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	natural_a	nature_n	2,983	5	5.5283	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00581	Comfort to the afflicted. Deliuered in a sermon preached at Pauls-Crosse the xxi. day of May, M. DC. XXVI. Being the last Sunday in Easter terme. By Antony Fawkener, Mast. of Arts, of Iesus Colledge in Oxford	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2.	1626 (1626)	STC 10718; ESTC S118330	17,791	36

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civil_a as_o of_o a_o countryman_n to_o a_o countryman_n 3._o spiritual_a as_o of_o a_o christian_a to_o a_o christian_n we_o ought_v indeed_o to_o pity_v all_o but_o these_o per_fw-la prius_fw-la charity_n begin_v at_o home_n we_o owe_v it_o to_o each_o man_n but_o first_o to_o the_o near_a virtue_n and_o grace_n it_o be_v aquin_n as_o his_o simile_n imitate_v nature_n the_o fire_n first_o warm_v what_o be_v like_o it_o and_o next_o it_o the_o air_n can_v soon_o participate_v of_o the_o fire_n heat_n than_o the_o water_n and_o the_o flame_n soon_o heat_n that_o which_o natural_o be_v most_o propense_a and_o incline_v to_o warmth_n so_o though_o our_o compassion_n extend_v to_o all_o it_o first_o respect_n the_o near_a religion_n and_o policy_n prescribe_v a_o order_n to_o our_o love_n and_o natural_o our_o affection_n be_v as_o near_o as_o nature_n 3._o in_o cant._n tom._n 3._o puto_fw-la quidem_fw-la esse_fw-la vim_o charitatis_fw-la unam_fw-la multas_fw-la tamen_fw-la habere_fw-la causas_fw-la &_o multos_fw-la ordines_fw-la diligendi_fw-la say_v s._n origen_n we_o may_v love_v and_o consequent_o pity_v all_o yet_o some_o first_o and_o most_o and_o one_o commiseration_n may_v have_v diverse_a degree_n the_o beautiful_a and_o deform_a may_v be_v both_o belove_a yet_o the_o fair_a best_o i_o may_v commiserate_v a_o friend_n case_n yea_o and_o a_o enemy_n too_o yet_o my_o friend_n first_o joseph_n feed_v all_o egypt_n but_o he_o place_v his_o father_n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o land_n gen._n 47.11_o he_o sell_v food_n to_o the_o egyptian_n verse_n 14._o but_o he_o nourish_v they_o vers_n 12._o s._n paul_n suffer_v persecution_n for_o the_o gentile_n but_o he_o can_v wish_v himself_o separate_v from_o christ_n for_o his_o brother_n his_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 9.3_o israel_n be_v command_v to_o entertain_v stranger_n gentle_o levit._fw-la 19.33_o but_o they_o weep_v bittery_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o countryman_n the_o beniamite_n 21.3_o 2._o sam._n 21.3_o judg._n 21.2_o david_n indeed_o pity_v and_o revenge_v the_o sojourn_v jebusite_n but_o jeremy_n compile_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o lamentation_n for_o his_o native_a city_n jerusalem_n 19.4.6_o gen._n 19.4.6_o brief_o abraham_n may_v be_v kind_a to_o hagar_n but_o he_o must_v love_v sarah_n it_o be_v grievous_a in_o his_o sight_n to_o part_v with_o ishmael_n yet_o he_o must_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o his_o son_n isaac_n 21.10.11_o gen._n 21.10.11_o for_o we_o must_v do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n but_o special_o to_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n gal._n 6.10_o these_o three_o thing_n then_o religion_n kindred_n and_o country_n claim_v the_o first_o title_n in_o our_o affection_n and_o consequent_o in_o our_o compassion_n and_o that_o commiseration_n which_o orderly_o respect_v they_o be_v natural_a lawful_a and_o sanctify_a these_o indeed_o infer_v a_o priority_n in_o mercy_n but_o insinuate_v not_o so_o 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compassion_n as_o proper_a to_o friend_n as_o passion_n to_o man_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a among_o friend_n then_o so_o be_v misery_n for_o affliction_n be_v as_o selfe-communicative_a as_o happiness_n my_o friend_n be_v as_o i_o own_o soul_n deut._n 13.6_o thus_o if_o i_o love_v my_o friend_n i_o be_o but_o penè_fw-la alter_fw-la scarce_o another_o so_o that_o i_o account_v his_o pain_n my_o grief_n and_o what_o he_o undergo_v proper_o i_o must_v suffer_v at_o least_o by_o reputation_n the_o second_o motive_n be_v conjunction_n and_o nearness_n which_o we_o have_v before_o touch_v the_o three_o be_v assimilation_n or_o likeness_n if_o the_o wind_n can_v scatter_v dust_n then_o à_fw-la simili_fw-la why_o can_v the_o breath_n of_o god_n nostril_n scatter_v we_o which_o be_v but_o dust_n if_o one_o man_n be_v in_o misery_n we_o be_v man_n too_o &_o but_o man_n and_o may_v be_v just_a so_o afflict_v aetes_n parentum_fw-la peior_fw-la avis_fw-la we_o be_v all_o no_o better_o than_o 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brethren_n not_o so_o good_a as_o our_o father_n if_o they_o be_v punish_v so_o may_v we_o if_o bid_v be_v scourge_v why_o shall_v worse_a look_v for_o happiness_n if_o job_n be_v punish_v why_o may_v not_o his_o friend_n be_v torment_v saul_n persecute_v david_n and_o what_o supersedeas_fw-la have_v he_o but_o that_o for_o all_o that_o the_o philistines_n may_v scorn_v he_o jacob_n be_v as_o wise_a as_o age_a and_o pity_v the_o shechemite_n his_o neighbour_n know_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o neighbour_n may_v ere_o long_o have_v have_v cause_n to_o pity_v he_o if_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v have_v gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o he_o be_v few_o in_o number_n and_o so_o he_o and_o his_o house_n shall_v have_v be_v destroy_v gen._n 34.30_o if_o then_o we_o pity_v other_o we_o put_v our_o compassion_n to_o use_v we_o lend_v our_o mercy_n to_o our_o own_o profit_n and_o only_a store_n it_o to_o receive_v it_o at_o need_n thus_o our_o mercy_n reflect_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o compassion_n to_o other_o include_v as_o much_o respect_n to_o ourselves_o as_o they_o now_o if_o we_o shall_v only_o pity_v they_o for_o our_o own_o sake_n it_o will_v be_v philautie_n not_o charity_n a_o selfe-affection_n not_o a_o brotherly_a compassion_n there_o must_v be_v then_o causa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o object_n must_v impel_v to_o as_o much_o as_o we_o in_o ourselves_o can_v be_v move_v to_o grant_v so_o that_o we_o must_v weigh_v the_o motive_n aswell_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o party_n pity_v as_o the_o party_n pity_v now_o that_o motive_n be_v only_o one_o misery_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n its_o subject_n be_v twofold_a involuntary_a which_o befall_v we_o against_o our_o will_n and_o voluntary_a which_o in_o some_o manner_n take_v ground_n from_o our_o own_o consent_n involuntarie_a unhappiness_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o natural_a when_o any_o defect_n be_v in_o and_o by_o nature_n as_o blindness_n lameness_n and_o such_o like_a imperfection_n unavoidable_a or_o casual_a as_o when_o from_o any_o thing_n we_o expect_v good_a 4.4_o job_n 1._o 2._o sam._n 4.4_o and_o it_o happen_v evil_a so_o job_n child_n meet_v to_o be_v familiar_a and_o merry_a together_o and_o the_o house_n fall_v upon_o they_o so_o mephibosheth_n in_o haste_n to_o be_v save_v be_v lame_v these_o two_o sort_n of_o unhappiness_n may_v just_o challenge_v pity_n wherefore_o christ_n have_v compassion_n upon_o the_o blind_a man_n john_n 9.6_o and_o david_n upon_o lame_a mephibosheth_n 2._o sam._n 9.10_o now_o our_o calamity_n may_v be_v term_v voluntary_a two_o way_n ratione_fw-la non_fw-la evitationis_fw-la 1._o aqui._n 22ae_fw-la q._n 30._o art_n 1._o &_o ratione_fw-la electionis_fw-la in_o causâ_fw-la either_o in_o not_o avoid_v it_o when_o we_o may_v as_o when_o either_o by_o contempt_n or_o neglect_n we_o run_v headlong_o into_o any_o imminent_a danger_n or_o in_o willing_a unhappiness_n in_o its_o cause_n which_o be_v when_o we_o will_v the_o cause_n of_o misery_n for_o so_o consequent_o we_o will_v misery_n itself_o he_o that_o eat_v know_v poison_n do_v in_o some_o manner_n desire_v sickness_n he_o that_o will_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n will_n consequent_o the_o punishment_n he_o that_o must_v needs_o sin_v must_v needs_o die_v and_o he_o that_o will_n the_o one_o desire_v the_o other_o israel_n will_v die_v if_o they_o will_v sin_v wherefore_o god_n as_o it_o be_v wonder_v at_o their_o unnatural_a desire_n ask_v they_o not_o why_o they_o will_v sin_v but_o why_o they_o will_v die_v ezskiel_n 33.11_o so_o these_o two_o sort_n be_v so_o far_o from_o move_v to_o pity_v that_o they_o excite_v to_o punishment_n so_o then_o all_o poor_a be_v not_o alike_o to_o be_v pity_v cain_n be_v a_o wanderer_n so_o be_v jacob_n but_o cain_n a_o vagabond_n jacob_n a_o pilgrim_n the_o one_o to_o be_v punish_v the_o other_o to_o be_v relieve_v he_o that_o will_v not_o avoid_v a_o apparent_a affliction_n be_v worthy_a to_o receive_v it_o 2.37.46_o 1._o king_n 2.37.46_o and_o if_o shimei_n will_v not_o keep_v his_o bound_n but_o rash_o go_v over_o the_o river_n kidron_n good_a reason_n he_o shall_v be_v smite_v that_o he_o die_v bona_fw-la est_fw-la misericordia_fw-la 2._o s._n aug._n sup-exod_a lib._n 2._o sed_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la contra_fw-la iudicium_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n mercy_n be_v good_a but_o then_o inordinate_a when_o against_o justice_n we_o know_v by_o the_o immutable_a decree_n of_o god_n that_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v shed_v for_o blood_n if_o then_o the_o murderer_n will_v needs_o be_v glut_v with_o blood_n let_v he_o buy_v it_o with_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o own_o and_o receive_v what_o consequent_o he_o will_v the_o punishment_n 19.21_o deut._n 19.21_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o and_o our_o eye_n must_v not_o pity_v he_o notwithstanding_o voluntary_a affliction_n do_v not_o always_o exclude_v commiseration_n but_o only_o or_o at_o least_o chief_o when_o it_o be_v offensive_a to_o justice_n misereremei_n non_fw-la quia_fw-la dignus_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la inops_fw-la &_o pauper_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la justitia_fw-la meritum_fw-la quaerit_fw-la misericordia_fw-la miseriam_fw-la intuetur_fw-la ver_n a_o misericordia_fw-la non_fw-la iudicat_fw-la sed_fw-la afficit_fw-la thus_o s._n bernard_n teach_v how_o to_o ask_v mercy_n by_o his_o own_o petition_n have_v compassion_n say_v he_o upon_o i_o not_o because_o i_o deserve_v it_o but_o because_o i_o want_v it_o justice_n look_n for_o merit_n mercy_n take_v notice_n of_o misery_n and_o true_a commiseration_n argue_v not_o by_o reason_n but_o affect_v with_o passion_n samuel_n mourn_v for_o disobedient_a saul_n respect_v his_o distress_n not_o his_o sin_n and_o david_n sorrow_v for_o that_o traitorous_a parricide_n absalon_n his_o tear_n indeed_o be_v in_o vain_a yet_o they_o be_v pious_a because_o pitiful_a we_o may_v bestow_v pity_n upon_o a_o offendor_n that_o be_v die_v not_o to_o save_v he_o but_o to_o comfort_v he_o we_o may_v pity_v a_o offendor_n that_o be_v live_v 2._o aqui_fw-la 22._o ae_z q._n 31._o art_n 2._o ad_fw-la sustentationem_fw-la naturae_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la fomentum_fw-la culpae_fw-la we_o may_v have_v compassion_n upon_o his_o nature_n in_o which_o he_o be_v like_o we_o and_o not_o cherish_v his_o vice_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v dislike_v he_o from_o these_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o far_o compassion_n be_v lawful_a and_o how_o inordinate_a but_o because_o the_o word_n lawful_a may_v only_o insinuate_v a_o tolerancie_n for_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o not_o in_o themselves_o absolute_o good_a may_v be_v permit_v and_o according_a to_o that_o acceptation_n lawful_a the_o next_o reason_n challenge_v place_n which_o be_v ground_v upon_o command_n and_o first_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 118._o nature_n arban_n q._n 118._o say_v athanasius_n god_n have_v so_o guide_v nature_n that_o she_o make_v her_o best_a work_n as_o like_a as_o she_o can_v to_o god_n man_n be_v create_v according_a to_o his_o own_o image_n and_o be_v natural_o in_o nothing_o more_o like_o he_o than_o in_o mercy_n in_o each_o creature_n there_o be_v vestigium_fw-la creatoris_fw-la the_o foot-steppe_n of_o the_o creator_n in_o man_n his_o image_n the_o most_o savage_a cruelty_n have_v its_o limit_n bear_n agree_v among_o themselves_o and_o the_o cannibal_n that_o devour_v their_o enemy_n nourish_v their_o neighbour_n as_o body_n be_v natural_o contiguous_a so_o be_v our_o affection_n we_o be_v as_o near_o by_o love_n as_o they_o by_o touch_n a_o man_n have_v as_o good_a be_v a_o stock_n as_o a_o man_n without_o a_o neighbour_n we_o be_v better_a than_o beast_n only_o in_o discourse_n so_o that_o our_o perfection_n depend_v upon_o a_o fellow_n the_o cause_n why_o this_o fellowship_n be_v so_o necessary_a be_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o mutual_a relief_n which_o be_v as_o well_o afford_v by_o compassion_n as_o in_o a_o gift_n my_o mind_n may_v be_v as_o liberal_a as_o my_o hand_n and_o if_o poverty_n curb_v my_o bounty_n yet_o maugre_o misfortune_n i_o can_v bestow_v the_o natural_a benevolence_n of_o pity_n which_o be_v to_o be_v accept_v since_o it_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o agesilaus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d agesilao_n xenoph_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr agesilao_n he_o respect_v those_o friend_n that_o will_v do_v he_o a_o courtesy_n more_o than_o those_o that_o can_v do_v it_o prefer_v the_o benevolence_n of_o mind_n to_o the_o possible_a beneficence_n of_o fortune_n if_o i_o can_v grieve_v yet_o i_o can_v love_v if_o by_o misfortune_n i_o can_v succour_v yet_o by_o nature_n i_o can_v pity_v by_o commiseration_n though_o i_o can_v free_v my_o friend_n yet_o i_o can_v ease_v he_o nor_o be_v it_o my_o sorrow_n that_o so_o help_v he_o 2.3_o aqui._n 12ae_fw-la