Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	prince_n	3,191	5	5.6737	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01093	Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface.	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1622 (1622)	STC 11205; ESTC S121334	470,356	378

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if_o the_o disease_n have_v proceed_v from_o god_n the_o ease_n must_v also_o be_v seek_v for_o at_o his_o hand_n for_o as_o aquinas_n have_v very_o well_o observe_v the_o remedy_n must_v always_o be_v proportionated_a unto_o the_o meladie_o else_o will_v it_o do●_n no_o good_a medicus_n say_v he_o non_fw-la tanto_fw-la magìs_fw-la sanat_fw-la quanto_fw-la maiorem_fw-la that_fw-mi medicinam_fw-la sed_fw-la quanto_fw-la medicina_fw-la est_fw-la morbo_fw-la magìs_fw-la proportionata_fw-la the_o physician_n do_v not_o always_o then_o heal_v the_o most_o strong_o when_o he_o give_v the_o strong_a medicine_n but_o when_o the_o medicine_n which_o he_o minister_v be_v best_a temper_v and_o proportion_v unto_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sickness_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o sickness_n have_v proceed_v from_o god_n it_o be_v but_o medicina_fw-la proportionata_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o medicine_n make_v in_o his_o due_a proportion_n that_o the_o remedy_n shall_v also_o be_v fetch_v from_o he_o and_o that_o in_o thus_o do_v they_o have_v not_o be_v deceive_v neither_o in_o their_o practice_n nor_o in_o their_o opinion_n god_n himself_o have_v declare_v by_o evident_a demonstration_n by_o send_v a_o present_a release_n from_o every_o sickness_n whensoever_o they_o entreat_v it_o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n prec●d_v as_o all_o the_o forenamed_a author_n in_o all_o the_o forenamed_a place_n have_v leave_v testify_v unto_o we_o which_o be_v the_o three_o rank_n of_o our_o testimony_n for_o in_o all_o the_o self_n same_o place_n where_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v both_o of_o the_o disease_n to_o be_v send_v from_o god_n and_o of_o help_n to_o have_v be_v entreat_v of_o he_o there_o be_v also_o mention_v make_v that_o at_o their_o supplication_n it_o have_v be_v send_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o reader_n may_v plain_o see_v in_o all_o the_o forealledged_n place_n both_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o secular_a writer_n unto_o who_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o refere_v he_o by_o all_o which_o example_n and_o testimony_n preca●tur_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o the_o most_o sovereign_a medicine_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o any_o sickness_n be_v uti_fw-la serapi_fw-la medicina_fw-la &_o quotidie_fw-la precari_fw-la as_o varro_n advise_v to_o use_v the_o medicine_n of_o serapus_n and_o to_o pour_v out_o unto_o god_n our_o continual_a and_o daily_a prayer_n and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a king_n solomon_n in_o that_o solemn_a and_o excellent_a prayer_n which_o he_o make_v when_o he_o dedicate_v his_o new_a build_a temple_n unto_o god_n etc._n he_o make_v this_o request_n for_o one_o that_o if_o either_o famine_n or_o pestilence_n or_o blast_v or_o mildew_n or_o grasshopper_n or_o caterpillar_n shall_v at_o any_o time_n afflict_v they_o if_o they_o come_v into_o that_o house_n and_o there_o shall_v powreout_o their_o supplication_n unto_o god_n that_o their_o prayer_n may_v be_v accept_v and_o their_o punishment_n release_v thereby_o

bring_v in_o hercules_n speak_v thus_o of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o own_o virtue_n virtus_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o astra_fw-la 126._o &_o ipsos_fw-la fecit_fw-la ad_fw-la superos_fw-la iter_fw-la my_o virtue_n it_o be_v have_v make_v a_o way_n for_o i_o into_o the_o heau●ns_n among_o the_o god_n to_o be_v for_o as_o he_o add_v in_o another_o place_n nunquàm_fw-la stygias_fw-la fertur_fw-la ad_fw-la umbras_fw-la inclyta_fw-la virtus_fw-la 128._o virtue_n never_o lead_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o ghost_n in_o hell_n and_o that_o which_o seneca_n affirm_v of_o hercules_n do_v ennius_n of_o romulus_n romulus_n in_o coelo_fw-la cum_fw-la dijs_fw-la agit_fw-fr aevum_fw-la 112._o romulus_n now_o live_v in_o heaven_n among_o the_o god_n but_o how_o come_v he_o thither_o that_o tully_n express_v in_o another_o place_n quibus_fw-la tandem_fw-la gradibus_fw-la romulus_n ascendit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la by_o what_o step_n do_v romulus_n ascend_v 421._o and_o climb_v up_o into_o heaven_n he_o answer_v his_o own_o quaestion_n rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la atque_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la by_o his_o noble_n act_n and_o by_o his_o virtue_n and_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o direct_a and_o compendious_a way_n unto_o felicity_n aristotle_n himself_o define_v plain_o in_o his_o define_n of_o it_o to_o be_v 609._o operatio_fw-la per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la perfecta_fw-la a_o work_a according_a unto_o virtue_n in_o a_o life_n every_o way_n perfect_a but_o now_o industrie_n all_o the_o quaestion_n be_v whence_o this_o virtue_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o natural_a inclination_n from_o our_o parent_n or_o of_o artificial_a institution_n from_o our_o master_n or_o of_o moral_a acquisition_n from_o ourselves_o or_o of_o supernatural_a infusion_n from_o god_n for_o one_o of_o these_o four_o way_n it_o must_v needs_o come_v unto_o us._n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o four_o way_n to_o wit_n for_o natural_a inclination_n tully_n stand_v 70._o who_o set_v down_o these_o position_n omnia_fw-la officia_fw-la a_o principijs_fw-la naturae_fw-la proficisci_fw-la that_o all_o good_a office_n and_o duty_n do_v only_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o omne_fw-la officia_fw-la eo_fw-la referri_fw-la ut_fw-la adipiscamur_fw-la principia_fw-la naturae_fw-la 69._o that_o all_o our_o duty_n do_v aim_v only_o at_o this_o end_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o our_o nature_n for_o as_o in_o another_o place_n he_o affirm_v est_fw-la virtus_fw-la 313._o quasi_fw-la perfectio_fw-la naturae_fw-la and_o yet_o again_o est_fw-la virtus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o se_fw-la perfecta_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la summum_fw-la perducta_fw-la natura_fw-la virtue_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o nature_n bring_v unto_o her_o perfection_n &_o height_n and_o therefore_o he_o set_v down_o this_o for_o a_o conclusion_n that_o nature_n alone_o can_v lead_v we_o unto_o virtue_n if_o we_o follow_v her_o direction_n edit_fw-la naturam_fw-la ducem_fw-la nactus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la virtutem_fw-la pervenire_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la which_o sentence_n in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v admit_v with_o good_a acceptance_n if_o they_o be_v interpret_v of_o our_o original_n &_o uncorrupted_a nature_n but_o consider_v of_o our_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v now_o deprave_a in_o we_o and_o by_o the_o corrupt_a conduit_n of_o our_o sinful_a parent_n traduct_v unto_o we_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a unto_o our_o nature_n than_o virtue_n nothing_o more_o consonant_a and_o agreeable_a than_o vice_n 473._o and_o therefore_o aristotle_n affirm_v that_o natura_fw-la etiam_fw-la prauè_fw-la omne_fw-la facit_fw-la that_o nature_n do_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o order_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o dispute_v which_o of_o the_o two_o extreme_a vice_n be_v most_o contrary_a unto_o the_o middle_a virtue_n he_o set_v down_o this_o for_o a_o general_a rule_n that_o that_o vice_n be_v always_o most_o opposite_a unto_o virtue_n 625._o unto_o which_o our_o own_o nature_n do_v lead_v we_o most_o willing_o ea_fw-la namque_fw-la medio_fw-la contraria_fw-la magis_fw-la esse_fw-la videntur_fw-la ad_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quodammodò_fw-la sumus_fw-la propensiores_fw-la 616._o which_o manifest_o prove_v as_o he_o also_o in_o another_o place_n express_o conclude_v nullam_fw-la fieri_fw-la virtutem_fw-la morum_fw-la in_fw-la nobis_fw-la naturâ_fw-la that_o no_o moral_a virtue_n be_v breed_v in_o we_o by_o nature_n for_o the_o second_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v frame_v in_o we_o by_o art_n and_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o our_o teacher_n 252._o plutarch_n not_o only_o approve_v it_o but_o also_o have_v write_v a_o book_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o vertutem_fw-la posse_fw-la doceri_fw-la inscribe_v it_o which_o as_o aristotle_n well_o distinguish_v be_v true_a indeed_o in_o intellectual_a virtue_n 615._o as_o in_o art_n and_o science_n they_o may_v be_v teach_v us._n but_o in_o moral_n it_o be_v false_a as_o out_o of_o the_o very_a name_n of_o moral_a virtue_n in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o collect_v that_o name_n import_v not_o institution_n but_o custom_n and_o that_o such_o virtue_n be_v get_v not_o by_o learning_n but_o by_o practise_v and_o therefore_o socrates_n profess_v yea_o and_o prove_v too_o quòd_fw-la virtus_fw-la nusquam_fw-la discatur_fw-la 231._o nullóque_fw-la praeceptore_fw-la percipiatur_fw-la that_o virtue_n can_v neither_o be_v learn_v nor_o teach_v so_o that_o as_o tully_n be_v confute_v by_o aristotle_n that_o virtue_n be_v not_o of_o nature_n so_o be_v plutarch_n 263._o by_o plato_n that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o art_n which_o maximus_n tyrius_n also_o confirm_v non_fw-fr fit_a ab_fw-la arte_fw-la quòd_fw-la evadunt_fw-la boni_fw-la sed_fw-la potiùs_fw-la beneficio_fw-la jovis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o by_o art_n that_o man_n be_v make_v good_a but_o rather_o by_o the_o grace_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o as_o saint_n ambrose_n very_o true_o observe_v vera_fw-la virtus_fw-la nihil_fw-la requirit_fw-la nisi_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la 298._o true_a virtue_n require_v nothing_o else_o but_o only_o god_n grace_n so_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o of_o nature_n nor_o of_o art_n as_o plato_n in_o another_o place_n express_o affirm_v reject_v both_o those_o two_o forenamed_a cause_n in_o one_o sentence_n apparet_fw-la virtutem_fw-la 27._o nec_fw-la disciplinâ_fw-la nec_fw-la natura_fw-la sed_fw-la divinâ_fw-la sort_n suis_fw-la possessoribus_fw-la accidere_fw-la it_o neither_o come_v by_o nature_n nor_o by_o learning_n but_o only_o by_o god_n give_v and_o for_o the_o three_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v get_v of_o ourselves_o only_o by_o industry_n and_o practice_n that_o apparent_o be_v aristotle_n in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n neque_fw-la naturâ_fw-la neque_fw-la praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la 616._o virtutes_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la efficiuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la idonei_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la suscipiendas_fw-la sumus_fw-la naturâ_fw-la suscipimus_fw-la autem_fw-la ipsas_fw-la atque_fw-la perficimus_fw-la per_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la virtue_n be_v beget_v in_o we_o neither_o by_o nature_n nor_o beside_o nature_n but_o nature_n give_v we_o a_o fitness_n and_o hability_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o it_o be_v only_o practice_v and_o custom_n 405._o that_o ripen_v and_o perfect_v they_o but_o yet_o as_o pindarus_n true_o note_v all_o our_o practice_n and_o custom_n will_v but_o a_o little_a profit_n we_o if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v his_o blessing_n unto_o us._n ad_fw-la summitatem_fw-la virtutis_fw-la pervenerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la labores_fw-la experti_fw-la sunt_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la autem_fw-la favore_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o virtue_n by_o their_o labour_n and_o endeavour_n but_o yet_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n and_o therefore_o pythagoras_n give_v we_o advice_n not_o to_o rely_v too_o confident_o upon_o our_o own_o endeavour_n but_o to_o join_v our_o prayer_n unto_o they_o for_o god_n help_n and_o assistance_n ad_fw-la opus_fw-la accede_v deos_fw-la 124._o ut_fw-la id_fw-la perficiant_fw-la precatus_fw-la lay_v hand_n unto_o thy_o work_n with_o all_o thy_o wit_n but_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v speed_v and_o perfect_v it_o otherwise_o all_o thy_o pain_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o vain_a for_o as_o saint_n bernard_n true_o teach_v 55●_n in_o cassum_fw-la quis_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o acquisitione_n virtutum_fw-la si_fw-la aliundé_v eas_fw-la sperandas_fw-la putet_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la virtutum_fw-la in_o vain_a do_v man_n labour_v to_o attain_v unto_o virtue_n if_o they_o look_v for_o they_o elsewhere_o then_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o virtue_n it_o be_v he_o only_o that_o give_v they_o because_o he_o only_o possess_v they_o as_o maximus_n tyrius_n affirm_v 271._o virtutem_fw-la quam_fw-la possidet_fw-la tribuit_fw-la deus_fw-la and_o therefore_o theocritus_n advise_v king_n ptolemy_n 120._o that_o he_o shall_v virtutem_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la petere_fw-la pray_v for_o virtue_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n so_o that_o none_o of_o all_o the_o three_o forename_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o virtue_n neither_o nature_n art_n nor_o industry_n it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o these_o in_o some_o degree_n may_v be_v