Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	great_a	lord_n	4,485	5	3.7317	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14608	[Summarie and short meditations touching sundry poynts of Christian religion] [gathered by T.VV. and now published for the education and profit of Gods saints].	T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1610 (1610)	STC 24919.5; ESTC S4955	21,971	56

say against the same that these onely should bee allowed and done as good workes which hee himselfe hath commaunded and those fled from as euill which hee himselfe hath forbidden because hee hath al light and soundnes of true iudgment in himselfe and is not carried away with partialitie of affection to pronounce a wrong sentence a matter very common amongst all men Wherefore no good or godly Christian should allow vse or defend any Idolatrie Soothsaying Coniuring Sorcerie Witchcraft Charming false doctrine feare loue or estimation of any whatsoeuer creature aboue God or equally with him or the persons which shall vse such things None must make or cause to be made either allow of vse or defend any Images to expresse or counterfeit God by or to seeke him or worship him in the same or any other manner of superstition whatsoeuer abstaining altogether in his holy seruice from our own inuentions blind deuotions mens doctrines and other mens examples or rules None ought to vse or abuse the name of God either in vaine or rash swearing be the oathes as men account them neuer so small or in blasphemie sorcerie or witchcraft or in cursing forswearing and such like yea none should talke or speake or thinke of God his word his workes or whatsoeuer else hee is made knowne vnto vs by without some vrgent and weightie cause and that with great reuerence and feare of his Maiestie None should abuse the Lords day or any other day in doing of their owne wils or in any wicked and vngodly exercise whatsoeuer as dauncing dicing carding table-playing Tauerne or Ale-house haunting resorting to the beholding of Enterludes Beare-baitings and such like None should rebell against disobey or speake euill of Magistrates Ministers Masters Mistresses fathers and mothers or any other person whom the Lord in his wisedom and goodnesse hath made their superiours either by age authoritie wealth office or any other manner of way whatsoeuer Al hatred malice and enuie al braulling chiding quarrelling fighting bloodshed murther and such like yea al manner of desire to do hurt or reuenge must be auoided All whoredome fornication adulterie together with bawdie and filthie talke loue-songs tickings and toyings and all other wanton and light behauiour and other vnseemely gestures in bodie or countenance which indeede are nothing else but violent prouocations to filthinesse and euill yea and all vncleannes both of bodie and minde must be auoided All theft stealing either openly or secretly either by force fraud or otherwise together with all deceiuable buying or selling all vsurie all extortion all briberie all vncharitable getting and keeping of other mens goods and to conclude all manner of false dealings whatsoeuer by cousenage weight measure c. ought to be shunned Not only manifest periurie and breaking of lawfull othes and promises but also all lying slandring backbiting flatterie and dissembling together with all euill speaking against others either in words or writing proceeding from the malice corruption and naughtinesse of mans heart must be auoided The very pricks and motions to sinne in mans minde which the holy Scripture sometimes calleth the lusts and concupiscences of our cursed nature must so farre foorth as God shall inable vs bee subdued and that in their first assault least otherwise temptation further preuailing vpon vs with delight we be carried on forward by the subtiltie of sinne both to consent vnto the euill and to striue for the attempting and accomplishment thereof And here because vnlawfull wishes be dependents of this sinne of lust and coueting men must learne to bridle and master the same and not to haue them so often and common in their mouthes as I would I had this I would I had that c. On the other side because the life of a true Christian is not an idle life and wee are commaunded by Gods holie word not onely to flie from euill but to do that which is good euery godly faithfull man must earnestly striue according to the power that the Lord hath giuen him to render vnto him his due honour and seruice that is to obey him in all things and aboue all to worship him onely to put their whole trust in him onely in all feare and dangers to flie vnto him and to call vpon him onely acknowledging him to bee the Creator preseruer and gouernour of all things in heauen and earth To giue vnto him that manner of worship and seruice onely which hee himselfe in his word requireth without adding thereto or taking from it and withdrawing themselues from al superstitious and carnall imaginations To take an oath but yet vsing therein with great reuerence the fearfull and glorious name of our God only and of no creature whatsoeuer when there is iust occasion as to affirme or maintaine a trueth specially if the Magistrate require or commaund it to set foorth the glorie of God and to preserue mutuall agreement and brotherly charitie among men To spend the Sabbath as in ceasing from the honest labours of their lawfull callings so in frequenting of godly exercises in ioyning themselues to publike assemblies reuerently and quietly there to behaue themselues in diligent hearing of the word read and preached in prayer and singing of Psalmes and as occasion shall serue and is offered in communicating in the holy Sacramēts and afterward to bestow the rest of the time in priuate reading of Gods word and meditating therein and in the earnest consideration of his most noble and wonderfull workes And because all authoritie either of Magistrates officers Ministers Masters Mistresses Fathers Mothers and others is of God and that there is a like consideration of them al in that respect euerie one must vse humble obedience towards them bearing a reuerent minde to them being readie to relieue assist and aide them and willing to doe after their commandements in all things in the Lord and for the Lord according to their dutie Vnfained loue patience humilitie humanitie keeping making of peace sauing and helping all such as bee in danger gentle words soft answeres and all duties of compassion must continually be exercised And because they are the temples of the holy Ghost all purenes and chastitie not onely as touching the act but also in heart word and behauiour must bee profes●ed and practised There must be put in vre all true and faithfull dealing due paiment of debts diligent seruice together with all carefull and friendly sauing and deliuering of other mens goods All must witnesse iudge and speake the truth yea the whole truth and nothing els but the truth as occasion shall be offered without any respect touching all men and matters whatsoeuer Lastly when the Lord putteth good motions into their minds men must diligently take heede that they doe not suffer them to die in them or to bee quenched through the corruption and naughtinesse of their owne hearts but