Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A06515
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Here after ensueth a propre treatyse of good workes; Von den guten werckenn. English
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
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1535
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STC 16988; ESTC S109685
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fastyngdaye_n and_o holy_a day_v /_o which_o it_o be_v better_a to_o anulle_v /_o but_o no_o man_n care_v for_o that_o so_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n that_o flouryssh_v now_o /_o but_o excommunycacyon_n for_o duty_n accustom_a /_o the_o which_o thing_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v but_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v see_v that_o adultery_n unclennesse_n glotonye_n pride_n unmesurable_a ryote_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o such_o other_o vice_n be_v punyssh_v and_o let_v and_o also_o that_o the_o college_n and_o abbey_n paryssh_n &_o scole_n be_v well_o order_v /_o and_o the_o god_n seruyce_n be_v hole_o keep_v in_o they_o and_o that_o the_o young_a both_o man_n &_o maid_n in_o the_o scole_n and_o abbey_n have_v good_a and_o cunning_a man_n provyde_v to_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v well_o bring_v up_o /_o that_o the_o old_a may_v êfyte_n the_o young_a by_o good_a example_n /_o &_o that_o the_o child_n &_o common_a wealth_n may_v be_v fill_v &_o garnyssh_v with_o goodly_a youth_n for_o so_o saint_n paul_n teach_v his_o discyple_a titus_n /_o that_o he_o shall_v teach_v well_o and_o govern_v all_o degree_n &_o estatê_n young_a and_o old_a man_n and_o woman_n but_o now_o we_o live_v every_o man_n after_o his_o own_o will_n every_o man_n teach_v himself_o yea_o alas_o for_o sorrow_n it_o be_v come_v to_o the_o point_n /_o that_o the_o place_n in_o the_o which_o goodness_n shall_v be_v teach_v be_v now_o make_v scole_n of_o vanity_n so_o that_o no_o man_n take_v heed_n of_o outrageous_a youth_n if_o every_o thing_n be_v order_v after_o this_o manner_n than_o a_o man_n may_v show_v how_o honour_n and_o obedience_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v to_o ecclesiastyke_a person_n but_o it_o be_v now_o with_o theym_n as_o it_o be_v with_o bodily_a father_n &_o mother_n which_o suffer_v their_o child_n to_o much_o after_o their_o own_o mind_n &_o will_v /_o and_z ecclesyastycall_a power_n do_v now_o grant_n and_o dyspence_v /_o and_z for_o money_n pardon_v more_o than_o it_o may_v pardon_v here_o i_o will_v let_v many_o thing_n pass_v that_o i_o may_v speak_v of_o /_o for_z i_o se_fw-mi moo_o thing_n than_o be_v well_o covetyse_n syt_v and_o govern_v and_o the_o church_n teach_v that_o that_o it_o shall_v forbid_v and_o besides_o these_o it_o be_v open_a to_o every_o man_n iye_n /_o that_o the_o lyve_a of_o the_o spyrytualtie_n be_v moche_v more_o ungoodly_o and_o vyle_a /_o than_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lay_n or_o secular_a man_n wherefore_o the_o chrystyan_a common_a welthe_n must_v needs_o be_v dystroy_v /_o and_o this_o commandment_n subvert_v for_o where_o there_o be_v such_o a_o bysshoppe_n as_o will_v take_v heed_n vysyte_n look_v upon_o and_o go_v about_o all_o such_o order_n and_o degree_n with_o so_o great_a diligence_n and_o labour_n as_o he_o be_v bind_v /_o truelye_o one_o city_n be_v to_o much_o for_o he_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n /_o when_o the_o church_n be_v most_o stourysshing_n /_o every_o city_n have_v one_o 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