordynatelye all most all cometh that is yll in man whiche loue therfore if it be ouercome we shall haue consequeÌ„tly iÌ„ vs great peace traÌ„quyllyte But for as moch as fewe folke laboreth to dye to themselfe that is to saye to mortyfye suche contrariousnes in themselfe nor goeth nat out of them selfe by contemplacyon or exercyse of vertue therfore they lye wrapped iÌ„ themselfe may nat be lyfte aboue themselfe spuÌ„ally in soule but he that desyreth frely to walke with me it is nedefull that he mortyfye in hym selfe all yll inordynate affeccyoÌ„s so that he do nat enclyne ne cleue to any creature by pryuate loue of ê¯cupysceÌ„s Â¶ The lix chapt of dyuers mouynges of nature grace SOne se thou gyue hede dylygentlye vnto the mouyngê of nature grace for theyr mouiÌ„gê be very subtyll ê¯traryous scarcely they may be ê‘ceyued but if a man be in wardlye illumyned euery man loueth desyreth that thynge that is or semeth good and euery man pretedeth in his wordes sayinges some goodnes and therfore many be deceyued vnder the preteÌ„s symylytude of goodnes nature is wyly therefore it draweth snareth and disceyueth many weyes it hath euer it selfe for his ende but grace walketh maketh man

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