Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	death_n	sin_n	2,635	5	5.2185	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00049	Thrifts equipage Viz. fiue diuine and morall meditations, of 1. Frugalitie. 2. Prouidence. 3. Diligence. 4. Labour and care. 5. Death.	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?	1622 (1622)	STC 1004; ESTC S118663	33,126	66

morning better is inclin'd To Prayer and diuinest Meditation Thus in a three-fold Cord he Thrift doth wind He driueth Slouth farre from his habitation His Soule in Grace his Body 〈◊〉 by recreation For these respects the Husbands country life Transcends the Citie trades mechanicall Or showes at Court where reign● Ambition strife Or Merchants which on hazzard stand or fall For though Thrift in estate these oft befall And Thrift in Grace in many there we finde Yet scarce a strong sound Body 'mongst them all They want pure aire whereby the bloud 's refinde And wholesome exercise to co●ntry life assign'd Well as I could I rich Frugality Did late as her beseemed well array I next describe foure of her company Which alwayes with this thrifty vertue stay The first two well I name the daughters may Of Prudence Prouidence and Diligence Next two themselues from Temperance conuay Thrifts Sisters Abstinence and Continence Of these foure I would sing and first of Prouidence Oh! thou by whose most pow'rfull onely Word All was of nothing made and finished And of this All mad'st man the little Lord That by him All might well be ordered Who hayers of our head hast numbred Nor lettest the least Sparrow fall to ground But as thou hast before determined Make heauenly Wisedome in mine heart abound That I may wade not drowne in Prouidence profound There is Diuine and humane Prouidence Diuine is infinite vnlimited Transcending Reason more than Reason Sense And may to glorious Sunne be likened The Stars who thence their light haue borrowed Doth humane Prouidence resemble right Which by diuine is aye enlightened And though like Starres it oft appeareth bright Yet when the heau'nly shines it is obscured quite Then pardon Reader if my Muses eye Dazeled with glory great and splendour bright Of Prouidence diuine heere to descry Vnable is the darke obscured light Of humane as indeed I ought by right When I come to her Sister D●l●gence I may recouer well againe my sight My Muse now rapt with heau'nly Prouidence Can not descend to highest humane excellence But that I may describe her as a Grace And linke her in the vertues golden Chaine ● her th' Almighties Scep●er call or Mace Which doth all Peace and Order heere maintaine The bounteous hand which al things doth sustaine Whose eyes for nourishment vp to her looke Who iust's rewards and eke the wickeds Paine Doth register for euer in a booke Thus as Gods Truth and Loue she fer a grace is tooke Thus one eternall powrefull Prouidence Heere gouernes all things being by Creation The necessary Age is wanting sense Receiue their motion by her ordination The voluntary by her moderation Are aye dispos'd and rul'd by their owne will Which will she vseth as a Mediation No man against his will doth good or ill Though without Grace we of our selues no good can wil● Sure Ad●m in pure innocence was free To eate the fruit forbidden or abstaine Else iustly how could he condemned be Except he had a power to refraine But since that gu●lt originall did staine With him all imps which from that stock proceed We still retaine freewill none dares gainesaine But it is onely vnto euill deed Grace onely by New birth a will to good doth bre●d Schooles may dispute the Truth is plainely this As we are men we power haue to will As men corrupt we alwayes will amisse As borne againe to good we haue a will Thus Nature Freewill giues Sinne bends to ill Grace vnto Good But now I seeme to stray From Prouidence diuine to mans freewill But this as needfull shew I by the way How Prouidence doth voluntary agents sway Her Nature yet more plaine to vnderstand We must conceiue the worlds great Marischall As he made all things by his mighty hand So he for euer them disposeth all By Prouidence not onely generall By which the Spheres in their due motions ride And Summer and the winter seasons fall But as he by his speciall doth guide And orders euery thing that doth on earth betide And this we call diuine Necessitie Free from Coaction which doth all dispose To proper ends yet with free liberty Of Will the things we doe to leaue or choose Thus in respect of God that future knowes As present all effects are necessary And in respect of second causes those To vs contingent are Last voluntary As they respect mans will and motion arbitrary God wonders sees in Moses weeping face When Pharao's Daughter him in Arke doth finde As she by chance did wash her in that place And 's mother for his nurse by chance assign'd And when to leaue the Court hee was inclin'd His Brethrens ●●uell bondages to see He went forth with a free and willing mind Lo thus in this example all the three Diuine foresight man's will and Chance in one agree And therefore when of Fortune you do reade With reference to man it vnderstand Who most to the euent of things take heed Not to the Cause Gods most Almighty hand Else Chance and Prouidence can neuer stand Together in th' Almighties gouernment Who being Cause of all he doth command Them orders all vnto a sure euent Though farre aboue mans limited intendemen● Of things indeed which seeme by chance to be The Order Cause Necessity and end Are hid in Gods close Counsell and Decree We onely able are to apprehend By the euent how God doth them intend Thus Clerk's a threefold working doe obserue Of Prouidence which far their reach transcend And yet they all to one same end doe serue To shew Gods glory and his creatures to preserue Thus meanes and second causes she doth vse Oft workes without by power immediate And oft to worke against meanes she doth chuse Two last men call Necessity or Fate Because the Cause they can not calculate Oh richest Wisedome Knowledge without bound Of the Almighty without time or Date Thy Iudgements no man able is to ●ound Beyond all mens conceit thy counsels are profound Like this is that Philosophers assigne To Counsell Nature Chance and Prouidence By Counsell they meant Will and Reasons line By Nature force of heau'nly influence By Chance when they below beheld euents But not their Cause Last when some Grace did fall Past Natures Chance and Counsels euidence That Speciall Prouidence diuine they call Not but they vnderstood she had her ●and in all Sweet fruit of Prouidence to be perswaded That all below is ordered by Gods hand Nothing by Chance Thus when we are inuaded By Foes Death Hell we most vndanted stand We God prime cause of all things vnderstand Respecting yet inferiour in their place Which alwayes wait vpon the first 's command And all are to the glory of his grace Whereby God his elect doth aye in loue embrace Oh what inestimable quietnesse From hence ariseth to a godly minde Though euils without number him oppresse Which like so many Deaths he then doth finde Knowing not how his wretched selfe to winde From

the Temple God did raise A Mirrour here of all his Workes to stand His wisedome to commend and goodnesse praise He that appoints the great worlds nights daies From her Creation to last Reuol●tion Determins all thy small worlds workes and wayes Who wilfully then hasts his dissolution Seekes to gain-say his Makers constant resolution The longer life I know the greater sinne The greater sinne the greater punishment Yet if thou Souldier-like art entred in Thou must go on with stoutest hardiment And not depart without commandement Oh lie not downe and thee to rest betake Ensuing ills of liu●ng to preuent Though life hath nought that can her loued make Yet giues it no iust Cause that thou should'st it fo●sake And yet O sinfull man do not desire To draw thy dayes forth to the last degree Vntill the measure of thy sinfull hire Be heaped vp with all impiety Against the day of Wrath and Ielousie Whilst thou this sinfull Body bearst about Laden with Sinnes and foule Iniquity Their numbers more and more increase no doubt Most happy he whom Death the soonest helpeth out Despaire not yet fraile silly fleshly wight Nor let Distrust amate thy manfull heart Nor Satans malicing dismay thy sprite Thou in thy Sauiours meri●s hast a part Oh why shouldst thou despaire that certain art Of Christ thy Sauiour Lo in him is grace From thee for euer to remoue Hels smart And that accurst hand-writing to deface No sinnes can be so great but Mercy may haue place How then should any wretched wight be wonne To spoile the Castle of his life and state Is 't not Gods doing whatsoeuer's done In heau'n and earth Did he not all create To liue and die by his eternall Fate Who dares then striue with strong Necessity That constant holds the world in changing state All ought be willing here to liue or die Life Death ordained are by heau'nly Destiny Then witnesse Death that willing I lay downe My Body sure to put it on againe My fleshly Baggage for a heau'nly Crowne My earthly Bondage in the heau'ns to raigne I leaue this Tent of brittle clay to gaine In heau'n a mansion holy spirituall Lo my corruption here I downe haue laine For incorruption pure Angelicall And for a heau'nly Parlour chang'd my earthly Hall Lord this I craue Direct me in the way So shall I certainly attaine my end If well my Part on mortall Stage I play Saints Angels my beholders shall commend My Action God and Christ shall be my friend And when my flesh to Natures Tyring-●oome From whence it came shall quietly descend It there shall rest vntill the Day of doome And then in heau●nly Quire a Singing-man become Sweet Death then friendly let me thee embrace He truly liues that liuing learnes to die Now smiling like a friend I see thy face Not terrible like to an enemy But I with Prayer end my melody Lord grant when Death my pass●ng-bell doth ring My Soule may heare the heau'nly Harmony Of Sai●ts and Angels which most ioyfull sing Sweet Hallelu●ahs to their Sauiour God and 〈◊〉 FINIS TO thee poore Bird in Cage imprisoned How like am I by Ag●e visited I cannot vse my horse nor thou thy wing And therefore both sit still within and sing My Muse hath with my Body Sympathie If well I learne to liue if sick● to die Of dying young THis world a banquet is we conviues all Where most by Drinke to sinne and surfet fall Who dyeth young is like him that doth rise From banquet ere the wine his wit surprize FINIS a 〈◊〉 frugi a Laban a Eecl 8. 17 a Reu. 21. 1● b Ca● 3. 1. c Cant. 2. 8 a Abbeys c. a Death