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	know_v	let_v	2,834	5	4.0034	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56724	The third part of the soul's delight collected and composed out of the works of the glorious virgin, St. Teresa of Iesus (author of the reformation of the Holy Order of the B.V. Mary of the Mount Carmell,) by the R.F. Paul of St. Vbald, religious of the same order, for the comfort of those that are more spirituall, and haue supernaurall prayer.; Jesus Maria Joseph Teresia. The soul's delight.	Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582.; Paul, of St. Ubald, Brother.	1654 (1654)	Wing P876B; ESTC R218976	49,433	122

is fauoured without any merit on her part and that it is the meere goodnesse and mercy of his diuine Maiesty that will haue it to be so that she may know how much she is obliged and returne a sincere affection answerable to his intention and not frustrat him of his expectation for certainly this will encourage her to goe forward dayly in Gods seruice and to vndertake greatter matters for his loue honour and glory and belieue it that a soul truly humble cannot haue a greater confusion then to see her selfe fauoured and honoured without any desert or merits and well knowing her owne demerits which causeth her to be more humble and thankfull and desirous to please him more then formerly for this truth is imprinted in her so feelingly that she cannot but see and confesse it so that in the presence of that Maiesty which she knoweth to be so great and powerfull she would euen annihilat her selfe if that she could for she is not ignorant of her owne nothing and vnworthynesse 8. But some soules doe thinke their tyme lost in prayer and without profit when they doe not discourse but are in that solitude silence and quietnesse not knowing what they doe or ought to doe in that case but they are mistaken it is not so as they themselues both then and after doe perceiue by the effects which they find in themselues for first they find an alteration and sweet content in them selues they perceiue a great satisfaction in all their powers with so great suanity that it doth redowne to the body and senses in so much that at that tyme it would grieue them to be molested called vppon or spoaken to nay they would not moue nor stirre nor breath least to hinder their sweet repose and ioyfull rest in God and after prayer there remayneth such a memory and impression of his presence in the soul that she cannot in a very long tyme forget him and this quietnesse is so pleasing with so great humility and feeling that if they were called to dinner or supper their griefe is not litle and I haue seene the teares run downe the cheekes of some as they did eat lamenting that they were forced to leaue that celestiall banquet with their Soueraigne Lord and only good to feede and feast a corruptible body their greatest enemy and cause of their most hurt and euil 9. But let them not be troubled that they doe not discourse nor knowe what they doe and only rest in that sweet content with God for he teacheth them in an instant as is said more then what with the discourses of all their life they whould be able to reach vnto therefore our Holy Mother doth aduise to stay in that silent quietnesse without noyse of inward words enioying that sweet content attending to nothing else for now she is in possession of what she sought for so that all her discourse is now in vaine and to noe other purpose then to trouble her in her ioy and rest Yet if her quietnesse and feruour be declyning or decaying it will doe well to make some amorous act which may blow the coale and keepe in the fire of diuine loue least it should decay and perish but this act must be made slowly and attentiuely with great sweetnes for if you vse any force to increasse the seruour of your spirit it is no other then to cast water to smother and extinguish that litle fire of deuotion which is as yet burning for this being a supernaturall gift and his worke you must with humility giue his diuine Maiesty way to doe in you and with you what he thinketh sitting and it is his worke to increase it or diminish it for it is beyond our reach and therefore in vaine we labour to attempt that which surpasseth our ability and exceedeth our forces and if the vnderstanding shall seeme to bring reasons to moue the soul to more sorrow or gratitude let not the soul permit it nor regard it but keepe the vnderstanding as quiet as she can without troubling her selfe and if she cannot so doe let her keepe her selfe in her rest and content and not mynd what the vnderstanding doth in that but leaue him of to himselfe 10. You must also note that as I sayd formerly she must not be desyrous of gusts and consolations but content herselfe with all indifferency in what shall be done by his diuine Maiesty and be as Gusts and consolations must not be desired in prayer nor affected for it shewes litle humility ready to help our Sauiour to carry his crosse that is to suffer aridityes temptations and contradictions as to be feasted at his table with delights and consolations for truly the more we desyre and seeke after these gusts and comforts the lesse we shall haue of them and the lesse mortified and perfect we shall be for it is a great want of humility as I said elswhere and for that presumption and want of humility the soul is depriued of what comforts she had and often doth remaine in great aridity Therefore we must allwayes humble our selues and acknowledg our selues vnworthy of any fauours from his diuine Maiesty whom we offended and with plaine simplicity offer our desyre and some resolution or purpose to doe somewhat though neuer so litle to content and please him with which he is more pleased then with all the learned discourses eloquent words and pregnant reasons which can be offered to him 11. And when the soul is in that quietnes and so neere to his diuine Maiesty and after that she is now familiar and satisfyed with great ioy and content is the best and only tyme to pray and commend the necessityes of the Holy Church the soules of Purgatory the conuersion of sinners our parents frends and benefactours and other necessityes to his diuine Maiesty not by noyse of wordes but by an affection and feeling desyre that his Maiesty will be pleased to grant what is desyred for it is no more then to haue these in your mynd and with a simple looke to present them to him for he doth well vnderstand the least of our desyres and that simple memoriall with a sincere affection doth preuaile more with him then all the rethorick of the world and if the recollection or quietnes be great the soul cannot without much trouble either produce or attend to any inward framed words Also it would diuert her attention from the better and principall obiect as if one looking with content on a sweet picture should heare a noyse behind him and should turne about to see where and what that noyse is would not he be diuerted from that content which he had in beholding the picture doubtles he would it is the same in this for if the soul that is seriously applyed and ioyed in God should looke back and attend to the framing and noyse of the words inwardly pronounced by this attention she would be diuerted from that sweet content which she had