Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	certain_a	great_a	king_n	1,446	5	3.5504	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00412	The contempte of the vvorld, and the vanitie thereof, written by the reuerent F. Diego de Stella, of the order of S. Fr. deuided into three bookes, and of late translated out of Italian into Englishe, vvith conuenient tables in the end of the booke; Vanidad del mundo. English	Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Cotton, George.	1584 (1584)	STC 10541; ESTC S101688	253,878	566

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thereof_o do_v choke_v up_o all_o that_o earnest_a love_n that_o we_o do_v bear_v unto_o the_o world_n as_o daniel_n with_o throw_v of_o ash_n in_o the_o flore_fw-la 14._o discover_v by_o the_o print_n of_o the_o foot_n the_o deceit_n of_o the_o false_a priest_n of_o babylon_n so_o if_o thou_o will_v sprincle_n thy_o memory_n a_o little_a with_o those_o wholesome_a ash_n into_o which_o thou_o must_v within_o a_o while_n be_v convert_v thou_o shall_v likewise_o discover_v the_o deceit_n of_o the_o world_n the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n &_o the_o secret_a temptation_n with_o which_o the_o enemy_n of_o thy_o soul_n do_v seek_v to_o undermyne_n thy_o salvation_n o_o that_o this_o thought_n will_v never_o fall_v out_o of_o thy_o remembrance_n with_o what_o cleanness_n of_o conscience_n shall_v thou_o live_v what_o bitterness_n shall_v thou_o then_o find_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o now_o do_v seem_v so_o sweet_a unto_o thou_o and_o how_o ware_o then_o will_v thou_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o this_o miserable_a life_n which_o thou_o do_v now_o so_o inordinatlie_o love_v at_o that_o straight_o passage_n of_o death_n shall_v thou_o know_v how_o much_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o have_v serve_v god_n then_o to_o have_v consume_v and_o spend_v out_o thy_o time_n which_o be_v so_o precious_a a_o thing_n in_o vanity_n and_o idle_a business_n which_o at_o that_o time_n will_v do_v the_o no_o good_a thy_o friend_n and_o kynnesfolke_n thy_o riches_n &_o temporal_a good_n of_o which_o thou_o make_v now_o so_o great_a account_n o_o how_o little_a good_a shall_v all_o these_o do_v thou_o then_o when_o as_o a_o pure_a conscience_n at_o that_o time_n shall_v stand_v thou_o in_o better_a stead_n then_o to_o have_v have_v the_o whole_a world_n under_o thy_o obedience_n the_o travayll_n of_o that_o hard_a passage_n with_o tongue_n can_v be_v express_v nor_o by_o any_o mean_v escape_v the_o maryner_n that_o guyde_v the_o ship_n syt_v always_o at_o the_o stern_a so_o must_v thou_o that_o will_v sail_v in_o the_o tempestuous_a sea_n of_o this_o world_n seek_v for_o thy_o assurance_n in_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n where_o thou_o must_v stand_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o stern_a of_o the_o ship_n and_o there_o by_o contemplation_n of_o death_n consider_v well_o how_o thou_o may_v govern_v the_o course_n of_o thy_o whole_a life_n ash_n do_v preserve_v and_o keep_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o memory_n of_o ash_n into_o which_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v convert_v preserve_v grace_n great_a folly_n be_v it_o then_o for_o a_o mortal_a man_n that_o be_v daily_a die_a to_o forget_v death_n it_o be_v wisdom_n for_o every_o man_n to_o have_v it_o always_o in_o his_o mind_n but_o worldly_a man_n have_v always_o life_n in_o their_o remembrance_n and_o put_v death_n clean_o out_o of_o their_o mind_n and_o yet_o nothing_o dryve_v sin_n away_o from_o man_n so_o much_o as_o the_o contynuall_a remembrance_n of_o death_n happy_a be_v he_o that_o 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cleanse_v all_o the_o liquor_n that_o be_v pour_v into_o it_o dryve_a not_o from_o thou_o the_o memory_n of_o death_n which_o many_o way_n do_v thou_o great_a good_a it_o make_v thou_o to_o refrain_v from_o the_o revenge_n of_o those_o injure_v which_o thou_o think_v to_o have_v revenge_v and_o it_o keep_v the_o from_o the_o folowinge_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n do_v as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o do_v that_o be_v forget_v all_o such_o like_a vanity_n &_o have_v the_o hour_n of_o thy_o death_n fix_v in_o thy_o memory_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o thou_o may_v get_v that_o true_a life_n eternal_a whereby_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o bliss_n for_o ever_o when_o each_o man_n labover_v so_o earnest_o to_o bring_v any_o worldly_a business_n to_o pass_v by_o some_o certain_a ty●●_n appoint_v he_o much_o more_o ought_v 〈◊〉_d to_o labour_v earnest_o about_o his_o soul_n business_n and_o do_v penance_n for_o his_o sin_n life_n be_v so_o short_a and_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n so_o uncertain_a chap._n 31._o 25._o watch_v say_v our_o lord_n because_o you_o know_v neither_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n death_n be_v so_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n so_o uncertain_a thou_o ought_v to_o watch_v continual_o for_o when_o thy_o life_n be_v end_v tho●_n can_v not_o change_v that_o state_n in_o which_o death_n do_v find_v thou_o thou_o ought_v so_o to_o or●dayne_v every_o day_n as_o though_o that_o day_n sho●●_n be_v thy_o last_o many_o do_v build_v house_n not_o know_v whether_o they_o shall_v dwell_v in_o they_o after_o they_o be_v make_v many_o do_v make_v great_a pro●uision_n for_o victual_n for_o the_o year_n that_o ●●●eth_v and_o happy_o they_o do_v not_o live_v to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o they_o prepare_v for_o a_o life_n which_o be_v altogy●ther_o uncertain_a and_o have_v no_o care_n of_o dea●●_n which_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o seek_v 〈◊〉_d ●ll_a care_n and_o diligence_n for_o that_o time_n which_o ●hey_n know_v not_o whether_o it_o shall_v come_v or_o ●o_o and_o be_v altogether_o necgligent_a in_o prepa●ing_v for_o death_n which_o they_o know_v shall_v ●urely_o come_v and_o see_v thou_o provide_v ●or_a uncertain_a thing_n with_o so_o much_o care_n ●hat_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o thou_o make_v not_o provision_n for_o death_n that_o be_v so_o certain_a to_o ●ome_v it_o be_v not_o meet_v nor_o convenient_a that_o ●hou_a shall_v leave_v the_o certaynetie_n for_o the_o ●ncertainetie_n the_o day_n that_o we_o have_v to_o live_v be_v un●erteine_a and_o very_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o they_o must_v ●ll_o needs_o short_o have_v a_o end_n never_o ●ave_n thou_o any_o great_a care_n of_o such_o thing_n ●s_v thou_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o they_o shall●e_v or_o no_o but_o let_v thy_o care_n and_o diligence_n be_v ●o_o provyde_v for_o thyself_o &_o to_o prepare_v for_o ●hat_n hour_n which_o thou_o be_v vearie_a sure_a will_v short_o come_v no_o man_n know_v his_o end_n 〈◊〉_d therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v 19_o as_o fish_n ●e_v take_v with_o the_o hook_n and_o bird_n with_o ●he_n net_n so_o shall_v sinner_n be_v take_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n when_o a_o thing_n be_v near_o at_o ●and_n and_o certain_a to_o come_v thou_o do_v account_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o thing_n already_o past_a ●hat_n cause_n be_v there_o they_o but_o that_o thou_o shall_v so_o think_v of_o death_n also_o which_o stand_v ●till_o ready_a at_o thy_o door_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o thou_o and_o to_o prepare_v for_o it_o as_o for_o a_o thing_n rather_o present_v with_o thou_o then_o far_o of_o from_o thou_o if_o a_o king_n shall_v gyve_v thou_o his_o grant_n of_o some_o great_a city_n or_o town_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o shall_v but_o allow_v

remove_v it_o thence_o and_o carry_v it_o up_o to_o some_o high_a room_n but_o god_n himself_o tell_v thou_o that_o thy_o hart_n be_v corrupt_v and_o cast_v away_o here_o in_o these_o low_a &_o base_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o lift_v it_o up_o towards_o heaven_n and_o yet_o be_v thou_o unwilling_a to_o do_v it_o fly_v from_o this_o unwholesome_a and_o contagious_a place_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n in_o nothing_o do_v the_o world_n keep_v any_o assure_a stay_n but_o contynuallie_o in_o every_o thing_n make_v new_a alteration_n and_o change_n &_o therefore_o ought_v not_o any_o man_n to_o put_v any_o trust_n in_o it_o but_o only_o to_o place_v all_o his_o confidence_n in_o god_n chap._n 25._o thou_o have_v move_v the_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v trouble_v close_o thou_o up_o the_o rupture_n thereof_o 59_o because_o it_o be_v so_o sore_o move_v and_o shake_v say_v the_o prophet_n david_n the_o 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