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	see_v	4,988	5	3.1452	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17047	A whip for the back of a backsliding Brovvnist	Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.	1640 (1640)	STC 3920; Wing W1670; ESTC S119530	1,437	1

A Whip for the back of a backsliding BROVVNIST HElpe Neighbours helpe good women come with speed For of your helpe there never was more neede Mid-wives make haste and dresse you as you run Either come quickly or we re all undone The worlds in labour her throwes comes so quick That with her paine shee s growne starke lunatick For I did aske one of her Bratts of late Why the Lords Prayer was almost out of date He told me Christ had new Disciples now That of set forme of Prayer would not allow Alasse said I are they so dainty growne Such a fantastick Crew was never knowne These are the Bretheren of the Seperation The Cancor wormes of this our English Nation And it is feard if they be let alone These wormes will knaw the Kingdome to the Bone These with the Papists breed the mischeife here Whilst Cockle Braines builds Castles in the aire Who Parrot like they having learnd to prate Disturbe the Church the Common-wealth and State Yea Church disturbers learnings Enemyes Yea seeming Saints yea painted Butter flyes Yea Bug-beares of a Kingdom silly Elues Whose Zeale transports you quite beyond your selves Oh know you what you doe that yea presist Still day by day in doing what you list Shame to our Kingdome if this suffered bee From hombred strife we never shall be free If that you rule the rost you Moone-Calues all Why doe you force my M●se to railing fall That never was accustomed to scould Had not so good a Cause made me so hold Gods sperit evermore good sperits makes Then if your sperits of Gods spetits pertakes You will be ruld by order not by will God is the same the God of order still And you cannot be his Disciples right That end what you begin in hate and 〈◊〉 I judge no man but what their accions ●now Brings me of force to judge of what I know Good Sister Mag-pye and good Brother Daw That ●eapes o're hills and stumbells at a ●●raw I pray be patient trouble not the State Your friends at Amsterdam do for you waite Mistake me not I speake but this to prove you I de rather have you stay b●cou e I love you Yet if you stay ●'de have you know what 's meat Betwixt an J dol● and an Ornament Which if you doe ● should be g●ad to heare That to ●u Church once more you would repare Which though it be of Stone should not be hated Cause to GODS service it is consecrated I know not what your Barnes and Stables were Where A●●e bray pray understand and heare I speake unfainedly I blush to see Such men so wise in show such Fooles to bee What though the good and bad together meet Within the Church as well as in the Street Shall we refraine the Church ever the more Alasse alasse your Argument is poore How angry were the Pharisees and why Because our Saviour Christ kept Company With Publicans and Sinners thinke on this And rectifie your judgements that s amisse You being good shall in the Chansell sit The wicked in the Bellfree as 't is fit If they be so contented on Condition You 'le come to Church and not run to perdition No Drunkard nor no Swearer shall sit neere you For to anoy or other wise to feare you Because I know you timerous are by nature And wounderous fearfull of a wicked Creature The Booke of Common Prayes refind shall bee Or you shall pray extempory and be free From all occasion of a thing so common No not so much as looke upon a woman They shall sit by themselves let 〈…〉 For feare your sperits on a suddaine rise And leade away your mindes from what is good Brethren we know you are but flesh and blood Vpon Condition you to Church will go I le doe the best I can to have it so Which if I do I hope I am your Friend As I desire to be and so ● end Finis LONDON Printed for Humphery Chrouch