Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	israel_n	lord_n	people_n	2,601	5	4.8657	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08629	The sixt lampe of virginitie conteining a mirrour for maidens and matrons: or, the seuerall duties and office of all sorts of women in their vocation out of Gods word, with their due praise and dispraise by the same: togither with the names, liues, and stories of all women mentioned in holie Scriptures, either good or bad ... Newlie collected and compiled to the glorie of God, by T.B. Gentleman.	Bentley, Thomas, student of Gray's Inn.	1582 (1582)	STC 1894; ESTC S101565	285,239	337

horseman_n and_o footman_n with_o a_o mighty_a plague_n judg._n 14.15_o sareptesse_n in_o sarepta_n a_o town_n in_o syria_n or_o city_n in_o sydon_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a widow_n dwell_v who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o great_a famine_n that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o city_n &_o country_n in_o y_z e_z year_n of_o the_o world_n 3220._o by_o god_n providence_n on_o a_o time_n go_v out_o of_o the_o gat_n to_o gather_v stick_v to_o make_v a_o fire_n to_o dress_v her_o meat_n who_o when_o eliah_n y_fw-fr e_o prophet_n y_fw-fr t_o god_n have_v send_v thither_o see_v he_o call_v she_o unto_o he_o &_o say_v bring_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o a_o little_a water_n in_o a_o vessel_n y_z t_z i_o may_v drink_v and_o as_o she_o be_v go_v to_o fetch_v it_o he_o call_v to_o she_o and_o say_v bring_v i_o also_o i_o pray_v thou_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n in_o thy_o hand_n as_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n live_v quoth_v she_o i_o have_v not_o a_o cake_n but_o even_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n in_o a_o barrel_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n in_o a_o cruse_n and_o behold_v i_o be_o gather_v a_o few_o stick_n for_o to_o go_v in_o &_o dress_v it_o for_o i_o &_o my_o son_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v it_o &_o die_v for_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o any_o more_o sustenance_n the_o famine_n be_v so_o great_a then_o elisha_n say_v unto_o she_o fear_v not_o woman_n come_v do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v but_o make_v i_o thereof_o a_o little_a cake_n first_o of_o all_o and_o bring_v it_o unto_o i_o &_o afterward_o make_v for_o thou_o &_o thy_o son_n for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n the_o meal_n in_o the_o barrel_n shall_v not_o be_v waste_v neither_o shall_v the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruse_n be_v diminish_v unto_o the_o time_n that_o the_o lord_n send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o take_v away_o the_o drought_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o famine_n so_o she_o go_v and_o do_v as_o eliah_n bid_v she_o &_o she_o do_v eat_v so_o do_v he_o and_o her_o house_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n even_o till_o he_o have_v rain_n and_o food_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o nor_o the_o oil_n be_v spend_v out_o of_o the_o cruse_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o eliah_n where_o we_o see_v that_o god_n receive_v no_o benefit_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o saint_n and_o seruaonte_n but_o he_o promise_v and_o perform_v a_o most_o ample_a recompense_n to_o the_o giver_n for_o the_o same_o after_o all_o this_o god_n to_o try_v whither_o this_o widow_n have_v learn_v by_o his_o merciful_a providence_n to_o make_v he_o her_o only_a stay_n and_o comfort_v stroke_v her_o son_n that_o he_o fall_v sick_a and_o his_o sickness_n be_v so_o sore_o that_o there_o be_v no_o breath_n leave_v in_o he_o then_o she_o be_v very_o sorrowful_a say_v to_o eliah_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o o_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n and_o to_o slay_v my_o son_n when_o eliah_n hear_v his_o host_n thus_o burden_v he_o he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o god_n name_n shall_v have_v be_v blaspheme_v and_o his_o ministry_n contemn_v except_o god_n shall_v have_v continue_v his_o mercy_n as_o he_o have_v begin_v they_o towards_o she_o especial_o while_o he_o there_o remain_v say_v unto_o she_o give_v i_o thy_o son_n and_o with_o that_o take_v he_o out_o of_o her_o arm_n and_o bosom_n &_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o his_o chamber_n where_o he_o lay_v and_o lay_v he_o upon_o his_o own_o bed_n and_o then_o call_v unto_o the_o lord_n by_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n have_v thou_o punish_v also_o this_o widow_n with_o when_o i_o sojourn_v by_o kill_v her_o son_n so_o he_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n and_o call_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v this_o child_n soul_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o eliah_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v into_o he_o again_o and_o he_o reviue_v then_o eliah_n bring_v the_o child_n down_o out_o of_o his_o chamber_n into_o the_o house_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n say_v behold_v thy_o son_n live_v now_o i_o know_v quoth_v she_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v true_a so_o hard_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o she_o to_o depend_v on_o god_n except_o she_o see_v and_o be_v confirm_v by_o a_o miracle_n 1._o king_n 17._o 9_o etc._n etc._n of_o this_o widow_n our_o saviour_n christ_n special_o make_v mention_n in_o saint_n luke_n where_o he_o say_v i_o tell_v you_o of_o a_o truth_n many_o widow_n be_v in_o israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n when_o heaven_n be_v shut_v three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o when_o man_n die_v through_o the_o great_a famine_n that_o be_v disperse_v over_o all_o the_o land_n but_o unto_o none_o of_o they_o be_v elias_n send_v save_v unto_o a_o certain_a widow_n in_o sarepta_n a_o city_n of_o sydon_n for_o unto_o he_o god_n say_v up_o eliah_n and_o get_v thou_o to_o sarepta_n which_o be_v in_o sydon_n and_o remain_v there_o for_o behold_v i_o have_v command_v a_o widow_n there_o to_o sustain_v thou_o 1._o king_n 17.9_o which_o example_n christ_n among_o other_o bring_v forth_o unto_o the_o despise_a jew_n to_o show_v they_o that_o god_n oftentimes_o prefer_v the_o stranger_n to_o they_o of_o the_o household_n and_o that_o for_o their_o pride_n and_o disdain_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o give_v to_o other_o luke_n 4.25.26_o sylomitesse_n in_o silo_n a_o city_n in_o canaan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n and_o manner_n among_o the_o maiden_n and_o virgin_n once_o every_o year_n to_o go_v and_o meet_v altogether_o in_o a_o certain_a place_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o bethell_n there_o to_o dance_v and_o sing_v psalm_n and_o song_n of_o god_n work_n among_o themselves_o without_o the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o when_o on_o a_o time_n the_o israelite_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o levite_n wife_n that_o be_v most_o villainous_o abuse_v in_o her_o body_n to_o death_n by_o certain_a wicked_a man_n of_o the_o beniamite_n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o her_o story_n have_v almost_o destroy_v all_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o benjamin_n their_o brethren_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n in_o battle_n and_o against_o these_o few_o that_o be_v leave_v have_v make_v a_o rash_a vow_n and_o oath_n among_o themselves_o that_o none_o shall_v ever_o after_o give_v his_o daughter_n to_o any_o of_o the_o beniamite_n to_o wife_n in_o detestation_n of_o the_o fact_n commit_v against_o that_o harlot_n the_o levite_n wife_n they_o be_v very_o sorry_a therefore_o partly_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o that_o tribe_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o keep_n of_o that_o oath_n devise_v nevertheless_o secret_o this_o mean_n how_o to_o marry_v those_o vi_o hundred_o beniamite_n that_o be_v leave_v unto_o certain_a of_o their_o daughter_n and_o first_o they_o devise_v that_o because_o none_o of_o the_o inhabitatant_n of_o jabish_a gilead_n be_v at_o the_o make_n of_o that_o rash_a oath_n therefore_o they_o think_v their_o daughter_n may_v safe_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o beniamit_n to_o wife_n &_o thereupon_o send_v a_o host_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o valiant_a man_n of_o israel_n to_o destroy_v the_o city_n jabish_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n with_o the_o sword_n for_o their_o disobedience_n in_o not_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n or_o make_v of_o that_o oath_n with_o this_o charge_n only_o to_o reserve_v the_o virgin_n unslayne_a that_o have_v never_o lie_v with_o man_n who_o sack_v the_o city_n according_o and_o kill_v all_o the_o male_n and_o woman_n that_o have_v lie_v by_o man_n there_o find_v four_o hundred_o maiden_n virgin_n that_o have_v know_v no_o man_n by_o lie_v with_o any_o male_a and_o those_o they_o bring_v unto_o the_o host_n &_o congregation_n to_o siloh_n who_o present_o send_v for_o the_o beniamit_n &_o give_v they_o wife_n of_o those_o virgin_n so_o far_o as_o the_o number_n will_v reach_v unto_o but_o when_o they_o see_v that_o they_o have_v not_o enough_o for_o they_o and_o that_o there_o lack_v yet_o 2._o hundred_o more_o than_o they_o take_v think_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o wife_n to_o the_o remnant_n for_o y_z e_z woman_n of_o ben●iamin_n be_v destroy_v &_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o beniamine_n be_v reserve_v &_o preserve_v &_o not_o destroy_v

he_o or_o hurt_v the_o person_n of_o mordecay_n in_o this_o his_o conceive_a malice_n &_o displeasure_n take_v against_o mordecay_n he_o mischievous_o devise_v to_o practice_v the_o destruction_n not_o only_o of_o mordicay_n but_o even_o of_o the_o queen_n &_o all_o her_o people_n &_o countryman_n the_o jew_n y_z t_z be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o persia_n for_o his_o sake_n &_o to_o y_z e_z end_n indeed_o he_o offer_v you_o to_o king_n a_o bag_n of_o 10._o thousand_o talent_n which_o amount_v to_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o pound_n or_o more_o treble_a the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n which_o be_v of_o the_o king_n yet_o refuse_v he_o wtout_fw-fr it_o obtain_v secret_o of_o the_o king_n through_o false_a lie_a tale_n &_o devilish_a persuasion_n his_o letter_n to_o all_o the_o ruler_n of_o every_o province_n y_z t_z they_o shall_v root_v out_o &_o destroy_v all_o the_o jew_n both_o old_a and_o young_a man_n &_o woman_n in_o one_o day_n only_o as_o upon_o the_o xiii_o day_n of_o march_n next_o follow_v which_o letter_n haman_n in_o all_o posthaste_n send_v down_o according_o to_o every_o province_n &_o the_o rumour_n thereof_o be_v spread_v far_o &_o near_o y_fw-es ●_o devise_v mischief_n not_o a_o little_a vex_a mordecay_n &_o all_o y_fw-es ●_o jew_n his_o countryman_n in_o y_o e_o land_n &_o then_o mordicay_n in_o sackcloth_n fasting_n great_a p●rplexety_n &_o first_o make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o almighty_a god_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o his_o people_n and_o move_v his_o people_n to_o do_v the_o same_o often_o and_o fervent_o and_o then_o because_o he_o will_v advertise_v ester_n of_o this_o cruel_a decree_n and_o proclamation_n he_o come_v to_o the_o king_n gate_n but_o because_o he_o be_v so_o clothe_v in_o sackcloth_n he_o may_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o court_n yet_o ester_n maid_n &_o eunuch_n hear_v his_o piteous_a outcry_n &_o lamentation_n of_o goodwill_n they_o bear_v unto_o she_o go_v and_o tell_v she_o how_o her_o cousin_n mourn_v in_o sackcloth_n with_o which_o news_n she_o good_a woman_n be_v grieve_v at_o the_o heart_n be_v very_o heavy_a and_o sad_a and_o send_v mordecay_n her_o cousin_n better_a raiment_n to_o clothe_v himself_o withal_o and_o will_v the_o messenger_n to_o take_v away_o his_o sackcloth_n from_o he_o but_o he_o receive_v it_o not_o neither_o will_v he_o cast_v off_o his_o attire_n then_o ester_n call_v hathach_n her_o eunuch_n who_o the_o king_n have_v appoint_v to_o serve_v and_o attend_v upon_o she_o and_o command_v he_o to_o go_v out_o unto_o mordecay_n and_o know_v the_o matter_n &_o cause_n of_o his_o mourning_n &_o why_o he_o go_v so_o clad_v in_o sackcloth_n who_o come_v to_o mordecay_n &_o understand_v the_o whole_a matter_n bring_v with_o he_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o letter_n procure_v by_o haman_n against_o she_o and_o her_o people_n and_o delyver_v it_o to_o queen_n ester_n with_o this_o request_n from_o her_o cousin_n mordecay_n y_z t_z she_o will_v present_o upon_o the_o receit_n thereof_o all_o other_o thing_n lay_v apart_o go_v to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v petition_n and_o supplycation_n before_o he_o for_o her_o people_n safety_n and_o life_n or_o else_o they_o be_v all_o like_a to_o perish_v so_o ester_n have_v now_o knowledge_n of_o this_o devilish_a decree_n at_o the_o first_o dare_v not_o satisfy_v the_o request_n of_o her_o cousin_n mordecay_n but_o send_v the_o same_o messenger_n hathach_n back_o again_o unto_o mordecay_n to_o signify_v unto_o he_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v a_o law_n that_o no_o man_n or_o woman_n may_v presume_v to_o go_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o his_o privye_a chamber_n uncalled_a under_o pain_n of_o death_n but_o only_o he_o or_o she_o unto_o who_o the_o king_n hold_v out_o his_o sceptre_n or_o golden_a rod_n that_o therefore_o she_o now_o have_v be_v absent_a the_o space_n of_o thirty_o day_n dare_v not_o presume_v to_o go_v unto_o the_o king_n uncalled_a for_o her_o life_n but_o be_v afraid_a 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but_o thou_o o_o queen_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n shall_v perish_v now_o then_o since_o this_o haman_n which_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o king_n have_v give_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o we_o call_v thou_o therefore_o upon_o the_o lord_n and_o go_v in_o unto_o the_o king_n and_o speak_v for_o we_o unto_o he_o and_o deliver_v we_o from_o death_n for_o who_o know_v whether_o thou_o be_v call_v of_o god_n to_o come_v to_o this_o glory_n and_o kingdom_n for_o to_o deliver_v god_n church_n out_o of_o these_o present_a danger_n which_o letter_n or_o message_n when_o ester_n receive_v she_o therewith_o be_v touch_v to_o far_a remorse_n send_v mordecay_n word_n again_o that_o he_o go_v and_o assemble_v the_o jew_n to_o fast_o and_o pray_v public_o for_o she_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n that_o god_n will_v prosper_v her_o enterprise_n as_o she_o and_o her_o maid_n will_v do_v and_o then_o she_o promise_v he_o that_o she_o will_v put_v her_o life_n in_o danger_n and_o go_v 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the_o first_o lamp_n page_n 46._o and_o on_o the_o third_o day_n after_o that_o the_o jew_n have_v begin_v to_o fast_v and_o pray_v when_o ester_n also_o have_v end_v her_o prayer_n she_o lay_v away_o her_o mourn_a garment_n and_o put_v on_o her_o glorious_a and_o royal●_n apparel_n again_o and_o deck_v herself_o goodly_a after_o that_o she_o have_v call_v upon_o god_n which_o be_v the_o beholder_n and_o favourer_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o take_v two_o handemaide_n with_o she_o upon_o the_o one_o she_o lean_v herself_o as_o one_o that_o be_v tender_a and_o faint_a with_o fast_v so_o long_o and_o the_o other_o follow_v she_o and_o bear_v up_o the_o train_n of_o her_o vesture_n and_o so_o with_o a_o beautiful_a rose_n colour_a face_n cheerful_a look_n and_o amiable_a countenance_n but_o yet_o with_o ●n_n heavy_a and_o trouble_a soul_n sorrowful_a heart_n pensive_a mind_n and_o weak_a body_n she_o cast_v off_o all_o fear_n and_o put_v her_o only_a confidence_n and_o trust_n in_o god_n bold_o go_v in_o through_o all_o the_o door_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n till_o she_o come_v into_o his_o privy_a chamber_n and_o there_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n who_o sit_v in_o his_o royal_a throne_n shine_v in_o all_o his_o princely_a robe_n of_o majesty_n as_o one_o very_o terrible_a to_o behold_v at_o the_o first_o lift_v up_o his_o face_n and_o look_v fierce_o upon_o ester_n the_o q._n which_o so_o daunt_v her_o womanly_a courage_n that_o it_o make_v she_o present_o for_o fear_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o be_v very_o pale_a and_o faint_a she_o lean_v herself_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o her_o maid_n that_o go_v with_o she_o nevertheless_o god_n turn_v the_o king_n mind_n that_o he_o become_v gentle_a and_o meek_a