Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16909	A briefe treatise of diuers plaine and sure waies to finde out the truth in this doubtfull and dangerous time of heresie Conteyning sundrie worthy motiues vnto the Catholike faith, or considerations to moue a man to beleeue the Catholikes, and not the heretikes. Set out by Richard Bristow priest, licentiat in diuinitie.	Bristow, Richard, 1538-1581.	1599 (1599)	STC 3800; ESTC S106653	144,155	432

must forgoe whether we will or no not to forgoe them a little sooner for Gods sake who gaue them vnto vs and vvho will restore them againe yea and that so much more and better as wee haue not seene nor heard nor cannot think Blessed be god our most merciful father that daily giueth into the hearts of many for to suffer encrease he and multiplie his gift vnspeakable By that may we hope that al shal be wel that the sooner the moe that he will stir to suffer Which is so litle to be abhored either of the sufferers themselues or of their brethreÌ„ that in respect thereof we rather may ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ say with S. Cyprian as hee said of Afrâ— his Countrie in like time of persecution O beatam Ecclesiam nostram quam sic honor diuinae dignationis illuminat quam temporibus nostris glorosus Martyrum sanguis illustrat Erat ante in operibus fratrum candida nunc facta est in Martyrum cruore purpurea floribus eius nec lilia nec rosae de suÌ„t O happie is our Church whome the honor of Gods grace doth so lighteÌ„ whom in our daies the glorious blood of Martyrs doth glorifie She was in the workes of our brethren white before but now she is become in the blood of Martyrs of purple colour Neither lillies nor roses are wanting to her flowers And so vvith his wordes in the same place I conclude this Preface Certent nunc singuli ad vtriusque honoris amplissimam dignitateÌ„ vt accipiant coronas vel de opere candidas vel de passione purpureas In coelestibus castris pax acies habent flores suos quibus miles Christi ob gloriam coronetur Let each man now labour to attaine the most noble dignity of both honours to get Garlandes either white by working or purple by suffering In the heauenly camps both peace the field haue their flowers whereof to make for Christ his souldiars garlands of glory â—he approbation of this Booke according to ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ order of the Councell of Trent Sess 4. HIC Tractatus a familiari meo Richardo Bristow S. Theologiae Licentiato vulgari Anglorum idiomate scriptus illustrissimas quasâ—ue notas quibus Ecclesiae Catholicae vera in Religiâ—ne sententia ab Haereticorum falsa vanitate discerni possit magna perspicuitate ordine arte complectens est per omnia Catholicus doctus lectione ac pralo dignus quem solum si dulcissima mihi Patria grauiter attente legat mirabitur se ab omnium Temporum Gentium Doctorum firmata fide a tam paucis tam nouis tam turbulentis tam malis tam indoctis tam inter se pugnantibus hominibus posse dimoueri Ita Censeo Guilielmus Alanus S. Theol. apud Duacum Professor Regius 30. April 1574. Which is thus in English THIS Treatise written in the English tongue by my louing friend Richard Bristow Licentiat in Diuinitie conteyning with great perspicuitie order and arte diuers most excellent markes whereby to discerne in Religion the true iudgement of the Catholike Church from the false vanitie of the Heretikes is in all points Catholike learned worthy to be read and printed Which alone if my countrie most sweet vnto me will earnestly and diligently read it will meruaile that froÌ„ the grounded Faith of all times Nations and Doctors it can be remoued by so few so new risen so busie so euill so vnlearned fellowes and so at variance amongst themselues So doe I giue my censure William Allen the Kinges Professor of Diuinity at Douay 30. April 1574. A TREATISE OF DIVERS PLAINE AND SVRE VVAIES TO FINDE out the truth in this dangerous time of Heresie conteining sundry Motiues vnto the Catholike Faith or Considerations to moue a man to beleeue the Catholikes and not the Heretikes IT is a thing very well knowen to most meÌ„ of vnderstanding plainly perceaued of all that haue made enquirie thereof and by the effect also thankes be to God in the reclaiming of many thousand souls euidently declared that as touching the controuersies of this vnhappie time the Catholikes haue in euery point sufficiently manifestly proued to the world the truth to be of their side by bookes written of the seuerall matters not onlie in the latine tongue but also in the common vulgar tongues of most Nations namely in our English tongue â—onsider whether this alone be not a sufficient motiue so substaÌ„tially that their aduersaries the heretikes knowing they haue nothing to gainsay haue not dared once to goe about the answering of most of the said Catholike bookes but faine to get them forbidden by proclamation although themselues prouoked confidently the Catholikes to write them And for those few that they haue gone about to answere they haue made such numbers heapes of shamelesse and open lies in their answeres that very many of al degrees haue by examining their said answeres bin to the Catholike Faith conuerted which as it is like by the Catholike bookes alone had neuer bin conuerted All this is or may be plaine enough to al that haue desire to know the truth or care to saue their soules Others which will not see the same they are but such as Saint Paule speaketh of when he sayeth That and if our Gospell be yet hidden it is in them which perish hidden in whom the God of this world â—ath blinded their vnfaithfull heartes that there shine not vnto them the light of the Gospell of the glorie of Christ Yet thinke I not all that are not alreadie turned to be such For well I wote that some there are which haue not nor cannot come by the said books some that lacke leysure to peruse them some that thinke it ouer tedious to read so many or any one of them some that thinke many of them either for the matter or for the handling too hard for them and yet these either desirous or at least content to learne if they might see a readier shorter and easier way thereto For such therefore I will by the help of God in this briefe Treatise open and shew very many such waies most sure most plaine and withall most short that whosoeuer would soone dispatch shall in any one of them finde his desire and yet who so that will walke them all ouer shall not finde it long Yea and this I adde moreouer that wheras by the reading of a whole booke of the other sort aboue-named hee shall learne but one truth or not many moe then one nor by reading them al learne but only certaine truthes as of the B. Sacrament of Purgatorie of Confession of the Supremacie and such like and so hauing learned them may remaine notwithstaÌ„ding doubtful in others he shall by reading this treatise yea or any part almost thereof learne all truth and that not only that is this day in question but also that eyther hath bin or may be in question betweene the Christians I speake not this vpon confidence of myne owne wit

theÌ„ What those things are S. Augustine a litle before did partly vtter and by reading ouer this Treatise thou shalt more fullie know Which whosoeuer will vouchsafe to doe vvith any crumme of the feare of God I meruaile much but hee will confesse in his mouth or heart that the truth of Christ is on our side So plainely shall he here perceaue that our religion it is vvhich was deliuered to the world by Christ our Lord and his Apostles vvhich also euer since hath still continued which is also most sure hereafter to continue alwaies to the end no might nor maâ— no craftes nor wiles euer able to castâ— downe Whereas all other Religions which before in part I rehearsed out of all Ages as they had their beginning so haue they had also their ending except only these present Sectes brought in by Luther whose end also yet no doubt shal be seene as hath bin seene their begining that as it were but yesterday they neuer being so much as one Age yeare day or houre in any part of the world before Al this and much more of like importaÌ„ce shal he find here most clearly proued That and if they also which please themselues in thinking that there is no God nor Christ will read the same I hope that therby with the grace of God they shall see how fowly they deceaue themselues Howbeit vnto them I ment not this small labour of mine For that which should haue bin prepared for theÌ„ directly should haue bin I know somewhat of another sort which hereafter might peraduenture be done but that it is a shame of all shames only to heare that â—hristian stockes are growen such â—pes so out of kinde Yet because the â—atholike faith and the faith of Christ stand both vpon one and the selfe-same groundes as in deed they be all one but only that Heretikes forsaking the Catholike faith thinke yet that they haue hot forsaken Christ his faith such a one shall in pervsing these groundes of the Catholike faith vnderstand withal many groundes of Christ his faith as that he is now come not to beleeue in Christ hee came thither by forsaking first the Catholike faith And therfore as I haue said if it will please him to know these groundes and to consider wel vpon certaine of them he shall with the helpe of Christ return again both to the Catholike faith and to the faith of Christ And so I trust that by the grace of god it shal do good to al sorts of men confirme Catholikes reclaime Heretikes and lighten euen the Atheistes themselues But and if any man will needes continue wilful and obstinate as no doubt very many wil Non enim omnium est fides for faith is not for all men yet because Nemo perit nisi filius perditionis let others in the name of God looke vp and no more take darkenes for light night for daie poyson for medicine death for saluation Let no man nor nothing make Christian men to go from Christ Let none keepe the Children of the Church out of the Church They that needes wil perish let them perish by themselues alone Let theÌ„ remaine alone without the Church that will not returne vnto the Church Let them alone pay the price of their headines rebellion who for nothing that Moises saith or doth wil be brought to yeld vntill God doth shew his might vpon them as he did on Pharao They that will not be drowned with them in Hell come out of Egypt in the name of God with the children of Israel Christ hath sent vs this time to make the proued knowen and manifest to see who loueth him or the world better denouncing plainly to vs al that Whosoeuer loueth Father or mother more then me is not worthy of me whosoeuer loueth son or daughter aboue me is not worthy of me whosoeuer taketh not his Crosse foloweth me is not worthy of me Let vs therefore both for his feare or his loue take affliction for his sake What auaileth it a man to saue or gett say not a few akers of Land a house or â—wo yea a Kingdome or Empire but also the very whole vniuersall world and then a litle after not only to forgo al that againe but also to leese irreparably himselfe and his own soule If therefore it chaunce any man to leese for his cause either house or brethen or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands and liuings let such a one remember his fidelity omnipotencie that he hath saied Hee shal receaue an hundred-fold as much and inherite euerlasting life If some mighty trustie petson king or Queen should say vnto any one of his subiectes forgoe for my sake to day thy liuing to morow I will giue thee another as good or better who would not only to haue his fauour accord to his desire what is it theÌ„ els but lacke of faith or rather plain infidelity that for Christs word whose might and trustines and reward is incomparably greater hys loue infinitly better we wil do nothing doubtlesse either his promises or his menaces or both we doe not beleeue Verily if wee haue but one graine of faith then will wee doe not only with those our exteriours but also with our life it selfe as he requireth Mâ—â— 10. He that findeth his soule shall leese it saith he and hee that leeseth his soule for me shal finde it Or do we think that we deny not him vnlesse we say expressely I deny Christ be not deceaued Doth not Saint Paul say of some factis autem negant Tit. 4. that they deny God by their deedes and doth not Christ himselfe say Qui recipit vos me recipit Mat. 10. Hee that receaueth you receaueth me And againe to Saul doth he not say Act. 9. Quid me persequeris why doest thou persecute me whereof Paul himselfe saith 1. Cor. 15. persecutus sum Ecclesiam Dei I did persecute the Church of God Mat. 5 Doth not Christ againe make these two al one Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter iustitiam and Beati estis cum persecuti vos fuerint propter me Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes and Blessed ye are when they persecute you for me And againe wil he not say in his generall Iudgement at the last day Quamdiu fecistis vni ex his fratribus meis minimis mihi fecistis Quamdiu non fecistis vni de minoribus his nec mihi fecistis For as much as you did it to one of these my brethren the lowest you did it to me for as much as you did it not to one of these the lowest neyther to me you did it therefore thinke we not but that there be diuers and sundry waies both of confessing and also of denying him If we haue but common wit vvith vs we may consider that it is extreame folly the things which very quickly wee

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