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	law_n	sin_n	1,446	5	5.0523	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08687	Epigrams of that most wittie and worthie epigrammatist Mr. Iohn Owen, Gentleman. Translated by Iohn Vicars; Epigrammata. English. Selections	Owen, John, 1560?-1622.; Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1619 (1619)	STC 18993; ESTC S113769	23,712	112

three_o book_n epig_n 2._o to_o the_o lady_n mary_n nevil_n thou_o who_o unborn_a the_o burden_n waist_n of_o thy_o then_o parient-stemme_n now_o be_v bear_v her_o beauty_n art_n even_o parent_n joyful_a gem_n epig_n 3._o to_o the_o reader_n of_o his_o book_n i_o fear_v kind_a reader_n lest_o my_o verse_n displease_v thou_o carpe_v thou_o fond_a momus_n it_o shall_v never_o disease_v i_o epig_n 8._o basilicon_fw-la doron_n to_o the_o king_n what_o need_v we_o pen_v this_o pen-mans_n praise_n or_o write_v his_o work_n rare_a worth_n who_o praise_n the_o work_n who_o work_n the_o author_n to_o each_o other_o full_a setforth_a epig_n 13._o of_o virtue_n true_a virtue_n praise_v do_v nothing_o prize_n though_o honour_n she_o attend_v as_o shadow_n on_o the_o body_n wait_v when_o his_o ra●es_n sol_fw-mi forth_o do_v send_v ●or_a virtue_n be_v substantial_a glory_n but_o glitter_a show_n as_o body_n be_v essential_a shadow_n no_o substance_n true_a epig_n 20._o union_n union_n divine_a division_n be_v devilish_a find_v for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n but_o devil_n do_v abound_v epig_n 21._o three_o tempter_n our_o life_n three_o subtle_a sophister_n retain_v the_o world_n the_o flesh_n satan_n who_o over_o they_o reign_v satan_n a_o old_a logician_n the_o other_o two_o be_v rhetorician_n and_o much_o skill_n can_v show_v epig_n 23._o man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o god_n a_o wolf_n man_n unto_o man_n a_o god_n a_o wolf_n be_v know_v the_o one_o in_o chris●_n in_o adam_n tother_o be_v show_v for_o christ_n both_o god_n and_o man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o god_n adam_n a_o wolf_n to_o man_n god_n plague_v rod._n epig_n 28._o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n long-life_n though_o weak_a and_o wretched_a man_n desire_n that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o wretch_n he_o long_o require_v weak_a wretched_a irus_n die_v against_o his_o will_n that_o be_v he_o will_v have_v live_v most_o wretched_a still_o epig_n 29._o of_o nature_n and_o grace_n a_o gloomy-moone-light_n be_v our_o nature_n light_n but_o grace_n do_v glister_n like_o the_o s●n_n most_o bright_a epig_n 30._o a_o catechism_n twice_o six_o believe_v for_o se●en_a thing_n pray_v ten_o thing_n perform_v and_o li●e_z for_o aye_o this_o catechism_n use_v aright_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v heaven_n glorious_a light_n epig_n 31._o the_o richman_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n few_o rich_a to_o heaven_n do_v go_v 't_n a_o costly-iourney_n they_o will_v not_o much_o bestow_v epig_n 34._o the_o holy-ghost_n as_o pigeon_n li●e_z on_o house_n white_a and_o thereabout_a abide_v so_o god_n above_o pure_a heart_n do_v love_n and_o with_o they_o will_v reside_v epig_n 36._o of_o the_o king_n a_o sightless_a sun_n be_v law_n without_o a_o king_n a_o king_n without_o a_o law_n be_v nothing_o less_o man_n mark_v the_o king_n king_n man_n by_o law_n redress_v thus_o law_n and_o people_n king_n in_o order_n bring_v epig_n 41._o god-man_n god_n can_v not_o feel_v nor_o man_n alone_a death_n quell_v christ_n god_n and_o man_n do_v both_o as_o scripture_n tell_v epig_n 4●_n death_n the_o bad_a fly_n from_o the_o good_a do_v death_n attend_v death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o woe_n or_o woe_n without_o a_o end_n epig_n 44._o a_o miracle_n let_v other_o wonder_v wond'rous_o admire_v i_o god_n their_o author_n most_o to_o extol_v desire_n epig_n 45._o adam_n fall_n man_n thrall_n by_o adam_n fall_n man_n soul_n do_v fall_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o preacher_n his_o flesh_n to_o physic_n and_o his_o good_n to_o the_o lawyer_n that_o gold-reach_a epig_n 46._o to_o adam_n the_o devil_n deaths-dam_n eve_n and_o adam_n with_o apple_n do_v deceive_v with_o his_o all-haile_a their_o joy_n do_v fail_v and_o eden_n bliss_n they_o leave_v epig_n 48._o the_o tempter_n as_o mouse_n make_v holes_n in_o wall_n to_o get_v their_o prey_n so_o satan_n finde●_n or_o make_v in_o the_o heart_n a_o way_n epig_n 49._o mortification_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v when_o dead_a thou_o be_v to_o die_v yet_o live_v must_v be_v thy_o part_n learn_v first_o to_o die_v then_o ere_o thou_o dye_v this_o sinfull-flesh_n will_v mortify_v epig_n 51._o against_o thee-one_o have_v i_o sin_v psalm_n 51._o svbiect_n against_o god_n the_o king_n the_o law_n offend_v king_n only_a god_n because_o king_n all_o transcend_v epig_n 52._o prayer_n as_o christ_n do_v heaven_n vn-oped_a gate_n penetrate_v so_o prayer_n by_o faith_n must_v pierce_v heaven_n fast_o bar_v gate_n epig_n 53._o marry_o magdalen_n tear_n her_o wander_a eye_n which_o view_v each_o vanity_n she_o blear_v with_o tear_n and_o weep_v most_o bitter_o the_o cause_n i_o judge_v such_o brinish_a tear_n to_o bring_v be_v that_o the_o eye_n be_v sin_n first_o fount_n and_o spring_n epig_n 55._o methusalem_n be_v dead_a to_o livelong_a be_v not_o life_n to_o live_v be_v life_n what_o be_v it_o to_o livelong_a then_o to_o dye_v from_o strife_n epig_n 56._o of_o law_n and_o justice._n the_o judge_n not_o justice_n have_v the_o most_o resort_n it_o be_v strange_a since_o lawes-way's_a long_n justice_n path_n short_n epig_n 57_o intemperance_n since_o most_o desire_n a_o long_a life_n to_o enjoy_v by_o luxury_n why_o do_v we_o life_n destroy_v we_o fain_o will_v live_v yet_o will_v the_o mean_n refuse_v we_o wrong_v our_o health_n and_o then_o physician_n use_n epig_n 60._o liberty_n if_o he_o be_v well_o which_o have_v what_o he_o can_v wish_v why_o then_o do_v man_n for_o sting_a serpent_n fish_n true_a liberty_n amongst_o virtue_n bear_v the_o bell_n he_o may_v live_v as_o he_o will_v which_o will_v live_v well_o epig_n 63._o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n the_o cross_n bear_v christ_n &_o christ_n the_o cross_n do_v bear_v it_o him_n he_o it_o bear_v we_o to_o rid_v from_o fear_n epig_n 64._o of_o religion_n religion_n be_v a_o tree_n fruitful_a and_o fair_a and_o must_v be_v plant_v in_o each_o good_a man_n heart_n the_o root_n be_v labour_n and_o the_o fruit_n most_o rare_a be_v honour_n every_o godly-mans_n desert_n and_o well_o be_v it_o say_v men_n first_o be_v god_n by_o fear_n for_o to_o fear_n god_n be_v piety_n first_o part_n religion_n root_n be_v b●●ter_n bet●er_v on_o high_a for_o fear_n be_v her_o fount_n her_o river_n charity_n epig_n 66._o marryed-folke_n man_n love_v thy_o wife_n thy_o husband_n wife_n obey_v wine_n be_v our_o heart_n we_o shall_v be_v head_n always_o epig_n 67._o study_n some_o man_n grow-mad_a by_o study_v much_o to_o know_v but_o who_o growes-mad_a by_o study_v good_a to_o grow_v epig_n 69._o the_o bless_a virgin_n her_o maker_n mother_n god_n dear_a spouse_n the_o daughter_n of_o her_o child_n a_o maid_n yet_o wise_a mother_n yet_o maid_n be_v bless_v marry_o mild_a epig_n 74._o liberty_n of_o speech_n some_o hold_v it_o the_o only_a liberty_n to_o prate_n but_o that_o be_v true_a freedom_n speech_n to_o moderate_a epig_n 75._o a_o problem_n to_o marcus_n what_o profit_v it_o or_o good_a or_o bad_a to_o be_v since_o little_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o both_o we_o see_v for_o bad_a be_v punish_v just_o as_o by_o force_n the_o good_a by_o may_v as_o if_o by_o lawful_a course_n epig_n 78._o to_o christ._n our_o holdfast_n anchor_n and_o safe_a ship_n of_o faith_n our_o sea_n of_o love_n earth_n savoury_a salt_n celestial_a sun_n our_o souls-health_n from_o above_o thy_o cross_n have_v cross_v death_n great_a rage_n by_o thy_o death_n death_n lie_v dead_a and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o death_n shall_v die_v or_o ere_o be_v vanquish_v epig_n 79._o self-love_n they_o which_o the_o fault_n of_o other_o quick_o spy_v but_o at_o their_o own_o will_v wink_v with_o selfe-loves_n eye_n how_o ever_o such_o to_o some_o may_v seem_v full_a wise_a yet_o great_a folly_n this_o in_o they_o descry_v epig_n 84._o a_o prayser_n by_o praise_v goodman_n better_a be_v praise_v bad-man_n worse_a do_v make_v wiseman_n do_v grow_v mor●_n cautelous_a ●_z great_a pride_n do_v take_v epig_n 92._o alway_n the_o same_o one-god_n there_o ever_o be_v and_o ere_o shall_v be_v why_o then_o one-faith_n among_o we_o have_v not_o we_o one-faith_n as_o do_v one_o day_n the_o world_n shall_v light_v as_o one-god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o sun_n most_o bright_a epig_n 94._o christ_n wound_n christs_n wound_n to_o we_o be_v rather_o salve_n than_o sore_n for_o our_o lost-healt●_a by_o they_o he_o to_o we_o restore_v epig_n 101._o christ_n the_o way_n will_v walk_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o life_n eternal_a it_o be_v send_v it_o be_v see_v in_o christ_n thy_o king_n supernal_a epig_n 104._o patience_n or_o content_a thou_o will_v dye_v or_o not_o die_v death_n or_o stay_v or_o come_v yet_o take_v thy_o lot_n it_o be_v ill_a to_o will_v as_o bad_a to_o will_n when_o thou_o shall_v die_v or_o not._n epig_n 109._o man._n the_o heart_n

a_o bad_a one_o a_o giantlike_a tall_a stammell-wife_n though_o excellent_a i_o will_v not_o choose_v a_o bad-conditioned_a though_o a_o dwarf_n i_o will_v as_o soon_o refuse_v epig_n 88_o love_n be_v blind_a like_a one_o another_o drunkenness_n and_o love_n be_v in_o effect_n drunkenness_n blind_v the_o body_n eye_n love_n blind_v the_o mind_n aspect_n epig_n 87._o a_o amorous_a epistle_n no_o love_n be_v hopeless_a this_o make_v lover_n free_a the_o thing_n not_o hope_n i_o love_v nothing_n but_o thou_o epig_n 91._o a_o christian_a zodiac_n the_o apostle_n goodly_a fellowship_n be_v my_o twelve_o heavenly_a sign_n my_o zodiac_n be_v perfect_a faith_n my_o sun_n in_o jesus_n shine_v epig_n 100_o to_o the_o reader_n i_o leave_v narcissus_n when_o i_o verse_n write_v when_o thou_o do_v read_v they_o banish_v he_o thy_o sight_n finis_fw-la epigram_n out_o of_o the_o three_o book_n epig_n 1._o god_n the_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n god_n be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o first_o god_n do_v reside_v before_o the_o first_o after_o the_o first_o shall_v bide_v first_o without_o fir_v and_o from_o this_o first_o each_o thing_n that_o first_o be_v make_v do_v first-beginning_n bring_v epig_n 4._o the_o art_n of_o memory_n simonides_n find_v the_o art_n of_o memory_n but_o none_o the_o art_n of_o wit_n can_v ere_o descry_v epig_n 6._o satan_n of_o the_o woman_n bought-us_a christ_n re-bought-us_a adam_n impure_a but_o christ_n mostpure_a have_v wrought-us_a epig_n 7._o the_o praise_n of_o liberality_n what_o ever_o we_o give_v do_v ever_o live_v gift_n follow_v he_o that_o give_v the_o giver_n and_o the_o taker_n both_o by_o gift_n the_o better_a live._n epig_n 10._o to_o queen_n anne_n wife_n daughter_n sister_n mother_n to_o a_o king_n what_o rare_a title_n may_v we_o to_o thou_o bring_v with_o these_o four_o title_n thou_o four_o virtue_n haste_n with_o what_o more_o glory_n may_v a_o queen_n be_v grace_v epig_n 13._o a_o newman_n drive_v what_o thou_o do_v derive_v from_o the_o old-man-sinne_n soon_o to_o refresh_v thy_o flesh_n from_o sin_n begin_v epig_n 14._o health_n even_o from_o my_o heart_n much_o health_n i_o wish_v no_o health_n i_o will_v wash_v with_o drink_v health_n wish_v not_o wash_v in_o word_n not_o wine_n to_o be_v the_o best_a i_o think_v epig_n 15._o forbiddenfruit_n when_o adam_n ate_n forbidden-meate_n delude_v by_o the_o devil_n he_o be_v not_o evil_n primitive_a but_o worse_o than_o the_o apple_n of_o evil_n epig_n 16._o trojan_n and_o greek_n the_o trojan_a say_v i_o much_o do_v fear_v the_o greek_n when_o they_o bring_v gift_n who_o be_v the_o greek_a the_o pooreman_n who_o be_v trojan_n rich-make-shift_n epig_n 21._o n._n a._n n_n first_o a_o follow_v nought_o then_o all_o be_v more_o old_a that_o god_n of_o nought_o make_v all_o all_o truth_n do_v hold_v epig_n 23._o holiness_n be_v healthfulness_n no_o man_n can_v long_o well_o all_o man_n may_v yet_o no_o man_n will_v live_v well_o if_o thou_o will_v live_v long_o endeavour_n then_o in_o virtue_n to_o excel_v a_o bride_n be_v a_o ship_n epig_n 25._o the_o tail_n be_v the_o stern_a foredeck_a the_o beak_n the_o keel_n the_o belly_n be_v her_o wing_n the_o sail_n a_o bird_n a_o bark_n be_v then_o not_o much_o amiss_o epig_n 30._o against_o pannicus_n a_o rich-asse_n that_o fortune_n favour_v fool_n can_v thou_o not_o see_v bele●ue_v thy_o self_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o credit_v i_o epig_n 33._o homer_n marvel_v not_o much_o though_o homer_n blind_a tell_v lie_n since_o he_o by_o hearsay_n go_v not_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n epig_n 35._o little_o nothing_o toomuch_a enough_o the_o poor_a have_v little_a beggar_n none_o the_o rich_a toomuch_a enough_o not_o one._n epig_n 37._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a william_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n etc._n etc._n not_o old_a in_o year_n nor_o young_a in_o each_o rare_a part_n one_o of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n prop_n thou_o be_v that_o on_o thou_o this_o great_a grace_n thy_o king_n do_v lay_v or_o shall_v i_o joy_v thy_o merit_n beth_n i_o may_v epig_n 48._o humility_n as_o low-dale_n bear_v more_o fertile_a grass_n more_o sterile_a mountaines-high_a in_o wisdom_n so_o meek_a mind_n do_v pass_v selfe-flated_n subtilty_n the_o mind_n be_v a_o mount_n our_o will_v his_o a_o hill_n the_o mount_v top_n be_v will_n wit_n each_o high_a hill_n be_v sterile_a still_o and_o nimble_a wit_n un-fit_a epig_n 54._o the_o client_n if_o to_o thy_o cause_n the_o judge_n shall_v help_n apply_v thy_o knee_n to_o he_o client_n in-cline_n wise_o epig_n 57_o the_o serpent_n eve_n adam_n the_o subtle_a serpent_n heedless_a eve_n deceive_v be_v not_o deceive_v not_o adam_n her_o she_o he_o make_v fall_v both_o thus_o of_o joy_n bereave_v both_o active_o and_o passive_o she_o therefore_o thus_o do_v sin_n deceive_v herself_n deceive_v he_o snare_v snare_n he_o in_o death_n grin_n epig_n 59_o to_o polydore_n o_o polydore_n to_o man_n most_o poor_a the_o dative-case_n be_v best_a your_o ablative_a do_v they_o depri●e_v of_o comfort_n ease_n and_o rest_n giver_n than_o taker_n better_a be_v true_a but_o these_o ablative_n this_o age_n do_v see_v too_o frequent_a be_v seld_o '_o see_v be_v rich-datives_a epig_n 60._o to_o alas_o poor_a creature-seruing_a two_o thou_o be_v in_o woeful_a state_n one-master_n nothing_o have_v to_o give_v thy_o other_o be_v ingrate_a epig_n 61._o threefold_a continency_n when_o thou_o do_v any_o ill-thing_n hear_v or_o see_v thy_o window_n ear_n and_o eye_n fast_o shut_v let_v be_v and_o that_o thou_o speake-not_a unaduised_o locke-fast_a thy_o door_n thy_o lip_n thy_o tongue_n fast_o tie_v epig_n 62._o saturn_n three_o son_n three_o son_n have_v saturn_n poet_n fain_o and_o of_o especial_a fame_n hell_n be_v one_o place_n riches_n his_o grace_n nummi-potent_a by_o name_n the_o second_o have_v in_o the_o sea_n abode_n his_o name_n amni-potent_a to_o the_o three_o be_v give_v his_o seat_n in_o heaven_n call_v jove_n omni-potent_a epig_n 63._o the_o old-man_n speak_v to_o the_o youngman_n my_o life_n be_v short_a and_o live_v i_o can_v long_v thou_o short_o will_n be_v short_a though_o now_o thou_o be_v strong_a epig_n 67._o to_o a_o angry-man_n let_v wrath_n and_o anger_n with_o the_o day_n decay_n yet_o let_v they_o not_o with_o phoebus_n next_o day_n rise_v but_o as_o from_o thy_o horizon_n titan_n fly_v unto_o the_o antipode_n there_o let_v they_o stay_v epig_n 73._o the_o lord_n love_v liberality_n thy_o benefit_n it_o not-be-fits_a when_o give_v to_o count_v and_o tell_v god_n will_v they_o both_o remunerate_v and_o ruminate_v full_a well_o epig_n 77._o heaven_n heaven_n be_v god_n spacious_a sp●cious_a throne_n of_o grace_n the_o lord_n all-potent_a and_o all-patent_n place_n epig_n 80._o against_o pontilianus_n dog_n on_o th●ir_a master_n fawn_v and_o leap_v and_o wag_v their_o tail_n apace_o so_o though_o the_o flatt'rer_n want_v a_o tail_n his_o tongue_n supply_v the_o place_n epig_n 81._o to_o distrust_v let_v none_o distrust_v though_o dust_n heaven_n light_a to_o see_v nor_o none_o despair_n though'_v soul_n a_o shadow_n be_v our_o flesh_n be_v dust_n true_a but_o of_o the_o very_a same_n the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n jesus_n come_v and_o though_o our_o soul_n in_o we_o a_o shadow_n be_v yet_o it_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o the_o deity_n epig_n 83._o the_o richman_n that_o man_n be_v most_o '_o retch_v which_o be_v most_o rich_a the_o be_v oft_o defile_v that_o play_n with_o pitch_n man_n to_o be_v great_a not_o good_a desire_v greatness_n not_o goodness_n most_o acquire_v epig_n 87._o to_o the_o jew_n the_o law_n be_v your_o religion_n and_o we_o be_v faith_n most_o pure_a you_o to_o believe_v will_v not_o beled_n nor_o we_o good-worke_n inure_v epig_n 97._o riches_n gold_n be_v the_o onely-god_n rich-man_n bear_v rule_n money_n make_v majesty_n rich-pluto_n not_o plaine-plato_n now_o speak_v with_o applause_n most_o high_a epig_n 98._o three_o gender_n a_o wife_n although_o most_o wise_a and_o chaste_a be_v of_o the_o doubtful_a gender_n a_o quean_n of_o the_o common_a foeminines_n be_v woman_n small_a and_o tender_a epig_n 99_o st_n st_n a_o sign_n of_o silence_n sy_n sy_n man_n say_v silence_z to_o signify_v saint_n silence_n no●es_v t_n taciturnity_n epig_n 100_o where_o i_o doe-well_a there_o i_o dwell_v that_o be_v my_o country_n where_o i_o be_o feed_v not_o breed_v not_o where_o i_o be_o bear_v but_o where_o i_o be_o best-bested_n where_o i_o may_v have_v sufficient_a sustenance_n and_o live_v in_o love_n there_o be_v my_o inheritance_n epig_n 103._o actaeon_n actaeons_n dog_n his_o flesh_n bone_n skin_n eat_v clean_o his_o horn_n remain_v in_o london_n to_o be_v see_v epig_n 112._o a_o paradox_n of_o dream_n dream_n which_o be_v bad_a be_v very_o good_a dream_n that_o be_v good_a be_v