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	good_a	know_v	2,974	5	4.2147	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62084	The book of nature translated and epitomiz'd. By George Sikes.	Sikes, George.	1667 (1667)	Wing S6322B; ESTC R220778	50,008	113

himself_o which_o be_v indispensabiy_a and_o undeniable_o due_a to_o god_n alone_o so_o on_o both_o account_n as_o giver_n and_o receiver_n thereof_o be_v he_o the_o direct_a enemy_n of_o god_n if_o he_o shall_v bestow_v his_o chief_a love_n on_o some_o other_o creature_n and_o not_o on_o himself_o he_o will_v be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n only_o as_o the_o giver_n away_o of_o his_o right_n unto_o another_o but_o not_o as_o the_o receiver_n thereof_o by_o self-love_n man_n prefer_v his_o own_o will_n to_o god_n and_o so_o make_v himself_o his_o god_n in_o pursuit_n of_o self-interest_n he_o will_v desire_v to_o annihilate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o high_a enmity_n to_o he_o imaginable_a his_o will_n by_o self-love_n assum_n a_o absolute_a primacy_n refuse_v to_o follow_v or_o obey_v another_o will_n which_o be_v the_o incommunicable_a prerogative_n of_o god_n alone_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o only_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o will_n and_o not_o be_v subject_a unto_o or_o lead_v by_o any_o other_o when_o a_o man_n have_v once_o proud_o set_v up_o his_o own_o will_n in_o the_o room_n of_o god_n he_o will_v also_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o other_o due_n he_o will_v desire_v his_o own_o honour_n his_o own_o glory_n his_o own_o praise_n not_o god_n when_o he_o have_v presumptuous_o make_v himself_o his_o god_n he_o will_v desire_v all_o those_o thing_n for_o himself_o that_o be_v due_a to_o god_n self-love_n erect_v a_o new_a kingdom_n dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n within_o man_n out_o of_o god_n and_o against_o he_o which_o render_v man_n a_o direct_a capital_a enemy_n of_o god_n man_n love_n of_o god_n or_o himself_o be_v the_o root_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o he_o do_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o be_v the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o good_a action_n it_o be_v also_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o other_o right_a love_n of_o all_o true_a friendship_n courage_n rest_n peace_n comfort_n light_n joy_n gladness_n and_o whatever_o be_v true_o good_a for_o man_n self-love_n then_o as_o the_o capital_a enemy_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a action_n of_o all_o injustice_n sin_n blindness_n ignorance_n and_o so_o of_o all_o sorrow_n and_o evil_n incident_a unto_o man_n he_o that_o by_o self-love_n exalt'_v his_o own_o will_n into_o the_o run_v of_o god_n find'_v this_o false_a god_n to_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a indigent_a thing_n this_o put_v he_o upon_o agreedy_a and_o eager_a pursuit_n after_o innumerable_a vanity_n corruptible_a transient_a thing_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o impotent_a false_a god_n himself_o and_o so_o render_v he_o subject_a unto_o those_o thing_n which_o by_o nature_n be_v inferior_a to_o he_o such_o a_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o continual_a solicitude_n and_o tribulation_n his_o false_a god_n and_o all_o the_o support_v thereof_o be_v but_o feeble_a fickle_a unstable_a indigent_a thing_n and_o the_o true_a omnipotent_a all-sufficient_a god_n be_v all_o along_o against_o he_o thus_o have_v we_o see_v how_o self-love_n render_v a_o man_n the_o capital_a enemy_n of_o god_n evil_a and_o perverse_a in_o himself_o expose_v to_o all_o evil_n and_o slavish_o subject_a to_o abundance_n of_o transitory_a thing_n inferior_a to_o his_o own_o nature_n the_o love_n of_o god_n render_v the_o will_n divine_a universal_a communicative_a and_o bountiful_a to_o other_o self-love_n render_v it_o narrow_a private_a incommunicative_a to_o other_o all_o for_o itself_o the_o love_n of_o god_n make_v the_o will_n just_a holy_a righteous_a meek_a good_a peaceable_a friendly_a humble_a self-love_n make_v it_o unjust_a evil_a perverse_a proud_a unquiet_a litigious_a full_a of_o discord_n tumult_n and_o confusion_n the_o love_n of_o god_n give_v the_o will_n of_o man_n dominion_n over_o all_o inferior_a creature_n self-love_n bring_v it_o into_o bondage_n and_o captivity_n under_o they_o the_o love_n of_o god_n make_v the_o will_n unmoveable_a firm_a stable_n and_o fix_v self-love_n render_v it_o a_o fluctuate_a unstable_a variable_a thing_n in_o a_o word_n the_o love_n of_o god_n make_v it_o beautiful_a and_o lovely_a self-love_n make_v it_o filthy_a deform_a and_o detestable_a he_o than_o that_o know_v what_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v know_v all_o the_o good_a of_o man_n he_o that_o know_v what_o self_n love_n be_v know_v all_o the_o evil_a of_o man_n he_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o both_o know_v neither_o the_o good_a nor_o evil_a of_o man_n in_o the_o two_o distinct_a root_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o he_o that_o have_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o be_v thereby_o so_o illuminate_v that_o he_o know_v what_o that_o be_v and_o what_o self-love_n be_v together_o with_o the_o comfortable_a consequent_n of_o the_o former_a and_o sad_a consequent_n of_o the_o latter_a but_o he_o that_o live_v in_o self-love_n be_v thereby_o darken_a blind_a and_o confound_v as_o to_o the_o make_v any_o right_a judgement_n of_o himself_o he_o neither_o know_v what_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v nor_o what_o self_n love_n be_v nor_o what_o be_v the_o good_a or_o evil_a consequent_n of_o the_o one_o or_o other_o unto_o man_n the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_n in_o and_o to_o man_n self_n love_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n but_o the_o most_o lurk_a hide_a undiscerned_a thing_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o obscure_v and_o blind_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v discover_v in_o its_o native_a ethiopian_n hue_n section_n iii_o two_o principal_a part_n of_o self-love_n man_n have_v two_o principal_a part_n in_o his_o constitution_n a_o soul_n and_o a_o body_n have_v distinct_a desire_n in_o reference_n to_o each_o but_o all_o centre_n in_o self-interest_n the_o soul_n desire_v praise_n honour_n and_o the_o like_a in_o reference_n to_o itself_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o body_n it_o desire_v and_o affect_v sensual_a delight_n self-love_n then_o put_v a_o man_n upon_o the_o seek_n and_o look_v after_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o bodily_a pleasure_n as_o his_o two_o principal_a good_n and_o from_o these_o two_o principal_a branch_n of_o self-love_n do_v arise_v the_o secondary_a love_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o increase_n defence_n or_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n on_o these_o account_n he_o must_v needs_o love_v desire_v and_o seek_v after_o outward_a riches_n as_o conducible_a both_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n he_o will_v also_o desire_v and_o seek_v after_o humane_a science_n office_n and_o dignity_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o advance_v of_o his_o honour_n thus_o from_o self-love_n do_v arise_v these_o vicious_a evil_a corrupt_a love_n in_o man_n pride_n which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o his_o own_o honour_n with_o a_o glory_v in_o it_o luxury_n and_o gluttony_n which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o bodily_a delight_n covetousness_n which_o be_v the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o outward_a thing_n and_o he_o that_o love_v his_o own_o honour_n and_o pleasure_n do_v by_o necessary_a consequence_n hate_v every_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o diminution_n or_o destruction_n thereof_o hence_o arise_v anger_n which_o be_v a_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o revenge_n against_o those_o that_o endeavour_n to_o diminish_v his_o honour_n or_o bodily_a pleasure_n hence_o also_o spring_n up_o another_o monster_n envy_n which_o conte_v in_o it_o a_o hatred_n of_o any_o other_n be_v good_a as_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o obscure_n or_o diminution_n of_o he_o as_o also_o a_o love_n of_o and_o delight_n in_o another_o evil_n if_o it_o diminish_v not_o but_o rather_o tend_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o good_a from_o the_o love_n of_o bodily_a pleasure_n do_v arise_v negligence_n sloth_n intemperance_n incontinency_n and_o the_o rest_n thus_o may_v we_o see_v how_o that_o all_o vice_n do_v arise_v and_o spring_v up_o from_o self-love_n chap._n x._o the_o love_n of_o god_n cause_v union_n among_o man_n self-love_n division_n and_o strife_n love_n do_v most_o intimat_o unite_v the_o will_n with_o the_o thing_n chief_o belove_v if_o then_o the_o thing_n first_o love_v be_v one_o and_o satisfactory_a to_o all_o that_o love_v it_o they_o that_o unite_v with_o fix_v and_o centre_n in_o that_o one_o belove_a will_v have_v love_n and_o union_n among_o themselves_o all_o that_o deny_v and_o quit_v the_o single_a motion_n of_o their_o own_o private_a will_n and_o agree_v to_o live_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o have_v union_n with_o one_o another_o but_o all_o that_o live_v in_o their_o own_o will_n make_v that_o their_o chief_o belove_a in_o opposition_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n have_v so_o many_o distinct_a chief_n belove_n ●s_v they_o be_v man_n every_o one_o be_v for_o his_o own_o will_n his_o own_o praise_n honour_n and_o bodily_a pleasure_n in_o distinction_n and_o separation_n from_o all_o other_o and_o therefore_o can_v no_o