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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	law_n	liberty_n	6,707	5	6.5575	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66486	The excellency of wisdom, disclosing it self in the virtues of a good life recommended to the natives of Warwick-shire, in a sermon preached to them on their anniversary feast-day, in London, Nov. 30th, 1675 / by Thomas Willis ...	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2817; ESTC R18944	22,000	50

not justly charged with Folly Let not an Oath a Curse or any corrupt Communication be heard to come out of your mouths drink not to excess nor provoke any other to drink to your measure Let not your Meeting this Day be a Feast of Fools If any man swear an Oath let him pay for his folly and bear his own shame while ye manifest your Wisdom in drawing from the mire and filth of your Country the swaggering swearing debauchee is no better some profit for the relief of the Poor 2. Shew your selves wise men by your Loyalty to your King Law and Government is the greatest security we have under Heaven for our Lives and Liberties our Religion and Property and whatsoever is or ought to be dear unto us Take away the fence of Law break down the Wall of Government and all is instantly laid open and common The strong will oppress the weak the Poor will prey upon the Rich and the Lives of the Innocent will be in the hands of the Cruel A fruitfull Land will soon become a barren Wildorness Cities and Dwelling-houses would be turn'd into Dens of Bruit-beasts and wild salvages in the shapes of men Loose but the Bonds of Government and all things would instantly run into Confusion and men would still prey upon one another till they became all a prey to a Foreign Foe all inslaved to a Foreign Yoke To prevent so great mischiefs it 's the Wisdom of every man to contribute what he can to the Conservation of the Law and Government under which he lives in its full Strength and Beauty Now the Loyalty and Obedience of the Subjects to their Soveraign gives the greatest strength to the Law and Beauty to the Government He that breaks a Law opens a Gap in the Fence and he that despiseth Authority exposes the Government to Contempt When a Multitude in pursuit of some particular Advantage or for the redress of some particular Grievance combines together to over-bear the Law and subvert the Government of a Kingdom they act the greatest folly imaginable by destroying the best security they have for all they enjoy They do but try their Forces to sink the Ship wherein they sail to pull down the House in which they dwell to overthrow the Stage on which they stand to their inevitable Ruine The Sovereign Power is the Soul of the Law and Government He that weakens this Power goes about to destroy the Law to subvert the Government But Loyalty and Obedience to the Sovereign who governs his Subjects by Good Laws preserves the Law in its full Force and the Government in its Lustre and Glory Now this is your greatest security for your dearest interests and will be a proof of your Wisdom and render you the Worthies of your Countrey 3. Demonstrate your Wisdom by your Love and Charity to one another Union is a work of Wisdom as mightily conducing to the greater good of the parts united Now Brotherly Love is the beautiful band of Union Behold how good and how pleasant it is for Brethren of the same Countrey of the same City of the same Church to dwell together in Vnity ‖ Ps 133.1 Unity is the Beauty and Strength of a Society its Safety and Glory The Branch by its Union with the Tree the Stone with the Building a Member with the Body secures it self and the Body the Building the Tree but when this Union is dissolv'd the part if not the whole is soon destroy'd 'T is then your Wisdom to maintain that Union by Brotherly Love which is so conducible to your mutual Good This will be your Strength and Beauty your Excellency and Honour The Conservation and Improvement hereof for its proper ends will be your Wisdom as Men and as Christians your Crown and Glory But then to your Brotherly Kindness add Charity * 2 Pet. 1.7 in the Relief of those that are in Distress in the Redemption of your poor Brethren from the Ignominy Obscurity and Misery of an indigent Condition This will be a singular Proof of your Wisdom as well as a visible mark of your Christianity 'T will be your Wisdom in dayes of Danger to secure your Estates and nothing can be so safe as that which by Acts of Charity is laid up in Heaven ‖ 〈◊〉 6. ●● It 's certainly an Act of great Wisdom in a man to improve his Temporal Estate to the best advantage And this improvement is the best made this advantage is best secur'd by the Offices of Charity For by doing Good to others a man treasures up Glory to himself For though the Poor may seem a barren soil he that sows this precious Seed shall reap Honour on Earth and rewards in Heaven Divine Charity is the only Excellent Chymistry it turns even Dross into Gold Hereby you may commute your Temporal Riches for Eternal Treasures 'T is the Grain not stor'd up in the Garner but sown in the Fields that yields the plentiful encrease If God then by his Blessing hath given you a Temporal Estate it 's your Wisdom to imploy some part thereof in Works of Charity as the best improvement for an Eternal Advantage They who most abound with worldly Goods are but Stewards of Gods Blessings and 't is their Wisdom to imploy them according to his Will This is the Proof of their Fidelity whereupon they may expect God's Acceptance and a great reward That Advantage is most to be valued which is of greatest extent and longest duration Such is the advantage which may be acquir'd by the Offices of Charity For hereby many persons may be rais'd from an unprofitable sloth and deep poverty to a happy Capacity of doing good to others and then will the Glory of all their good deeds redound to you So may ye do good after this Life and bring Glory to God when ye shall sleep in your Beds of Honour such are the Graves of good men who having finish'd their course of Virtue lie down in Glory and rest in the hope of a happy Resurrection to the Glorious Joys of an endless Life 'T is certainly a commendable Act of Charity to take Children out of poor Families and train them up in honest Trades and Callings whereby they may become serviceable to the Publick Good You may here behold this day some Instances of the Fruits of this Charity * Above 60 Youths put out Apprentices in London by the Charities of this Aniversary Feast From these neglected Quarries are those stones sometimes taken which are the Strength and Beauty of the Building the stately Pinnacles and Top-stones thereof Wisdom shines in her brightest splendour in the Works of Charity which are the paths to Honour Count it your Glory then to do Good to be Beneficial to your poor Brethren Hide not your selves from your own flesh ‖ Isa 58.7 Nothing is more Divine than to do Good * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synes Ep. 31. It 's a more blessed thing to give