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	think_v	time_n	3,167	5	3.3852	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68611	A faythful [and] true pronosticatio[n] vpo[n] the yeare. M.CCCCC.xlix and parpetually after to the worldes ende gathered out of the prophecies and scriptures of god, by the experience and practise of his workes, very comfortable for all christen hertes deuided into seuen chapters. And in the ende ye shal finde an almanack for euer, translated newly out of hye Almāyne into englysh by Myles Couerdale.	Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.	1548 (1548)	STC 20424; ESTC S106366	11,571	44

✚ A faythful true pronosticatiō vpō the yeare M. CCCCC xlix and parpetually after to the worldes ende gathered out of the prophecies and scriptures of god by the experience and practise of his workes very cōfortable for all Christen hertes deuided into seuen chapters And in the ende ye shal finde an almanack for euer translated newly out of hye Almāyne into englysh by Myles Couerdale THe fyrst chapter of genesis declareth how that at the begynnynge whan the water was now in his place God sayde Let the earthe brynge forth grene grasse and herbe that beareth seede and frutefull trees that may beare frute euery one after his kynde c. Genesi i. And so it came to passe Afterwarde vpon the forth daye made he lyghtes in the firmamente of heauen one grater lyght for the daye a lesse for the nyght namely the Sonne and the Mone and made them to be tokyns and not to haue influence vpō these nethermost bodies as the Philosophers oure pronosticatours haue wrytten hyther to Contrary vnto it the god sayeth here how that they shuld be vnto tokens how that the earth was fruteful or euer the starres lyghtes were made Now where as they shewe any thynge that is his doynge and not theyrs he onely doth great wonders Psal .c. xxxv he couereth the skye with cloudes he prepareth rayne for the earth maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes Psal .c. xlvi therfore are not they the cause of tempestes or stormes nether of good wethers or frutefulnes in these nethermost creatures whether it be in man beest or frute but are tokēs only For the which cause God doth oft warne vs in the lawe Leuiti .xx. Deut .xviii. And in the prophetes Iere .xxvii. Esa .xlvii. that we shuld regarde no heauen gaser no beholder of starres nor soythsayer because they haue no power to chāge the tyme nor that courle of heauen wherfore me thinke it a foolysh thinge that we are so afrayed where no feare shulde be and that we regarde so many vayne pronosticacyons why do not we rather reioyse in so much as all thinges are in Gods hande and gouerned by Iesus Christe Muste not all thinges be subdued vnto hym .i Cor .xv. Heb ii Can any creature of his werke otherwise then he wyll haue it Or how so euer they worke do not al thynges turne to our best No doute Put thou thy trust then in god and be sure that as longe as he is thy frēd which he hath promised to be if thou loue him his worde ther cā nothyng harme the. And as for the plages that shal happē thys yere vnto that persecuters and enemyes of Gods worde yf thou cleue vnto it thou nedest not feare thē nor be afraide of thē but certaynlye mayste thou loke to be pertaker not only of his outwarde blessinges this yeare but of the ioye for to come whiche is euerlastynge The fyrste chapter concernynge the gouernours of this yeare WHan I loke well consider the hy maister of the starres in his doctrine writing Christi the ●ospell the ●orlde I fynde the this year and from hence forth vnto the ende of the worlde the Sunne Mars Marcurius shall reygne Now wher as other mē seke their speaculaciō out of the starres that do not I regarde so much as experience in the doctryne of Christ And for the exhortacion and warnynge of all estates I wyll describe the nature and properties of these thre gouernoures The Soone a myghtye Lord ouer heauen and earth is Isesus Christe our only redemer and sauiour in al thiges lyke vnto his heauenly father Psal ii Io .xiiii. the bryghtnes of his glory Sap .vii. Heb .i. the ymage of the inuisible god by whom al thynges that are in heauen and earth were created thynges visible and thynges inuisible whether they be maiesties or lordeshyps ether rules or powers Col .i. This Iesus Christ the euerlastynge worde of his heauenly father which toke oure nature vpon hym Heb ii Phil .ii. shewed vs his fathers wyll commynge into this worlde broughte wyth hym Mars that is the gospell The go● is called Mars euen one of the bosome of his father But wonder not thou that I call the gospell Mars Christe our sauioure sayth in Mathewe Thinke not that Iam come to sende peace vpon earthe I came not to sende peace but a swerde For I am come to set a man at variaūce against his father and the doughter aginste her mother c. and a mās foes shal be they of his own housholde Mat .x. Luce .xii. Michee .vii. Is not this a batayle They shall put you to trouble sayeth he and kyll you and of al people shal ye be hated for my names sake ●ersecuti●● folo●●eth the ●ospell Mat .xxiiii. Therfore maye the gospell well be called Mars for where it is preached there is the swerde there is troble and persecucyon there wyll the enemyes somtyme draw theyr daggers at the preachers therof As for Mercurius the Poetes sayne hym to be the messenger oratoure of the Neithen goddes for the whiche cause he maye well be lykened vnto the world which which eloquence painted wordes outward appearaūce perfourmeth the message of the deuel entiseth mē so longe tyll it brynge them into destruccion But as sainte Ihon saieth in his epistle the world passeth away the lust therof i. to .ii. And as S. Paule sayeth The fasshion of this world passeth away i. Cor .vii. Therefore muste we so hold vs within the feare of god the we suffer not oure selues to be disceaued or seduced by Mercurius frō the sonne Mars Lest we be corrupt with thys dsceytful world so be defrauded of the ioi of the euer lastīg world to com nether shuld that paynted wisedom of this world moue vs in somuch as god maketh it very foolyshnes .i. Cor .i. his word which semeth to be but folyshnes in the sight of the world that sheweth he to be onelye wisedome and the very power of god to the saluacion of as manye as beleue theron Roma .i. who so euer now hath the grace to perceyue and consyder this let hym not go after Mercurius let hym not folow the world and the beautifull lusters therof let hym not entre in at the wide gate and brode waye that leadeth vnto destrucciō Mathe .vii. but let hym go in at the straite gate and at the narowe waye whiche is euen Iesus Christ Ioh .xiiii. the only mercyseate Rom .iii. meane to come by the fauoure of GOD. By him who soeuer entrethe he maye be sure to be saued Ioh .x. to receaue mercy to fynde grace to be helped in the time of nede Hebre .v. whiche god the father graunte vs for his sake Amen ❧ The seconde Chapter concernyng the increace or growinge of frutes and the dearth of the same THe sōne sheweth playnly that all soch as feare god shall haue a verye frutefull yeare