Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	let_v	lord_n	see_v	4,698	5	3.6890	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11245	Truthe tryed very comfortable to the faithfull, but a discomfort to the enemies of God / newly sette forth by J.S.	J. S.	1562 (1562)	STC 21506; ESTC S2307	22,134	63

slaues in mysery in darkenes and in the shadowe of death hath made vs free men to haue vse the libertye and freedome of our conscience which is a treasure of treasures Now hath god comforted vs after the tyme that he punyshed plaged vs and for the yeares wherein we haue suffered aduersity he hath shewed vnto vs hys mercy and to our children hys glory Oh that men woulde therefore prayse the goodnesse of the Lorde Psal 107 and the wonders that he doth for the children of men who of hys mere mercy hath deliuered vs from those that robbed and spoyled vs and were to strong for vs and hath satysfied the emptye soule and fylled the hungry soule with good wherefore my good brethren as oure mercyfull and gratious God hath so done hys maruelous woorkes that they ought to be had in remembraunce as in the day of our trouble we called vpon the Lord for helpe who hath now deliuered vs geuen vs our hartes request so should we likewyse now with earnest hearts willyng myndes performe that which we thē promysed vnto the Lord our God which was amendment and newnesse of life which I hartely wyshe and desyre of God may be the which also the Lord doth loke for at oure handes and he will not be mocked with all But alas that notwithstandinge I see rather a forgetfulnesse in our selues and synne and wickednesse rather most shamefully to abound then any amendmente of lyfe or reformation of oure wycked manners What pryde what whoredome what theft what dronkennesse what blasphemye and swearyng what vsurye what gredye and vnsatiable couetousnesse what vntrue dealyng is daylye vsed no regarde of woorde or promyse no skante the bondes or hande writynges with seale vppon seale is auaylable or sufficient without trauais in the lawe and expence of money Sinne I saye is made but a sporte for pryde is accompted for cleanlines whoredome for a pange of youthe thefte a shifter the drunkard a good companion the desperate swearer a lustye courtier the gredye couetuous vsurer a ware thriuyng manne the vntrue and subtyll dealer pregnaunt and fyne wytted Thus synne is accoumpted none offence and as it appeareth there is neyther regarde or care for the punishmente of the magistrate nor feare of the plage of God for the same But my brethern do not these abhominable filthye and corrupte thynges whiche stynke before the face of GOD and declare that we thynke in oure heartes there is no god Shall we dwell in the tabernacle of the Lorde or reste vpon his holy hyll that lyue thus carelesly carnallye and beastly No but he that leadeth an vncorrupte lyfe that dothe the thynge that is righte and speaketh the truthe from hys harte that vseth no deceyte in hys tongue and dothe no yll to his neighbour but perfourmeth that he promyseth vnto hym and that setteth not by the vngodly but maketh much of them that feare the Lorde that geueth not hys money vppon vsurye nor taketh rewarde against the innocent and that in all theyr doynges haue the feare of the Lorde before their eyes And these bee they that GOD wyll blesse vppon the earthe and in the worlde to come they shal be partakers of eternall glorye But howe groweth this carelesnes and impudencye of lyfe amongest vs which nowe so shamefully aboundeth Truely thoroughe neglectyng to heare the woorde of God preached and not beleuynge it when we haue harde it whiche when we hadde not thenne we hungred for it and nowe that it hathe pleased God to geue it agayne vnto vs we begynne agayne not to care for yt But my bretherne be not so vnthankfull for the greate benefyte of GOD. Consyder bee myndefull and thynke vppon the dolefull dayes passed forgette not the terriblenesse thereof remember I say the manifolde Godlye admonitions and warnynges for the amendement of our wicked dissolute lyfe in the laste tyme of the Gospell the great myserye and pitefull plages that were pronounced and foreshewed by the electe ministers of Iesu Christe to come vpon vs onles then spedye repentaunce and amendement But how littel regarded we the same til crueltye had catched vs and that the flame of fyrye faggottes flewe aboute oure eares Let not therefore that merciles and tyranous tyme the smarte whereof so latelye felte be already forgotten but let the same rather prouoke and moue vs lyke Christians to geue better hede now vnto the swete lessons Godly admonitions and daylye warnynges of Gods messangers whiche he of his louyng kyndnes and greate mercye hath thus once agayne sente amongest vs to declare hys will vnto vs who dayly cry out repentaunce repentaunce in the Lordes name who most louyngly and fatherly pityeth our destruction if his warnyng may helpe whiche alas preuayleth nothyng as appeareth For we are as ill naye rather worse then wee wer before but my brethren if ye be so carelesse that ye respect not the ambassage and fatherly warnynges of the almyghtye pronounced by hys electe and chosen ministers Yet be not so diuelishe desperate so lyghtly to regard the maruelous and straunge doinge and worke of the Lord hymself euen the almyghty who trulye is not pleased but hyghly offended with oure heathenyshe manners wherof let the fearefull fyer from heauen whiche so sodenly consumed that huge and myghty monument and temple of Poules be witnesse and let the sundrye straunge procreation monstrous shape as well of children as also of beastes beare recorde of oure monstrous and beastly lyfe remember also the verye heauens heauily bewailyng our wo and misery to come whose late daily droppyng showres dolefully preached vnto vs the heauye wrathe of god for our wickednes to be at hand ye hanging ouer our heads onlesse betime we turne vnto the lord what christian conscience quaketh not to thynke vpon the premysses turne therfore and lette amendement of life appeare in tyme or els to heauy will the burdeyns bee for vs to beare whyche God for oure disobedience and wickednes wil lay vpon vs I therfore exhort you for Christes sake that for as muche as in oure conuersation and liuing we haue swarued from god therby deseruynge his heauie wrathe and displeasure so we may endeuor our selues tenne times to turne agayne and seeke the lorde euen from the bottome of our heartes with wepyng fastyng and prayeng and for as muche as nothyng is better than to feare God and nothyng sweter than to haue a respecte vnto the commaundementes of the lord Syrach 23 let vs be meke and lowely to heare the woorde of god the gladde tidynges of Iesu Christe preached and not slacke to beleeue it * For where no knowledge of gods woorde is Syrach 5 Prouer. 15 the soule is not well and vayne are all those in whome no knowledge of god is Let vs therfore take hede to our selues Sapi 22 and keepe well our soules that we forget not the thinges that our eies haue sene let our lyuyng bee agreable vnto the doctrine whiche we professe that we geue not the ennemies of the Lorde a cause to