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	spirit_n	1,503	5	5.1182	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B13519	The second report of Doctor Iohn Faustus. Containing his appearances, and the deedes of Wagner. / VVritten by an English gentleman student in VVittenberg an Vniuersity of Germany in Saxony. Published for the delight of all those which desire nouelties by a frend of the same gentleman	English gentleman student.	1594 (1594)	STC 10715; ESTC S115012	55,114	72

and_o the_o fullness_n of_o tree_n give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o a_o grove_n sudden_o like_a as_o all_o such_o chance_n hap_n faustus_n or_o faustus_n spirit_n clap_v he_o upon_o the_o shoulder_n say_v wagner_n good_a morrow_n wagner_n avayl_v his_o scholar_n bonnet_n think_v very_o that_o he_o be_v some_o other_o student_n but_o beholdinge_v his_o master_n faustus_n he_o be_v most_o terrible_o affright_v and_o step_v aside_o he_o begin_v to_o mumble_v to_o himself_o a_o benedicite_fw-la and_o cross_v himself_o rehearse_v and_o say_v coniuro_fw-la te_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la patris_fw-la et_fw-la filii_fw-la et_fw-la spiritus_n sancti_fw-la etc._n etc._n make_v a_o circle_n etc._n etc._n faustus_n roll_a his_o eye_n and_o for_o mere_a fury_n and_o anger_n stamp_v bind_v for_o so_o he_o seem_v with_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o exorcism_n run_v about_o most_o terrible_o the_o brim_n thereof_o that_o therewith_o the_o neighbour_n ground_n do_v seem_v to_o tremble_v cast_v out_o a_o blackish_a s●omy_n sulphury_a smoke_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n wherewith_o the_o bright_a air_n be_v much_o darken_v at_o length_n appease_v either_o force_v with_o necessity_n or_o knavery_n he_o speak_v and_o that_o very_o distinct_o wagner_n qd_n he_o be_v thou_o afeard_a of_o i_o as_o of_o a_o spirit_n or_o infernal_a ghost_n be_o not_o i_o ungrateful_a rascal_n faustus_n be_o not_o i_o thy_o master_n faustus_n quoth_v wagner_n very_o confident_o what_o thou_o be_v i_o know_v what_o also_o thou_o be_v who_o know_v not_o though_o once_o my_o master_n ●ow_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o servant_n though_o once_o my_o friend_n and_o familiar_a now_o i_o may_v just_o term_v thou_o neither_o the_o law_n of_o devil_n have_v not_o make_v i_o secure_a from_o thy_o tyranny_n and_o how_o may_v thy_o friendship_n avail_v i_o for_o how_o can_v that_o help_v which_o be_v not_o affection_n be_v not_o amongst_o féend_n nor_o passion_n amongst_o spirit_n wherefore_o faustus_n if_o thou_o will_v that_o i_o be_v thy_o master_n as_o whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o i_o will_v conjure_v thou_o etc._n etc._n to_o answer_v direct_o and_o true_o to_o all_o my_o question_n ah_o wagner_n quoth_v faustus_n be_v this_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o servant_n do_v thou_o mistrust_v that_o in_o i_o which_o neither_o i_o mean_v nor_o thou_o of_o honest_a thought_n and_o duty_n ought_v imagine_v and_o as_o for_o affection_n in_o spirit_n certain_o there_o be_v none_o but_o i_o be_o none_o feel_v i_o my_o good_a wagner_n behold_v flesh_n blood_n and_o bone_n and_o spirit_n have_v neither_o flesh_n blood_n nor_o bone_n believe_v i_o i_o shall_v teach_v thou_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o devil_n i_o will_v teach_v thou_o that_o which_o neither_o thou_o can_v desire_v of_o i_o or_o think_v extra_n capio_fw-la humanum_fw-la then_o my_o good_a boy_n wagner_n come_v to_o i_o and_o use_v i_o not_o as_o a_o spirit_n who_o body_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o spirit_n and_o as_o logician_n say_v substantia_fw-la incorporea_fw-la and_o i_o will_v open_v unto_o thou_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o world_n and_o hell_n and_o else_o whatsoever_o in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n come_v my_o wagner_n my_o son_n my_o darling_n my_o sweet_a delight_n and_o rejoice_v the_o only_a hope_n of_o my_o labour_n bold_o love_o curteouslye_o above_o all_o which_o be_o the_o very_a same_o matter_n and_o substance_n i_o once_o be_v and_o if_o thou_o doubt_v as_o well_o thou_o may_v reach_v thy_o hand_n to_o i_o for_o i_o can_v mine_v to_o thou_o and_o feel_v whether_o i_o be_o not_o as_o i_o say_v i_o be_o flesh_n blood_n and_o bone_n wagner_n half_o astonish_v at_o this_o his_o fervent_a speech_n yet_o rather_o hear_v it_o then_o beléeve_v it_o why_o faustus_n let_v i_o speak_v to_o you_o somewhat_o more_o considerate_o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v substance_n and_o all_o substance_n be_v heavy_a and_o no_o heavy_a thing_n can_v ascend_v upwardes_o and_o as_o thy_o conference_n with_o mephistopheles_n 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the_o sun_n therefore_o leave_v the_o zenyth_n of_o any_o horizon_n and_o come_v to_o the_o nadir_n opposite_o the_o material_a body_n of_o dew_n as_o the_o cause_n always_o fail_v with_o the_o effect_n and_o next_o the_o concretion_n of_o snow_n and_o hail_n because_o they_o be_v substance_n can_v remain_v in_o the_o light_n and_o unheavy_a air_n wherefore_o i_o have_v answer_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v either_o a_o spirit_n or_o not_o substance_n i_o wonder_v when_o i_o read_v this_o discourse_n with_o what_o patience_n the_o doctor_n can_v endure_v so_o long_o a_o argument_n but_o it_o prove_v otherwise_o for_o the_o doctor_n break_v forth_o into_o these_o speech_n unable_a to_o contain_v himself_o any_o long_o wagner_n thou_o seem_v to_o gather_v natural_a argument_n of_o metaphysical_a effect_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o wagner_n since_o thou_o be_v thus_o far_o enter_v into_o a_o philosophical_a discourse_n that_o i_o be_v as_o i_o be_o faustus_n may_v be_v for_o so_o i_o be_o a_o 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quick_a and_o ready_a spirit_n and_o soul_n which_o make_v a_o man_n immortal_a be_v no_o hindrance_n why_o this_o corporal_a realty_n of_o i_o shall_v accompany_v my_o spirit_n not_o as_o a_o body_n but_o as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o otherwise_o wagner_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v in_o the_o air_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o what_o substaunce_n soever_o be_v make_v fish_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o deep_a sea_n except_v and_o yet_o not_o always_o be_v move_v in_o the_o air_n kit_n believe_v i_o i_o be_o as_o thou_o see_v faustus_n and_o the_o same_o very_a same_o wagner_n almost_o at_o the_o last_o cast_v say_v we_o dispute_v not_o what_o you_o be_v faustus_n but_o what_o by_o reason_n you_o may_v be_v well_o answer_v faustus_n see_v thou_o will_v not_o believe_v nor_o give_v any_o credit_n to_o my_o say_n and_o which_o i_o prove_v by_o argument_n i_o hope_v thou_o will_v believe_v thy_o own_o eye_n and_o if_o thou_o see_v what_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o will_v neither_o be_v obstinate_a nor_o incredulous_a and_o rather_o than_o wagner_n who_o i_o do_v love_n as_o myself_o shall_v be_v carry_v away_o with_o so_o palpable_a a_o heresy_n behold_v wagner_n and_o believe_v and_o straight_a way_n he_o draw_v his_o knife_n the_o prologue_n of_o his_o knavery_n and_o look_v first_o upon_o wagner_n and_o next_o on_o the_o weapon_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n as_o if_o with_o his_o eye_n he_o will_v have_v move_v he_o to_o some_o pity_n and_o move_v they_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o the_o truth_n he_o strike_v himself_o into_o his_o thigh_n twice_o or_o thrice_o and_o after_o his_o stroke_n follow_v blood_n so_o hasty_o as_o if_o it_o will_v have_v overtake_v the_o injurious_a worker_n of_o his_o

give_v and_o to_o work_v eternal_a damnation_n where_o that_o gift_n be_v want_v know_v it_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n to_o debell_n and_o conquer_v the_o christian_n thought_n for_o as_o a_o man_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o law_n &_o by_o it_o live_v so_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v evident_o direct_v against_o he_o in_o it_o it_o slay_v his_o hart_n it_o overthrow_v he_o it_o take_v away_o his_o power_n for_o ever_o nor_o be_v it_o more_o blasphemous_a to_o be_v speak_v to_o we_o man_n then_o to_o god_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o s._n alathero_n where_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o afeard_a to_o assail_v his_o creator_n with_o most_o terrible_a argument_n of_o the_o divine_a letter_n they_o which_o have_v right_a mind_n can_v persuade_v themselves_o according_o but_o otherwise_o they_o may_v cavil_n as_o long_o as_o they_o will_v which_o they_o may_v do_v to_o their_o small_a profit_n assure_v they_o this_o that_o in_o covet_v by_o fault_n find_v to_o seem_v learn_v they_o make_v themselves_o the_o note_n and_o reproach_n not_o only_o of_o the_o learned_a but_o even_o of_o the_o absurd_a and_o barbarous_a rude_a fool_n and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o only_a spirit_n of_o error_n &_o contention_n and_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o unbelief_n by_o vain_a reason_n and_o question_n to_o the_o unresolued_a christian_n but_o as_o for_o this_o speech_n which_o be_v but_o humile_fw-la dicendigenus_fw-la in_o very_a truth_n let_v they_o thus_o think_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o controversy_n betwixt_o wagner_n and_o his_o spirit_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v that_o those_o be_v not_o the_o word_n which_o be_v speak_v but_o that_o they_o do_v proceed_v from_o a_o young_a scholar_n who_o give_v i_o this_o copy_n and_o not_o of_o a_o devil_n of_o who_o familiarity_n &_o frequency_n &_o of_o other_o circumstantive_a cause_n i_o will_v god_n willing_a in_o the_o catastraphe_n and_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n deliver_v unto_o you_o my_o poor_a opinion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o will_v follow_v the_o matter_n into_o which_o we_o be_v fall_v my_o good_a friend_n &_o without_o further_a ado_n i_o pray_v without_o any_o more_o excusive_a phrase_n patient_o expect_v the_o good_a hour_n wherein_o the_o death_n of_o this_o volume_n be_v prepare_v mephistopheles_n take_v breath_n a_o little_a present_v his_o speech_n say_v it_o be_v say_v likewise_o factum_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la moreretur_fw-la mendicus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o beggar_n die_v and_o be_v carry_v away_o of_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o that_o rich_a man_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o he_o be_v in_o hell_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o be_v in_o torment_n and_o see_v abraham_n a_o far_o off_o and_o lazarus_n in_o his_o bosom_n nor_o nothing_o do_v that_o impugn_v which_o be_v say_v of_o the_o papist_n that_o he_o can_v come_v into_o god_n presence_n nor_o be_v one_o of_o the_o elect_a unless_o they_o be_v purify_v from_o their_o sin_n for_o which_o purification_n they_o ordain_v a_o place_n so_o terrible_o stick_v with_o pin_n needle_n dagger_n sword_n nail_n etc._n etc._n so_o sulter_a with_o hot_a burn_a surnace_n and_o so_o every_o way_n formidable_a with_o material_a sulphury_a fire_n that_o no_o tongue_n can_v express_v nor_o any_o heart_n imagine_v wherein_o the_o sinful_a soul_n must_v be_v many_o time_n and_o often_o cleanse_v but_o i_o hope_v if_o this_o be_v true_a than_o lazarus_n shall_v have_v be_v likewise_o so_o dress_v in_o their_o terrible_a imagine_a terror_n which_o he_o be_v not_o unless_o they_o will_v be_v so_o impudent_a to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o dispute_v how_o absurd_a it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n commit_v must_v be_v extirpated_a and_o purify_v by_o a_o material_a substance_n and_o rigour_n nor_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o like_a argument_n and_o hereupon_o he_o seem_v to_o sigh_v as_o if_o some_o sudden_a thought_n have_v overpre_v his_o stomach_n i_o can_v quoth_v he_o large_o discourse_n of_o all_o divine_a and_o human_a proposition_n but_o as_o the_o unlearned_a parrot_n who_o speak_v oft_o and_o much_o and_o understand_v never_o any_o thing_n to_o profit_v himself_o ah_o that_o unto_o we_o spirit_n no_o secret_n be_v secret_a no_o do_n of_o man_n unhide_v and_o yet_o we_o devil_n curse_a of_o god_n be_v incapable_a of_o any_o of_o god_n mercy_n though_o through_o they_o we_o be_v create_v we_o know_v repentance_n be_v the_o way_n to_o attain_v the_o celestial_a savour_n we_o know_v god_n mercy_n how_o great_a they_o be_v &_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o despair_v of_o nothing_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o such_o be_v our_o see_v blindness_n so_o it_o appertain_v to_o god_n and_o godliness_n of_o which_o we_o do_v not_o despair_v no_o wagner_n we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o live_v again_o as_o we_o be_v from_o certainty_n to_o be_v save_v but_o in_o stead_n of_o that_o we_o be_v cross_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o vexation_n for_o since_o the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o with_o my_o master_n and_o fellow_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n be_v of_o the_o most_o royal_a order_n of_o angel_n potestates_fw-la cherubin_n and_o seraphin_n ride_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n in_o all_o bright_a shine_a majesty_n and_o enjoy_v the_o most_o glorious_a and_o vivine_a presence_n of_o our_o creator_n till_o for_o our_o heart_n swell_v pride_n and_o haughty_a insolency_n within_o as_o little_a space_n of_o time_n as_o we_o be_v create_v in_o with_o his_o dreadful_a lightning_n throw_v we_o down_o headlong_o into_o the_o bottomless_a abysses_n of_o the_o air_n wherein_o we_o endure_v these_o torture_n and_o like_a wicked_a soul_n with_o we_o as_o our_o manifold_a desert_n have_v bring_v upon_o us._n and_o for_o that_o we_o know_v that_o the_o way_n to_o mercy_n be_v utter_o deny_v and_o that_o we_o be_v as_o much_o hate_v of_o ourselves_o as_o of_o god_n 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we_o please_v fool_n as_o thou_o be_v forget_v these_o vain_a conference_n persuade_v thyself_o that_o they_o be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o speech_n long_o can_v thou_o not_o live_v and_o yet_o do_v thou_o live_v as_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o long_a youthly_a shall_v be_v thy_o thought_n and_o fraught_v with_o the_o rank_a lustiness_n of_o conceit_n and_o amorous_a delight_n if_o thou_o will_v ask_v question_n let_v they_o be_v such_o as_o appertain_v to_o love_n and_o wealth_n to_o pleasure_n to_o pastime_n and_o to_o merriment_n how_o say_v thou_o to_o such_o a_o one_o name_v a_o gentlewoman_n the_o most_o beautiful_a lady_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n thou_o shall_v enjoy_v she_o nay_o any_o one_o so_o she_o be_v one_o who_o thou_o list_v to_o call_v beautiful_a whosoever_o thy_o eye_n shall_v lay_v their_o delight_n upon_o and_o present_o music_n be_v hear_v so_o sweet_a so_o plenteous_a and_o so_o ravishinge_v as_o if_o on_o music_n depend_v all_o sweet_a all_o plenty_n all_o ravishment_n the_o door_n convey_n themselves_n aside_o as_o give_v place_n to_o so_o divine_a a_o fairness_n enter_v in_o a_o blue_a velvet_n gown_n raze_v and_o thicke_o beset_v in_o the_o guard_n with_o most_o pure_a doches_n of_o gold_n not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o precious_a stone_n sue_v with_o royal_a ermine_n loose_a about_o she_o her_o head_n ornament_n though_o great_a ornament_n to_o her_o head_n then_o her_o head_n there_o can_v not_o be_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o atirde_v caule_n such_o as_o i_o have_v see_v none_o in_o england_n according_a to_o their_o description_n raise_v up_o at_o the_o corner_n with_o stiff_a square_a wire_n of_o beat_a gold_n on_o that_o a_o chaplet_n or_o frontier_n of_o rose_n on_o the_o chaplet_n a_o veil_n of_o lawn_n