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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	sin_n	sinner_n	3,410	5	7.5691	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14301	The Newlanders cure Aswell of those violent sicknesses which distemper most minds in these latter dayes: as also by a cheape and newfound dyet, to preserue the body sound and free from all diseases, vntill the last date of life, through extreamity of age. Wherein are inserted generall and speciall remedies against the scuruy. Coughes. Feauers. Goute. Collicke. Sea-sicknesses, and other grieuous infirmities. Published for the weale of Great Brittaine, by Sir William Vaughan, Knight.	Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.	1630 (1630)	STC 24619; ESTC S111506	55,728	158

wrought Inspir'd the King to search the matter Suspected by a mysticke Le●ter A Letter sent to braue Mounteagle Whom Treassams Arte could not inue●gi● So all came out wee sau'd from Fire And they receiu'd their Treasons hire Iust as they thought our Church to batter Gods iustice did their owne limbes scatter Our Papists also should remember What on the fifth of their Nouember At the Blacke-Friers fell on them Which our Religion did contemne Their Priest and those who then him heard As sometime were the Swinish Heard VVithin the Gospell mentioned By Miracle lay Ruined Thus may both Churches vnderstand The seuerall working of Gods hand On that Fifth Day a stumbling barre To them but vnto vs a Starre To these my ripe Remembrances I adde our stra●ge Deliuerances From Pestilentiall Arrowes shot By God himselfe well-nigh forgot Of those who were by his Alarme Like Hezekias sau●d from ha●me So carelesse in Prosperity Are men when once Aduersity Is past that they scarce thinke on VVoes Vnlesse some chance to interpose Betwixt them and their vanities Or that they loose Commodities Thereby although but Temporall For orders sake they outward call On their Redeemer for a while But in their sleeues they laugh and smile At their true zeale who them accuse Of blo●s which they could ne're excuse Such Counterfeites are now a dayes Ingratefull base in all their wayes That to speake truth workes enmity And to Cologue breedes amity How many Sicke haue cured beene How many Coarses haue I seene On Beeres and carts both Day and Night Whom houres before in Iouiall plight I knew not dreaming once that Death Could stop so soone their vita●l breath Yet suddainly behold a Wonder Done by our Lord the God of Thunder For sixe Moneths space the Plague continued And after that all Trades Renued I saw all Frollicke Flourishing As if I saw none perishing Our Courts of Law againe frequented VVhich Redding had one Terme preuented For this O ●rittain●s greatest Citty Sing to thy God a thankefull Ditty Admire Christs Mercy feare thy Iudge Loue thy poore-Neighbours without grudge Trust not to Faith without this chaine Least Faith prooue vaine and end in Paine By these rare wonders I conceiue That vnto Men God will not leaue Vs long a By-word nor a Prey If his Sonnes Precepts wee obey For Carnall faultes or f●aielties trips Himselfe will scou●ge vs for our slips But for that great backe-sliding deed The Soules relapse let vs take heede But how shall wee preuent this Lord If thou take hence thy sacred Word Restored in those Martyres twaine By Sodomites and Gipsies slaine It is not long since they reuiu'd And by thy Spirit vs relieu'd At their first comming as with thunder Our Worldlings were amaz'd with wounder The Newes did gall and them appall They fear'd the fall of Babels Wall But now they vaunt and vs doe taunt They shuffle Cards as if at Saunt They playd and wonne all with the Rhine And what thou gau'st the Palatine Wee must acknowledge most iust God That wee deserue a sharper Rod Then these our Neighbours now oppressed For that thy Gifts wee haue suppressed Aswell as they in stead of which Our Ca●●e and Care is to be Rich. By odious meanes wee buy Promotion And scandalls rayse for pure Deuotion Aswell as they in drinking health Away our youth haue spent thy Wealth In sensuall beds wee wantoniz'd To Pompe as God wee sacrifiz'd In Body we and in the Soule All ouer are corrupted ●oule Nor can sweete Odours or perfumes Abate the stinke of our blacke fumes Our swarmes of Lawyers and Law-suites Hindring true Loue and Christian fruites Our Drunken meetings and oft Potting Our costly Fare the Body rotting Our daily changes of gay Rayments Haue meri●ed the Diuels payments Vnless● in Mercy Thou minde Sinners And wil● re●ine vs for beginners Once more Good Lord regenerate And purifie our Bodies Mate Thy Image la●e whose three-fold Parts In Ill more knowing then Good Artes Are quite depriu'd of Heauenly Blisse If thou examine what 's a misse Some Sinnes we know and would redresse But that strong F●ends do vs oppresse Both Openly and Secretly Which them to name would seeme a lye Or slander Yet thy Seruants know them And if they might would not allow them O let not Achan's sing●e fault like that which Dauid did assault B●ing downe ●y Plagues without instruction Though All deserue the same destruction The seuenth SICTION Generall and specifique Remedies not onely against the Catholicke Scuruy but likewise against all other spirituall Diseases if they bee pat ●● practise MOst men are sicke yet few beginne To Cure themselues of deadly sinne The Body so by Agues kinde Did neuer shake as doth the Minde The doubtfull Mi●de her doome fore-told Yet Custome makes vs ouerbold We long for Pelfe and striue for Wealth Few seeke Rest fewer their Soules Health This Custome comes from Elders graue Who scrape for Earth halfe in the Graue The Younger noting their base Actions Whom they thinke Saints fall to Exactions O that men would consider this And leauing trash would looke for Blisse No Hearts like our so ha●dned were In sicknesse rife Cur●s to forbeare What Cures haue we both Night and Day For Cordiall comfort wee must Pray To God alone with Humble spirit And not depend on Humane Merit That Freedome which through Christ we haue The Father seales if it wee craue For his Deare sake who suffred woes And sham●full Death to saue his Foes Wee must deriue our onely Cure From Christ alone of sinnes impure Wee must Renounce all other hopes Deuis'd for Game by wicked Popes Wee must not shelter Christ his seede With Ionas Gourd nor Aegypts Reede The Soule on Creatures which relies Is like a who●●ish Wife that lyes With Kna●es and leaues his lawfull Bed Whom God appointed for her Head Wee must bee Infants m●de and meeke Harmelesse as D●ues when Christ wee seeke Yet wise as Serpents to beware Of Gordian Knots and Brokage ware Wee must not wrest the Sacrament Nor carpe at things indifferent Christ crucifide wee must behold As the Brasse Serpent Those of Old They for a signe did see it stand But wee the meaning vnderstand The Crosse Bread Wine and what with sence Wee apprehend Time weares from hence What Faith conceiues inflames the Spirit And this braue Flame the Saints inherit I● quickneth so that Christ his Nature Inspires and heales the Soule-sicke Creature As Bread and Wine the Body feede So must the Minde his Passion heede Thus Eate and Drinke thou Iustifi'd His Flesh and Blood though Glorified And Mystery and Figure take it As Christ the Rocke and Bread fore-spake it Wee must conf●sse our selues accurst Of Christian soules the very worst Wee must the same to others doe As our selues would bee done vnto Wee must leaue off Hypocrisie Our foolish Carke and Policy Wee must care more to d●cke the Minds Then the frayle Body p●f● with Wind. Wee must not mount aboue our Calling But