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	suspicion_n	1,645	5	12.6412	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66784	Three private meditations which being, for the most part, of publick concernment, are therefore published, by their author / George Wither.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1665 (1665)	Wing W3197; ESTC R12458	20,586	50

Truths by Violence confute VVe bring but fewel to that fire Or breath to blow the flame still higher VVherein our hopes will quite expire And Prudence then is justly mute 12. For when GOD threatens Desolations If men turn due humiliations To Triumphs and vain Recreations VVhat can be justly then expected But changing hopes into despairs More Breaches instead of Repairs And that our formal thanks and prayers Should be offensive and rejected 13. Oft under Trust is hatched Treason VVise to be thought is to want Reason Sincerity is out of season Foundations likewise are orethrown To speak the Truth is now a Crime To look for Justice 't is no time To be a Knave the way to elime And sin almost full ripe is grown 14. My witness therefore having born Among men in the hope forlorn I 'le all alone sit down and mourn For that which cannot be prevented My Lot I le meekly take with those VVhom GOD shall unto that expose VVhich may befall both Friends and Foes And therewith will remain contented 15. This now is all that can be done That therefore I resolving on VVill let the world awhile alone And GOD therein to work his wil I le only take that Ammunition VVhich gives no just cause of suspicion And without seeking their perdition Let filthy men be filthy still 16. Thus far forth I have trod the Maze VVithout offence to any cause That 's justifide by Righteous Laws But now no further can proceed For so confusion here abounds That Good and Evil it confounds And whirles us in an endless Round Which fruitless makes both word and deed 17. For they who dance upon the brinck Of Hell it self and fondly think They are secure because they wink Their open danger cannot see But are so vext to hear me tell Their Heaven borders upon Hell That for my wishing of them well They wish but little good to me 18. Perhaps too as the Round now goes They who my good intents oppose And are both mine and their own foes May seek to take my life away If they so do when that is done I shall beyond their reach be gone And he who all deeds looks upon Will suddenly their spight repay 19. Yet I shall make no such Request As may not with their we●l consist I neither by the Sword or Pest Or Famine wish aveng'd to be Or by ought else which might destroy The life which here they do enjoy Though they that Mercy mis-employ This rather shall my Prayer be 20. Let GOD confound their pride their hate And all their Plots annihilate Who shall design to practise that Which may to his dishonor tend Let none of those endeavours thrive Whereby ungodly men contrive How they another may deprive Of his just freedom Foe or Friend 21. This deprecation doth not reach Mens Persons or that Love impeach Which Christian Verity doth teach For to avenge themselves of wrong That giveth liberty to none But to do good for evil done Required is of every one To whom a Saintship doth belong 22. The publick welfare I prefer Before mine own particular And this for truth I may aver Who ever shall the same deny My Countrey or my Sovereign Lord Neither by actions or by word Or by my Pen or by my Sword To self-ends injured have I. 23. I have not broke my Faith to those Who did a Trust in me repose Whether they prov'd my Friends or Foes But did with Loyalty submit To do or suffer under them Who exercise the Power Supream Which is at the dispose of him Who gives and takes as he sees fit 24. I never did for Love or Hate Act or Design to innovate The Government of Church or State But did my duties in my place And when I fear'd that for our sin An Anarchy was creeping in Endeavor'd when it did begin How to preserve the Common-Peace 25. When Civil Powers were so divided That then both Fools and Wise men sided As Interest or Conscience guided I sought not to inlarge the rent But being called Aid to bring To and by them whose counselling Had been Authoriz'd by the King I to perform my duty went 26. Retir'd from Court and City then I liv'd among plain Countrymen Employing otherwhile the Pen My private Musings to record Which I had more desire to do Then that which I was call'd unto Till I was importuned so That I at last put on my Sword 27. To do my best forth arm'd I came My Conscienee warranting the same And purpos'd nothing worthy blame By unjust violence or guile For in sincerity I thought A course we follow'd as we ought Whereby means might to pass be brought Divided Friends to reconcile But so divisions them inrag'd Who were in that Contest ingag'd And such ill consequents presag'd That I my Troop did soon disband And hopeless I should ought assay Successful in a martial war My Sword and Arms quite flung away And took my Pen again in hand 29 Such new Adventures this began That I appeared to be than Betwixt the Fire and Frying-pan For such proceedings I espy'd That they who wi●h the best intent Pursu'd the way in which they went And ill to neither party meant Found least respect on either side 30 To see what was done well or ill I had just cause against my will To be there an ey-witness still Where grand Affairs transacted were As well the Person as the Name I knew of most men who by Fame Were said to merit praise or blame And who did best or worst appear 31. Self-love base Avarice and Pride I saw among themselves divide The publick Rights on either side Their Foes befriending out of season Well-meaning Innocents destroying Their power to favour guilt employing And often to a self-destroying Against their Friends committing Treason 32. I saw both GOD and Man offended Much finding fault but little mended Good Life and Piety pretended But few whose words and works were one They who most quarrell'd with each other In evil so agreed together That to repose a trust in either I found but little cause or none 33. The worse men were they seem'd the better To serve their ends and much the fitter To be inriched and made greater Him who did most indulge their sin Or to inflame their lust brought fuell Or were unto their foes most cruel They kept about them as a Jewel And such their chief esteem did win 34. Such as had neither Grace nor Wit Such as Job judged men unfit Among his Shepherds dugs to sit Even such as were the other day More worthy of contempt then those Who liv'd by picking Hips and Sloes With such food as on Hedges grows Were honor'd yea few more then they 35. These having scratcht up wealth and power In Court and City Town and Tower Did act as if our fatal hour Were hither making an advance The mean while men here and abroad At Hazzard plaid in such a mode At hide at Even and at Odd As