Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	church_n	speak_v	word_n	2,302	5	4.0165	3	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17321	Conclusions of peace, betweene God and man containing comfortable meditations for the children of God. By W. Burton.	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1594 (1594)	STC 4169; ESTC S116868	49,833	152

afore at the sight whereof the very enemies of Christ which watched him were afraide for that they had done vnto him yea they were constrained to confesse and say Doubtles this man was the sonne of God So if we be dead with Christ our head vnto sinne as he was dead for our sinnes there will follow a wonderfull alteration in our liues There will appeare such zeale in professing the Gospell such pittie in releeuing the poore such patience in bearing the crosse such faithfulnesse in performing of promises such charitie in iudging our brethren such coÌ„passion in condemning malefactors such loue in reproouing of faultes such mercie in forgiuing offences such sinceritie in worshipping of God such constancie in defending of the trueth such watching ouer all our waies and such wisedome in winning men to God that our very ennemies which before did mocke vs hate vs and perseeute vs shal be constrained with shame enough to say These were no doubt the children of God these were good men these were true professors indeed for such fruites and effects doe follow their profession as are not commonly seen in the liues of others Wherefore to conclude this point Let not the king go like a Kesar Let not the captaine runne away like a coward Let not the tree loose his fatnesse to do as the bramble would doe And let not a christian liue like Antichrist Let not beleeuers liue like infidels nor let not the sonnes of God liue like the sons of Sathan But as in our houses as in our apparell as in our feastinges as in our furniture in euerie thing els we striue to haue matches and all our thinges sutable So likewise let vs striue to haue our titles and our liues our names and our qualities our profession and our practise sutable and answerable the one to the other Finally let euerie one that calleth God his father in the name of the Lord Iesus depart from iniquitie least heereafter the Lord Iesus bid him depart with the works of iniquitie Heere be two departinges If we take the first now we shall be free from the other heereafter but if we will not heare nowe of a departing from iniquitie which we ought we shall heereafter heare of a departing with our iniquitie which wee would not The first is somewhat painfull but it is infinitly gainfull The second is most fearefull and for euer intollerable And thus much of the duetie of Gods children in regard of their titles Nowe let vs see why the Lord both in this place and so often in this booke of Prouerbes doth vse these wordes My son as also why he doth not say My sonnes in the plurall number seeing hee speakes to all the church in general but My son in the singular nuÌ„ber as though he spake but to one alone that so we may make that vse of theÌ„ for which they were left vnto the Church And least wee should thinke this to be more than neede wee are to knowe that as the holyest speaketh nothing in vaine so doth hee not speake anie worde at all aduenture but in singular wisedome and in most excellent order hath hee handled euerie Treatise and placed euerie sentence euerie word and euerie letter To great purpose it is don and ought accordingly to be considered for when heauen and earth shall passe not one iot or tittle of Gods word shall passe but euerie worde of God endureth for euer and shall remaine as faithfull witnesse in heauen either with vs or against vs in the day of the Lord Then shall all Gods argumentes and reasons and persuasions be called foorth to giue euidence against vs if they doe nothing preuaile now Then shall euerie word of admonition and euerie worde of threatning and euerie word of loue and kindnesse and euerie title of honor and dignitie come forth and plead hard against all such as haue turned the deafe eare vnto them yea they shall also crie loud for vengeance vppon all those men which either in worde or deede haue offered them anie disgrace especially amongest their friendes vppon the face of the earth like strangers of an other countrey when they catch their forraigne ennemies within their owne liberties for euerie worde of GOD is sent from heauen by God as Embassadours of a farre Countrey one after another to deale for God Therefore it shall be wisedome for vs to regard them now and to giue them good entertainement while they remaine amongst vs or els when we trauaile into their country where they dwell which will not be long and think to find reliefe at their handes they wil then serue vs as we serued them and put vs in minde of our discourteous dealing against them when they were amongst vs as Ioseph told his bertheren of their crueltie against him when they went into Egipte for succour where he bare rule and they had nothing to doe then were they both afraide and ashamed and so shall we be too if we doe not repent Well go to then we will not lightly passe ouer this preface as we haue don as if they were but words of course for there is more in them then we thinke there were for in deed there is more contained in these two wordes My sonne than some thinke can be gathered out of two chapters yea ij books I will not say the whole booke of God butl et vs see why the Lord vseth to speake so vnto miserable men and why he speaketh in the singular number as to one alone when that which he saith concerneth not only one maÌ„ but the whole church of God that we may also vse them to that ende for which they were set downe Surely the Lord of mercy knowing where of we be made and seeing that we are but dust full of weaknesse and corruption frameth himselfe in his worde to speake accordingly And albeit he sometime vttereth himselfe in fearefull wordes of might and maiesty to shewe his power and soueraigntie ouer vs yet sometime againe he speaketh as a tender father alluring his children with sweet wordes of comfort and encouragement for if mount Sinay should still smoke and burne with fire Israell would die for feare If Moses should not couer his face with a vaile when he coÌ„meth from talking with God they wer not able to behold him If the Lord of hosts should alwaies send strong windes before him to rend the mountains and to split the Rockes in pieces Eliah himselfe durst not come out of his caue but if a still and a soft voice come after the winde the earthquake and the fire then will Eliah beginne to peepe out and boldly to stand vp but he will not go beyond the entring of the caue as bold as he is and his face must be couered with his mantle too Here therefore and often in this booke the Lorde of heauen and earth speaketh no otherwise vnto his church than a father doth to his child My sonne saith he

dore of my lips tell them they are be spoken alreadie and trueth must haue the vse of both What if vncleane thoughtes come a wooing to thy minde tell them that thy minde is for holie meditations and therefore there is no place for them What if vncleannesse her selfe desire but a nightes lodging in thy bodie and seate in thy heart for loue or for money Tell her that thy body is the Temple of the holie Ghost and thy heart is the Lords chaire of state and therefore let her loue and her money perishe togither with her selfe What if couetousnesse or vsurie or vaine-glorie come Whosoeuer come shape them all the same answere though they bring their friendes with them to persuade thee or aucthoritie to commaund thee euerie one may not come into the kinges Courts euery one may not presume into the presence Chamber much lesse into the priuie-Chamber but none may sit in the Princes chaire of estate but the Prince only Neither may the kings officers be at euery bodies coÌ„mandement Our bodies and our soules be the kinges courtes all the members of our bodies and al the powers of our soules are the kinges officers wheresoeuer thou art thou art in his presence chaÌ„ber but thy conscience is his priuy chamber thy hearte is his throne of state Therefore let not euerie one in but let the feare of God stand in euery corner and at euery entry like the kinges guard and if any offer to come in which haue nothing to doe there let the guard tell them that there is no place for them all is taken vp to the kinges vse If that will not serue the turne thrust them out by the head and shoulders and if they turne againe vpon thee hew them in pieces with the sword of the spirite yea if thou find Iezabell in the kinges chamber cast her out at the windowes and let the dogges eate her If Haman himselfe be there couer his face and hang him vp for what shall such doe where the Lord of hostes should sit and raigne All this is in generall but now more particularly suppose I bee a man of wealth and countenance likely to beare office in the church of God or in the common wealth what if I be called to the place of a chiefe Maiestrat amongst the people may I not refuse it Thou art not thy owne man but the Lords the calling is not mans but Gods therefore thou maist not refuse it But what if ease and selfeloue would persuade me to buy it for euer Tell thy ease and thy selfeloue that thou art not at their appointment but at the disposing of thy heauenly father If this be not sufficient tell them that Esau sinned in selling his birthright and if thou shouldst sell away the gouernement from thy shoulders thou sellest not thy own right but Gods right the churches right the common wealths right the Princes right the poore mans right with the right of the widowes fatherles and Orphans for when God doth set a man in that place all these haue interest in him therefore let no man buy it off but rest vpon God least he become more prophane than Esau but what if trouble and daunger be like to follow then say as Mordecay saide vnto Hester what canst thou tell whether God hath aduaunced thee for the deliuerance of his people what if thou say as Hester said to her selfe I will take it vpon me pray you for me and if I perish I perish I am not at my owne appointment but at the appointment of my heauenly father But suppose that I be a minister of God and set ouer Gods people to teach them the waies of the Lord maie I not turne them ouer to another if ease or profite doe call me surely no for if thou bee at Gods appointment thou must keep thy staÌ„ding looke to that flock ouer which the holy ghost hath made thee an ouerseer What if mens traditions would borrow a roome in my study turne them out and tell them that thy study is onely for the law of God but what if popular praise and vain-glory would persuade me to make a shew of painted eloquence and humane learning tell them that thou art not set there to seek thy selfe but Gods people not thy owne glory but the glorie of him that sent thee But imagine that I am a priuat man and haue a trade to liue vpon and a family to looke vnto then follow that but what if I see thinges out of order in the church may I not helpe to put them in order againe or may I not leaue my trade and become a minister Surely by praier and supplication thou maiest help but keepe thy standing for thou art not thy owne man to forgoe thy place at thy pleasure As for the ministery it is to be born by such as haue gifts and calling for it as the Arke was to be carried by Leuites and not by Oxen. But what if the Arke be readie to fall may not I step to and hold it vp Thou art not thereunto appoynted Therefore take heed Vzzah least thou fall thy selfe before the Arke Therefore let euerie one keepe his place and standing that God hath set him in And if anie body doe claime anie interest in vs more than our heauenly father hath graunted him let vs answere him as our Sauiour Christ did the deuill Auoide for it is written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serue And thus we see how these wordes doe binde vs particularly and wholly to our heauenly father and our discharge when we haue done our duetie to God How these wordes My sonne doe serue for our consolation NOw we will see for the comforting and strengthening of our faith how the Lord in these wordes My sonne doth binde himselfe to his children which thing being duely considered will cause vs through the grace of God to beare with patience whatsoeuer crosse shall fall vpon vs in the discharging of those dueties which our heauenly father hath laid vpon vs in our seuerall callinges yea if we fall into the reckoning of it wee will not onely goe cheerefully away without fainting vnder the burthen but euen despise and set at naught all reproches and slaunders all mockes and iestes all losses and hinderances and death it selfe for the excellent glorie and glorious libertie of the sonnes of God for as this white flagge doth shewe vs that we are not our owne men but the Lordes so in the same we may also perceiue that the Lord hath a speciall care ouer euery one of his children in particular If wee be wholly his then is hee wholly ours if wee be not sonnes for our selues but for him then he is a father not for himselfe but for vs. Therefore saith the Lord My sonne which is all one as if hee had said I am thy father as thou art my son thou art mine and I am

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