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	law_n	nature_n	1,559	5	5.5282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47782	Joseph reviv'd, or, The twelve last chapters of Genesis metaphrazed containing the life & death of holy Joseph / by George Lesly ...	Lesly, George, d. 1701.	1676 (1676)	Wing L1177; ESTC R7199	28,157	72

to take Simeon from us and him bind Father continu'd Judah if with me You send the Lad we 'll go I 'le surety be And of my hand you shall again require Him dearest Father grant me my desire This will not only prove us to be true But purchase food and Simeon home to you Fear not good Sir if I do not restore Him safe again I 'le bear the blame therefore For ever had we not thus lingered We had return'd the second time with Bread Well well my Sons then if it must be so Said he my Counsel take before ye go Of all our best fruits you shall quickly gather Some and present them unto Egypts Father A little Balm and Myrrhe and Honey take With Spice and Almonds Nuts a Present make With double money also in your hand And that you carri'd last into the Land Restore perchance it was an oversight Then take my Son your Brother do what 's right And let Jehovah give you mercy when You come before the man that doth retain Your Brother and let Benjamin come back At this his Blood boil'd and these words he spake I see there is no probability But of my Boyes I must bereaved be However get you hence I trust my God Will give me strength to bear this heavy load This was the Farewell which old Jacob took Of all his Sons when Cana'n they forsook And unto Egypt with the Present went The double Money which their Father sent Benjamin also with the rest went down To see the Ruler and view Memphis Town Who are no sooner ' lighted then descry'd By Joseph who when Benjamin he spy'd Call'd unto Ramses hastily and said Dispatch with Dinner is the Cloth yet laid Prepare more Victuals than was wont to be For these 11 men at Noon must dine with me 'T is done my Lord. Gentlemen follow me Into the Hall the Prince desires that ye Such entertainment as the House affords Receive with welcome as doth Egypt's Lords This unexpected carriage so amaz'd The new-made-Guests that each on other gaz'd And said we may now easily perceive The entertainment we are like to have This is the Rulers House where now we be Death or vile slavery is our destinie That pithie Sentence is not seldom true Love quickly turns to hate that is but new We know the drift 't is for our moneys sake Was in our Sacks that he this course doth take 'T is like the Steward knoweth for what end We are brought in try if he be our Friend He 'll give us some accompt he that 's forearm'd As Proverb saith is also partly warn'd Let 's commune with him and excuse our selves For this our Money there is no way else That can betaken this we will relate Which done he 'll either shew his love or hate Sir at the first when we came to buy food We paid money for it that was good Full weight it was but shortly after how It came into our Sacks we know not now Our ignorance we hope will be excus'd Here is our Money we have not refus'd It to repay and other Money too At this time brought to buy more food of you Pray rest contented and be not afraid Said Ramses seeing Jacob's God hath laid Treasure into your Sacks what I did crave I had and Simeon is no more a Slave Lo here is Water please you wash your Feet And I my self will give your Asses meat By this assurance they so cheared are That in his absence they their Gift prepare Against the Lords incoming seeing they Should see his face and dine with him that day Now the Clock strikes Servants begin to run Each to his Office waiting the return Of Zaphnapaa'neah who came in and stood Like glorious Phoebus when from under cloud Whose sparkling splendor dazled the eyes Of all but most his Brethren whom he spies With piercing aspect this his love exerts To them whom conscious of their own deserts Bow'd to the Earth their Heads and said My Lord Accept such things as Cana'n doth afford Who smil'd and took the Present saying How Doth your old Father and your selves all now Is he yet living Doth his Silver Threads Yet shine They answer Yes with bowed heads At last the Ruler spieth out his Brother Ev'n Benjamin the Son of his own Mother And said My Friends is this the youngest Lad When you were here you said your Father had I guess it is his count'nance speaks no less Thou' rt as my Son whom God Almighty bless This he pronounced with such vehemency That Tears appear'd in his melting Eye Though Pow'r and Policy bid him refrain His face is wash'd and he returns again And bids them set on Bread 't is quickly done For all the rest together him alone And for the Egyptians by themselves whose meat Was not the same with that which Joseph eat Being unto them a great abomination To feed on such things as the Hebrew Nation Now all is ready Chaplain say the Grace And let each Stranger set as is his place He that is eldest bid him first go in And let the rest assede then Benjamin Judge you if Joseph did not give them cause To think that he once their Domestick was He can so well their Birth and Age discern They marvel at it yet doth nothing learn Come Trenchers here Carver cut up this Dish And reach me hither that same boyled Fish Sir take this Mess and you and you and you You 're welcome all they thank him with a Bow But Oh! methinks that young man is not serv'd In a Cooks Shop I would have no man starv'd Here Ramses reach the last man this from me This seen the rest did wonder why 't should be That of him he should take such special care And furnish with more than a five-fold share As Meat of all sorts so the Drink was free For Joseph said with you I 'le merry be The Grace-Cup's over now let us go on To sing of all the Rulers kindness shown Their Sacks he first commands to fill and then Their money to be put in them again Next take my Cup my Silver Cup said he And in Ben's Sack 's mouth let it hidden be With his Corn-money when he hath it paid All is perform'd My Lord as you have said The joyful Brethren e'r it was light day That Morning with their Loads are sent away Though they have scarcely past the City Walls When Hue and Cry's sent out Constable calls Stand thankless Wretches tell me what 's the cause That ye have thus ev'n broken Natures Laws And all the Rules of Hospitalitie You said we 're true men but ye robbers be My Lords both drinking and divining Cup Deny it not you you have taken up Was this requital for your Noble Feast Restor't again may be ye took 't in Jest Nay but you Jest said they we hope your Lord Hath sent you unto us with no such word For though we here be Strangers yet the chief At home