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	see_v	think_v	3,978	5	3.8757	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09497	Here begynneth a ryght profytable treatyse co[m]pendiously drawen out of many [and] dyuers wrytynges of holy men, to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes [and] prayers	Betson, Thomas.	1500 (1500)	STC 1978; ESTC S110939	15,744	36

love_n of_o god_n &_o in_o suffer_v pacyent_o adversyte_n and_o meke_o take_v prosperyte_n ¶_o these_o ben_fw-mi the_o vij_o sacremente_n of_o holy_a cherche_fw-fr baptysme_n wedloke_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o awter_n confirmaconn_v order_fw-fr penance_n &_o the_o last_o anoint_v ¶_o here_o folowen_v the_o ten_o commandment_n ¶_o worship_v not_o false_a god_n in_o which_o be_v forboden_a wytchecrafte_n enchauntemen●_n mawmentry_n rede_a of_o dremes_n &_o all_o mysbyleve_n &_o such_o other_o ¶_o take_v not_o his_o name_n in_o vain_a in_o which_o be_v forboden_v all_o heresye_n forswer_a of_o all_o mysmen_a unworshyp_n of_o god_n take_n his_o name_n in_o vain_a &_o other_o ¶_o halowe_v the_o holydays_o hear_v devout_o thy_o seruyce_n keep_n the_o out_o of_o dede_o sin_n &_o visyte_n the_o poor_a &_o help_v to_o acorde_v they_o that_o ben_fw-mi at_o debate_n &_o such_o other_o ¶_o worship_n thy_o fad_n &_o thy_o mother_n god_n thy_o fad_a holy_a chirche_v thy_o mod_a thy_o goostly_a fad_n thy_o flesshly_a fader_fw-mi &_o mod_fw-mi &_o people_n of_o age_n &_o prelate_n of_o holy_a chirche_n ¶_o slay_v not_o man_n with_o hand_n smyte_v nor_o with_o thy_o mouth_n in_o bacbyte_v with_o herte_n curse_v ne_z will_v any_o evyll_n or_o vengeance_n ¶_o do_v not_o lechery_n in_o this_o be_v forboden_v all_o spousebreche_n with_o bodily_a deed_n or_o goostly_a &_o all_o wylfull_a poluconn_n or_o provoke_v ●o_o the_o same_z ¶_o do_v not_o theef●_n as_o in_o stel_n wrong_n get_a treachery_n oker_fw-mi dysherytage_n of_o heir_n wrong_n amercymen●_n fall_v measure_n wrong_v purchase_v ¶_o bear_n no_o false_a wytnes_n in_o this_o be_v forboden_a tal_n byenge_a bacbyte_v fall_v accuse_n and_o all_o such_o other_o ¶_o desire_n not_o thy_o neighbour_n wyf_v in_o this_o be_v not_o only_o forboden_v the_o deed_n do_v but_o also_o the_o desire_n &_o will_n of_o herte_n ¶_o desire_n not_o thy_o neighbour_n thing_n as_o house_n land_z be_v servant_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v he_o ¶_o these_o vij_o thing_n follow_v shall_v we_o have_v ever_o in_o our_o mind_n the_o sin_n that_o we_o daily_o do_v the_o short_a time_n that_o we_o shall_v abide_v here_o the_o uncertain_a of_o the_o day_n of_o our_o death_n the_o unstableness_n &_o fraylte_n of_o us._n the_o straight_o &_o ferefull_a jugement_n of_o god_n the_o bitter_a &_o unspekable_a pain_n ordain_v for_o sin_n the_o everla_a loss_n of_o eternal_a glory_n ¶_o here_o follow_v a_o short_a remembrance_n for_o confessyon_n to_o all_o peple_n &_o in_o especial_a to_o all_o religious_a folk_n seldom_o shall_v thou_o find_v time_n in_o all_o the_o year_n in_o which_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v cause_n to_o shryve_v the_o of_o some_o of_o these_o follow_a that_o be_v to_o weet_v of_o hasty_a or_o neclygence_n sa_v the_o seruyce_n of_o god_n or_z of_o lose_v of_o time_n or_o else_o of_o vain_a think_v or_o of_o undue_a reverence_n to_o god_n or_o to_o our_o lady_n or_o his_o saint_n or_o to_o the_o other_z that_o ben_fw-mi thy_o soverayn_n or_o in_o forgetting_a god_n &_o his_o daily_a benefayt_v &_o not_o thank_n high_o for_o his_o creation_n &_o his_o redempconn_n &_o that_o he_o get_v the_o that_o mind_n to_o dyspose_v the_o better_a than_o other_o ben_fw-mi with_o such_o other_o and_o also_o not_o thank_v high_a for_o thy_o daily_a sustenance_n clothing_n &_o health_n of_o thy_o body_n &_o for_o remissyon_n of_o thy_o sin_n for_z thy_o enherytaunce_n of_o heaven_n with_o other_o innumerable_a also_o remember_v thy_o wood_fw-mi word_n or_o noisome_a or_o else_o fall_v jugemente_n in_o thy_o mind_n or_o fall_v suspyconn_v al●●_n of_o any_o move_a to_o wrath_n or_o to_o vain_a hevyne_n or_o vain_a gladness_n also_o serche_n in_o thy_o mind_n if_o thou_o have_v well_o spend_v the_o day_n &_o night_n without_o sin_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v pray_v or_o rede_n to_o lytell_a with_o such_o other_o also_o if_o thou_o have_v past_o thy_o bound_n in_o word_n or_o in_o eting_a or_o drynk_v sleep_a or_o laughing_n with_o such_o other_o also_o remember_v how_o thou_o haste_v keep_v the_o maundemente_n of_o thy_o soverayne_n chastyte_v poverte_a silence_n in_o place_n &_o hour_n accord_v as_o thou_o be_v call_v for_o to_o do_v also_o if_o any_o person_n in_o word_n sign_n or_o deed_n thou_o haste_v offend_v &_o give_v any_o cause_n or_o occasyon_n of_o grevaunce_n remember_v also_o if_o thou_o have_v overskyp_v in_o the_o seruyce_n of_o god_n any_o word_n verse_n or_z any_o inclynacyon_n &_o such_o other_o and_o of_o the_o waver_a of_o thy_o mind_n thin_a eye_n &_o other_o unmannerly_a behavyour_fw-mi of_o all_o thy_o body_n also_o of_o thy_o unhonest_a &_o noisome_a thought_n that_o thou_o shall_v myght_o resy_v not_o taryenge_a with_o they_o by_o thy_o will_n serche_n also_o if_o thou_o have_v grutched_a for_o mete_v or_o drink_v or_o other_o necessarye_n for_o because_o they_o be_v not_o gyve_v to_o the_o after_o thy_o pleasyr_n look_v also_o if_o thou_o have_v sin_v in_o moche_n take_v of_o meet_a &_o drink_v or_o any_o other_o necessarye_n more_o than_o need_n require_v etc._n etc._n ¶_o saint_n bernarde_n to_o a_o new_a begynner_n in_o relygyon_n if_o thou_o intend_v to_o please_v god_n &_o will_v obtain_v grace_n to_o fulfil_v the_o same_o two_o thyngꝭ_n be_v to_o the_o necessary_a first_o thou_o must_v withdraw_v thy_o mind_n from_o all_o transytory_n &_o erthe_o thing_n as_o who_o say_v y●_z care_v as_o lytell_a for_o they_o as_o there_o be_v none_o such_o thing_n the_o second_o be_v y●_z thou_o gyve_v thyself_o to_o god_n that_o thou_o say_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o only_a that_o y●_n very_o byleve_v shall_v please_v god_n and_o in_o this_o wise_a follow_a thou_o may_v gete_v grace_n for_o the_o first_o in_o all_o thing_n count_v thyself_o vile_a &_o simple_a and_z as_o nothing_o in_o regard_n of_o virtue_n &_o byleve_v all_o other_o to_o be_v good_a &_o better_a than_o thyself_o &_o so_o shall_v thou_o moo_v please_v god_n what_o soever_o thou_o here_o or_o see_v of_o any_o relygyous_a person_n or_o of_o any_o other_o good_a person_n think_v always_o that_o all_o be_v do_v &_o say_v for_o good_a intent_n though_o they_o seem_v the_o contrary_n for_o oft_o man_n by_o suspycyon_n be_v beguile_v displease_v not_o creature_n &_o utter_v no_o langage_fw-fr to_o laud_v of_o thyself_o though_o it_o be_v to_o thy_o ●ost_o famyly_a &_o be_v love_v fellow_n study_n ever_o more_o to_o keep_v more_o prevy_a thy_o virtue_n than_o thy_o vice_n sp●ke_v never_o evyll_n of_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n though_o i●_n be_v never_o ●o_o true_a &_o ●pen_v it_o not_o without_o it_o be_v in_o conf●ssyon_n &_o that_o when_o thou_o can_v not_o else_o show_v clere_o thin_a own_o con●essyon_n be_v more_o glad_a to_o gyve_v thy_o eere_n when_o any_o man_n be_v praise_v than_o when_o any_o person_n be_v dysprayse_v when_o thou_o speake_v have_v few_o word_n true_a &_o lad_n &_o ever_o of_o god_n if_o any_o worldly_a person_n speak_v with_o y●_z and_o purpose_n or_o utter_v vain_a word_n as_o soon_o as_o thou_o may_v brebe_fw-ge out_o of_o such_o comunyca●onn_n &_o talk_v &_o talk_n of_o god_n &_o of_o his_o virtue_n or_o elles_fw-fr depart_n &_o gyve_v that_o to_o some_o goodly_a &_o goostly_a occupa●onn_n what_o soever_o befall_v the_o or_o any_o other_o of_o thy_o friend_n gyve_v no_o charge_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v prosperyte_n rejoice_v not_o there_o of_o if_o it_o be_v trouble_v or_o adversyte_n be_v not_o sorry_a for_o it_o but_o take_v or_o acompte_v all_o such_o thyngꝭ_n as_o nought_o &_o ever_o praise_v &_o thank_v god_n gyve_v charge_n as_o moche_v as_o thou_o may_v to_o the_o well_o &_o prosperyte_v of_o thy_o soul_n flee_v place_n of_o moche_n speech_n as_o moche_v as_o thou_o can_v for_o it_o be_v moche_v bet●_n one_o to_o keep_v his_o tongue_n than_o to_o speak_v after_o complyn_n speak_v no_o word_n till_o the_o mass_n be_v do_v the_o next_o day_n follow_v without_o a_o great_a cause_n require_v when_o thou_o see_v any_o thing_n that_o dysplease_v the_o see_z if_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o thyself_o &_o than_o have_v compassyon_n if_o it_o be_v not_o think_v that_o it_o may_v be_v &_o so_o lete_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v to_o the_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o glass_n to_o see_v thyself_o grutche_n not_o against_o any_o person_n without_o thou_o see_v that_o thou_o may_v profit_n what_o soever_o cause_n thou_o have_v affirm_v neither_o deny_v nothing_o overthwart_o but_o lete_fw-la thy_o nay_o or_o you_o or_o thy_o doubt_n be_v powder_v ever_o with_o salt_n that_o be_v to_o say_v lete_fw-la hem_o be_v spokan_n with_o discretion_n &_o pacyence_n be_v evermore_o ware_a of_o mock_v &_o of_o scorning_a if_o thou_o be_v light_n of_o contenaunce_n

fides_fw-la et_fw-la cristina_fw-la nos_fw-la seruando_fw-la nunc_fw-la divina_fw-la gens_n celorum_fw-la iubila_fw-la v._o letamini_n in_o dno_fw-la r._n et_fw-la gloriamini_fw-la oratio_fw-la concede_fw-la quesumꝰ_n omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la intercessio_fw-la sancte_fw-la dei_fw-la genitricis_fw-la marry_o sanctarumque_fw-la omnium_fw-la celestium_fw-la virtutum_fw-la et_fw-la beatorum_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la ꝓphetarum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la evangelistarum_fw-la martirum_fw-la confessorum_fw-la atque_fw-la virginum_fw-la et_fw-la omnium_fw-la electorum_fw-la tuorum_fw-la nos_fw-la ubique_fw-la letificet_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la corum_fw-la merita_fw-la recolimꝰ_n patrocinia_fw-la senciamus_fw-la per_fw-la eunden_fw-mi xrmm_n dnmm_n nostrum_fw-la amen_n ¶_o here_o folowen_v the_o seven_o degree_n of_o humylyte_n ¶_o cast_v thy_o sight_n downward_o and_o show_v mekenesse_n both_o in_o thy_o herte_n and_o body_n ¶_o beware_v of_o high_a speech_n &_o clamorous_a and_o see_v that_o thy_o word_n be_v few_o well_o set_v &_o reasonable_a be_v not_o light_v for_o to_o laugh_v but_o use_v ever_o sadness_n ¶_o be_v still_o &_o keep_v silence_n till_o need_n require_v that_o answer_n must_v be_v have_v keep_v well_o the_o comyn_v rule_v as_o the_o holy_a place_n have_v use_v ¶_o think_v the_o moost_n vyle_v of_o all_o other_o &_o so_o pronounce_v thyself_o knowledge_n the_o unworthy_a &_o not_o profitable_a to_o any_o thing_n &_o so_o byleve_v in_o deed_n ¶_o make_v oft_o confessyon_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o that_o with_o great_a contrycyon_n keep_v pacyence_n in_o thy_o ●_o obedience_n at_o all_o thy_o pain_n &_o trouble_n ¶_o to_o all_o people_n be_v thou_o subgette_v for_o thy_o master_n sake_n thin_a own_o will_v forsake_v it_o and_z love_v it_o in_o no_o wise_n ¶_o and_o ever_o keep_v the_o from_o sin_n for_o fere_n of_o he_o above_o amen_n ¶_o here_o folowen_v the_o seven_o degree_n of_o obedience_n ¶_o the_o first_o be_v to_o do_v that_o be_v command_v of_o thy_o sovereyne_n without_o grutching_n ¶_o the_o second_o be_v to_o make_v none_o excepcyon_n neither_o of_o the_o time_n neither_o of_o the_o deed_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v ¶_o the_o three_o be_v to_o be_v glad_a &_o cheerful_a in_o thy_o herte_n to_o do_v such_o dede_n command_v without_o any_o compulcyon_n setting_a a_o side_n all_o beestly_a condycyon_n ¶_o the_o four_o be_v to_o be_v quick_o in_o such_o deed_n do_v &_o le●ing_v all_o other_o occupacyon_n for_o that_o time_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o excuse_n ¶_o the_o fyfthe_n be_v to_o do_v such_o thing_n with_o all_o thy_o may_v and_o power_n think_n that_o thy_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a ¶_o the_o sixth_o be_v to_o do_v they_o also_o with_o all_o mekenesse_n both_o in_o spirit_n and_o gesture_n ¶_o the_o seven_o be_v to_o contynuye_v such_o obedience_n to_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o lyf_v ever_o follow_v thy_o master_n ihesu_n cryste_n that_o be_v moo_v obedyent_n for_o thy_o sin_n unto_o death_n amen_n ¶_o the_o seven_o degree_n of_o pacyence_n thou_o may_v behold_v here_o ¶_o to_o evyll_n do_v to_o the_o or_o adversyte_n make_v no_o resystence_n ¶_o do_v not_o evyll_n for_o evyll_n ne_o gyve_v a_o evil_a answer_n ¶_o ●ove_v thy_o enemy_n &_o do_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o he_o in_o recompense_n ¶_o grutche_n not_o against_o adversyte_n but_o take_v it_o as_o sweet_a as_o encence_n ¶_o acccompt_n it_o for_o best_a medycyne_n and_o be_v glad_a in_o thy_o pain_n ¶_o thank_v god_n therefore_o &_o look_v for_o more_o with_o all_o beny●olence_n ¶_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v no_o grutching_n in_o these_o thenne_fw-fr may_v thou_o be_v fain_o ¶_o the_o xu_o degree_n of_o charyte_n ¶_o these_o make_v parfyte_n charyte_v after_o paul_n epystle_n ¶_o be_v pacyente_fw-la contynuel_o for_o any_o adversyte_n ¶_o liberal_a to_o the_o needy_a &_o do_v good_a for_o evyll_n ¶_o of_o other_o man_n welfare_n envy_v not_o ne_o be_v hevy_a ¶_o let_v not_o by_o thy_o crokednesse_n good_a werke_n to_o multeplye_n ¶_o swelle_n not_o inward_a by_o malice_n if_o thy_o nyghbour_n prosper_v ¶_o love_n to_o be_v in_o low_a degree_n &_o loath_a to_o be_v high_a ¶_o to_o labour_n for_o other_o as_o thyself_o do_v thy_o utter_a devour_v ¶_o be_v not_o move_v for_o any_o cause_n to_o vengeance_n or_o to_o ire_n ¶_o think_v none_o evyll_n to_o another_o for_o any_o provocacyon_n ¶_o joy_n thou_o not_o in_o wyckednesse_n but_o sorrow_n thou_o rather_o ¶_o be_v glad_a in_o trought_n &_o ryghtwysnesse_n &_o hate_n dyssymulacyon_n ¶_o for_o such_o right_a bear_v adversyte_n or_o any_o trybulaconn_v ¶_o to_o y●_z the_o chirche_fw-fr tech_v the_o put_v full_a credulyte_n ¶_o that_o god_n have_v promise_v trust_v it_o well_o without_o defa●cacyon_n ¶_o in_o hope_n abide_v his_o reward_n and_o everla_a glory_n amen_n ¶_o a_o lytell_fw-mi instrucconn_n for_o they_o that_o shall_v entre_fw-fr in_o to_o religyon_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o long_a rule_n of_o saint_n iherom_n that_o he_o write_v to_o saint_n eustochium_fw-la etc._n etc._n love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n &_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o in_o these_o two_o be_v fulfyl_v all_o the_o law_n &_o commandment_n of_o god_n &_o parfyte_n charyte_n wtout_fw-fr which_o can_v no_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v relygyous_a &_o come_v to_o heaven_n &_o the_o which_o have_v among_o they_o they_o make_v their_o place_n or_o monastery_n a_o paradyse_n in_o earth_n &_o themselves_o profess_v therein_o angel_n full_o pleasant_a unto_o god_n wherefore_o among_o the_o spouse_n of_o god_n be_v one_o will_v one_o comfort_n one_o hevyne_n remember_v that_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o pease_n &_o charyte_n in_o who_o they_o shall_v be_v wed_v unto_o forsake_v the_o desire_n of_o temporal_a good_n for_z better_o it_o be_v to_o be_v rich_a with_o other_o in_o the_o world_n than_o to_o be_v poor_a in_o a_o monasterye_n &_o to_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o have_v god_n blessyd_v be_v they_o say_v our_o lord_n that_o ben_fw-mi poor_a in_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o more_o noble_a that_o you_o ben_fw-mi &_o come_v of_o worshipful_a lineage_n the_o more_fw-it you_o shall_v meek_a yourself_o &_o ever_o be_v glad_a of_o poor_a &_o vile_a habyte_v or_o clothing_n beware_v of_o obstentacyon_n &_o pride_n or_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v better_o array_v than_o a_o other_o sister_n be_v and_o remember_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v profess_v &_o wed_v alike_o to_o one_o spouse_n ihesu_n cryste_n in_o one_o wis_v &_o vow_v which_o love_v none_o such_o syngular●te_o pomp_n &_o vain_a glory_n for_o in_o his_o court_n shall_v not_o a_o king_n daughter_n have_v prerogatyf_v afore_o a_o other_o in_o low_a degree_n bear_v goostly_a lyf_v require_v no_o dignyte_n temporal_a though_o all_o you_o be_v never_o so_o meek_a yet_o your_o spouse_n be_v &_o be_v moche_n more_o meke_a see_v in_o your_o mind_n how_o that_o saint_n peter_n be_v a_o poo●e_a fyssher_n and_o bartylmew_n a_o noble_a man_n of_o birth_n netheles_o peter_n be_v prefer_v &_o make_v 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