Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	effect_n	sin_n	2,000	5	5.1557	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44006	Of libertie and necessitie a treatise, wherein all controversie concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation, &c. is fully decided and cleared, in answer to a treatise written by the Bishop of London-derry, on the same subject / by Thomas Hobs.	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1654 (1654)	Wing H2252; ESTC R20187	27,647	98

say_v what_o necessary_a cause_n soever_o precede_v a_o action_n yet_o if_o the_o action_n be_v forbid_v he_o that_o do_v it_o willing_o may_v just_o be_v punish_v for_o instance_n suppose_v the_o law_n on_o pain_n of_o death_n prohibit_v steal_v and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o man_n who_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o temptation_n be_v necessitate_v to_o steal_v and_o be_v thereupon_o put_v to_o death_n do_v not_o this_o punishment_n deter_v other_o from_o theft_n be_v it_o not_o a_o cause_n that_o other_o steal_v not_o do_v it_o not_o frame_v and_o make_v their_o will_n to_o justice_n to_o make_v the_o law_n be_v therefore_o to_o make_v a_o cause_n of_o justice_n and_o to_o necessitate_v justice_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v no_o injustice_n to_o make_v such_o a_o law_n the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o grieve_v the_o delinquent_n for_o that_o which_o be_v past_a and_o not_o to_o be_v undo_v but_o to_o make_v he_o and_o other_o just_a that_o else_o will_v not_o be_v so_o and_o respect_v not_o the_o evil_a act_n past_a but_o the_o good_a to_o come_v in_o so_o much_o as_o without_o the_o good_a intention_n for_o the_o future_a no_o past_a act_n of_o a_o delinquent_n can_v justify_v his_o kill_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o you_o will_v say_v how_o be_v it_o just_a to_o kill_v one_o man_n to_o amend_v another_o if_o what_o be_v do_v be_v necessary_a to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o man_n be_v just_o kill_v not_o for_o that_o their_o action_n be_v not_o necessitate_v but_o because_o they_o be_v noxious_a and_o they_o be_v spare_v and_o preserve_v who_o action_n be_v not_o noxious_a for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o no_o kill_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v be_v unjust_a and_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n we_o destroy_v without_o be_v unjust_a all_o that_o be_v noxious_a both_o beast_n and_o man_n and_o for_o beast_n we_o kill_v they_o just_o when_o we_o do_v it_o in_o order_n to_o our_o own_o preservation_n and_o yet_o my_o lord_n himself_o confess_v that_o their_o action_n as_o be_v only_o spontaneous_a and_o not_o free_a be_v all_o necessitate_v and_o determine_v to_o that_o one_o thing_n they_o shall_v do_v for_o man_n when_o we_o make_v society_n or_o commonwealth_n we_o lay_v not_o down_o our_o right_n to_o kill_v except_v in_o certain_a case_n as_o murder_v theft_n or_o other_o offensive_a action_n so_o that_o the_o right_a which_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v to_o put_v a_o man_n to_o death_n for_o crime_n be_v not_o create_v by_o the_o law_n but_o remain_v from_o the_o first_o right_n of_o nature_n which_o every_o man_n have_v to_o preserve_v himself_o for_o that_o the_o law_n do_v not_o take_v the_o right_a away_o in_o the_o case_n of_o criminal_n who_o be_v by_o the_o law_n except_v man_n be_v not_o therefore_o put_v to_o death_n or_o punish_v for_o that_o their_o theft_n proceed_v from_o election_n but_o because_o it_o be_v noxious_a and_o contrary_a to_o man_n preservation_n and_o the_o punishment_n conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o as_o much_o as_o to_o punish_v those_o that_o do_v voluntary_a hurt_n and_o none_o else_o frame_v and_o make_v man_n will_n such_o as_o man_n will_v have_v they_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o voluntary_a action_n can_v be_v infer_v the_o injustice_n of_o the_o law_n that_o forbid_v it_o or_o the_o magistrate_n that_o punish_v it_o second_o i_o deny_v that_o it_o make_v consultation_n to_o be_v in_o vain_a it_o be_v the_o consultation_n that_o cause_v a_o man_n and_o necessitate_v he_o to_o choose_v to_o do_v one_o thing_n rather_o than_o another_o so_o that_o unless_o a_o man_n say_v that_o that_o cause_n be_v in_o vain_a which_o necessitate_v the_o effect_n he_o can_v infer_v the_o superfluousness_n of_o consultation_n out_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o election_n proceed_v from_o it_o but_o it_o seem_v his_o lordship_n reason_n thus_o if_o i_o must_v do_v this_o rather_o than_o that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o rather_o than_o that_o though_o i_o consult_v not_o at_o all_o which_o be_v a_o false_a proposition_n and_o a_o false_a consequence_n and_o no_o better_o than_o this_o if_o i_o shall_v live_v till_o to_o morrow_n i_o shall_v live_v till_o to_o morrow_n though_o i_o run_v myself_o through_o with_o a_o sword_n to_o day_n if_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o a_o action_n shall_v be_v do_v or_o that_o any_o effect_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o necessary_o requisite_a as_o a_o mean_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v determine_v that_o one_o thing_n shall_v be_v choose_v before_o another_o it_o be_v determine_v also_o for_o what_o cause_n it_o shall_v so_o be_v choose_v which_o cause_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v deliberation_n or_o consultation_n and_o therefore_o consultation_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a and_o indeed_o the_o less_o in_o vain_a by_o how_o 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