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	sin_n	wage_n	2,391	5	11.9240	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28819	An antidote against swearing to which is annexed an appendix concerning an assertory and promissory oath in reference to the stature of the two now flourishing sister universities : also a short catalogue of some remarkable judgments from God upon blasphemers, &c. / by R. Boreman ...	R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing B3755; ESTC R18222	86,033	206

as_o if_o it_o be_v true_a perjury_n four_o degree_n of_o perjury_n or_o maintain_v that_o which_o be_v true_a to_o be_v false_a know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a or_o last_o promise_v with_o a_o oath_n what_o they_o mean_v not_o to_o perform_v or_o what_o they_o have_v lawful_o promise_v then_o intend_v a_o performance_n of_o it_o when_o they_o make_v the_o promise_n yet_o afterward_o even_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o in_o their_o power_n to_o do_v perform_v it_o not_o but_o wicked_o fall_v from_o their_o word_n these_o be_v the_o four_o degree_n or_o part_n of_o perjury_n in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n there_o be_v another_o degree_n or_o kind_n of_o it_o which_o i_o find_v in_o st._n chrysostom_n antioch_n how_n 14._o ad_fw-la popul_n antioch_n who_o conclude_v excellent_o in_o a_o homily_n to_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n that_o not_o only_o those_o who_o themselves_o take_v a_o false_a oath_n be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n but_o they_o also_o who_o occasion_n the_o like_a sin_n in_o other_o and_o that_o two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o by_o force_v they_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n loss_n of_o good_n imprisonment_n or_o the_o like_a ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n ibid._n to_o take_v a_o false_a oath_n against_o their_o conscience_n second_o by_o swear_v the_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o another_o have_v swear_v to_o do_v and_o so_o oppose_v the_o same_o man_n by_o force_n and_o might_n that_o he_o can_v effect_v what_o he_o have_v tie_v himself_o to_o by_o oath_n as_o if_o a_o schoolmaster_n it_o be_v st._n chrysostoms_n instance_n shall_v swear_v that_o his_o scholar_n shall_v not_o eat_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n until_o he_o have_v full_o obey_v his_o command_n by_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v enjoin_v he_o for_o his_o good_a now_o if_o the_o father_n of_o that_o child_n know_v that_o his_o master_n have_v take_v such_o a_o oath_n shall_v rash_o swear_v the_o contrary_a and_o fond_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o danger_n for_o want_n of_o food_n feed_v the_o young_a scholar_n have_v not_o perform_v his_o task_n the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n will_v be_v guilty_a as_o well_o as_o the_o master_n and_o such_o man_n who_o cause_v other_o to_o sin_n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n do_v as_o boy_n that_o contend_v for_o a_o long_a rot_a rope_n some_o tug_n at_o one_o end_n of_o it_o and_o some_o at_o the_o other_o so_o that_o the_o rope_n at_o length_n break_v asunder_o by_o which_o mean_n they_o fall_v all_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o confuse_a manner_n &_o bruise_v their_o body_n in_o some_o one_o part_n or_o other_o and_o this_o last_o kind_n of_o perjury_n when_o we_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o other_o be_v perjure_a we_o may_v call_v perjurium_fw-la occasionale_fw-la occasional_a perjury_n as_o there_o be_v homicidium_fw-la occasionale_fw-la occasional_a murder_n which_o be_v commit_v by_o thou_o when_o thou_o illegal_o act_v &_o contrive_v that_o which_o occasion_n a_o poor_a man_n either_o to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n or_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o purpose_n and_o to_o discover_v more_o full_o the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o cry_a sin_n of_o perjury_n it_o be_v a_o compound_a sin_n a_o sin_n as_o have_v be_v say_v make_v up_o of_o a_o oath_n and_o a_o lie_n a_o monster_n among_o sin_n ugly_a and_o odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n the_o devil_n snare_n so_o call_v by_o st._n chrysostom_n in_o his_o eleven_o homily_n on_o the_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o he_o catch_v poor_a sinful_a deceive_v soul_n and_o hurry_v they_o to_o infernal_a darkness_n falsa_fw-la juratio_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n non_fw-la est_fw-la leave_n peccatum_fw-la bap._n serm._n 10._o in_o decollat_fw-la johan_n bap._n imo_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la jurare_fw-la falsum_fw-la ut_fw-la propter_fw-la reatum_fw-la falsae_fw-la jurationis_fw-la dominus_fw-la prohibuerit_fw-la omnem_fw-la jurationem_fw-la i._n e._n perjury_n be_v no_o light_n nor_o trivial_a sin_n nay_o it_o be_v so_o great_a and_o horrid_a a_o crime_n that_o to_o prevent_v the_o guilt_n and_o danger_n of_o it_o christ_n forbid_v the_o use_n of_o all_o oath_n he_o mean_v such_o as_o be_v vain_a and_o idle_a one_o when_o he_o say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o have_v thou_o see_v a_o stone_n say_v 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianzen_n throw_v down_o a_o steep_a hill_n or_o precipice_n never_o cease_v from_o its_o precipitate_a hasty_a motion_n until_o it_o arrive_v at_o the_o hill_n foot_n or_o bottom_n of_o such_o a_o speedy_a nature_n or_o quality_n be_v every_o sin_n chief_o that_o of_o swear_v to_o which_o the_o tongue_n that_o be_v accustom_a in_o its_o unruly_a motion_n will_v at_o last_o fall_n into_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o call_v it_o that_o profound_a gulf_n of_o perjury_n precipice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n perjury_n the_o great_a down-fall_a and_o most_o dangerous_a precipice_n a_o gulf_n indeed_o for_o whoso_o be_v plunge_v in_o it_o i.e._n who_o soul_n be_v load_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o so_o great_a and_o heavy_a a_o guilt_n that_o man_n without_o a_o special_a hand_n of_o mercy_n will_v hardly_o ever_o raise_v himself_o by_o repentance_n to_o recover_v god_n grace_n but_o will_v sink_v deep_a and_o deep_o wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n and_o thereby_o provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v he_o both_o outward_o in_o his_o body_n good_n and_o good_a name_n with_o sickness_n poverty_n and_o disgrace_n and_o inward_o in_o his_o soul_n with_o horror_n and_o perplex_v grief_n with_o disconsolate_a sadness_n etc._n etc._n until_o at_o the_o last_o despair_n sink_v he_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o of_o st._n bernard_n si_fw-mi pejerare_fw-la time_n 32._o serm._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la 32._o nunquam_fw-la juraveris_fw-la si_fw-la nunquam_fw-la juraveris_fw-la nunquam_fw-la pejerabis_fw-la if_o the_o fear_n of_o perjury_n do_v possess_v and_o trouble_v thou_o never_o swear_v if_o thou_o never_o swear_v thou_o shall_v never_o be_v forswear_v and_o perjury_n he_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v who_o have_v a_o unbridled_a tongue_n accustom_a to_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a qui_fw-la saepe_fw-la jurat_fw-la saepe_fw-la oportet_fw-la pejeret_fw-la to_o this_o good_a counsel_n of_o st._n bernard_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o of_o st._n chrysostome_n to_o his_o auditor_n the_o antiochian_o who_o he_o bespeak_v thus_o in_o his_o forename_a 14_o homily_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o beseech_v and_o exhort_v you_o to_o represent_v to_o your_o thought_n the_o head_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist_n bleed_v in_o a_o charger_n and_o suppose_v or_o imagine_v that_o you_o hear_v this_o voice_n or_o exhortation_n utter_v from_o his_o tongue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hate_n and_o abhor_v a_o oath_n which_o be_v my_o murderer_n herod_n rash_a oath_n of_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v repent_v and_o not_o keep_v it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o baptist_n death_n and_o he_o that_o be_v give_v to_o much_o swear_a murder_n his_o own_o soul_n deprive_v it_o of_o god_n grace_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n life_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o many_o other_o sin_n which_o accompany_v rash_a swear_n as_o lie_v etc._n etc._n he_o entitle_v it_o to_o everlasting_a death_n the_o wage_n of_o unrepented_a sin_n and_o if_o to_o forsake_v our_o sin_n be_v true_o to_o repent_v and_o the_o only_a mark_n of_o a_o sound_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n we_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o few_o swearer_n can_v be_v name_v that_o ever_o true_o repent_v therefore_o cast_v out_o this_o poison_n out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n banish_v this_o sin_n speedy_o from_o thy_o tongue_n before_o it_o be_v habituate_v in_o thou_o and_o so_o get_v the_o mastery_n or_o dominion_n over_o thou_o that_o it_o never_o leave_v thou_o but_o die_v and_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o grave_n with_o thou_o reason_n the_o three_o reason_n three_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o swear_v be_v most_o injurious_a to_o god_n most_o dangerous_a and_o hurtful_a in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o in_o that_o it_o be_v the_o parent_n or_o cause_n of_o other_o cry_a sin_n as_o lie_v and_o perjury_n and_o likewise_o the_o productive_a and_o provoke_a cause_n of_o god_n just_a and_o heavy_a judgement_n or_o punishment_n upon_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o it_o be_v a_o most_o scandalous_a sin_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o neighbour_n or_o brethren_n raym._n quanta_fw-la est_fw-la notitia_fw-la &_o reputatio_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la tantum_fw-la nominatur_fw-la per_fw-la vocem_fw-la exteriús_fw-la raym._n with_o who_o we_o have_v daily_a conversation_n and_o commerce_n raymundus_n in_o his_o

rather_o imprecation_n be_v what_o i_o tremble_v to_o name_n the_o devil_n take_v i_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o be_v asleep_o take_v he_o in_o earnest_n and_o throw_v he_o out_o of_o a_o window_n by_o which_o disaster_n though_o he_o be_v not_o slay_v yet_o by_o the_o bruise_n and_o break_v of_o his_o bone_n in_o that_o fall_n he_o be_v so_o scare_v and_o affright_v with_o horror_n and_o fear_n that_o he_o ever_o afterward_o abstain_v from_o that_o horrid_a kind_n of_o imprecation_n 2._o a_o certain_a priest_n in_o ruthnerwald_n wish_v if_o luther_n doctrine_n against_o the_o mass_n and_o purgatory_n etc._n etc._n be_v true_a that_o a_o thunderbolt_n may_v destroy_v he_o after_o 3._o day_n a_o tempest_n with_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n so_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o run_v to_o the_o church_n for_o sanctuary_n and_o at_o his_o force_a devotion_n be_v strike_v down_o flat_a to_o the_o ground_n who_o recover_v and_o lead_v homeward_o by_o a_o friend_n a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n burn_v he_o to_o death_n so_o that_o his_o body_n be_v as_o black_a as_o hell_n itself_o i_o hearty_o wish_v that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v oft_o a_o god_n damn_v i_o in_o their_o hellish_a mouth_n will_v think_v of_o this_o fearful_a judgement_n and_o fear_v lest_o god_n as_o he_o may_v in_o justice_n do_v take_v they_o at_o their_o word_n or_o whilst_o that_o dreadful_a curse_n be_v utter_v by_o their_o impure_a tongue_n and_o cause_v the_o earth_n to_o open_v its_o mouth_n throw_v they_o quick_a and_o alive_a into_o hell_n to_o be_v torment_v which_o be_v to_o be_v damn_v in_o those_o everlasting_a flame_n 3._o that_o famous_a story_n of_o sir_n gervase_n elwais_o must_v not_o be_v omit_v in_o this_o black_a register_n who_o suffer_v on_o tower-hill_n for_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n thomas_n overbury_n before_o he_o suffer_v he_o be_v a_o picture_n of_o a_o true_a humble_a penitent_a and_o acknowledge_v with_o tear_n the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o rash_a and_o unpreserve_v vow_n which_o a_o great_a loss_n at_o card_n once_o occasion_v at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v very_o much_o trouble_v clap_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o breast_n vow_v serious_o and_o wish_v that_o if_o ever_o he_o play_v again_o he_o may_v be_v hang_v and_o now_o be_v upon_o the_o ladder_n he_o say_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n god_n in_o justice_n have_v make_v i_o keep_v my_o imprecation_n and_o to_o pay_v my_o vow_n which_o i_o once_o utter_v with_o my_o tongue_n by_o this_o just_a though_o violent_a death_n and_o so_o wish_v all_o to_o take_v warning_n by_o his_o sad_a example_n to_o forbear_v and_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o self-cursing_a and_o swear_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o that_o which_o be_v the_o usual_a cause_n of_o curse_v and_o blaspheme_v viz._n game_n 3._o example_n of_o judgement_n upon_o blasphemer_n 1._o in_o the_o year_n 1645._o one_o w._n knot_n of_o dalston_n in_o cumberland_n be_v a_o common_a note_a swearer_n when_o he_o be_v servant_n to_o a_o alderman_n of_o york_n fall_v into_o a_o lead_v full_a of_o boil_a liquor_n by_o which_o he_o within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o dye_v by_o this_o mean_v his_o foul_a tongue_n which_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n of_o hell_n jam._n 3.6_o be_v wash_v in_o scald_a water_n and_o feel_v a_o punishment_n fit_v and_o proportion_v to_o it_o bless_v be_v his_o punishment_n if_o that_o wretch_n soul_n be_v thereby_o cleanse_v 2._o one_o hudson_n of_o the_o forename_a town_n in_o cumberland_n who_o be_v a_o notorious_a swearer_n be_v strike_v dumb_a to_o his_o die_a day_n and_o though_o he_o live_v many_o year_n yet_o can_v speak_v nothing_o but_o swear_v by_o god_n and_o with_o this_o blasphemy_n in_o his_o mouth_n he_o render_v his_o impure_a soul_n i_o fear_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n 3._o i_o receive_v this_o narrative_a from_o a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o late_a e._n of_o oxford_n of_o a_o dutch_a merchant_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1648._o go_v to_o loretto_n in_o a_o wagon_n with_o four_o or_o five_o passenger_n more_o of_o who_o the_o reporter_n be_v one_o do_v swear_v and_o blaspheme_v in_o that_o horrid_a manner_n that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a offence_n to_o all_o the_o company_n who_o rebuke_v he_o for_o it_o though_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o he_o proceed_v still_o in_o his_o swear_n upon_o every_o light_a occasion_n till_o at_o length_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o passage_n there_o break_v into_o tne_n wagon_n a_o black_a thing_n without_o any_o form_n or_o shape_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n in_o a_o dark_a cloud_n who_o by_o god_n command_n and_o appointment_n stop_v the_o blasphemer_n throat_n at_o which_o time_n he_o cry_v out_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v speak_v and_o call_v upon_o his_o master_n the_o devil_n and_o say_v withal_o oh_o he_o will_v choke_v i_o etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o all_o the_o gentleman_n be_v in_o darkness_n for_o there_o be_v a_o black_a stink_a mist_n in_o the_o wagon_n draw_v their_o sword_n and_o leap_v out_o of_o it_o and_o immediate_o look_v into_o it_o they_o find_v he_o dead_a and_o his_o face_n with_o his_o whole_a body_n as_o black_a as_o a_o coal_n at_o which_o sight_n they_o be_v all_o much_o terrify_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o all_o blasphemer_n who_o shall_v peruse_v this_o and_o the_o forenamed_a story_n will_v learn_v by_o they_o to_o forsake_v and_o abhor_v swear_v lest_o the_o same_o or_o worse_a judgement_n fall_v upon_o they_o exit_fw-la aliorum_fw-la vulneribus_fw-la medicamenta_fw-la nostris_fw-la faciamus_fw-la aug._n let_v we_o from_o other_o man_n sore_n and_o suffering_n make_v a_o plaster_n to_o heal_v our_o own_o wound_n finis_fw-la