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	law_n	work_n	2,920	5	6.2264	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15387	The stripping of Ioseph, or The crueltie of brethren to a brother In a sermon before his Maiestie at White-Hall, by Robert Wilkinson, Doctor in Diuinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Maiestie, and late pastor of Saint Olaues in Southwarke. With a consolatorie epistle, to the English-East-India Companie, for their vnsufferable wrongs sustayned in Amboyna, by the Dutch there. Published and presented vnto them, by Tho. Myriell pastor of Saint Stephens in Walbrooke.	Wilkinson, Robert, Dr. in Divinity.; Myriell, Thomas, d. 1629. aut	1625 (1625)	STC 25663; ESTC S120036	28,103	54

yet grauer and ancienter in vertue And why might not Ioseph for his vertue be called the eldest though in yeeres a child as Rehoboam for his folly is called a child euen when he was fortie yeeres old 2. Chron. 13. 2. Chron. 13. And indeed the best ground of the Parents loue is the feare of God and the seede of vertue in their children which of Iosephs vertue began euen then to sprowt and after did so flourish as the earth neuer bare so excellent a flower He was wise Pharaoh said there was none in the Kingdome like him Gen. 41. Hee was so faithfull as being in prison himselfe yet was made Keeper of the prison and kept that which kept him Genes 39. He was chaste euen in the assault of a strong temptation as hee lost his coate to keepe his honestie whereas many now fell their coates to loose their honestie How gentle kinde and louing to his father hee was looke Gen. 45. and there you shall see by the Corne which hee sent in the famine to feede him and by the Chariots which afterward hee sent to fetch him And that which of all is a vertue rare in these dayes hee was able to say Remitte sicut remittimus For the offence which his brethren here made him hee freely forgaue it and wept when they spake of it Gen. 50. So that Iosephs coate of many colours was nothing but the signe of his many vertues to shew how Iacob honoured vertue in his children Therefore here I thinke began Heraldrie and the honour of Armes For when the people at the first being equall in degree grew in admiration of them whom they saw to excell in vertue they practised by Ceremonies and sensible Honour to adorne them The holy Ghost in Scripture oftentimes applying the same kindes of ornament and honour For in Scripture Gold signifies holinesse or zeale to GOD the excellency of vertue And Siluer signifies the purenesse of Charitie and Loue to one another Cant. 1.10 which GOD intended when hee promised his Church to make her borders of Gold with waues of Siluer Cant. 1.10 In the Scripture Exod. 26.14 the Iewish Tabernacle was couered or mantled with red Exod. 26.14 Which reports vnto the hearer boldnesse and defence vnto death to signifie that they would protect the Sanctuary Religion and the Law euen to the effusion of their last blood In the Scripture Greene sometimes signifieth Fruitfulnesse in good workes for which cause Christ is called a greene Tree Luk. 23.31 and sometime it signifieth Flourishing in the protection of GOD Jerem. 15.8 for hee that trusteth in God his leafe it said to bee euer Greene. Ierem. 15.8 In the Scripture Blacke signifieth Constant and immutable and therefore among the praises of CHRIST Cant. 5.11 his head is said to bee curled and blacke as a Rauen. Cant. 5.11 In the Scripture the Saints are said to bee cloathed in White Reuel 19.4 Reuel 19.4 which Vers 8. is expounded to bee the righteousnesse of the Saints yet not righteousnesse inherent but by imputation in Christ Reuel 7.14 For Reu. 7.14 They washt their long Roabes and made them white in the blood of the Lambe Reuel 19.16 And therefore as Reuel 19.16 Christ had his name written vpon his Coate so these vertues were doubtlesse written in the many colours of Iosephs Coate Therefore Gentle-women Good-women and Sisters in CHRIST heere is no warrant for Wantonnesse and Superfluitie A little Scripture God wot serues to inlarge your libertie and shee who can scarce put on her Coate yet can readily conclude from Iosephs Coate If hee then why not wee If Men may be so fine much more may Women And indeed it holdeth oftentimes too strongly for many plaine men are oftentimes brought to hang all their owne pride and their wealth and their wits too on their Wiues backes But what if Ioseph ware a Coate of many colours therefore yee may doe so too It is true if it stands with your estates perhaps you may For Dauids Daughter ware a Coate of many colours 2. Sam. 13. which is warranted by Custome of the time and respect of her place And CHRIST spake it without reproach when hee said They that weare soft rayment are in Kings houses Math. 11. Math. 11. So as yee may doe any thing yet be proud of nothing Yee may by Iosephs example paint out your Coates but take heed of painting your Faces yee may by Iosephs example weare many Colours not too many Fancies not euery Moone to mint a new fashion Women sure were made in Gods image as well as Men now of GOD it is said That there is with him no variablenesse nor shadow of Change Iam. 1.17 Finally mistake not the matter Iosephs Coate was a coate of Armes the outward ensigne of his inward Vertues and if yee shew more colours without then vertues within then are yee like the Foxe your Skinne your Coate is worth more then your Bodies Againe heere is a lesson for men especially for Courtiers a lesson worth the learning For what was the ground of all this griefe but that the painted Coate must bee put on Ioseph on Ioseph I say and of none of the Elder brethren For Luk. 15 The Elder brother will not looke into the house if but a Calfe be killed for the Younger and men haue no patience to indure it if but an Office be translated or any Honour bestowed where they like not O but giue Iacob leaue to giue the partie coloured Coate binde not the hands of a Prince for when Subiects assume to limit the Prince then they presume to bee aboue the Prince And looke what sinnes are managed in Presumption they end for the most part in confusion Againe heere is for You most Excellent here is for You a mirrour of your selfe and this Imperiall Kingdome Your Maiestie is to vs as Iacob who hath wrestled with GOD and obtayned a Kingly Blessing and wee are to your Maiestie as Ioseph and his Brethren a multitude of Sonnes begotten of diuers Mothers some distinguished by Religion some by Condition some by Profession some by Countrey ornation Some of vs are distinguished by Religion for the Sonnes of Leah come in from Rome and tell your Maiestie they are of the Elder house and therefore no reason our Sheafe should stand and theirs should fall But Leah their Mother was bleare-eyed and they in truth are blinde in a false admiration of their owne Antiquitie For what though Leah crept first into Iacobs bed yet Iosephs Mother was first betroathed and therefore as it is in the Embleme Tandem suum iustitia obtinuit And Ioseph had the Birth-right therefore to your Maiestie comes Ioseph for preheminence that our CHVRCH may stand and theirs may fall Sometime againe wee are distinguished by State or Condition for some of vs bee rich and some of vs be poore and as the Poore for the most part maligne and defame the rich so the Rich oppresse