Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	know_v	5,049	5	3.5427	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60881	A discourse concerning generosity	Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing S4640; ESTC R221638	48,520	157

a_o discourse_n concern_v generosity_n london_n print_v by_o h._n clark_n for_o james_n adamson_n at_o the_o angel_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1693._o the_o preface_n since_o we_o find_v it_o be_v so_o difficult_a a_o thing_n to_o engage_v man_n to_o the_o sincere_a love_n and_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o proper_a way_n and_o mean_n which_o may_v be_v deem_v serviceable_a to_o that_o end_n no_o consideration_n that_o have_v any_o weight_n shall_v be_v omit_v nor_o any_o fit_a argument_n or_o motive_n leave_v untouched_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v our_o attempt_n upon_o all_o those_o principle_n of_o the_o human_a nature_n from_o which_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o act_v especial_o those_o which_o be_v of_o great_a force_n and_o influence_n upon_o they_o and_o to_o offer_v such_o argument_n and_o motive_n as_o be_v suit_v to_o work_v upon_o each_o of_o those_o principle_n respective_o some_o principle_n indeed_o do_v operate_v in_o man_n more_o powerful_o than_o other_o but_o that_o need_v not_o hinder_v we_o from_o endeavour_v by_o proper_a argument_n and_o motive_n to_o work_v upon_o those_o which_o be_v less_o powerful_a since_o none_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o action_n which_o man_n natural_o have_v be_v put_v into_o they_o in_o vain_a we_o know_v that_o the_o affection_n or_o principle_n of_o hope_n and_o fear_n be_v of_o vast_a and_o universal_a influence_n upon_o man_n action_n religion_n can_v not_o easy_o subsist_v without_o a_o appointment_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n nor_o can_v the_o consideration_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n have_v such_o force_n upon_o man_n as_o it_o have_v but_o that_o it_o be_v suit_v to_o operate_v vehement_o upon_o two_o powerful_a principle_n in_o they_o to_o wit_n their_o hope_n and_o fear_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o effectual_a to_o retain_v man_n within_o 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of_o virtue_n particular_o from_o the_o natural_a sense_n we_o have_v of_o honour_n and_o shame_n we_o may_v likewise_o draw_v good_a and_o forcible_a motive_n to_o virtue_n and_o by_o add_v the_o motive_n we_o draw_v from_o they_o to_o those_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o other_o principle_n that_o be_v in_o we_o we_o may_v bring_v ourselves_o under_o a_o more_o powerful_a obligation_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n this_o be_v what_o i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o this_o discourse_n wherein_o i_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o detract_v from_o much_o less_o whole_o to_o exclude_v those_o argument_n or_o motive_n which_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n or_o from_o any_o other_o just_a topick_n but_o leave_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o bottom_n be_o endeavour_v to_o reinforce_v they_o with_o those_o additional_a argument_n and_o motive_n which_o result_n from_o the_o principle_n that_o be_v in_o we_o of_o honour_n and_o shame_n i_o will_v engage_v man_n to_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n by_o work_v upon_o their_o natural_a principle_n of_o self-esteem_a and_o ambition_n and_o of_o honour_n and_o shame_n and_o therefore_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o act_v in_o concert_n with_o those_o who_o likewise_o design_n to_o engage_v man_n to_o virtue_n by_o argument_n and_o motive_n calculate_v to_o work_v upon_o man_n hope_n or_o fear_v or_o any_o other_o of_o their_o natural_a principle_n and_o since_o man_n be_v of_o various_a disposition_n and_o not_o only_o different_a person_n but_o even_o the_o same_o person_n at_o different_a time_n do_v act_n upon_o various_a motive_n it_o may_v be_v hope_v that_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o just_a motive_n be_v make_v use_n of_o the_o better_a success_n may_v ensue_v and_o that_o if_o the_o argument_n or_o motive_n of_o the_o one_o sort_n do_v not_o take_v fast_o hold_v of_o man_n those_o of_o the_o other_o sort_n peradventure_o may_v and_o i_o confess_v i_o find_v myself_o the_o more_o willing_a to_o engage_v my_o pen_n on_o this_o subject_a because_o generosity_n be_v not_o usual_o take_v notice_n of_o so_o much_o as_o perhaps_o it_o ought_v and_o i_o conceive_v deserve_v to_o be_v there_o be_v but_o little_a mention_n for_o aught_o i_o can_v find_v make_v of_o it_o either_o in_o the_o system_n of_o moralist_n or_o the_o instruction_n of_o ordinary_a preceptor_n and_o tutor_n and_o that_o if_o i_o be_o not_o mistake_v be_v a_o defect_n necessary_a to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n supply_v since_o generosity_n be_v a_o principle_n extreme_o useful_a and_o of_o so_o very_o extensive_a a_o nature_n that_o it_o do_v in_o a_o sort_n pervade_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o morality_n as_o i_o hope_v to_o show_v by_o and_o by_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o be_o indebt_v to_o the_o learned_a and_o ingenious_a des_n cartes_n for_o that_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o groundwork_n of_o this_o 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virtue_n seem_v to_o demand_v a_o attempt_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o the_o person_n best_o qualify_v have_v not_o that_o i_o know_v engage_v in_o it_o so_o full_o and_o particular_o as_o may_v be_v wish_v upon_o that_o account_n i_o be_o persuade_v the_o sincerity_n of_o my_o intention_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o i_o steadfast_o avow_v and_o of_o which_o i_o believe_v there_o will_v be_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v will_v entitle_v i_o to_o the_o excuse_n of_o candid_a people_n for_o the_o meanness_n of_o my_o performance_n and_o i_o allow_v myself_o to_o hope_n that_o as_o course_n as_o the_o picture_n be_v which_o i_o present_v you_o with_o it_o will_v serve_v to_o make_v the_o original_a appear_v very_o amiable_a imprimatur_fw-la ra._n barker_n reverendissimo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la d_o no._n d_o no._n johanni_n archiepiscopo_fw-la cant._n a_o sacris_fw-la feb._n 15_o 1692_o 3._o a_o discourse_n concern_v generosity_n we_o live_v in_o a_o age_n wherein_o 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