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	sin_n	7,176	5	5.3331	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03407	A sanctuary for honest men. Or An abstract of humane wisedome Contayning, a certaine way leading to a perfect knowledge of Man, and directing to a discreet cariage in the vvhole course of our humane condition. Collected and composed by Io: Hitchcock student in the Middle Temple.	Hitchcock, John, student in the Middle Temple.	1617 (1617)	STC 13530; ESTC S118697	37,328	202

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ourselves_o a_o certain_a end_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o terminate_v they_o in_o ourselves_o wisdom_n the_o three_o office_n of_o wisdom_n the_o three_o office_n of_o wisdom_n be_v with_o a_o equal_a manly_a and_o settle_a countenance_n to_o bear_v the_o smile_n and_o frown_n of_o prosperous_a and_o adverse_a fortune_n hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la benè_fw-la sustinere_fw-la &_o abstinere_fw-la benè_fw-la this_o be_v well_o to_o sustain_v the_o evil_a of_o adversity_n and_o well_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o sugar_a bait_n of_o pleasure_n and_o prosperity_n not_o like_o the_o vulgar_a that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o surfeit_v with_o honey_n no_o rock_n able_a to_o split_v the_o float_a ship_n of_o prosperity_n we_o must_v rather_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o wise_a &_o neque_fw-la in_o secundis_fw-la confidere_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o adversis_fw-la deficere_fw-la sed_fw-la semper_fw-la erigere_fw-la animum_fw-la supra_fw-la minas_fw-la &_o promissa_fw-la 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reprobate_n as_o occasion_n of_o evil_a and_o despair_n 3._o because_o it_o touch_v but_o the_o lesser_a and_o outward_a part_n of_o man_n and_o can_v make_v he_o vicious_a nor_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o probitie_n and_o virtue_n though_o it_o make_v he_o poor_a sick_a and_o afflict_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o adversity_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v either_o our_o own_o sin_n the_o justice_n and_o anger_n of_o god_n or_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n and_o now_o the_o face_n of_o adversity_n be_v thus_o unmask_v it_o will_v appear_v with_o a_o more_o gentle_a aspect_n and_o we_o may_v avoid_v or_o mitigate_v it_o by_o these_o two_o mean_n first_o by_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a for_o such_o a_o man_n be_v more_o peaceable_a in_o adversity_n then_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_o prosperity_n second_o by_o premeditation_n and_o presuppose_v the_o worst_a that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v fore-armed_n to_o bear_v with_o patience_n any_o thing_n that_o may_v happen_v nam_fw-la quae_fw-la alij_fw-la diu_fw-la patiendo_fw-la levia_fw-la faciunt_fw-la sapiens_fw-la levia_fw-la facit_fw-la diu_fw-la cogitando_fw-la that_o which_o other_o make_v light_n by_o long_a suffering_n a_o wise_a man_n make_v easy_a by_o long_a cogitation_n wisdom_n the_o four_o office_n of_o wisdom_n the_o four_o office_n of_o wisdom_n be_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n custom_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o country_n first_o authority_n because_o it_o be_v a_o messenger_n from_o heaven_n whether_o it_o be_v sovereign_a in_o the_o prince_n or_o subaltern_a in_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n second_o ceremony_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n because_o by_o use_n approbation_n or_o toleration_n it_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o law_n therefore_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o law_n but_o not_o servile_o observe_v ceremony_n but_o not_o superstitious_o and_o if_o thou_o can_v with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n conform_v thyself_o outward_o to_o that_o which_o be_v in_o practice_n though_o thou_o condemn_v it_o in_o thy_o judgement_n and_o lend_v but_o not_o give_v thyself_o to_o the_o world_n the_o five_o office_n of_o wisdom_n be_v well_o and_o plausible_o to_o carry_v ourselves_o in_o company_n wisdom_n the_o five_o office_n of_o wisdom_n whether_o it_o be_v general_o with_o stranger_n in_o the_o ordinary_a commerce_n of_o the_o world_n or_o more_o particular_o in_o affect_a company_n such_o as_o we_o embrace_v for_o profit_n pleasure_n or_o some_o other_o respect_n and_o herein_o a_o man_n must_v a_o little_a temporize_v with_o the_o world_n and_o not_o whole_o captivate_v himself_o to_o his_o peculiar_a inclination_n sed_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la opus_fw-la sit_fw-la animum_fw-la flectere_fw-la bend_v his_o mind_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v in_o our_o common_a conversation_n we_o shall_v the_o better_o carry_v ourselves_o if_o we_o observe_v these_o rule_n 1._o for_o a_o man_n to_o speak_v little_a and_o modest_o 2._o not_o to_o be_v too_o scrupulous_a in_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o company_n 3._o not_o to_o be_v too_o forward_o to_o put_v out_o himself_o and_o show_v all_o that_o be_v in_o he_o 4._o to_o be_v honest_o curious_a in_o inquire_v of_o all_o thing_n judge_v sound_o of_o they_o so_o to_o make_v use_n and_o profit_n by_o they_o 5._o not_o to_o contest_v with_o any_o especial_o not_o our_o superior_n because_o we_o owe_v they_o respect_n not_o our_o inferior_n because_o the_o match_n be_v unequal_a 6._o not_o to_o speak_v resolute_o or_o peremptory_o in_o any_o discourse_n so_o by_o this_o mean_v a_o man_n shall_v carry_v himself_o well_o and_o debonary_o towards_o all_o and_o yet_o have_v his_o mind_n secret_a and_o keep_v himself_o to_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o old_a precept_n frons_fw-la aperta_fw-la lingua_fw-la parca_fw-la mens_fw-la clausa_fw-la nulli_fw-la fidere_fw-la in_o our_o particular_a and_o more_o private_a conversation_n it_o will_v be_v expedient_a to_o observe_v 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