Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	nature_n	reason_n	3,109	5	5.1421	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00303	Epictetus his manuall. And Cebes his table. Out of the Greeke originall, by Io: Healey; Manual. English	Epictetus.; Cebes, of Thebes, attributed name.; Healey, John, d. 1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 10425; ESTC S101646	30,535	178

trumpet_n and_o present_o they_o present_v the_o tragedy_n even_o so_o shall_v thou_o do_v one_o while_o be_v a_o wrestler_n another_o while_n a_o fencer_n than_o a_o orator_n and_o last_o a_o philosopher_n but_o indeed_o direct_o nothing_o but_o as_o a_o ape_n do_v imitate_v all_o thou_o see_v and_o post_v in_o thy_o affection_n perpetual_o from_o one_o object_n to_o another_o the_o reason_n be_v thou_o take_v no_o premeditation_n of_o the_o depence_n of_o whatsoev_a thou_o go_v about_o but_o hurl_v on_o unto_o action_n without_o all_o discretion_n be_v whole_o sway_v by_o the_o levity_n of_o appetite_n such_o a_o company_n be_v they_o who_o hear_v a_o philosopher_n say_v o_o how_o true_o speak_v socrates_n in_o this_o nay_o what_o man_n on_o earth_n can_v speak_v as_o he_o do_v will_v needs_o here_o upon_o in_o all_o haste_n turn_v flat_a philosopher_n chap._n 36._o man_n consider_v first_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o intend_v &_o second_o thy_o own_o nature_n whether_o they_o two_o may_v hold_v good_a correspondence_n together_o or_o no._n have_v thou_o desire_v to_o proceed_v master_n in_o the_o five_o exercise_n or_o in_o wrestle_a only_a why_o look_v upon_o thy_o arm_n thigh_n and_o leg_n and_o examine_v they_o all_o well_o for_o these_o be_v natural_a assistant_n one_o to_o another_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o in_o these_o course_n thou_o can_v eat_v drink_n and_o abstain_v all_o in_o one_o measure_n thou_o must_v labour_v thou_o must_v watch_v thou_o must_v leave_v thy_o friend_n thou_o must_v become_v a_o object_n for_o the_o very_a scorn_n of_o child_n thou_o must_v be_v debase_v under_o all_o man_n beside_o thou_o in_o honour_n office_n counsel_n and_o in_o ●ll_a cause_n whatsoever_o lay_v these_o thing_n to_o thy_o heart_n &_o resolve_v with_o thyself_o whether_o thou_o will_v change_v thy_o peace_n freedom_n and_o constancy_n of_o mind_n for_o these_o other_o endowment_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o then_o follow_v the_o fashion_n of_o boy_n no_o long_o to_o be_v now_o a_o philosopher_n now_o a_o publican_n now_o a_o orator_n &_o tomorrow_o the_o deputy_n of_o caesar._n here_o be_v no_o cohaerence_n in_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o man_n fix_v either_o in_o goodness_n or_o badness_n be_v a_o man_n part_n thou_o must_v either_o practice_v thy_o reason_n and_o understanding_n or_o give_v all_o thy_o service_n to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n dependence_n thy_o labour_n must_v be_v employ_v either_o abroad_o or_o at_o home_n that_o be_v thou_o must_v either_o be_v a_o profess_a philosopher_n or_o a_o direct_a member_n of_o the_o vulgar_a chap._n 37._o all_o office_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o be_v proportionate_a by_o mutual_a affection_n have_v thou_o a_o father_n that_o name_n command_v thy_o diligent_a care_n of_o he_o and_o thy_o forbearance_n of_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n bind_v thy_o patience_n to_o endure_v his_o worst_a callumny_n and_o most_o injurious_a violence_n imagine_v he_o a_o wicked_a man_n have_v nature_n then_o allot_v thou_o a_o good_a father_n no_o but_o a_o father_n she_o have_v well_o then_o do_v thy_o duty_n to_o he_o with_o all_o diligence_n stand_v not_o to_o examine_v his_o action_n but_o to_o foresee_v that_o in_o all_o thy_o action_n unto_o he_o the_o ordinance_n of_o nature_n be_v keep_v inviolate_a so_o shall_v no_o man_n hurt_v thou_o unless_o thou_o list_v thyself_o and_o when_o thou_o suppose_v thyself_o hurt_v then_o shall_v thou_o be_v hurt_v indeed_o this_o be_v thy_o way_n to_o discern_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o neighbour_n a_o citizen_n or_o a_o emperor_n by_o a_o daily_a speculation_n of_o their_o mutual_a concord_n chap._n 38._o know_v that_o the_o first_o and_o foremost_a point_n of_o religion_n be_v a_o true_a belief_n to_o be_v assure_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o he_o sway_v the_o state_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n in_o goodness_n and_o in_o justice_n that_o we_o must_v obey_v he_o &_o assent_v unto_o his_o command_n in_o the_o small_a condition_n approve_v all_o his_o action_n and_o follow_v their_o direction_n as_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o pure_a &_o most_o glorious_a intellect_n thus_o do_v thou_o shall_v never_o have_v cause_n to_o repine_v at_o he_o nor_o to_o repute_v he_o negligent_a of_o thou_o now_o this_o can_v be_v unless_o thou_o reject_v the_o thing_n that_o lie_v not_o in_o thy_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o and_o place_v the_o whole_a nature_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n in_o those_o thing_n who_o order_n be_v tie_v unto_o man_n own_o discretion_n for_o if_o thou_o bind_v either_o goodness_n or_o badness_n to_o any_o of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o thou_o shall_v not_o accuse_v the_o author_n of_o they_o and_o grow_v into_o a_o hate_n of_o he_o when-soev_a thou_o be_v deceive_v of_o what_o thou_o desire_v and_o fall_v into_o that_o which_o thou_o sought_v to_o avoid_v for_o it_o be_v inherent_a in_o every_o creature_n by_o nature_n to_o abhor_v and_o eschew_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o all_o that_o seem_v hurtful_a as_o well_o as_o the_o effect_n themselves_o and_o contrariwise_o to_o follow_v and_o admire_v the_o cause_n and_o production_n of_o all_o that_o seem_v useful_a he_o therefore_o that_o think_v himself_o injure_v have_v small_a reason_n to_o rejoice_v in_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o injury_n the_o other_o again_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o loss_n shall_v be_v parent_n unto_o true_a delight_n but_o this_o erroneous_a conceit_n make_v the_o son_n to_o disparage_v the_o father_n when_o he_o do_v not_o allow_v he_o enough_o of_o that_o which_o opinion_n hold_v for_o a_o true_a good_a and_o this_o make_v eteocles_n and_o polynices_n go_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n for_o their_o father_n empire_n because_o they_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o deal_n of_o happiness_n include_v in_o sovereignty_n this_o make_v the_o husbandman_n curse_v the_o heaven_n one_o while_n and_o the_o seaman_n another_o while_n the_o merchant_n also_o &_o the_o man_n that_o bury_v his_o wife_n or_o child_n for_o these_o man_n piety_n be_v inseparable_o chain_v unto_o their_o profit_n but_o he_o who_o endeavour_n work_v for_o a_o due_a moderation_n of_o his_o desire_n &_o dislike_n herein_o lay_v down_o a_o good_a ground_n or_o his_o piety_n also_o now_o as_o or_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n et_fw-la each_o one_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o land_n wherein_o he_o live_v do_v it_o with_o purity_n parsimony_n diligence_n cleanness_n and_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o ability_n chap._n 39_o when_o thou_o go_v unto_o a_o divinatour_n remember_v that_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o end_n of_o that_o thou_o go_v about_o but_o go_v to_o learn_v that_o of_o he_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o philosopher_n thou_o know_v the_o quality_n of_o it_o ere_o thou_o go_v for_o if_o it_o concern_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_a so_o that_o when_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o soothsayer_n be_v sure_a thou_o leave_v both_o dislike_n and_o desire_v behind_o thou_o otherwise_o thou_o shall_v never_o approach_v his_o face_n without_o fear_n but_o set_v down_o thy_o staff_n at_o this_o what_o ever_o the_o end_n be_v it_o no_o way_n concern_v thou_o for_o thou_o have_v power_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o come_v in_o what_o shape_n soever_o it_o will_v and_o in_o this_o none_o in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v thy_o hindrance_n and_o therefore_o come_v to_o the_o god_n as_o to_o thy_o counsellor_n with_o a_o bold_a spirit_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v hard_a their_o will_n remember_v who_o be_v thy_o councillor_n and_o how_o great_a a_o contempt_n thou_o shall_v commit_v in_o disobey_v their_o direction_n but_o if_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o oracle_n as_o it_o please_v socrates_n to_o do_v about_o a_o thing_n who_o whole_a consideration_n rely_v upon_o the_o event_n &_o wherein_o neither_o art_n nor_o reason_n can_v aid_v thou_o with_o knowledge_n of_o the_o dependence_n then_o must_v thou_o ruminate_v upon_o the_o first_o head_n thereof_o therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v to_o undergo_v the_o defence_n of_o thy_o friend_n or_o country_n with_o danger_n of_o thy_o own_o person_n never_o go_v to_o ask_v the_o augur_n whether_o thou_o shall_v defend_v they_o or_o no._n for_o if_o he_o tell_v thou_o the_o entrail_n presage_v misfortune_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o he_o mean_v either_o of_o death_n or_o the_o lame_n of_o some_o member_n or_o of_o banishment_n but_o than_o come_v reason_n on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o this_o withal_o the_o danger_n that_o i_o undergo_v my_o friend_n and_o country_n undergo_v also_o with_o i_o and_o therefore_o herein_o take_v council_n of_o that_o great_a pythian_a priest_n who_o expel_v one_o

out_o of_o the_o temple_n for_o not_o help_v his_o friend_n in_o a_o mortal_a extremity_n chap._n 40._o prescribe_v thyself_o a_o certain_a form_n of_o law_n to_o observe_v both_o in_o thy_o own_o speculation_n alone_o and_o when_o thou_o also_o converse_a with_o other_o chap._n 41._o silence_z general_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a approbation_n so_o be_v the_o brevity_n of_o speech_n together_o with_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n speak_v we_o shall_v be_v spare_v of_o our_o tongue_n neither_o admit_v every_o occasion_n of_o talk_n nor_o every_o subject_n in_o our_o talk_n as_o to_o discourse_n of_o fencer_n play_n wrastling_n drink_n the_o common_a bombast_n of_o every_o man_n conference_n and_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o man_n let_v our_o especial_a care_n be_v to_o keep_v ourselves_o either_o from_o commend_v any_o man_n or_o censure_v he_o with_o other_o chap._n 42._o adapt_v the_o discourse_n of_o thy_o friend_n unto_o thy_o own_o as_o near_o as_o thou_o can_v but_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o strange_a company_n be_v silent_a chap._n 43._o let_v not_o thy_o laughter_n be_v profuse_a nor_o be_v lead_v by_o every_o light_a occasion_n chap._n 44._o if_o thou_o can_v possible_o let_v never_o oath_n proceed_v from_o thy_o lip_n at_o least_o do_v what_o may_v by_o all_o mean_n be_v do_v to_o avoid_v swear_v cahp._n 45._o avoid_v the_o vulgar_a banquet_n revel_n and_o compotation_n and_o when_o occasion_n serve_v curb_v thyself_o most_o strict_o lest_o thou_o slip_v into_o the_o common_a gulf_n of_o licentious_a custom_n for_o know_v that_o he_o that_o be_v foul_a without_o all_o question_n will_v in_o time_n defile_v he_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o be_v he_o never_o so_o pure_a before_o chap._n 46._o let_v thy_o use_n of_o bodily_a necessary_n never_o extend_v further_o than_o the_o body_n service_n of_o the_o mind_n require_v let_v thy_o meat_n drink_n apparel_n house_n and_o servant_n be_v all_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o parsimonious_a nature_n far_o be_v those_o thing_n from_o thou_o which_o tend_v to_o pomp_n and_o ostentation_n chap._n 47._o until_o thou_o take_v a_o wife_n abstain_v with_o all_o thy_o endeavour_n from_o venereal_a delight_n but_o be_v marry_v use_v it_o lawful_o so_o it_o be_v with_o modesty_n but_o never_o upbraid_v those_o that_o use_v it_o before_o nor_o taunt_v they_o with_o their_o incontinency_n nor_o boast_v of_o thy_o own_o abstinence_n in_o that_o kind_n chap._n 48._o if_o one_o come_v and_o tell_v thou_o such_o a_o man_n slander_v you_o thus_o or_o thus_o never_o stand_v to_o apologise_v for_o thyself_o but_o answer_v he_o again_o only_o thus_o he_o know_v not_o my_o other_o fault_n for_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v never_o have_v reckon_v only_o those_o you_o tell_v i_o off_o chap._n 49._o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o thou_o often_o go_v to_o the_o play_n or_o to_o the_o prize_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o spare_a time_n go_v so_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o thou_o respect_v only_a thyself_o in_o these_o case_n that_o be_v that_o thou_o will_v have_v he_o only_o to_o win_v the_o prize_n that_o win_v it_o and_o that_o only_o to_o be_v act_v which_o be_v act_v so_o shall_v thy_o thought_n remain_v undisturbed_a but_o for_o the_o whoote_v and_o cry_v &_o laughter_n and_o other_o turbulent_a motion_n avoid_v they_o utter_o and_o when_o thou_o go_v from_o the_o playhouse_n never_o talk_v much_o of_o that_o which_o befall_v it_o no_o way_n concern_v thy_o reformation_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o as_o i_o say_v than_o all_o the_o people_n will_v perceive_v that_o thou_o be_v take_v with_o admiration_n of_o the_o goodly_a show_n chap._n 50._o be_v not_o overhasty_a of_o haunt_v the_o lecture_n but_o when_o thou_o do_v go_v to_o they_o carry_v thyself_o with_o all_o gravity_n and_o constancy_n and_o give_v no_o man_n cause_n of_o perturbation_n chap._n 51._o when_o thou_o have_v a_o business_n with_o any_o man_n especial_o if_o he_o be_v of_o the_o nobility_n think_v with_o thyself_o what_o course_n socrates_n or_o zeno_n will_v take_v in_o such_o a_o case_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v a_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o thereby_o thou_o shall_v perform_v thy_o affair_n with_o a_o perfect_a decorum_n chap._n 52._o when_o thou_o be_v to_o go_v speak_v with_o a_o great_a man_n presuppose_v with_o thyself_o faith_n he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n or_o he_o be_v busy_a or_o i_o shall_v hardly_o get_v to_o the_o speech_n of_o he_o or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v not_o respect_v i_o if_o thy_o occasion_n be_v so_o that_o thou_o must_v go_v thus_o why_o bear_v these_o ordinary_a occurrent_n &_o never_o say_v unto_o thyself_o i_o have_v know_v he_o keep_v a_o lesser_a state_n to_o say_v thus_o be_v common_a grossness_n peculiar_a only_o to_o he_o that_o rail_v at_o external_a shadow_n chap._n 53._o among_o thy_o friend_n beware_v thou_o never_o stand_v tedious_o discourse_v of_o thy_o own_o exploit_n or_o peril_n for_o though_o the_o remembrance_n thereof_o be_v delightful_a unto_o thou_o yet_o the_o recount_v of_o thy_o fortune_n be_v nothing_o so_o please_v unto_o other_o chap._n 54._o and_o evermore_o avoid_v the_o play_v of_o the_o buffone_n and_o procure_v of_o other_o laughter_n for_o thence_o may_v a_o man_n soon_o of_o all_o slip_n down_o into_o the_o baseness_n of_o vulgar_a behaviour_n and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o great_a force_n in_o diminish_v thy_o friend_n good_a like_n of_o thou_o chap._n 55._o and_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a enterprise_n to_o enter_v into_o discourse_n of_o obscaenity_n when_o such_o a_o accident_n fall_v out_o if_o thou_o can_v convenient_o check_v the_o author_n of_o such_o a_o uncivil_a theme_n but_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o well_o do_v that_o then_o print_v thy_o dislike_n of_o such_o a_o argument_n in_o thy_o look_n and_o silence_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n give_v he_o notice_n of_o his_o error_n chap._n 56._o if_o thy_o imagination_n present_v thou_o with_o any_o delight_n clap_v a_o bridle_n on_o thy_o thought_n immediate_o lest_o thou_o be_v bear_v headlong_o away_o therewith_o examine_v the_o thing_n itself_o and_o take_v some_o time_n for_o thyself_o to_o deliberate_v which_o do_v recollect_v both_o the_o time_n namely_o wherein_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n and_o that_o wherein_o after_o that_o fruition_n thou_o be_v sure_a to_o feel_v dislike_n &_o discontent_n lay_v these_o two_o space_n together_o &_o compare_v they_o with_o this_o that_o if_o thou_o abstain_v thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n of_o joy_n and_o occasion_n to_o commend_v thy_o own_o circumspection_n if_o thou_o be_v they_o to_o under-go_a any_o delightful_a action_n take_v heed_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o entangle_v in_o the_o sweet_a enticement_n thereof_o but_o set_v this_o against_o they_o all_o o_o how_o much_o more_o excellent_a be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v conquer_v all_o these_o allurement_n chap._n 57_o when_o thou_o perform_v any_o thing_n that_o thou_o have_v resolve_v be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o public_a eye_n what_o ever_o the_o vulgar_n censure_n be_v of_o thou_o for_o if_o the_o act_n be_v unlawful_a then_o abhor_v to_o resolve_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o why_o shall_v thou_o fear_v a_o false_a reprehension_n chap._n 58._o as_o in_o this_o proposition_n it_o be_v day_n and_o it_o be_v night_n the_o part_n be_v sever_v have_v both_o their_o force_n in_o a_o true_a signification_n but_o be_v conjoin_v signify_v no_o truth_n at_o all_o so_o at_o a_o banquet_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o best_a dish_n at_o first_o &_o to_o fly_v all_o at_o the_o fair_a be_v for_o the_o body_n good_a that_o be_v feed_v therewith_o but_o consider_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o guest_n and_o it_o be_v a_o act_n incur_v foul_a disgrace_n wherefore_o when_o thou_o be_v invite_v to_o a_o feast_n remember_v this_o that_o the_o cate_n that_o be_v set_v before_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v prize_v by_o the_o respect_n of_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o reverence_n due_a to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n and_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v observe_v chap._n 59_o if_o thou_o undergo_v a_o function_n beyond_o thy_o power_n to_o discharge_v thou_o must_v needs_o both_o perform_v that_o undecent_o and_o likewise_o thou_o neglecte_v another_o which_o thou_o may_v execute_v with_o full_a decency_n chap._n 60._o even_o as_o in_o thy_o walk_n thou_o have_v a_o care_n to_o avoid_v the_o tread_n upon_o nail_n or_o the_o wrest_n of_o thy_o foot_n so_o in_o the_o main_n course_n of_o thy_o life_n beware_v that_o thou_o hurt_v not_o thy_o mind_n the_o lady_n of_o thy_o work_n and_o thy_o action_n governess_n this_o if_o we_o will_v look_v well_o