Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	great_a	see_v	1,964	5	3.3848	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26259	Averroeana being a transcript of several letters from Averroes an Arabian philosopher at Corduba in Spain, to Metrodorus a young Grecian nobleman, student at Athens in the years 1149 and 1150 : also several letters from Pythagoras to the King of India, together with his reception at the Indian court, and an account of his discourse with the King, and his gymnosophists, and his rules and precepts : his account of the power and efficacy of numbers, and magical uses thereof : to which is prefixt, a Latin letter by Monsieur Grinau, one of the Messieurs du Port Royal in France, to the ingenius Monsieur Gramont, merchant at Amsterdam, concerning the subject of these papers, and how they came to his hands : the whole containing matters highly philosophical, physiological, Pythagorical and medicinal, the work having been long conceal'd is now put into English for the benefit of mankind, and the rectification of learned mistakes.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Averroës, 1126-1198.; Pythagoras. Correspondence. English. Selections.	1695 (1695)	Wing A4271; ESTC R1981	54,271	185

have kept their Law and Unity but Man has broken it in the highest degree All Peace and Happiness is comprehended within the Limits of Equality and Concord and on the other side All Misery and Evil is within the Bounds of Inequality and Discord so that there is a necessity that every Man should govern himself according to Order and Number or some body for him for such as have not prudence to govern and to give necessary Orders for themselves ought to be governed by others there being but few that have Minds that are able to govern themselves most being contented with the Rules of Custom be they better or worse therefore it is one of the greatest Evils in the World to be a Teacher and an Inventor of evil Customs and on the other side it is one of the greatest Blessings to Teach and Invent innocent Customs and good order of Living for Man hath broken himself off from Unity and Order to that degree that few incline to Vertue except the greatest number go before them and that it become a Custom to be Innocent and Vertuous Therefore the Brachmans praise God and his holy Powers that they have not given the World any precedent of Violence nor brought any evil Custom for Tradition and v●in Customs rule over most Nations and Men are so highly graduated ●● them that most of them will not only Kill others for not observing their Customs and believing in their Prophets but they will die themselves rather than leave an evil Custom to embrace a good one so far are Mankind degenerated from Unity and Concord For this cause we Teach our Followers to be careful that they in their common Communications do not utter or speak words that proceed from Fierceness and Wrath nor to give themselves Liberty to Complemental Jesting or Flatteries nor suffer the Tongue and the Heart to Rencounter each other and for the better observation and distinguishing from what Center and Quality all Words and Discourses proceed they divide the Soul and Mind of Man into three Parts Powers or Spirits which some of our Philosophers call Qualities or Principles they being the Grounds or Foundation whence all Imaginations Inclinations Words and Works do arise and p●●●eed viz. The first Power in Man's Soul is fierce severe and wrathful and when this Power does obtain the Ascendant the Imaginations Words and Works are harsh bitter surly bold and fierce filled with Envy and Malice tending to Violence and Hurt But when the second Power governs in the Center of the Soul then the Imaginations Words and Works are signed with the Character of Modesty with a Mild Friendly Courteous Behaviour filled with Mercy and Innocency always tending towards Unity But if the third Power or Quality have obtained the upper Region of the Soul and Heart then the Imaginations Words and Works are frivolous frothy mixed with wanton Jestings and Laughters between Jest and Earnest always tending to evil But oftentimes there is a mixture of these Q●●lities or Powers which run so high that no Humane Number can penetrate into or comprehend them which is done by the help of Art and Reason which do mightily ●eceive such to whom such Discourses are directed that do break the Unity and make a great Tumult and Discord in the Soul Upon which account we esteem it unlawful to shew Anger to our Children nor do we allow them to see vain phantastick Plays and Games nor when Men who are worse than Dogs that cause one fierce Beast to fight with another neither do use them to Jest with or Jeer one the other being well satisfied that in their green Years every thing takes deep Root that the Essences and Qualities thereof do never depart and the Concord being broken so early it proves a work of great difficulty for such either to distinguish the Good from the Evil or to obtain the Harmony of Nature or of their inward Powers For let Men know for Truth that the middle Spirit or Power is given unto Man by his Creator that Man might by its sweet and friendly Influences qualifie the Fierceness and Wrath of the first and the phantastick Folly of the third and so bring them all three into an equal Tone or Concord We believe that the Knowledge Power Operation and Government of these three Spirits and to be able to distinguish them is of absolute necessity for if we do not distinguish the nature of these Powers we cannot have any true Knowledge and where there is no Understanding there is no Order and where there is not Order there cannot be any Concord or Unity Therefore we do as much as in us lies advance Temperance and Order and do prefer the use of Numbers believing that God hath made all things according to Measure Weight and Number and the more we imitate him the nearer we draw and fitter we are to be joined to the uniform Powers of God in our selves Therefore the Brachmans when they prepare or administer Physick make use of certain Numbers and Words according to the present Dictates of the Harmonical Powers of their Souls always observing to make use of the first Number that arises in the Soul as being most simple intire and free from the multiplicity of Thoughts and stands nearest unto Concord which some of our Fathers call the Good Genius or Good Spirit but the Jewish Rabbies entitle it the Oracle which being diligently waited upon and its Dictates observed it reveals in Mens Souls the great Mysteries of God and makes known the Secrets of Nature and all the degrees of Temperance and Cleanness It is this good Demon that teaches the proper use of Numbers and all things necessary For this cause when any that are Distempered desire a Medicine this good Spirit or Power is ready and does immediately Dictate unto the Physician what Methods Herbs Words or Numbers he shall observe and administer But for the most part we observe the Numbers and Method of Words following viz. The Unity which in Medicine hath great Power and Vertue when it arises intire and unmixed with the Imagination or multitude of variety of Thoughts then we are directed by our good Demon to some one simple Herb and also how to prepare and apply it to the Sick Person and when we gather it we do turn our selves to the most glorious Eye of Heaven and utter words to this purpose O thou one only Power Creator and Preserver of all things and who hast endowed this Herb that I now gather with an inward and secret Vertue bless the Vse thereof to A. B. that he may by its sweet Influences and thy Blessing be restored unto perfect Health of the Body and Soul But note that our Physicians or Brachmans do not keep nor observe a constant Method either of Numbers nor Words they always vary according to the Dictates of the good Demon for the Oracle of our Souls will always imitate God and Nature whose variety is not to be comprehended by any