Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	meritorious_a	sin_n	suffering_n	1,464	5	9.5631	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44456	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of London, in the parish church of S. Mary le Bow, September 3, 1683 being the day of humiliation for the late dreadfull fire / by William Hopkins ...	Hopkins, William, 1647-1700.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2754; ESTC R17537	23,331	39

natural_a whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a yet_o those_o society_n themselves_o will_v cease_v with_o this_o world_n and_o can_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o next_o now_o there_o concur_v two_o very_a different_a cause_n to_o the_o punishment_n of_o sinner_n viz._n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o unrighteousness_n the_o latter_a just_o merit_v those_o calamity_n which_o the_o former_a inflict_v so_o that_o in_o every_o sad_a providence_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n lift_v up_o against_o we_o and_o recompense_v the_o evil_a work_n of_o our_o own_o hand_n upon_o we_o 1._o in_o all_o our_o suffering_n we_o must_v behold_v the_o righteous_a hand_n of_o god_n by_o who_o providence_n affliction_n befall_v sinful_a man_n for_o as_o eliphaz_n say_v job_n v._n 6._o affliction_n come_v not_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n nor_o do_v trouble_v spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o most_o inconsiderable_a and_o seem_o contingent_a event_n 33._o matt._n xi_o 29._o prov._n xvi_o 33._o such_o as_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o sparrow_n or_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o die_n be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o divine_a providence_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o more_o interest_v in_o what_o befall_v so_o noble_a a_o creature_n as_o man_n nay_o great_a society_n of_o man_n the_o calamity_n of_o city_n and_o kingdom_n must_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o mere_a chance_n nor_o may_v we_o think_v that_o god_n be_v no_o far_o concern_v with_o they_o than_o by_o his_o general_a concourse_n with_o the_o immediate_a and_o second_o cause_n of_o they_o if_o we_o suffer_v by_o fire_n or_o by_o sea_n by_o immoderate_a rain_n or_o drought_n we_o must_v behold_v these_o as_o scourge_v in_o god_n hand_n if_o we_o be_v punish_v either_o by_o war_n or_o pestilence_n we_o must_v esteem_v both_o our_o enemy_n and_o the_o destroy_a angel_n god_n minister_n and_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o just_a though_o fierce_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wrath_n he_o make_v the_o creature_n his_o weapon_n for_o vengeance_n on_o his_o enemy_n wisd_v v._o 18._o if_o the_o sea_n overflow_v its_o bank_n and_o drown_v a_o country_n it_o be_v by_o god_n commission_n that_o the_o ocean_n enlarge_v its_o territory_n and_o swallow_n up_o a_o sinful_a land_n if_o famine_n afflict_v a_o nation_n whether_o the_o immediate_a cause_n be_v excessive_a drought_n or_o rain_n know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n 16._o ezek._n v._n 16._o who_o send_v unseasonable_a rain_n and_o withhold_v it_o in_o its_o season_n if_o the_o pestilence_n rage_n in_o a_o city_n and_o consume_v its_o inhabitant_n this_o evil_a also_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n if_o we_o undergo_v the_o misery_n of_o war_n and_o our_o enemy_n prevail_v over_o we_o we_o must_v remember_v 6._o isa_n xxxiv_o 6._o that_o it_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o fill_v itself_o with_o our_o blood_n they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o put_v my_o sword_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ezek._n xxx_o 25._o it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o plead_v with_o we_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o sell_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n because_o we_o have_v sell_v ourselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n if_o the_o fire_n consume_v our_o dwelling_n and_o lay_v our_o city_n in_o ash_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n plead_v with_o sinful_a flesh_n by_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o sword_n 14._o isai_n lxvi_o 16._o hos_fw-la viii_o 14._o he_o send_v fire_n upon_o our_o city_n and_o flame_n to_o devour_v our_o palace_n in_o short_a by_o whatever_o hand_n we_o suffer_v by_o whatever_o instrument_n he_o please_v to_o afflict_v we_o we_o must_v hear_v the_o rod_n and_o consider_v who_o have_v appoint_v it_o mich._n vi_o 9_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v our_o suffering_n to_o be_v from_o god_n and_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o sin_n 2._o whilst_o we_o behold_v god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o our_o calamity_n we_o must_v ascribe_v they_o to_o his_o justice_n 8._o a_o deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la punimur_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la facimus_fw-la ut_fw-la puniamur_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr gub._n dei_fw-la l._n 8._o and_o not_o forget_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o suffering_n be_v in_o ourselves_o for_o god_n will_v not_o inflict_v they_o do_v not_o we_o both_o need_n and_o deserve_v they_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v never_o reveal_v but_o against_o the_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n and_o even_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o we_o 10._o ezra_n ix_o 13._o job_n xi_o 6._o psal_n ciii_o 10._o our_o punishment_n be_v much_o light_a than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o vengeance_n belong_v to_o god_n but_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o rebellious_a creature_n sin_n and_o punishment_n be_v as_o near_o relate_v as_o the_o cause_n and_o effect_v and_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o imply_v the_o former_a for_o no_o suffering_n be_v proper_o a_o punishment_n unless_o inflict_v for_o sin_n hence_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o bear_v sin_n or_o iniquity_n signify_v to_o be_v punish_v or_o put_v to_o death_n for_o it_o 12._o exod._n xxviij_o 43._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 15_o 16._o and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o i._n e._n in_o their_o punishment_n isa_n liii_o 11_o 12._o when_o a_o man_n be_v punish_v for_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v say_v to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o way_n prov._n i._n 31._o to_o be_v recompense_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n jer._n xxv_o 14._o and_o to_o possess_v his_o iniquity_n job_n xiii_o 26._o all_o which_o form_n of_o speech_n import_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a and_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o our_o calamity_n and_o as_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o our_o suffering_n so_o must_v we_o likewise_o own_o his_o goodness_n his_o wisdom_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o we_o in_o our_o present_a lapse_v condition_n in_o this_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o frailty_n 5._o rev._n iii_o 19_o heb._n xii_o 5._o he_o will_v not_o true_o love_v we_o shall_v he_o not_o when_o he_o see_v it_o necessary_a rebuke_n and_o chasten_v we_o shall_v he_o not_o visit_v our_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n 34._o psal_n lxxxix_o 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o our_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n we_o may_v have_v just_a ground_n to_o fear_v that_o he_o have_v utter_o take_v his_o lovingkindness_n from_o we_o and_o be_v about_o to_o break_v his_o covenant_n it_o will_v neither_o consist_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n nor_o yet_o with_o his_o love_n to_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o sin_n without_o punishment_n i_o know_v some_o man_n refer_v all_o to_o irrespective_a decree_n or_o tell_v we_o that_o vindictive_a justice_n be_v natural_a to_o god_n and_o that_o he_o must_v sacrifice_v some_o of_o his_o creature_n in_o hell_n fire_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o attribute_n nay_o that_o he_o have_v foredamned_a the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n by_o mere_a prerogative_n and_o pure_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o sovereign_a power_n but_o this_o account_n of_o god_n differ_v infinite_o from_o that_o he_o give_v we_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n they_o represent_v he_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n 7._o exod._n xxxiv_o 6_o 7._o keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o 9_o psal_n cxlv_o 9_o ezek._n xxxiij_o 11._o 2_o pet._n iii_o 9_o he_o be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o that_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n that_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v unto_o repentance_n he_o never_o go_v about_o to_o get_v himself_o glory_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n till_o he_o see_v the_o sinner_n will_v die_v that_o he_o be_v desperate_a and_o incorrigible_a that_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o neither_o gentleness_n nor_o severity_n can_v work_v upon_o he_o he_o seek_v no_o advantage_n against_o his_o wretched_a creature_n though_o to_o punish_v be_v his_o work_n 21._o isai_n xxviii_o 21._o it_o be_v his_o strange_a work_n he_o never_o set_v about_o it_o but_o with_o reluctance_n and_o when_o we_o compel_v he_o to_o it_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o justice_n and_o providence_n he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n lam._n iii_o 33._o

severe_a course_n suit_v not_o our_o temper_n it_o may_v be_v we_o be_v of_o that_o generous_a disposition_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wrought_v on_o by_o kindness_n and_o favour_n have_v not_o be_v ill_o bestow_v upon_o we_o i_o will_v to_o god_n it_o be_v so_o but_o alas_o be_v not_o the_o contrary_a evident_a do_v not_o prosperity_n make_v we_o proud_a and_o wanton_a 15._o deut._n xxxii_o 15._o have_v we_o not_o with_o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v have_v we_o not_o forsake_v the_o god_n that_o make_v we_o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o our_o salvation_n mosis_fw-la quievit_fw-la parumper_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la audacia_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la malitia_fw-la recesserant_fw-la host_n à_fw-la civibus_fw-la nec_fw-la cives_fw-la à_fw-la suis_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la gildas_n de_fw-fr excid_n britan._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n philo_n in_o vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la how_o have_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n blessing_n forget_v all_o sobriety_n and_o gratitude_n forget_v both_o god_n and_o ourselves_o the_o lucid_a interval_n of_o mercy_n have_v not_o bring_v we_o into_o our_o right_a mind_n nor_o yet_o prevail_v with_o we_o for_o the_o least_o intermission_n of_o sin_v as_o gildas_n complain_v of_o our_o ancestor_n nay_o as_o it_o be_v observe_v of_o pharaoh_n the_o only_a use_n we_o have_v make_v of_o that_o respite_n we_o have_v have_v between_o judgement_n have_v be_v like_o wrestler_n to_o take_v breath_n to_o recover_v spirit_n and_o strength_n for_o a_o fresh_a combat_n with_o heaven_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a with_o great_a fury_n and_o violence_n to_o sly_a in_o the_o face_n of_o god_n have_v we_o be_v as_o be_v suggest_v of_o that_o generous_a temper_n that_o must_v be_v manage_v by_o fair_a mean_n god_n have_v make_v sufficient_a trial_n of_o we_o in_o that_o way_n he_o have_v heap_v favour_n upon_o we_o and_o even_o lade_v we_o with_o his_o benefit_n 24._o isai_n xliii_o 24._o but_o in_o return_n we_o have_v make_v he_o to_o serve_v with_o our_o sin_n and_o weary_v he_o with_o our_o iniquity_n if_o the_o fire_n drive_v out_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n that_o haunt_v our_o old_a building_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v now_o return_v with_o seven_o other_o evil_a spirit_n more_o wicked_a than_o himself_o and_o to_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o our_o new_a habitation_n for_o our_o impiety_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n be_v great_a than_o ever_o our_o pride_n and_o vanity_n prodigious_a our_o luxury_n and_o debauchery_n have_v outstrip_v all_o example_n of_o former_a age_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v outdo_v 1._o nil_fw-la erit_fw-la ulterius_fw-la quod_fw-la nostris_fw-la moribus_fw-la addat_fw-la posteritas_fw-la juv._n sat._n 1._o i_o wish_v they_o never_o may_v be_v match_v by_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v have_v not_o oppression_n deceit_n and_o perjury_n overspread_v we_o and_o may_v not_o that_o be_v say_v of_o london_n that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o gilead_n 18._o hos_fw-la vi_o 18._o it_o be_v a_o city_n of_o they_o that_o work_v iniquity_n and_o be_v pollute_v with_o blood_n be_v not_o adultery_n and_o whoredom_n esteem_v so_o venial_a sin_n that_o they_o be_v seldom_o chastise_v with_o great_a severity_n than_o a_o smile_n be_v not_o the_o cry_n of_o sin_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n like_o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n and_o yet_o we_o dread_v not_o a_o like_a overthrow_n nay_o as_o though_o our_o wickedness_n bring_v on_o ruin_n too_o slow_o whilst_o it_o operate_v only_o in_o a_o moral_a way_n as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o it_o we_o have_v of_o late_o trade_v in_o those_o sin_n which_o have_v a_o natural_a and_o more_o quick_a tendency_n to_o destruction_n we_o have_v rend_v the_o church_n by_o causeless_a schism_n and_o divide_v the_o kingdom_n against_o itself_o by_o disloyal_a faction_n we_o have_v be_v heady_a and_o ungovernable_a which_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a sign_n of_o approach_a ruin_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o our_o clamorous_a zeal_n for_o the_o protestant_a religion_n we_o have_v dishonour_v it_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o after_o all_o our_o fierce_a outcry_n against_o popery_n the_o worst_a of_o its_o abomination_n have_v be_v commit_v among_o we_o god_n speak_v thus_o to_o judah_n thou_o that_o have_v judge_v thy_o sister_n samaria_n and_o sodom_n bear_v thy_o own_o shame_n for_o thy_o sin_n which_o thou_o have_v commit_v more_o abominable_a than_o they_o they_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o thou_o be_v confound_v and_o bear_v thy_o shame_n in_o that_o thou_o have_v justify_v thy_o sister_n ezek._n xvi_o 52._o be_v not_o this_o discourse_n very_o applicable_a to_o we_o may_v not_o god_n thus_o reproach_v we_o you_o have_v judge_v your_o sister_n rome_n but_o have_v equal_v if_o not_o outdo_v her_o abomination_n and_o the_o villainy_n you_o condemn_v in_o she_o you_o have_v justify_v by_o worse_a practice_n be_v there_o jesuit_n among_o the_o papist_n so_o be_v there_o among_o we_o if_o agreement_n with_o they_o in_o their_o worst_a principle_n and_o practice_n may_v entitle_v man_n to_o the_o name_n who_o want_n almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o order_n and_o habit_n be_v their_o jesuit_n dangerous_a incendiary_n so_o be_v we_o do_v the_o romish_a jesuit_n subject_v prince_n to_o the_o pope_n we_o subject_n they_o to_o the_o people_n do_v their_o jesuit_n contrive_v the_o depose_n and_o murder_v of_o king_n so_o do_v we_o do_v they_o give_v the_o pope_n a_o power_n to_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n and_o dispense_v with_o their_o oath_n we_o make_v quick_a work_n of_o it_o and_o without_o that_o piece_n of_o superstition_n and_o formality_n allow_v every_o man_n to_o do_v it_o for_o himself_o do_v they_o allow_v equivocation_n and_o mental_a reservation_n we_o do_v worse_a who_o condemn_v it_o in_o the_o principle_n but_o admit_v it_o in_o practice_n do_v they_o make_v oath_n and_o sacrament_n the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n the_o seal_n of_o secrecy_n in_o their_o hellish_a design_n we_o be_v not_o very_a unlike_o they_o who_o conceal_v as_o hellish_a treason_n contrary_a to_o their_o oath_n to_o discover_v they_o who_o take_v oath_n and_o sacrament_n to_o qualify_v they_o for_o the_o service_n of_o a_o faction_n and_o to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o power_n to_o ruin_v both_o church_n and_o state_n do_v they_o at_o rome_n propagate_v religion_n by_o assassination_n and_o massacre_n there_o have_v be_v also_o those_o among_o we_o who_o stick_v at_o neither_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o devilish_a plot_n and_o though_o they_o do_v not_o canonize_v or_o saint_n traitor_n as_o the_o pope_n do_v they_o dub_v they_o hero_n and_o assertor_n of_o religion_n and_o liberty_n which_o poor_a reward_n may_v for_o aught_o i_o know_v animate_v our_o zealot_n to_o as_o desperate_a attempt_n as_o a_o saintship_n do_v the_o romish_a when_o i_o consider_v what_o zeal_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o religion_n these_o man_n pretend_v that_o they_o be_v for_o pure_a congregation_n not_o only_o than_o the_o roman_a but_o even_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n that_o they_o will_v be_v think_v reformatissimi_fw-la the_o most_o sincere_a most_o zealous_a nay_o the_o only_a protestant_n in_o the_o nation_n these_o pretence_n aggravate_v their_o crime_n beyond_o those_o of_o romish_a traitor_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o fear_v to_o say_v they_o have_v justify_v their_o sister_n and_o the_o papist_n be_v more_o righteous_a than_o they_o in_o short_a our_o blood_n feud_n and_o the_o devilish_a confederacy_n of_o atheist_n and_o enthusiast_n presage_v ruin_n to_o we_o and_o we_o act_v as_o though_o we_o design_v to_o prevent_v the_o stroke_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n and_o become_v our_o own_o executioner_n when_o the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o city_n lie_v in_o ash_n and_o its_o wealth_n be_v consume_v by_o the_o fire_n when_o nothing_o but_o desolation_n present_v itself_o to_o our_o view_n and_o thousand_o lay_v in_o the_o field_n a_o man_n will_v have_v think_v london_n be_v as_o miserable_a as_o it_o can_v be_v make_v but_o when_o i_o behold_v the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o manner_n the_o debauchery_n the_o uncleanness_n profaneness_n and_o other_o abomination_n which_o be_v commit_v in_o it_o without_o shame_n and_o though_o not_o with_o allowance_n yet_o with_o impunity_n when_o i_o see_v how_o factious_a 101._o non_fw-la tam_fw-la maenium_fw-la subversione_n domorúmque_fw-la exustione_fw-la civitas_n perire_fw-la dicenda_fw-la est_fw-la quàm_fw-la justitiae_fw-la exterminio_fw-la &_o morum_fw-la corruption_n nic._n de_fw-fr clemangiis_fw-la ep._n 101._o heady_a and_o ungovernable_a man_n be_v i_o must_v needs_o profess_v that_o in_o all_o its_o present_a splendour_n i_o look_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o this_o city_n to_o be_v worse_o than_o when_o it_o lay_v in_o ruin_n for_o a_o city_n be_v not_o so_o effectual_o undo_v by_o the_o demolish_n of_o its_o wall_n and_o burn_v of_o