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	life_n	see_v	3,263	5	3.5236	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28806	A key to Helmont, or, A short introduction to the better understanding of the theory and method of the most profound chymical physicians	Bacon, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing B374; ESTC R28334	21,246	39

its_o own_o passion_n or_o other_o external_a accident_n or_o deprave_a matter_n so_o we_o say_v with_o helmont_n that_o though_o there_o may_v be_v million_o of_o irritative_a material_a cause_n or_o external_a accident_n yet_o the_o sole_a formal_a cause_n be_v the_o vital_a spirit_n which_o either_o be_v enrage_v transport_v or_o suppress_v frame_v disease_n according_o patient_n be_v alter_v according_a to_o the_o energy_n and_o design_n of_o the_o agent_n now_o in_o all_o body_n the_o vital_a spirit_n must_v be_v the_o agent_n as_o the_o excellent_a sir_n francis_n bacon_n say_v in_o his_o natural_a history_n lib._n 1._o exper._n 98._o be_v the_o only_a active_a part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o rest_n be_v but_o a_o dead_a lump_n when_o that_o be_v go_v or_o become_v unactive_a absolute_o insensible_a and_o consequent_o uncapable_a of_o disease_n or_o cure_n when_o this_o agent_n act_v vigorous_o placid_o and_o without_o disturbance_n he_o do_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o best_a but_o if_o disturb_v it_o stir_v up_o such_o a_o hurry_n and_o disorder_n in_o he_o that_o he_o mould_v pretern_a ural_a form_n or_o texture_n and_o thence_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o life_n and_o health_n when_o in_o order_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sickness_n and_o death_n when_o in_o disorder_n now_o the_o vital_a spirit_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o disease_n of_o itself_o as_o it_o admit_v of_o ill_a impress_n or_o idea_n by_o the_o sense_n from_o without_o as_o we_o see_v the_o same_o spirit_n that_o be_v now_o pleasant_a and_o sedate_v will_v on_o a_o sudden_a degenerate_a into_o passion_n of_o different_a nay_o contrary_a effect_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o irritative_a cause_n from_o without_o or_o the_o disease_a matter_n disturb_v the_o free_a exercise_n and_o government_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n within_o various_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n quality_n and_o texture_n of_o such_o morbific_a matter_n but_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o they_o 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and_o be_v able_a to_o rend_v pliable_a water_n into_o infinite_o different_a corpuscle_n and_o thereby_o to_o mould_v they_o into_o as_o different_a form_n or_o texture_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n and_o as_o it_o form_v we_o it_o go_v along_o with_o we_o and_o preserve_v our_o texture_n and_o several_a kind_n as_o long_o as_o possible_a but_o here_o i_o foresee_v that_o i_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o objection_n of_o some_o learned_a and_o inquisitive_a philosopher_n who_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o diversity_n of_o natural_a operation_n be_v the_o product_n of_o different_a texture_n and_o those_o texture_n to_o arise_v from_o the_o position_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o constitutive_a corpuscle_n i_o ready_o grant_v they_o both_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o the_o aptness_n or_o unaptness_n of_o texture_n make_v thing_n grateful_a or_o ungrateful_a hot_a or_o cold_a to_o we_o and_o so_o of_o all_o other_o quality_n yet_o pardon_v i_o if_o i_o can_v conceive_v that_o either_o 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