Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	person_n	3,375	5	4.7684	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41191	A sober enquiry into the nature, measure and principle of moral virtue, its distinction from gospel-holiness with reflections upon what occurs disserviceable to truth and religion in this matter : in three late books, viz. Ecclesiastical policy, Defence and continuation, and Reproof to The rehearsal transpos'd / by R.F.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1673 (1673)	Wing F760; ESTC R15565	149,850	362

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say_v a_o late_a author_n that_o the_o scot_n from_o their_o antipathy_n to_o bishop_n be_v become_v the_o most_o barbarous_a people_n of_o all_o europe_n so_o as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o have_v any_o traffic_n with_o any_o other_o country_n for_o fear_n of_o corrupt_v their_o language_n &_o gentility_n though_o that_o be_v little_o better_a than_o wild_a irish_a &_o they_o little_a better_a than_o jack-gentleman_n and_o though_o they_o have_v some_o dark_a and_o general_a notion_n of_o christianity_n still_o remain_v among_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o since_o their_o picque_n against_o bishop_n fall_v into_o such_o rudeness_n and_o ignorance_n that_o they_o have_v scarce_o any_o knowledge_n at_o all_o of_o the_o particular_a article_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o precept_n of_o their_o religion_n repr_fw-la to_o the_o rehear_n pag._n 502._o it_o will_v seem_v by_o this_o gentleman_n that_o faith_n virtue_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o respect_n to_o the_o mitre_n and_o crosier-staff_n and_o that_o subjection_n to_o prelacy_n be_v the_o only_a standard_n of_o learning_n righteousness_n gentility_n and_o good-breeding_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n that_o do_v constitute_v we_o christian_n but_o submission_n to_o the_o bishop_n cannon_n only_o i_o wonder_v how_o other_o nation_n have_v escape_v the_o same_o misfortune_n or_o be_v all_o the_o foreign_a protestant_a church_n involve_v in_o the_o same_o unhappiness_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v tart_a and_o severe_a upon_o this_o occasion_n but_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o authority_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n a_o nobility_n famous_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v true_o great_a and_o honourable_a and_o a_o ministry_n no_o less_o learned_a than_o pious_a to_o chasten_v this_o excess_n of_o insolence_n of_o moral_a virtue_n &_o grace_n chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n term_n here_o occur_v unfold_v what_o mean_v by_o virtue_n what_o by_o moral_a and_o morality_n the_o import_n of_o grace_n so_o far_o as_o it_o have_v any_o concern_v in_o the_o ensue_a debate_n the_o question_n state_v sect._n 1_o among_o other_o method_n and_o art_n pursue_v and_o improve_v to_o the_o disservice_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n there_o be_v two_o which_o though_o opposite_a to_o one_o another_o be_v yet_o equal_o of_o a_o malignant_a influence_n upon_o religion_n the_o first_o be_v man_n delude_a themselves_o with_o a_o imaginary_a romantic_a pretence_n of_o grace_n and_o faith_n and_o consequent_o that_o their_o condition_n with_o ●eference_n to_o their_o everlasting_a interest_n be_v secure_a while_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n their_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v stranger_n to_o and_o void_a of_o all_o those_o disposition_n quality_n habit_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o we_o be_v assist_v to_o

creatoris_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o epist._n father_v but_o false_o on_o ambrose_n the_o virtutum_fw-la semina_fw-la be_v assert_v equal_o by_o both_o see_v aug._n the_o great_a christi_fw-la cap._n 18._o and_o jansenius_n his_o augustinus_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la heres_fw-la pelag._n cap._n 7._o after_o all_o the_o claim_n put_v in_o by_o any_o to_o right_a reason_n and_o seed_n of_o virtue_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o but_o still_o discern_v a_o darkness_n to_o have_v benight_a the_o mind_n and_o a_o feebleness_n to_o have_v arrest_v the_o soul_n with_o respect_n to_o all_o virtuous_a operation_n this_o plato_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evil_a in_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bad_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o natural_a evil_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a the_o source_n and_o real_a cause_n of_o this_o darkness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o its_o proneness_n to_o forbid_a instance_n they_o right_o know_v not_o and_z according_o they_o general_o impute_v it_o to_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o body_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o soul_n misery_n be_v a_o note_a saying_n of_o pythagoras_n plato_n tell_v we_o how_o that_o the_o soul_n by_o be_v thrust_v down_o into_o the_o body_n suffer_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lose_v its_o wing_n both_o in_o his_o phaed._n &_o in_o his_o timaeus_n hence_o nothing_o more_o common_a with_o they_o than_o to_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o body_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o very_a poet_n have_v it_o hinc_fw-la metuunt_fw-la cupiuntque_fw-la dolent_a gaudentque_fw-la nec_fw-la auras_fw-la respiciunt_fw-la clausae_fw-la tenebris_fw-la &_o carcere_fw-la caeco_fw-la virg._n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o may_v see_v more_o in_o plotinus_n lib._n 8._o enneadis_n hierocles_n in_o aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la vers_fw-la 56._o however_o though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o man_n blindness_n and_o proclivity_n to_o evil_n yet_o the_o thing_n itself_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n of_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o the_o eye_n of_o owl_n and_o bat_n be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o meridian_n light_n such_o be_v our_o mind_n and_o understanding_n with_o reference_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o even_o by_o nature_n be_v most_o manifest_a lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n have_v bring_v we_o forth_o not_o as_o a_o mother_n but_o as_o a_o stepmother_n animo_fw-la prono_fw-la ad_fw-la libidines_fw-la with_o our_o soul_n bend_v upon_o lusts._n cicer._n apud_fw-la august_n count_v jul_a lib._n 4._o now_o against_o this_o they_o seek_v relief_n from_o philosophy_n other_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v assist_v to_o answer_v the_o end_n and_o law_n of_o their_o creation_n they_o know_v not_o moralis_n philosophia_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la scias_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la beatam_fw-la perveniri_fw-la rationibus_fw-la possit_fw-la the_o sum_n and_o scope_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o obtain_v and_o arrive_v at_o blessedness_n apul._n de_fw-fr philosoph_n thus_o the_o pythagorean_n make_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o cure_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o sick_a disease_a passion_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o healthy_a complexion_n a_o perfect_a temperament_n a_o athletic_a sound_a constitution_n which_o consist_v in_o virtuous_a disposition_n and_o action_n socrates_n the_o great_a author_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n propose_v to_o himself_o as_o its_o end_n the_o correct_v and_o regulate_v of_o manner_n and_o from_o he_o both_o the_o stoic_n and_o platonist_n make_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o philosophy_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o live_v according_a to_o virtue_n hence_o seneca_n discourse_v the_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o prevarication_n in_o manner_n and_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o two_o head_n a_o natural_a proclivity_n in_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v taint_v and_o lead_v aside_o with_o false_a idea_n and_o image_n and_o a_o fix_a aversation_n to_o virtue_n contract_v by_o false_a opinion_n and_o corrupt_a hypothesis_n he_o refer_v we_o to_o philosophy_n as_o that_o which_o can_v alone_o administer_v relief_n to_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o precept_n of_o philosophy_n do_v sufficient_o assist_v we_o to_o cure_v and_o remedy_n both_o the_o former_a evil_n utrumque_fw-la decreta_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la epist._n 94._o and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o have_v this_o expression_n quid_fw-la autem_fw-la philosophia_fw-la nisi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la lex_fw-la what_o else_o be_v philosophy_n but_o a_o law_n of_o life_n animae_fw-la morbis_fw-la medetur_fw-la it_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n say_v apul._n the_o philosoph_n facere_fw-la docet_fw-la philosophia_fw-la it_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o live_v sen._n ep._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n of_o philosophy_n be_v assimilation_n to_o god_n ammon_n on_o arist._n categ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o advance_v the_o soul_n into_o the_o divine_a likeness_n hierocl_n praefat_fw-la in_o aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosophy_n be_v the_o purification_n and_o perfection_n of_o humanity_n hierocl_n ibid._n hoc_fw-la mihi_fw-la philosophia_fw-la promittat_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o deo_fw-la parem_fw-la faciat_fw-la let_v philosophy_n minister_v this_o to_o i_o that_o it_o render_v i_o equal_a to_o god_n sen._n ep._n 48_o see_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o he_o passim_fw-la and_o in_o plato_n in_o his_o euthyd_n according_o they_o define_v practical_a philosophy_n in_o contra-distinction_n from_o theoretical_a to_o be_v effective_a of_o virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o the_o whole_a design_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v to_o arrive_v at_o virtue_n and_o thereby_o to_o attain_v happiness_n other_o mean_n of_o compass_v both_o they_o neither_o know_v nor_o look_v after_o how_o insufficient_a it_o be_v for_o either_o of_o those_o will_v be_v hereafter_o declare_v i_o shall_v only_o intimate_v at_o present_a that_o through_o this_o philosophy_n become_v a_o snare_n to_o they_o &_o as_o to_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o they_o prove_v of_o all_o man_n the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o righteousness_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n for_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vessel_n fill_v with_o arrogancy_n self-estimation_n and_o presumption_n as_o timon_n say_v of_o they_o enmity_n and_o aversation_n to_o the_o mean_v appoint_v of_o god_n for_o the_o heal_n &_o renew_v our_o nature_n the_o pardon_v and_o forgive_n of_o we_o our_o sin_n fix_v their_o root_n in_o their_o very_a mind_n what_o lie_v in_o great_a opposition_n to_o a_o meetness_n and_o idoneity_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n than_o the_o description_n give_v by_o themselves_o of_o a_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o constitution_n and_o image_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v to_o expect_v good_a as_o well_o as_o fear_v evil_a only_o from_o himself_o epict._n enchir._n cap._n 72._o you_o may_v see_v seneca_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n epist_n 111._o §_o 4._o the_o signification_n of_o virtue_n so_o far_o as_o the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o term_n instruct_v we_o concern_v it_o be_v sufficient_o lay_v open_a the_o next_o word_n who_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o fix_v be_v moral_a a_o term_n that_o have_v breed_v perplexity_n and_o occasion_v mistake_n in_o whatsoever_o controversy_n it_o have_v be_v use_v we_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o controversy_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o disputation_n about_o convert_v grace_n in_o the_o question_n of_o humane_a power_n to_o good_a in_o the_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o causality_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o in_o this_o question_n which_o we_o have_v now_o under_o debate_n in_o all_o which_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o ambiguity_n and_o so_o apt_a to_o breed_v confusion_n darkness_n and_o prevarication_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o other_o controversy_n we_o be_v not_o concern_v at_o present_a to_o inquire_v it_o will_v be_v enough_o for_o we_o if_o we_o can_v clear_o settle_v the_o import_n of_o it_o as_o it_o take_v up_o a_o room_n in_o the_o question_n before_o we_o the_o word_n moral_n have_v as_o little_a in_o foot_v the_o scripture_n yea_o less_o than_o the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d manner_n whence_o moral_a be_v derive_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o occur_v not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o 70._o nor_o do_v we_o meet_v with_o it_o but_o once_o in_o the_o whole_a n._n t._n viz._n 1_o cor._n 15.33_o and_o there_o it_o be_v plain_o borrow_v from_o menander_n the_o whole_a sentence_n be_v a_o jambick_a verse_n out_o of_o a_o comedy_n of_o he_o it_o proceed_v out_o of_o