Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	air_n	earth_n	water_n	1,982	5	6.3897	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29868	Religio Medici	Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.	1642 (1642)	Wing B5166; ESTC R4739	58,859	162

now_o the_o necessary_a mansion_n of_o our_o restore_a self_n be_v these_o two_o contrary_a incompatible_a place_n we_o call_v heaven_n and_o hell_n to_o define_v they_o or_o strict_o to_o determine_v what_o and_o where_o these_o be_v surpass_v my_o divinity_n that_o elegant_a saint_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o heaven_n have_v leave_v but_o a_o negative_a description_n thereof_o which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v nor_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o himself_o to_o behold_v it_o but_o be_v return_v into_o himself_o can_v not_o express_v it_o saint_n john_n description_n by_o emerald_n chrysolite_n and_o precious_a stone_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o express_v the_o material_a heaven_n we_o behold_v brief_o therefore_o where_o the_o soul_n have_v the_o full_a measure_n and_o compliment_n of_o happiness_n where_o the_o bound●esse_a appetite_n of_o the_o spirit_n remain_v complete_o satisfy_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o desire_v addition_n nor_o alteration_n that_o i_o think_v be_v true_o heaven_n and_o this_o can_v only_o be_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o essence_n who_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v able_a to_o terminate_v the_o desire_n of_o itself_o and_o the_o unsatiable_a wish_n of_o we_o where_o ever_o god_n will_v thus_o manifest_v himself_o there_o be_v heaven_n though_o within_o the_o circle_n of_o this_o sensible_a world_n thus_o the_o sense_n of_o man_n may_v be_v in_o heaven_n anywhere_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a body_n and_o when_o it_o cease_v to_o live_v in_o the_o body_n it_o may_v remain_v in_o its_o own_o soul_n that_o be_v its_o creator_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v say_v that_o saint_n paul_n whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v yet_o in_o heaven_n to_o place_v it_o in_o the_o empyriall_n or_o beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n be_v to_o forget_v the_o world_n destruction_n for_o when_o this_o sensible_a world_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o shall_v then_o be_v here_o as_o it_o be_v there_o a_o empyriall_n heaven_n a_o quasi_fw-la vacuity_n when_o to_o ask_v where_o heaven_n be_v be_v to_o demand_v where_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v or_o where_o we_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o that_o happy_a vision_n moses_n that_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n commit_v a_o gross_a absurdity_n in_o philosophy_n when_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o flesh_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v god_n and_o petition_v his_o maker_n that_o be_v truth_n itself_o to_o contradiction_n those_o that_o imagine_v heaven_n and_o hell_n neighbour_n and_o conceive_v a_o vicinity_n between_o those_o two_o extreme_n upon_o consequence_n of_o the_o parable_n where_o dives_fw-la discourse_v with_o lazarus_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n do_v too_o gros●ely_o conceive_v of_o those_o glorify_a creature_n who_o eye_n shall_v easy_o outsee_v the_o sun_n and_o behold_v without_o a_o perspective_n the_o extreme_a distance_n for_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o our_o glorify_a eye_n the_o faculty_n of_o sight_n and_o reception_n of_o object_n i_o can_v think_v the_o visible_a species_n there_o to_o be_v in_o as_o unlimitable_a a_o way_n as_o now_o the_o intellectual_n i_o grant_v that_o two_o body_n place_v beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n or_o in_o a_o vacuity_n according_a to_o a●istotles_n philosophy_n can_v not_o behold_v each_o other_o because_o there_o want_v a_o body_n or_o medium_fw-la to_o have_v and_o transport_v the_o visible_a ray_n of_o the_o object_n unto_o the_o sense_n but_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o general_a defect_n of_o either_o medium_fw-la to_o convey_v or_o light_n to_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v that_o medium_fw-la and_o yet_o a_o perfect_a vision_n we_o must_v suspend_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o philosophy_n and_o make_v all_o good_a by_o a_o more_o absolute_a piece_n of_o optic_n i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o hell_n i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o purgatory_n or_o conceive_v a_o flame_n that_o can_v neither_o prey_n upon_o nor_o purify_v the_o substance_n of_o a_o soul_n those_o flame_n of_o sulphur_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n i_o take_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o this_o present_a hell_n but_o of_o that_o to_o come_v where_o fire_n shall_v make_v up_o the_o compliment_n of_o our_o torture_n and_o have_v a_o body_n or_o subject_n wherein_o to_o manifest_v its_o tyranny_n some_o who_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v text_n in_o divinity_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o specifical_a fire_n with_o we_o this_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v yet_o can_v i_o make_v good_a how_o even_o that_o may_v prey_v upon_o our_o body_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v we_o for_o in_o this_o material_a world_n there_o be_v body_n that_o pass_v invincible_a in_o the_o powerful_a flame_n and_o though_o by_o action_n of_o the_o fire_n they_o fall_v into_o ignition_n and_o liquation_n yet_o will_v they_o never_o suffer_v a_o destruction_n i_o will_v know_v how_o moses_n with_o a_o actual_a fire_n calcind_v or_o burn_v the_o golden_a calf_n into_o powder_n for_o that_o mystical_a mettle_n of_o gold_n who_o solary_n and_o celestial_a nature_n i_o adore_v expose_v unto_o the_o violence_n of_o fire_n grow_v only_o hot_a and_o liquify_v but_o consume_v not_o so_o when_o the_o consumable_a and_o volatile_a piece_n of_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v refine_v into_o a_o more_o impregnable_a and_o fix_a temper_n like_o gold_n though_o they_o suffer_v from_o the_o action_n of_o the_o flame_n they_o shall_v never_o perish_v but_o lie_v immortal_a in_o the_o arm_n of_o fire_n and_o sure_o if_o this_o frame_n must_v suffer_v only_o by_o the_o action_n of_o this_o element_n there_o will_v many_o body_n escape_v and_o not_o only_o heaven_n but_o earth_n will_v not_o be_v at_o a_o end_n but_o rather_o a_o beginning_n for_o at_o present_v it_o be_v not_o earth_n but_o a_o composition_n of_o fire_n water_n earth_n and_o air_n but_o at_o that_o time_n ●poyled_v of_o those_o ingredient_n it_o shall_v ap●eare_v in_o a_o substance_n more_o like_o itself_o its_o ash_n philosopher_n that_o opinion_v the_o world_n destruction_n by_o fire_n do_v never_o dream_v of_o annihilation_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o sublunary_a cause_n for_o the_o ●ast_n and_o proper_a action_n of_o that_o element_n be_v ●ut_o vitrification_n or_o a_o reduction_n of_o a_o body_n ●nto_fw-la glass_n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o our_o chemic_n factious_o affirm_v yea_o and_o ●rge_a scripture_n for_o it_o that_o at_o the_o last_o fire_n all_o shall_v be_v crystallize_v and_o reverbera●ed_v into_o glass_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a action_n of_o that_o element_n nor_o need_v we_o fear_v ●his_n term_v annihilation_n or_o wonder_v that_o god_n will_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o creation_n for_o man_n subsist_v who_o be_v and_o then_o true_o appear_v a_o microcosm_n the_o world_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o perhaps_o also_o of_o our_o glorify_a self_n shall_v as_o real●y_v behold_v and_o contemplate_v the_o world_n in_o ●ts_n epitome_n or_o contract_a essence_n as_o ●ow_n it_o do_v at_o large_a in_o its_o dilate_a substance_n in_o the_o syen_z of_o a_o plant_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n there_o exist_v though_o in_o a_o invisible_a way_n the_o perfect_a leaf_n flower_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o for_o thing_n that_o a●e_n in_o poss●_n to_o the_o sense_n be_v actual_o existent_a to_o the_o understanding_n thus_o god_n behold_v all_o thing_n who_o contemplate_v as_o full_o his_o work_n in_o their_o epitome_n as_o in_o their_o full_a volume_n and_o behold_v as_o ample_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o that_o little_a compendium_n of_o the_o six_o day_n as_o in_o the_o scatter_a and_o dilate_a piece_n of_o those_o five_o before_o man_n common_o set_v ●orth_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n by_o fire_n and_o the_o extremity_n of_o corporal_a affliction_n and_o describe_v hell_n in_o the_o same_o method_n that_o mahomet_n do_v heaven_n this_o indeed_o make_v a_o noise_n and_o drum_n in_o popular_a ear_n but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o terrible_a piece_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o diameter_n with_o heaven_n who_o happiness_n consist_v in_o that_o part_n that_o be_v best_a able_a to_o comprehend_v it_o that_o immortal_a essence_n the_o translate_a divinity_n of_o god_n the_o soul_n i_o thank_v god_n and_o with_o joy_n i_o mention_v it_o i_o be_v never_o afraid_a of_o hell_n nor_o never_o grow_v pale_a at_o the_o description_n of_o that_o place_n i_o have_v so_o fix_v my_o contemplation_n on_o heaven_n that_o i_o have_v almost_o forget_v the_o idea_n of_o hell_n and_o be_o afraid_a rather_o to_o lose_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n then_o endure_v the_o