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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	mind_n	soul_n	1,535	5	4.8520	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05291	Vertue triumphant, or A liuely description of the foure vertues cardinall dedicated to the Kings Maiestie.	Leighton, William, Sir, fl. 1603-1614.	1603 (1603)	STC 15435; ESTC S108435	25,756	64

Iustice doth aduance 17 Sage Prudence busied in foresight of things And moderate Temperance with her golden squire True manly Fortitude the heart of Kings Ioin'd with impartiall Iustice all desire For their more safetie and securer rest A sacred mansion in your Princely brest 18 Now Vertue lookes more debonaire and sweet And darts strange flames of loue in euery place T' is so when she and Princely greatnesse meet Accept the good that Vertue giues your Grace A double ease then shall your Highnesse finde Making these Vertues Squires of your minde 19 What comfort comes by such a gracious King In whom the foure rare morall vertues raigne A Prince that wants of these in anything Can not serue God nor subiects well maintaine All which great gifts his Princely minde must beare That will Th'emperiall Crowne of honour weare 20 These foure a Chariot of foure wheeles haue fram'd Which whoso mounts shall great and mightie be And for this merit shall as much be fain'd As if the Conquerer of the world were he Few Kings this goodly Chariot haue driuen For vnto few these Cardinals are giuen 21 Which vertues are fast knit and ioin'd together Yet proper and distinct in qualitie Like Riuers flowing in a stormie weather Out of the fountaine of pure honestie Thus all are one and one esteemed all Who wanteth one possesseth none at all 22 There is one only wise and Soueraigne king Who sitteth on his high and holy throne And by his word created euery thing From whom true wisdome doth proceed alone Which teacheth vs his holy word to know And in abundance doth his mercy show 23 These Morall vertues Cardinall are nam'd A cardine as ancient writers say Which is a hindge on which the doore is fram'd By which it shuts and opens euery way All Monarchs kingdoms commonwealths Kings Guided by these possesse mostblessed things 24 By these they are made open vnto God And to all goodnesse in their land and state Preseru'd from Sathan and his wicked rod And from those vices which these vertues hate Who rules by these shall haue eternall blisse And raigne with God where vertues glory is 25 Further they call them Card'nall as I gesse By reason of their firme stabilitie Both in themselues and persons they possesse Where they inhere with perfect constancie When doores are mou'd the hindges fixt remaine And yet not chang'd returne the same againe 26 The third cause is for that our conuersation And course of life supported ought to be By these foure vertues without alteration As doores borne vp on hindges which we see Though to and fro the doore do dayly passe Yet borne on hindges is the same it was 27 Fourth reason why we do them Card'nall proue Is praeminence and power aboue the rest The Cardin's are the chiefest parts aboue Of Heauen of Earth and Sea which God hath blest Alluding vnto man compos'd by nature Of elements or els no perfect creature 28 These vertues do exceed all others farre By them are noble acts and deeds begunne The least of them shines bright as any starre And all in one as glorious as the Sunne The soule who striues the greatest works t' effect By these foure vertues doth herselfe direct 29 The fifth cause is their principalitie For vnto them all vertues are inclin'de They leade the motions power and qualitie Of heart of soule of bodie and of minde They teach they rule they gouerne and they guide The minde and soule that is to wisdome tide 30 Prudence the act of Reason still doth sway Which vertues is from vices to discerne Twixt good and bad which is the perfect way To take or leaue it teacheth vs to learne It makes vs see and know the good from ill And hauing choise to take the better still 31 Temperance the act doth rule leade and direct Of the concupiscible facultie Which is things good and pleasing to elect To comfort man and with Gods word agree It doth dispose all actions which delight Mans humane good and highest God of might 32 Fortitude rules the actions will and power Irascible in hearts and mindes of all That manage valourous actions at each stower And to indure what perils can befall Rather than faint in any fearefull guise They shew themselues both valiant stout and wise 33 These former vertues do themselues dispose With seuerall actions in their proper places But Iustice doth direct and leade all those To all good works indu'de with heauenly graces And by her vnderstanding power controule The outward acts and inward thoughts of soule 34 In number foure these choisest vertues are Which learned men in books define to be A bodie knit with substance firme and rare Sound without change from all corruption free Yet haue they obiects in a diff'rent kinde To euery wicked thought and worke inclin'd 35 Gainst Prudence warreth senselesse Ignorance Infirmitie with Fortitude doth fight Vnbridled Lust defieth Temperance And hatefull wrong gainst Iustice bends his might Thus euery vertue findes a vicious foe The one doth good the other doth not so 36 The Church which is of Christ the Spouse and mate By these foure vertues is adorn'd and wrought As of foure precious stones of highest rate Not to be match't if all the world were sought Which do protect and keepe on euery side Gods Word and Trueth so often purified 37 Prudence before doth teach her to foresee All future mischiefes like to come at last Iustice behinde will alwayes witnesse be To euery thing before is gone and past For what 's to come the first doth her defend For matters done the latter helpe doth send 38 But Temperance the right hand doth attend Lest it be puft vp with prosperitie And Fortitude the left hand doth defend For feare it fall into aduersitie These former vertues doe the Church vpholde In Gods true feare that cannot be controlde 39 Next wise men do these Cardinalls compare To the foure Riuers pure of Paradise Which water that faire garden Eden rare The place of all delights and high deuise For as they moisten earth in euery place So those bedew the soule of man with grace 40 By these men coole the heat of carnall lust And wicked passions which oppresse the minde By these our hearts are mou'd to do what 's iust From ill to good they make vs still inclin'd By these the Lord his blessings still imparts Vnto the sonnes of men to glad their harts 41 They are compar'd to those faire colours pure In whose cleere hue those Curtaines were discern'd Of Moyses Tabernacle built most sure From whom are all good acts and precepts learn'd Which seuerally the vertues do define And shew Christs Church on high to be diuine 42 The first the Iacinth is of heauenly hue Whose rarenesse doth to Prudence appertaine Whereby we imitate our

Sauiour true And with his Angels hope in blisse to raigne This colour doth so bright in glory shine That mortall hearts by faith see things diuine 43 The second pure white silke doth signifie And vnto Temperance of right belongs It doth the soule both clense and purifie Diuinely freeing it from offering wrongs To worke to speake to thinke the heart it moues To all those things the highest God approues 44 The third is Purple of a ruddie show Which doth on noble Fortitude attend To venture life and bloud at eu'ry blow The spotlesse truth of Iesus to defend No dangerous aduenture labour toile In Gods iust cause can make her once recoile 45 The fourth is Crimsen of a fierie red Resembling iustice in her scarlet tires To censure humane causes as their head Whose burning zeale Christs glory still desires And as this colour lasteth without staine So shall the conscience cleere from touch remaine 46 These vertues natures liuely we may proue In spices foure from whence that vnction wrought T' anoint the place and Priests of highest Ioue And vessels all that to Gods house were brought Which stately Throne perfum'd with heauenly sweet Affoords these vertues place as roome most meet 47 First weeping Myrrhe which Temperance signifies With actions gouern'd in our time of youth This doth the wicked thoughts of men surprise From iudgements rash to see and know the trueth And makes vs in our courses oft incline From damned plots to muse on things diuine 48 The second is the sweetest Cynamon Whose colour is for darkish browne allow'd This being pounded sendeth foorth anon A pleasing breath that mounteth like a cloud Which doth present to vs Humilitie As well the booke of books can verifie 49 From whence all prayers do ascend and rise Of faithfull people like the morning dew As incense sweet whose smoke doth clense the skies Which in the euening like a mist doth shew As this spice broke doth make sweet smell ech where So humble prayers pierce our Sauiours eare 50 What spice so sweet as when this same is bruis'd What sacrifice so pleasing in Gods sight As prayers which in broken heart are vs'd Which flame and burne and shine like glittring light Which mildly draw the Maiestie diuine With humble humane creatures to combine 51 To whom shall I send downe my holy Spirit But vnto those that are of contrite hart Who shall my holy land of blisse inherit But those from whom true meeknesse doth not part Whose hearts do quake and tremble at my word Which wounds thē more than men or mortal sword 52 The third is Cassia which in waters growes Resembling Prudence and doth comfort take From purest streames where perfect doctrine flowes And of small Springs a Riuer great do make From will to wit our senses it increaseth And by experience perfect wisdome teacheth 53 The fourth is Calamus a fragrant Plant That beares the branches of true Fortitude Which in extreames no patience doth want This driues away contagious sent and rude The more these spices we do beat and bruise The sweeter smell and sauour still ensues 54 Ioine vnto these a godly feare and Loue And all the heauenly works of Charitie Which with the grace proceeding from aboue Doth make this ointment smell in puritie For better is a good and honest name Than any wealth or precious ointments fame 55 Fourthly these vertues are esteemed fit To the foure wheeles of that same firie coach Wherein Elias and Gods seruants sit Being lifted vp the heauens to approach Which firie Chariot to vs knowledge giues Of their true zeale that in our Sauiour liues 56 Fifthly the number of these vertues can Be well alluded to foure liuing creatures The Aegle Calfe a Lion and a Man Which do describe their perfect seuerall natures These foure do sundry kindes decide How these rare vertues do themselues diuide 57 The first doth vs a perfect figure giue Of Prudence in her secret propertie To watch obserue and note the age we liue And with quicke sight all diffrent things to see Whose prouident praescience doth preuent All future acts might come to ill euent 58 The second shewes true Temperance to appeare Which makes vs giue our bodies vnto God With true oblation to our Sauiour deare As sacrifice not fearing scourge of rod But still to hazzard liuing life and all For Gods true cause what euer should befall 59 The third of these doth Fortitude containe Which is the Lion of all beasts the king As he aboue them all doth rule and raigne So this rare vertue rules aboue each thing As th' one no man nor creature can dismay So th' other will from all the rest beare sway 60 Man being the fourth doth Iustice comprehend Which is the band of true societie This doth all right and causes iust defend In faith in truth and lawfull equitie And doth preferre with care the poore mans right Before rewards or greater men of might 61 Lastly to note the number still persists Of these chiefe vertues whereof we intreat How God appointed foure Euangelists As blessed Gospels to confirme their seat Which shewes that those who teach the truth indeed In these foure seu'rall vertues should exceed 62 What euer honest is doth come from them For they of honestie the fountaines beene And from graue Reason draw their sacred stem All vnto vertue bowing as their Queene These thus discoursed of in generall I haste to shew their powers seuerall 63 From Wisdome daughter of immortall loue And sacred Science of Diuiner things Belonging to the Deitie aboue The birth of well aduised Prudence springs This the first fountaine is that purely runnes From Reasons head whereas true vertue wonnes 64 No mortall man can perfect good attaine That wants this vertue in her heauenly kinde Nor can his life from actions vile refraine Nor yet controule the wicked thoughts of minde Of Prudence therefore this is vnderstood Men wanting her are not accounted good 65 She is the nurse of true and holy feare Both to loue God and to obey our King She is the Ancient doth the colours beare Into those fields where fairest blessings spring She makes vs know our selues and feare the Lord To loue the king and in one faith accord 66 A prudent King a firme assurance is Vnto his people ouer whom he raignes Vpholds the right and mends the faults amisse He roots out vice and vertue still maintaines Clap hands for ioy when such a King we crowne That raiseth good and pulles the wicked downe 67 This vertue sprung from wisdome most diuine With knowledge got and by Gods goodnesse had Doth rule mens actions and their hearts encline For to discerne and chuse the good from bad Whose office doth consist by skill to chuse What vertue bids and all the rest refuse 68 She