Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	free_a	grace_n	love_n	2,934	5	6.6495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16733	Characters vpon essaies morall, and diuine written for those good spirits, that will take them in good part, and make vse of them to good purpose.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1615 (1615)	STC 3635; ESTC S104709	11,952	62

in the World but not the worlds Loue for the Worldes vnworthinesse is not capable of her worth Shee receiueth Mammon as a gift from his Maker and makes him serue her vse to his Glory She giues Honor Grace in Bounty and manageth wit by the Care of discretion She shewes the Necessity of difference and wherein is the happinesse of Vnitie Shee puts her Labor to prouidence her hope to patience her life to her Loue and her Loue to her Lord with whom as chiefe Secretary of his secrets she writes his will to the World and as high Steward of his Courts she keepes Account of all his Tenaunts in Sum so great is her Grace in the Heauens as giues her Glory aboue the Earth and so Infinite are her Excellencies in all the Course of her Action and so Glorious are the Notes of her Incomprehensible Nature that I will thus onely Conclude farre short of her Commendation She is Gods Loue and his Angells Light his Seruants Grace and His Beloueds Glory Learning LEarning is the life of Reason and the Light of Nature where Time Order and Measure square out the true Course of Knowledge where Discretion in the Temper of Passion brings experience to the best fruite of Affection while both the Theoricke and the Practicke labour in the life of Iudgement till the perfection of Art shew the Honor of vnderstanding She is the keie of knowledge that vnlocketh the Cabinet of Conceit wherein are laide vp the Labours of Vertue for the vse of the Schollers of Wisedome where euery gratious Spirit may finde matter enough worthy of the Record of the best Memory She is the Nurse of Nature with that Milke of Reason that would make a Childe of Grace neuer lie from the Dugge Shee is the Schoole-mistris of Witte and the gentle Gouernor of Will when the Delight of vnderstanding giues the Comfort of Study She is vnpleasing to none that knowes her and vnprofitable to none that loues her She feares not to Wet her feete to Wade thorough the Waters of Comfort but comes not neere the Seas of Iniquitie where folly drownes Affection in the delight of Vanity She opens her Treasures to the Trauailers in Vertue but keepes them close from the Eies of Idlenesse She makes the King Gratious and his Councell Iudicious his Clergie Deuout and his Kingdome prosperous She giues Honor to Vertue Grace to Honor Reward to Labor and Loue to Truth She is the Messenger of Wisedome to the mindes of the Vertuous and the Way to Honor in the Spirits of the Gratious She is the Store-house of Vnderstanding where the Affection of Grace can not want Instruction of goodnesse while in the Rules of her directions Reason is neuer out of square She is the Exercise of Wit in the application of Knowledge and the preseruer of the vnderstanding in the practise of Memory In briefe she makes Age honorable and youth Admirable the vertuous wise and the wise gracious Hir Libraries are infinite hir lessons without number hir instruction without comparison and hir Schollers without equalitie In briefe finding it a laborinth to go through the grounds of hir praise Let this suffice that in all Ages shee hath been and euer will be the Darling of wisdome the delight of wit the study of vertue and the stay of knowledge Knowledge KNowledge is a Collection of vnderstanding gathered in the grounds of Learning by the instruction of Wisdome Shee is the exercise of Memory in the actions of the Minde and the imployer of the Senses in the will of the Spirit shee is the Notary of Time and the tryer of Truth and the labour of the Spirit in the loue of Vertue shee is the pleasure of wit and the paradise of Reason where Conceit gathereth the sweet of Vnderstanding She is the Kings councellor the Councells grace Youths guarde and Ages glory It is free from doubts and feares no danger while the care of Prouidence cuts off the cause of Repentance shee is the enemy of Idlenesse and the maintayner of Labour in the care of credit and pleasure of profit shee needs no aduice in the Resolution of Action while Experience in obseruation findes perfection infallible It cleares Errors and cannot be deceiued corrects Impuritie and will not bee corrupted Shee hath a wide eare and a close mouth a pure eye and a perfect heart It is begotten by Grace bred by Vertue brought vp by Learning and maintainde by Loue shee conuerseth with the best capacities and communicates with the soundest Iudgments dwells with the diuinest Natures and loues the most patient dispositions Hir hope is a kind of Assurance hir faith a continuall expectation hir loue an apprehension of Ioy and hir life the light of Eternitie Hir labours are infinite hir wayes are vnsearcheable hir Graces incomparable and hir Excellencies inexplicable and therefore being so little acquainted with hir worth as makes me blush at my vnworthinesse to speake in the least of hir praise I will onely leaue hir aduancement to Vertue hir honour to Wisdome hir grace to Truth and to Eternitie his glory Practise PRactise is the Motion of the Spirit where the Sences are all set to worke in their Natures where in the fittest employment of Time Reason maketh the best vse of vnderstanding Shee is the Continuance of knowledge in the Ease of Memory and the Honor of Resolution in the effect of Iudgment Shee plants the Spring and reapes the Haruest makes labour sweet and patience comfortable Shee hath a foot on the earth but an eye at heauen where the prayer of faith findes the felicitie of the Soule in the fruit of Charity she shewes the nature of Devotion and in the Mercy of Iustice the Glory of gouernment Shee giues Time honour in the fruit of Action and Reason grace in the application of knowledge She takes the height of the Sunne walkes about the world sounds the depth of the Sea and makes her passage thorough the waters She is ready for all occasions attendeth all persons works with all instruments and finisheth all actions Shee takes Invention for her teacher makes time her seruant method her direction and place her habitation Shee hath a wakefull eye and a working braine which fits the members of the body to the seruice of the spirit Shee is the Physitians agent and the Apothecaries benefactor the Chirurgions wealth and the Patients patience Shee brings time to labor and care to contentment learning to knowledge and vertue to honour in Idlenesse shee hath no pleasure nor acquaintance with Ignorance but in Industry is her delight and in vnderstanding her grace Shee hath a passage thorough all the Predicaments shee hath a hand in all the Artes a property in all professions and a qualitie in all conditions in briefe so many are the varieties of the manners of her proceedings as makes me fearefull to follow her too farre in obseruation lest being neuer able to come neere the height of hir commendation I be inforced as