Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	evil_n	sin_n	4,011	5	5.5536	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00687	Ane sermon preichit befoir the Regent and nobilitie vpon a part of the thrid chapter of the prophet Malachi, in the kirk of Leith, at the tyme of the Generall Assemblie on Sonday the 13. of Ianuarie. Anno. Do. 1571. Be Dauid Fergussone minister of the Euangell at Dunfermlyne.	Fergusson, David, d. 1598.	1572 (1572)	STC 10820; ESTC S111648	15,969	39

may_v the_o mair_a commodious_o perform_v my_o purpois_n i_o have_v chosin_n this_o text_n of_o scripture_n now_o red_a in_o your_o audience_n preichit_n of_o old_a be_v the_o prophet_n malachi_n unto_o the_o kirk_n of_o god_n text_n the_o order_n or_o divisioun_n of_o this_o text_n in_o the_o like_o stait_z that_o we_o now_o be_v in_o the_o principal_a partis_fw-la quhairof_o be_v their_o first_o he_o perswadis_fw-la they_o to_o repentance_n with_o argumentis_fw-la proper_a and_o convenient_a to_o muse_v they_o thairunto_o secund_o he_o confutis_fw-la their_o rebellious_a answeris_n &_o schawi_v they_o plane_o quhairin_fw-mi they_o chief_o do_v offend_v thrid_o he_o exhortis_n they_o may_v eirnestlie_o to_o amend_v the_o faultis_fw-la that_o he_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n promyse_v unto_o thame_n give_v they_o do_v sa_o the_o benedictioun_n of_o god_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o thingis_fw-la this_o be_v y_z e_z ground_n or_o order_n quhilk_fw-mi our_o prophet_n i_o say_v obseruis_fw-la quhilk_fw-mi also_o i_o purpois_fw-mi present_o to_o follow_v as_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n will_v minister_v his_o grace_n unto_o i_o ¶_o from_o the_o dayis_o of_o your_o fatheris_n see_fw-mi be_v go_v away_o from_o my_o ordinance_n etc._n etc._n the_o purpois_n of_o our_o prophet_n be_v first_o of_o all_o as_o i_o have_v say_v to_o persuade_v his_o brethren_n the_o jewis_n to_o repentance_n and_o conversioun_n to_o god_n of_o quhais_fw-fr grace_n and_o mercy_n only_o it_o be_v that_o their_o name_n and_o natioun_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o eirth_n unrutit_fw-la out_o and_o consumit_fw-la as_o they_o be_v taucht_a in_o the_o verse_n precedant_fw-la but_o because_o it_o be_v but_o lose_v laubour_n to_o crave_v repentance_n of_o thame_n that_o think_v not_o thame_n selfis_o guilty_a acknawledge_v na_z fault_n committit_fw-la nor_o estemis_fw-la that_o they_o have_v any_o neid_v of_o amendment_n thairfoir_n he_o dois_fw-fr let_v thame_n understand_v their_o estait_fw-fr and_o that_o they_o of_o all_o uther_n man_n have_v may_v neid_v of_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n because_o they_o be_v not_o only_a transgressouris_fw-la of_o goddis_fw-la law_n thame_n selfis_n but_o also_o that_o baith_v they_o and_o their_o fatheris_n befoir_n thame_n have_v unto_o that_o day_n departit_a from_o the_o haly_a ordinance_n &_o lawis_n of_o the_o lord_n sa_o that_o this_o be_v na_z uncouth_a or_o new_a thing_n that_o happinnit_n unto_o they_o but_o one_fw-mi inveterat_fw-la &_o old_a evil_a quhilk_n from_o age_n to_o age_n they_o be_v inclynit_v and_o natural_o gevin_v unto_o in_o the_o quhilk_fw-mi they_o do_v evin_v then_o still_o continue_v follow_v in_o that_o case_n their_o progenitouris_fw-la quhome_fw-mi they_o in_o their_o maneris_fw-la na_fw-la les_fw-fr vive_o resemblit_v then_o give_v they_o have_v remanit_fw-la thame_n selfis_fw-la alive_a unto_o that_o hour_n forasmekle_v as_o in_o they_o planelie_o appeirit_n that_o same_o stifneckitnes_n and_o uncircumcisioun_n of_o hartis_fw-la and_o earis_fw-la quhair_n with_o their_o fatheris_n as_o sayis_o the_o constant_a martyr_n stevin_n alwayis_o resistit_fw-la the_o haly_a gaist_n 7._o act._n 7._o we_o see_v then_o brethren_n that_o the_o prophetis_fw-la purpois_fw-mi be_v not_o only_o to_o convict_v thame_n of_o defectioun_n from_o god_n but_o also_o to_o let_v thame_n understand_v that_o it_o be_v all_o be_v natural_a for_o thame_n to_o rebel_v aganis_fw-la god_n as_o to_o be_v their_o father_n sonnis_n for_o as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v they_o have_v it_o be_v kind_n and_o coft_v it_o not_o and_o zit_o sa_fw-it far_o absent_a be_v they_o from_o acknawledgeing_n of_o this_o y_z t_z they_o almai_v can_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o grant_v it_o no_o not_o then_o quhen_o it_o be_v evin_n find_v as_o it_o be_v on_o their_o backis_n of_o this_o we_o leirne_v that_o long_o custom_n to_o sin_n be_v a_o thing_n may_v pernicious_a for_o it_o maki_v that_o thing_n quhilk_fw-mi of_o the_o self_n be_v may_v abominable_n to_o appeir_n nthe_v to_o thame_n that_o be_v hantit_fw-fr thairwith_o special_o if_o god_n defer_v punischment_n any_o quhyle_o for_o then_o beginnis_n man_n to_o flatter_v himself_o to_o abuse_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n &_o to_o wrap_v himself_o in_o that_o cairle_n and_o may_v perilous_a perswasioun_n that_o god_n regairdis_fw-la not_z his_fw-la doingis_fw-la nor_o be_v thairwith_o sa_o heich_o offendit_fw-la as_o the_o scripture_n beiris_n and_o sa_fw-fr procedis_fw-la to_o heap_n sin_n upon_o sin_n until_o y_z e_z day_n of_o wraith_n zoea_o thairof_o cummis_fw-la it_n as_o sayis_o solomon_n that_o the_o hartis_fw-la of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o thame_n to_o do_v evil_a because_o sentence_v aganis_fw-la one_fw-mi evil_n wark_n be_v not_o spedelie_o execute_v 2._o rom._n 2._o for_o this_o cause_n 8._o ecclesi_n 8._o the_o prophet_n first_o travellis_fw-la to_o walkin_n up_o their_o pepill_n from_o this_o wickit_n perswasioun_n that_o his_o exhortatioun_n to_o repentance_n micht_v take_v the_o better_a effect_n unto_o the_o exhortatioun_n to_o repentance_n quhairin_fw-mi the_o lord_n desyris_n they_o to_o return_v to_o he_o be_v addit_fw-la a_o promeis_fw-la to_o wit_n that_o he_o will_v return_v unto_o thame_n that_o they_o thairby_o may_v be_v assurit_n that_o their_o repentance_n shall_v not_o be_v unprofitable_a for_o as_o it_o be_v but_o lose_v laubour_n and_o a_o vane_n purpois_fw-mi to_o persuade_v man_n to_o repent_v that_o acknawledgis_n na_fw-mi fault_n as_o we_o have_v say_v befoir_n sa_fw-fr na_fw-fr les_fw-fr vane_n be_v it_o to_o exhort_v to_o repentance_n albeit_o the_o sin_n be_v grantit_fw-fr quhair_n their_o be_v na_z hope_n nor_o assurance_n of_o mercy_n for_o quhair_n na_fw-mi certitude_n of_o forgiveness_n be_v bot_n only_o a_o bair_a knawledge_n and_o horror_n of_o sin_n the_o myndis_n of_o man_n be_v rather_o thairby_o drevin_v to_o disperatioun_n nor_o to_o repentance_n 27._o gen._n 3._o 1._o sam._n 26._o &_o 31._o 2._o sam_n 17._o math._n 27._o as_o appeiris_n in_o cain_n saull_n ahitophell_n judas_n and_o diveris_fw-la utheris_fw-la thairfoir_fw-fr amangis_fw-la the_o chief_n articklis_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o be_v utter_o necessary_a to_o be_v belevit_fw-la unto_o saluatioun_n this_o one_fw-mi among_o the_o rest_n be_v countit_fw-fr namely_o to_o believe_v the_o remissioun_n of_o sinnis_n of_o this_o place_n then_o we_o leirne_v quhat_o be_v rich_v and_o true_a repentance_n to_o wit_n conversioun_n unto_o god_n quhilk_fw-mi as_o it_o be_v the_o rich_v definitioun_n of_o repentance_n sa_fw-fr seruis_fw-la it_n to_o confute_v y_z e_o conversioun_n to_o creature_n and_o all_o the_o vain_a theatrical_a toyis_o prescribit_fw-la in_o papistry_n to_o penitentis_fw-la quhair_n of_o i_o mind_n not_o at_o this_o present_a particular_o to_o speik_v see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o commoun_n place_n continual_o taucht_v unto_o zow_o in_o the_o catechism_n and_o also_o because_o i_o purpois_n to_o intreit_fw-mi one_fw-mi uther_n mater_fw-la contenit_fw-la in_o this_o text_n mair_a at_o length_n nouth_a be_v it_o to_o be_v pretermittit_a that_o the_o prophet_n upbraidis_fw-la the_o pepill_n of_o his_o time_n with_o the_o wickitnes_n and_o rebellioun_n of_o their_o foir_n fatheris_fw-la quhilk_fw-mi suppois_fw-mi it_o appeir_n at_o the_o first_o to_o be_v uncurteous_o &_o unjust_o do_v zit_o give_v we_o considder_fw-mi quhat_fw-mi manner_n of_o man_n he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o we_o fall_v see_v that_o he_o be_v justly_o movit_fw-la sa_fw-it to_o do_v for_o first_o the_o pepill_n y_fw-fr t_o he_o deal_v with_o be_v hypocrite_n that_o boistit_fw-la and_o gloryit_fw-la of_o the_o richteousnes_n of_o their_o fatheris_n and_o under_o the_o pretence_n thairof_o levit_fw-la may_v licentious_o and_o wickit_o think_v it_o aneuch_fw-ge that_n they_o be_v discendit_fw-la of_o haly_a and_o virtuous_a fatheris_n thairfoir_n he_o be_v compellit_fw-la to_o lat_fw-la thame_n se_fw-mi quhat_fw-mi manner_n of_o man_n their_o fatheris_n be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o micht_v the_o mair_a eirnest_o prepair_n themselves_o to_o repentance_n quhill_o they_o suld_v see_v y_fw-mi e_fw-it cloik_fw-mi takin_n away_z quhilk_fw-mi they_o supposit_a yai_fw-la have_v under_o the_o tytill_a of_o their_o foirbearis_fw-la and_o in_o this_o since_o do_v not_o only_o the_o prophetis_fw-la in_o the_o old_a testament_n 7._o psalm_n 78._o isai._n 1._o jerem._n 9_o zacharie_n 1._o mat._n 3._o &_o 23._o john_n 8._o act._n 7._o frequent_o cast_v the_o faultis_fw-la of_o the_o fatheris_n in_o the_o teith_n of_o the_o jewis_n bot_n also_o johne_n y_fw-fr e_o baptist_n christ_n and_o his_o apostillis_n do_v the_o same_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o their_o sermonis_fw-la &_o doctrine_n evident_o appeiris_n secund_o their_o pepill_n followit_v the_o futesteppis_fw-la of_o their_o fatheris_n in_o do_v of_o evil_a or_o ellis_fw-la the_o prophet_n wall_v not_o have_v deal_v sa_o rigorous_o with_o they_o for_o thocht_v a_o wickit_n man_n as_o sayis_o ezechiell_n beget_v a_o soon_o 1●_n ezechi_n 1●_n zit_o give_v he_o fear_v and_o