Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	die_v	life_n	5,110	5	5.0778	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26871	Cain and Abel malignity that is, enmity to serious godliness, that is, to an holy and heavenly state of heart and life : lamented, described, detected, and unananswerably [sic] proved to be the devilish nature, and the militia of the devil against God and Christ and the church and kingdoms, and the surest sign of a state of damnation / by Richard Baxter, or, Gildas Salvianus ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1689 (1689)	Wing B1195; ESTC R2643	73,886	164

his Conscience But you may as wisely think to conquer pain and death But whatever you do with your own if we should leave our obedience to God to obey you or any men we know not what we should do with our own Consciences nor how to quiet them God hath brought us out of that Darkness and Lethargy which quieted them in sin heretofore And we cannot now be ignorant of that duty to God that self-interest that danger to wilful sinners and that evil of sin which would begin Hell in us here And are not your scorns and threatnings easier than this 22. Do not most men at death see the madness not only of enmity but of neglect of a holy life and wish that they might die the death of the righteous and that their last end might be like his Had you rather die a Dives or a Herod or a Lazarus or a Paul Is it not a shame to your devilish cause and you to see men live in one mind and die in another And scorn hate and persecute serious Godliness till the Sentence of death is past upon them and then to wish they were such themselves Or if you be more hardened to the last you are the more hopeless But how quickly did such another change his note and cry Father Abraham send one to my five brethren to warn them that they come not to this place of torment If you mock at these words you mock at Christ that spake them and sure you look not to be saved by a derided Christ. And it 's base Hypocrisy to deride him and yet call your selves Christians and go to Church as if you served him Live as you would die and be judged for you shall be judged as you live and die Either hold to the mind that you will never change or change it quickly before it be too late 23. If you know what a man is you know that his Soul is better than his corruptible flesh And if you think your Throats and Guts and Fancies worth all the Cost and Care and Labour which you bestow on them in the world shall not we think our Souls worth more What Godly man that you think makes too much a do for Heaven doth bestow more time and words and labour for it than you do for the Flesh and World Do we not see how men will labour at land and venture through dangerous Seas and Fight in Wars and Plot against all that stand in their way and this all day from year to year and all for Provision for Flesh and Fancy And do those that you accuse do more for their Salvation If you know not now you will shortly know which makes the better choice and bargain 24 What harm doth Godliness and Conscience do you in other men Had you not rather have a son that takes Disobedience Whoredom Gaming and Drunkenness for sin than one that makes no Conscience of them Had you not rather have a Wife whose Conscience restrains her from Scolding and Adultery and a Servant that makes Conscience of robbing or deceiving you than one that doth not Sure unconscionable Servants and Debtors are more troublesom than they that fear God and believe that injustice is a damning sin But the truth is most wicked men are for so much Conscience and Religion in others as restrains them from wronging or hurting them but no more nor for that much in themselves which may restrain them from hurting others But if you resolve rather to be damned than to be Sober Just and Godly and obey God against the flesh Why cannot you bear with other men that make a wiser choice What hurt doth their praying do you or their preaching while they are responsible for any ill Doctrine What if they be reading the Scripture or hearing Directions for a holy life while you are Drinking or Gaming or reading a Romance or Railing Libel doth their Piety hurt you What if they dare not Swear and Drink as you do doth this do you any harm What is it but the Serpentine enmity that maketh you hate those that never hurt you 25. If you will believe God it is for the sake of Godly men that God preserves the World from ruine He would have saved Sodom had there been but ten such persons in it He will not destroy the world till he hath gathered all his chosen out of it And do they deserve to be most hated 26. How exceeding dear a love hath God and our Redeemer exprest to all holy obedient believers God calls them his Jewels his Treasure in whom he delighteth He gave Christ specially for them He sealeth them to Salvation by his Spirit he justifieth them and will glorify them in Heaven Christ calls them Flesh of his Flesh his Friends his Spouse they are united to him he washeth them in his blood and feedeth them with his Flesh and will make them equal to the Angels and will condemn their Enemies And are not you devilish enemies to God and Christ who cull out those for your malice and Enmity whom God chooseth out to magnify the wonders of his Love on them for ever 27. The Angels of Heaven rejoyce at the Conversion of a sinner Luke 15. 10. And rejoyce to be Christ Servants for their defence continually And is it not Devils then and their Servants and Souldiers that are against them Take heed Gods Angels that smote a Herod may do execution on you ere long 28. The Holy Ghost saith 1 Cor. 6. That the Saints shall judge the world and even the Angels that is the evil ones Did you believe this you would be afraid to hate and persecute them now 29. Even Heathens are for much honouring and worshiping their Gods yea many offer them too costly Sacrifice What praises doth Iulian give to the Sun and what strictness of life doth he Command his Priests What great contempt of the Body and the World did the Platonists the Stoicks and the Cynicks profess And shall profest Christians hate those that are obedient to the true God yea to shew that the War between Good and Evil goeth on in all the World even among Heathens those that were for true virtue were despised and hated by the sensual 30. And is it not a self-condemning thing in those that accuse Gods Servants as making too much adoe in obeying the Law of God and yet make as the Church of Rome doth abundance more Laws or Canons of their own and require precise obedience to them all Yea will burn men at a Stake for breaking their Laws Doth God make too much work in the Judgment of them that think it not enough without much more as if Gods Law were too narrow and insufficient Yea learn by the Church of England whose Canons 5 6 7 8. ipso facto excommunicate them that do but affirm any thing to be repugnant to Gods word in their Liturgy Ceremonies or Church Governing Offices And can you think that obeying God deserveth hatred when