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	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01077	The bitter vvaters of Babylon, or The miserable estate of the citizens of Sion considered by the confusion of all things in this world.	Forsyth, James, fl. 1615-1619.	1615 (1615)	STC 11191; ESTC S121939	26,614	42

similitude_n the_o prophet_n threaten_n do_v not_o afflict_v he_o the_o offence_n do_v against_o his_o god_n do_v only_o vex_v he_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n in_o te_fw-la solum_fw-la peccavi_fw-la against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o sap●_n evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n holcoth_fw-mi make_v mention_n of_o a_o certain_a bird_n that_o have_v the_o face_n and_o visage_n of_o a_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v most_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a against_o man_n and_o do_v only_o feed_v upon_o man_n flesh_n when_o it_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n be_v dry_a go_v to_o the_o brook_n to_o quench_v his_o thirst_n but_o look_v down_o into_o the_o clear_a water_n and_o behold_v his_o own_o countenance_n consider_v what_o it_o have_v do_v that_o it_o have_v destroy_v one_o of_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o image_n return_v present_o from_o the_o water_n neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v afterward_o but_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o their_o consume_v himself_o in_o displeasure_n and_o so_o end_n his_o day_n in_o sorrow_n this_o be_v the_o behaviour_n of_o every_o good_a and_o godly_a christian_a consider_v that_o by_o sin_n he_o have_v destroy_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o he_o he_o do_v consume_v away_o in_o displeasure_n what_o heart_n be_v so_o harden_v consider_v how_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n have_v procure_v the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v not_o end_v his_o day_n in_o sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n the_o second_o cause_n of_o their_o weep_n be_v for_o that_o wo●dly_a in●…ted_v punishment_n inflict_v that_o now_o they_o be_v send_v into_o banishment_n when_o the_o lord_n can_v win_v man_n by_o his_o mercy_n he_o will_v turn_v to_o his_o justice_n to_o try_v if_o by_o affliction_n he_o can_v bring_v he_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o s●nne_n they_o be_v in_o prosperity_n at_o home_n will_v neither_o hearken_v nor_o obey_v but_o be_v now_o in_o banishment_n and_o under_o captivity_n they_o be_v draw_v to_o lament_v for_o their_o offence_n the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n justice_n be_v able_a to_o break_v and_o bruise_v the_o hard_a heart_n and_o crush_v it_o in_o piece_n nay_o bring_v the_o most_o wicked_a and_o impious_a man_n to_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sin_n kames_n heart_n be_v overqueld_v herewith_o wherefore_o he_o mourn_v grievous_o and_o cry_v out_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v forgive_v it_o be_v 1●_n not_o his_o hypocrisy_n the_o murder_a of_o his_o brother_n nor_o any_o other_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v but_o only_o the_o great_a punishment_n inflict_v upon_o he_o that_o do_v provoke_v he_o hereunto_o pharaoh_n take_v on_o greivous_o and_o confess_v his_o 27._o sin_n it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o detestation_n thereof_o but_o because_o of_o the_o plague_n that_o be_v send_v upon_o he_o and_o upon_o his_o land_n saul_n be_v very_o sorrowful_a but_o it_o be_v because_o of_o samuel●_n threaten_v 2d_o sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la peccasse_fw-la paen●tet_fw-la propter_fw-la 〈…〉_z displicet_fw-la evim_fw-la latroni_fw-la peccatum_fw-la qu●…●…t_fw-la 〈…〉_z vindictarevertitur_fw-la ad_fw-la crimma_fw-la say_v s●…_n augustine_n there_o be_v many_o say_v he_o that_o be_v grieve_v for_o their_o sin_n because_o of_o the_o present_a affliction_n upon_o they_o a_o thief_n be_v so●●ie_a for_o his_o offence_n when_o he_o feel_v the_o punishment_n but_o it_o be_v once_o over_o he_o fall_v to_o steal_v again_o this_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o second_o cause_n of_o their_o weep_n because_o of_o the_o heavy_a cross_n lay_v upon_o they_o the_o three_o cause_n of_o their_o weep_n be_v the_o want_n of_o grace_n both_o in_o that_o they_o can_v not_o prevent_v the_o danger_n before_o it_o do_v assault_v as_o also_o that_o now_o they_o can_v perform_v those_o duty_n which_o they_o ought_v unto_o other_o in_o distress_n for_o the_o former_a peter_n do_v weep_v exceed_o be_v so_o forward_o a_o little_a before_o and_o so_o peremptory_a to_o stand_v to_o his_o own_o strength_n that_o now_o shall_v falter_v in_o the_o performance_n and_o become_v so_o weak_a he_o mourn_v abundant_o misit_fw-la legatos_fw-la 2._o pro_fw-la suis_fw-la doloribus_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la dolorem_fw-la probantes_fw-la commissi_fw-la criminis_fw-la &_o dolorem_fw-la like_a rachel_n that_o weep_v for_o her_o child_n because_o they_o be_v not_o even_o so_o the_o child_n of_o god_n they_o weep_v for_o their_o grace_n because_o they_o be_v not_o david_n do_v 3._o protest_v that_o tear_n be_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n night_n and_o day_n because_o he_o know_v the_o want_n in_o he_o that_o without_o his_o grace_n he_o can_v not_o stand_v and_o the_o apostle_n saint_n peter_n do_v cry_v out_o of_o this_o want_n in_o he_o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v do_v that_o i_o do_v not_o but_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o will_v not_o do_v that_o i_o do_v again_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o in_o performance_n they_o owe_v to_o their_o brethren_n in_o distress_n be_v a_o great_a cause_n of_o their_o weep_n for_o they_o see_v the_o city_n spoil_v the_o temple_n ransack_v the_o people_n carry_v into_o captivity_n and_o they_o no_o way_n able_a to_o help_v they_o they_o can_v remember_v these_o thing_n without_o great_a grief_n fler●oportet_fw-la of_o necessity_n they_o weep_v it_o be_v the_o great_a grief_n that_o can_v come_v to_o a_o kind_a soul_n to_o see_v another_o man_n in_o misery_n and_o not_o able_a to_o help_v he_o this_o be_v job_n grief_n do_v not_o i_o weep_v with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o trouble_n be_v not_o my_o soul_n in_o heaviness_n for_o the_o poor_a this_o be_v jeremy's_n 25._o sorrow_n for_o the_o people_n be_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n destroy_v that_o i_o may_v weep_v for_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o their_o sin_n commit_v their_o 1._o punishment_n inflict_v or_o their_o grace_n eclipse_v weep_v i_o find_v they_o where_o i_o leave_v they_o until_o i_o inquire_v after_o the_o place_n of_o their_o abide_n and_o i_o find_v it_o to_o be_v babel_n the_o place_n be_v ominous_a for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v banish_v into_o some_o private_a place_n where_o they_o may_v have_v have_v liberty_n to_o 〈◊〉_d exercise_v the_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o to_o serve_v their_o god_n although_o they_o have_v be_v detain_v for_o a_o long_a space_n their_o exile_n have_v be_v the_o easy_a but_o be_v expose_v to_o babel_n that_o barbarous_a place_n their_o estate_n be_v more_o miserable_a babel_n here_o do_v signify_v the_o province_n of_o babylon_n or_o country_n of_o caldea_n for_o the_o city_n of_o babel_n stand_v upon_o one_o river_n euphrates_n only_o but_o here_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o more_o than_o one_o by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n the_o country_n be_v idolatrous_a the_o people_n savage_a so_o that_o to_o dwell_v in_o such_o a_o place_n be_v dangerous_a in_o this_o place_n be_v bel_n and_o dragon_n the_o two_o idol_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n worship_v and_o the_o chief_a metropolitan_a city_n babel_n accurse_v his_o foundation_n be_v lay_v in_o 〈◊〉_d pride_n come_v let_v we_o build_v a_o tower_n who_o top_n may_v reach_v unto_o heaven_n to_o get_v we_o a_o name_n it_o be_v finish_v by_o nabuc●…zzar_n 27._o that_o proud_a puissant_a in_o ambition_n be_v not_o this_o great_a babel_n which_o i_o have_v build_v to_o the_o gloris_fw-la of_o my_o majesty_n by_o the_o might_n of_o my_o power_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v confusion_n for_o afterward_o it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o habitation_n of_o unclean_a devil_n as_o before_o be_v prophesy_v of_o it_o to_o dwell_v in_o such_o a_o place_n be_v grievous_a to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n david●●ies_v ●●ies_z out_o of_o this_o misery_n woe_n be_v i_o that_o dwell_v 5._o ●n_n mesech_n or_o have_v my_o habitation_n so_o long_o among_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n a_o covetous_a worldling_n care_v not_o where_o he_o dwell_v omne_fw-la solum_fw-la est_fw-la ill_n patria_fw-la every_o dominion_n be_v a_o dwell_n for_o he_o to_o serve_v the_o market_n be_v all_o he_o look_v for_o in_o any_o place_n that_o he_o may_v gain_v by_o his_o commodity_n although_o it_o be_v to_o another_o man_n great_a loss_n but_o of_o all_o grei●es_v it_o be_v the_o great_a to_o a_o godly_a man_n to_o dwell_v in_o a_o lewd_a place_n where_o there_o be_v no_o practice_n of_o religion_n no_o goodness_n exercise_v but_o altogether_o profaneness_n and_o abomination_n this_o do_v much_o vex_v the_o prophet_n spirit_n be_v constrain_v hereunto_o wo'_v i_o that_o i_o 6._o dwell_v among_o a_o people_n of_o pollutea_fw-la lip_n for_o the_o proverb_n most_o common_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o this_o aliquid_fw-la mali_fw-la propter_fw-la vicinum_fw-la malum_fw-la some_o evil_n do_v happen_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o wicked_a neighbour_n either_o they_o be_v subject_a

also_o marlorate_a and_o musculus_fw-la among_o the_o mode●…_n ashrine_v the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n have_v make_v a_o great_a volume_n which_o he_o entitle_v de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o city_n of_o god_n where_o in_o he_o comprehend_v all_o sort_n of_o people_n into_o two_o namely_o the_o citizen_n of_o babel_n and_o the_o citizen_n of_o ston_n both_o which_o i_o have_v mention_v in_o my_o text_n the_o one_o in_o bondage_n under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o other_o and_o in_o opposition_n one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o one_o in_o babel_n corpore_fw-la bodily_a but_o in_o s●…_n animo_fw-la spiritual_o anima_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la amat_fw-la non_fw-la ubi_fw-la animat_fw-la 20._o the_o soul_n be_v where_o it_o love_v not_o where_o it_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n our_o rule_n or_o government_n or_o as_o the_o vulgar_a have_v it_o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n omnis_fw-la catholicus_n say_v saint_n augustine_n 〈◊〉_d debet_fw-la scire_fw-la unde_fw-la civis_fw-la sumus_fw-la unde_fw-la peregrinamur_fw-la every_o christian_n ought_v to_o know_v to_o what_o city_n we_o do_v belong_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o peregrination_n and_o our_o iuslification_n by_o grace_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o matter_n of_o our_o deliverance_n but_o to_o leave_v mystical_a morality_n and_o wrest_a allegory_n i_o will_v only_o make_v a_o comparison_n in_o this_o between_o the_o world_n wherein_o we_o live_v and_o this_o babel_n wherein_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v live_v comparative_o this_o world_n wherein_o we_o live_v may_v be_v well_o compare_v to_o 〈…〉_z babel_n for_o sundry_a reason_n 1_o propter_fw-la munditiam_fw-la for_o the_o pomp_n and_o glory_n thereof_o babel_n be_v a_o rich_a place_n and_o very_o fruitful_a as_o the_o historiographer_n 9_o do_v write_v of_o it_o the_o world_n be_v fertile_a and_o very_a gorgeouse_a in_o show_n the_o diu●…l_n do_v reveal_v it_o unto_o our_o saviour_n christ_n omnia_fw-la haec_fw-la d●●o_fw-la all_o these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o be_v a_o description_n thereof_o dives_fw-la fare_v delicious_o and_o go_v gorgeous_o every_o day_n dives_fw-la want_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n ●9_n that_o his_o heart_n can_v wish_v 2._o propter_fw-la affectionem_fw-la for_o the_o affection_n of_o her_o inhabitant_n 〈◊〉_d babel_n habet_fw-la suos_fw-la amatores_fw-la pac●_n temporali_fw-la consulentes_fw-la nihil_fw-la ultra_fw-la sperantes_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n the_o citizen_n of_o babel_n desire_v no_o other_o dwell_v for_o there_o they_o have_v take_v up_o their_o rest_n the_o world_n have_v her_o lover_n do_v not_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n provide_v only_o for_o this_o life_n let_v we_o eat_v 19_o and_o drink_v post_fw-la mortem_fw-la nulia_fw-la voluptas_fw-la our_o life_n be_v short_a and_o tedious_a let_v we_o take_v our_o pleasure_n that_o be_v present_a for_o this_o be_v our_o 6._o lot_n and_o portion_n 3._o propter_fw-la afflictionem_fw-la for_o the_o affliction_n which_o they_o suffer_v 33._o babel_n be_v a_o place_n of_o torment_n for_o the_o israelite_n the_o world_n a_o place_n of_o affliction_n for_o the_o godly_a for_o here_o they_o suffer_v violence_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o munde_n pressuram_fw-la sustinebitis_fw-la in_o the_o world_n you_o shall_v suffer_v affliction_n be_v a_o cognizance_n give_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o know_v his_o flock_n by_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n do_v justify_v it_o by_o his_o often_o misery_n a_o certain_a philosopher_n be_v send_v into_o banishment_n he_o take_v it_o patient_o 23._o and_o one_o day_n be_v upbraid_v by_o a_o other_o as_o a_o disgrace_n unto_o he_o answer_v mild_o sum_fw-la civis_fw-la mundi_fw-la show_v that_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o world_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o lo●_n same_o affliction_n 4._o propter_fw-la confusionem_fw-la for_o the_o confusion_n of_o thing_n in_o thing_n it_o let_v a_o man_n consider_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n the_o state_n of_o thing_n and_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n as_o the_o word_n do_v import_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v well_o say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o confusion_n of_o thing_n both_o in_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n coelum_fw-la mari_fw-fr admixtum_fw-la parua_fw-la magnis_fw-la confusa_fw-la heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v confuse_v together_o for_o virtue_n be_v hate_v and_o vice_n be_v embrace_v no_o man_n be_v regard_v for_o his_o gift_n gift_n yes_o sure_o si_fw-la nihil_fw-la attuleris_fw-la this_o homer_n for_o as_o gift_n carry_v all_o away_o hist_o now_o adays_o among_o the_o venetian_n there_o be_v certain_a magistrate_n that_o be_v call_v praegad_n because_o at_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o their_o city_n man_n be_v entreat_v to_o take_v office_n but_o it_o be_v long_o since_o that_o order_n it_o be_v now_o clean_o wear_v out_o of_o use_n and_o especial_o in_o this_o land_n for_o now_o they_o be_v not_o entreat_v to_o enter_v into_o office_n but_o rather_o entreat_v pray_v and_o use_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o have_v they_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o myself_o they_o pay_v sound_o for_o they_o be_v not_o this_o confusion_n what_o great_a confusion_n can_v come_v to_o the_o church_n than_o judas_n and_o simon_n magus_n to_o shake_v hand_n together_o what_o will_v you_o give_v and_o what_o shall_v i_o give_v then_o all_o must_v needs_o come_v to_o confusion_n true_o i_o think_v that_o such_o a_o confusion_n be_v never_o wrought_v in_o babel_n as_o be_v at_o this_o day_n practise_v in_o this_o church_n for_o they_o will_v not_o rob_v their_o god_n to_o beautify_v themselves_o as_o these_o latrones_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la 8._o the_o patron_n of_o benefice_n do_v let_v but_o a_o jack-daw_n come_v to_o these_o benefactor_n that_o bestow_v benefice_n 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