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	great_a	sin_n	2,789	5	5.0653	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61603	A sermon preached before the King, March 13, 1666/7 by Edward Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5641; ESTC R14240	17,312	42

the_o unavoidable_a frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n or_o the_o impossibility_n of_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o heaven_n but_o that_o none_o of_o these_o will_v serve_v to_o excuse_v they_o from_o the_o just_a imputation_n of_o folly_n be_v our_o present_a business_n to_o discover_v 1._o the_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n those_o who_o upon_o any_o other_o term_n be_v unwilling_a enough_o to_o own_o either_o god_n or_o providence_n yet_o if_o they_o can_v but_o make_v these_o serve_v their_o turn_n to_o justify_v their_o sin_n by_o their_o quarrel_n against_o they_o than_o cease_v as_o be_v much_o more_o willing_a that_o god_n shall_v bear_v the_o blame_n of_o their_o sin_n than_o themselves_o but_o yet_o the_o very_a fear_n of_o a_o deity_n suggest_v so_o many_o dreadful_a thought_n of_o his_o majesty_n justice_n and_o power_n that_o they_o be_v very_o well_o content_v to_o have_v he_o whole_o leave_v out_o and_o then_o to_o suppose_v man_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a engine_n that_o be_v necessary_o move_v by_o such_o a_o train_n and_o series_n of_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v no_o action_n how_o bad_a soever_o that_o be_v do_v by_o he_o which_o it_o be_v any_o more_o possible_a for_o he_o not_o to_o have_v do_v than_o for_o the_o fire_n not_o to_o burn_v when_o it_o please_v if_o this_o be_v true_a farewell_o all_o the_o difference_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n in_o man_n action_n farewell_o all_o expectation_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n religion_n become_v but_o a_o mere_a name_n and_o righteousness_n but_o a_o art_n to_o live_v by_o but_o it_o be_v with_o this_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o other_o argument_n they_o use_v against_o religion_n there_o be_v something_o within_o which_o check_n and_o control_v they_o in_o what_o they_o say_v and_o that_o inward_a remorse_n of_o conscience_n which_o such_o man_n sometime_o feel_v in_o their_o evil_a action_n when_o conscience_n be_v force_v to_o recoil_v by_o the_o foulness_n of_o they_o do_v effectual_o confute_v their_o own_o hypothesis_n and_o make_v they_o not_o believe_v those_o action_n to_o be_v necessary_a for_o which_o they_o suffer_v so_o much_o in_o themselves_o because_o they_o know_v they_o do_v they_o free_o or_o be_v it_o as_o fatal_a for_o man_n to_o believe_v himself_o free_a when_o he_o be_v not_o so_o as_o it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o act_v when_o his_o choice_n be_v determine_v but_o what_o series_n of_o cause_n be_v there_o that_o do_v so_o necessary_o impose_v upon_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o mankind_n it_o seem_v very_o strange_a that_o man_n shall_v have_v so_o little_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o interest_n to_o be_v still_o necessitate_v to_o the_o worst_a of_o action_n and_o yet_o torment_v himself_o with_o the_o thought_n that_o he_o do_v they_o free_o or_o be_v it_o only_o the_o freedom_n of_o action_n and_o not_o of_o choice_n that_o man_n have_v a_o experience_n of_o within_o themselves_o but_o sure_o however_o man_n may_v subtle_o dispute_v of_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o believe_v himself_o to_o be_v free_a in_o what_o he_o do_v unless_o he_o first_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o in_o what_o he_o determine_v and_o if_o we_o suppose_v man_n to_o have_v as_o great_a a_o freedom_n of_o choice_n in_o all_o his_o evil_a action_n which_o be_v the_o liberty_n we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o as_o any_o person_n assert_v or_o contend_v for_o we_o can_v suppose_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o great_a experience_n of_o it_o than_o now_o he_o have_v so_o that_o either_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n to_o know_v when_o his_o choice_n be_v free_a or_o if_o it_o may_v be_v know_v the_o constant_a experience_n of_o all_o evil_a man_n in_o the_o world_n will_v testify_v that_o it_o be_v so_o now_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o most_o intemperate_a person_n to_o believe_v when_o the_o most_o please_a temptation_n to_o lust_n or_o gluttony_n be_v present_v to_o he_o that_o no_o consideration_n whatever_o can_v restrain_v his_o appetite_n or_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o brutish_a inclination_n will_v not_o the_o sudden_a though_o groundless_a apprehension_n of_o poison_n in_o the_o cup_n make_v the_o drunkard_n heart_n to_o ache_v and_o hand_n to_o tremble_v and_o to_o let_v fall_v the_o suppose_a fatal_a mixture_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o jollity_n and_o excess_n how_o often_o have_v person_n who_o have_v design_v the_o great_a mischief_n to_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o other_o when_o all_o opportunity_n have_v fall_v out_o beyond_o their_o expectation_n for_o accomplish_v their_o end_n through_o some_o sudden_a thought_n which_o have_v surprise_v they_o almost_o in_o the_o very_a act_n be_v divert_v from_o their_o intend_a purpose_n do_v ever_o any_o yet_o imagine_v that_o the_o charm_n of_o beauty_n and_o allurement_n of_o lust_n be_v so_o irresistible_a that_o if_o man_n know_v before_o hand_n they_o shall_v sure_o die_v in_o the_o embrace_n of_o a_o adulterous_a bed_n they_o can_v not_o yet_o withstand_v the_o temptation_n to_o it_o if_o then_o some_o consideration_n which_o be_v quite_o of_o another_o nature_n from_o all_o the_o object_n which_o be_v present_v to_o he_o may_v quite_o hinder_v the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o we_o see_v in_o ioseph_n resist_v the_o importunate_a caress_n of_o his_o mistress_n what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v to_o imagine_v that_o man_n be_v a_o mere_a machine_n move_v only_o as_o outward_a object_n determine_v he_o and_o if_o the_o consideration_n of_o present_a fear_n and_o danger_n may_v divert_v man_n from_o the_o practice_n of_o evil_a action_n shall_v not_o the_o far_o more_o weighty_a consideration_n of_o eternity_n have_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a if_o not_o a_o far_o great_a power_n and_o efficacy_n upon_o man_n mind_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o everlasting_a misery_n be_v a_o immortal_a soul_n and_o the_o eternal_a happiness_n of_o it_o so_o mean_v a_o thing_n in_o our_o esteem_n and_o value_n that_o we_o will_v not_o deny_v ourselves_o those_o sensual_a pleasure_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o which_o we_o will_v renounce_v for_o some_o present_a danger_n be_v the_o flame_n of_o another_o world_n such_o paint_a fire_n that_o they_o deserve_v only_o to_o be_v laugh_v at_o and_o not_o serious_o consider_v by_o we_o fond_a man_n be_v thou_o only_o free_a to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v thyself_o a_o strange_a fatality_n indeed_o when_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v mean_a and_o trivial_a shall_v determine_v thy_o choice_n when_o matter_n of_o the_o high_a moment_n be_v therefore_o less_o regard_v because_o they_o be_v such_o have_v thou_o no_o other_o plea_n for_o thyself_o but_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v fatal_a thou_o have_v no_o reason_n then_o to_o believe_v but_o that_o thy_o misery_n shall_v be_v so_o too_o but_o if_o thou_o own_v a_o god_n and_o providence_n assure_v thyself_o that_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n be_v not_o mere_a title_n of_o his_o honour_n but_o the_o real_a property_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o he_o who_o have_v appoint_v the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o great_a day_n will_v then_o call_v the_o sinner_n to_o account_v not_o only_o for_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n but_o for_o offer_v to_o lay_v the_o imputation_n of_o they_o upon_o himself_o for_o if_o the_o great_a abhorrency_n of_o man_n evil_a way_n the_o rigour_n of_o his_o law_n the_o severity_n of_o his_o judgement_n the_o exactness_n of_o his_o justice_n the_o great_a care_n use_v to_o reclaim_v man_n from_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o high_a assurance_n that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n may_v be_v any_o vindication_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n now_o and_o his_o justice_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v we_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o lay_v the_o blame_n of_o all_o our_o evil_a action_n upon_o ourselves_o as_o to_o attribute_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o our_o good_a unto_o himself_o alone_o 2._o the_o frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n those_o who_o find_v themselves_o to_o be_v free_a enough_o to_o do_v their_o soul_n mischief_n and_o yet_o continue_v still_o in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o find_v nothing_o more_o ready_a to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o than_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o man_n composition_n and_o the_o degenerate_a state_n of_o the_o world_n if_o god_n have_v design_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v that_o man_n shall_v lead_v a_o life_n free_a from_o sin_n why_o do_v he_o confine_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o a_o body_n so_o apt_a to_o taint_v and_o pollute_v it_o but_o who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o thus_o find_v fault_n with_o thy_o maker_n be_v not_o his_o kindness_n the_o great_a in_o not_o only_o give_v thou_o a_o soul_n capable_a