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	lord_n	sin_n	4,134	5	4.6488	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29138	A moderate short discourse concerning tenderness of conscience by John Bradshaw ...	Bradshaw, John, 1602-1659.	1663 (1663)	Wing B4154; ESTC R32859	26,615	37

conscience_n be_v distinguish_v without_o remorse_n or_o regard_n which_o conscience_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n shall_v restrain_v and_o be_v not_o punish_v by_o humane_a law_n or_o if_o so_o do_v not_o easy_o or_o speedy_o come_v to_o humane_a cognizance_n 3._o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o looseness_n of_o conscience_n be_v most_o discover_v in_o secret_a sin_n and_o consequent_o more_o discernible_a to_o a_o man_n self_n then_o to_o another_o till_o it_o break_v out_o into_o open_a enormity_n without_o open_a sign_n of_o a_o wound_a or_o trouble_a soul_n 4._o that_o which_o some_o divine_n call_v a_o sleepy_a or_o dull_a conscience_n be_v but_o a_o far_a degree_n of_o a_o loose_a conscience_n for_o when_o man_n have_v enure_v themselves_o to_o sin_n against_o conscience_n this_o 16._o this_o si_fw-mi autem_fw-la vince●e_fw-la &_o imperare_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la laboriosa_fw-la d_o fficultate_fw-la superantur_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o c._n 16._o custom_n take_v away_o quickness_n of_o sense_n yet_o be_v not_o a_o stupefy_v conscience_n without_o some_o degree_n of_o feel_v when_o god_n awaken_v it_o either_o with_o a_o powerful_a word_n act._n 2.37_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o say_v man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v or_o with_o a_o powerful_a work_n as_o in_o pharaoh_n case_n exod._n 9.27_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v sinful_a for_o as_o such_o who_o be_v lethargical_a be_v not_o easy_o awaken_v but_o by_o some_o great_a noise_n so_o neither_o be_v a_o sluggish_a conscience_n without_o a_o powerful_a word_n or_o work_n of_o god_n 5._o the_o sear_a conscience_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o a_o loose_a or_o wide_a conscience_n eph._n 4.19_o who_o be_v past_a feeling_n etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 4.2_o have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n for_o as_o that_o which_o have_v be_v sear_v feel_v nothing_o so_o neither_o do_v a_o sear_a conscience_n till_o it_o feel_v hell_n fire_n and_o it_o be_v common_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o hypocritical_a profession_n of_o the_o faith_n or_o of_o a_o wicked_a departure_n from_o the_o faith_n 6._o the_o cauterised_a conscience_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o species_n with_o a_o wide_a and_o loose_a conscience_n may_v be_v call_v a_o degree_n of_o it_o yea_o the_o high_a degree_n 4._o cauterium_fw-la est_fw-la corruptio_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la per_fw-la g●em_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la egreditur_fw-la continua_fw-la putredo_fw-la aquinas_n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o as_o it_o proceed_v from_o looseness_n it_o may_v be_v a_o effect_n of_o it_o as_o it_o increase_v looseness_n and_o widen_v the_o conscience_n it_o may_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o it_o 7._o of_o all_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v the_o great_a to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o such_o a_o searedness_n or_o reprobate_a sense_n for_o however_o desperation_n continue_v in_o cut_v off_o from_o all_o mercy_n yet_o be_v a_o sear_a conscience_n no_o less_o desperate_a keep_v off_o a_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o therein_o any_o due_a sense_n of_o mercy_n from_o which_o miserable_a estate_n the_o lord_n deliver_v we_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o difference_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n from_o other_o grace_n near_a and_o like_a to_o it_o 1._o it_o thus_o differ_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o this_o proper_o respect_v the_o 1._o the_o job_n 1.1_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a qu●_n hanc_fw-la habet_fw-la omnem_fw-la odit_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la per_fw-la hunc_fw-la timorem_fw-la dei_fw-la universa_fw-la deserimus_fw-la mundo_fw-la abrenunciamus_fw-la nosque_fw-la ipsos_fw-la sicut_fw-la dominus_fw-la ait_fw-la abnegamus_fw-la nobis_fw-la bern._n the_o don_n sp_z sancti_fw-la ser_n 3._o c._n 1._o future_a jer._n 32.40_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o but_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n respect_v as_o well_o the_o time_n past_a as_o the_o future_a the_o fear_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n sin_n ecclesiastic_a 1.21_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n drive_v away_o sin_n gen._n 39.9_o how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n 2._o it_o differ_v from_o penitential_a contrition_n as_o this_o respect_n action_n past_a but_o tenderness_n thing_n also_o future_a and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a contrition_n seem_v to_o be_v some_o cause_n of_o tenderness_n you_o 2_o cor._n 7.11_o that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o the_o heart_n never_o be_v true_o tender_a till_o it_o be_v a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n 3._o it_o differ_v from_o vigilancy_n this_o be_v principal_o exercise_v about_o our_o temptation_n and_o such_o other_o danger_n but_o tenderness_n about_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o our_o action_n 4._o it_o differ_v not_o only_o from_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n but_o from_o a_o dubious_a this_o haesitate_v betwixt_o assent_n and_o dissent_v that_o firm_o bend_v against_o any_o manifest_a evil_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o quick_a sense_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v the_o formalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la of_o it_o gerson_n a_o distinction_n somewhat_o like_a be_v in_o aristot_n lib._n 7._o ethic._n c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la practicus_fw-la dum_fw-la ad_fw-la factibilia_fw-la &_o agibilia_fw-la inferiora_fw-la convertitur_fw-la gerson_n 1._o this_o sensibility_n be_v a_o quick_a motion_n of_o the_o practical_a understanding_n in_o a_o sudden_a cheek_n of_o something_o do_v or_o a_o sudden_a stop_n at_o something_o to_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 2._o the_o practical_a understanding_n be_v a_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o apprehend_v thing_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la in_o order_n to_o some_o operation_n as_o the_o speculative_a understanding_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la scientiam_fw-la in_o order_n to_o something_o to_o be_v know_v for_o example_n the_o speculative_a understanding_n consider_v of_o herb_n as_o have_v such_o virtue_n and_o operation_n in_o they_o the_o practical_a whether_o i_o shall_v for_o such_o purpose_n use_v such_o simples_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n to_o use_v they_o the_o theorical_a intellect_n consider_v of_o marriage_n as_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o a_o great_a mystery_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n the_o practical_a intellect_n consider_v of_o enter_v or_o refuse_v such_o or_o such_o a_o marriage_n a_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n make_v use_v of_o his_o theoric_n intellect_n when_o he_o discourse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n what_o they_o allow_v or_o forbid_v he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o practic_a power_n when_o he_o examine_v and_o condemn_v malefactor_n by_o the_o law_n 3._o whence_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o philosophy_n intellectus_fw-la theoricus_fw-la conquiescit_fw-la in_o notitia_fw-la principiorum_fw-la intellectus_fw-la practicus_fw-la in_o notitia_fw-la singularium_fw-la upon_o which_o be_v ground_v the_o distinction_n of_o a_o 2._o a_o vita_fw-la humana_fw-la in_o activam_fw-la &_o contemplativam_fw-la dividitur_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la attenditur_fw-la secundum_fw-la intellectum_fw-la intellectus_fw-la autem_fw-la d_o viditur_fw-la per_fw-la activum_fw-la &_o contemplativum_fw-la aquin._n 22._o qu._n 179._o art_n 2._o contemplative_a and_o a_o active_a life_n 4._o the_o quick_a motion_n of_o this_o practical_a understanding_n be_v imperate_v by_o the_o will_v true_o sanctify_v which_o lay_v a_o general_a charge_n upon_o all_o the_o faculty_n above_o all_o thing_n what_o ever_o they_o do_v to_o keep_v all_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o soul_n cum_fw-la magna_fw-la horreas_fw-la quoe_fw-la posse_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la pute_fw-la metuas_fw-la tamen_fw-la senec._n trag_v in_o oedip_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o immediate_a object_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n 1._o the_o object_n of_o this_o sensibility_n or_o tenderness_n be_v about_o 13._o about_o conscientia_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la quo_fw-la scientiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la agimus_fw-la applicamus_fw-la aqu._n 1._o part_n q._n 79._o art_n 13._o do_v or_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v clear_o evil_a and_o consequent_o of_o omit_v or_o have_v omit_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v true_o good_a 2._o the_o absolute_a and_o primary_n rule_v of_o evil_n and_o good_a to_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v the_o express_a and_o clear_a word_n of_o god_n right_o understand_v for_o every_o thing_n in_o some_o particular_a place_n forbid_v or_o command_v be_v not_o the_o rule_n 3_o i_o call_v god_n word_n the_o primary_n and_o absolute_a rule_n because_o other_o rule_n there_o be_v which_o bound_v the_o conscience_n but_o they_o do_v it_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o absolute_a rule_n 4._o those_o secondary_a rule_n of_o conscience_n as_o some_o divine_n both_o late_o and_o former_o have_v note_v 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rev._n 19.8_o yet_o the_o chief_a and_o lead_a man_n of_o that_o way_n do_v at_o certain_a time_n in_o the_o fight_n of_o many_o thousand_o wear_v scarlet_n gown_n and_o hood_n in_o the_o university_n not_o only_o at_o disputation_n and_o congregation_n but_o at_o sermon_n yea_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o do_v preach_v ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la in_o their_o scarlet_a cope_n one_o of_o the_o grave_a habit_n in_o the_o world_n and_o much_o use_v in_o one_o of_o the_o university_n at_o solemn_a time_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v wonder_v as_o why_o they_o shall_v not_o scruple_n as_o much_o at_o scarlet_a as_o as_o at_o white_a so_o much_o more_o why_o they_o shall_v stumble_v more_o at_o white_a of_o linen_n then_o at_o the_o white_a of_o miniver_n wherewith_o that_o habit_n be_v large_o endorse_v of_o school-writer_n none_o that_o i_o know_v speak_v more_o to_o the_o purpose_n than_o antoninus_n from_o who_o some_o modern_a writer_n seem_v to_o borrow_v that_o little_a that_o they_o have_v upon_o that_o subject_n 9_o a_o quibusdem_fw-la voco_fw-la erronea_fw-la conscientia_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la timor_fw-la consc_fw-la entiae_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la pusillanimitas_fw-la anton._n sum._n part_n 1._o tract_n 3_o c._n 10._o sect._n 9_o first_o he_o show_v the_o several_a name_n give_v to_o scrupulosity_n some_o call_v it_o say_v he_o pusillanimity_n some_o fear_n of_o conscience_n some_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n and_o give_v this_o definition_n est_fw-fr vacillati●_n quaedam_fw-la consurgens_fw-la cum_fw-la formidine_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la debilibus_fw-la &_o incertis_fw-la i_o e._n a_o waver_a of_o mind_n rise_v in_o we_o with_o fear_n upon_o some_o uncertain_a and_o weak_a conjecture_n he_o after_o distinguish_v betwixt_o fides_fw-la scientia_fw-la opinio_fw-la ibid._n secundum_fw-la albertum_n in_fw-la libro_fw-la de_fw-la quatuor_fw-la c●aevis_fw-la differentia_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la scientiam_fw-la s●dem_fw-la opinionem_fw-la dubitationem_fw-la &_o s●rupulum_fw-la seu_fw-la fusp_n cionem_fw-la demum_fw-la scrupulus_fw-la ex_fw-la levibus_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la seu_fw-la mediis_fw-la &_o multum_fw-la debil_n bas_fw-fr movetur_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la partium_fw-la ibid._n dubitatio_fw-la and_o scrupulus_fw-la and_o tell_v we_o that_o a_o doubt_a conscience_n be_v pendulous_a betwixt_o both_o part_n but_o a_o scrupulous_a fasten_v upon_o one_o part_n draw_v by_o weak_a reason_n i_o see_v but_o little_a difference_n betwixt_o vacillatio_fw-la and_o dubitatio_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a either_o to_o conceive_v of_o a_o dubious_a conscience_n as_o not_o fasten_v because_o when_o it_o do_v so_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v nor_o do_v a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n seem_v always_o to_o close_v with_o one_o part_n have_v after_o lay_v down_o the_o effect_n of_o scrupulosity_n timidorum_fw-la causatur_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ex_fw-la complexione_fw-la ad_fw-la timorem_fw-la idonea_fw-la viz._n frigidâ_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ex_fw-la agritudine_fw-la manica_fw-la vel_fw-la melancholicâ_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la laeditur_fw-la imaginatio_fw-la causatur_fw-la ex_fw-la tentatione_n diabolica_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la societate_fw-la timidorum_fw-la he_o proceed_v to_o the_o cause_n viz._n melancholy_a hurt_v the_o brain_n temptation_n from_o satan_n stir_v up_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n and_o he_o produce_v avicenna_n so_o teach_v sometime_o overmuch_o fast_v and_o watch_v sometime_o the_o society_n of_o scrupulous_a person_n one_o be_v apt_a to_o possess_v another_o with_o scruple_n scrupalum_fw-la scruple_n non_fw-la debent_fw-la scrupulosi_fw-la durè_fw-la corr●pi_fw-la sed_fw-la animari_fw-la ad_fw-la deponendum_fw-la pusillanimitatem_fw-la &_o scrupalum_fw-la next_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o remedy_n of_o it_o as_o 1._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v over_o harsh_o reprove_v he_o shall_v have_v add_v judge_n add_v of_o which_o danger_n our_o governor_n be_v judge_n except_o the_o scruple_n be_v dangerous_a to_o church_n or_o state_n 2._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v persuade_v to_o lay_v it_o aside_o 3._o interpretatio_fw-la 3._o debita_fw-la ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la solli●ta_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la in_o dagatio_fw-la orationis_fw-la devota_fw-la continuat●o_fw-la opinionis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la tuta_fw-la electio_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la humilis_fw-la imitatio_fw-la scrupulorum_fw-la animosa_fw-la abjectio_fw-la discreta_fw-la praeceptorum_fw-la interpretatio_fw-la diligent_o search_v the_o scripture_n jam._n 1._o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n etc._n etc._n 4._o by_o godly_a sorrow_n to_o prepare_v for_o the_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n 5._o by_o subject_v their_o understanding_n and_o judgement_n to_o their_o superior_n in_o wisdom_n and_o office_n prov._n 3_o lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o understanding_n he_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a chancellor_n of_o paris_n vnum_fw-la hoc_fw-la damus_fw-la generale_fw-mi documentum_fw-la viz._n facile_a credere_fw-la sapientium_fw-la &_o bonorum_fw-la judicio_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la commune_v eorum_fw-la sententias_fw-la non_fw-la leviter_fw-la sibi_fw-la formare_fw-la scrupulos_fw-la anxios_fw-la &_o timidos_fw-la we_o give_v this_o general_a instruction_n easy_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n and_o not_o light_o to_o frame_v to_o ourselves_o troublesome_a scruple_n against_o their_o common_a judgement_n and_o if_o a_o scrupulous_a person_n shall_v say_v utinam_fw-la talis_fw-la esset_fw-la praelatus_fw-la noster_fw-la qualis_fw-la bernardus_n crederem_fw-la faciliter_fw-la imperanti_fw-la &_o acquiescerem_fw-la consulenti_fw-la if_o our_o church-governour_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o bernard_n i_o will_v believe_v easy_o what_o he_o shall_v tell_v i_o and_o rest_n in_o what_o he_o shall_v counsel_v i_o he_o answer_v erras_fw-la debes_fw-la illi_fw-la obedire_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la homini_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la deo_fw-la cujus_fw-la vice_n gerit_fw-la nam_fw-la christus_fw-la dicit_fw-la qui_fw-la vos_fw-la audit_n i_o audit_n thou_o err_v for_o thou_o ought_v to_o obey_v he_o not_o as_o man_n but_o as_o god_n in_o who_o stead_n he_o be_v thus_o far_o antonine_n archbishop_n of_o florence_n 8._o by_o what_o he_o write_v or_o other_o from_o he_o themselves_z or_o other_o it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n that_o this_o conscience_n be_v anxious_a and_o no_o doubt_n in_o some_o degree_n dubious_a there_o be_v little_a difference_n betwixt_o dubitatio_fw-la &_o vacillatio_fw-la that_o this_o scrupulosity_n be_v a_o sin_n in_o whosoever_o it_o be_v as_o proceed_v from_o evil_a cause_n viz._n ignorance_n error_n 35.4_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o fearful_a heart_n be_v strong_a isa_n 35.4_o or_o instability_n of_o mind_n or_o pride_n some_o affect_v and_o profess_v scrupulosity_n for_o by_o this_o they_o make_v that_o to_o be_v sin_n which_o else_o have_v be_v none_o faciunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la say_v one_o it_o proceed_v also_o from_o other_o ill_a cause_n aforesaid_a 9_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n or_o rather_o show_v of_o conscience_n 35._o disc_n de_fw-fr temp_n conscientia_fw-la mala_fw-la est_fw-la conscientia_fw-la perversa_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la qui_fw-la peccata_fw-la parva_fw-la ponderunt_fw-la magnanon_fw-la curant_fw-la minima_fw-la observatis_fw-la maxima_fw-la contemnitis_fw-la aug._n quaest_n evang_v lib._n 1._o qu._n 35._o which_o some_o call_v a_o perverse_a or_o preposterous_a conscience_n such_o be_v that_o of_o the_o pharisee_n mat_n 23.23_o who_o pay_v tithe_n of_o mint_n annis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o neglect_a etc._n etc._n who_o strain_v at_o a_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v a_o camel_n mat._n 23.24_o or_o to_o give_v a_o more_o modern_a and_o too_o well_o know_v a_o instance_n to_o be_v so_o narrow_a throat_a as_o to_o strain_v at_o the_o church_n prayer_n and_o to_o be_v so_o wide_o throated_a as_o to_o swallow_v the_o church_n land_n to_o scruple_n to_o give_v a_o penny_n to_o the_o building_n or_o repair_v of_o a_o church_n a_o thing_n laudable_a pious_a and_o necessary_a and_o to_o stick_v at_o no_o cost_n towards_o the_o dethron_a and_o destroy_v of_o their_o sovereign_n a_o thing_n unnatural_a and_o impious_a but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o hypocritical_a pretence_n of_o conscience_n can_v be_v refer_v to_o this_o head_n which_o treat_v of_o real_a scrupulosity_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o left_a hand_n extreme_a viz._n a_o wide_a loose_a and_o sear_a conscience_n 9_o conscientia_fw-la dilatata_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la ponderant_fw-la crassiora_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o de_fw-la communibus_fw-la non_fw-la curant_fw-la disc_n de_fw-fr temp_n ser._n 9_o 1._o a_o wide_a or_o loose_a conscience_n be_v that_o which_o be_v not_o tender_o sensible_a of_o have_v do_v nor_o tender_o wary_a of_o do_v what_o be_v clear_o and_o manifest_o evil_a out_o of_o a_o inward_a principle_n 2._o if_o a_o man_n forbear_v evil_a to_o be_v do_v or_o be_v trouble_v for_o evil_n do_v only_o because_o it_o be_v punish_v or_o punishable_a by_o humane_a law_n this_o be_v not_o tenderness_n and_o therefore_o looseness_n of_o conscience_n be_v chief_o see_v and_o discern_v in_o the_o commission_n and_o admission_n of_o such_o sin_n distinguish_v rom._n 13._o wrath_n and_o