Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	lie_n	truth_n	1,698	5	6.1293	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25835	The souls worth and danger, or A discourse exciting and directing to the due care of its eternal salvation upon the words of our blessed saviour	Armstrong, John, 1634 or 5-1698.	1677 (1677)	Wing A3708B; ESTC R214882	33,452	78

hopes of a little sordid gain or pleasures mayst thou not remember how deeply thou makest thy own and others Souls guilty of abundance of sin vanity and prophaneness and then think how dear bought thy mirth would be if that nights laughter should as it may for any thing thou knowest end in weeping and gnashing of teeth As also how little gainer thou wilt be when thou hast staked and lost if not the maintenance of thy family yet thy time reputation and the credit of religion and therewith the favour of God the peace of thy conscience and the happiness of thy Soul 4. Moreover how powerfully should the same consideration perswade each one to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the spirit 1 Pet. 2. 11. As also 5. not to covet to be rich in a sinful way because they that do so fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition For the love of money is the root of all evil which while some have coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows 1 Tim. 6. 9 10. And again Jerem. 17. 11. As the Partridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not so he that getteth riches and not by right shall leave them in the midst of his days and at his end shall be a fool The next temptation that comes to draw thee like Esau Judas Ahab or Achan to gain some little trifle or to get some swinish pleasure Thy conscience may tell thee that if thou dost deliberately commit such a sin thou dost at the same time wilfully in a manner sell or pawn thy Soul which is of so great value or at the best dost for a small matter most sadly venture the loss of it For thou knowst that the sin is damning in its own nature and thou canst not tell but thou mayst dye with the guilt of it upon thy conscience being thou canst not tell whether God will give thee time or an heart to repent of it or no. Which of us should not be afraid to consent to any wilful sin if we verily thought we should dye presently upon the doing of it Should the Tempter offer us all the Kingdomes of the world as a reward of our iniquity surely we should see sufficient reason like our Saviour to refuse to fall down and worship him or any ways to yield unto him considering that by dying instantly upon the deed done we might lose a Soul as our Saviour tells us more precious then the world Or as in an ancient inscription upon a certain monument in this Land Who so him bethoft Inwardly and oft How hard it were to flit From bed unto the pit From pit into pain That nere shall cease again He would not do one sin All the world to win If therefore tempted to any of the fore-mentioned evils or any other think seriously with thy self would I now do this if I were to leave this world presently and my Soul call'd to an account as soon as it is done And then think further with thy self that thus it may be for ought thou knowest for thus in Gods just judgment it hath been with many a one Many like Belshazzar Elah or Amnon have dyed in the midst of their drunken Cups Dan. 5. 6. 1 Kings 16. 9 10. 2 Sam 13. 26. More like Corah and his company have been swept away in their rebellious courses either against Minister or Magistrate Others like Zimri or Cozbi have been smitten with death in the act of their uncleanness Not a few have begun frivolous and malicious law-suits and dyed in the prosecution of them In some peoples mouths a lye a curse or a rash oath have been their last words In other peoples lives a fraud or oppression have been their very last actions Christian Reader surely this should lay a constant restraint upon thee and make thee watchful against all vicious practices least thou be tempted so to sin against thy own Soul at any time that on the morrow it will be too late to repent thee of it least on any worldly account for a thing of nought thou hazard thy Soul more worth then a thousand worlds Oh resolve henceforth stedfastly with thy self however tempted to any destructive wickedness of life by Gods assistance to keep thy precious Soul safe and innocent whatever thou gettest or whatever thou losest in this worthless and perishing world Use 3. Is the Soul so precious and the loss of it so dreadful Let this then be further improved to make every faithful Christian watchful against errour in Judgment as well as against wickedness of life and conversation Heresies are reckoned by the Apostle among the works of the flesh Gal. 5. 19 20. And some are said to be damnable 2 Peter 2. 1 2 3. and 2 Thes 2. 10 11 12. Because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved For this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lie That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness This Use much concerns thee if thou livest near or among Seducers who by their often gainsaying in private what thou hearest in publick by their interest and familiarity with thee by their seeming piety and sheeps-cloathing by their confident assertions and proud pharisaical boastings by their cunning reasonings their fair flattering words or their terrible threats would bear thee down from truth and unity But to keep safe thy Soul be intreated to these few things 1. Forget not how errour leads to schism and separation which is full of horrible impiety For is not schism or causless dividing from the congregations of Christian people a breach of peace and so a violation of the very Testament of our Lord St John 14. 27. As also of love and so a disowning the Chief badge whereby Christs disciples are known from the infidel world S t John 13. 35. Is not schism further a subdividing of the Church into factions and parties who expose and discover each others infirmities to the wicked and to the common adversary so that they are scandalized and entertain hard thoughts of religion and of God the Authour of it and are prejudiced against all the perswasions of the Gospel though designed for their own good Oh how heavy an account will such discredit of religion such dishonour of God such frustrating of Christs Gospel-designs and the miscarriage of such a multitude of Souls amount to Again is it not schism and division that lessens the Common strength by dispersing it into many smaller societies Did those who withdraw from us joyn with us and strengthen our hands as they may do and be never the lesse holy but the more we might hinder more evil and more convince the ungodly and do much more good But now separating from us and speaking all the evil they can against us and against what