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	young_a	youth_n	144	4	7.9467	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10438	A new co[m]modye in englysh in maner of an enterlude ryght elygant [and] full of craft of rethoryk, wherein is shewd [and] dyscrybyd as well the bewte [and] good propertes of women, as theyr vycys [and] euyll co[n]dicio[n]s, with a morall co[n]clusion [and] exhortacyon to vertew; Celestina. English	Rastell, John, d. 1536.; Rojas, Fernando de, d. 1541.	1525 (1525)	STC 20721; ESTC S119335	19,215	28

mornyng to say an orason Prayeng god for grace all vyce to eschew M O dere fader that lesson I haue kept trew whych preseruyd me for though I dyd cōsēt In mynd yet had he neuer hys intent D ¶ The verteu of that prayer I se well on thing hath preseruyd you from the shame of that sin But because ye were somwhat cōsentyng ye haue offendid god gretly therin wherefore doughter ye must now begyn humbly to besech god of hys mercy For to forgyue you your syn mysery M ¶ O blyssid lord fader celestiall whose infynite merci no tong can exprese Though I be a sinner wrech of wrechis all yet of thy gret merci graunt me forgifnes Full sore I repent my sy●… I cōfese Intendyng hens forth neuer to offend more Now humbly I besech thy mercy therfore D ¶ Now y t is well sayd myne one fayte doughter Stand vp therfore or I know verely That god is good mercyfull euer To all synners whych wyll ask mercy And be repentaunt in wyll clerely To syn no more he of hys grete goodnes wyll graunt them therfore his grace forgif●…es ¶ Lo here ye may see what a thyng it is To bryng vp yong people verteously In good custome fo●… gra●… doth neuer mys To them that vse good prayers dayly which hath preseruyd thys mayde vndoutydly And kept her frō actuall dede of shame Brought her to grace preseruy●… her good name ¶ wherfore ye vyrgyns 〈◊〉 maydens all Unto this example now take good h●…de Serue god dayly the sone●… ye shall To honeste goodnes no dout procede And god shall send you euer his grace at nede To wtstand all euyll temptacions That shall come to you by any occasions ¶ And ye faders moders other which be Rulers of yong folke your charge is dowtles To bryng them vp verteously to see Them occupied styll in some good bysynes Not in idell pastyme or vnthryftynes But to teche them some art craft or lernyng whereby to be able to get theyr lyffyng ¶ The bryngers vp of youth in this region haue done gret harme because of theyr neclygēs Not puttyng them to lernyng nor occupacyons So when they haue no craft nor sciens And com to mans state ye see thexꝑience That many of them compellyd be To beg or stele by very necessite ¶ But yf there be therfore any remedy The hedys rulers must furst be dylygent To make good lawes execute them straytely Uppon such maystres that be neclygent Alas we make no laws but ponyshment when men haue offendyd but laws euermore wold be made to preuent the cause before ¶ yf the cause of the myscheffe were seen before whych by cōiecture to fall be most lykely And good laws ordynauncys made therfore to put a way the cause y t were best remedt what is the cause that ther be so many Thefte robberies it is be cause mē be Dryuen therto by nede pouerte ¶ And what is the verey cause of that nede Be cause they ●…abur not for theyr lyffyng And trewth is they can not well labour in dede Be cause in youth of theyr ydyll vpbryngyng But this thyng shall neuer come to reformyng But the world cōtynually shal be nought As long as yong pepyll be euell vpbrought ¶ wherfore the eternall god that raynyth on hye Send his mercifull grace influens To all gouernours that they circumspectly May rule theyr inferiours by such prudence To bryng them to vertew dew obedyeus And that they we all by his grete mercy May be ꝑteners of hys blessyd glory Amen Iohēs rastell me imprimi fecit Cum priuilegio regali Johannes Rastell