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
A95842	An antidote against sorrovv, in order to the obtaining of sanctified joy. An excellent treatise first written in French by N. Vedelius, then translated into Latine by Gallus Pareus, and now into English, by Cadwallader Winne, M.A.	Vedel, Nicolaus, 1596-1642.; Winne, Cadwallader, b. 1622 or 3, translator.	1650 (1650)	Wing V167; Thomason E1421_1; ESTC R209478	59,453	229

therefore_o who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o honour_n and_o spiritual_a riches_n infinite_o surpass_v all_o the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v thy_o present_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o this_o world_n as_o for_o thy_o future_a thou_o be_v indeed_o as_o all_o man_n be_v subject_n to_o death_n whereby_o thou_o obtain_v more_o excellent_a thing_n than_o thou_o can_v enjoy_v in_o thy_o life_n time_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n it_o be_v say_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 116.15_o for_o death_n will_v put_v a_o period_n unto_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o will_v be_v the_o beginning_n or_o rather_o the_o fulfil_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n by_o death_n thou_o cease_v to_o sin_n and_o provoke_v god_n thy_o father_n to_o anger_n and_o to_o commit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v unworthy_a thy_o eminent_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o mantle_n of_o flesh_n the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o will_v vex_v and_o solicit_v thou_o with_o that_o unchaste_a woman_n say_v lie_v with_o i_o but_o when_o thy_o mantle_n as_o that_o of_o elias_n when_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n shall_v fall_v from_o thou_o it_o shall_v never_o trouble_v nor_o molest_v thou_o by_o death_n thy_o last_o enemy_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o flight_n they_o shall_v be_v never_o able_a to_o hurt_v and_o entrap_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o all_o danger_n which_o in_o this_o life_n abide_v thou_o it_o will_v rid_v thou_o from_o all_o molestation_n miltery_n affliction_n care_n and_o grief_n thy_o foul_a be_v sever_v from_o thy_o body_n will_v escape_v as_o a_o bird_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o foul_a the_o snare_n be_v break_v and_o we_o be_v escape_v psal_n 124.7_o be_v then_o free_v from_o innumerable_a torment_n and_o trouble_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o rest_n insomuch_o that_o when_o the_o last_o hour_n shall_v make_v the_o near_a approach_n thou_o may_v say_v unto_o she_o return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o psal_n 116.7_o depart_v this_o world_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o heaven_n to_o enjoy_v eternal_a happiness_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o her_o heavenly_a bridegoome_n then_o she_o go_v forth_o to_o behold_v king_n solomon_n with_o the_o crown_n wherewith_o his_o mother_n crown_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o espousal_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n cant._n 3.11_o as_o for_o thy_o body_n it_o shall_v return_v into_o dust_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o long_o remain_v in_o that_o state_n it_o be_v sow_o very_o in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n it_o be_v sow_o in_o dishonour_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o power_n it_o be_v a_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n 1_o cor._n 15.42,43,44_o so_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o as_o feed_v cast_v into_o the_o earth_n produce_v in_o its_o time_n most_o plentiful_a fruit_n then_o be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o king_n chamber_n where_o it_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o and_o enjoy_v plenary_a possession_n of_o ineffable_a happiness_n which_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o go_v to_o then_o if_o thy_o condition_n have_v be_v so_o miserable_a and_o will_v be_v so_o happy_a have_v not_o thou_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v now_o thou_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o despair_a and_o suffer_v molestation_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o repel_v or_o drive_v away_o from_o thou_o repeat_v these_o word_n to_o thyself_o alas_o when_o will_v that_o day_n appear_v wherein_o i_o shall_v have_v cause_n of_o rejoice_v and_o render_v thanks_o to_o god_n know_v this_o that_o the_o meditation_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n be_v there_o no_o other_o occasion_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v shall_v be_v a_o most_o weighty_a motive_n induce_v thou_o thereunto_o and_o even_o without_o intermission_n to_o praise_n god_n amid_o the_o most_o grievous_a calamity_n how_o will_v that_o wretched_a captive_n rejoice_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o dark_a and_o noisome_a dungeon_n with_o what_o exultation_n do_v that_o lame_a man_n restore_v to_o his_o foot_n by_o peter_n praise_n god_n act._n 3.8_o the_o guilty_a person_n be_v certify_v of_o his_o prince_n pardon_n even_o at_o the_o very_a nick_n he_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o joy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v wrap_v out_o of_o himself_o judge_v thou_o whether_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o world_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o out_o of_o which_o god_n have_v rid_v thou_o can_v thou_o be_v so_o senseless_a and_o dull_a as_o not_o to_o rejoice_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o that_o he_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o those_o infinite_a calamity_n those_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o darkness_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n thou_o be_v real_o possess_v thou_o have_v a_o most_o just_a cause_n to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o conclude_v thy_o condition_n to_o be_v miserable_a and_o unhappy_a then_o very_o thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o complain_v of_o thy_o misery_n if_o god_n have_v leave_v thou_o in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o misery_n alas_o how_o many_o miserable_a infant_n be_v there_o and_o will_v be_v in_o hell_n who_o have_v know_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a and_o how_o many_o be_v damn_v who_o though_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o commit_v not_o such_o grievous_a sin_n as_o thou_o do_v and_o think_v they_o worship_v god_n aright_o but_o since_o they_o live_v without_o faith_n neither_o make_v god_n will_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n a_o rule_n to_o square_v their_o action_n by_o be_v son_n of_o perdition_n and_o can_v not_o god_n leave_v thou_o in_o the_o very_a same_o misery_n he_o leave_v they_o in_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n consider_v then_o how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v then_o so_o many_o miriads_o of_o man_n who_o be_v eternal_o damn_v consider_v further_o how_o far_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o innumerable_a wicked_a man_n who_o while_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n be_v seem_o bless_v in_o regard_n of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n power_n estimation_n and_o authority_n how_o infinite_o and_o without_o comparison_n be_v thy_o condition_n happy_a than_o their_o state_n in_o that_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v reserve_v to_o horrible_a punishment_n and_o unutterable_a torment_n god_n forbid_v than_o thou_o shall_v envy_v their_o varnish_n happiness_n and_o deceitful_a prosperity_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o consider_v how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o those_o as_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o condemnation_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o be_v joyful_a in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o in_o that_o miserable_a plight_n behold_v thou_o have_v a_o more_o weighty_a motive_n thereunto_o in_o that_o he_o have_v translate_v thou_o into_o a_o most_o happy_a condition_n vouchsafe_v to_o receive_v thou_o into_o the_o number_n of_o his_o child_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o satisfy_v to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o so_o many_o evil_n but_o he_o send_v thou_o as_o many_o benefit_n that_o speech_n of_o christ_n unto_o his_o disciple_n concern_v thou_o rejoice_v that_o your_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n luk._n 10.20_o thou_o will_v real_o rejoice_v if_o thou_o be_v now_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n wherein_o adam_n be_v in_o that_o earthly_a paradise_n but_o assure_v thyself_o there_o be_v great_a than_o paradise_n here_o for_o thou_o receive_v more_o blessing_n and_o honour_n in_o christ_n than_o thou_o have_v lose_v in_o adam_n then_o man_n be_v god_n creature_n now_o thou_o be_v his_o son_n in_o christ_n the_o first_o man_n be_v form_v out_o of_o earthly_a matter_n thou_o be_v bear_v of_o heavenly_a and_o incorruptible_a seed_n god_n word_n in_o thy_o former_a state_n thou_o can_v sin_v as_o that_o doleful_a experience_n witness_v in_o this_o thou_o can_v not_o sin_v in_o that_o thou_o be_v subject_a to_o die_v whereas_o the_o life_n prepare_v for_o thou_o in_o christ_n have_v neither_o end_n nor_o consummation_n last_o do_v not_o the_o consideration_n of_o thy_o future_a condition_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v the_o time_n will_v short_o appear_v wherein_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o misery_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o period_n and_o thou_o shall_v possess_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v

touch_v his_o business_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o disturb_v yea_o overthrow_v his_o best_a and_o most_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a endeavour_n it_o obscure_v his_o mind_n with_o innumerable_a sad_a thought_n which_o as_o darksome_a vapour_n ascend_v to_o the_o understanding_n and_o darkon_v the_o clearness_n thereof_o whence_o arise_v so_o many_o erratas_fw-la or_o fault_n disorder_v his_o endeavour_n and_o employment_n and_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a difficulty_n as_o we_o shall_v present_o make_v it_o appear_v for_o misery_n and_o affliction_n it_o augment_v they_o five_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o it_o represent_v not_o calamity_n in_o their_o native_a colour_n but_o aggravate_v they_o by_o what_o be_v evil_a therein_o increase_v and_o what_o be_v good_a depress_v so_o that_o it_o display_v the_o former_a which_o shall_v be_v conceal_v and_o conceal_v the_o latter_a which_o shall_v be_v discover_v further_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o grievous_a calamity_n which_o but_o for_o it_o will_v never_o happen_v for_o while_o one_o by_o the_o suggestion_n thereof_o err_v manifold_o it_o can_v be_v but_o evil_a and_o misfortune_n shall_v befall_v he_o second_o it_o make_v he_o suspicious_a froward_a unastable_n in_o his_o conversation_n and_o intolerable_a to_o his_o neighbour_n whereby_o not_o seldom_o he_o incur_v some_o great_a calamity_n whereof_o king_n david_n afford_v we_o a_o notable_a example_n 2_o sam._n 19.23,4,5,9,7_o who_o have_v obtain_v victory_n over_o his_o son_n absalon_n by_o who_o he_o be_v put_v off_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o death_n he_o become_v exceed_v sorry_a which_o usher_v he_o into_o a_o notable_a error_n for_o by_o give_v himself_o to_o sorrow_n he_o neglect_v his_o faithful_a constant_a and_o obedient_a subject_n by_o who_o magnanimity_n he_o obtain_v that_o notable_a victory_n and_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n and_o be_v well-nigh_o entangle_v in_o new_a trouble_n and_o like_a to_o fall_v into_o great_a affliction_n than_o befall_v he_o all_o his_o life_n long_o even_o as_o joab_n do_v most_o wise_o warn_v he_o for_o he_o be_v well-nigh_o forsake_v of_o all_o his_o people_n and_o like_a to_o lose_v his_o kingdom_n which_o not_o long_o before_o he_o recover_v in_o brief_a sorrow_n be_v like_o a_o spider_n which_o if_o it_o begin_v to_o spin_v his_o own_o bowel_n will_v not_o cease_v till_o it_o have_v weave_v a_o whole_a web_n of_o mischief_n three_o it_o heap_v not_o upon_o he_o only_o present_a calamity_n but_o draw_v upon_o he_o future_a misery_n which_o otherwise_o will_v never_o have_v fall_v out_o so_o that_o he_o stay_v not_o for_o such_o evil_n as_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n but_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o and_o curious_o and_o ingenious_o invent_v they_o for_o fear_v whereof_o he_o be_v so_o sad_a and_o pensive_a be_v ignorant_a that_o sufficient_a to_o the_o day_n be_v the_o evil_a thereof_o mat._n 6.34_o four_o as_o though_o those_o evil_n and_o grievous_a real_a and_o vehement_a discommodity_n which_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o by_o interval_n of_o year_n lodge_v with_o we_o to_o wit_n loss_n of_o good_n honour_n child_n and_o such_o as_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o as_o also_o banishment_n and_o imprisonment_n do_v not_o sufficient_o torment_v he_o he_o miserable_o vex_v himself_o as_o have_v be_v say_v for_o small_a slight_a and_o ridiculous_a occasion_n which_o at_o every_o moment_n well-nigh_o and_o ordinary_o fall_v out_o and_o be_v take_v hold_v of_o the_o miserable_a man_n with_o great_a grief_n of_o mind_n hence_o it_o happen_v that_o all_o his_o life_n long_o well-nigh_o he_o become_v his_o own_o executioner_n be_v vex_v with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n whereas_o if_o he_o will_v set_v light_a by_o such_o occasion_n he_o may_v joyful_o pass_v away_o his_o life_n five_o it_o increase_v the_o discommodity_n of_o this_o life_n in_o that_o it_o abuse_v those_o blessing_n which_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o he_o make_v of_o they_o that_o use_v whereunto_o they_o be_v not_o design_v and_o cause_v he_o to_o set_v light_n by_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v exhilarate_v he_o or_o to_o forget_v or_o extenuate_v god_n benefit_n confer_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o take_v a_o surfeit_n of_o they_o change_v all_o their_o sweetness_n into_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o little_a venomous_a creature_n which_o turn_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o sweet_a flower_n into_o poison_n or_o a_o bad_a stomach_n by_o who_o ill_a constitution_n the_o choice_a and_o best_a food_n be_v turn_v into_o phlegmatic_a and_o hurtful_a humour_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o whole_a person_n it_o bring_v he_o into_o a_o most_o miserable_a condition_n for_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v and_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v prov._n 12.25_o prov._n 15.13_o for_o it_o corrupt_v his_o understanding_n and_o sense_n deprive_v he_o of_o wisdom_n whereby_o he_o be_v disable_v from_o attend_v his_o business_n it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o vile_a abject_a spirit_n it_o so_o blunt_v the_o vigour_n of_o his_o mind_n as_o it_o can_v even_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n resist_v evil_a it_o take_v away_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_v to_o perform_v any_o good_a or_o noble_a act_n redound_v to_o his_o own_o or_o neighbour_n good_a and_o render_v he_o uncapable_a of_o put_v in_o ure_n good_a and_o profitable_a employment_n in_o a_o word_n it_o dissolve_v he_o like_o pearlin_n vinegar_n neither_o do_v it_o less_o weaken_v the_o body_n for_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n break_v strength_n and_o a_o break_a spirit_n dry_v the_o bone_n eccles_n 38.19_o whereupon_o he_o can_v sleep_v or_o take_v his_o rest_n in_o the_o night_n time_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o antiochus_n in_o who_o grief_n be_v more_o and_o more_o and_o he_o make_v account_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v wherefore_o he_o call_v for_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o sleep_n be_v go_v from_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v for_o very_a care_n in_o what_o tribulation_n be_o i_o come_v and_o how_o great_a a_o flood_n of_o misery_n be_v it_o wherein_o now_o i_o be_o 1_o macch._n 6.10.11_o it_o breed_v deadly_a disease_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o same_o antiochus_n who_o lay_v he_o down_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o fall_v sick_a for_o grief_n 1_o macch._n 6,8_o hereof_o come_v horiness_n and_o untimely_a old_a age_n envy_n and_o wrath_n shorten_v the_o life_n and_o carefulness_n bring_v age_n before_o the_o time_n eccl._n 30.24_o as_o also_o death_n for_o sorrow_n have_v kill_v many_o and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n therein_o eccl._n 30.23_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n and_o again_o of_o heaviness_n come_v death_n eccles_n 38.19_o and_o saint_n paul_n say_v the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o hereof_o be_v the_o patriarch_n jacob_n afraid_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n be_v convey_v his_o son_n benjamin_n down_o to_o egypt_n you_o shall_v say_v he_o bring_v down_o my_o gray_a hair_n to_o the_o grave_n with_o sorrow_n if_o mischief_n befall_v he_o gen._n 44.29_o now_o of_o all_o the_o effect_n it_o produce_v death_n be_v the_o best_a it_o be_v better_o to_o die_v than_o undergo_v the_o continual_a torment_n thereof_o death_n be_v better_a than_o a_o bitter_a life_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n eccl._n 30.17_o and_o by_o destroy_v he_o it_o give_v a_o deadly_a blow_n to_o itself_o the_o vessel_n be_v break_v the_o liquor_n must_v needs_o run_v to_o waste_v and_o perish_v so_o that_o by_o his_o ruin_n it_o be_v far_o more_o pernicious_a fall_n to_o destruction_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o temporal_a misery_n which_o attend_v it_o as_o for_o spiritual_a evil_n which_o be_v far_o more_o grievous_a than_o the_o former_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o one_o through_o sorrow_n do_v grievous_o offend_v god_n provoke_v he_o to_o anger_v through_o disobedience_n impatience_n distrust_n ingratitude_n and_o brutish_a stupidity_n which_o move_v god_n to_o forsake_v and_o leave_v he_o whole_o to_o his_o care_n and_o anxiety_n and_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o what_o do_v thou_o endeavour_v through_o thy_o carefulness_n to_o rob_v i_o of_o the_o honour_n whereby_o i_o care_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v it_o so_o torment_v thyself_o as_o long_a as_o it_o please_v thou_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o it_o will_v avail_v thou_o be_v then_o leave_v to_o himself_o he_o run_v into_o most_o grievous_a enormity_n wherein_o he_o be_v altogether_o involve_v by_o god_n judgement_n and_o by_o mean_n whereof_o fall_v into_o more_o grievous_a calamity_n it_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o adoption_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o right_n of_o god_n child_n for_o whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n overcom_v the_o