Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	drink_v	eat_v	1,720	5	7.3129	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08952	A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England; Modus bene vivendi. English	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Batt, Antonie.	1633 (1633)	STC 1923; ESTC S113802	137,346	537

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which_o you_o will_n only_o this_o i_o desire_v that_o you_o will_v choose_v the_o better_a dear_a brother_n i_o will_v accept_v your_o counsel_n and_o will_v choose_v the_o better_a way_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o follow_v good_a counsel_n and_o advice_n and_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n assistance_n in_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o eternal_a happiness_n honest_a virgin_n for_o that_o you_o choose_v the_o ●etter_a way_n i_o can_v choose_v but_o render_v ●hankes_n unto_o god_n almighty_a forsake_v ●ot_n therefore_o the_o good_a way_n which_o you_o ●ave_n already_o begin_v to_o walk_v in_o keep_v ●his_n good_a resolution_n which_o you_o have_v now_o make_v all_o the_o day_n of_o your_o life_n than_o your_o work_n will_v be_v perfect_a if_o it_o persevere_v to_o the_o very_a end_n salvation_n be_v promise_v to_o such_o as_o be_v perseverant_fw-la the_o reward_n be_v bestow_v upon_o such_o as_o continue_v constant_a he_o be_v not_o good_a that_o do_v good_a but_o he_o that_o do_v 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the_o prophet_n isay_n bear_v witness_v who_o say_v *_o thus_o say_v our_o lord_n to_o eunuch_n i_o will_v give_v unto_o they_o in_o my_o house_n and_o within_o my_o wall_n a_o place_n and_o a_o name_n better_o they_o son_n and_o daughter_n a_o everlasting_a name_n will_v i_o give_v they_o which_o shall_v not_o perish_v isay_n 56._o all_o sin_n by_o penance_n receive_v pardon_v but_o virginity_n if_o it_o be_v destained_a can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v repair_v for_o albeit_o any_o one_o may_v by_o penance_n receive_v pardon_n yet_o he_o can_v never_o recover_v his_o former_a incorruption_n venerable_a sister_n virginity_n of_o flesh_n be_v worth_a nothing_o where_o integrity_n of_o mind_n be_v want_v virgin_n glory_v of_o their_o merit_n be_v compare_v to_o hypocrite_n who_o outward_o desire_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o good_a action_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v inward_o in_o their_o conscience_n for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n *_o that_o the_o 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to_o paint_v their_o face_n that_o ●hey_n may_v appear_v beautiful_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n o_o what_o a_o unseemly_a and_o absurd_a thing_n be_v it_o tha●_n nun_n and_o religious_a woman_n shall_v do_v that_o which_o ●_z and_o secular_a woman_n do_v in_o the_o world_n wherefore_o hone_a si●ter_n hear_v w●at_o i_o say_v mark_v what_o i_o admonish_v you_o never_o deck_v up_o your_o countenance_n that_o you_o may_v p●ease_v man_n bu●_n adorn_v the_o face_n of_o your_o conscience_n with_o virtue_n within_o tha●_n you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o please_v christ_n jesus_n your_o celestial_a bridegroom_n god_n i●_n not_o delight_v in_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o body_n but_o in_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o mind_n he_o be_v not_o delight_v in_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o countenance_n but_o in_o compose_a manner_n ●e_n be_v not_o delight_v in_o the_o corporal_a composition_n but_o in_o a_o holy_a and_o spiritual_a conversation_n when_o a_o devout_a soul_n be_v adorn_v with_o good_a manner_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n within_o than_o it_o become_v fair_a an●_n please_v unto_o he_o which_o the_o bridegroom_n do_v insinuat_fw-la very_n well_o in_o the_o canticle_n where_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o spouse_n say_v *_o how_o beautiful_a be_v thou_o an●_n how_o comely_a my_o dear_a in_o delight_n cant._n 7._o as_o ●f_o he_o shall_v say_v how_o beautiful_a be_v thou_o my_o dear_a that_o be_v thou_o art_n beau_fw-fr ifull_a by_o live_v just_o virtuous_o and_o ●el_a gious_o and_o thou_o be_v my_o dear_a by_o love_v i_o above_o all_o thing_n thou_o be_v therefore_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a for_o that_o thou_o do_v converse_v in_o good_a work_n by_o live_v well_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n thou_o be_v my_o dear_a for_o that_o thou_o do_v love_v i_o perfect_o because_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v any_o other_o friend_n more_o than_o i_o thou_o be_v not_o only_o my_o friend_n but_o also_o my_o dear_a ●_o because_o thou_o do_v more_o desire_n to_o please_v i_o by_o good_a 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chri●t_n wherefore_o i_o admonish_v you_o most_o dear_a sister_n that_o you_o love_v christ_n above_o all_o thing_n because_o god_n the_o father_n have_v choose_v you_o in_o he_o before_o all_o age_n i_o entreat_v you_o likewise_o that_o you_o covet_v to_o p●ease_v he_o alone_o and_o that_o you_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o that_o temporal_a or_o transitory_a praise_n that_o be_v offer_v you_o by_o man_n amen_n that_o a_o virgin_n out_o not_o to_o laugh_v immoderate_o chap_a lxv_o most_o dear_a sister_n listen_v to_o the_o wo●●e_n of_o that_o mo_z to_o wise_a solomon_n *_o l●ug●●er_v i_o have_v repute_v error_n and_o to_o joy_v 〈◊〉_d have_v say_v why_o be_v thou_o dece●●●_n in_o vain_a eccles._n 2._o we_o term_v 〈◊〉_d a_o error_n when_o we_o ought_v to_o do●_n on●_n thing_n and_o do_v a_o other_o then_o there_o ●_o e_o a_o errou●●s_v commit_v when_o he_o 〈◊〉_d ●ug●●_n to_o veep●_n do●h_v laugh_v and_o and_z ●ee_z ea●_n laughter_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d error_n for_o that_o during_o the_o tim●_n that_o any_o one_o do_v laugh_v he_o forget_v the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v true_o deceive_v in_o vain_a that_o take_v content_a in_o temporal_a delectation_n they_o be_v true_o deceive_v that_o rejoice_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o his_o world_n because_o if_o they_o will_v call_v the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n to_o remembr_v nce_n they_o will_v ra_o she_o lament_v ●heir_a sin_n than_o laugh_v at_o fond_a and_o vain_a thing_n those_o that_o laugh_v at_o frivolous_a and_o th●_n vain_a thing_n if_o they_o do_v remember_v th●_n calamiti_n s_o ●hat_n be_v l●ke_v to_o all_o upon_o ●●m_fw-la will_v not_o laugh_v but_o mou●ne_o whereupon_o salomo_n al●o_o 〈◊〉_d laughter_n sh●ll_a b●_n m_o ngl●d_n with_o sorrow_n and_o mourn_v occupiet_fw-la the_o late_a en_fw-fr s_o of_o joy_n prou._n 14._o our_o lord_n likewise_o say_v in_o the_o go●pel_n *_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o mou●n●_n ●o●_n to_o eye_n shall_v be_v con●o●ted_v ma●_n 5._o he_o say_v no●_n bless_a be_v they_o that_o laugh_v but_o bless_a be_v the_o y_o that_o mou●ne_n because_o t●ey_v indeed_o be_v bless_v that_o mourn_n for_o their_o sin_n not_o they_o that_o laugh_v at_o vain_a thing_n t●ey_n that_o mourn●_n according_a to_o god_n be_v bless_v because_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v moreover_o the_o apostle_n s_o james_n do_v blame_v such_o as_o laugh_v at_o vain_a thing_n say_v *_o your_o laughter_n shall_v be_v turn_v in_o to_o lamentation_n and_o joy_n into_o mourning_n jam._n 4._o a_o fool_n in_o laugh●er_n exalt_v his_o voice_n but_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v scarce_o laugh_v secret_o eccli_n 21._o wherefore_o dear_a si●ter_n eschew_v laughter_n as_o a_o error_n and_o change_v temporal_a mirth_n into_o mourning_n why_o certain_o to_o th●s_n end_n that_o by_o lament_v ur_v this_o your_o pilgrimage_n you_o may_v become_v bless_v i_o mean_v that_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o your_o death_n you_o may_v be_v find_v bless_v if_o you_o bewail_v your_o offence_n in_o this_o world_n acknowledge_v your_o sel●e_n to_o be_v a_o pilgrim_n or_o stranger_n in_o the_o world_n because_o here_o be_v not_o your_o country_n but_o in_o heaven_n you_o have_v not_o here_o a_o permanent_a city_n because_o god_n ha●h_v promise_v you_o a_o celestial_a hi●ru●alem_n in_o that_o eternal_a beatitude_n to_o which_o the_o prophet_n david_n do_v desire_v to_o attain_v when_o he_o say_v *_o ay_o rejoice_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o i_o we_o shall_v g●●_n in●o_v the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n psal_n 121._o the_o like_a desire_n have_v t●at_a servant_n of_o chri_n wh●ch_v say_v *_o i_o desire_n to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n philip_z 1._o he_o also_o cover_v to_o attain_v to_o heau●n_n who_o lament_v his_o overlong_o abode_n in_o thi●_n world_n in_o this_o manner_n *_o woe_n ●s_n ●one_n t●at_v my_o seiou●ning_n be_v prolong_v i_o have_v dwell_v with_o t●e_v inhabitant_n of_o cedar_n ps_n 119._o when_o ●e_n say_v this_o he_o do_v not_o laugh_v at_o worldly_a vanity_n bu●_n ra●her_o lament_v the_o tediousness_n of_o this_o his_o earthly_a pilgrimage_n therefore_o honest_a virgin●_n let_v your_o joy_n be_v always_o in_o heaven_n let_v the_o mirth_n of_o your_o heart_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o modesty_n an●_n stillne_v according_a as_o the_o apostle_n do_v admonish_v we_o *_o rejoice_v say_v he_o in_o our_o lord_n always_o again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v philip._n 4._o an●_n in_o a_o other_o place_n the_o fruit_n o●_n the_o spirit_n be_v charity_n joy_n peace_n etc._n etc._n galat._n 5._o such_o a_o joy_n do_v not_o trouble_v the_o mind_n through_o immederatnes_n of_o laughter_n but_o do_v elevate_v the_o soul_n through_o a_o ●esire_n o●_n attain_v to_o that_o heavenly_a country_n wh●r●_n sh●e_v may_v hear_v that_o joyful_a welcome_n pronounce_v unto_o she_o *_o enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n mat._n 25._o the_o face_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o look_a glass_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o laughter_n a_o man_n may_v easy_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o r●lig●ous_a woman_n laughter_n and_o unprofitable_a jest_n do_v ●●nou●ce_n the_o vain_a conscience_n of_o a_o n●●●●e_n laughter_n and_o unseemly_a jest_n do_v oftentime_o m●ke_v know_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o religious_a woman_n for_o if_o she_o have_v a_o cha●●_n heart_n she_o will_v never_o laugh_v in_o that_o immodest_a so●●_n i●_n her_o mind_n be_v not_o i●_n pure_a she_o will_v not_o laugh_v after_o that_o lascivious_a manner_n for_o so_o our_o lord_n say_v *_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v mat._n 12._o the_o laugh●er_n therefore_o and_o lightness_n of_o a_o virgin●_n countenance_n proceed_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o her_o most_o vain_a conscience_n if_o