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	see_v	2,875	5	3.5208	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72335	A newe A,B,C paraphrasicallye applied, as the state of the worlde doeth at this daye require	Huggarde, Miles.	1557 (1557)	STC 13559.5; ESTC S124866	6,092	17

¶ A newe A B C paraphrasticallye applied as the state of the worlde doeth at this daye require Mense marcii 1557. Cum priuilegio WHen children first begin to learne Their letters for to knowe Right their difference to discerne Thei lerne their Christ crosse row Christ his crosse be my speede saye they And good sainet Nycholas In our childhode this did we pray For so the custome was Then in learning we did procede More knowledge to attaine Which knowledge had we fell in dede To folowe fancies vayne For the first thing that then learnd we Was first our lorde to knowe Thre persons in the trinitie Whiche faith we late fell fro Then learned we as Christ had taught For what and howe to praye But vice in vs such wit hath wraught That fewe can it well saye The profe wherof doth here ensue Let men them selues be iudge Wherein yf I do tell them true At it let them not grudge But now or I do further passe Lest some woulde this disdayne For naminge here sainct Nicholas My meaning is this playne Christ his crosse all our children praye In learning them to spede So shoulde all we nowe at this daye In like order procede We haue forgot our crosse to take And after Christ to runne Therfore all slouth we must forsake And turne where we begonne Then shall his crosse truely vs spede More vertue to attayne And grace in vs such loue wyll brede Our crosse shall vs not payne The holy man sainct Nycholas Our children call for ayde I thinke most men knoweth not the case And why it was so sayde Sainct Nicholas a childe beinge His crosse right soone he bore For his body with muche fastinge He punished full sore To teache both children and old men Their crosse to take lykewise And after Christ to beare it then With often exercise And after this his childhode past A bishop made was he All worldlynes from him he cast And walkte in charitie Wherof he was suche a myrrour That happie were we all Yf god by grace gaue bishoppes power To the lyke life to fall And we to walke in the lyke trade All sortes bothe olde and yonge Then mought we hope god woulde vs ayde And styll by grace vpholde But now alas my heart both quake To see our myserie My crosse row now nedes must I make To my mynde coutrarye The crosse of Christ some beares alas Against theyr wylles we see Goue hence is good sainct Nicholas And eke his charitie In this life he did not onely His bodye muche chastice But with almes muche pouertie He did releue lykewyse As in his life it doth appeare Which is myne authour playne Wherby to you I make it cleare His dedes I do not fayne Nowe for this cause this sainct I name To th ende that we might all Perceyue the cause as I do ayme That we his ayde dyd call Therfore sith the worlde at this daye Is tourned vp syde downe This A B C here tourne I maye In some part wronge to sowne But now my wyll whole to expresse My wit can not attayne Therein I finde suche feblenes It passeth my weake brayne Therfore Christes crosse now be my spede For here I wyll beginne As cause doth moue me to procede Thus do I enter in A Hath fyrst place whiche place I muste As cause of wo to stande Auarice and eke fleshely lust Alone distroyed this lande B Baren are we of blessednes Blinded with worldly care Boldnes in vice we se expresse Babes can the trueth declare C Couitousnes with crafty dedes Can scarsly hence be rydde Conspiracie muche canker bredes Couertly in heartes hydde D Drede of God and eke his iudgement Dryuen haue we from our heartes Dearth without cause some doth inuent Diuels can playe no worfe partes E Enuy hath entred in suche wyse Euyll men thereby we see Enuiouslye good men dispise Euen of mere enmite F Fained falshode with flatery Faithles folke haue founde Faininge a face fraudelently Frendship for to confounde G Gredines great for graceles gayne Growne is in suche degree Grounde of our griefe which doth vs payne Graunted this nedes must be H Horably do they our lorde offend His poore folke here to sterue Hauing wherwith as god shall send Honestly them to serue I Iniquitie so ouerfloweth I neuer sawe the lyke Ingratitude so her selfe showeth Iustly God must vs stryke K Knowledge of God and our estate Kinges to obey eche one Kunninge our heartes so doth inflate Knockinge for grace is gone L Libertie lept ouer this lande Lously at his owne will Letchery to breake wedlockes bande Likewise doth luste fulfyll M Madnes of mynde money to get Makes some god to forsake Money iustice and law can let Much mischiefe it doth make N Nigardes nedeles by nigardie Neuer doth any good Not he him selfe hath ioye thereby Nor one of the like broode O Odible sinne suche doth commit Offering to God to make Of goodes got by craftie wit Or bribes falsly to take P Pennury pincheth poore men sore Percing with hungers griefe Pride yet did neuer raigne here more Practise doth make dewe priefe Q Quickely if we do not amende Quenching our sinnes by grace Questionles God great plagues will sende Quietnes to deface R Riches from plagues will no man saue Regarde them here who will Rebellious heartes God will depraue Rest they neuer so still S Sweare and forsweare some do not passe Surenes of trueth is gone Shame hath got on a face of brasse Sinne thei thinke it is none T Traiterous tonges telling tales vntrue Tumultes to make therby Trust this thei may if thei will vewe Time treason out will trie V Vsurie is so vsuall Vertue thei woulde it make Vile vice it is as know they shall Vengeaunce when God wyll take X Extorsion is purchase right Experience hath taught Expelled is mercie by might Extremitie so wraughte Y Yockt are we vnto miserie Yet sinne we without feare Yelde we will not to charitie Yonge nor olde any where Z Zache wronges did ful recompence Zele had he right therfore Zacharies doubtfull diffidence We rather folowe more And if God will punishe for sinne And vengeaunce on it take And if heauen we intende to winne We must our sinnes forsake ꝯ Confesse our faultes therfore must we Consideringe our euill estate Constrained by goddes plagues we be Conuert then not to late Tittle though it no letter be In wordes may trueth deface A foole set in authoritie Doth iustice ofte vnplace By prayer to God nowe let vs call To procure grace and then After this life haue heauen we shall To this saye we Amen ¶ Our vnblessinge In nomine of whome do we our workes beginne Patris nay God knoweth to much we do sinne Et filij his wisedome so small we esteme Et spiritus sancti his grace eke so litle deme Amen we can not saye till we amende and then Being turned enioying grace then may we saye Amen The Pater noster PAter